Games that made you cry
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I teared up pretty badly at the highest-karma fallout 3 ending, mainly with the combination of the music and how perfect it felt the way you died like your father...
The ending of Portal 2 had me tearing up due to how much I had become connected to and enjoyed the world the game created.
The ending of Penumbra: Black Plague (made by the creators of Amnesia: the Dark Descent) made me want to cry in tears of horror and despair. Same with the bad ending of its sequel, Penumbra: Requiem.
The ending of Penumbra: Black Plague (made by the creators of Amnesia: the Dark Descent) made me want to cry in tears of horror and despair. Same with the bad ending of its sequel, Penumbra: Requiem.
Hmm .. it seems like most people are talking about what I like to call 'bro-sad' things, or 'Gladiator'-sad.
I found the death of that kid in Dragon Age to be the game writers throwing down a gauntlet. I can't say I actually cried, but it made me stop and wonder 'will the game designers *actually* go through with this?!'
I have to say I kept expecting some other character to walk in an say 'waaaaait! luckily, I know what to do!' and save the kid despite me screwing up. But nope ... I had to stand there, impotently, and watch an already emotional wreck of a woman slit her son's throat and hold him sobbing as the life gushed from him, until he became a small, cold, dead hunk of meat.
And, although it wasn't my fault, it was my failure to act accordingly that saw this happen.
Perhaps being a parent made it more poignant for me, rather than others here?
I found the death of that kid in Dragon Age to be the game writers throwing down a gauntlet. I can't say I actually cried, but it made me stop and wonder 'will the game designers *actually* go through with this?!'
I have to say I kept expecting some other character to walk in an say 'waaaaait! luckily, I know what to do!' and save the kid despite me screwing up. But nope ... I had to stand there, impotently, and watch an already emotional wreck of a woman slit her son's throat and hold him sobbing as the life gushed from him, until he became a small, cold, dead hunk of meat.
And, although it wasn't my fault, it was my failure to act accordingly that saw this happen.
Perhaps being a parent made it more poignant for me, rather than others here?
Speedball 2 on the Amiga. This one time, I pressed the eject button to get the disk out, but it shot out too fast and hit me right in the crotch. Brought a tear to my eye that did.
That's not to say I've not felt a little sad at certain times, but I can't think of an occassion where a game has genuinely made me cry even a little. That being said, when I read about the Sam and Max one that someone else mentioned, I looked up the ending... DUDE! When you think about it, that's kinda depressing.
Oh, and of course Marley and Me (and I'm a cat person).
That's not to say I've not felt a little sad at certain times, but I can't think of an occassion where a game has genuinely made me cry even a little. That being said, when I read about the Sam and Max one that someone else mentioned, I looked up the ending... DUDE! When you think about it, that's kinda depressing.
Oh, and of course Marley and Me (and I'm a cat person).
Has a painting ever made you cry?War Penguin said:
I don't thin I've ever cried because of a video game. I have been touched, disappointed, infuriated and depressed by one but I've never cried.
Infamous 2
Prototype gave me tears of rage
Pokemon White
The happy ending of heavy rain
Im looking to bawling like crazy when Shadow of the Colossus is rereleased in September
Prototype gave me tears of rage
Pokemon White
The happy ending of heavy rain
Im looking to bawling like crazy when Shadow of the Colossus is rereleased in September
Portal - I never wanted to kill GLaDOS, and I found Still Alive quite sad too
Portal 2 - Cried three times, When the turret opera plays, at Want You Gone, and a Wheatley in SPAAAACE
KIngdom Hearts - Can't remember :/
Portal 2 - Cried three times, When the turret opera plays, at Want You Gone, and a Wheatley in SPAAAACE
KIngdom Hearts - Can't remember :/
Am I the only one who doesn't get teary eyed at games? If so, I must be such a heartless bastard 
Phantasy Star IV was the one for me. Allis's death early in the game was shocking, maybe it was due to my age but I felt very attached to the character.
That was a big turning point for me. I guess I had seen game characters die before, but the visual presentation gave it an enlarged sense of gravitas. Suddenly the world seemed a much darker place.
That was a big turning point for me. I guess I had seen game characters die before, but the visual presentation gave it an enlarged sense of gravitas. Suddenly the world seemed a much darker place.