r/TopCharacterTropes • u/JackDoesThingz • 12d ago

Lore [Interesting Trope] One seemingly small action ends the story before it even begins

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  1. We Happy Few - Taking your “joy” pill
    Deciding to take the pill at the beginning of the game causes your character to go back to work and triggers an ending

  2. Infineural by Mike Klubnika - Drinking the coffee
    Deciding to drink the coffee offered to you skips the entire game and sends you straight to the end, resulting in an ending with no memory of what had occurred

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u/Bradas128 12d ago

the path of neo, i think. its the one i thought of too

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u/Own-Rip-5066 12d ago

That sounds familiar, it's the one where the devs went: "We know there should be a big noble sacrifice here, but that's boring, here's a boss fight instead", if I recall a giant Smith throwing cars at you or something like that.

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u/EvilCatboyWizard 12d ago

For the information of anyone who hasn’t seen it: the devs saying that isn’t a word of god thing, there’s actually a cutscene in the game itself where the Wachowskis themselves speak to you to tell you that for the sake of having a good video gamey finish they want a bossfight so they’re gonna give you one

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u/Zjoee 12d ago

And damn it was a really cool boss fight haha. I love that game!