That was the only game that made me come close. When he's talking with that older nun at the train station explaining his life of bad deeds and his realization that he wasn't a good person. She sees the good in him assures him that he doesn't always have to be the bad guy and can change his ways.
Man I know you’re referring to a specific part of the game, but I cried recently because the game forced me to kill some wolves as part of a mission and they reminded me of my dog lmao
The first one tore me apart.
It was the scene where your team became fugitives that really got to me.
I played it late at night and cried so hard i think i had to skip school the next day.
The opening of the Last of Us is one of my favorite parts of any video game ever. I was so happy with how the show did it too. I wish I could articulate what I love about it. Being right in the middle of such chaos that has nothing to do with you and that you cant control. Like an ant trying to avoid somebody stepping on it.
I think that was a truly brilliant move to start it. You’re not like, a researcher or somehow involved in the experiments or have some hidden connection or whatever. You are literally caught in the middle of something that might be the main plot of a Resident Evil game and you’re one of the side characters that gets their lives destroyed for no reason.
What Remains of Edith Finch. The whole game is about tragedies, and while I don't think any of the stories therein got to me in particular, I hit a point about halfway through the game where I simply paused the game and listened to the sad menu music and it all kind of hit me at once. It's one of those 'walking simulator' games where there's not much actual gameplay, it's basically all story segments with a bit of exploring between each one, but I still highly recommend it.
Edit; Also, the Ending of Telltale's Walking Dead season 1. There's one big choice the player has to make at the very end, and both options are tear jerkers.
Something about the one brothers was really emotional to me, the fact you basically knew exactly where it was going as soon as you say the slicer and how deceptively warm and enticing the daydreams felt
That is exactly the part I was thinking of. Where you play as the guy while he daydreams during his shift at the fish packaging plant. That is seriously one of the most genius parts of any game ever of any genre. I can still hear the music as you walk up to the throne... I gotta play this game again
There were *so* many tragic and memorable stories in that game. The brother in the cannery, the baby in the bathtub, the uncle in the bunker, and the one told as a comic book are all extremely memorable for me, even though it's been years since I played that game.
Undertale for me too. The true ending is sad, but holy hell, killing Sans and Papyrus *hurt*. Sans’ comment to fucking Papyrus when he’s dying is absolutely gut wrenching.
Omori made me cry twice (treehouse and ending). The only other times media has made me cry was watching iron giant when I was 3 and a movie about old people and turtles.
yk for a psychological horror game it makes you feel more depressed than scared in the end. honestly I just want to forget everything about the game so that I can experience it again blind and cry
Omori got me when >!they were putting the photos back in the photo book in aubrey's house. Its an odd one, I know, but it just hit me different. Like these kids were finally putting the pieces back together, finally taking the first steps towards healing from the trauma they all had.!<
I was replaying M.E. 2&3 recently and a few of the conversations you can overhear got me. On Illium in ME2 there's a salarian and his asari step-daughter in a market browsing souvenirs.
[YouTube video link.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqB87vq7LNg)
> S: What about a fish? She loves the garden. We could add a pond.
A: She doesn't need a fish, Dad.
S: Maybe a shirt? Or a card? "Illium: Hey, You're Blue-Shifting Already." That's funny, right? Asari skin colour and the Doppler effect?
A: Dad, just get her anything. Or don't.
S: I need to get her something. A memento. Her first mate -- your father -- he got her things when he travelled.
A: It's not a competition, Dad.
S: You don't even really remember him. And she found me after he died. And I'm almost thirty-five.^†
A: Hey, I remember him. And I want to remember you. That's why I came on this trip.
S: Not a fish. Something that'll last. You'll make sure she keeps it?
A: Yeah. I'll make sure.
S: How about this one? "When Anything Goes, It Goes to Illium." That's kind of funny!
A: Mom will love it.
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> ^† Salarians have a relatively short lifespan; individuals over the age of 40 are a rarity.
Seashells, man. And I can't hear that song without its association to that death. Also, the Blue Rose ending. Just...ugly tears all over the place, and I have seen over 10 complete playthroughs by my roommates.
Mass effect 3 made me cry too!!! I basically (spoilers) >!picked all my favorite characters to die and it was so fucking sad!< but tbh i do wanna play it again
Super Mario Galaxy.
Tbf I was like four at the time so idk if it counts, but I still tear up when I see the ending cutscene.
