Single most depressing moment in a game

[Duskwaith]

*Search bar approved*

After playing some fallout 3 today, I was at Point Look out when I came across a bench with a skeleton slumped on it, a pistol beside it, some empty whiskey bottles and a pram. The view from the bench was over looking the sea and I just had to stop for a moment and go-"Crap that is depressing"

Im sure fallout players will have a good few to share but Escapists what have been your most depressing moments in a game?

 

[Exius Xavarus]

All I can say is, the ending of Fallout 3. I've never been more disappointed in my life.

 

[Ieyland]

Spoiler: Fable 2, how many did I ninja?

"I'm going to hack you into itty bitty bits, Lucien! Then I will feed your flesh to the dogs! Piss on your grave! Stop talking! Let's end th- *BANG* what the hell are you doing, Reaver!? You son of a three-legged dog!"

 

[Gigaguy64]

At the end of Fire Emblem.

I found out that most of my characters died or had less than great lives after the game...

Oh and also from Fire EMblem.

Once you find out Nergal's backstory....its depressing....

 

[Valkyira]

Near the end of MGS4 where Snake has to crawl through more or less a giant microwave and save the universe (not literally). It has some depressing music playing while you see various scenes from else where in the game including a little girl cooking eggs. Parts of Snake start popping, and he starts slowing down like he's going to die.

That part's quite emotional/depressing.

 

[TheZapper]

GTA IV

Spoiler

The ending in which Roman is killed. I know he was annoying, but when I first woke up in the safehouse and realised that he was actually dead was quite depressing. It was probably because of the free cab rides, but still.

 

[Doctor VonSexMachine]

All I can say is, the ending of Fallout 3. I've never been more disappointed in my life.

Ugh, I just finished it today in a fit of boredom although I have racked up hundreds (yes, with an s) of game hours with a few different characters. It even got the ending wrong in the epilogue

Spoiler

saying that I was not as selfless as my father, although I was the one to enter the code and I did not taint the water.

Thank god I save with nothing but the ending...parade to go, so I can go back and explore the wastes. I was only level 15 and yet I think this is my favorite character yet.


ETA: The Crossing was pretty depressing too. It was a little sad to see the survivors not all that upset about their fallen one.

 

[rokkolpo]

never been depressed from a game.
sad yes, depressing no.

EDIT:actually prince of persia warrior within had a nice thick depressive layer of self anquish.
QUOTE: I am...the architect of my own destruction.

 

[Ieyland]

GTA IV

Spoiler

The ending in which Roman is killed. I know he was annoying, but when I first woke up in the safehouse and realised that he was actually dead was quite depressing. It was probably because of the free cab rides, but still.

The other ending is much better. For me, at least.

 

[Dr. Crawver]

erm, perhaps hl2 ep2 ending? I wasn't depressed, but I'm sure some people were

 

[nick n stuff]

end of Star Wars: Republic Commando. no spoilers here but the fact that there is no squel in sight makes it worse.

 

[SextusMaximus]

Fable 2 ending... I was depressed because of how much the end battle sucked.

 

[MMSouthpawVIII]

The darkness

Spoiler

When you have to watch Paulie shoot Jenny in the head

 

[socialmenace42]

My first playthrough of Mass effect 2

Spoiler: Dont look if you haven't played end yet, fools

I lost Thane in the first specialist choice of the collector base. that pissed me off then, but was more depressing later when his is the single coffin on the Normandy's lower deck. Much better if you save everyone.

Also Gears 2

Spoiler: again, only if you know

when Dom has to shoot his wife

 

[Mr. Rat]

The opening cinematic of Bioshock 2 got me.

 

[JeanLuc761]

Mass Effect 2, Tali's loyalty mission.

Right up until the end that thing had me on a down trip

 

[Rewold]

Red Dead Redemption. Just went through it today.

 

[Hussmann54]

The part in gears of war 2 when dom offs his wife and then BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHA oh geeze... and I thought I could say that with a straight face.

I dunno if I ever really get depressed at video games. I think its simply because I dont try to relate to characters enough to give a crap. Again, Gears of war. Killing your own wife... well in real life I couldnt imagine doing it and retaining sanity for a few years (at least). But I just find the characters unimaginative and unpalatable. I suppose I kinda hated seeing my Dog get capped by lucien in Fable 2 but that was mainly because I wasnt going to get any more free stuff by using that dog to treasure hunt.

Although at one point in Fallout three, in a particularly good bit of voice acting, the keller family transcripts (part three I think) is the voice of a girl witnessing the bombs fall in sheer terror. It did unnerve me a bit to think of myself in that situation, but again thats me putting myself into a scenario and not a fictional character