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* ''[[Yggdra Union]]'' waits until the player has been lulled into a suitable sense of security before it shows its true colors—it seems upbeat enough for a medieval war game for two thirds of the plot. Then there's Battlefield 40, where you begin your invasion of [[The Empire]] for the sake of protecting [[The Kingdom]], and {{spoiler|have to slaughter an entire town of civilians [[Go Through Me|determined to defend their homes]]}}. And it gets worse very quickly from here.
* ''[[Yggdra Union]]'' waits until the player has been lulled into a suitable sense of security before it shows its true colors—it seems upbeat enough for a medieval war game for two thirds of the plot. Then there's Battlefield 40, where you begin your invasion of [[The Empire]] for the sake of protecting [[The Kingdom]], and {{spoiler|have to slaughter an entire town of civilians [[Go Through Me|determined to defend their homes]]}}. And it gets worse very quickly from here.
* ''[[Digital: A Love Story]]'' starts off as a simple 1980's email simulator, then {{spoiler|the players 'go to' website crashes, and they lose all contact with Emilia}}. They then receive an email from the websites administrator that reveals {{spoiler|Emilia was sending them an email desperately begging for their help before the crash}} and things get very dark very quickly.
* ''[[Digital: A Love Story]]'' starts off as a simple 1980's email simulator, then {{spoiler|the players 'go to' website crashes, and they lose all contact with Emilia}}. They then receive an email from the websites administrator that reveals {{spoiler|Emilia was sending them an email desperately begging for their help before the crash}} and things get very dark very quickly.
* [[Knight of Cerebus|ZODIAC Virgo]] from [[RefleX]] delivered two substantial of these. The first when it shot down Cancer from behind and the second when it {{spoiler|destroyed the Pheonix}}.
* [[Knight of Cerebus|ZODIAC Virgo]] from ''[[RefleX]]'' delivers two substantial Gut Punches: first when it shot down Cancer from behind, and again when it {{spoiler|destroyed the Pheonix}}.
* [[World of Warcraft]] gives you the events of the Wrathgate. {{spoiler|The Forsaken unleash the New Plague}}. You now see it cause the senseless and meaningless deaths of some of the Horde's and Alliance's greatest heroes and shatter any chance of peace between the two factions. Oh, and if you're playing as Horde, you ''helped create'' {{spoiler|the New Plague}}, in one of the more light-hearted questlines that go all the way back to the first levels.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' gives you the events of the Wrathgate. {{spoiler|The Forsaken unleash the New Plague.}} You now see it cause the senseless and meaningless deaths of some of the Horde's and Alliance's greatest heroes, and shatter any chance of peace between the two factions. Oh, and if you're playing as Horde, you ''helped create'' {{spoiler|the New Plague}}, in one of the more light-hearted questlines that go all the way back to the first levels.
* In ''[[Mass Effect 1]],'' you have a few missions trying to find out what Saren is up to, and a ton of sidequests mowing down violent criminals and terrorist cells with impunity. Then you have Virmire. {{spoiler|No matter what you do, no matter how well you play, either Ashley or Kaidan will die. It's up to you to decide who performs the [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. You may have to put down Wrex as well, depending on your influence with him.}}
* In ''[[Mass Effect 1]]'', you have a few missions trying to find out what Saren is up to, and a ton of sidequests mowing down violent criminals and terrorist cells with impunity. Then you have Virmire. {{spoiler|No matter what you do, no matter how well you play, either Ashley or Kaidan will die. It's up to you to decide who performs the [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. You may have to put down Wrex as well, depending on your influence with him.}}
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'':
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'':
** In the first game, the remarkably easy-to-do and remarkably gory-for-the-time Pit Stage Fatality; at the time, it let Fighting Game fans know this was ''not'' going to be some clone of ''[[Street Fighter II]]''.
** In the first game, the remarkably easy-to-do and remarkably gory-for-the-time Pit Stage Fatality; at the time, it let Fighting Game fans know this was ''not'' going to be some clone of ''[[Street Fighter II]]''.
** Scorpion's original Fatality, where he reveals there's nothing but a bare skull under his mask, served as a Gut Punch for this strange ninja's story.
** Scorpion's original Fatality, where he reveals there's nothing but a bare skull under his mask, served as a Gut Punch for this strange ninja's story.
** Much like Scorpion, figuring out how to do Mileena's Man-Eater Fatality in the second game was a shock that told fans this lady was much more than the typical ''femme fatale'' fighter.
** Much like Scorpion, figuring out how to do Mileena's Man-Eater Fatality in the second game was a shock that told fans this lady was much more than the typical ''femme fatale'' fighter.
* ''[[Bayonetta|Bayonetta 2]]'' starts off with the same type of campy fight scene that the first one was famous for... then Gomorrah turns on Bayonetta, Jeanne saves her at the cost of her life and is [[Dragged Off to Hell]], and with Bayonetta's reaction, you know this is going to be ''very'' different this time around.
* ''[[Bayonetta 2]]'' starts off with the same type of campy fight scene that the first one was famous for... then Gomorrah turns on Bayonetta, Jeanne saves her at the cost of her life and is [[Dragged Off to Hell]], and with Bayonetta's reaction, you know this is going to be ''very'' different this time around.


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