fart town usa
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I never was all that attached to Aeris until I played Crisis Core, just last year. I thought they did a fantastic job with her in it and the added backstory really made me appreciate her in FF7.
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What are the most saddest moments in games you played? *spoilers obviously*
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MiguelItUp
Member
Off the top of my head....
Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption 2
Silent Hill 2
Death Stranding
RiME
Red Dead Redemption
John's ride home after everything is said and done. The music and the cinematic feel really makes it.
The ending of RDR when you know what's waiting for John, and there's no getting around it.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Arthur's exchange with the nun regarding death and how he's scared.
Arthur's last ride. Much like RDR, the music and cinematic feel really makes it
Silent Hill 2
Finally learning about Mary's death.
The water ending.
Death Stranding
The last delivery.
Die-Hardman's speech at the end.
RiME
Finding out the truth about the boy and the man.
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SSfox
Member
Won't list all the games but for the most recent one for me is this when Arthur in RDR2 at the end.... I mean you know right... don't force me to say or i'll cry again
I MEAN FUCK, i don't feel sad much even when some character die in a VG, because i know it's a game and the character don't exist, but for Arthur i couldn't help i felt some sadness, i mean.... Ok i was really sad, despite the fact that they gave me to play John after. Usually i'm mostly more fan of Japanese games then western games, but man Rockstar is somethng, and for me RDR2 is the best game they ever made.
Now thinking about it i should start another run of RDR2 and then stop playing main story right before Arthur start get sick so i can keep playing just Arthur, i mean i truly love John but damn i miss Arthur lol
I MEAN FUCK, i don't feel sad much even when some character die in a VG, because i know it's a game and the character don't exist, but for Arthur i couldn't help i felt some sadness, i mean.... Ok i was really sad, despite the fact that they gave me to play John after. Usually i'm mostly more fan of Japanese games then western games, but man Rockstar is somethng, and for me RDR2 is the best game they ever made.
Now thinking about it i should start another run of RDR2 and then stop playing main story right before Arthur start get sick so i can keep playing just Arthur, i mean i truly love John but damn i miss Arthur lol
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Lots of great ones listed here.
To pick one that hasn't been said - Outer Wilds fucked me up. Mostly the fate of the Nomai. I'd gotten to know them so well, I just wasn't expecting to learn that it had all gone down like... that. The sense of life interrupted mid-flow, glorious plans left ever unfinished, children never to grow up... it was heartbreaking.
To pick one that hasn't been said - Outer Wilds fucked me up. Mostly the fate of the Nomai. I'd gotten to know them so well, I just wasn't expecting to learn that it had all gone down like... that. The sense of life interrupted mid-flow, glorious plans left ever unfinished, children never to grow up... it was heartbreaking.
Raven117
Gold Member
True, and then you have Miyazaki at From somewhere in there.
Id much rather something be short and provocitive rather than some lumbering piece of media. But I hear you. Its all about taste.
Iced Arcade
Member
Gears Maria's death might be one of the very few moments in gaming that got me choked up.
edit: Arthur dying in RDR2 was pretty sad actually
edit: Arthur dying in RDR2 was pretty sad actually
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Dick Jones
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Sarah's death in TLOU. Troy Baker was fucking excellent in it.
Nolan North's reaction is well worth it. He had limited knowledge outside his own part before playing it. Sarah and Joel's actors are beside him and don't let on.
Nolan North's reaction is well worth it. He had limited knowledge outside his own part before playing it. Sarah and Joel's actors are beside him and don't let on.
Knucklepux
Neo Member
I see what you’re saying, but for me, it was Joel’s reaction. Also, the fact that she was just a kid. As a Dad myself, it was just devastatingIt didn’t hit me at all since I’ve barely got to know her, right at the start. You have to develop a character throughout the game for that stuff to have real impact. Like FF X ending for example.
EDIT: or John Marston and Arthur Morgan....damn, gonna cry now again
FrankWza
Member
Ico and SoC are also just sad overall. Inevitable evil taking over no matter what you do is sad.
Mojoraisin
Member
Brothers a tale of two sons.
If you know you know.
If you haven’t played it I highly recommend it. If you are one of two brothers like myself it’s almost mandatory.
Play it all in one sitting if possible. It’s short.
If you know you know.
If you haven’t played it I highly recommend it. If you are one of two brothers like myself it’s almost mandatory.
Play it all in one sitting if possible. It’s short.
Desudzer10
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I know the game gets a lot of flak for it's story, but I've been a diehard Borderlands fan since the first game day 1. In Borderlands 3 when Maya died it was a little emotional, but the ending when Lilith sacrifices herself got me.
