Saddest Moments in Gaming

[odBilal]

John Marston's death in Red Dead Redemption
Metal Gear Solid 3: The whole ending... *sniff*
Metal Gear Solid 4: Big Boss's death

Big Boss didnt die in MGS4, he shows up in the end holds old snake up from commiting suicide

.....Have you actually played it?

Yes I did. It was a long time ago but I remember that Zero dies at the end and not Big Boss.

Spoiler

Big Boss comes into contact with Snake's new strain of FOXDIE and he goes to sit besides the Boss's grave. He has one last smoke and says 'This is good, isn't it?' then dies at last.

Aw shit...how didnt I notice this. Now im sad that Big Boss is dead ;_;

 

[templar1138a]

This topic has come up before.

Spoiler: Dragon Age II spoilers

The death of Hawke's mother.

The circumstances were twisted and horrible to be sure, but that same death wouldn't've had the same impact if the game hadn't been as well-written as it was. Dragon Age II is the only game I've seen successfully establish a family dynamic and rounding out of characters within those dynamics.

The first time I played through, I was a warrior. Carver's death didn't surprise me. I could tell he would have lived if I'd chosen to play a mage, but Bethany would have died. It didn't hit me, though, because it was early in the game and I barely knew the characters.

I took Bethany into the Deep Roads. When she died of Darkspawn plague, it caught me by surprise. I'd had her with me almost constantly to that point because I liked her character and she was useful as a support mage. It was at her death I realized I'd taken the fact that I was the protagonist for granted. I'd forgotten that in this game, I wasn't a Grey Warden, and neither was she.

But then when Hawke's mother died, I wanted to cry. Through dialogue, I'd comforted her after my siblings' deaths. I'd coyly encouraged her when she told me she had found a suitor. I'd definitely established a maternal relationship with her, and seeing her die in such a horrible way was the most tragic thing I'd seen in a game.

And when Gamlen apologized to me and said he wanted us to start over, given that we were the only family the other had, I accepted with gratitude.

It disappoints me so much when gamers complain about Dragon Age II. I really feel they've missed the point.

 

[templar1138a]

snip.

Dude, you know you can conceal spoilers, right? I don't care, given that I've seen those happen, but still, use the

Spoiler

function.

 

[KrossBillNye]

The Mass Effect 3 ending left me depressed for a few days- OK I'LL STOP

Dang. You read my mind!

Mine would be hard to really choose from aside from the aforementioned comment above my post.

In terms of emotional events in a game that made me feel bad I would have to say the following:

Spoiler: Final Fantasy: Tactics

The murder of the poor Ovelia by the hands of Delita at the end after the credits....

Almost every story you read in Lost Odyssey. Not commenting on it further but seriously.... That stuff made me sad.

There are more but I can't think of much else at the moment.

 

[Tallim]

The game Odin's sphere, the whole game is just so sad, especially the ending.

Oh yeah it is rather isn't it, I'd forgotten about it entirely, might have to dig it out later and replay it.


OP:
A lot of Valkyrie Profile is pretty depressing and sad.

 

[Cydonian]

Easily it was Gears of War 2. Dom finally finds his wife and she is basically brain dead but still conscious. His reaction is just a very real moment.

 

[maximalist566]

Portal 2 ending and Bastion ending - mostly because of the music.

Existance of EA and Activision is really sad too.

 

[Sean Hollyman]

John Marston's death in Red Dead Redemption
Metal Gear Solid 3: The whole ending... *sniff*
Metal Gear Solid 4: Big Boss's death

Big Boss didnt die in MGS4, he shows up in the end holds old snake up from commiting suicide

.....Have you actually played it?

Yes I did. It was a long time ago but I remember that Zero dies at the end and not Big Boss.

Spoiler

Big Boss comes into contact with Snake's new strain of FOXDIE and he goes to sit besides the Boss's grave. He has one last smoke and says 'This is good, isn't it?' then dies at last.

Aw shit...how didnt I notice this. Now im sad that Big Boss is dead ;_;

Spoiler

There's the scene

 

[Fluffythepoo]

"I am the very model of a scientist Salarian . . . "

Why did i send him in those vents.. and wrex, you were the strongest of them all, why god why did it have to be them whyyyyyyy

 

[XMark]

The end of Spec Ops: The Line gets sadder the more you think of it:

Spoiler

Congratulations hero! You got your team killed, you destroyed the water trucks so all the survivors in Dubai are going to die of dehydration, and you spent basically the whole game slaughtering the good guys. Oh, and World War 3 is probably going to happen in a few weeks.

 

[sunsetspawn]

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Holy crap. Whoever wrote that likes Alice in Chains and Soundgarden a lot. I didn't even know about this game until just now. Guess I'll be buying it now.

 

[Lizzie323]

End of Klonoa is a big tear-jerker. I still can't watch it after all these years
And a certain side quest in AC: Brotherhood made me upset too
And the end of Crisis Core :/

Other sad bits: a scene in Jak 3 & few moments in the Kingdom Hearts series

 

[burningdragoon]

Ok, let's see...

<spoiler=Shadow of the Colossus>
Shadow of the Colossus

Agro falling to his death. (His survival notwithstanding)


<spoiler=Snake Eater>
Snake Eater

First: having to pull the trigger on The Boss yourself.
Second: the ending reveal about her.


<spoiler=Mass Effect 3>
Mass Effect 3

In increasing order of sadness:
Legion's sacrifice.
Mordin's sacrifice.
Thane's death + prayer.


<spoiler=Journey>
Journey

If/when your companion collapses before you


That's what I can think of at the moment.

 

[SaetonChapelle]

Lavitz death from Legend of Dragoon. I cried so long and so hard, especially since he was really one of my first favorite video game characters. Damn you Lloyd!!!

 

[Roofstone]

"I am the very model of a scientist Salarian . . . "

And now I am gonna be depressed the entire evening. D: You are evil!

Sad moments of my own? Hmm, the beauties in metal gear 4, their stories made their deaths a lot worse for me. )=

 

[neonsword13-ops]

Spoiler: Persona 3

The main character dies of exhaustion after learning the meaning of life.

Spoiler: Persona 4

1. Nanako's death
2. The train ride back home after the real ending. Teddie's monologue was a killer, too.

Spoiler: Red Dead Redemption

John dies. Now you have to play the rest of the game as his son! Enjoy! :3

And the Portal 2 ending.

 

[dudagato]

The game Odin's sphere, the whole game is just so sad, especially the ending.

Oh yeah it is rather isn't it, I'd forgotten about it entirely, might have to dig it out later and replay it.


OP:
A lot of Valkyrie Profile is pretty depressing and sad.

By all means do it, it is a very hard and somewhat repetitive game, but the story and voice acting makes it all worth it.

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

Just throwing it out there:

Final Fantasy 7
When Aerith died, I didn't give a shit. I was glad she was gone because she annoyed me.

Now for my sad picks.

Metal Gear Solid series

Metal Gear Solid 3: The entire ending was so incredibly sad.
Metal Gear Solid 4: When Raiden nearly died stopping Haven from crushing Snake (I thought he DID die at that point) and when Big Boss killed Zero. That moment really had me choked up.


Final Fantasy X:

The entire fucking ending... seriously... first Jecht, then Auron, and then Tidus... Yuna falling through him as she rushed to try and stop him from leaving. Goddamn that was all tragic...

 

[Diablo2000]

Just throwing it out there:

Final Fantasy 7
When Aerith died, I didn't give a shit. I was glad she was gone because she annoyed me.

Then you realized that all the gil, materia, items and time on her was for nothing...

As for me was To The Moon.
I cried on three times in it, damn sad game...