Yeah, I once walked into a Gamestop and saw how expensive new games have gotten…
Joking aside:
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Journey
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To the Moon
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Spiritfarer
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps
All good games, I can’t recommend them enough.
To the moon is like a kick right in the feels. Had me and my wife in bits at the ending.
What touched you about Journey? I finished the games about 3 times and honestly can’t recall that much about it but the art/graphic design being top notch.
Regarding OP’s question I also don’t recall a game that has made me cry yet, but I wouldn’t say I am a senseless being lol, some anime scenes get me from time to time… Is just that with games it feels different.
There were a few things, I think. Stylistically I thought it was gorgeous and made well, coupled with the absolutely beautiful soundtrack by Austin Wintory. But I also got lucky my first time though, and ended up sticking with the same partner pretty much from the very beginning all the way through the end.
The argument that games are art is something that was pretty widely discussed around the release of Journey, but what I think made that game in particular so impactful is the way that it took a basic mechanic like multiplayer support and wove it so perfectly in with the narrative it was trying to tell. Walking into the light with the same person who was with me from so early on, after everything we went through, and then saying our goodbyes before that beautiful OST played through the credits, it was pretty moving.
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My partner is chronically ill and Karlach’s ending in BG3 made me sob because I was romancing her and it hit very close to home
Absolutely same here, although I’m the chronically I’ll one
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The Walking Dead. Clementine, my girl, she needs a hug.
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Journey. I will cry every time.
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Lethal Company. Laughter and fear crying.
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Neon White had a moment or two I think
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BioShock Infinite
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Celeste
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag
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A Short Hike
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Spiritfarer
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probably more…
Black Flag hit far harder than a Ubisoft game had any right to. The entire fucking credits scene… And you just know they are absolutely going to butcher a remaster and bolt on a bunch of always online micro transaction slop.
Oh god… I forgot about the walking dead. Lee talking with Clementine at the end. I cried hard on that one
Black Flag hit far harder than a Ubisoft game had any right to.
A Short Hike was such a cute and wholesome game, was taken by surprise and reduced to tears at the ending 😭😭😭
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Last of us part 2.
To the moon.
I may have teared up at the end of Half-Life 2.
I was full on ugly crying at the end of To The Moon.
Lol, I tear up just hearing River’s song, it’s such an amazing story. We also played Laura Shigihara’s cover of “Everything’s alright” for my wife walking down the isle. It’s a special game.
That rules
Stray had some moments
The end of Stray killed me
Beginning of Stray: “Oh, this cat game is so cute!”
End of Stray: [Hey, come see this big, grown-ass adult guy start ugly-crying!]
“It had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong”.
Oof that hurts
That Dragon Cancer made me fucking weep.
Clair Obscur, God of War 2018, What Remains of Edith Finch, The Last of Us, Bastion, Halo: Reach, Firewatch, Celeste, Telltale’s The Walking Dead, FFXV, Baldur’s Gate 3, Shadow of the Colossus, and more, all made me tear up.
Can you tell I’m quite emotional about video games?
Man that’s a lot of crying during video games. “Honey are you alright? I heard you crying again?”
“This game fucking rocks!!!”
Movies don’t hit me as hard, but the medium that is video games really sells the rough moments for me. Maybe it’s something about being responsible for moving the narrative that makes me connect with video game characters.
It’s the control. You ARE the Character to a lesser extent. That’s why it’s so hard to make a video game movie.
Finally someone mentions Bastion! I just love that game. The ending where you pick him up… was like chills and crying and more chills.
I bought That Dragon Cancer ages ago because it seemed like an amazing and innovative idea for a game, and I’ve never had the guts to start it up.
Bring a blanket and a box of tissues. There is no “I’m too tough to cry” in this game, at least I don’t know anyone who hasn’t.
Oh God, that part with all of the get well cards. Right in the feels.
Ohh yeahh, I forgot FFXV was like that. It hits you with a bunch of shit after that one point of no return.
It is an embodiment of “it’s all downhill from here,” aside from the fact that evil is vanquished.
- The last of Us 1 and 2
- Signalis
- Outer Wilds
- Nier: Automata
I love TLOU 1.
I am curious what part made you cry? Parts made me anxious and parts made me very relieved. None made me cry.
As a middle aged guy with a young daughter at the time, I cried at the opening and had to take a break before actually playing the game.
I played through it originally years ago and remember it being sad but it kind of fell out of my head. I played it again few years ago after acquiring a bonus kid and having a baby, both the intro and the ending were gut punches.
This is the correct answer and what I was going to say. First played as an engaged young man. While an amazing story, didn’t hit until I had my daughter and replayed 10 years later. The impact of his decisions and my struggle with how I would’ve handled it, wrecked me. Neil is a genius and I think an incredible story teller.
The boss fight in the dinner. This was traumatic to me. The violence in this scene feels much to real to be in a video game, I was not prepared.
Boss fight in the dinner?
Do yo mean the boss fight in the burning restaurant where you play Ellie and fight David?
Yes. It’s been a while since I’ve played it.
Sam.
SIGNALIS fucked me up for like 6 months
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Literally yesterday I started playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and just the prologue hit me.
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The end of Karlach’s story in Baldurs Gate 3
Expedition 33 had multiple moments for me, still enjoyed it a lot
I knew i was in for a wild ride after the gromage!
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Final Fantasy VII, the original one. Stopped playing it for a couple months.
Videogame’s “Rosebud” moment. 🥺
I feel old that I was to look this far to find it.
Absolutely not! I’ve never played The Last Guardian. (Yes)
Trico may not exactly be a dog, but Trico is still a very good dog
To the Moon
I convinced my partner to play to the moon. The sound of crying was how I knew she’d reached the end.
The music still gets me a little bit sometimes.
I gotta get around to the other games in the series sometime, To The Moon was incredible. It’s been so long and I don’t remember many specifics, but I do recall it being one of a few games that encouraged me to come to terms with mortality.
this needs to be higher up. to the moon is a gem
When it’s the 8th anti boss blind, you have 11 aces, and you go through all your discards and hands without a 4 of a kind
Outer Wilds, both at the end and when I found the DLC spoiler character. Good tears, though. It’s beautiful
Celeste is so. fucking. good.
absolutely amazing game in every way
I second this. Didn’t cry while playing it but did tear up listening to the Farewell soundtrack on full blast in my car.
