The Best Worst Ending Ever.
By Hailinel 22 Comments
Metal Saga is one of my favorite RPGs on the PS2. A curious open-world structure that mixed the story-telling and gameplay aspects of Japanese RPGs with the ability to explore the world freely as in a western-style RPG, it's nothing if not unique, and depending on where you go and what you do, the challenge level can become intense from the outset. It's really an underrated gem of a game.
Also, it is downright absurd.
Of course, with its open-ended nature comes a host of different ending possibilities. You can become a famous hunter, get married, or, in quite possibly the greatest worst ending ever, just screw adventuring all together within seconds of starting the game:
(Spoilers!)
If I wasn't so overwhelmed with games sitting on my shelf, I'd want to spend some serious time revisiting Metal Saga. It's one of those odd games released at the right moment in time for it to work. What it does might not fly as well by today's standards, but seriously, how many RPGs, or games in general, allow you to confront a cult of bodybuilders devoted to Gluteus Maximism?