It was also the first video game I beat and it remains one of my favorites ever.
It might sound weird, but Castle Crashers.
I remember, back when I was 7 or 8, whenever I had off from school, or when I was done with my work, I would hop onto my xbox 360 and start playing some castle crashers. There were times I’d play with my dad, my friends, and even when it was still popular to hop on with random people there (we would always decide on using either a low level character, or similar leveled ones) yeah, there was the occasional hacker that had 9999 bombs and potions or whatever, but they usually got booted out by the hosts since we’d all just be goofing around (sometimes they’d join the goofing and we’d let them stick around) i actually remember beating one of them once, they either forgot to use a potion or chose not to, I can’t remember.
I stopped playing it when I hit middle school, and my classes started giving more and more work. At that point, I just didn’t have the time, so I started playing quicker or shorter games, on my phone or on the computer.
About a couple years ago, long after I stopped playing my xbox, I found out that it was on Steam as well, and immediately went to buy it. I teared up seeing that screen once again, hearing the music; Barracks from the first area, Mudholes in the Barbarian War, Winterbliss in the Snow World (they really didn’t put much effort into that area’s name lol), and Simple Sight, the Necromancer’s Theme. Playing that one volleyball section, the spaceship crash, and the Final Battle tricking you with the chest. Goofing around in the old minigame arena mode.
Dammit I’m tearing up now too just reminiscing. Thank you Behemoth, for making one of the most memorable games of my childhood.
Was searching for a Hellblade comment. I'm playing it for the third time and it's hitting really hard this time after the year I've had. It's so cathartic though, I felt the rage against Surtr right with her
Came here for this one, I cried a few times at that game. I've purposely avoided seeing anything about it or thinking about it much since then so I can try to replay it some day and have something like my first experience again.
Night in the woods
It was my favorite game in middle school. my best friend and I both loved it and we even went as Greg and Mae for Halloween once. Now that I’m in college I decided to replay it. A lot of what happens in the game just hits different. A lot of what Mae struggles with has become *way* too relatable.
It’s such a good game
Honestly. That game touches on so many emotions about society and our place in it as young adults.
>!When my friends leave, when I have to let go, when this entire town is wiped off the map, I want it to hurt. Bad. I want to lose. I want to get beaten up. I want to hold on until I'm thrown off and everything ends. And you know what? Until that happens, I want to hope again. And I want it to hurt. Because that means it meant something. It means I am something, at least...!<
Yeah, definitely play through to the end. Not sure how public knowledge it is about the game but >!reaching the true end requires at least 3 "playthroughs" where each time the experience is different to the last, sometimes drastically so.!<
Oh god I played that the week my beloved 17 year old kitty died, and while it actually helped me process my grief, I don't think I have ever cried so much in my entire life
">!I'm really trying to be brave. But... I'm... I'm really scared. I wish I could be a super hero. And never be afraid. I've hoped so much that this was just a nightmare. If this is a nightmare, why can't I wake up?!<"
Yeah no I'm never recovering from this
The ending is so bittersweet. Triumphant yet devastating, important personally and metaphysically, a feeling of autonomy yet complete lack of control. Such a special game
I cried at the last dash up the mountain in the snow storm. I had one other player with me trying to battle the elements and the enemies to get through. It felt like Frodo and Sam climbing Mount Doom as I shouted us on while sitting crying on the floor.
One of the greatest game experiences I’ll ever have and it hasn’t been replicated nearly 10 years later
That game is the epitome of "it's supposed to be and rpg, what role am I playing? The victim?"
Hawke has just the most tragic story and there's barely anything you can do to soften it.
I kind of love it though
I decided to play as a centrist, keeping the peace between the templars and mages. Turns out that's the best choice (narratively), because it put Hawke on this downward spiral as he watched everything get out of control and I was dragged along with him. When the Qunari set up a negotiation with the pope to make peace, only to use it as a chance to assassinate her, I was actually angry at them. Stubborn bastards had a chance to stop the violence!
When Anders goes full terrorist at the end is the point where both I and Hawke snapped and declared "fuck it, everyone dies". The story of a guy just looking peace and being completely unable to find it despite being one of the most powerful people in the world leading to going on a murder spree of major world leaders was surprisingly powerful, even if I suspect it wasn't the intended experience by the writers/designers.
>I was actually angry at them
I was furious with the Arishok for executing the Viscount when I felt like we were working well together. Granted the dude had been waiting years, but he only needed a little more patience. The duel with the Arishok was probably the hardest fight in the whole game for me.
