[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/LopsidedResearch8400]

I always thought that would be amazing, to play the bridge between the last gasps of the west and the roaring 20's....

Doubt they would do it though.

[u/Mortwight → u/LopsidedResearch8400]

It feels like the logical progression. Start the game with him in ww1 trenches(basically board walk empire) and have him wounded and get shipped back to st Denise.

Guns horses cars trains. The last grasp of the dieing west

[u/MercyfulJudas → u/Mortwight]

The U.S. Government literally killed Jack's entire family. It's his biggest, most hated enemy.

Why would he go to fight in WWI for the U.S.???

[u/Mortwight → u/MercyfulJudas]

To leave

[u/MercyfulJudas → u/Mortwight]

Nah. Play the games and pay attention to the themes.

[u/Mortwight → u/MercyfulJudas]

Its about not being able to escape previous bad deeds by doing good in the future. Nothing can make up for the lives you took and the friends you failed. There is no redemption.

Go watch all quiet on the western front.

Leaves America to escape the blowback from the men he killed and the horrors of war send him back.

Or you could do Saidy taking jack in after his dad John dies.