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The Guid wrote:Spoilerific of BG II below:











Most annoying is Yoshimo in Baldur's Gate II. Didn't see it coming and was really gutted because he is so cool.

I also second that

+ finding out that Sarevok was your brother was pretty cool also

*Urge to reinstall the BG games rising*

Stofsk wrote:No. I hated the K'Tang, and must have blocked everything of them from my mind.

Ah, but the character reveal is also a little bit hilarious. Inside those bulky armor, K'Tang is nothing more than an eeny-weeny weakling creature!

wautd wrote:- Admiral Zaarin turning out to be a traitor (TIE fighter)

Somehow I wasn't surprised. Dunno', I never like Zaarin after all. Probably the surprise factor is because it was revealed right after the "vs Harkov" campaign (IIRC it was turned out in a mission when we're still busy eliminating the rest of Harkov's forces). Two traitors in a row. That's something we don't see everyday.

If Thrawn turns out to be a traitor... now THAT's really surprising.

One of the nicer ones, though not the best by any strech was Deacon Stone in Ground Control, the first movie of him praying to the sun...

Barney's reveal in Half Life:2

You get picked out of the line of other people. You walk past another room where some poor bastard is getting interrogated. The guard motions you into the room and the chair is old, beaten and covered in what looks like blood. The guard turns off the camera's ....

"Now how about that beer i owe you?"

2000AD wrote:Barney's reveal in Half Life:2

You get picked out of the line of other people. You walk past another room where some poor bastard is getting interrogated. The guard motions you into the room and the chair is old, beaten and covered in what looks like blood. The guard turns off the camera's ....

"Now how about that beer i owe you?"

yeah that was a good one, can't believe I forgot about that. I really felt releaved when it happened.

Lan Di near the end of Shenmue 2. You fight like 300 men thinking your going to free the old guy, then you end up challenging the MASSIVE Indian mob boss person lol. But right before you start out of nowhere a helocopter comes up and on a rope bridge hanging on is Lan Di which watches you during the fight. (He killed your father and youve been trying to get him the whole frikken series)

Can't think of many characters, but here's what I came up with:

Skies of Arcadia: Galcian in the Coliseum and the train.

FreeSpace 2: The Sixth Wonder and the arrival of the Sathanas. Both amazing levels.

C.A.T.S.

Vanas wrote:Can't think of many characters, but here's what I came up with:

Skies of Arcadia: Galcian in the Coliseum and the train.

FreeSpace 2: The Sixth Wonder and the arrival of the Sathanas. Both amazing levels.

Well, I still have trauma of just flying around then getting smacked by a beam, I'll pass on the Sathanas, but i'll nominate the first time you see the Lucifer in-game.

wautd wrote:

2000AD wrote:Barney's reveal in Half Life:2

You get picked out of the line of other people. You walk past another room where some poor bastard is getting interrogated. The guard motions you into the room and the chair is old, beaten and covered in what looks like blood. The guard turns off the camera's ....

"Now how about that beer i owe you?"

yeah that was a good one, can't believe I forgot about that. I really felt releaved when it happened.

Hell yeah, love that scene!
That is one of my favs, though BGII still had a couple which caught me completely unprepared for: Bhodi as Irenicus' sister, and the past (dramatic) romance between Irenicus and Ellesime... I still remember how I said "wtf??" when I found out that the two had been an item in the past... Though my reaction to when I found out that Bhodi was his sister was the opposite as I got midly amused and satisfied

Zero in the original Mega Man X, blowing an arm off of a seemingly invincible bad guy and saving your bacon at the last second.

The Black Emperor in Viewtiful Joe 2. I did not see that coming at all.

Executor32 wrote:C.A.T.S.

YES!

I second the vote for SHODAN in System Shock 2. That was unbelievably awesome. Working for SHODAN is fun.

Ace Pace wrote:

Vanas wrote:Can't think of many characters, but here's what I came up with:

Skies of Arcadia: Galcian in the Coliseum and the train.

FreeSpace 2: The Sixth Wonder and the arrival of the Sathanas. Both amazing levels.

Well, I still have trauma of just flying around then getting smacked by a beam, I'll pass on the Sathanas, but i'll nominate the first time you see the Lucifer in-game.

I have to side with the Sathanas, because I never saw it actually appear.

You see, the sucker came out right behind me. There's nothing like minding your own business, and all of a sudden four cannons come in from your periphrial vision.

Mario Brothers (spoilers)

It turns out, the Princess is in another castle

G-Man in Half-Life 2 is a great reveal. What a way to start a game.

SAMAS wrote:

Ace Pace wrote:

Vanas wrote:Can't think of many characters, but here's what I came up with:

Skies of Arcadia: Galcian in the Coliseum and the train.

FreeSpace 2: The Sixth Wonder and the arrival of the Sathanas. Both amazing levels.

Well, I still have trauma of just flying around then getting smacked by a beam, I'll pass on the Sathanas, but i'll nominate the first time you see the Lucifer in-game.

I have to side with the Sathanas, because I never saw it actually appear.

You see, the sucker came out right behind me. There's nothing like minding your own business, and all of a sudden four cannons come in from your periphrial vision.

Can I suggest replaying that, with the SCP? Watch those beams FLEX and light up your ships.


/end shameless SCP wanking

Jaepheth wrote:Mario Brothers (spoilers)

It turns out, the Princess is in another castle

stupid toad and his never changing line

wautd wrote:- The Crusader: No Regret intro
- Vladimir Lem turning out to be the main bad guy (Max Payne 2)

Crap. I should I have realized there would be spoilers here.

And yes, replay FS2 a thousand times with SCP. The Derelict add-on, especially benefits from SCP - the dead Lucy looks intimitating in dark lighting.

Ypoknons wrote:

wautd wrote:- The Crusader: No Regret intro
- Vladimir Lem turning out to be the main bad guy (Max Payne 2)

Crap. I should I have realized there would be spoilers here.

And yes, replay FS2 a thousand times with SCP. The Derelict add-on, especially benefits from SCP - the dead Lucy looks intimitating in dark lighting.

As well as prepare yourself for Blackwater Ops. Also of note: Inferno! Both more than worthwhile, methinks.

I could never get the SCP working on my copy of FS2. Maybe I'll install it on this PC and try it out. =/

"There's something out there!"
*four mind-buggeringly huge prongs emerge from the nebula*
*Thoop**Sound of beam cannon firing*
Oh.... shiiiiiit.
Actually, for a flight sim, that game had a lot of 'oh shit' moments.


Oh, also from Skies of Arcadia: Drachma. If you take reveal loosely, when you find out why he's obsessed with Rhaknam and also the scene with the feathers.

One of my favorites, albeit a bit obscure, was the revelation of just who the Cybrid was in Tribes: Vengance. Along with 'AAAH! A CYBRID' in the first place, if you've played the previous games in the universe.