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Persona 4.

I literally had a sinking feeling in my hearts watching the credits roll, like i was never gonna see those guys again

 

[The Last Wizard]

This, more so cause I was leaving behind the universe for who knows how long I read the books leading up to the release of 3 so I was deep in the universe by time the game came. I can't wait for mass effect next and a remaster for ps4.

 

[batman2million]

Ocarina of Time when I first completed it.

Life was empty

I used to beat it just to watch that wonderful credit roll...


gonna youtube it now.

 

[Molemitts]

I don't get this attitude of feeling sad after you finish a game. I always feel great. If the game has a sad ending then I can see why it might make you feel that way, but otherwise I enjoy completing games a lot.

If it's a case of a game I put many hours into like Dark Souls, I feel really accomplished. There's that "every game feels bad in comparison" attitude, but I think that's different. I also replayed Dark Souls, like, the next day. My second playthrough was just as fun as the first.

 

[bomma_man]

Resident Evil 4. Partly because the credits are surprisingly touching.


Then I started it again instantly.

 

[Seik]

Recently when I finished Wonderful 101 for the first time, not too long after it came out.

I was all like ''What now?''

Kinda had the same feels when I finished Bayo 1+2.

 

[Rad-]

I felt a bit sad when I finished Suikoden 2 the first time and got a bad ending.

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

TLoU, Red Dead Redemption, Uncharted 2 (because it ended and I wanted more of it), Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

I have feelings come up, yeah... I don't know if I'd say depression though. More like a sadness that it's all over, and I'll never have that unique first experience with that game again. I've never had trouble getting into other games afterward though, that's something I don't understand.

 

[flyover]

Mass effect 3 for me. Not only was the ending a punch in the face, all those hours with those characters over years and several playthroughs, I just felt lost. Nothing appealed to me for months.

Yeah, I didn't play anything except mobile time-killers for a long time after that one. If nothing else, the one thing I can say about that ending is that I will never forget it.

Persona 4.

I literally had a sinking feeling in my hearts watching the credits roll, like i was never gonna see those guys again

This is the next game in my queue. Hope I'm ready.

 

[Golgo 13]

Not particularly.

Also, OP, you may just be experiencing the fact that Inquisition is a genuinely boring game. Maybe try another?

I generally really like Bioware, and I've heard the first 10 (!) or so hours of DA:I are pretty slow, so I'm going to give it more of a chance. . . That fucking Dwarf character, Tarric or whatever, seemed really overdone to me -- that annoying jokester RPG cliche attitude, the way he winks when he thinks he's being charming -- hopefully this is the intent and I haven't outgrown Bioware games, I remember that character being cool in past games.

 

[misho8723]

Yep.. after I finished Metro 2033/Last Light.. Witcher 1/2.. STALKER... Max Payne 2.. and every time I finish Vampire Bloodlines

 

[brandonh83]

Silent Hill 2 for reasons obvious to anyone that has finished it.

You made me happy.

Fuck it all, just fuck everything.

 

[HabeeNo]

Persona 4, and TLOU

 

[Axelhortsemchi]

I was coming in to say Persona 3, but it looks like a bunch of people already beat me to the punch.

Dat ending :'(

 

[Shiggy]

Just absolutely love this game. The gameplay mechanics, the story, the linearity, the humour.

 

[NotLiquid]

Killer7 destroyed me. Suda51 is a sadistic bastard in every game he directs, and Killer7's ending was just too cruel. It's my favorite game of all time and every time I get to that tragic ending I can't help but feel terrible in its perfectly capped off sadness.

Even the ending music makes me feel like shit.

 

[KorrZ]

I've played The Last of Us many times already and each time it makes other games seem inferior afterwards. Which in turn makes me not want to play any other games for awhile.

 

[CrackaF3tt]

TLOU and Mass Effect 3. Two extremes for me lol.

 

[Hesemonni]

112 posts and no mention of this?

I'm disappoint

The most powerful videogame experience I've ever had.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I don't know if I would call it depression, but I've definitely experienced a complete lack of desire to play anything else after finishing an amazing game. I just take a few days off from gaming or start up the amazing game all over again. It's happened to me with all of the Souls games. The Last of Us, too. I'm sure there are plenty of other examples.

 

[jimi_dini]

The second playthrough of that had me weeping like a damn child. Game is bleak.

You haven't played the game until you see the titlescreen, that I posted.

Believe me, it's something very special.

