History SequelHook / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar3'' also applies: [[spoiler: Kratos fights his inner demons and forgives himself for slaying his family, using the power of Hope to defeat Zeus. Instead of giving said power to Athena, he kills himself, releasing it to the world. After presumably dying right before the credits, an additional scene is shown after the credits. A trail of blood leads from the scene of Kratos' death to the edge of the cliff he plunges off of at the beginning of God of War.]] But of course, none of this matters because ''God of War 3'' is the end of Kratos' saga.

* The ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton'' series has these in the form of pictures that appear after the end credits. These pictures all relate to the next game in line for the series. The only exceptions are ''Unwound Future'', which doesn't have one such picture, and ''Miracle Mask'', [[spoiler: which goes UpToEleven by replacing the picture with a full-blown ''cutscene'' that not only ties this game with ''Last Specter'' and ''Eternal Diva'', but also sets the stage for the sixth game]].

* ''VideoGame/MarySkelterNightmares'', in its post-game ending, has the Blood Team coming across [[spoiler:another Jail]]. The sequel initially appears to ignore this, having one all-new playable character, another playable character that is alive despite dying in the first game's backstory, snd an otherwise identical premise; however, it eventually comes to light that [[spoiler:the sequel is a result of the first game's timeline being modified, which occurred shortly after the Sequel Hook]]. The post-game EmbeddedPrecursor version of the first ''Mary Skelter'' then allows players to [[spoiler:subvert the events that lead to the sequel by taking advantage of Jack's and Tsuu's RippleEffectProofMemory and accomplish the latter's goal by reviving the aforementioned dead character in the first game's timeline.]]

* ''VideoGame/MarySkelterNightmares'', in its post-game ending, has the Blood Team coming across [[spoiler:another Jail]]. The sequel initially appears to ignore this, having one new playable character, another playable character that died in the first game's backstory, and an otherwise identical premise; however, it eventually comes to light that [[spoiler:the sequel is a result of the the first game's timeline being modified, which occurred shortly after the Sequel Hook]]. The post-game EmbeddedPrecursor version of the first ''Mary Skelter'' then allows players to [[spoiler:subvert the events that lead to the sequel by taking advantage of Jack's and Tsuu's RippleEffectProofMemory and reviving the aforementioned dead character in the first game's timeline.]]

* In ''VideoGame/VoyageInspiredByJulesVerne'', after getting off the moon, Michel crash-lands on Earth, [[spoiler:and finds himself on a desert island, where he's found by Captain Nemo]].

* Creator/ValveSoftware has had and continues to have an illicit affair with this trope: ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' ends with Gordon being saved by the mysterious [=GMan=] he sees at several points in the game, put into storage for "future assignments". as does ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' (the latter of which resulted in much fandom rage). ''Episode One'' ends with Gordon and Alyx caught in a gargantuan explosion, ''Episode Two'' ends just before an expedition to the arctic (and just after one hell of a PlayerPunch) and it is all but certain ''Episode Three'' will end similarly. Coupled with the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' example above, it could be they do it [[TeasingCreator just to troll everyone]].

* ''VideoGame/TachyonTheFringe'' has a slightly more obscure example, which can be missed if the player does not pay attention to in-game news reports. One of these near the end of the game announces the invention of Tachyon Wave Generators, which will eventually allow gates to send ship throughout the galaxy. Unfortunately, Novalogic never made a sequel.

* ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' has the campers all going home and Raz and Lili sadly separating... only to suddenly reveal that the head of the Psychonauts (revealed to be [[spoiler:Lili's father]] has been kidnapped by a dangerous enemy, and both kids fly off with Sasha, Milla, and Oleander to rescue him. Despite the obvious hook, the creator was unsure if there would be a sequel, given the first game's poor sales but cult status, although one was eventually released as the result of a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2018, with the aforementioned sequel hook forming the basis of a standalone game for the Playstation VR- ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin}}'', intended to bridge the gap between the first game and its sequel.

* ''VideoGame/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyJusticeForAll'' unusually has its sequel hook in the ''middle'' of the game: At the end of the second case, [[spoiler:Morgan Fey, one of the conspirators in the murder]], vows revenge. Said revenge plot [[spoiler:is put into action in the last case of the third game, ''Trials and Tribulations'']].

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' turns out to have a DistantFinale that is probably the biggest sequel hook in the series, and that DistantFinale is a continuation of the second game's sequel hook, which pretty much refers to the other 3 games made after ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' (''coded'', ''358/2 Days'', and ''Birth by Sleep''. Combine their hooks and you get a massive sequel hook for Sora's new journey in a possible 3rd game to [[spoiler:Reconnect Kingdom Hearts]].

** This is featured in many games in the series, even going so far as to integrate them into gameplay so that the player has to finish certain tasks to get them. This is articularly annoying in the second game: it always ends with [[spoiler:a letter from King Mickey being opened and read, but not showing the player the contents]] and the bonus movie you can unlock as before shows [[spoiler: a ludicrously vague explanation of the plot for the '''prequel'''. Yes, a prequel hook]].