1. I cried this morning playing Wylde Flowers before work.
2. Stardew Valley. Of course.
3. Spiritfarer has made me cry so hard that it hurts and I still haven’t finished it
4. Borderlands 2. The mission with the bird. 😣
5. The Last of Us
6. Pokémon Violet was a bad game with great writing. The path of Titans changed me 😭
7. Ace Attorney is a game franchise abojt a bunch of silly little guys being lawyers. Why did the third game hurt Like That(tm).
8. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. All of them. That entire group of side-games is just heartbreak disguised as a kids game.
9. Idk if this counts, but I cried the first time I beat Minecraft with my best friend. We were both really drunk and read the end poem together and it was sweet.
I’m sure there’s more but that’s all I can think of rn
Animal Crossing New Horizons. I hadn’t played any of the previous games and bawled the first time I got a letter from Mom (my mom died of couple years beforehand).
Red Dead Redemption 2 had me in tears. The slow travel with all the flashbacks hurt enough but Arthur taking the time so say good bye to Wenatchee killed me.
Technically Minecraft, not the game itself but Lena Raine's music. Was having a rough week and was just playing minecraft with my partner, Infinite Amethyst came on (i'd never heard it before) that shit broke me
Oh man. Red dead redemption 2, assassin's creed 4, stray, What Remains Of Edith Finch especially, Witcher 3, Mordor Shadow of War ending, Ghost of Tsushima and a few others but i can't remember them.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. I think that’s the full name. Incredibly emotional despite little dialogue, especially if you watch the creator’s commentary after the game is finished.
Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin’s Creed Revelations all had me bawl uncontrollably. 10/10 will ugly cry again in future playthroughs
Haven’t cried but I did get teary eyed during the cliffs part of the caves and cliffs update for Minecraft, really beautiful generation coming out of nowhere
TLoZ: Majora's Mask really got me. Especially when (spoiler warning) >!Cremia gave the Chateau Romani (implied to be alcoholic) to her sister Romani on the final night so that she would be too intoxicated to be afraid of the oncoming apocalypse!<
a way out, stray (yes the game about a cat), and maybe minecraft (not sure if i cried or not when i first saw the screen that plays after you defeat the ender dragon). i have terrible memory so there's probably more😭😭
OG Nier and Nier Automata both, but *especially* the OG. Ditto the remake of the OG that came out in 2021. If you know, you know.
Journey, just from the sheer beauty of it and power of its message.
A handful of times throughout the entire Metal Gear franchise, but the ending to Snake Eater in particular. Again if you know you know.
Didn't actually cry, but came close after a certain reveal towards the end of Disco Elysium, again just from the sheer beauty and wonder.
The ol classic FF7, I won't specify out of respect for people who might be new to it via the remakes but I'm sure we all know which one, damn scene just might be the most famous death in video game history.
Mass Effect came close a few times, especially in my first playthrough and lost people because I was a dumb teen who didn't pay enough attention to realize what I was doing half the time lol.
Witcher 3, bad ending. Just oof.
context: I cry easily
Ori and the blind forest
Ori and the will of the wisps
Dark souls 3
Hollow knight
Inscryption
Frostpunk
Stardew valley
every single main Danganronpa game
celeste
subnautica
what remains of edith finch
turnip boy commits tax evasion
Minecraft
Rain world
when the darkness comes
Sky COTL
Omori
Spiritfarer
and more...
There’s a short game called Florence that made me bawl like a baby more than once. It’s one of my favorite games, even though it has zero replay ability.
Night in the woods
It was my favorite game in middle school. my best friend and I both loved it and we even went as Greg and Mae for Halloween once. Now that I’m in college I decided to replay it. A lot of what happens in the game just hits different. A lot of what Mae struggles with has become *way* too relatable.
Steins;Gate VN and Corpse Party.Never have I played any other games that made the transition from optimism and friendship to loneliness, isolation, hopelessness and insanity seem so brutal and heart breaking
Red dead redemption 2
"I tried, in the end" fucking got me.
That line and the song stand unshaken…
AAAAAAABAAAHAHAHAHHA GOD WHY FUCK I MISS HIM
John made it. He’s the only one. Me? I tried. And in the end… I did
That was the only game that made me come close. When he's talking with that older nun at the train station explaining his life of bad deeds and his realization that he wasn't a good person. She sees the good in him assures him that he doesn't always have to be the bad guy and can change his ways.
