I'm left scratching my head at Oblivion's inclusion since it doesn't actually have an ending. Random list is random.

Well, some of those games I can't criticize as I've not played them, but half of that list is just over hyped media. I get the feeling that they only played names that a casual audience would have heard of a game as opposed to actually digging through the world of gaming. Of course that's just my personal opinion, I may very well be wrong.

Sounds like you hit the nail on the head, and I agree with you. That list is commercialised so that the casual gamer can relate to it.

I think all but five games listed are from 2007 and beyond.

Why can't a game be judged as a stand alone from a fresh perspective? Main reason why I think so many people hate FO3 is that it didn't have an original FO feel to it. Instead you got a generalized story of a son seeking out his father and making a choice of what to do when he finds him. Also the amount of games I play does not have a direct link to my thoughts, ideas, and opinions of those games. I refuse to follow the norm of comparing one game to another and will judge it as a stand alone if no other game existed in that category.

What a fail list. Look how they put the most mainstream games first, and the lesser popular last.

*sigh*

Well that's just something that the fans say to express the idea that even when you finish Oblivion's main quest you can still do side quests, and guild quests.

Obviously they were talking about the ending to the main quest.

You know, in certain older, civilized cultures, when men failed as entirely as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords.

My favorite endings would have to be the endings of Persona 3, Okami, Neverwinter Nights and Morrowind.

This is a noble death, a good death.

LMFAO!! Subjectivity is hilarious.

Well, unfortunately, they forgot to bring a sword.

Serenity.

I completely agree with the sentiment that games should be judged alone before ever compared to any other game. That said, my standalone judgment of Fallout 3 is that the main story svcked and the ending svcked more. I don't care if it didn't have the same feel of the other Fallouts, I just care that I've only been able to sit through the main quest once, and every other time I've been unable to because I just don't give a damn and I can't find any motivation to finish it. I don't care about my dad. I don't care about his project. I don't care about any of that, and even if I did, that ending still wouldn't make it into the top 50 video game endings, especially considering the "bad" ending straight up takes the moral highground on me and tries to guilt trip me for BS reasons.

And again I say, that entire list is just a popularity contest. I mean, even games like Super Mario Bros don't need to be on that list. I mean, the only thing special about that game's ending is that the Princess ISN'T in another castle for once. Big whoop. It's obvious to me that the vast majority of people who voted on that topic only voted on which game(s) they liked best, not on which games had the best endings. It's a joke at best and a travesty at worst. There's a reason there are 4 Call of Duty games, 3 Halo games, and 3 Assassin's Creed games listed in the top 50.

Skyrim continues after the end?
There's no shame in this. In a man's death, a man who has done fine works

I.....what.......huh?

Sonic Adventure 2 got in there? My brain hurts after reading that list.

(and ME2 deserves to be way higher imo, one of the most nerve-wracking endings to a game I've ever played-loved the pressure the game put on you to make the right choices about who does what)

Actually that was my own opinion. I didn't see what they were "obviously" getting at, sorry.

Red dead is the only game that should be on the list imo.
CoD???? 1st????
i lol'd

Black ops? That ending was so awful, considering the fact that the story cliche and boring.

Looks at OP's List, doesn't believe it.
Looks at Linked list, feels disgrace.

Even as a CoD fan that games ending svcked, MW, MW2 and MW3's endings were far superior to Black Ops which doesn't even leave suspense or a feeling of Awe - I done it and went "Oh" and then jumped back on multiplayer, World At Wars ending was even better.
Though I don't think any Call of Duty title should have won that award, I say the best was between BioShock, Halo Reach, Arkham City, Fallout 3 New Vegas and actually MW3's ending was great too.
- The reason I say Fallout3 and not New Vegas is because during Fallout 3 I wasn't expecting the open gunfight with the Enclave or even the impact of FEV'd water. New vegas' ending was told from the start and all you had to do was choose a side - though the slides were amazing and seeing the impact was great....Actually Fallout New Vegas is up.

- 12. Pokemon Black & White.........http://www.8bitbrigade.com/images/smilies/954-not-sure-if-serious.jpg

Halo CE was released in 2001. It had a good ending I think. It should have beaten Halo 3 and Reach if you ask me.

Games from 2007 and beyond > anything before apparently.

Yeah... For me it's always going to be Suikoden II.

Oh Fern, you should be slapped silly if you didn't forsee Fallout 3's ending from miles off.

I mean seriously, the moment you helped Three Dog or spoke to Doctor Li, you learn what Project Purity is, and honestly, a machine that can purify millions of gallons of water in a place where pure clean water doesnt happen often is like finding 500x the gold of Sierra Madre's Vault in terms of value. Plus, when you see Liberty Prime, you should know right away where the story was going between the BoS and Enclave. While I'm one of the more warmer attituded people to Fallout 3's story, it's still blatantly a cliched story.

"voters"

Welp, that explains it.

Oh I see what the objective was but from a time where I was just getting into RPG's (Fallout3 being the first) I wasn't too into the whole dialogue thing so I never really cared much for it, especially Elder Lyons, something about him and the whole Citadel kept scratching at me and I'd make any time there short as possible - wasn't till my second playthrough I noticed Optimus standing in the control room and being carried across the sky on that crane.

But really I can't tell if the Pokemon B&W is serious, or if Black Ops was serious and just ignorant fans that found the poll