Points of No Return In Games

Daryl Talks Games June 28, 2025
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Upgrade Your Workspace with Flexispot! Enjoy Up to the discount for the Independence Day Sale! Enter code 'C750' and save $50 on the C7Max chair! Shop through Flexispot C7Max Chair:https://bit.ly/3Tq3mxm -US or https://bit.ly/3FXTIyY - CA Am I the only one that weirdly procrastinates finishing a game as soon as I unlock the final boss? Do you also pump the brakes right before the finale? Why do we do this? Is there psych research behind it? Will we get weirdly deep with the answer? Find out today on another episode of “Daryl hypes up mundane questions!” Support Daryl Talks Games on Patreon! ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/daryltalksgames Bonus content, early access, YOUR name at the end of videos, and more all for $1/month! Twitter ▶https://twitter.com/DarylTalksGames Twitch ▶https://www.twitch.tv/daryltalksgames DTG Intro motion graphic by Icaro, if you’d like to hire him for a Twitch overlay/motion design just like this one, hit him up here! ▶ https://twitter.com/icarogabriel17 The Endgame Anxiety Devil (0:00) Flexispot makes me better (2:40) The Gravity of Bad Endings (4:26) The Maximization Paradox (7:41) Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (10:15) Call of The Sea and Reality (15:38) A very important NEXT TIME (22:33) ▶Games Shown Alan Wake 2 (2023) Celeste (2018) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022) Disco Elysium (2019) Chrono Trigger (1995) Persona 5 Royal (2019) Mass Effect (2007) NieR:Automata (2017) Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) Elden Ring (2022) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) Resident Evil 4 (2023) Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) Tunic (2022) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025) Monster Hunter Wilds (2025) Ghost of Tsushima (2020) Silent Hill 2 Remake (2024) Yakuza 0 (2015) Mass Effect (2007) Final Fantasy XIII (2009) Hollow Knight (2017) Persona 4 Golden (2012) God of War (2018) Stellar Blade (2024) Dead Space (2024) Outer Wilds (2019) Death's Door (2021) Unsighted (2021) Control (2019) NieR Replicant ver.1.22 (2021) Hollow Knight (2017) Call of the Sea (2020) VA-11 Hall-A (2016) Signalis (2022) Undertale (2015) Devil May Cry 5 (2019) Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (2024) The Last of Us (2013) Hades (2020) ▶Movies/TV/Anime Shown Game of Thrones The Graduate Good Will Hunting Rudy Avengers Endgame Part 2 ▶Music Sources (in Order): Tephra Cave - Xenoblade Chronicles OST Ancient Sanctuary, Path on the Roots - Expedition 33 OST Task Force Neuron - Astral Chain OST The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Life in the Ruins Trailer Music Re-Orchestration By Arvid Olson (https://youtu.be/SDmgWd4PKtY?si=9onDID5aH8QJhT0Z) Goron City, Night - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST François Theme - Expedition 33 OST Juice - Revenge of Meta Knight Ending Remix (https://youtu.be/UVe0h4l5DFU?si=xB8ZcPJOnY7Y54ez) Eidos 7 Clock Tower - Stellar Blade OST First Steps - Unravel OST Castti, the Apothecary Theme - Octopath Traveler II OST River’s End - Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye OST Miles East - Call of The Sea OST Spring Meadows, Tomorrow is Here - Expedition 33 OST A Warrior’s Dream by Tenno: www.instagram.com/tennomusic/ www.youtube.com/c/tennomusic www.tennomusic.com ▶Research Sources (A)Meaningful Endings and Mixed Emotions: The Double-Edged Sword of Reminiscence on Good Times https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8817627/ (B) Socioemotional Selectivity Theory https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/socioemotional-selectivity-theory (C) Poignancy: Mixed Emotional Experience in the Face of Meaningful Endings https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2807633/ (D) The Maximization Paradox: The costs of seeking alternatives https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886909000075?via%3Dihub

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