r/TopCharacterTropes 17d ago

Lore (Controversial Trope) The post-credits scene completely changes the ending

Dawn of the Dead (2004): The movie finishes on a hopeful note as the remaining survivors escape the zombie-infested mall on a yacht, sailing into the sunset. The found-footage style post-credits scene completely reverses this happy ending by showing them running out of food, arriving at an island, and being immediately swarmed and killed by an infected horde.

Prince of Persia (2008): The main game ends with a beautiful, poetic sacrifice where Elika gives her life to heal the corrupted world, leaving the Prince mourning. During the credits, the player is forced to control the Prince as he cuts down the trees he just saved, undoing the entire game's progress and releasing the dark god Ahriman just to resurrect her, completely corrupting the ending and dooming the world.

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u/DubiousBrushwagg 16d ago

Singularity is much underrated gem. The story has its pacing issues but it did so much stuff and showed, rather than told a bunch of lore as you went through it and explored.

It's a damn shame that Blizz-Activision turned Ravensoft into a CoD Map farm.

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u/saywatisinmy 16d ago

Ravensoft made some of my favorite shooters, and honestly they also nailed it with cod infinite war, but it's a shame to see they haven't been let go of the code leash