As in games that made you really sad and maybe even want to cry - possibly leading to tears.

Here's my list, in order of their ability to manipulate me:

  • The Walking Dead
  • To the Moon
  • Mother 3
  • Bioshock 2 (not 1) (Some support, in case you heard the ridiculous claim that Bioshock 1 has a better story.)
  • ICO
  • Chrono Trigger (Maybe. Can't remember how effective it was, really.)
  • Mirror's Edge

No spoilers, please!

A very spoilery article from John Walker on Rock, Paper, Shotgun about games that made him cry. He adds To the Moon to his list in another article. I haven't played the games he talks about.

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999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors.

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I have that for my DS. I really need to get around to actually playing it.

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-Slenderman + Amnesia ( pure fear lol )
-Super Meat Boy ( frustratingly hard )
-Borderlands ( wub wub )

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Klonoa: empire of dreams, from gameboy advance!

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Diablo 3, it made me cry because the story is terrible :/

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this ^

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dinner date

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To The Moon, cried hard at the end...

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Braid made me happy and then angry! SMB makes me really angry and thinking about killing myself! VVVVVV too!

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Super Mario bros. I went berserk when Bowser fell off the bridge, such an emotional moment

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No spoilers!!!!!

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You played Mother 3!? Internet high five!
But seriously, that was a seriously emotional game. Poor Lucas....

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Yeah, it's wonderful. Strong impact. I'll probably remember that the rest of my life. [High five returned!]

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they bleed pixels

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I'm going to say a game that's going to make everyone laugh...

... Super Mario Galaxy. More precisely, Rosalina's story

I couldn't help but consider the comet an added metaphor; a form of escape from reality. Also, every time you finished each segment of the story, you were brought back to the beautiful Waltzer music in the hub world (planetarium) which just helped enhance that emotion: a fantasy, a dream.


TL;DR - I'm sorry, your manliness is in another castle.

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KOTOR2

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End of hl2 ep2

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Mass effect?

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Can't think of any...

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red dead redemption and final fantasy 7 crisis core

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Earthbound, Final Fantasy VIII, Braid, Zelda WW, Grim Fandango, Shenmue II, Soul Reaver 2, Metal Gear Solid.

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The Darkness (The first game, not the second.) The ending in the first game made me cry, actually. >.>

I believe Deus Ex: Human Revolution made me feel quite emotional at times.

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Mass Effect, the games are pretty emotional (and yes, I almost cried when it ended)

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Dragon Age Origins, Mass Effect 1 and 3, Skyrim and all the Assassins Creed Games

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Portal ..both and Mass Effect.the death of each squadmate in 3 who you have been with in 3 games is hard.

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Thanks for spoiling Mass Effect 3 for me.

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Red Dead Redemption by far the saddest ending i have played through

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GTA IV, Binding of Isaac, Portal 2.

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mgs2 and 4. if you dont at least get somewhat emotional in these 2 games, you're not human.

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<3 +1

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