Climaxes to Games That Triple My Lifespan
Spoilers for every game on this list, so beware.
22 Games
Nero finally getting his Devil Trigger and stopping the seemingly endless cycle of bloodshed between Dante and Vergil is honestly the apex of the series.
Rean having an honest heart-to-heart conversation with his father and providing introspection on why he did the things he did right before fighting him for the final time to decide the fate of the world is one of the most powerful moments in the series and builds on the themes on humanity and what it means to live for one's self as well as for others. Also, Celestial Coalescence, good lord, what a good ass track.
It's not every day you get to fight the secondary antagonist in a monkey-shaped mech then fight the true antagonist inside a continent-sized robot meant to chop the earth in half while looking like a cowboy.
What I'm Made Of is an 11/10 track, that's it.
The final battle with Merlina is so dense in theming and emotion that it elevates the rest of the game by a wide margin.
Getting to fight Eggman in his Gurren Lagann-ass mech then proceeding to fight Dark Gaia in its truest form while some of the best music in the franchise starts blasting is one of the highest highs in the series.
Getting to put down Luxaar while listening to The Key We've Lost is when video games peaked.
What other game lets you slam buildings into a big Nobody mech dragon with your best bro while Yoko Shimomura just pops off with the soundtrack?
KH3's final hours + ReMind could hard carry this entire series, and I will die on this hill.
All of January leading up to the final battle with Nyx with the best of Persona 3's OST playing is where the series peaked.
Veldin. That is all.
The fact that the reality you knew all this time was created by your childhood friend and you gotta fight her for the sake of all existence to keep going is some of the most emotionally poignant moments Falcom has ever produced.
Sly 3's ending is about as definitive an ending as you can get. Would be a massive shame if there was another game that undoes this.
TSA's climax essentially bringing the series, as well as Suda's entire career, full circle with how it's presented is what makes TSA such an incredible game. Get fucked, RGT.
Sakura Wars' climax is genuinely really good, I just wish the rest of the game was as good.
Can't think of any other game that lets you drop the actual moon on the final boss just out of sheer disrespect.
Episode 22. Just, my God, man.
Ludger going into his final form to beat up the man who kidnapped his daughter in another timeline while the instrumental version of the opening track plays is video games as hell.
13 Sentinels' galaxy brained writing takes off its ankle weights and basically becomes as unhinged as possible.
The final boss had no right being as good as it is.
The final fight with Magalor is one of the most badass moments in the series, which is saying a lot considering it's Kirby.
I've never seen a Mario game go this off the rails in its final hours.
