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[kingfey]

Mine is Cyberpunk2077

Before you guys go a head and crucify me for this decision, I would like you to watch these clips.







The ending of cyberpunk is too depressing. It shows that you arent alone in this world. Your actions affects other people's life.

What game made an impact like this to your life?

 

[YoshiMadness]

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door left a huge impact on me. I fell in love the first time I played it. The creative combat, the funny dialogue, the dark and emotional moments, the beautiful visuals and wonderful soundtrack, the memorable characters, the charming and whimsical world, everything. I didn't even mind the backtracking because it gives me a reason to travel through the magical world in this game.

To me, TTYD is the definition of perfect. In fact, imma pull a Dave Meltzer and say that this is an 11/10 classic. Huge part of the reason the GameCube is my all time favorite console.

 

[mansoor1980]

RDR2

 

[Eron]

Mgs3

 

[Saint Boot]

I'm not sure if this counts or not, but I made the mistake of playing Metal Gear Solid 4 shortly after my dad died in 2012. I don't think I have to tell some of you what happened in the last 30 minutes of that game, especially the last 10. To be honest, it's the one Metal Gear game I have not bothered to replay after that.

 

[Arun1910]

TLOU.

Just seeing Joel and Ellies characters develop over the game was amazing and felt so natural. No other game has pulled me into its world and characters as much as that one because their story felt really grounded.

 

[Gameplaylover]

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

 

[ambo]

Bound.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I haven’t finished CyberSpunk yet but thanks for the spoiler lol.
I wouldn't say any game changed my life but certainly emotionally affected me and got me thinking.

Detroit Become Human
The Last Guardian
Heavy Rain
Beyond Two Souls
The Last of Us 1+2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Life is Strange 1+2 and Before the Storm

I'm to emotional for my own good.

 

[Kokoloko85]

When my damn horse died in Shadow of the Colossus and Poor Nobu in Ghost of Tsushima….

Here are the ones that come to mind: MGS 1/4 - TLOU - Max Payne - Okami - Shadow of the Colossus - Panzer Dragoon Saga - Earthbound. Theres probably more

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Mother 3. The ending is incredible.

 

[German Hops]

 

[FoundryMusic]

None whatsoever. They're just games.

 

[22:22:22]

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.

 

[mansoor1980]

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

The finish wasn't a clean cut, suffering since the first game until the final just to know that darkness is inevitable. The narrator as well made it so dramatic along the journey.

 

[SJRB]

Easy:





When I played this I was 16 and even then it blew my mind in so many ways. Unironically still relevant 20 years after the game released.

 

[Azelover]

Zelda Ocarina of Time. When you first leave Kokiri town? I think it was one of the first times silence was used in a videogame to denote emotion.

Also in Shenmue, when Ryo leaves his home at the end. I think I cried, way back.

 

[GreatnessRD]

 

[Arun1910]

None whatsoever. They're just games.

That's such a weird take.

Games can contain good stories, just like Movies or Books.

Different forms of media are a great way to tell stories in different ways.

 

[sunnysideup]

Not a single one.

 

[Represent.]

TLOU 2 is the only game I ever felt any sort of emotion for, ever.

The medium needs to evolve becuase imo games cant pack an emotional punch just yet.

 

[Mossybrew]

The original Life is Strange. Played it less than a year after my divorce and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Sometimes you just have to let people go.

 

[Pejo]

I remember that To the Moon left me an emotional mess a few years ago when I played it, but honest to god I don't remember hardly anything about the game now. Wonder if it's my brain blocking it off, or it was just melodramatic and only affected me in the short term.

Anyways, I spent hours trying different things to save Aerith in FF7 back in the days. I remember searching through early internet forums where people would post that you could save her if you met some weird requirements, which obviously ended up being false. I'm sure other game stories have affected me, but nothing long lasting that I remember.

