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[Nyaoku]

I'd say probably the .hack series. I guess it was the stuff where you have to go out of the game to your desktop or something to read e-mails from the characters and it had its own fake forums section. It helped pass the time before I got internet.

As for just the most emotional moment ... First tigrex kill in MHFU.

 

[TehWinged]

I have three games that come to mind, each giving me a different response.


Fear - Amnesia: The Dark Descent - Obvious Reasons.

Anger - Amnesia: Justine - I go about saving all the suitors, thinking I'm atoning for my wrongs...

Spoiler

... but then she leaves them to die.

Sadness - Medal of Honor (2011) - In the end of the campaign, where...

Spoiler

... Rabbit bleeds out waiting for a helicopter from the airfield that you had to capture in the second (or third) mission

I haven't played many games that have made me sad really.

 

[5t3v0]

FFVII for me. I knew that Aerith was going to die, I only started playing it a couple of months ago for the first time (Hey, I was 3 when it first came out. And I couldn't find it for a wee while until I found there was a PC version in existence) But it still destroyed me. Annoyingly, for the Jenova battle afterwards, I didn't set my party up well enough so I had to watch it... again...

 

[Marcus Kehoe]

Katawa Shoujo and A Drug that makes you Dream are the biggest for me, with Syphonic rain being runner up other than that all other game's or VN had part's that brought up Feel's but nothing that did to the degree of these games.

A Drug that makes you Dream definatly. Could barely finish the path (and havnt gone back to try the other 2). Im not good at dealign with strong emotions >.> It screwed me up for a bit lol.

A Drug that makes you Dream is Great but I only managed to get emotionally invested in one path / one girl (the bullied one). and the rest of them just weren't my thing .

Yeah the bullied girl is definitely the best, but the other 2 were really good also, just where overshadowed by that white haired beauty. I really liked the student councils ending as well.

 

[Don Savik]

Heavy Rain


/threadoveryoucangohomenow

Seriously. None of these games compare. Considering that it was essentially a movie, but hey, it works.

 

[octafish]

To The Moon, also One Last Chance, go and buy To The Moon and play One Last Chance for free.

 

[Offworlder_v1legacy]

Metal Gear Solid 3. They make Snake a much more emotional character and it just worked. The ending is still one of the best for sure.

 

[LilithSlave]

Considering that it was essentially a movie, but hey, it works.

There's nothing about a movie that essentially can make it more moving than a game.

 

[Joshua Walrath]

Tales of Syomphonia. probably one of the most underrated games of all time. It's rare, old, and expensive. But it is worth it. Ive played it many times. I get emotional every time.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Heavy Rain obviously! More polygons equals more Emotion! Also, this thread didn't need to be resurrected, but it did allow me to make a joke.

 

[Another]

I know it's a necro-thread but I can't help it.

Clearly the most emotional game is Crysis 3, it clearly has the most polygons. And as our great and wise leader David Cage dictates: Polygons are Emotions.

 

[Mikejames]

Obligatory Walking Dead recommendation. It knew how to make me care.

It knew how to make me hurt.

play One Last Chance for free.

Liked the build-up, but grimaced a bit upon figuring out the title.

 

[Infernai]

Well, Metal Gear soli- Ah damnit, someone beat me to it!

In that case I'm gonna have to go with the obligatory mention of a game nobody has even bought up yet: NIER!

Seriously, the game is damned good and I'm surprised nobody bought it up.

 

[dumbseizure]

Mine would be Persona 4.

My god, my emotions were all over the place, and at one certain point it was like a emotional gut punch.

But holy shit was it good.

Also the required MGS3.

That ending......

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I know it's a necro-thread but I can't help it.

Clearly the most emotional game is Crysis 3, it clearly has the most polygons. And as our great and wise leader David Cage dictates: Polygons are Emotions.

No no, he's french remember? Direct translation: Polygons IS Emotions!

 

[Costia]

To the moon
It's more of an interactive story than a game. But it's a really touching one.

 

[Racecarlock]

Saints Row The Third a mere few hours ago.

There I was in a VTOL listening to the ATHF theme and then intercutting it once with ladies and gentlement by saliva and I was having an awesome time. Even finished off in the A-10 listening to the ATHF theme again.

"But wait, that's not emotional!"

I tend to count "Fuck yeah, this is awesome!" as an emotion, so bugger off.

 

[Nouw]

Either the Walking Dead game or The Darkness (first one).

The former because goddamn...it was just an emotional rollercoaster from beginning to end. The latter because of two very specific scenes involving your in game girlfriend which I won't spoil.

Do you reckon it's still worth playing even if it's been spoiled for you? I kinda played the second Darkness first .

 

[CloudAtlas]

Mass Effect was pretty emotional to me.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

SPOILER BELOW


The ending to ACR. Whoever wrote the last cutscene and Altair memory deserves a medal/national holiday as that scene is better than most games.

That was beautiful. But as a veteran AC fan, I think AC:R is the most emotion driven game of them all. Just seeing Ezio so old and away from his home trying to finally find some answers really got to me. And the culmination of his story couldn't have been better. The writing was perfect.

Mass Effect has it's moments of awesomeness, anger and deep sadness. Hell, with that damn ending it's probably the most emotional game I played. Never before have I wanted to burn down an orphanage.

An honorable mention goes to the manliest of men