Has a game ever moved you to tears? *SPOILERS ABOUND*

[Battleaxx90]

I'd have to say the end credits of The World Ends With You always get me a little choked up. I'd describe why, but I suck at describing.

More recently, there's a scene early on in Xenoblade Chronicles that is just straight-out HEARTBREAKING. If you've played a few hours into the game already, you know what I'm talking about. For those of you who don't... here's a video.

Warning: if you EVER plan on playing Xenoblade Chronicles, do NOT watch the below video! COLOSSAL SPOILERS ALERT.

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[Dragoniangirl]

Thinking back on all the games I've played the only one I can think of that made me cry was the ending of Okamiden.

(Major spoiler for the ending of Okamiden. Read at your own risk)

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I was already upset when Kurow left and then came back and turned on me but at the very end when you have to kill him? I honestly couldn't do it! I closed my DS and left it for a good ten minutes before finally manning up and finishing. And then I just sobbed through the entire ending sequence.

That was back when the game first came out. I played it again recently and still got misty eyed at that part.

I also kinda want to count the ending of Final Fantasy VI but that didn't so much make me cry as it did make me feel very emotional.

 

[shrekfan246]

On the subject of E.E's death, I cursed Hideo Kojima that day. And I still do now...
CURSE YOU HIDEO KOJIMA, CURSE YOU!!!!

Well, I think that's the sign that it was very well executed. Honestly, say what you want about how convoluted everything Hideo Kojima touches is (justified because, frankly, he could use an editor), but I think it's awesome that I actually feel sorry for the Beauties in Metal Gear Solid 4 after I defeat them because of their backstory, or that Emma's death after only being introduce shortly before could be so poignant, or that Ocelot is such an interesting and complicated character in his appearances related to the "Les Enfantes Terribles" and Big Boss, and The Boss in Metal Gear Solid 3. . . I'd better stop gushing now. And not only because that has become an indecipherable run-on sentence.

Suffice to say, as cut-scene heavy as the Metal Gear Solid series is, I absolutely love the amount of characterization most of the NPC's get.

EDIT: Oh, the Colossi in "Shadow of the Colossus" have very heavy-handed endings as well, especially when taken in context with the story.

 

[zenman85]

Okami and it's ending. I love it so much.

 

[Irridium]

On the subject of E.E's death, I cursed Hideo Kojima that day. And I still do now...
CURSE YOU HIDEO KOJIMA, CURSE YOU!!!!

Well, I think that's the sign that it was very well executed. Honestly, say what you want about how convoluted everything Hideo Kojima touches is (justified because, frankly, he could use an editor), but I think it's awesome that I actually feel sorry for the Beauties in Metal Gear Solid 4 after I defeat them because of their backstory, or that Emma's death after only being introduce shortly before could be so poignant, or that Ocelot is such an interesting and complicated character in his appearances related to the "Les Enfantes Terribles" and Big Boss, and The Boss in Metal Gear Solid 3. . . I'd better stop gushing now. And not only because that has become an indecipherable run-on sentence.

Suffice to say, as cut-scene heavy as the Metal Gear Solid series is, I absolutely love the amount of characterization most of the NPC's get.

I second this. I second the hell out of it. The MGS series gets a lot of flak, and it deserves quite a bit of it, but it's still one of the best game series I've had the pleasure of experiencing.

 

[Jun_Jun]

I dunno if anyone has added this buuut I'll jump on the bandwagon and say the end of Half Life 2 episode 2 I have been saddened and shed a tear in other videogames but nowhere near as much as Hl2ep2.

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I have a pretty good relationship with my father, so that's probably why this made me so upset when I saw it (I pretty much was a 'daddy's girl' growing up) and having the building up of Alyx promising to see her father again throughout ep1+2 made it a bit more heart-wrenching for me goddamn Valve....(you have a fantastic eye or ear... for voice talent)
Here's the vid if anyone needs to see it, if you haven't you've been warned...

 

[Yak Johnson]

Keep in mind here that I was like 7 when this happened... I cried at the end of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for the GBA. One of the major characters dies in a really sad way. I actually thought the story was really good, aside from staring Sonic characters.

 

[mstickle]

The "shock" scene in MW3 got me most recently. I was plaing on my new 46" TV with my headphones on and I was totally immersed in the game. That just came out of nowhere and I actually had to stop and chill, I suppose it was more the absolute horror of war plus being totally focused on the game or whatever rather than sadness that got me, but yeah.

Also in Gears 3

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Dom's Death

Which is funny because even though I had played 1 and 2 I didn't really care for them, maybe 3 was just done really well.

And probably a few other things but I can't really remember what.

 

[Thaius]

*Looks at calendar... Yep, it's time to make the 'What game made you cry' thread yet again...

