Devil May Cry back in 2001, and hellblade in 2017. There weee probably others that I had a response to, but those both had tears falling.
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Two that I can remember.
- To The Moon
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Excellent storytelling transcends the medium, but it’s a shame that there are so few games that have managed to tug at my heartstrings.
Edit: I am reading the comments and making a list. Sometimes a good cry is the catharsis an aching soul needs.
Brother's got me ugly crying
Gears of War 3 - Dom
Recently.
The "Unlost World" storyline in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail is rough if you have lost a loved one recently.
lol no.
Malenia got me damn close to.
I don't think I've ever cried because of a game in the sense that the game itself made me cry, but the memories attached to some have.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Darkness/Time/Sky
Mmm, great memories of Blue Rescue team.
I've been meaning to play the others, but DS emulation is kind of subpar by design.
Is it? I thought DS emulators are pretty good. I've seen a few Streamers stream the Pokémon DS games without issues. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon also doesn't make much use of the touch screen iirc
It works well, but using 2 screens on one monitor will always be a lesser experience.
I dont know why, but i cried in some wierd situations. Like at the endboss fight of ori 2 and the endboss of the pacifist ending of undertale. And not after the fight, during! I think it's some kind of being overstimulated and way to much things are happening, but in a nice way with the exact amount of difficulty.
FF7. Loved Aerith's character, lots of time learning the background, near endless fights to save her, then cutscene. 45 hours went to 70 pretty fast after that. I wanted revenge on that fucker, and I had Holy.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
An absolute emotional rollercoaster start to end.
33/33 would recommend
Many times in many games.
Probably the most in Mass Effect series, so many emotional moments. ME2: Overlord's end hits the hardest.
Shadow of the Colossus. Hands down one of the saddest games I’ve ever played.
I've only seen it in the s thread once, and just up voting it didn't seemed enough. I've played the majority of games people are mentioning here, some of them are quite sad and hit you like a punch in the stomach. Another one I also didn't cried but felt very strongly about it and I don't think I've seen it mentioned here was Life is Strange, there's one particular scene that got me very hard.
All of this is to say, I don't usually cry on movies, books or games, it's not a "boys don't cry" kind of thing, I don't have a problem with crying or with getting in touch with my feelings, I just don't cry very often or for any reason. However, I don't know if it was the story on its own or the blinking mechanic but Before your eyes had me crying, and wasn't just a couple tears either, I only held myself together because I couldn't leave the game until it finished. That game was an experience, I recommend going in blind and using the camera.
I'm late but here's an oddball.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
If you've never played the mystery dungeon games, you never really see your character actually speak to anyone. You have internal thoughts you can read but when you talk to others you just kinda wiggle around.
After you beat the final boss, you finally see your character speak with your partner and god damn it hit hard when I was a lad.
Braid's ending.
Tim (the player) is likely the villain. His quest was never about saving the princess but about his own selfish desire to reclaim something/someone that no longer wants him. The game masterfully subverts expectations, making players reflect on perspective, responsibility, and consequences.
Ending of the Transistor, I did not seet that coming. I just sat there in stunned silence for a few minutes.
RDR2. Miss you, Hamish, thanks for the good times.
To The Moon, The Beginner's Guide, and Night in the Woods all made me cry like a lot. Probably have been a few others, but those were the big ones.
I cried when I wasn't able to play League of Legends anymore because of Vanguard.
Other than that, I think I cried a little with Life is Strange.
I can't believe no one is mentioning Chrono Triger few days after it was named as one of best video games. Geez I cried a lot with 2 finals.
When I played Hell blade: Senua's Sacrifice.
The symbology and story made me understand the struggles of a close friend, who succumbed to her psychosis many years ago. Felt like more than just a game.
Playing this game in the darkness with headphones is an unforgettable experience. I'll hopefully never know what it's like to suffer from psychosis, but I don't think there is anything that comes closer.
...and I just read that they added VR support. Holy shit.
She was a great friend, with an unfortunate circumstance. If you ever, within your lifetime, become well acquainted with someone who has either schizophrenia or psychosis, remember the person underneath the struggle as they face a constant battle in their heads. I hope mental health support gets better, and it is, however in my experience there is little support for the lasting effects of abuse as it's mostly surface level things - my local NHS hospital has claimed there is no specialist for CPTSD in my area of London, at all (and not everyone is in the position to pay out of pocket, especially when my friend was already staying at sheltered accommodation).
Many issues in society can be fixed with proper mental health support, I'm just hoping that gets here soon.
Celeste is so. fucking. good.
absolutely amazing game in every way
I wanna finish it but I'm stuck finding all the secret strawberries
I second this. Didn't cry while playing it but did tear up listening to the Farewell soundtrack on full blast in my car.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, right near the end. I don't want to spoil too much, but I never thought a game mechanic would make me emotional.
Game: Press this button to trigger this game mechanic
Me: Starts ugly crying
The end of Mass Effect 3 had me crying
The actual ending? Mordin was pretty moving to me.
"Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong"
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