 

[Dimmle]

Persona 4. It was a time when I was low on real friends and as silly as it sounds, saying goodbye to the ones from Inaba was tough.

 

[oreomunsta]

Play Super Mario 3D World OP. Anti-gaming-depressant, uncut.

 

[Valkerionseven]

Reason enough to turn you into the most clingy person ever to your significant other.

 

[brickarts295]

Persona fucking 4
Played for 1 week, felt like an entire year. Probably the first game to make me cry man tears.

 

[MedIC86]

Shenmue 1 & 2 really brought out that feeling (played back in the day) esspecialy knowing i will never know the end of the story.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

"Gentlemen, welcome to Dubai."

 

[Pac3y]

FF7 for me, was back in my teens. I remember reflecting on how shit our universe was lol. I wanted to be in that world, and couldn't accept the game was over. it also saddened me on how dull reality could be.

Nothing compared, and to be fair nothing really has to that level. Was fully engrossed.

 

[thesolidshark]

MGS4 by far.
That ending...Man tears.

I feel the same.
I'm not sure I reached a level of depression, but I came close after this game. Thinking of possibly the series' end, and the relative end of

Spoiler

Snake's life

, I definitely took some time.

 

[nikos]

Persona 4 was one of them. Felt like I was saying goodbye to real friends.

Sad games are a different story.

 

[Takamura-San]

Maybe a little bummed....but depressed? Nah!

 

[SinShep]

Mass Effect 3 was the only game in recent years that made me 'spending a whole week sitting in class doing nothing but think' depressed, but it was all for good reasons. Regardless of the general opinion of the ending, finishing it with the Extended Cut makes it a perfectly bittersweet ending for me.

Plus, Tali's romance arc was a big part of the whole experience, and that final goodbye was just heart wrenching.

 

[Nzyme32]

I wouldn't call it depressed. Only Walking Dead Season 1. Not been moved by any other game, although hl2 ep2 was probably the only other game to get vaguely close.

 

[Vlateko]

Shadow of the Colossus. That whole week afterwards felt pretty bleak.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

I usually feel sad at the end of a Katamari game. I've only played Damacy and Forever, but I probably won't play any others.

 

[Dash Kappei]

Depressed no, sad yes.

Mother 3 comes to mind, maybe Wind Waker too.

 

[Skyball Paint]

I haven't been engrossed with anything as much as Planescape: Torment in my life, and even five years on I still carry the feelings of bittersweet joy and emptiness from when I finished it.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

You haven't played the game until you see the titlescreen, that I posted.

Believe me, it's something very special.

Is that from the "C" or "D" ending?

 

[AwesomePossum]

was left emotionally crippled after the end of MGS3. still going to therapy for it.

 

[Coins]

Mass Effect left me wanting more.

 

[MLCodest]

Skies of Arcadia. I did absolutely everything you could do and then watched the credits roll :')

My man.

 

[Blobbers]

Yes, when I finish a long JRPG, usually. I get that hollow feeling afterwards. This is why it's extra difficult for me to play 2 JRPGs back to back. The usual 10 hour JRPG intros where you mostly press X to win + the feeling of emptiness = almost impossible to get into a new game.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Persona 4 Golden: Almost like saying goodbye to my high school class again.

Tales of Hearts R: Weird one but true.

Final Fantasy X: That ending. That ending mannnnn.

 

[batrush]

Yep. Happened with MGS3, P4G, and Danganronpa.

 

[MajorTom]

I think a few others have already said it but.....Persona 4 Golden. i spent around 80 hours playing it my first time. I think the next game I'll feel depressed after will be MGSV

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

MGS3? It was disturbing!

 

[rav]

Deus Ex Human Revolution: I didn't want the game to end. I had lots of fun playing this game. I should replay this again and go for some of the crazier achievements.

Infamous Second Son: I also had such a blast playing this game that I didn't want to finish the journey. Funny that, I didn't play much of First Light and I bought it as soon as it came out. I did Platinum Second Son though.

I have this same problem with great books too. (Ender's Game and Mistborn series books come to mind.)

Edit: I don't really get depressed, but sometimes I'll stop near the end for a while to savor it.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Maybe not depression, but just a kind of sweet sadness. I've felt that when a game is really special and thoroughly over.

 

[Jobbs]

Dark Souls and TLOU both did it to me. In the case of Dark Souls, I was so engaged by the gameplay and world that nothing else appealed to me for a while. In the case of TLOU, I was so gripped by the story, characters, and ending that I was actually somewhat distraught for several days, as odd as that sounds.