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Brixton6

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Oddly enough, the ending of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood ending really got to me. I think my mind couldn't decide if it wanted to be sad or angry, or so it was just a continuous loop of "WAT."

Let's see...something from my childhood....Littlefoot's mother in The Land Before Time. Not only her death, but also when the leaf she gave Littlefoot gets destroyed. Powerful stuff man.
 

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DugMachine said:
Gonna be the one to throw Of Mice and Men in here. My god did that book get me right in the feels
Ah yesh, a fantastic novella, very touching. For such a short book, Steinbeck really delivered on the emotional weight and themes presented in the book. The only thing is that I had to study it in English, meaning I had to rewatch and reread certain sections over and over again, so I sort of got a bit sick of the damn thing, which ruined it for me a bit. Nevermind the fact that most of the people in my class didn't really have the maturity to really appreciate it, with most of them degenerating into "hurr look at the spastic." mode ¬¬
 

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Some of the fiction that's affected me would be books written by John Green. Looking for Alaska is arguably one of the best books I've ever read and the issues it tackles aren't just ones for teenagers. Every person confronts the issues of the book at some point in time whether they want to or not not and that's what makes the book amazing for me.

Green's other works have also similarly influenced with those titles being: An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, Will Grayson Will Grayson, and The Fault in Our Stars.
 

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Games: Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age (both).

Books: Starship Troopers (I like to pretend the atrocity of a movie series never existed).

Movies: Gladiator and Lord of the Rings (all).

There are definitely more, but I can't seem to think of them off the top of my head.

EDIT: And every military shooter ever. I used to think that war was glorious and honorable and that tripe. Now, not so much... War is hell and I have video games to thank for teaching me that.
 

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I couldn't put "Gone with the Wind" down, lost so much sleep over it. I love a good divorce tragedy. Don't know why, I've never been married.
 

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Artemis923 said:
A Song of Ice and Fire changed my life forever.

Valar morghulis, valar dohaeris.
Valar Dohaeris, I agree, its difficult to come out of those books without having your heart wrenched a few times.

Video game wise, most recently parts of ME3 choked me up at times(you know the parts I mean).

Oh, and that episode of Pokemon where Ash tries to release Pikachu into the wild. Don't lie, you know it choked you up too!!!
 

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DementedSheep said:
So since I?ve just read the last issue of Gillens run on Journey into Mystery (which is great and you should read it even if you don?t like superhero comics. Just so long as you don't mind tragedies because damn is it depressing underneath all the humour) and it?s the first work of fiction too actually really upset me to the point where I feel like crawling into a ball and crying in years I figured I ask the escapist...

What?s the last time a story has got you really emotionally invested or provoked a strong emotional response from you? Anything really, happy, sad, angry (although I would rather this did not turn into a ME3 hate thread).
Did the last issue come out today? I have been in love with it so far, but with how the 6-part arc ended I am preparing for the worst... I really don't want chaotic good Loki to go away :(
 

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For games: Dragon age: Origins and Both KOTOR I and II made me pretty emotional. It's because the characters in those games are so well written that their struggles and triumphs became my struggles and triumphs. Also the entirety of Persona 4 got me pretty sentimental and the ending pretty much brings bittersweet tears of joy for everyone who has played it.

For shows and anime: Wolf's rain and Cowboy Bebop got me because Yoko Kanno's soundtrack made the scenes much more compelling and emotional. Avatar: The Last Airbender got me emotional for pretty much the same reasons as Dragon Age and KOTOR up above.
 

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Every hello contains within itself the echos of its own goodbye

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He talked to her constantly, even though she never answered. He told her about how as soon as she got better they would make the finishing touches on Tilla and then they would go see as much of the galaxy as she wanted. He talked about all the places they would go, all the people they would meet, all the things they would do. He sat there in his uncomfortable rubber-coated chair and spun lie after lie for the girl. Except Rin was asleep, she couldn't hear him, so who was he really lying to?

In the vids and on TV the ending is always something dramatic and deep; there was hand holding and cryptic last words, a soft kiss and a final goodbye. Real life, though, was rarely so cinematic. Rin's end came at 04:51 Galactic Standard Time. David had been half asleep when he was awakened by the sound of a high-pitched whine. Looking up, he saw the screens that read off the girl's vitals had flat lined and as David had drifted in and out of an uneasy rest, Rin had passed away.

Both from fan fictions, both turned me into a depressed person for a few minutes after I read them.
 

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Chinatown, The Wrestler, Chinatown, Galipoli, FUCKING Chinatown...

wow, that got depressing fast, okay livlier ones: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Adaptaion, Dr. Stranglelove, The Iron Giant, South Park (humor is an emotion), Sherlock JR., The Count of Monte Cristo, Ferinheight 451, I could go on and on.
 

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Artemis923 said:
A Song of Ice and Fire changed my life forever.

Valar morghulis, valar dohaeris.
UGH DON'T I STILL HAVEN'T RECOVERED FROM THE ENDING OF ADWD. [sub]sob[/sub]
There's a bunch of books that can get me choked up. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, for example and as was mentioned previously, John Green's books. The Fault in Our Stars, in particular.
But as for videogames? I'm really surprised we made it this far without it being mentioned, but
MOTHER 3. That game took a giant dump all over my heart.
 

