Have you ever cried because of a video game? (lemmy.world)

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[-] UnpledgedCatnapTipper@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

The final zones for FF14 Endwalker and the most recent one Dawntrail had me sobbing (endwalker more so, but both did it).

Baldur's Gate 3 had a few moments as well.

Dragon Age: the Veilguard did as well, as did parts of DA2 and DAI on my most recent playthroughs.

There's probably a couple more but I can't think of them right now!

[-] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nier Automata. 2 Times, first at ending A (2B's voice actress performance was making me feel the griefing), and then again at the true ending because of the implied message.

I said yes.

[-] baerd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Ending of the Transistor, I did not seet that coming. I just sat there in stunned silence for a few minutes.

[-] trk@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

TF2, when I get repeatedly owned by the same enemy. Especially if they're a soldier with love heart cosmetics.

[-] DeepThought42@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In my second play-through of CP77, I played as a female V just so I could romance Judy. It was great. Even went so far as to decorate V's apartments with pictures of the two of them together. So when the end came, I was not emotionally prepared for ...

spoiler

... the revelation that Judy had decided to leave NC and V.

While I can't say I cried, it was probably the closest I've come to crying because of a video game.

[-] twice_hatch@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

btw your spoiler isn't showing right for me, I can see the spoiled text on the outside. I think you might have the inside text and outside text flipped?

[-] nlgranger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

How comes no one mentioned plague tale (both games) ? I don't know how good the English voice acting is, but in French it was really poignant.

[-] kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, this is the series that stands out for me, the ending of innocence really got to me

[-] ladytaters@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Honkai: Star Rail has made me ugly cry twice in the last two story patches. I didn't expect it, but the story of the Flamechase has been super emotional for me. "You shall walk with greed and die over petty change".

[-] LuaPurpa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Almost when playing KOTOR 2. The song "The Rebuild of the Jedi Enclave" when it plays on a specific part of the game makes you "look back" to the height of the Old Republic while being an Exile. There are other messages in the scene specifically, along with plot twists, but the general feeling after that is sadness and melancholy. Perfect game

[-] Ashen44@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Many times, but the one that got me more than any other game really surprised me: Insomniac's Spiderman 2. Specifically the pidgeon side quest. I don't think I've ever had another experience where I actually had to put the controller down for 5 minutes to stop sobbing. it was just... so beautiful but so heartbreaking...

It's not even the saddest scene in any video game I've played, but I think something about swinging around, beating up bad guys, and then suddenly getting hit with this deeply personal and very real scene broke me. I strongly recommend this game if you have a ps5.

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[-] bigFab@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, alot

[-] TheOakTree@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

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?

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[-] shrodes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Just recently with and Roger

It hit me hard, definitely recommend, with the heads up that it’s only about an hour long.

[-] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Journey's ending hit me pretty hard: the score's composer, Austin Wintory, did such a great job channeling emotions into the game narrative

[-] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The ending of Crisis Core thoroughly wrecked me.

Hey, would you say... I became a hero?

[-] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

No, but Persona 3 came close.

BEWARE, CONTEXTUAL SPOILERS AFTER THIS

I mean, it's a very Jesus-inspired story (I wasn't religious at the time but having a self-sacrificial nature is always touching), starring a dude who is less 'social butterfly everyone knows and loves' and more 'asocial newcomer who feels somewhat annoyed with life/slightly suicidal' and then there's friendship and he finds the value of life. Bretty gud, 10/10, would definitely recommend the remake that came out recently.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Borderlands 2 TTAODK expansion

The ending

IYKYK

[-] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't get too emotional at games, but I do at music.... and even though I was laughing my ass off with joy at Metal Gear Solid 2, I cried at the ending because I just enjoyed it so much and the music hit me in the feels.

Other than that... not really. I had the most emotional investment in a game with the Mass Effect series, but by the end of 3, I was kinda checked-out when everyone was getting offed. I was already over it.

[-] StopSpazzing@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Gris. For real, go play it if you havent. Worth the story.

[-] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Outer wilds for sure. Halo reach. Borderlands 2. Definitely others, I'm always wrecked by heroic sacrifice

[-] Missy@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Halo CE ending with Johnson and the Elite. Got me as a child, and also as an adult. Halo 3 nearly got me too.

[-] CannedCairn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, many times, ff7 was the first

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