Crying for a video game
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1. Twice. The first was the ending to Kingdom Hearts, and the second was the ending to Okami.
2. I think it's okay if the crying over the game is because of something emotional within it, not because you're 6 years old in a Walmart and trying to get your mom to buy you GTA4.
2. I think it's okay if the crying over the game is because of something emotional within it, not because you're 6 years old in a Walmart and trying to get your mom to buy you GTA4.
I teared up a couple times, and the best example would be to the end of Jade Empire. I had this whole connection to every one of my companions (some more than other obviously) and when it was all over and I realised that, I was sad and happy at the same time.
I liked the way it ended, plus the music to it all was absolutely amazing.
I was also quite shocked at the cutscene in Gears 2 with Dom and Maria. I mean you have this all-testosteron game and they still managed to put such an emotional scene in there. It was a bit hard to sympathize after that because of the way Dom looks of course, but I did find myself putting my hand over my mouth in shock during the cutscene.
Of course it's not bad to cry during a video game, any form of entertainment that has emotion in it can get an emotional response.
I liked the way it ended, plus the music to it all was absolutely amazing.
I was also quite shocked at the cutscene in Gears 2 with Dom and Maria. I mean you have this all-testosteron game and they still managed to put such an emotional scene in there. It was a bit hard to sympathize after that because of the way Dom looks of course, but I did find myself putting my hand over my mouth in shock during the cutscene.
Of course it's not bad to cry during a video game, any form of entertainment that has emotion in it can get an emotional response.
1) I cried a little at the end of Gabriel Knigt: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned. The ending is just sooooooo sad if you've following the series up to that point, and the setup is so emotional it's almost impossible not to be moved even a little.
2) I think it's perfectly fine. As long as the story and presentation are right, there isn't any reason why a game can't affect you the same way a movie or a book does.
2) I think it's perfectly fine. As long as the story and presentation are right, there isn't any reason why a game can't affect you the same way a movie or a book does.
No, I was raised by a very classic British stiff upper lip family and I've never cried at a game/film or song. but a few books have got me feeling like I'm welling up.
(goes into royal marine style attitude mode)
1) NO.
2) Certainly not and you should not be proud of yourself sunshine!
(back to normal) yeah it's fine too if you can cry at a film then they're no reason why you can't cry during a video game if the narrative is that good.
(goes into royal marine style attitude mode)
1) NO.
2) Certainly not and you should not be proud of yourself sunshine!
(back to normal) yeah it's fine too if you can cry at a film then they're no reason why you can't cry during a video game if the narrative is that good.
1)I cried in the darkness when that girl dies.
2)If it's socialy proper to cry for T.V., films nd book then of course It's okay to cry during a video game
2)If it's socialy proper to cry for T.V., films nd book then of course It's okay to cry during a video game
When I think about it, I think that people (or at least me) didn't so much become attached to the companion cube as they did to the the whole gimmick around it. Meaning that even if they actually didn't much care about the cube, they were compelled to act, or even believe, that they did. (Personally I know I didn't think twice about sending the cube to its blazing death, but I know that I like to act as if I did).orannis62 said:
And on topic:
1) No. However I don't recall crying over a work of fiction since I was a little kid.
2) As valid as with any work of fiction.
Ha ha! I watched that video... Man, did that guy look angry at the end! They were treating him like an alcoholic or drug addict. Maybe he should take HER on the show and talk about her obsession with watching TV, or reading, or doing any other kind of "it's not real, it's virtual interaction" activity.
Morgan was great, too. She just loved making sweeping generalizations and typecasting ALL male game players. Ooh! I love God Hand! That makes me a "warrior" gamer! But wait, I also have Valkyrie Profile 2 and Fire Emblem! That must make me a "fantasy" gamer! Oh, drat! I ALSO own F-Zero GX and Midnight Club! I must be a sports gamer! And then there's Hitman, Splinter Cell, Katamari Damacy, and Okami... See why this isn't working, Morgan?
Yeah, three types of gamer(that I remember) were described by Morgan Manjaw. THREE types. There are more game GENRES than that!
I knew X-Play was full of hacks, but I had no idea Morgan was their queen.
Morgan was great, too. She just loved making sweeping generalizations and typecasting ALL male game players. Ooh! I love God Hand! That makes me a "warrior" gamer! But wait, I also have Valkyrie Profile 2 and Fire Emblem! That must make me a "fantasy" gamer! Oh, drat! I ALSO own F-Zero GX and Midnight Club! I must be a sports gamer! And then there's Hitman, Splinter Cell, Katamari Damacy, and Okami... See why this isn't working, Morgan?
Yeah, three types of gamer(that I remember) were described by Morgan Manjaw. THREE types. There are more game GENRES than that!
