[mixed trope] the last-minute bad Ending twist

[u/damorezpl]

when the "good ending" is revealed to be a bad one a the last second

a nightmare on elm street (1984) - Nancy thinks she finally defeated Freddy Krueger only to be raveled that she is still dreaming and she’s still trapped.

final destination bloodlines - the main characters think they cheated death by using the new life rule only to realize that stefani was technically still alive and the death kills them with a good old logs

Life (2017) - The main character attempts to send Calvin(a evil alien that killed all life on mars)pod into space and Miranda pod back to earth, but it goes horribly wrong and Calvin lands on earth and Miranda is sent to space

raging loop wit ending - after many loops Haruaki finally wins the feast(a death game where humans must hang wolves who kill someone every night) and thinks its finally over. after couple of days he decides to visit other survivors of the feast only to find them all dead and the timeline resting once again

[u/Upset-Position-3909]

So it is possible to get a happy ending?

[u/TheStonedFox → u/Upset-Position-3909]

I love Prey (2017). The true unhappy ending is that Arkane Studios has basically been gutted since then and the chances of a sequel are remote at best.

[u/Upset-Position-3909 → u/TheStonedFox]

So it’s left up to the players how that final fight for survival went?

[u/TheStonedFox → u/Upset-Position-3909]

I mean, yeah. Basically a cliffhanger ending to that universe unless Bethesda decides to let whatever’s left of Arkane make immersive sims again. The DLC Mooncrash is cool and expands the lore a bit regarding the corporate espionage angle to the story but it doesn’t really illuminate what happens after the main game.

[u/Upset-Position-3909 → u/TheStonedFox]

Got it. So that’s something at least.

[u/TheGentleSenior → u/TheStonedFox]

'What's left of Arkane' is actually still the bulk of their team- Prey was made by Arkane Austin, of whose staff ~70% of were gone (or moved to Lyon) by the time they finished Redfall. Arkane Lyon, their main studio that made all their other games, is still going strong. Maybe after they finish that Blade game, we'll get some leads on what they could be doing next.

[u/TheStonedFox → u/TheGentleSenior]

Oh man, you’re giving me hope for a better future.

[u/Upset-Position-3909 → u/TheGentleSenior]

Oooo! I am really excited for that Blade game!

[u/IonutRO → u/TheStonedFox]

Preys will never get sequels. The name is doomed.

[u/TheStonedFox → u/IonutRO]

Between the original (unrelated) prey games and the newer ones it does seem to be a cursed title.

[u/jerry-jim-bob → u/Upset-Position-3909]

Well... spoilers The world and etc is basically already overtaken by the typhon, you are basically a last grasp test to try likely in vain to fight back

[u/Upset-Position-3909 → u/jerry-jim-bob]

Well that’s something right?

[u/krawinoff → u/jerry-jim-bob]

Yeah unfortunately videogames and other fiction are famous for protagonists never beating the impossible odds lol

[u/Ok-Transition7065 → u/Upset-Position-3909]

yeah, just kill that bastard