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[Chastten]

Don't think so, but then again neither has a movie. Books very rarely either.

For some reason the only medium that will do that occasionally for me is anime.

 

[Roufianos]

MGS1 and 4 definitely. Maybe not on my original playthroughs but definitely when I've gone back with added nostalgia.

 

[SCB3]

MGS4 was close as was Like a Dragon: The Man who Erased His Name

 

[Esppiral]

Lost Odyssey is the closest
Also MGS 1 and MGS 2

 

[Nankatsu]

Multiple times, no shame in saying it.

Most recently in Like a Dragon Gaiden. Had to follow up with my man Kiryu.

That scene is so fucking human, specially if you've played all the previous games.

 

[Wizz-Art]

The first Walking Dead by Telltale.

 

[VitoNotVito]

Starfield. The game was so bad I cried thinking I payed for it...

 

[Allandor]

I guess the first time was FF VII (the original). I don't remember if there was any other.

Nowadays you ruch touch through a game I guess.

 

[[Sigma]]

 

[Sakura]

Key games. The stupid end scene in FFXV.
Can't think of any others right now.

 

[SHA]

Babes dying in Duke Nukem 3D and they don't even care, that's strange and horrific to put stuff like that in video games.

 

[SirDaracon]

Freebird Game definitely (To the Moon, Finding Paradise, Imposter Factory etc)

 

[cireza]

Certainly not cried but there were a few that left a strong feeling of "fuck it, this is so sad and unfair".

Here are a few a that come to mind :
Nier Automata
Phantasy Star IV
Final Fantasy XV

And otherwise, VNs or anime/movies of course. Steins Gate, Berserk and Kara no Kyoukai to name a few. This is an anime but the ending of the fifth movie from Kara no Kyoukai (Paradox Spiral) is probably the one that gets me the most. This series is an absolute masterpiece and my favorite anime by far. All 8 movies are a must watch.

 

[Thaedolus]

TLOU intro gets me every time, especially after becoming a father.

RDR2 - when Arthur thanks the horse…I had the same damn horse through the whole game

 

[STARSBarry]

Something about these credits and this song. As a kid I actually comprehended the text logs left behind by Rico, and understood what that meant during the Dark Falz fight.

Excellent story telling.

 

[DavidGzz]

Gremio. Suikoden 1.

 

[Sybrix]

Metal Gear Solid 4 - as someone who played from MGS all the way to MGS 4, the game was so epic.

Also the Bloody Baron quest in Witcher 3

 

[PharaoTutAnchAmun]

Thats easy...yep, several games, but i'am an emotional person, and dont call me a crybaby ore a woman, i have feelings you know

 

[digdug2]

The ending for Red Dead 2 really got me. I had a feeling it would end the way it did, considering some characters weren't in (or even mentioned in) RDR1... but damn that ending hit hard.

 

[Mobilemofo]

Weirdly, the PSN classic Journey brought a tear to my eye when playing with another random. The struggle was real.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

I feel like we had similar threads before...

Oh, we’ve had… a few.

What games made you cry?

Tear [circle]jerkers | what was the last game that made you cry?

What games have made you cry?

Games that made you cry the most!

Has a game ever made you cry?

Moments in gaming that made you cry?

Post sad gaming moments that made you cry, GAF.

Has a game ever made you cry? ( obvious game spoilers in this thread )

The games that made you cry manly tears.

So um, a game just made me cry. ...I didn't expect that. Not from this game.

Sad moments in video games. Have any ever made you cry?

What games have made you cry tears...

Has a computer game ever made you cry?

Games That Made you Cry

Has a game ever made you cry? ADMIT IT!

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Hmm... we've had a similar thread last year so this time around I think I'll list just the games I've played in the past 5 years that got me emotional and/or ugly cry.

Ugly cry:

• Life is Strange
• Life is Strange 2
• Nier Automata
• Kingdom Hearts 3
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Everybody's Gone To The Rapture
• Titanfall 2

Emotionally moved:

• Red Dead Redemption 2
• The Last of Us Part I
• The Last of Us Part II
• Final Fantasy XV
• AI: The Somnium Files
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Gravity Rush 2
• Destiny 2
• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
• The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine
• Stray
• Haven
• Life Is Strange Before the Storm
• Persona 5 Royal
• Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch
• Returnal
• Maquette
• Gris
• Death Stranding
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
• What Remains of Edith Finch

Damn, there's quite a lot of games I've listed lol, but they all made me emotionally invested in some way or another. ^^

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Weirdly, the PSN classic Journey brought a tear to my eye when playing with another random. The struggle was real.

Nice reply. I felt the same. I didn’t catch on that it was another human until half-way through. They had joined me near the beginning and stuck with me to the end.

 

[Scotty W]

Had a game ever made me cry? Sheeeit…

 

[sigmaZ]

Yes. But it's pretty rare these days. Obviously I was more emotional as a teenager so it was easier.
Wild Arms's (the original) ending used to always get me teary eyed as well as the Chrono Trigger music, but a big part of that was the music.

 

[tooevil]

Metal gear solid 4

Spoiler

microwave room, scene

 

[Zathalus]

RDR2 was emotional.

 

[Urban]

Not cry but the closest to crying was dom finding his wife.

