My Top 5 Most Shocking Moments In RPG

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twesterm said:

How is FFVI and the whole world of ruin not in here!?

Since FFVI came before the days of places like Gamefaqs and message boards, people did not know what was coming so the world of ruin was an absolute surprise.

You, the player, think you're gearing up for the end of an incredibly epic game. You pick your final party, you fight your way through a hard area, fight a mini boss, and then come to what you think is the end.

AND THEN YOU LOSE AND THEN THE WORLD ENDS

The only way you saw something that huge coming was if you already read spoilers.  People die in games all the time but how often does the villain actually win and world ends?

Good description of the build up here for anyone that doesn't know

Thats true