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elvor0 said:
DugMachine said:
Gonna be the one to throw Of Mice and Men in here. My god did that book get me right in the feels
Ah yesh, a fantastic novella, very touching. For such a short book, Steinbeck really delivered on the emotional weight and themes presented in the book. The only thing is that I had to study it in English, meaning I had to rewatch and reread certain sections over and over again, so I sort of got a bit sick of the damn thing, which ruined it for me a bit. Nevermind the fact that most of the people in my class didn't really have the maturity to really appreciate it, with most of them degenerating into "hurr look at the spastic." mode ¬¬
Luckily I wasn't forced to read it. My senior year english teacher always recommended me good books and she got me into Steinbeck. Started with Winter of our Discontent then moved on to Of Mice and Men. Both really powerful books for me. I might have read one other but I must not have liked it very much if I can't remember heh. Looks like I need to stop by the library soon :D
 

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Fappy said:
DementedSheep said:
So since I?ve just read the last issue of Gillens run on Journey into Mystery (which is great and you should read it even if you don?t like superhero comics. Just so long as you don't mind tragedies because damn is it depressing underneath all the humour) and it?s the first work of fiction too actually really upset me to the point where I feel like crawling into a ball and crying in years I figured I ask the escapist...

What?s the last time a story has got you really emotionally invested or provoked a strong emotional response from you? Anything really, happy, sad, angry (although I would rather this did not turn into a ME3 hate thread).
Did the last issue come out today? I have been in love with it so far, but with how the 6-part arc ended I am preparing for the worst... I really don't want chaotic good Loki to go away :(
Yep, the last issue is out. :(
Read it and then you can join in with the rest of the JiM fandom crying in anguish and cursing Kieron Gillen name.
 

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DementedSheep said:
Fappy said:
DementedSheep said:
So since I?ve just read the last issue of Gillens run on Journey into Mystery (which is great and you should read it even if you don?t like superhero comics. Just so long as you don't mind tragedies because damn is it depressing underneath all the humour) and it?s the first work of fiction too actually really upset me to the point where I feel like crawling into a ball and crying in years I figured I ask the escapist...

What?s the last time a story has got you really emotionally invested or provoked a strong emotional response from you? Anything really, happy, sad, angry (although I would rather this did not turn into a ME3 hate thread).
Did the last issue come out today? I have been in love with it so far, but with how the 6-part arc ended I am preparing for the worst... I really don't want chaotic good Loki to go away :(
Yep, the last issue is out. :(
Read it and then you can join in with the rest of the JiM fandom crying in anguish and cursing Kieron Gillen name.
I had a feeling this would happen. The status quo is an evil mother fucker! :(

At least he's going to start writing Iron Man soon... not that I didn't mind Fraction's run at all. He better not end that depressingly too! >:O
 

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The Walking Dead game. Jeez... This last episode was just... jeez.

But the first time I've ever been emotionally invested in something was my first read through of Of Mice and Men. Gosh, that was the first time I cried over an ending.
 

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Reading this thread is making want to experience a lot of the stories being mentioned if I've not already. Arghh why must I love tragic stories so?
 

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Daystar Clarion said:
Ignoring the ending, ME3 was an emotional rollercoaster.

So many man tears were shed.

Seashells man, seashells.

*sniff*


Journey was another one, but for completely different reasons. Fucking beautiful game.
A fiction that has affected you thread and not even a token Okami reference? I'm disappointed in you Daystar :(

EDIT: Sorry for attaching this essay to your Comment Daystar. I didn't intend for it to be this long XD

OT: I know the OP told me not to talk about this, but fuck the rules! I'm gonna go with the Mass Effect series. That series meant alot to me and got me through a really difficult time in my life. The first game sucked me in like very few games ever have before. The characters and the universe were incredibly well written. I cared about them more than I really should about any fictional characters. When I had to choose between Kaidan and Ashley on Virmire, I sat there for like 10 minutes thinking "Fuck... What did I do wrong? Why Game?" It made the mission to fight back against sovereign all the more personal (I know that sounds retarded, but shutup!). After beating him and seeing my shepard walk out of the rubble alive, I was like "Fuck Yeah, Bring it."

The second game came out just as life started to get pretty stressful for me. The dark tone of the game and the seeming hoplessness of the suicide mission hit really close to home. Everyone in the game kept trying point out how shit things were and how pointless fighting back was. No one really believed in Shepard, and maybe he/she didn't really believe themself either. In the end though I got through the suicide mission without losing anyone, and instead of the first game's "W00T F yeah" it was more of a cathartic sigh of relief and a smile. The odds were hopeless but the Normandy and crew came through all the same.

By the time the third game came out, I had pretty much just gotten out of that really rough patch and things were (and still are) really looking up. The third game was darker, but it not quite as personal for me. Alot of moments in that game were absolutely incredible. Mordin's Death, Thane's Death, yadda yadda yadda, but the thing that affected me the most was the ending. It felt like I had crashed headfirst into a brick and a good friend of mine had just died. Maybe I'm just stupid and misinterpreted the themes throughout the series, but the idea of hope in the face of insurmountable obstacles was very powerful and personal to me. That was thrown out entirely with the ending. It was just one whole clisterfuck of chaos order meta philosophy that didn't really make sense when put in the context of the rest of the game. The ending really hurt in a way thats hard to describe. I still haven't even gone back to play ME3 again because of it.

TL;DR Mass effect got me through a really difficult time in my life and the ending of ME3 hurt more than it should've as a result.