History EndOfAnAge / VideoGames

* Agent 47 puts and end to the ICA in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'', his employers since [[VideoGame/HitmanCodename47 the very first game]]. The mission in which he does this is appropriately named "End of an Era".

* Continuing from the previous game, ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'' represents another end of an age on a larger scale with [[spoiler:the official, and simultaneous, dissolution of the Tojo Clan and Omi Alliance. With Japanese laws making it harder for yakuza organizations to operate, the leaders of the two biggest powerhouses in the criminal underworld come to the conclusion that there are only two paths ahead for the yakuza: prison, or becoming government pawns (as is happening with the Omi). Thus, they decide that their time has officially passed and put their organizations to rest, with the hope that other criminal groups will follow their example and also dissolve, while also founding a legitimate security company to act as a safety net for other now-former yakuza.]]

** ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' acts as this for its titular character, being the conclusion of his character arc, which began with ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2'' and continued in ''Videogame/SonicHeroes''. It revolves around Shadow learning the truth of his origins and finally putting his DarkAndTroubledPast behind him. In a {{Meta}} sense, this game was the last Sonic game to be released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube, marking the series' transition to 7th-generation consoles.

* Continuing from the previous game, ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'' represents another end of an age on a larger scale with [[spoiler:the official, and simultaneous, dissolution of the Tojo Clan and Omi Alliance. With Japanese laws making it harder for yakuza organizations to operate, the leaders of the two biggest powerhouses in the criminal underworld come to the conclusion that there are only two paths ahead for the yakuza: prison, or becoming government panws (as is happening with the Omi). Thus, they decide that their time has officially passed and put their organizations to rest, with the hope that other criminal groups will follow their example and also dissolve, while also founding a legitimate security company to act as a safety net for other now-former yakuza.]]

*** [[spoiler: The game's {{DLC}}s hammer the point home further by ending the stories of much of the villains. Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, and Black Mask all make attempts to rise again, only to be respectively foiled by Catwoman, Nightwing, Robin (with Oracle's help), and Red Hood (in the latter case, Black Mask ends up ''dead''). "In From The Cold" puts an end to Mr. Freeze, with Nora being released from cryogenic stasis and convincing her husband Victor to give up his criminal ways so they can spend their final days together peacefully. In "Shadow War", if the player chooses to destroy Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus machine, Batman takes Ra's into custody at GCPD to spend his final days and finally die peacefully.]]

*** The game even offers two options for how the age of dark comes. Either you [[spoiler:usurp the fire and rule the age of dark as a dark lord, letting the new age come on your terms]], or you summon the Fire Keeper [[spoiler: and you sit with her while the fire slowly goes out, leaving nothing but two people taking comfort in each other.]]

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': [[spoiler: This game marks the end of Dante and Vergil’s story, or, at least, the focus on their story. It reveals the complete story of their origins, including the moment when their mother died and Vergil’s StartOfDarkness. The prologue sees Dante’s signature sword, the Rebellion, destroyed by Urizen. The Devil Sword Sparda, the major artifact of the series, meets its end, too, absorbed by Dante along with the remains of the Rebellion, being reborn as the “Devil Sword Dante”. The ending sees Dante and Vergil concluding their series-long feud and finally rekindling their bond as brothers. It also marks the end of Vergil’s run as an antagonist, as he finally comes to terms with his human side and ends his aggression towards humanity. At the same time, it ends Dante’s run as the series’ major protagonist, with Dante PassingTheTorch to Nero as he and Vergil descend into the underworld to destroy the Qliphoth tree, seemingly sealing themselves in the demon world forever. A few weeks after this event, Morrison reveals that Dante passed on ownership of his “Devil May Cry” branch to him, with Lady and Trish now working for him, making the transition official.]]

* ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'' sees the collapse of Cybertronian society as Megatron assassinates Sentinel Prime and corrupts the planet, forcing most of the population to flee to outer space.
* Shown in detail in ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'', which basically consists of rats biting each other as they flee a sinking ship. The transformers have gone from immortal masters of technology to another pack of violent refugees.