I got misty eyed several times in Lost Odyssey. The story (memory) of the prisoner kept in darkness got to me, and I'll never forget it. Poor guy just wanted to see the light...

That game got to me too. I'm still playing it, and it's gotten to me a few times. The scene with Lirium was pretty teary, but the thing that really got to me was the first dream, Hanna's Departure. Holy crap. I mean seriously, here it is. It's heartbreaking. Don't worry, there are no spoilers in this; it's a self-contained bit of backstory.

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Other games are Rogue Galaxy, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy X, Beyond Good and Evil, Okami... and others I'm not remembering for some reason.

Oh, and Clannad. Though for time reasons I recommend just watching the anime rather than playing the game; it takes a lot of time and effort to get running, then the actual game... well the popular guide for getting through it is called the "Clannad 300 hour guide." You may as well just watch the 2-season anime, cry like a baby, and play the game if you really loved it and want to see the other story arcs. But in all seriousness, Clannad breaks you. It breaks you hard.

Oh, and Profesor Layton and the Unwound Future. Holy crap.

 

[Dango]

The only time I can think of was the end of Final Fantasy 10.

 

[shurikenshado4]

GTA or COD. Such moving games

LOL. Kidding. Probably Morrowind or KOTOR 1

 

[kreekgod]

yes, it was a hentai game
no i wont give the details
XD

 

[Fidelias]

The darkness. I can remember beating it and not being able to stop crying afterwards for a good five minutes or so. Still get a few tears in my eyes when I hear Jenny's theme.
Gotta agree, in my opinion The Darkness has one of the greatest tragic endings.

Hmmm... Well, Republic Commando came close.

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Sev's death

seemed to come out of nowhere in an otherwise light-hearted shoot-em-up game. Besides that, you don't usually expect the one of the good guys to die in a Star Wars game.

 

[Andy Shandy]

None have actually moved me to tears but these are what came closest.

Spoiler: Metal Gear Solid 3

'The Boss' fight

Spoiler: Metal Gear Solid 4

- From Naomi's death pretty much up until the ending.

Spoiler: Saints Row 2

When you have to put Carlos out of his misery

[spoiler-Gears Of War 2] Dom putting Maria out of her misery[/spoiler]

Spoiler: Gears Of War 3

Dom's sacrifice

And oddly,

Spoiler: Modern Warfare 3

Soap's death. I was pretty sure that he was going to survive. Obviously he didn't. Got me right in the mood to kill Makarov. So hats off to Infinity Ward for that I suppose.

EDIT: And now that others have posted about other games...

Spoiler: The Darkness

Jenny's death, and the ending

and

Spoiler: Lost Odyssey

Lirum's death. Especially since Kaim had barely just found out she was alive, and some of the Dreams

 

[tmande2nd]

The epilogue to fallout 3.

Just when that sad music played and the showed the picture of the Lone Wanderer and the dad...I shed a single tear.

I am a guy and I dont hesitate to admit that I got chocked up and shed a tear right there.
The music and the all those lines made me happy and sad all at the same time.

Added to it I felt like I had actually done SOMETHING for such a crap sack world and maybe would serve as an example for people. Then cue the Broken Steel DLC and I got betteritis.

 

[Darth Rahu]

The ending of Red Dead Redemption
The final cutscene of Shadow of the Colossus
The final boss fight of Portal 2
The twist ending of Silent Hill Shattered Memories
The "Good" Ending of Infamous 2

Good games, every single one of them. Powerful stuff.

 

[Smeggs]

Well...when I was like...10 I was so happy when I defeated Red in Pokemon Silver version that I cried. For my little child mind at the time I couldn't grasp why I'd been crying, but I think now I know. It wasn't because Red was tough, on the contrary, I'd gone completely without noticing him and had grinded all of my pokemon to the mid-seventies before stumbling across him as I explored Mt. Silver.

It was that sense of completion. From Red version to Silver version, my adventure had come full-circle. I had started in Pallet town with a Charmander, and ended all the way at Mt. Silver with my level 75 Typhlosion.

As my Typhlosion dealt that final blow to "My" Charizard, I just began blubbering and wailing out of joy. It was one of the best games I'd ever played, and that Charizard, MY Charizard, was there with me and my Typhlosion at the very end.

Just reminiscing about that day and talking about it like that brings back that feeling...I have something in my eye.

 

[nklshaz]

The entire final chapter of Crisis Core tore me up

 

[Ziggy109]

I don't think I've ever actually cried while playing a game, but there have been a few fantastic moments that have really tugged at my heart strings. The ones that stand out the most in my mind are Aerie's romance dialogue from Baldur's Gate 2, the ending of Red Dead Redemption, and the good endings of Bioshock 1 & 2.