Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Endings are something that we don't appreciate enough, we spend so much time trying to squeeze every drop of content from games that we often don't get around to finishing them at all - and worse yet, some developers don't even *want* you to finish their games, leading to a malaise that's afflicted videogames for close to a decade.
The solution? We need to embrace the shorter, more imperfect endings that video games have to offer, and after blinking their way through time and across the boundary of mortality, The Architect has some wisdom to share about how some of the best games of the year so far can create satisfying conclusions that mean much more because they aren't complete.
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Endings are something that we don't appreciate enough, we spend so much time trying to squeeze every drop of content from games that we often don't get around to finishing them at all - and worse yet, some developers don't even *want* you to finish their games, leading to a malaise that's afflicted videogames for close to a decade.
The solution? We need to embrace the shorter, more imperfect endings that video games have to offer, and after blinking their way through time and across the boundary of mortality, The Architect has some wisdom to share about how some of the best games of the year so far can create satisfying conclusions that mean much more because they aren't complete.
Check out Shadowatnoon!: youtube.com/channel/UCfm4bBx0sW4NGAFzfGkLCMg
Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGames
Follow me on twitter!: twitter.com/Thefearalcarrot
You Saw:
Before Your Eyes (2021)
Fire Emblem 3 Houses (2019)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
Pokemon Fire Red (2004)
Portal (2007)
Monster Hunter Rise (2021)
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
Fallout 4 (2015)
Fortnite (2017)
Genshin Impact (2020)
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (2020)
Hearthstone (2014)
Pikmin 3 (2013)
A Short Hike (2019)
Kirby Star Allies (2018)
The Stanley Parable (2013)
Sonic Unleashed (2008)
Pikmin (2001)
Gorogoa (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (2020)
BABA IS YOU (2019)
Minit Racer (2021)
Farcry 5 (2018)
Grow Up (2016)
Pyre (2017)
What Remains of Edith Finch (2017)
Hypnospace Outlaw (2019)
Gunpoint (2013)
Inside (2016)
QWOP (2010)
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013)
Doom Eternal (2020)
SNKRX (2021)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengance (2013)
Wonderful 101 Remastered (2021)
Nier Automata (2017)
Bayonetta 2 (2014)
Astral Chain (2019)
Mass Effect Trology (2021)
80 Days (2014)
Overboard (2021)
Hades (2020)
Dead Cells
Rimworld (2018)
Slipways (2021)
Despot's Game - Not Out Yet
Monster Hunter World (2018)
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (2011)
Life Is Strange (2015)
Hitman 3 (2021)
New Pokemon Snap (2021)
Batman Arkham Knight (2015)
Apex Legends (2019)
Assasin's Creed Valhalla (2021)
Battlefront 2 (2017)
Disco Elysium (2019)
Raid Shadow Legends (lol who cares)
Knockout City (2021)