* Continuing from the previous game, ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'' represents another end of an age on a larger scale with [[spoiler:the official, and simultaneous, dissolution of the Tojo Clan and Omi Alliance. With Japanese laws making it harder for yakuza organizations to operate, the two biggest powerhouses in the criminal underworld decide that their time has officially passed and put their organizations to rest, with the hope that other criminal groups will follow their example and also dissolve.]]

*** [[spoiler: The game's {{DLC}}s hammer the point home further [[by ending the stories of much of the villains. Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, and Black Mask all make attempts to rise again, only to be respectively foiled by Catwoman, Nightwing, Robin (with Oracle's help), and Red Hood (in the latter case, Black Mask ends up ''dead''). "In From The Cold" puts an end to Mr. Freeze, with Nora being released from cryogenic stasis and convincing her husband Victor to give up his criminal ways so they can spend their final days together peacefully. In "Shadow War", if the player chooses to destroy Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus machine, Batman takes Ra's into custody at GCPD to spend his final days and finally die peacefully.]]

*** The game's {{DLC}}s hammer the point home further [[by ending the stories of much of the villains. Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, and Black Mask all make attempts to rise again, only to be respectively foiled by Catwoman, Nightwing, Robin (with Oracle's help), and Red Hood (in the latter case, Black Mask ends up ''dead''). "In From The Cold" puts an end to Mr. Freeze, with Nora being released from cryogenic stasis and convincing her husband Victor to give up his criminal ways so they can spend their final days together peacefully. In "Shadow War", if the player chooses to destroy Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus machine, Batman takes Ra's into custody at GCPD to spend his final days and finally die peacefully.]]

** The storyline of ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' deals with this, as it opens with the line "This is how it happened. This... is how [[spoiler:the Batman died.]]" Batman himself recognizes this, as a major part of the end of the Riddler and Penguin side-quests is Batman making it clear that this will be the last time he'll see ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} and ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}, respectively, even if you complete those sidequests before the finale of the main plot, which [[spoiler:ends with his identity as Bruce Wayne outed to the world, and Wayne Manor blowing up, seemingly with Bruce and Alfred in it. It can also be considered the end of much of Batman's RoguesGallery as well, what with the villains having depleted their resources in hiring the Arkham Knight and preparing his army. The game's {{DLC}}s hammer the point home further by ending the stories of much of the villains. Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, and Black Mask all make attempts to rise again, only to be respectively foiled by Catwoman, Nightwing, Robin (with Oracle's help), and Red Hood (in the latter case, Black Mask ends up ''dead''). "In From The Cold" puts an end to Mr. Freeze, with Nora being released from cryogenic stasis and convincing her husband Victor to give up his criminal ways so they can spend their final days together peacefully. In "Shadow War", if the player chooses to destroy Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus machine, Batman takes Ra's into custody at GCPD to spend his final days and finally die peacefully.]]

*** This is also shown to have occurred in the backstory of the game, which revolves around the mysterious Ancients of the Starfall Islands. [[spoiler: The Ancients were an alien race from another world, the world where the Chaos Emeralds ''originally'' came from. Their homeworld was destroyed by THE END, forcing them to flee, taking the Chaos Emeralds in tow. The Master Emerald on Angel Island then reacted to the Chaos Emeralds, causing the Ancients to land on Sonic's world in prehistoric times, where they rebuilt their civilization on the Starfall Islands. When THE END came to wipe them out once more, they managed to seal it away, at the cost of much of their new civilization. From there, they moved on to Angel Island, where they found the Master Emerald. What happens after that is unclear, but the Ancient species eventually became no more. According to Dr. Eggman's notes, however, exposure to the Master Emerald mutated the Ancients, eventually turning them into new species, namely the Chao as well as Chaos' species.]]
*** [[spoiler: With the reveal that THE END was the reason the Chaos Emeralds ended up on Sonic's world, as well Chaos and the Chao species eventually emerging, THE END being defeated in this game would mark this game as an end for the ''entirety of the Sonic games series preceding it,'' or, at least, the end of the ongoing plot introduced in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', having revealed the origins of Chaos.]]