MrFister

My favorite Dues Ex Machina involves:

1. Another World/Out of This World

Your alien friend survives, but you die.

2. bumbumin’s Creed

The Altaïr bits are flashbacks taken from the mind of his descendant.

3. Alone in the Dark

You can kill Sarah and become possessed by Lucifer, whereby you open the gates to Hell. Alternately, you can spare her and watch as Lucifer possesses her instead.

4. Baldur’s Gate II

Yoshimo betrays you.

5. BioShock

Jack has been genetically engineered so he’s really only two years old. Atlas is also Frank Fontaine, and has been controlling Jack with the phrase ‘Would you kindly…’ the entire game.

6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Sergeant Paul Jackson dies.

7. Call of Juarez

Reverend Ray McCall becomes your ally before dieing in the finale.

8. Chrono Trigger

Crono dies halfway through the game.

9. Command and Conquer: Yuri’s Revenge

Yuri is sent back in time and eaten by a T-Rex.

10. Crackdown

The Agency is evil.

11. Daxter

The Ottsel made the whole game up to impress his pals down the pub.

12. Dead Space

Isaac’s girlfriend is dead all along.

13. Diablo 2

The Archangel is Baal.

14. Dragon Quest VIII

Your pet mouse is your granddad.

15. Fable 2

Your dog dies.

16. Fallout

In the finale you’re exiled from Vault 13 into the desert

17. Far Cry

Doyle’s bad to the bone, baby.

18. Far Cry 2

The Jackal escapes.

19. Fatal Frame 2: Crimson bumerflies

The bumerflies aren’t just faint apparitions, they actually represent the red marks on your sister’s throat as you throttle the life out of her.

20. FEAR

Fettel is your brother.

21. Final Fantasy IV

Golbez is Cecil’s brother.

22. Final Fantasy X

Tidus fades away because he’s just a figment of his homeland’s imagination.

23. Final Fantasy tactics

Things get stabby, with Ovelia and Delita knifing each other.

24. Gear of War

ZOMG! Carmine dies!

25. Gears of War 2

Dom’s wife dies. Oh, and another Carmine also carks it.

26. Grandia II

The Pope is the villain.

27. Grand Theft Auto IV

Depending on the ending you pick, either Kate or Roman dies.

28. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Lance Vance betrays Tommy.

29. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Big Smoke and Ryder are backstabbing bad guys.

30. God of War

Kratos is the one who killed his family.

31. God of War II

Zeus is Kratos’ father.

32. Half-Life 2

Judith Mossman betrays the resistance.

33. Half-Life 2: Episode 2

Eli Vance dies. Horribly.

34. Halo 3

Master Chief doesn’t die.

35. Hitman Blood Money

Diana injects 47 with poison before reviving him at his funeral.

36. Ico

Yorda gets washed up on a beach after the credits.

37. Jak 2: Renegade

Kor is king of the Metal Heads.

38. Jak 3

Damas is Jak’s father.

39. Kameo: Elements of Power

The Mythic is a baddie.

40. Kane and Lynch

In one ending Kane leaves Lynch to burn.