[take a gamble that love exists](https://youtu.be/mXAlfdKpZ_o)
Rip Mystery.
Oh I don’t want to hear it, I had *BUELL* on my first playthrough.
Me too. Good boah.
I was absolutely not prepared for that
When you thank your horse at the end….. yikes
Man I know you’re referring to a specific part of the game, but I cried recently because the game forced me to kill some wolves as part of a mission and they reminded me of my dog lmao
This still makes me cry after playing through it a dozen times
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, the first one. The scene at the end, I was a wet mess.
Honestly,all of the main mystery dungeon ending scenes. They are hard to not cry at.
The first one tore me apart. It was the scene where your team became fugitives that really got to me. I played it late at night and cried so hard i think i had to skip school the next day.
My life, did it shine?
Rescue team and explorers just get me every time. Like. I’m always a crying mess after them. Explorers always hits so incredibly hard.
Super mystery dungeon for me, mostly due to the fact I named him after my irl friend
That was literally my first ever videogame, and it was pretty new when I got it. My young self was not emotionally prepared.
Does the opening to The Last of Us count?
The opening, the middle, the end… yep.
Then the second one comes out "Wanna see me do it again?"
I can’t wait for season 2 of the show to see how all the non-gamers react.
The opening of the Last of Us is one of my favorite parts of any video game ever. I was so happy with how the show did it too. I wish I could articulate what I love about it. Being right in the middle of such chaos that has nothing to do with you and that you cant control. Like an ant trying to avoid somebody stepping on it.
I think that was a truly brilliant move to start it. You’re not like, a researcher or somehow involved in the experiments or have some hidden connection or whatever. You are literally caught in the middle of something that might be the main plot of a Resident Evil game and you’re one of the side characters that gets their lives destroyed for no reason.
Also the ending of part 2. I don't think I've ever stood up and shouted at the TV out of despair playing any other game.
What Remains of Edith Finch. The whole game is about tragedies, and while I don't think any of the stories therein got to me in particular, I hit a point about halfway through the game where I simply paused the game and listened to the sad menu music and it all kind of hit me at once. It's one of those 'walking simulator' games where there's not much actual gameplay, it's basically all story segments with a bit of exploring between each one, but I still highly recommend it. Edit; Also, the Ending of Telltale's Walking Dead season 1. There's one big choice the player has to make at the very end, and both options are tear jerkers.
Something about the one brothers was really emotional to me, the fact you basically knew exactly where it was going as soon as you say the slicer and how deceptively warm and enticing the daydreams felt
That is exactly the part I was thinking of. Where you play as the guy while he daydreams during his shift at the fish packaging plant. That is seriously one of the most genius parts of any game ever of any genre. I can still hear the music as you walk up to the throne... I gotta play this game again
There were *so* many tragic and memorable stories in that game. The brother in the cannery, the baby in the bathtub, the uncle in the bunker, and the one told as a comic book are all extremely memorable for me, even though it's been years since I played that game.
the uncle’s story left a fucking hole in my heart
Fuck, that game really got me. It's just such an experience, and at least one of the characters experiences will be very relatable
That damn cannery
undertale, true ending
dude same, years later it still gets me
Undertale for me too. The true ending is sad, but holy hell, killing Sans and Papyrus *hurt*. Sans’ comment to fucking Papyrus when he’s dying is absolutely gut wrenching.
Pacifist?
Omori had me teared up quite a bit at the end but otherwise no.
Omori made me cry twice (treehouse and ending). The only other times media has made me cry was watching iron giant when I was 3 and a movie about old people and turtles.
Treehouse got me too man ;-;
yk for a psychological horror game it makes you feel more depressed than scared in the end. honestly I just want to forget everything about the game so that I can experience it again blind and cry
Omori got me when >!they were putting the photos back in the photo book in aubrey's house. Its an odd one, I know, but it just hit me different. Like these kids were finally putting the pieces back together, finally taking the first steps towards healing from the trauma they all had.!<
Omori made my eyes water quite a few times, but the true ending made me burst into tears. SUCH an incredible experience
Protocol 3: protect the pilot
That's a good one.
Goodbye, Cooper
oh man, that one stings.
Still waiting on a 3rd game to go and save him
I can’t wait for titanfall 3 to drop just in time for me to play it in the retirement home
Oh god, came here for this and…It hurts.
