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* ''[[Persona 3]]: FES'', the [[Updated Rerelease]] of the game, gives us The Answer, an entirely new epilogue chapter that makes {{spoiler|Aigis}} the main playable character. A new AI-controlled character appears as well.
* ''[[Disgaea Hour of Darkness|Disgaea Afternoon Of Darkness]]'' lets you play as [[The Lancer|Etna]] in the PSP and DS remakes, an [[Alternate Continuity]] where she accidentally kills Laharl {{spoiler|although, he later turns out to be just fine}} at the beginning of the game.
** ''[[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]]'' for the PSP lets you play as Axel, a story which takes place before the events of the main game.
** Raspberyl's [[DLC]] story in ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'' occurs after the game ends, where she becomes a teacher.
*** The [[Play Station Vita]] remake of ''Disgaea 3'' will have ''four'' new scenarios, including one starring two entirely new characters made for the port.
** ''[[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten]]'' will get a [[DLC]] scenario of the main character's past, as well as another one starring Fuka and Desco.
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** {{spoiler|Sisters}} Mode in ''[[Portrait of Ruin]]'', meanwhile, is a prequel to the game's events.
* ''[[Devil May Cry]] 3'' has [[Evil Twin|Vergil]] Mode in the [[Updated Rerelease]]. He plays surprisingly different from Dante, considering their blood relationship.
** Sadly fails to live up to expectations for many, since the way Vergil fights is the ONLY thing different about Vergil Mode.
* ''[[Half-Life]]: Decay'' features a bonus mission where you can play as a Vortigaunt.
** In fact, basically every single one of the ''Half-Life'' expansion packs was this to the original game, with ''Opposing Force'' casting the player as one of the invading marines, ''Blue Shift'' letting players step into Barney's shoes, and ''Decay'' giving players two <s>middle-aged</s> young female scientists in powered armor to play with, through the whole resonance cascade.
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** Star Wars games in general love retreading film territory.
* Beating ''[[Um Jammer Lammy]]'' once unlocks an extra mode where you can play as Parappa from the original game, with all-new story cutscenes (that don't tie in to the gameplay) and remixed stage music with new lyrics.
* The [[PlayStation 2]] game ''The Getaway'', after beating the game as Mark Hammond, the next play through allowed you to play as Frank Carter, the cop who initially pursued, and eventually helps Mr. Hammond.
* In the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' movie game for the [[PlayStation 2]], it was possible to unlock an alternate mode of play where the player takes control of Harry Osborne as the Green Goblin, looking to avenge his father.
** Allegedly, the [[PlayStation 3]] version of the third movie game apparently permits you to do much the same thing.
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* The [[Updated Rerelease]] version of ''[[Metal Gear]] Solid 2'', ''Subsistence'', features the Snake Tales bonus mode, where you can play short sequences as Snake, to compensate for having to play most of the game as Raiden.
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|''Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Falsebound Kingdom'']] had one story each for Yugi and Kaiba. Completing both modes granted access to a shorter mode for Joey.
* This is as good a trope as any to describe ''Nethergate'', which is essentially two intertwined games with the same engine. At the beginning, you choose to be a Roman or a Celt, and each plays through half the plot, often with one setting up elements that are only explored in the other's scenario. However, since the two scenarios take place concurrently, and since neither side fully understands what's going on, you can play the two in any order.
* In the [[PlayStation 2]] video game''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]: Journey to Jaburo'', beating the game once unlocks a bonus mode allowing the player to play a number of sidemissions, taking place both on the Federations side, and on that of the Principality of Zeon (even allowing the player to unlock Char's old red-painted Mobile Suits).
* ''[[Silent Hill 2]]'': The "Born From a Wish" sub-scenario.
* [[Square Enix]]'s [[IOS Games|iPhone RPG]] ''[[Chaos Rings (video game)|Chaos Rings]]'' lets you play as any of the 4 couples in the same background of the Arc battle arena. The story progression differs slightly with each couple you play with, because inevitably you will have to {{spoiler|kill the other 3 couples.}}
* All of the [[Command
** While that is true, only Firestorm and C&C3 actually tell the same story. The rest of them have the campaigns exist in [[Alternate History|different timelines]].
** This could be considered only slightly in keeping with the spirit of this trope, as these alternate stories/perspectives are always open from the start, with one exception: Beating the GDI and Nod campaigns in C&C3 unlocks the Scrin campaign.
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