3. Borderlands Dr. Ned Tears Down The Credits
Do you remember that Old Spice advert where Terry Crews decides to tear through the end of his own advert because his body spray is just too damn powerful? No? Well here it is, and apologies for the spamming repeats of the ending its the only clip I could find featuring just this advert). What you just saw youre welcome. Anyway, the first Borderlands manages to pull off such Terry Crews-esque feats but in videogame form, and for that reason alone we should be worshipping it. Ill explain. In one of Borderlands' DLC you have to go an assault Dr Ned, who is guarded by zombies in the predictably named Zombie Island of Dr. Ned. When you confront the big guy, you fight him for a bit and he dies, the credits roll and youre left deflated by an anti-climax. Youre pretty sure its over you even unlocked the trophy/achievement for game-ending, for gods sake. Yet then, Dr. Ned pulls a Terry Crews, battering down the credit screen and coming back as an undead monster. Personally, I love this twist, entirely because it gazumps you with some good old-fashioned deceptive mechanics. Again, you thought it was all over, and the game knew you thought this but suddenly, BAM! Theres Ned, and youve got a whole other awesome fight going on. Its a great subversion of expectation, and thats what makes it belong on this list. If Gearbox had been half as inventive when they resurrected Duke Nukem, they mightve turned the mega-flop into a hit.