Also MGS3 ending.
Also MGS3 ending.
Musky_Cheese
Banned
Digging up that fucking dog and then burying that little zombie boy with that dog in Tell Tales The Walking Dead
CitizenZ
Banned
There are a couple, but i think it was Bioshock Infinitie not more or less about the game per se, but knowing it was the end of Irrational. I played it about a yr after release when they announced they were closing and listening to about a dozen Ken Levine interviews made me root for him and his teams success. Everything they did is near perfection and moved the needle of the industry that is still stuck in the position they left it.
FreedomOfSpeech
Banned
Then you won't be playing for very long, as the signs are there quite early.
Halo is Back
Member
Both John Marston and Arthur's death in Red Dead series
Virt McPolygon
Banned
Can anything even top this? Brilliant series with this kind of ending, only to go dark for over a decade.
Cleared_Hot
Member
Dam. Yeah that one hit different
eyesabitdull
Banned
When your horse died in RDR2 when you had a full bond with it.
Fuck that.
I teared as much for a lot of parts with Arthur Morgan towards the end, but that scene was so short and brutal that it left a lasting impact because I had very very few horses in the game. Mostly kept the same one for a large period of time :/
Fuck that.
I teared as much for a lot of parts with Arthur Morgan towards the end, but that scene was so short and brutal that it left a lasting impact because I had very very few horses in the game. Mostly kept the same one for a large period of time :/
Nickolaidas
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Ori and the Blind Forest - Kuro - YouTube
For those who need context: The Great Tree of Light is searching for its child of Light - Ori, who gets lost in the forest. It uses a strong Light Burst in order for Ori to see the Light and find its way home. Unfortunately, the Light is lethal for creatures of the night, like Kuro and her children. Her babies are burned alive by the Light (unintentionally), and Kuro comes home to find her family in ashes, except for one baby which is still inside its egg. She swears vengeance on the Tree of Light and begins a chain of events which basically corrupt the entire forest.
For those who need context: The Great Tree of Light is searching for its child of Light - Ori, who gets lost in the forest. It uses a strong Light Burst in order for Ori to see the Light and find its way home. Unfortunately, the Light is lethal for creatures of the night, like Kuro and her children. Her babies are burned alive by the Light (unintentionally), and Kuro comes home to find her family in ashes, except for one baby which is still inside its egg. She swears vengeance on the Tree of Light and begins a chain of events which basically corrupt the entire forest.
Hudo
Member
It's even more sad now that we know that this is likely the end of the Half-Life story line in general.
FrozenFlame
Member
Most of those that I was going to say was already posted so I'll go with:
Stasis -
What Remains of Edith Finch -
Stasis -
Not sure if sad or just fucked up but having the protagonist looking for his family just to find that his wife was being used to breed the monsters and his daughter being ripped apart in front of his eyes was tough.
What Remains of Edith Finch -
While some of the family members deaths didn't had any effect on me, others (like the brother that worked on the cannery) were a direct hit to the feels. And of course, the ending when you're secretly expecting that Edith breaks the curse.
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I don't like pirates
Banned
I felt in a espectaculary bad shape when i ended Persona 5 the first time. I don't like games messing with my brain and my feelings very much, i just like to kill, harvest, collect, build etc. but that was pretty bad.
I don't usually fuck games, but when i do it's for a very good reason. I don't feel overwhelmed by games or films. Just sometimes.
And i don't cry, i just go in a mission to obliterate the game that makes feel that way.
I don't usually fuck games, but when i do it's for a very good reason. I don't feel overwhelmed by games or films. Just sometimes.
And i don't cry, i just go in a mission to obliterate the game that makes feel that way.
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Werewolfgrandma
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For me personally it was killing the horse I had for over 100 hours in red dead 2. Got the white Arabian the second I could and played the game to keep my horse safe for the rest of it. Got pretty attached to say the least.
Kamina
Golden Boy
You are a monster, you know that?
For me it is the Scene where the horse dies in Ghost of Tsushima. I was petrified.
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SSfox
Member
That's until end of Chap4 i think it happen, which is around 25-30 hours at least, add that all the side quests, challenges and other side stuff it can add 100 hours at lest. To infinite hours of riding my horse with Arthur
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
I thought Ubisoft and the recent Assassins Creed games (kassandra death, alexios’ mom death, eivor’s whole wolf-kissed story) make strong sad cases.
FullMetalx117
Member
Being burned alive in Modern Warfare 2
I was young and became very upset
I was young and became very upset
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
That was really something
Silent Hill 2 ending was also something that shocked me. The whole thing made me felt bad