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** ...Oh, and I forgot to mention it [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII being a three-disc-long fantasy RPG]].

** Never mind, it's still hollow. [[DeadpanSnarker My bad]].

* '''Straight''': In ''Alice Adventure'', after defeating [[FinalBoss Emperor Evulz]], your ending is a single screen reading "Congratulations! You have defeated Emperor Evulz. Thanks for playing!"...

** ...Oh, and it is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII also three discs long]].

* '''Straight''': In ''Alice Adventure'', after defeating [[FinalBoss Emperor Evulz]], your ending is a single screen reading "Congratulations! You have defeated Emperor Evulz. Thanks for playing!".

** ''Alice Adventure'' is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII also three discs long]].

** ''Alice Adventure'' is a massive, epic [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII three-disc long Fantasy RPG]], and after a big climatic showdown with Emperor Evulz, the ending is just a white-text on a black-screen that says: [[BlindIdiotTranslation "Cognrautaeloitn!"]].

* '''Zig-Zagged''': In ''Alice Adventure'' after you get defeat the Emperor himself you get a single line of text congratulating you, but an angry Alice complains about the ending and the game delivers a proper one, but it's still the same. But it turns out there is a true ending and the player has not met the requirements for it. Despite trying everything the player can, the ending is still the same. Turns out the true ending was in the game's ''files''.

* '''Downplayed''': ''Alice Adventure'' is a shallow and easy game aimed toward younger audiences, and the ending consists of Alice [[BreakingTheFourthWall saying goodbye to the player and thanking them for their help]].

* '''Parodied''': Alice starts complaining out loud about the ending, until the game gives in and delivers a proper ending.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': In ''Alice Adventure'' after you get defeat the Emperor himself you get a single line of text congratulating you, but an angry Alice complains about the ending and the game delivers a proper one, but it's still the same. But it turns out there is a true ending and the player has not met the requirements for it. Despite trying everything the player can, the ending is still the same. Turns out the ending was in the game's ''files''.

* '''Defied''': The game gives you the most cinematic iconic ending of all time, with so many awesome completion bonuses.

** ''Alice Adventure'' is a massive, epic three-disc long Fantasy RPG, and after a big climatic showdown with Emperor Evulz, the ending is just a white-text on a black-screen that says: [[BlindIdiotTranslation "Cognrautaeloitn!"]].

* '''Double Subverted''': Never mind, it's still hollow. [[DeadpanSnarker My bad]].

* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???

* '''Enforced''':*The publisher demanded that the devs concentrate on gameplay and put them into a very tight schedule, so as the deadline approached, they had to just whip together a lazy ending instead of [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the better ending they had planned]].

** ''Alice Adventure'' is a massive, epic three-disc long Fantasy RPG, and after a big climatic showdown with Emperor Evulz, the ending is just a white-text on a black-screen that says: [[BlindIdiotTranslation "Congratulaetion!"]].

** ''Alice Adventure'' is a massive, epic three-disc long Fantasy RPG, and after a big climatic showdown with Emperor Evulz, the ending is just a white-text on a black-screen that says: "Congratula[[BlindIdiotTranslation e]]tion!".

** Upon beating the game, you get the ItsAWonderfulFailure GameOver screen.

** Game has EcxusePlot or [[NoPlotNoProblem no plot at all]]

** Game has ExusePlot or [[NoPlotNoProblem no plot at all]]

** Game has ExusePlot or [[NoPlotNoProblem no plot at all]]* '''Lampshaded''': "That's it? That's the ending? Man, what budget were the game developers running on?"

** Game has
ExusePlot or [[NoPlotNoProblem no plot at all]]* '''Lampshaded''': "That's it? That's the ending? Man, what budget were the game developers running on?"

* Game has

* '''Enforced''': The publisher demanded that the devs concentrate on gameplay and put them into a very tight schedule, so as the deadline approached, they had to just whip together a lazy ending instead of [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the better ending they had planned]].
* '''Lampshaded''': "That's it? That's the ending? Man, what budget were the game developers running on?"

** Upon beating the game, you get the GameOver screen - [[DownerEnding which just so happens to be Emperor Evulz taking over the world]].

** ''Alice Adventure'' is a massive, epic three-disc long Fantasy RPG, and after a big climatic showdown with Emperor Evulz, the ending just says "Congratula[[BlindIdiotTranslation e]]tion!".

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': Beating the game awards you with a very unsatisfying ending.

** Upon beating the game, you get the GameOver screen - [[TheyJustDidntCare which just so happens to be Emperor Evulz taking over the world]].

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Discussed''': "Hey, you played ''Alice Adventure'' yet?" "Yeah, and I was having fun up until the really crappy ending." "Yeah, I know right?"
* '''Conversed''': ???