* At the end of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarII '', [[spoiler: Kratos goes back in time to the War of the Titans, gathers them all up and brings them forward in time so they can collectively get revenge on the Gods for royally screwing them over. Kratos, holding onto Gaia, screaming up to the Gods, all while holding the Blade of Olympus: "Zeus! Your son has returned! I bring the destruction of Olympus!" The camera pans back to unveil countless Titans climbing up Mount Olympus, ready and raring to get a piece of the Gods.]] Talk about a... ''cliffhanger.'' Hah. Indeed, 'VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'' starts at that exact moment. Zeus repeats his speech to the other gods, albeit with a few slight changes. Kratos also repeats his final line before all the action starts.

* ''VideoGame/ExitFate'': In addition to leaving several small parts of the plot unexplained, keeps the eventual fate of some main characters rather wide open and ends with a dark screen and text that can only be described as foreshadowing of some sort.

** The UsefulNotes/PlayStation port had new animated sequences that featured Lucca finding a baby out of nowhere, and the lost of the Masamune, all to link the game to its then upcoming sequel ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''.

** In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', after [[BigBad Handsome Jack]] and [[SealedEvilInACan The Warrior]] have both been killed Lilith decides to destroy the Vault Key once and for all, when it projects a map revealing the locations of many more Vaults.

* ''VideoGame/BioShock2'': There's a audio log entry that has a scientist expressing the need to add some [[{{Brainwashed}} mental conditioning]] to their [[PapaWolf Big Daddies]], because they aren't properly defending the [[CreepyChild Little Sisters]] like they were supposed to. The reason for this? [[spoiler: At least one of these unconditioned Big Daddies just wandered off. A type of Big Daddy with weaponry, plasmids, and no emotional connection to a Little Sister.]] I wonder what use that could be for?

* ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'': After the closing credits, shows a short cut-scene of one of the Dom'Z erupting from Pey'j's hand.

** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' featured a version of the Wayne Manor Predator map from ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' with a piano that can open a panel and a case Bruce seems to be working on, one where he suspects a murder victim knew their killer and the number 4-25. At first, it seemed like a case of TrollingCreator as on April 25, 2016, Rocksteady celebrated the 75th Anniversary of ComicBook/TheJoker's debut, but it also foreshadowed ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR'', which [[spoiler: was about a Bruce having a nightmare about a Jokerizied version of himself killing Nightwing and featured 4-25 as an ArcNumber.]]

** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', which did indeed result from said Hook has the following: [[spoiler:The introduction of Hush and Harley being pregnant with the recently-deceased Joker's child.]]. Also, [[spoiler:Azrael's prophecy of Batman's destiny for Gotham. However, the [[ADayInTheLimelight Harley Quinn's Revenge]] DLC, it seems to reveal that the pregnancy test that Harley used gave a false positive, negating that particular sequel hook for some unknown reason. In addition there is a boat in the game where if you use the cryptographic sequencer, you can open a hatch. Go down, and you'll find a dead body that jerks back to life if you examine it closely before dying, and a shipment order filled out to one "Johnathan Crane". If you also use the sequencer and move around the screen, you'll find coded messages from the Scarecrow saying [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight he'll have his revenge.]] ]]

** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', which did indeed result from said Hook has the following: [[spoiler:The introduction of Hush and Harley being pregnant with the recently-deceased Joker's child.]]. Also, [[spoiler:Azrael's prophecy of Batman's destiny for Gotham. However, the [[ADayInTheLimelight Harley Quinn's Revenge]] DLC, it seems to reveal that the pregnancy test that Harley used gave a false positive, negating that particular sequel hook for some unknown reason. In addition there is a boat in the game where if you use the cryptographic sequencer, you can open a hatch. Go down, [[spoiler: and you'll find a dead body that jerks back to life if you examine it closely before dying, and a shipment order filled out to one "Johnathan Crane". If you also use the sequencer and move around the screen, you'll find coded messages from the Scarecrow saying [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight he'll have his revenge.]] ]]

** [[spoiler: True]] Episode 18 has Asura and Yasha do everything as stated above, but when they do get back, [[spoiler:[[DragonTheirFeet Olga finally returns]], attempting to kill Mithra as revenge for Deus. She is then promptly killed by none other than the Golden Spider, who reveals that he has other plans in store for Mithra.]] While this ending did look like it set up a plot for a sequel, it was eventually revealed to be more of a DLC hook when the final Part was released as DLC along with the Lost Episodes and two mid-episodes.

* ''VideoGame/AliensVsPredator'': In the latest game, you get three hooks for the price of one! [[spoiler: first, you see Number 6 (the Alien) take over a Weyland Yutani ship and become a queen (future setting?), but you also see evidence that both the player character's Predator AND Karl Bishop Weyland are gunning for the Alien Homeworld as their next destination.]]