I'm not sure about my first but I definitely cared about Ethan in Heavy Rain, that was probably the most emotional game I have ever played.
Which was the first game you actually cared about the characters?
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I would say Mass effect 1 and 2... You do care about your crew-members.
Though, I did care about my covenant/marines in halo when I was younger. (I thought you actually needed them to complete a level and the flood levels were not as creepy if you had company)
Though, I did care about my covenant/marines in halo when I was younger. (I thought you actually needed them to complete a level and the flood levels were not as creepy if you had company)
I don't think its the first game, but the game where I cared the most about the characters is actually a mod. It's called "Blue Planet: War in Heaven" and its a mod for the space sim FreeSpace 2. The game itself come out like ten years ago or so, but the modding community it has is simply incredible.
Here's a short video showing off some of the visuals this game has now. It's the definition of a game aging well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhAR8rWPluQ
I say without hyperbole that War in Heaven is probably the best game I have ever played. Even with a lack of voice acting (Director's Cut version will include it), I don't think I've ever had so much emotional investment in the characters of a video game before. I felt excited when they were excited, surprised when they were surprised, and furious when they were furious. Your character loses friends throughout the story, and it's downright painful.
Here's a short video showing off some of the visuals this game has now. It's the definition of a game aging well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhAR8rWPluQ
I say without hyperbole that War in Heaven is probably the best game I have ever played. Even with a lack of voice acting (Director's Cut version will include it), I don't think I've ever had so much emotional investment in the characters of a video game before. I felt excited when they were excited, surprised when they were surprised, and furious when they were furious. Your character loses friends throughout the story, and it's downright painful.
I've had a soft spot for most characters I've had to lug through a game, but the only ones I remember genuinely nabbing my feelings is the Final Fantasy XIII guys.
The ending really got to me. Fang and Vanille gone to save Cocoon, then everyone else all happy, with Sazh and his kid and Snow with Serah... That shit's touchin', man. It's fuckin' touchin'.
The first game in which I actually cared what happened to the characters was in Illusion of Time for the SNES. It wasn't very long or very hard for that matter. But the story was more involved and character driven than the "go here, get object, save Princess" story of Link to the Past (which was a great game before anyone says anything) and I found myself really liking the characters so much that I played this game over and over again
Its a shame that it never got a re release on the GBA unlike a lot of other SNES titles.
Its a shame that it never got a re release on the GBA unlike a lot of other SNES titles.
Ezio from AcII, anyone who has played it and knows what happens to him to at the start is a pretty bad thing to see and experience and yes i know its agame
That scarred me as a child. It seemed so...unnecessary that it verged on disturbing.Nothing Tra La La said:
OT: Probably Trip and Monkey from Enslaved. I've played many games, and not once have I hoped for a happy ending more.
I hate overblown, cliche romances, so the fact that this one was handled so tenderly and delicately without any REAL conclusion to it just blew me away. It was cliched in the sense that the anti-hero changes a bit and opens up from being a loner, fair enough, but it wasn't cliche in the typical sense.
I think the genuine, excellent facial expressions get you first then the superb voice acting just draws you in. The character interaction and motion capture is some of the best I've seen implemented in a game.
You know, that almost slipped my mind. Back when RPGs where still making us care.SimuLord said:
OT: FFVII, do I really need spoilers? All that time grinding and this mother has to come in and ***** slap the whole game for me. 6 & 7, good times.
Alundra and too many of the characters in it.
Granstream Saga and the main trio of characters (Eon, Arcia and Laramee)
Granstream Saga and the main trio of characters (Eon, Arcia and Laramee)
Eeeyeah on this one I'll have to giggle a little. No offense intended, dont get me wrong, I love emotional scenes in games, but I personally found that (and Dom's continuous "zomg-must-find-her-whail-cry-sniffle") to be a lame attempt at injecting a feeble amount of emotion into an overly steroid-driven game. (Again dont get me wrong, I like playing Gears sort of, me and my pops like to tag team and bring the locusts some real pain. Always play Dizzy in horde mode, yeehaw!)VanityGirl said:
If I remember correctly, I believe it was the original Jak and Daxter. Afterwards, the first game I really really cared about the characters was Final Fantasy X. When I say really really, I mean like, it made me feel emotions "heavily"? I cared about the characters in Jak and Daxter but, Final Fantasy X was on another level.
Quite so, although I never went as far as save scumming. That guy who was the only survivor of your first raid and then went on to become your front line soldier, climbing the ranks, becoming more efficient with grenades, when he got tagged by a chrysalid, man that hurt.JInf said:
Metal Gear Solid.
The story was compeling and the characters were engaging. I truly felt bad for some of the characters, and that one moment where you have to leave Meryl behind - bleeding and at the mercy of Sniper Wolf - to go all the way back to get a sniper rifle, really tore me up the first time I played it.
The story was compeling and the characters were engaging. I truly felt bad for some of the characters, and that one moment where you have to leave Meryl behind - bleeding and at the mercy of Sniper Wolf - to go all the way back to get a sniper rifle, really tore me up the first time I played it.
Probably Dragon Age, i actually made a few decisions based on whether or not it would upset the other characters, especially Alistair, used him from the beginning, only guy i actually finished the companion quests for
When you have to choose between him and the other guy (sorry i don't know how to use the spoilers thing) i was really leaning towards the other guy until Alistair got all mad, then i caved, and like, i don't even cave that easy to my daughter
When you have to choose between him and the other guy (sorry i don't know how to use the spoilers thing) i was really leaning towards the other guy until Alistair got all mad, then i caved, and like, i don't even cave that easy to my daughter