Is the ending for Halo 2 really as bad as the MGS 2 ending?

I keep on hearing comparisons between both endings. I dont mind a cliffhanger ending, but the ending in MGS 2 was much worse than that. The MGS 2 ending was the worst ending ever because it made you question the entire MGS world. Konami spent all those games creating this bad ass military super dude and his fight against high powered villains, just to ruin it all with this patriots control everyone crap. If Raiden and Fortune were really pansies what does that open up? Solid Snake and Ocelot could be pansies as well if the Patriots didnt want them to be hardcore. The entire MGS 1 could have been staged by them as well. The MGS 2 ending/story was garbage through and through. it really detracted from the whole experience.


I'm playing Halo 2 right now and I love it. If the ending is that garbage though, I'd really rather not watch it. So is it really as bad as the MGS 2 ending?

did this really need a new thread?

mgs2 has a shitty ending, but at least it has a sense of finality. halo 2 just stops, as though someone cut a larger game in half.

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I'm playing Halo 2 right now and I love it. If the ending is that garbage though, I'd really rather not watch it.

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I don't even want to wrap my head around that logic.

Halo 2 doesn't have an ending. It's as simple as that. Does it detract from the overall experience? Eh, a little, but even I, the biggest Halo story whore on this forum didn't even freak out. It just didn't hit me until a few minutes later that yeah, that was the end.

I've heard Soul Reaver is a much more appropriate comparison. Just stops as if the game is unfinished.

Haha reminds me of Zone Of The Enders.

Zone Of The Enders > Halo 2.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I've heard Soul Reaver is a much more appropriate comparison. Just stops as if the game is unfinished.

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Very true, and very annoying. You beat the last boss and the credits roll.

I want to know what happened to the level from last years E3. Maybe thats going to be part of the real last level which we'll download from Live in a few months. That would be the greatest thing ever, even though it will never happen because that would just be plain damn dumb of any company to do that.


Speaking of bullshit MGS2 ending, I'm even more pissed that MGS3 doesnt start where 2 left off! MGS3 should'nt even be called 3 since your not even playing as Solid Snake. Its a fucking prequel.

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Originally Posted by OmniGear

Zone Of The Enders > Halo 2.

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Incorrect.

VERY incorrect, and I loved ZOE2.

The Halo 2 ending wasn't even an ending, as Sl1p mentionned. People shouldn't be so anal to how it ends, I'm pretty glad it ended the way it did, since it shows a continuance to the series. I think people would be pretty pissed off in the long run if it ended with Master Chief saving the day and destroying the opposition never to hear from them again. Meaning no more Halo games. This ended well, because now, I await the next one. So no, the ending wasn't bad in the slightest bit.

Out of curiosity for those of us who have no interest in playing the game, would anyone care to post a spoileriffic plot synopsis? I hear the stopping point of Halo 2 is bad but I'll never see it for myself, and I'm at least mildly curious how horribly they blew their narrative.

James