 

[radewagon]

Don’t get me wrong I think Part 1 has one of the best stories in this medium (not a particularly high bar either), but the intro never did much for me. Maybe because if you had seen any game material at all pre-release or even just the game cover what was gonna happen was beyond obvious.

Pretty sure we all knew what was coming. I certainly did. I guess what hit like a ton of bricks was the fidelity of emotion. Up until that point, I don't think any game had really nailed the writing, directing, acting, sound design, and (most of all) visual fidelity needed to sell what the characters were emoting. I know I'd seen characters be sad, in pain, scared, worried, hopeless, etc, and I wasn't expecting this time to be any different. More animated robots pantomiming human emotions but darned if this wasn't the first time I believed the fiction. Like, yeah man, I bought it. That girl is scared and in pain and that man's heart just tore open.

Last of Us was an unprecedented technical marvel and it used its graphical leaps to tell a story that was more affecting than what was previously possible. Probably why I think it's funny when people say graphics don't matter. Yeah, guys, they matter.

 

[Gambit2483]

Only once. That ending broke me.

 

[RJMacready73]

Never once cried, same with movies etc, but I have been moved and got the odd lump in my throat so I'm not a totally emotionless husk but then again I'm also not some cunt whose gonna gurn over a videogame

 

[Ultra Donny]

Only from seeing how badly written it was and the loss of 70$. The game in question is dying light 2.

 

[NightmareFarm]

Only once. That ending broke me.

That and MGS2.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Only from seeing how badly written it was and the loss of 70$. The game in question is dying light 2.

Honestly this was the €60 game I bought on console which made me go full physical. At least if I buy a physical game I don't enjoy - which was the case with DL2 - I can resell it / trade it in. Now Dying Light 2 will forever be stuck in my digital library...

 

[DaciaJC]

Pretty much every time I watch this scene in TW3.

 

[Kadve]

Admit it. You cried too.

 

[BiohazardX95]

shadow of the colossus at the end when agro returns and the last guardian at the end. Also the last of us 1 and 2.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Came here to say this. That ending is crushing.

 

[Shut0wen]

Never cried but felt emotions with the intro to the last of us and gears 3 with dom, dom hit the hardest though, shed a tear defeating fiend murai at the end end of ninja gaiden black, a tear of pure hatred because hes such a cheap cunt

 

[Represent.]

No.

Like, people are actually CRYING? I find it hard to believe.

The writing/acting/performances in games are literally never believable enough for me to be fully engaged enough to actively cry in a game. not even close to the level of emotional films.

I have only even felt real emotion in like 1 game ever, the one in my avatar. But... not. even. close. to tears.

People crying over The Last of Us intro?? How many times have you seen that exact same shit in a movie? Seriously? Crying over a character you spend like 5 minutes with?

Are you guys really crying in shit like Final Fantasy? The Witcher 3, Kingdom Hearts and fucking Metal Gear Solid? Foreal?

 

[amigastar]

Max Payne 2 ending
maybe not cry but very emotional

 

[Shut0wen]

Definitely geared up at:

Bioshock Infinite - the ending
Death Stranding - multiple parts during the last 45 minutes of the game
The Last of Us Part 1 - multiple parts
Nier/Nier Automata - multiple parts
Night in the Woods - multiple parts
Persona 4 - the ending
Resident Evil Revelations 2 - Barry revealing why Moira grew distant from him
The Walking Dead Season 1 - the ending

Wait what exactly was sad in bioshock infinte?

 

[DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy]

When I was a teenager the first time I played MGS3 the ending got me

More recently Ori and the Will of the Wisps ending made me choke up. It’s almost unfair it’s like they designed that whole game’s story to hit you right in the feels.

 

[SleepySlippy]

No.

Like, people are actually CRYING? I find it hard to believe.

The writing/acting/performances in games are literally never believable enough for me to be fully engaged enough to actively cry in a game. not even close to the level of emotional films.

I have only even felt real emotion in like 1 game ever, the one in my avatar. But... not. even. close. to tears.

People crying over The Last of Us intro?? How many times have you seen that exact same shit in a movie? Seriously? Crying over a character you spend like 5 minutes with?

Are you guys really crying in shit like Final Fantasy? The Witcher 3, Kingdom Hearts and fucking Metal Gear Solid? Foreal?

Boy, I cried at the end of Link's Awakening. On Game Boy. You don't need good acting or performance to be emotionally involved. Even poor writing can lead to some tears. All it takes is some relatability with one's personal experience.

 

[ReyBrujo]

I might have blinked several times to clear my eyes when I reached the point in SNES' Breath of Fire 2 where they force you to sacrifice one of your characters because you have became so attached to each of them. Or when Celes attempts suicide after Cid dies in FF3. Recently I felt a knot in my throat while playing Opus: Rocket of Wishes while discovering some of the stories behind the souls wandering around like the fireman.

 

[MasterDerico]

The ending of Silent Hill 2, where Mary's letter is read in full.

"James... You made me happy."

THIS! You beat me!

The "in Water" ending letter hits hard, specially when she starts to cry and keep reading...

 

[Shifty1897]

I can't not cry during ending E of Nier Automata.

 

[Hudo]

Nier Automata Ending E credits.

Spoiler

When the devs start to sing to the music while you have messages appear from "players" around the world while they help you out. Really powerful moment.

 

[Dr.D00p]

Rime was pretty emotional.