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What games have made you cry tears...
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SaintMadeOfPlaster
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Don't do that. We all know that a large portion of games are meant to be fun, while a large portion are meant to be taken as serious pieces of art.
They really need to stop being called "video games."
I don't know what it was. It just felt like the end of everything. I was proud of Bungie.
soxinthebox
Member
As a child the last screen of Ocarina of Time kinda got to me
The way Link walks up, and Zelda turns around, unaware of who you are or what you did to save her and Hyrule ;_;
Didn't realise that's how you were supposed to read that.. Even finishing it last year it didn't click.
wtb new brain
Yep, those really got to me.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
Katawa Shoujo. Ya'll don't know what it's like to have a waifu with no arms and the brain of a sea sponge
IC_Champion
Member
sadness. Metal Gear Solid 4,
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when Raiden was crushed by New Arsenal Gear and his final thought was of Rose, even though he was upset at her
DTLIONS1013
Member
Mass Effect 3
Thane 
Nightstick11
Banned
Chrono Trigger- When Crono is resurrected (with Marle in the party)
Final Fantasy VI- suicide scene
Tales of the Abyss- when Tear says I love you
Final Fantasy VI- suicide scene
Tales of the Abyss- when Tear says I love you
Aquamarine
Member
Agreed. There's just something about being the character for many hours that really gets to me.
Even just the slightest romance / sad scenes leave me in tears.
manly tears were shed
you stole my post you jerk
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
Mass Effect 3Thane
Oh man, I forgot about that. Same for
Mordin
oyoshimaru
Member
MGS3.
MGS4 put a huge lump in the throat.
Reading the description in the Boss's grave, and Big Boss saluting afterward. Intense moment.
MGS4 put a huge lump in the throat.
sixteen-bit
Member
Same
slightconfuse
Banned
NIER
Some deaths in ME 3
Some deaths in ME 3
Jade Knight 08
Member
Zelda: OOT -- The ending where Link had to give back the Ocarina to Zelda to regain his lost time the speech she gave.
Zelda: Twilight Princess -- Midna's tale and how she came to be and the ending where she had to depart knowing how Link really feels and spare her pain herself by breaking the mirror to keep Link from visiting her.
Zelda: Twilight Princess -- Midna's tale and how she came to be and the ending where she had to depart knowing how Link really feels and spare her pain herself by breaking the mirror to keep Link from visiting her.
SPOILERS IN THIS POST IN IMAGE FORM.
Tears of Sorrow:
Final Fantasy 4. Tellah. I loved the old coot, and was like, 8. First experience with something of that nature in a video game. FREAKING HURT.
Final Fantasy 6. Shadow. It's incredibly abrupt, and this goddamn song.
Final Fantasy Type-0. I held it together about as long as she did.
"Snake . . . had a hard life, Sunny."
MGS3
"Boss!"
The Wind Waker
No you stupid old man! Take my hand! Come back WITH me! Please?
Tears of Sorrow:
Final Fantasy 4. Tellah. I loved the old coot, and was like, 8. First experience with something of that nature in a video game. FREAKING HURT.
Final Fantasy 6. Shadow. It's incredibly abrupt, and this goddamn song.
Final Fantasy Type-0. I held it together about as long as she did.
MGS4
"Snake . . . had a hard life, Sunny."
MGS3
"Boss!"
The Wind Waker
No you stupid old man! Take my hand! Come back WITH me! Please?
MagicWithEarvin
Member
There are at least two spoilers in here that aren't tagged, but I won't complain since I've experienced them already. Just some consideration for others who have yet to play the games yet.
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Starcraft 2 multiplayer.
Twin Drive System
Member
Okami
And maybe FFX and Crisis Core
And maybe FFX and Crisis Core
-Mass Effect 3 a few moments got me.
-MGS3 debriefing. Think I balled up.
-MGS4 a few times too. Few moments in Act 3, 4, and 5 specifically. One moment in Act 3, Two moments in Act 4 and Two moments in Act 5.
-Shadow of the Colossus twice.
Other than that, I think there was something as of recent that got me upset, but no tears...I can't remember though.
-MGS3 debriefing. Think I balled up.
-MGS4 a few times too. Few moments in Act 3, 4, and 5 specifically. One moment in Act 3, Two moments in Act 4 and Two moments in Act 5.
-Shadow of the Colossus twice.
Other than that, I think there was something as of recent that got me upset, but no tears...I can't remember though.
SolarKnight
Member
One more vote for Mother 3
Also, as ridiculous as it may sound to some, Sam and Max The Devil's Playhouse. THAT GOD DAMN ENDING.
Also, as ridiculous as it may sound to some, Sam and Max The Devil's Playhouse. THAT GOD DAMN ENDING.
Four manly tears throughout Skyward Sword.
The first three were of sorrow, the last of joy, along with three slow claps upon the ending.
I think it mostly stemmed from the fact that Zelda was the implied love interest
that I had a much deeper emotional investment along the lines of my Pokemon games where I would mutter to my team in the hopes of getting to the nearest Pokemon Centre to prevent my team from fainting, not out of avoiding a white out but because I shared a genuine connection with those pixelated sprites.
The Kyle Hyde games also leave me pretty choked up, mostly over the fact that a threequel isn't exactly in the foreseeable future since Cing went belly up...
The first three were of sorrow, the last of joy, along with three slow claps upon the ending.
I think it mostly stemmed from the fact that Zelda was the implied love interest
not counting Peatrice
The Kyle Hyde games also leave me pretty choked up, mostly over the fact that a threequel isn't exactly in the foreseeable future since Cing went belly up...
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SolarKnight
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I'd say it's a combination of everything, music included obviously.
I think many of us disagree. I find most of the "serious pieces of art" moments to be silly and childish, sort of like taking Bad Boys seriously. It's fine to like Bad Boys or How I met Your Mother or Metal Gear Solid; really, it's fine. Just don't try to pretend these are deep, sophisticated works of art. In other words, I don't care what sort of stupid crap you like (I certainly like my share, such as Baseball), just don't try to pretend it's important and serious when it really isn't.
And I think we're finding that the majority of the populace agrees with me, rather than you. Video games are certainly growing, but the story/narrative driven kind isn't, really. Virtually all the biggest hits in the last 5 years -- Call of Duty, Wii Sports, Angry Birds, Wii Fit, Farmville --either have no story at all or a silly, bombastic one no one would take seriously. These sorts of narrative driven games feel like a relic of the "cinematic" infancy of video gaming to me, but as we move in to a more open social/multiplayer driven gaming universe they are losing their relevance.
This does not mean that games can't be taken seriously, mind you; they can. For example, A chess master is often thought of as a genius, let alone a purveyor of sophisticated games. People certainly marvel at the complexity and quick thinking required to perform the sophisticated mutlitasking needed for high level Starcraft play. But I think you'll find that the types of games you are talking about aren't taken seriously by most people, and won't be in the future. I could always be wrong, of course -- but again, we seem to be moving away from these sorts of narrative heavy games, not towards them.
Secret Fawful
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AlberichMX
Member
Tears of joy and sadness with Katawa Shoujo ;_ ; (Lilly's route)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1KU2a_TGVk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1KU2a_TGVk
Buddha Beam
Banned
Okami is the only game I've cried at the ending for. Not because it was sad, but because I got so into it and more invested than I realized. The ending sequence is so heart warming I can't help but run the waterworks.
I'm kind of a wuss like that
I'm kind of a wuss like that