Genuinely moving moments in games...

[Baby Tea]

The end of Episode 2, absolutely. I think the big ones for me were some of the romance discussions in Baldur's Gate 2, though - the principle female love interests (Jahiera and Aerie) or both very damaged people, in their own ways, and you did feel a sense of connection.

There a scene later in the game where a Drow priestess basically orders your character into her bed. Given that you're magically disguised as drow at this point and are deep in the heart of a Drow city, refusing to obey her would probably have been a really bad idea, so I obeyed.

Aerie's betrayed response afterwards was almost heart-breaking.

I know, eh? The whole series was strewn with those types of character connections, though. Jahiera's battlecry against Jon Irenicus was moving to me since I loved Khalid from the first one, and knew what she lost. Yoshimo's betrayal (WHY??). And choosing between Jahiera and Aerie was a very interesting conversation that always led to one having a really hurt response.

*sigh*...Favourite series, by far.

I'll also add the the end of Mafia (For the PC) was very moving. A few parts in that game were, actually...but the ending inparticular.

EDIT: Got one more for Baldur's Gate (Can't help it): Anomen's quest involving his father. You could just understand how hard it was for him. MAN I gotta play it again! Love it!

 

[exocel]

the only one recently that made you feel for the character was dom and his wife in gears, side from that games in the last few years have been more about "look a this!, look what we can do!", eehh, maybe lost odyssey when kaim finds his daughter but thats about it in the last few years.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Having played through both Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 in my earlier years and once again before I purchased Fallout 3...Harold. Thats all I gotta say. That poor ghoul, I wish there was something I could do >_<

 

[Resistance205]

In Mass Effect when you have to leave someone behind

Star Wars KOTOR When you find out you're true identity

Star Wars KOTOR: The Sith Lords. When Kreia...I won't finish that.

I think there are more, i just can't think of any.

 

[Chucker]

Yay someone mentioned Mafia on the PC. I thought it was a nice twist the way the family turns against you towards the end - the in-game cutscenes had excellent production values.

 

[Ruzzian Roulette]

Death for Jenny - The Darkness
End of HL2:Ep2
Death of B. Carmine - GOW2
Ends of Sly Cooper 2 & 3
Ending of UT3

 

[Sissas]

every single thing those square-enix bastards come up with always moves me. they can make me cry or feel invincible, or even make me fall in love with a character or feel that they need me to protect them. i don't know... final fantasy 7, from star to finish, is living proof. and final fantasy 9, and 10. well, and 8. stupid mind-controlling japanese.

 

[L33tsauce_Marty]

I remember when the Palace in Jak 3 collapsed...and afterward when you finally came back to the city and it was all messed up...


EDIT: When one of my buddies in Far Cry 2 asked me to shoot them when I didn't have anything to help them with.

 

[WrongSprite]

Far Cry 2
Didnt expect it to be very emotionally pulling
But when i was forced to mercy kill my best friend as i had no syringes, i was actually sad. And surprised at being sad. =[

 

[johnman]

Recently, I would have to say the Call of Duty 4 Nuke sequence, and the aftermath. I felt genuine dread for that character and sadness when he collapsed.

The amount of times i played that part trying to get to the open doorway in the park. I dont know what was in there i was just convinced that everything would be alright if i reached it.

KOTOR has plenty of moments.
End of episode 2 for sure.

 

[AngryMan]

I know, eh? The whole series was strewn with those types of character connections, though. Jahiera's battlecry against Jon Irenicus was moving to me since I loved Khalid from the first one, and knew what she lost. Yoshimo's betrayal (WHY??). And choosing between Jahiera and Aerie was a very interesting conversation that always led to one having a really hurt response.

Man, sometimes the game even tear-jerked without trying. One time, I was playing through the whole graveyard/vampire bit of the quest, and Minsc wound up getting petrified then blown apart by another attack (for those who don't know, that means the character is permanently removed from the game with no hope of resurrection). Seeing as I was playing the game through in a kind of "iron man" mode where the only acceptable reason for loading from a save is the game over screen, I actually screamed "NO!!!" at my computer.

That said, the fight went downhill very swiftly after that, and I wound up loading from a save point anyway, but for a few seconds there I was scared that I'd have to spend the rest of the game without Minsc and Boo.

 

[Combined]

Call of Duty 4. The nuke scene and the end.

Spoiler

Especially when Captain price died! Damn it, I liked you the most! Come back, Price!

That being sad, Half-Life 2 (EP2) was pretty depressing.

A friend of mine found the fountain scene and the end in Call of Duty: World at War quite moving.

 

[RedDiablo]

I would say that the end of MGS3 pulled at my heartstrings, and I felt genuinely sorry for The Boss and Snake. The ending was filled with emotion and I thought I was going to cry.

 

[mattttherman3]

the ending in fable 2 was moving, as in it moved me so much that i now hate the game and wish that i had rented it first

 

[Spartan Bannana]

The ending or Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway was really sad, with

Spoiler

Red being paralyzed and but being able to go back home and all, I actually kinda almost cried a bit over that one

 

[Spacelord]

I had to murder my compagnion cube. :'(

 

[MrGFunk]

What I wanna know is what parts of what games have moved or really affected people to the point where they almost shed a big soppy tear...

Spoiler: The part where loads of people...

don't use spoilers boxes and give loads of reveals away ~ Instructions in forum guidelines. Good for those who did.

1. Corridor at the end of Silent Hill 2.
2. Each Colossus, maybe except the bull one that really goes for you.

 

[Lord Of Cyberia]

Yoshimo's death and last request in Baldur's Gate II. He was one of my finest party members, and I had grown to like him. He was the only guy who really seemed to be trying to get along with EVERYONE. Also, the Defence of the Palace in Mechwarrior 4:Vengeance. I was truly immersed in that intro movie, and I felt I truly respected those pilots as they died under a vastly superior force.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

without giving too much away... I made the righteous choice at the end of fable 2 and therefore never went back to the game after as it was no longer as fun to play without certain advantages you lose when taking this option.

sorry so vague just dont wanna spoil it for anyone...