Games that made you cry

Did a game ever make you cry?

For me:

Last of Us
Bioshock Infinite

Nope. Never have. Wait…does weeping for the future of gaming count?

Tears of joy maybe sometimes. [though that might just be tiredness after having my eyes be completely dried out from not blinking for 30 minutes during a particularly tough encounter].

I cried and gnawed my joystick through pure frustration whilst playing R-Type on the c64 but I don't think that's quite what you mean . In terms of emotional connection crying, no that never happened as far as I remember. And man, I loved that blocky alien guy in Another World, but even so…
I haven't played last of us or bioshock infinite though. Maybe I should….

Don't worry guys, I'm not out to get what remains of your macho-profile

Originally Posted by NewDArt
Don't worry guys, I'm not out to get what remains of your macho-profile

Ha not too worried about that! I often end up throwing a blubbery during films - the bit in Moon where the guy says he's lonely kills me every time, for example - just not really in games for some reason.

Originally Posted by Pongo
Ha not too worried about that! I often end up throwing a blubbery during films - the bit in Moon where the guy says he's lonely kills me every time, for example - just not really in games for some reason.

Same.

We should have a movie thread about the same topic

The JCVD monologue kills me every time!

Never heard about two games in the first post.
Tears of joy, tears of too much of gaming, those I get frequently, basically if the game story ain't all crap. Maybe that's that's the reason I buy only storyrich games?

But proper "onion" eyes of sadness, got while playing Valkyria:Chronicles at a certain moment:

The reason probably is because I played the game with japanese voiceover and english subtitle. I don't think english voiceover could mimic the sound of japanese original emotions, sorry.
An additional reason is the graphics style in that game. Because of that style I'm used to from manga/anime, I didn't look at characters as binary barbie ragdolls with horrible hair as I usually do with other games. I mean… I don't get sad over nonliving stuff when it breaks so when something "horrible" happens in a game, ah well, a vase dropped on the floor big deal. All because of the damned hair.

Originally Posted by NewDArt
We should have a movie thread about the same topic

The JCVD monologue kills me every time!

That recent Oscar bait movie about the Indian boy looking for his mother had a real choker of an ending. In cases like that its not about whether you're too manly to feel some tears, it's more a case of are you too inhuman not to.

Originally Posted by lackblogger
That recent Oscar bait movie about the Indian boy looking for his mother had a real choker of an ending. In cases like that its not about whether you're too manly to feel some tears, it's more a case of are you too inhuman not to.

From my perspective, there's nothing more manly than responding to your own empathy with a physical reaction like tears.

Strength is about owning your vulnerability - not denying it.

Originally Posted by NewDArt
Did a game ever make you cry?

For me:

Last of Us
Bioshock Infinite

Damn, those are some fine games. And while I'm sure I didn't cry during Infinite, I think remember at least getting really teary-eyed right at the start of Last of Us,
. Jesus that was depressing. Masterfully done.

I honestly can't remember crying or getting teary-eyed at anything else. Sure, I got serious goose-bumps at plenty of situations, but no tears I think.

Now, when it comes to movies, when they're done right, I just crack under pressure.

And I also get chocked up while reading books. I remember just collapsing towards the end of The Road, the book (but also the movie I think).

Originally Posted by NewDArt
We should have a movie thread about the same topic

The JCVD monologue kills me every time!

Man, that JCVD monologue. I'd read a review so I knew it was coming, but the sheer honesty still took me by surprise. Good call!

Originally Posted by danutz_plusplus
Damn, those are some fine games. And while I'm sure I didn't cry during Infinite, I think remember at least getting really teary-eyed right at the start of Last of Us,

Spoiler

when Joel's daughter dies

. Jesus that was depressing. Masterfully done.

I honestly can't remember crying or getting teary-eyed at anything else. Sure, I got serious goose-bumps at plenty of situations, but no tears I think.

Now, when it comes to movies, when they're done right, I just crack under pressure.

And I also get chocked up while reading books. I remember just collapsing towards the end of The Road, the book (but also the movie I think).

My tears for BI came at the very end of the game. It's literally the most impactful ending I've ever experienced of any kind - or so I believe. The last 15 minutes or so just came together absolutely perfectly. It was less about what was happening in the game - and more about how it "got me" in terms of the point of the whole thing - including the previous Bioshocks.

Last of Us beginning was extremely powerful - but my tears actually came somewhat out of the blue:



BTW, I also read "The Road" and found it very good. Not so much the movie, though.

Originally Posted by Pongo
Man, that JCVD monologue. I'd read a review so I knew it was coming, but the sheer honesty still took me by surprise. Good call!

Well, I had no idea what to expect - and while the movie was mildly entertaining - I was about ready to write it off as "meh".

Then came that dialogue….. The most devastatingly honest self-loathing ever portrayed on screen.

I had so much respect for what he did with that! Superb delivery as well.

I could put on the movie right now - and I would be bawling before the end of the dialogue, and no mistake.

Oh there were some moments in games which made me cry!

Dont remember everything but one it was finale of Mass Effect 1, when my Shepard girl rouse like phoenix from debris, when everyone thought she died.
Another moment was in Thief 3, when blind lady stared to talk with Garrett on the top on mansion.
And then there was ending of Blade of Darkness, when hero, after all he did, simply puts sword of Ianna back in stone and went away, like nothing ever happened!
There were more, but cant remember right now.

I definitely cried somewhere in FF8. I had a fever though, and I could start crying from watching anything when I do…

I very seldom cry when something is sad, but tend to get a bit much moisture in my eyes whenever things are really "feel good" and mushy.

I can't tell if you guys are serious.

I haven't cried since Spock died.

So last time you cried was February 27, 2015.

Originally Posted by joxer
So last time you cried was February 27, 2015.

Now you made me cry.