Actually when I played through FF7 that bit where whatsherface dies almost got me. I knew it was coming up but still. Ruined by that boss battle right after it though :/
And the Mario Galaxy books
Muz... That just sounds more horrifying than boo-hoo sad
omg I just remembered something. Aged 6 I got enraged during a game of lemmings on my family's first PC. I smacked the keyboard and the monitor would only display lines of colours. My dad grounded me
Mario Galaxy because at the end I thought all the little star things were dying, but I just wasn't watching properly.
Seriously though all I can remember is Zelda: Majora's Mask. That game is so dark and when your spending your time on all the important "side quests" helping out and getting to know the towns folk, you watch them going about their business as the three days pass. If you fail then on the third day they are understandably miserable, using Anju as an example here, she never got to see her fiance before they were all crushed by the moon. The music that plays in the final 5 minutes is so sad, everyone you talk to is upset or in a panic, it's really horrible to see.
I think Majora's Mask is possibly THE most upsetting game in video game history. Great to play though.
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FFX, I hated the actual gameplay but I'm kinda a sap for sad endings.
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Originally Posted by Markno2 Season of the Sakura, a Japanese dating sim.
Lol, dating sim. I didn't cry over the ending of Betrayal at Krondor either, it was quite good.. but I was a bit sad that such an epic game was over. You could really get attached to the characters in BaK.
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Majora's Mask creeps me out. O_O Right now in that game I have 2:30 minutes to go all the way back in the water dungeon and defeat the giant fish. Needless to say I haven't done it yet. >_>
Omg.. Ive just realised there was actually a game that brought a tear to my eye- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates for DS. There's an emotional part between the two main kids in it after their father is killed T_T Otherwise I don't actually like the game much, lol.
Originally Posted by Dr. James Certainly not Cave Story
Me neither, but there was one part that "got me", and I thought it was very well done. No melodrama or anything, and it was every bit as effective as any other game I've played.
Originally Posted by M Mafia.
Mafia was such an under-rated game. I can't wait for the sequel! Such great characters.
Originally Posted by Dr. James Actually when I played through FF7 that bit where whatsherface dies almost got me. I knew it was coming up but still. Ruined by that boss battle right after it though :/
Hi again James! Heh, that's funny because the battle with Jenova stuck with me more than the cutscene before it. Playing her theme throughout the battle is probably what did it.
You have to care about the characters through good dialogue before the game can get to you. In fact it's been a while since I actually gave a crap about the characters in a game. Full Throttle, Half Life 2: Episode Whatever, Phoenix Wright, Actraiser (!?).. Honestly I think that's where the list ends for me. Oh, and Streetwise.
I cried when I finished Xenogears. I guess it was a combination of frustration, satisfaction and loss.
edit: Actually, I cried several times through the game.
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