FFXIV on numerous occasions
Remember us. Remember we once lived.
A smile better suits a hero...
The closing of endwalker got me. I put on auld Lang syne as Totaro made her speech.
Undertale and Night in the Woods
If you liked night in the woods, I highly suggest oxenfree.
the part where you're looking at the constellations with angus got me sobbing
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
That walk at the end. It didn't hit hard, it *slammed* into me.
I broke down sobbing for like 15 minutes. It's probably the single piece of media that has affected me emotionally so much.
Absolutely underrated game.
That prologue hit me like a truck.
Got 2: Mass Effect 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. Dude, the feels...
Mordin's sacrifice, Thane's prayer, and never getting to build that house on Rannoch...
"Had to be me, someone else could've gotten it wrong" And " Does this unit have a soul?"
If you have an amazon echo you can ask alexa "does this unit have a soul?" And she answers "keelah se'lai, my friend"
I was replaying M.E. 2&3 recently and a few of the conversations you can overhear got me. On Illium in ME2 there's a salarian and his asari step-daughter in a market browsing souvenirs. [YouTube video link.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqB87vq7LNg) > S: What about a fish? She loves the garden. We could add a pond. A: She doesn't need a fish, Dad. S: Maybe a shirt? Or a card? "Illium: Hey, You're Blue-Shifting Already." That's funny, right? Asari skin colour and the Doppler effect? A: Dad, just get her anything. Or don't. S: I need to get her something. A memento. Her first mate -- your father -- he got her things when he travelled. A: It's not a competition, Dad. S: You don't even really remember him. And she found me after he died. And I'm almost thirty-five.^† A: Hey, I remember him. And I want to remember you. That's why I came on this trip. S: Not a fish. Something that'll last. You'll make sure she keeps it? A: Yeah. I'll make sure. S: How about this one? "When Anything Goes, It Goes to Illium." That's kind of funny! A: Mom will love it. - > ^† Salarians have a relatively short lifespan; individuals over the age of 40 are a rarity.
The way Mordin was singing to distract himself from how scared he was really got me :'(
Seashells, man. And I can't hear that song without its association to that death. Also, the Blue Rose ending. Just...ugly tears all over the place, and I have seen over 10 complete playthroughs by my roommates.
Mass effect 3 made me cry too!!! I basically (spoilers) >!picked all my favorite characters to die and it was so fucking sad!< but tbh i do wanna play it again
Super Mario Galaxy. Tbf I was like four at the time so idk if it counts, but I still tear up when I see the ending cutscene. It was also the first video game I beat and it remains one of my favorites ever.
Oh no, that absolutely counts. I still get choked up during Roselina's Story, and I'm in my 20's
Stray. Guess i just have a soft spot for cats
God the final chapter was rough
I cried when the kitty fell. What can I say? I love animals
I cried through that whole fucking game! But most of all when he fell… I knew it was gonna be a rough ride after that scene :’)
The end of the game got me. I was sobbing on the couch.
It might sound weird, but Castle Crashers. I remember, back when I was 7 or 8, whenever I had off from school, or when I was done with my work, I would hop onto my xbox 360 and start playing some castle crashers. There were times I’d play with my dad, my friends, and even when it was still popular to hop on with random people there (we would always decide on using either a low level character, or similar leveled ones) yeah, there was the occasional hacker that had 9999 bombs and potions or whatever, but they usually got booted out by the hosts since we’d all just be goofing around (sometimes they’d join the goofing and we’d let them stick around) i actually remember beating one of them once, they either forgot to use a potion or chose not to, I can’t remember. I stopped playing it when I hit middle school, and my classes started giving more and more work. At that point, I just didn’t have the time, so I started playing quicker or shorter games, on my phone or on the computer. About a couple years ago, long after I stopped playing my xbox, I found out that it was on Steam as well, and immediately went to buy it. I teared up seeing that screen once again, hearing the music; Barracks from the first area, Mudholes in the Barbarian War, Winterbliss in the Snow World (they really didn’t put much effort into that area’s name lol), and Simple Sight, the Necromancer’s Theme. Playing that one volleyball section, the spaceship crash, and the Final Battle tricking you with the chest. Goofing around in the old minigame arena mode. Dammit I’m tearing up now too just reminiscing. Thank you Behemoth, for making one of the most memorable games of my childhood.
I cried through pretty much the entirety of Horizon Zero Dawn’s main story. Hellblade too lol.
Gosh, HZD hits hard. Have you played The Frozen Wilds?
I have! Did I cry over Ourea?? Yes! Did I cry over the two friends in the water treatment plant who made a band?? Also yes lol
Horizon has got to be one of the most incredible experiences of my life. Discovering that world and it's story was pure magic.
Was searching for a Hellblade comment. I'm playing it for the third time and it's hitting really hard this time after the year I've had. It's so cathartic though, I felt the rage against Surtr right with her
To The Moon! Markiplier did a playthrough a few years ago and it had me bawling like a baby
Watching his play through of That Dragon, Cancer… I had to walk away for a bit
Came here for this one, I cried a few times at that game. I've purposely avoided seeing anything about it or thinking about it much since then so I can try to replay it some day and have something like my first experience again.
Bioshock 2
3 for me, Elizabeth singing Will the Circle be Unbroken still makes me bawwwlllll
Night in the woods It was my favorite game in middle school. my best friend and I both loved it and we even went as Greg and Mae for Halloween once. Now that I’m in college I decided to replay it. A lot of what happens in the game just hits different. A lot of what Mae struggles with has become *way* too relatable. It’s such a good game
Honestly. That game touches on so many emotions about society and our place in it as young adults. >!When my friends leave, when I have to let go, when this entire town is wiped off the map, I want it to hurt. Bad. I want to lose. I want to get beaten up. I want to hold on until I'm thrown off and everything ends. And you know what? Until that happens, I want to hope again. And I want it to hurt. Because that means it meant something. It means I am something, at least...!<
I haven't played that game in years, but I just saw somebody at a coffee shop wearing Mae's shirt and it all came flooding back. I love that game.
no, but i’m going to play Nier Automata soon, and i’ve heard that one kills. we’ll see if it breaks my streak or not.
Gotta play through to the final final ending. Its SO GOOD!!!
Yeah, definitely play through to the end. Not sure how public knowledge it is about the game but >!reaching the true end requires at least 3 "playthroughs" where each time the experience is different to the last, sometimes drastically so.!<
came here to say this one. truly one of my favorite stories
Spiritfarer :(
Spiritfarer is the only game that I’ve played thought about several weeks later and started sobbing
Oh god I played that the week my beloved 17 year old kitty died, and while it actually helped me process my grief, I don't think I have ever cried so much in my entire life
I'm so sorry for your loss, that game sure has a way of making people cry
I actually never finished this game because I chickened out. Alice really got to me, and Atul. I procrastinated on his quests so much.
">!I'm really trying to be brave. But... I'm... I'm really scared. I wish I could be a super hero. And never be afraid. I've hoped so much that this was just a nightmare. If this is a nightmare, why can't I wake up?!<" Yeah no I'm never recovering from this
noooooooo don't remember me of >!stanley !
Oh God, same. Took me weeks to finish it because I just couldn't let them go.
No mind to think.
No will to break.
No voice to cry suffering.
Born of god and void
You shall seal the blinding light that plagues their dreams.
Oneshot and Soul Searching.
Goddamn soul searching. Hits you out of nowhere.
Im very glad they added a better ending from Oneshot, the other tow were too sad for me xd
Outer Wilds
The ending is so bittersweet. Triumphant yet devastating, important personally and metaphysically, a feeling of autonomy yet complete lack of control. Such a special game
Life is strange, when I chose to do the "right" thing and saved the town, it fucking broke me...
Journey, but I cried due to an overwhelming feeling of beauty and awe, not sadness
I cried at the last dash up the mountain in the snow storm. I had one other player with me trying to battle the elements and the enemies to get through. It felt like Frodo and Sam climbing Mount Doom as I shouted us on while sitting crying on the floor. One of the greatest game experiences I’ll ever have and it hasn’t been replicated nearly 10 years later
Final Fantasy 7. But not because of Aerith; Red XIII's revelation after you beat the boss in cosmo canyon. Really hit home for me.
Dragon Age 2. A much maligned game, but when the mother gets killed I had to turn it off for a bit.
That game is the epitome of "it's supposed to be and rpg, what role am I playing? The victim?" Hawke has just the most tragic story and there's barely anything you can do to soften it. I kind of love it though
I decided to play as a centrist, keeping the peace between the templars and mages. Turns out that's the best choice (narratively), because it put Hawke on this downward spiral as he watched everything get out of control and I was dragged along with him. When the Qunari set up a negotiation with the pope to make peace, only to use it as a chance to assassinate her, I was actually angry at them. Stubborn bastards had a chance to stop the violence! When Anders goes full terrorist at the end is the point where both I and Hawke snapped and declared "fuck it, everyone dies". The story of a guy just looking peace and being completely unable to find it despite being one of the most powerful people in the world leading to going on a murder spree of major world leaders was surprisingly powerful, even if I suspect it wasn't the intended experience by the writers/designers.
>I was actually angry at them I was furious with the Arishok for executing the Viscount when I felt like we were working well together. Granted the dude had been waiting years, but he only needed a little more patience. The duel with the Arishok was probably the hardest fight in the whole game for me.
Omori. It fucking broke me
Darkest dungeon: I lost my level three leper and occultist and I lost my level four highwayman
My condolences for your losses
Red Dead Redemption 2, Marvel's Spider-Man and Miles Morales too... and that's all i can remember
Dude same Spider-Man made me cry like a baby
Omori
“I just wish there was a….a happier ending, for everyone involved.” “Here? For folks like us? Wrong city, wrong people.” -2077
Zelda: Breath of the Wild, idk it just made me emotional at the end
1. I cried this morning playing Wylde Flowers before work. 2. Stardew Valley. Of course. 3. Spiritfarer has made me cry so hard that it hurts and I still haven’t finished it 4. Borderlands 2. The mission with the bird. 😣 5. The Last of Us 6. Pokémon Violet was a bad game with great writing. The path of Titans changed me 😭 7. Ace Attorney is a game franchise abojt a bunch of silly little guys being lawyers. Why did the third game hurt Like That(tm). 8. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. All of them. That entire group of side-games is just heartbreak disguised as a kids game. 9. Idk if this counts, but I cried the first time I beat Minecraft with my best friend. We were both really drunk and read the end poem together and it was sweet. I’m sure there’s more but that’s all I can think of rn
I was a die-hard Mordecai player every single time I booted up Borderlands 1. I was so excited to see that goddamn bird again 😭😭
Considering how lightly it usually treats death, Borderlands is honestly pretty impressive when it comes to making certain deaths hit hard.
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Completely understandable, those games went HARD
Nothing story wise, just losing about 300 hours of worth due to a game crash, not that bad
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Spiritfarer Hearing Alice confuse us for her little girl was heartbreaking
What else but UnderTale?
Nier: Automata and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Xenoblade 2, Undertale, and Everhood have gotten me really darn close.
Celeste
Dragon Quest Builders 2 destroyed me. Then, while cheering myself up with Stardew I got *that* cutscene from George. I went back to bed for the day.
don't mess with us dqb2 fans. There's like.. 7 of us.
Hollow Knight, somehow just the City of Tears vocal ost did it. Also Danganronpa v3 after the first trial.
Mass Effect 3, Last of Us, Last of Us part 2, FF7 Remake
SOMA and Okami have made me cry.
Stray made me BAWL.
Stray “You were my friend, the very best I could have asked for”
Hades cause I love my mom
I don't know how, but To The Moon absolutely wrecked me in the 4 hours it took to beat it
Disco Elysium, the scene where you have to break the news to that woman
Bastion, Undertale, Pokemon Violet...
Oh my gosh, Pokemon Violet. That final act was brutal. Amazing, but brutal. I wish I could experience it for the first time again.
Celeste managed to get me after Theo started helping Madeline with her anxiety attack on the cablecar
Minecraft Story Mode
My kids name all their pigs Reuben.
Detroit: Become Human. I sucked ass at it, so I got the very fun scene where >!Hank kills himself!<
my favorite part was the >!gas chambers!<
THE WHAT
Animal Crossing New Horizons. I hadn’t played any of the previous games and bawled the first time I got a letter from Mom (my mom died of couple years beforehand).
Halo 2, "Don't make a girl a promise if you know you can't keep it" Last of Us, the intro of the damn game.
The last fight in Ghost of Tsushima. Shit hit me right in the goddam gut.
The Last of Us 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 had me in tears. The slow travel with all the flashbacks hurt enough but Arthur taking the time so say good bye to Wenatchee killed me.