I knew X-Play was full of hacks, but I had no idea Morgan was their queen.
The only video game I ever cried over was The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and I think I cried cause my brother switched the game off while I was playing it. I was about 8 or 9 mind you 
And why sure, I think it's perfectly fine to cry over a video game. Heck, some of them are almost exactly like movies now and people always cry in movies.
And why sure, I think it's perfectly fine to cry over a video game. Heck, some of them are almost exactly like movies now and people always cry in movies.
So... Let me get your logic straight. It's perfectly acceptable to be a spoiled brat and cry because you don't get your way, but if you cry from something that is intentionally supposed to make you sad, there's something wrong with you?JoeNightmare said:
... Riiight. Oh, Joe, you're such a kidder. Almost had me there.
Ok I just watched this and it got me pissed off to the core. Crying over a "silly game"? Fucking hell these women should not be one to talk about crying over things like this. To put it very blunt: Games = interactive movies (not always I know but just from a shallow perspective right now). Women cry over certain movies all the time and since when is that a bad thing? I'm not going around saying "you cried when DiCaprio died in Titanic you're stupid that was just a silly movie". I think crying over a certain game is even more justified as you are more emotionally involved because you interact with what's on your screen.ErictheRed1989 said:
If the women in that room can't see this then there's something wrong with this world (duh).
Can't say I've ever cried at a game, but Half Life 2 Ep 2 came close. Also, The Darkness is kinda sad, and leaves a lump in your throat
Firstly, hello escapist!
Secondly:
The closest I've ever come to crying in a game would be in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. The ending was just so....unfair.
Mind you, I'd never actually cry, for I am a Man. *looks around furtively*
I think if its acceptable to cry at a book or film, then yes, why not cry at a game? In many ways, you're far more attached to the characters in a game than you can be to those in a film. After all, you've been with them longer, and you've felt like you've been a shaping force in their life.
Happy new year.
Secondly:
The closest I've ever come to crying in a game would be in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. The ending was just so....unfair.
Mind you, I'd never actually cry, for I am a Man. *looks around furtively*
I think if its acceptable to cry at a book or film, then yes, why not cry at a game? In many ways, you're far more attached to the characters in a game than you can be to those in a film. After all, you've been with them longer, and you've felt like you've been a shaping force in their life.
Happy new year.
YAAAAHHH!!!! I don't have a TV right now, so I get to miss a lot of this stuff.
1) Yes, I have
2) Yes, it's ok
People who think men shouldn't cry are the same that believe in the image of stoicism without understanding the philosophy or psychological repercussions.
1) Yes, I have
2) Yes, it's ok
People who think men shouldn't cry are the same that believe in the image of stoicism without understanding the philosophy or psychological repercussions.
1) No, I don't play too many seriously emotional games.
2) Yes. The game sets you up to feel for the characters, to understand them then kills them or does something to create that reaction. It's the same as movies, books, whatever, in that if they are done right they can create powerfully emotional points, so much so that some people cry. There's nothing wrong with it, though I can see those womens point of view. They were thinking Mario or GTA, or looking at it like crying over an action figure, without understanding the emotion behind the topic.
2) Yes. The game sets you up to feel for the characters, to understand them then kills them or does something to create that reaction. It's the same as movies, books, whatever, in that if they are done right they can create powerfully emotional points, so much so that some people cry. There's nothing wrong with it, though I can see those womens point of view. They were thinking Mario or GTA, or looking at it like crying over an action figure, without understanding the emotion behind the topic.
there have been a few things that have brought me fairly close, ending to HL2:ep2 etc.
the second song during the end credits of Dino Crisis 2 really brought me close to tearing up when paired with the scenes of the dinosaurs simply getting on with their lives, not killing or hunting but simply moving in their groups.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tiQBx9PLeWo << the end credits
crying over a video game is perfectly normal. it really pisses me off when people ridicule others for crying over video game that they describe as "simply made up, not real". this is true and i do agree, unless it's based on real events of course, yet it's when they then say it's perfectly fine to cry over a book that is nothing more than someone's imagination.
people piss me off, especially those that follow mainstream opinion as if it were truth.
the second song during the end credits of Dino Crisis 2 really brought me close to tearing up when paired with the scenes of the dinosaurs simply getting on with their lives, not killing or hunting but simply moving in their groups.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tiQBx9PLeWo << the end credits
crying over a video game is perfectly normal. it really pisses me off when people ridicule others for crying over video game that they describe as "simply made up, not real". this is true and i do agree, unless it's based on real events of course, yet it's when they then say it's perfectly fine to cry over a book that is nothing more than someone's imagination.
people piss me off, especially those that follow mainstream opinion as if it were truth.
