Dunno about THE most, but Ico is definitely high on the list for me. I came to it a decade or so late, when the PS3 remasters of the Team Ico games were released, but it still blew me away with the care that obviously went into crafting the lovely, melancholy setting and the connection between Ico and Yorda that reaches across the linguistic barrier (those mysterious hieroglyphs). Also, watermelon.
What Game Do You Think Has The Most Heart?
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Speakingof compile heart, i think the hyperdimension neptunia games have a lot of heart poored into them. That and fan service and videogame/anime references.Whatislove said:
Also valiant hearts. Why can't a AAA game have heart like that?
Gotta go for Kid Icarus Uprising for sure. Wonderfully fun gameplay, characters, fantastic music, and all else. I adore that game, and having 99.3% on my save file and 100 hours shows exactly that much. Nintendo clearly had a lot of fun with this one, and I'm glad it had that initial delay to make it even better
What game I've EVER played has the most heart?
...I...I don't even think I can answer that question. So many games...So many games with real heart to them...
So instead I'll mention a somewhat recent game with a ton of heart, which absolutely made it into a stellar game:
Of Orcs and Men.
It's a somewhat low budget action/tactical RPG about an Orc (looks more like a troll, though), and a Goblin on a mission to kill the tyrannical human emperor.
I went in expecting a really short, super cheesy over the top game with little emotional impact.
What I got? I got a tightly bound, surprisingly long (24 hours, according to my steam log) game that actually pulled at my heart a little. Despite it clearly being made on a tight budget and having a few questionable design choices, it gave the world, story and gameplay EVERYTHING it had. By the end, I had stopped seeing the two main characters as an Orc and a Goblin. They had become "people". I cared about their struggle, I connected with them. I, amazingly, empathized a lot with the Orc, who at first I thought was just another meathead tough guy, but who actually is the emotional heart of the story.
Seeing a game deliver on that level...It was amazing. It knew what it wanted to do, and it went and DID IT.
...I...I don't even think I can answer that question. So many games...So many games with real heart to them...
So instead I'll mention a somewhat recent game with a ton of heart, which absolutely made it into a stellar game:
Of Orcs and Men.
It's a somewhat low budget action/tactical RPG about an Orc (looks more like a troll, though), and a Goblin on a mission to kill the tyrannical human emperor.
I went in expecting a really short, super cheesy over the top game with little emotional impact.
What I got? I got a tightly bound, surprisingly long (24 hours, according to my steam log) game that actually pulled at my heart a little. Despite it clearly being made on a tight budget and having a few questionable design choices, it gave the world, story and gameplay EVERYTHING it had. By the end, I had stopped seeing the two main characters as an Orc and a Goblin. They had become "people". I cared about their struggle, I connected with them. I, amazingly, empathized a lot with the Orc, who at first I thought was just another meathead tough guy, but who actually is the emotional heart of the story.
Seeing a game deliver on that level...It was amazing. It knew what it wanted to do, and it went and DID IT.
FF9 is just a game that understand the concept of heart with its characters. The character of Vivi is probably one of the saddest because of what he endured.
That part of the game is so heavy if you know the backstory of it all. ? That, and Vivi's letter at the end.
That part of the game is so heavy if you know the backstory of it all. ? That, and Vivi's letter at the end.
To me it is usually the ones that are overally details (I mean they cramp in alot of stuff) and most indie games out there.
I love how you add Alpha Sapphire like an afterthought... even though Kyroge is best!Caramel Frappe said:
*Ahm* I agree with Frappe here. They put a lot of work into bringing back the amazing memories of Ruby/Sapphire that I remember from childhood. It's the little things too, like PokeNav showing the old map instead of the new one.
Come on...how has nobody said Shadow Warrior yet? Entire game is full of damn Demon Hearts. Or Viscera Cleanup Detail?
Having got the parody stuff out of the way...and on a more serious note I kinda have to agree to an extent with the FF9 suggestion above. I still maintain it had the best plot and best written characters of any Final Fantasy game to date. Its one of those games that I've been wanting desperately to replay for many years now...but I haven't. Because its dated now and I'm afraid of tainting my wonderful memories of it.
Maybe I'll replay it at some point. Have to see. Would do a lot for a HD remake though. >_>
Having got the parody stuff out of the way...and on a more serious note I kinda have to agree to an extent with the FF9 suggestion above. I still maintain it had the best plot and best written characters of any Final Fantasy game to date. Its one of those games that I've been wanting desperately to replay for many years now...but I haven't. Because its dated now and I'm afraid of tainting my wonderful memories of it.
Maybe I'll replay it at some point. Have to see. Would do a lot for a HD remake though. >_>
Morrowind.
You could spend a week reading and not finish the optional text books. You could play 100 hours and not finish half the quest. You had tons of freedom in creating spells and enchanting gear.
With an improved combat system, and some shiny new graphics this game would be flawless. I can't wait till the remake in the Skyrim engine is complete, because the Oblivion remake and Overhaul remake are getting a bit dated. (Seriously how many games have seen 3 fan recreations?)
You could spend a week reading and not finish the optional text books. You could play 100 hours and not finish half the quest. You had tons of freedom in creating spells and enchanting gear.
With an improved combat system, and some shiny new graphics this game would be flawless. I can't wait till the remake in the Skyrim engine is complete, because the Oblivion remake and Overhaul remake are getting a bit dated. (Seriously how many games have seen 3 fan recreations?)
I choose Majora's Mask. They reused a lot of the assets from Ocarina of Time and ended up creating what I think is a superior and more creative product.
The first game, yes. But the sequels....eeeeehh, even if I like the second game better, it have MANY signs of "don't worry, you will see in a sequel the meaning of this"White Lightning said:
OP:
My selections are:
Planescape Torment
Saya no Uta
Portal 2
Ghost Trick
Psychonauts
Actual Sunlight
And many others but I am lazy to remember.
The Darkness II. An obscure sequel to an obscure game based on an obscure comic series. It didn't sell well, but the developers put a lot of effort into making it and it shows. The game is short, but there are no "filler" levels to pad out the story; each level seems to have it's own identity and unique atmosphere. The asylum side story was very well done and added a lot to the story. The story and characters were well written, with the Darkness's voice acting and dialogue being top notch, along with Jackie's very well done performance. The gunplay was some of the best I've experienced so far and felt very natural. I actually had never heard of the Darkness series before playing The Darkness II, and the game was good enough to get me to pick up some of the comics.
Opoona.
Everything about the game just really lights up my inner child. The protagonists designs, the setting, the city, the job system, and the combat, and the music is amazing. It takes me back to a more innocent time. Out of all the game's I own its the one I'm most eager to replay and really get in-depth about it, make more friends and do more side quest, and over all explore the world more.
I'd love to see it remade on a stronger console, making the cities bigger and what not.
Everything about the game just really lights up my inner child. The protagonists designs, the setting, the city, the job system, and the combat, and the music is amazing. It takes me back to a more innocent time. Out of all the game's I own its the one I'm most eager to replay and really get in-depth about it, make more friends and do more side quest, and over all explore the world more.
I'd love to see it remade on a stronger console, making the cities bigger and what not.
I think GW2, TF2, Braid, and a huge number of the Mario universe games-- in particular Yoshi's Island-- have a great amount of heart. The recent indie platformer Kisima Ingitchuna too; it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
Seconded.mysecondlife said: