Emotional moments

[MidnightThunderBoy]

I find myself at a lose right now my fellow escapists
But i myself am crying as we speak and yes i found this a good time to stop what i was doing and ask this question

What i am crying at i found i was unready for as it just suddenly hit me like a wave and i could not stop myself even now
i well up thinking of the moment and it wasn't expected at all as i new it was coming

ill post a minor spoiler warning for anyone who has not seen these bits but buy the many hundreds of threads about the game im sure we all have

i am quite late to the whole mass effect scene and only started playing 2 a month ago to get ready for 3
after a few run threws i found myself deeply immersed in the game and loving every second of it

having played 3 now all night i have just finished the mission of curing the genophage on tachonka and of course seeing the
scene that brought me to tears the first time that being the death of the greatest scientist in any and all fiction
Mordin Solis ....... i cried for a good 5 minuets even though i new it was coming, i wasn't expecting the scene to be as final and emotional as it was, the song he sang as he was doing it, the way he looked and his last words just hit me hard enough to break me down into tears it was such a perfect scene to end one of my favorite characters

the second time and the mission i played straight after was the attack on the citadel and the death of Thane .... it was two soon after mordin i broke down again and i just couldn't help it i was crying again as i had fallen for that character as well

so i put this two you, when was the last time a game made you find emotion in something you had not expected to find it or in characters or scenes that hit something inside you and made you forget it is something your playing and become something your living

i know there just game characters but to me they were more than that and i shed my tears because of this.

 

[Racecarlock]

Here's an interesting question for ya. Why is it that any time someone talks about an emotional moment, they always mean something made them cry? I mean, you guys do know that there are other emotions than sadness, right?

I mean, where the hell is the art game that expresses happiness? Where's the art game that expresses anger? Where's the art game that expresses frustration, guilt, excitement, loyalty, suspicion, and all sorts of other things?

Granted, I just read it now and this post is off topic. If video game characters can make you cry, well, more power to you I guess and they were obviously well written. But, where's the character that makes one angry or frustrated or makes one giggle like an idiot. Huh?

I'd also like to see a good art game on the subject of comedy.

 

[NeutralDrow]

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i know there just game characters but to me they were more than that and i shed my tears because of this.

I've never played Mass Effect, but I absolutely know the feeling. Truth be told, that's what a lot of the visual novels I play aim for...I'm assuming most of them would be cheating.

Character deaths are the worst, especially characters you grow attached to, and for me, especially characters I grew attached to after initially disliking. I'm still not sure whether to resent Kanon for doing that, for having a character who annoyed me at first, but grew on me, especially when I found out who she really was and what she was giving up to be near the main character...with the consequence that I had to watch her mentally regress and slowly waste away over the course of a week. And then try to keep her awake as long as possible during our last moments together, all the while wondering if she knew what was going on or if she even recognized me any more.

It's funny, that didn't even make me cry that hard when I went through it. I didn't truly break down until the night after.

It was the most emotional I'd been in a game since Yume Miru Kusuri made me talk the character I loved down from suicide, and try to convince her to never do it again. It wasn't even a part of the game with conversation choices (visual novel "gameplay"), but I was just too deeply upset and immersed to notice.

 

[Keoul]

I mean, where the hell is the art game that expresses happiness? Where's the art game that expresses anger? Where's the art game that expresses frustration, guilt, excitement, loyalty, suspicion, and all sorts of other things?

Ugh bad memories D:
Super mario bros rpg, I forget the name exactly but the one where they go back in time on the ds
I basically gave up on the final boss due to how ridiculously hard she was D: freaking one shot moves that you either dodge or die and having several forms to beat without any breaks.

It was grueling and as a kid I just gave up on it so I would come back to it at an older age when I've gotten better at games and then beat the snot out of her.

I have yet to finish it :c

 

[NeutralDrow]

Here's an interesting question for ya. Why is it that any time someone talks about an emotional moment, they always mean something made them cry? I mean, you guys do know that there are other emotions than sadness, right?

The most emotional moment in a game for me had me shocked, desperate, panicked, saddened, enraged, passionate, and overwhelmed with love, if that counts.

It was an interesting fifteen minutes.

Granted, I just read it now and this post is off topic. If video game characters can make you cry, well, more power to you I guess and they were obviously well written. But, where's the character that makes one angry or frustrated or makes one giggle like an idiot. Huh?

One time during Tales of Symphonia, I got halfway through a boss fight before realizing he'd upset me so badly I'd just spent five straight minutes cursing at the screen. And the aforementioned game had two characters I hated to the point of throat-ripping fury. In both cases because they'd badly hurt other characters I'd become very fond of.

If that helps.

I'd also like to see a good art game on the subject of comedy.

I'm having a bit of trouble imagining this, though. Would an emotionally appealing or standout comedic game just be one that makes you laugh a lot? That's a bit harder to pin down. I mean, I've played games where the playful teasing of one character to another made me not just laugh but feel contented, because it showed promise of the two growing close, but...

 

[Racecarlock]

I mean, where the hell is the art game that expresses happiness? Where's the art game that expresses anger? Where's the art game that expresses frustration, guilt, excitement, loyalty, suspicion, and all sorts of other things?

Ugh bad memories D:
Super mario bros rpg, I forget the name exactly but the one where they go back in time on the ds
I basically gave up on the final boss due to how ridiculously hard she was D: freaking one shot moves that you either dodge or die and having several forms to beat without any breaks.

It was grueling and as a kid I just gave up on it so I would come back to it at an older age when I've gotten better at games and then beat the snot out of her.

I have yet to finish it :c

No, I don't mean games that make you angry and frustrated, but instead games that delve into what exactly anger and frustration are as emotions. What would anger look like depicted visually in an environment? What can frustration drive a man to do? I haven't seen gaming answer those questions yet.

 

[Racecarlock]

Here's an interesting question for ya. Why is it that any time someone talks about an emotional moment, they always mean something made them cry? I mean, you guys do know that there are other emotions than sadness, right?

The most emotional moment in a game for me had me shocked, desperate, panicked, saddened, enraged, passionate, and overwhelmed with love, if that counts.

It was an interesting fifteen minutes.

Woah. What is that game called? I need to try that game.

Granted, I just read it now and this post is off topic. If video game characters can make you cry, well, more power to you I guess and they were obviously well written. But, where's the character that makes one angry or frustrated or makes one giggle like an idiot. Huh?

One time during Tales of Symphonia, I got halfway through a boss fight before realizing he'd upset me so badly I'd just spent five straight minutes cursing at the screen. And the aforementioned game had two characters I hated to the point of throat-ripping fury. In both cases because they'd badly hurt other characters I'd become very fond of.

If that helps.[/quote]

Yeah, that does help somewhat.

I'd also like to see a good art game on the subject of comedy.

I'm having a bit of trouble imagining this, though. Would an emotionally appealing or standout comedic game just be one that makes you laugh a lot? That's a bit harder to pin down. I mean, I've played games where the playful teasing of one character to another made me not just laugh but feel contented, because it showed promise of the two growing close, but...

It'd be a game that explores exactly what makes us laugh. Seeing two people grow close to eachother sometimes does the trick, as is watching people having fun. Other times, though, we laugh at drunk people falling into chairs and people nearly getting killed by bad driving. And we laugh at people insulting the hell out of other people in various witty ways. And we laugh at comically absurd situations like a duck riding a hippopotamus. Why is that? What makes those situations funny? I'd like to see this one answered in a game, while also having that game make me laugh. That would definitely bee food for thought I think.

 

[MidnightThunderBoy]

I wasn't specifically talking about saddened as the emotion to be felt with it was
Simply what I was feeling at the time when I decided to write this as it had me highly
Emotional, when I asked the question in hand It was open ended to all emotional states
Brought on buy games .... Mine was my example of something that had not happened to me in a while when it comes to crying in games
And I wanted to share that and then ask

Sorry if it rubbed you up the wrong way but it's what Happend and spurred me into asking

 

[NeutralDrow]

Here's an interesting question for ya. Why is it that any time someone talks about an emotional moment, they always mean something made them cry? I mean, you guys do know that there are other emotions than sadness, right?

The most emotional moment in a game for me had me shocked, desperate, panicked, saddened, enraged, passionate, and overwhelmed with love, if that counts.

It was an interesting fifteen minutes.

Woah. What is that game called? I need to try that game.

It...might not be quite what you're thinking. It's called <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.135672-Neutral-Drow-reviews-A-Drug-That-Makes-You-Dream>A Drug That Makes You Dream, and it's a visual novel.

People sometimes object to my calling them games, but they fit my own definition. And besides, this topic had more of a story focus, so it fit.

Granted, I just read it now and this post is off topic. If video game characters can make you cry, well, more power to you I guess and they were obviously well written. But, where's the character that makes one angry or frustrated or makes one giggle like an idiot. Huh?

One time during Tales of Symphonia, I got halfway through a boss fight before realizing he'd upset me so badly I'd just spent five straight minutes cursing at the screen. And the aforementioned game had two characters I hated to the point of throat-ripping fury. In both cases because they'd badly hurt other characters I'd become very fond of.

If that helps.

Yeah, that does help somewhat.

Glad it helps somebody. For me, my throat still constricts when I hear <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpssFaJtS0Y>this song. I don't quite get what you're talking about with games that "explore" anger, but I do know there's only a handful of characters I've come across that I hated that badly on a personal level. Though the fact that each earned my ire by hurting or trying to hurt someone I loved might say something.

I'd also like to see a good art game on the subject of comedy.

I'm having a bit of trouble imagining this, though. Would an emotionally appealing or standout comedic game just be one that makes you laugh a lot? That's a bit harder to pin down. I mean, I've played games where the playful teasing of one character to another made me not just laugh but feel contented, because it showed promise of the two growing close, but...

It'd be a game that explores exactly what makes us laugh. Seeing two people grow close to eachother sometimes does the trick, as is watching people having fun. Other times, though, we laugh at drunk people falling into chairs and people nearly getting killed by bad driving. And we laugh at people insulting the hell out of other people in various witty ways. And we laugh at comically absurd situations like a duck riding a hippopotamus. Why is that? What makes those situations funny? I'd like to see this one answered in a game, while also having that game make me laugh. That would definitely bee food for thought I think.

...I think I might understand even less. Well, not the concept, but how it could translate into a game (at least, one not text-based). Sounds interesting, but a tad esoteric for my taste.

 

[The Madman]

I've never had a game make me cry unfortunately, but that said there's one that got me damned close. The Longest Journey. Fantastic game, it had me smiling and laughing, frowning every once and awhile, and even managed to pack a few emotional punches that left me feeling melancholy for days after I'd finished the game.

See the key is good characterization more often than not. If you care about a character you'll feel more empathy towards them and their plight. Unfortunately however characterization in most games is relegated largely to broad stereotypes and paper thin cliche, there are really depressingly few games out there that take the time necessary to properly create and introduce a full fledged character in the same sense a proper book or movie might.

 

[ChupathingyX]

Other than sadness, many games have evoked a great sense of happiness and joy from playing them which I guess is one of the main objectives of most of them.

The only other emotion I can think of is anger fueled by vengeance whenever my bodyguards are killed in Dynasty Warriors 4. Probably due to the fact that one of the default groups have a member named Nicolas, which remains to this day the only default group that I have not edited at all and never will.

As for sadness; Muv-Luv Alternative.

That finale was just...*wipes away tear* fantastic.

People sometimes object to my calling them games, but they fit my own definition. And besides, this topic had more of a story focus, so it fit.

Don't worry, so do I, and Wikipedia agrees with us. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_game]

 

[paislyabmj]

xcom ufo defence.

I never thought I would shout with anger at the death of someone called private frank the fourth but that's xcom for you.

 

[Vanitas likes Bubbles]

Whenever I play Dragon Age: Origins, I always listen to Alistair's one liners, he always makes me more cheerful when I play that game.

I never have actually cried because of a game, I usually shed a big fat manly tear.

 

[Vault101]

i am quite late to the whole mass effect scene and only started playing 2 a month ago to get ready for 3
after a few run threws i found myself deeply immersed in the game and loving every second of it

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I thourght tuchunka was really beutiful (the cure) how it all floated down like snow....

Here's an interesting question for ya. Why is it that any time someone talks about an emotional moment, they always mean something made them cry? I mean, you guys do know that there are other emotions than sadness, right?

I mean, where the hell is the art game that expresses happiness? Where's the art game that expresses anger? Where's the art game that expresses frustration, guilt, excitement, loyalty, suspicion, and all sorts of other things?

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whenever I finish Mass effect 2 (and everyone survives) I can't help but smiling...feeling like I could take on the galaxy

just as I couldnt help smiling when shepard talked to EDI or specalist trainor or any of the other moments...

now finishing Mass effect 3....lets just say that wasn't what I was feeling.....

anyway there was a small part in ME3

[spoiler/] at the endcamp on earth a medic is talking a civilan through helping some guy who got his leg blown off...shes obviously distrought but coping....I actually had to get away ASAP because I just could not listen to anymore of that, everything felt so hopeless [/spoiler]

 

[TheGreatAndPowerfulZOG]

The end of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Cried my eyes out.

 

[DJDarque]

I don't know if it exactly fits the criteria of what you're asking, but I recently played Tales of the Abyss for the first time on the 3DS. For the first half of the game most of the characters are not nice people to each other and when the big event happens before the second half they all blame the main character even though, if they had actually trusted and communicated with each other, it could have possibly been avoided. I was angry on the main character's behalf. How dare they blame him for everything and accept none of the responsibility for themselves. However, after continuing on with the story, they all gradually better themselves as friends and companions, and it made the whole arc worthwhile. It made me happy that they had all grown as people, and it made me more invested in their journey.

 

[Jolly Co-operator]

I actually had one while playing Prototype 2 yesterday. I was in the Red Zone, running around on the rooftops, when I saw a woman standing on the roof I had just landed on. It actually made me stop and double check, because uninfected people are rather rare to come across in the red zone. I stood there and watched as she calmly stepped onto the ledge, turned around, spread her arms wide, and fell back, down into the infested streets below. I think it's worth noting that this event was completely unscripted. I'm surprised that a random NPC committing suicide effected me like that, to be honest.

 

[hazabaza1]

The fucking fury of the gods from not getting another fucking Krogan in my Premium Spectre pack.
Golly gee Mass Effect, some more Asari Adept clothes and a harpoon gun. Lucky me.