Cuteness proximity in videogames

[Vegosiux]

Well, as much as we gamers allegedly like to go all "RAAAAH" about how tough and badass we are for doing X in game Y, I must admit I do have a soft spot too. So yesterday, strolling about Guild Wars 2, playing my bladedancing, dragon slaying, monster killing femme fatale who conquers the unconquerable, when I ran across one of the Wintersday toys, the gryphon plushie.

Just wook at that adowableness! I want one, and I'll squeeze him and pet him and hug him and call him George or maybe Snugglebeak or Fluffyclaws...

*ahem* Where was I?

Oh, right.

So, any moments when you fell victim to the cuteness proximity in a videogames and reverted from the ass-kicking to going all melty-mode "Awwwwww..."?

 

[Zhukov]

My soft spot is estimated to be approximately 1.7 miles wide.

Anyway, some recent examples of in-game cutenes:

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(Well, I think they're cute anyway.)

 

[Rawne1980]

It was in the first Silent Hill I had an "aww" moment.

In the school with the little baby ghost.

It just walks around and occasionally falls on it's face, was quite cute.

 

[The Wykydtron]

Cuteness? I got that.

Who wants some Draaaaaaaaven?

More seriously, I have a soft spot for any female character wearing a beret. Like so,

D'Awwwwwwwwwwww :3

 

[skywolfblue]

Who says you can't have "cute" and "badass" at the same time? Gnomes are adorable, and it's a beautiful thing to watch them take on things 50 times their size.

 

[saintdane05]

D'aaaawwwww...

D'aaaaawwww.....

D'aaawwww...

Cutest dude I've seen in a while.

Mega d'aaaawww...

And the cutest one of all....

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[StashAugustine]

My FONV character had a teddy bear that she kept in her bed.

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

From Nier, I thought Yonah was adorable. It's the first videogame kid that didn't make me want to scratch my eyes out... which was a good thing, considering most of the game is about protecting/saving her.

Spoiler: I mean... awww, lookit her!

 

[Dragoon]

Nanako from Persona 4 ,the personification of cuteness, is just too much to handle

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[NeutralDrow]

I cross into the cuteness proximity pretty often, so I won't bore with visual examples. However, for an audio example...I played Deus Ex for the first time recently, and I discovered quite by accident that cats will walk up to you and purr if you stand still near them.

That discovery made me start a crusade against greasels.

 

[Raggedstar]

Waitwaitwait...a video game cuteness thread without KLONOA?

Spoiler: WAHOO!

Just...everything in this game is cute. EVERYTHING! [small]excepttheendofthefirstgame[/small]

 

[BartyMae]

I don't think I've really gotten that...maybe at some point, if there were dogs or cats, (or wolves or bigger cats...or bunnies, or deer, or other cute animals...), in a game. I also am...not a big fan if anime, (necessary understatement), so most of the ones posted so far are ve-ery far away from cute for me...That Little Sister one was close, though.

Ooh, I know! There's a dog you can pick up in Zelda: Twilight Princess in the city town...or play fetch with. I liked that. It was also ironic, considering you're half-wolf or whatever. A wolf playing fetch with a dog, heh. Also, now that I think of it, all those cats chasing you around in that same town.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Oh man, this. Seeing a character as robotic and tragic as Lambda explore some parts of personality and get this little bug thing as a pet was so adowable. I was smiling and dawwing the whole way through... until the end... *sniffle*

 

[Lugbzurg]

In The Legend of Zelda series, there tends to be several adorable characters. Tatl, Navi, Midna, Medli... They're all so adorable! However, Midna seems to be the only one who looks both adorable and rockin' awesome at the same time! And there are plenty of people who would say the same thing about Link in The Wind Waker. Even little Epona is adawabibble!

Characters mentioned

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Oh man, this. Seeing a character as robotic and tragic as Lambda explore some parts of personality and get this little bug thing as a pet was so adowable. I was smiling and dawwing the whole way through... until the end... *sniffle*

What game was this, now?

 

[Pink Gregory]

I liked the little plant-people in Wind Waker. The Koroks.

They kinda waddle around, ringing their little bells, and when they get flustered and run they jiggle and twinkle even faster. Just adorable!

Makar in particular, he's a little fat bark-thing with a leaf for a face who plays a tiny fiddle!

I love the way he perches on the prow of the boat as well. Teehee!

 

[Mikejames]

I paused for several moments just to admire the butterfly in Dark Souls.

It proceeded to incinerate me.

 

[FrozenCones]

Cuteness? I got that.

Who wants some Draaaaaaaaven?

I see your Ahri and raise you a Le Blanc

KAWAII ^^ (I hate myself so much for typing that)

**EDIT** I apparently suck at quoting.

 

[King of Asgaard]

My soft spot is estimated to be approximately 1.7 miles wide.

Anyway, some recent examples of in-game cutenes:

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Seconded, Clementine was awesome.
Also, these:

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[Tahaneira]

Okay, since I don't really know how to link images, everyone will have to visualize these for themselves.

That being said... my defaults for cuteness in games will have to be Tali'Zorah and Merrill. I mean... I just... I cannot resist!

And somewhat more (and less) conventionally, the Minions from the Overlord games. The little goblins are just so adorable! Especially the way that they present gifts and treasure to their rightful lord and master. D'awwwwww.