 

[Bonfires Down]

The Last of Us 1&2
Soma
The Walking Dead

 

[V4skunk]

Just from the wait for the next FromSoft Soulsborne.
The long wait for ohhh Elden Ring is hollowing.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Kentucky route zero.
Hard to encapsulate how utterly spellbinding this game was.
Play it by candle light, with a preferred beverage, and breathe it all in. Magical!

 

[Spukc]

 

[GametimeUK]

The Last Guardian got me good. I don't think any piece of media has ever hit me quite like that game.

 

[midasmulligan]

Last guardian and cyberpunk. And when the theme song in cyberpunk kicks in, it’s just so damn fitting and hits all the right notes:

 

[TidusYuna]

BIG SPOILERS!

 

[ZehDon]

Terranigma on SNES. I still think about scenes from that game - the scene in the cave with the mountain goat in particular. Not because of “The Writing” but because I - the player -are involved. It’s a wonderful game.

Deus Ex. It was one of the rare instances of a game making me feel regret or guilt. Not because of some hamfisted attempt at “bOtH sIdEs” where the player is forced to do what the game wants them to, only for the game to truth around and say “bet you feel guilty for doing that” when I didn’t have a choice. Deus Ex made me feel guilty and regret because I made choices of my own volition and they were wrong or ended badly. That’s the power of real interaction.

 

[Fare thee well]

You are missed Campbell Lane.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Gravity Rush 1 and Gravity Rush 2 ..

teaches that you must always do good to people without interest, it also teaches a lot the value of perseverance, friendship and love.

Both games have a lot of impact on human and moral values ... For that and more always He praised both games

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Metal Gear Solid 3, 4 and 5.

The Last of Us

Kingdom Hearts, fight me

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

My respects will always go to the Japanese because they always take values and morals into their stories .... Above all, perseverance. With much sympathy I have to the Japanese people.

 

[Marty-McFly]

Ninja Gaiden Black

 

[CitizenZ]

The only series that answers the question EVERY time, but I guess I am biased as a fan of Thomas Payne and his book Common Sense.

 

[mylifedotcom]

Personally - Metal Gear Solid 2
Socially - Halo 2

 

[Arsic]

Different emotions from different games but the one that choked me up is Last of Us 1 a few times and Last of Us 2 when Elly and Joel talk on the porch.

Celeste is a good one because I listen to the soundtrack often if I'm feeling anxious and can picture the feather to just breathe.

I really jived with Red Dead 2 and everything Arthur did. Definitely felt it when he talked to the nun at the church station.

Lastly, Disco Elysium comes to mind. So much thought provocation throughout and no game has ever quite like it made me feel like I was allowed to do so much to create "me" within the games narrative to interact with people.

 

[Sander Cohen]

Easy:





When I played this I was 16 and even then it blew my mind in so many ways. Unironically still relevant 20 years after the game released.

I’ve watched this video again. Simply incredible. I always knew MGS2 was special back in the day but I was too young to understand it all.

Just listen to that and see how much it makes sense. Kojima was something else man.

 

[Platinumstorm]

An emotional impact on my life? I'm not sure what you even mean.

 

[AnotherOne]

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Not one, ever. Also can't imagine how that'd ever be the case. I got something out of a few books, though.

 

[Editaur]

 

[supernova8]

Resident Evil 1 on PS1 back when I was like 6 years old. That shit terrified me, like scarred for life level terrified. I couldn't sleep properly for weeks, to the point that my parents told my brother to lock his bedroom door when he was playing it lol.

Funny looking back though. There's nothing remotely realistic about it, and I reckon if it didn't have that cutscene near the start (where the zombie head turns around), I would've been alright.

Fear is an emotion!

 

[Raven117]

I always liked To The Moon for this

 

[nightmare-slain]

dark souls.

seriously. helped with my anxiety/depression.

 

[Dr.brain64]

On my life? Not really. But that ending for walking dead season 1...



Earthbound made me feels too.