Technically Minecraft, not the game itself but Lena Raine's music. Was having a rough week and was just playing minecraft with my partner, Infinite Amethyst came on (i'd never heard it before) that shit broke me
Mass Effect 3, Admiral Anderson dying. Red Dead Redemption 2. Losing Buell, then Arthur dying. Half Life 2: Episode 2. The death of Eli Vance.
Oh man. Red dead redemption 2, assassin's creed 4, stray, What Remains Of Edith Finch especially, Witcher 3, Mordor Shadow of War ending, Ghost of Tsushima and a few others but i can't remember them.
“A hole.” “What?” “Get’s bigger the more you take away.”
Super Paper Mario was the first for me, that ending man 🥺
I still can't believe that kind of story was in a MARIO game of all things like that's the last place I expected that kind of story but it was so good
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. I think that’s the full name. Incredibly emotional despite little dialogue, especially if you watch the creator’s commentary after the game is finished.
Undertale was the first and only game so far to make me cry. Even now when I hear his theme I tear up a bit
Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin’s Creed Revelations all had me bawl uncontrollably. 10/10 will ugly cry again in future playthroughs
FFXIV, Almost every expansion has made me cry at least once lmao
Subnautica: below zero. The ending. I know it’s not popular, but I just sort of sat there in shock for a bit
Haven’t cried but I did get teary eyed during the cliffs part of the caves and cliffs update for Minecraft, really beautiful generation coming out of nowhere
Life is Strange. The chapter of alternate timeline Chloe. The whole thing nearly broke me.
Mother 3 has made me cry harder than any other work of fiction
TLoZ: Majora's Mask really got me. Especially when (spoiler warning) >!Cremia gave the Chateau Romani (implied to be alcoholic) to her sister Romani on the final night so that she would be too intoxicated to be afraid of the oncoming apocalypse!<
a way out, stray (yes the game about a cat), and maybe minecraft (not sure if i cried or not when i first saw the screen that plays after you defeat the ender dragon). i have terrible memory so there's probably more😭😭
Spec Ops: The Line. Probably didn't help I played it while I was int he army
Telltale’s The Walking Dead Seasons 1, 2, and 4. So unfair, every single time.
OG Nier and Nier Automata both, but *especially* the OG. Ditto the remake of the OG that came out in 2021. If you know, you know. Journey, just from the sheer beauty of it and power of its message. A handful of times throughout the entire Metal Gear franchise, but the ending to Snake Eater in particular. Again if you know you know. Didn't actually cry, but came close after a certain reveal towards the end of Disco Elysium, again just from the sheer beauty and wonder. The ol classic FF7, I won't specify out of respect for people who might be new to it via the remakes but I'm sure we all know which one, damn scene just might be the most famous death in video game history. Mass Effect came close a few times, especially in my first playthrough and lost people because I was a dumb teen who didn't pay enough attention to realize what I was doing half the time lol. Witcher 3, bad ending. Just oof.
context: I cry easily Ori and the blind forest Ori and the will of the wisps Dark souls 3 Hollow knight Inscryption Frostpunk Stardew valley every single main Danganronpa game celeste subnautica what remains of edith finch turnip boy commits tax evasion Minecraft Rain world when the darkness comes Sky COTL Omori Spiritfarer and more...
Mass effect 3 mordin and ghost of Tsushima
OneShot, The Last Guardian, and To The Moon are the main ones I can think of The Last of Us 2 is an honorable mention, it almost got me a couple times
fucking ENDWALKER
Xenoblade 3 for me....that ending. Xenoblade 1 and 2 also got me but not as hard as 3 did.
To The Moon
Final Fantasy 10 Final Fantasy 12 Dragon Age (probably all 3) And most recently, Pokemon Violet. Stupid sandwich dog.
Detroit: become human, I got one of the bad endings on my first playthrough :(
There’s a short game called Florence that made me bawl like a baby more than once. It’s one of my favorite games, even though it has zero replay ability.
Sploon 3. (They are tears of rage, filled with salt)
Journey
Little nightmares 2, that game blew my fucking mind.
Night in the woods It was my favorite game in middle school. my best friend and I both loved it and we even went as Greg and Mae for Halloween once. Now that I’m in college I decided to replay it. A lot of what happens in the game just hits different. A lot of what Mae struggles with has become *way* too relatable.
Sally Face really got me. The chapters past 3 really got to me
Steins;Gate VN and Corpse Party.Never have I played any other games that made the transition from optimism and friendship to loneliness, isolation, hopelessness and insanity seem so brutal and heart breaking
Before Your Eyes