Rid: That dinosaur schoolgirl on its own is enough to make me genuinely interested in playing that game. That's pure sexiness, right there.
I would like to mention an absolutely wonderful moment in the Wii title
Super Paper Mario. It was a fairly flawed game in the final analysis, but like all the other
Paper Mario titles, it had an absolutely outstanding script; witty, daft, and supremely self-referential. My favourite bit, however, comes right at the beginning of the game when you first meet Merlon, the wise and elderly sage, who outlines the grim fate about to befall the universe, and what you must do to prevent it. It's all standard heroic stuff, and when he's done, he puts the task to you, thus beginning your epic adventure...unless, of course, you simply repeatedly select the dialogue option that says "no", in which case the game ends there and then, because Mario can't be bothered going on the quest.
Here's the dialogue transcript:
"This is one of the eight Pure Hearts. You are surely the hero spoken of in the pages of the Light Prognosticus. You are the only one who can defeat Count Bleck and save all worlds! Mario! Take this and save all worlds from destruction!"
[Response options:
"I will!" or
"Nah."]
[Select
"Nah."]
[Merlon appears shocked.]
"What?! How can you refuse? If you do not accept this, all worlds will end! You must!"
[Response options:
"OK, then." or
"I don't wanna!"]
[Select
"I don't wanna!"]
[Merlon appears incredibly distressed.]
"After all I have told you, you still refuse?! You are our very last soap....Wait, what did I say? Hope! Very last HOPE! This is the final time I will ask you. Please...save the world!"
[Response options:
"Fine, already." or
"Still no."]
[Select
"Still no."]
[Merlon looks downcast and depressed.]
"I see...then all worlds are as good as doomed...ohhhhh......."
GAME OVER
Best game ending ever.