** In a continuation of the 'Enforced' example above, the creator of the game is ashamed of the ending and [[OldShame as a result doesn't like talking about the game as a whole]].

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Alice Adventure'' is a massive, epic three-disc long Fantasy RPG, and after a big climatic showdown with Emperor Evulz, the ending just says "Congratula[[Main/BlindIdiotTranslation e]]tion!".
** Alternatively: Upon beating the game, you get the GameOver screen - [[Main/TheyJustDidntCare which just so happens to be Emperor Evulz taking over the world]].
* '''Downplayed''': ''Alice Adventure'' is a shallow and easy game aimed toward younger audiences, and the ending consists of Alice [[Main/BreakingTheFourthWall saying goodbye to the player and thanking them for their help]].

* '''Deconstructed''': Many a player resents the game after all the effort they put into beating the game was all for a single screen of text.
** Alternatively: In a continuation of the 'Enforced' example above, the creator of the game is ashamed of the ending and [[Main/OldShame as a result doesn't like talking about the game as a whole]].
* '''Reconstructed''': ...Until they look it up online and find out there's a TrueEnding.
** Alternatively: But sometime later, ''[[Main/UpdatedRerelease Alice Adventure NEO]]'' comes out, and alongside the new additions is the more proper ending that was going to be in the original version.

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* '''Exaggerated''': ''Alice Adventure'' is a massive, epic three-disc long Fantasy RPG, and after a big climatic showdown with Emperor Evulz, the ending just says "[[TheyJustDidntCare Cungatelaton!]]".
* '''Downplayed''': ''Alice Adventure'' is a shallow and easy game aimed toward younger audiences, and the ending consists of Alice [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall saying goodbye to the player and thanking them for their help]].

* '''Justified''': During development, the staff was pressed for time and the release date was lurking close, so they had to just whip together a lazy ending instead of [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the better ending they had planned]].

* '''Enforced''': The creator wanted to give the game AnAesop: Sometimes, now matter how hard you try, your efforts will go unrewarded in the end.

'''Basic Trope:''' Beating the game awards you with a very unsatisfying ending.
* '''Straight:''' In ''Alice Adventure'', after defeating [[Main/FinalBoss Emperor Evulz]], your ending is a single screen reading "Congratulations! You have defeated Emeror Evulz. Thanks for playing!".
* '''Exaggerated:''' ''Alice Adventure'' is a massive, epic three-disc long Fantasy RPG, and after a big climatic showdown with Emperor Evulz, the ending just says "[[Main/TheyJustDidntCare Cungatelaton!]]".
* '''Downplayed:''' ''Alice Adventure'' is a shallow and easy game aimed toward younger audiences, and the ending consists of Alice [[Main/AtopTheFourthWall saying goodbye to the player and thanking them for their help]].
* '''Justified:''' During development, the staff was pressed for time and the release date was lurking close, so they had to just whip together a lazy ending instead of [[Main/WhatCouldHaveBeen the better ending they had planned]].
* '''Inverted:''' ''Alice Adventure'' is a [[Main/ItsEasySoItSucks ridiciously easy]] game aimed toward toddlers who had never played a game before, and yet the ending is a climatic, half hour-long cutscene.
* '''Subverted:''' At first the ending seems hollow, [[Main/ShowDontTell but when you remember]] [[Main/FridgeBrilliance all the past plot points...]]

* '''Double Subverted:''' Never mind, it's still hollow. [[Main/DeadpanSnarker My bad]].
* '''Parodied:''' Alice starts complaining out loud about the ending, until the game gives in and delivers a proper ending.
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' ???
* '''Averted:''' The game has an up-to-standard ending.
* '''Enforced:''' The creator wanted to give the game AnAesop: Sometimes, now matter how hard you try, your efforts will go unrewarded in the end.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "That's it? That's the ending? Man, what budget were the game developers running on?"
* '''Invoked:''' The creator [[Main/TrollingCreator wanted to piss players off]] after having to make their way through a NintendoHard game.
* '''Exploited:''' ???
* '''Defied:''' ???
* '''Discussed:''' "Hey, you played ''Alice Adventure'' yet?" "Yeah, and I was having fun up until the really crappy ending." "Yeah, I know right?"
* '''Conversed:''' ???
* '''Deconstructed:''' Many a player resents the game after all the effort they put into beating the game was all for a single screen of text.
* '''Reconstructed:''' ...Until they look it up online and find out there's a TrueEnding.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' "So, you wanted a decent ending, huh? Well, too bad. Now get out!"
* '''Played For Drama:''' All the suspense that was building up in the story prior has been LeftHanging. We'll never know if it was ever resolved...

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