I just played To the Moon for the first time, and really loved it for the emotional story. What are your best emotional games?

Mine are To the Moon, and the Metal Gear Solid series, particularly 3, and 4.

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I'll just post Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, because apparently a lot of people cry during the game.

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Yeah, I've been wanting that one

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I got it in a bundle myself. Well worth the purchase.

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It is quite good, and definitely falls in the right category.

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+∞

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Did nothing for me, emotionally speaking...

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It really felt too forced at the End - they where pretty subtle during the whole game and had a great atmosphere - but at the moment most people apparently cried it felt at if they tried everything to make you sad - which didn't really work for me, too

that said it was still a great game just because of the atmosphere it delivered

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Ending Spoiler. I think the ending was awesome, I don't think forced, just unwanted by the player. You spend hours mastering using both hands working together like brothers and then one is taken away from you. It actually impacts you physically. I loved it.

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No - I liked that one as well - what annoyed me was when you had to bury your brother in a seemingly endless sequence - I was like: I know he's dead - no need to shove it into my face for such a long time

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I did not cry, but I found it to be really great! Couldn't stop until the end. Played it all in one afternoon.

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+1

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i cried like a little girl for that. Also walking dead season 1, mass effect 3 ending, final fantasy X.. im a pussy

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no wonder you cried at the end of mass effect 3, it was fu**ing bad! :D

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xD that was one of the reasons, yeah

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Limbo felt strange...

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+1 It's.... oh by creepiness

but the end... this song started to play in my head

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+1 Especially the ending

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The other (mid-game) moment with the person from the ending is quite heartbreaking too.

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+1 Limbo made me feel really uncomfortable for some reason... I played it for an hour or so because my brother recommended it to me, but every time I died, I wanted to stop. I figure I should try it out again to see if it still affects me the same way but I haven't had the chance.

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So far: Narcissu.

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+1

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+1 Made me cry like a little baby .-.

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You're not the only one

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Heavy Rain. IT'S RAINING TEARS! (Can we use ps3 games? ^^)

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+1!
It was really emotional

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Hmm either not many people played Heavy Rain or you are all heartless bastards!

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Bioshock 1,2,3
Especially the third ones :D :D :D

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bio 1 and 2 endings...

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Bioshock Infinite ending:

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Ni No Kuni. The beginning made me cry. Like, actually produce tears. Most of the game is light-hearted, grindy, and pretty boring...but that cutscene will stay with me...dangit, I'm tearing up.

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This is a favorite of mine; it's a phenomenal game.

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I agree.

In my opinion, I think it is a shame that the game lacks difficulty as well as relies on a Pokemon battle system. The story deserves something more - something on par with the amount of amazing content there is.

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Great story, soundtrack and battle system.

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Agreed.

I really like how they mixed some action into the battle system.

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Valiant hearts the Great War is a good one.

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Yes, I really enjoyed in this one!

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+1
we can talk about Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons or to the moon and both a awesome games

but valiant hearts is just "wow"

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+1

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+1

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This one made me cry

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+1

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+1 That ending really made me cry. Q.Q

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inb4 Barbie Dreamhouse Party!

But really, though, I loved the feelings behind "Gone Home". I know it's not considered a particularly emotional game but as a mom to little kiddies, the story behind "Binding of Isaac" kind of broke my heart and made it hard for me to play for quite a while.

edit: Oh, and pretty much every Final Fantasy ever made (particularly 8 and 9, IMHO).

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+1 on Gone Home

Also...

  • Journey (PS3)
  • The Last of Us (PS3)
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I didn't think Journey was all that great. I really need to play The Last of Us before anything gets spoiled.

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Yes, you do...TLoU was a slow burn for me but once it had a grip on me it gripped me hard...

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+2 for Gone Home (I wept like a child at the ending)

+1 each for Journey and TLoU...they also made me weep like a child...especially the ending of Journey, that one brought up a whole host of personal grief-related issues for me...

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Journey. Dear god, Journey.
I don't own a PS3 but I stayed over at my brother's place one night and he said "Play this, no seriously, play it", and sat nearby to watch me play it and see how it unfolded on my playthrough. An amazing example of 'games as art', given that it actually entertained while it did it's art thing. I imagine this can depend heavily on what people / partners you find though. I had one that stuck through the entire game, after losing one to a disconnect near the start. I ended up being the guide and big-brother figure, as my partner had horrible luck with certain predatory creatures and not knowing what to do (and got lost in the snowstorm at one point and had to be guided back).

It's amazing how powerful something can be without the use of voice. Ico and Shadow of the Colossus excelled on this premise, and Journey hit it solidly too.

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Personally, Bioshock Infinite made me feel quite a few emotions.
I know that most people disagree, and many dislike the game, but heck. Everyone's different.

Also, apart from To The Moon...
Dust: An Elysian Tail, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Limbo, Spec Ops: The Line, Papo & Yo and Eternal Senia all made me feel emotional. Note that I don't necessarily mean sad when I say emotional. These games just had a little something about them which made them more than just a simple game.

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OMG, Dust: An Elysian Tale... that game was tough as nails at points but that story drove me on.

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I thought the game was fairly easy. Mostly just mashing the attack buttons. The combat was appealing and satisfying, though. :D

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the walking dead

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Yep. I cried a bit XD

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That ending, yeah :(

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To many to remember, off the top of my head though, Crisis Core and the first two Bioshocks.
They're alot more but those come to mind first.

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Dark souls
Oh w-wait.. I mean a lot of people did cry when playing this game xD

Portal 2's kinda leave me empty
I mean I need more! SPAAAACEEE
Portal 3 confirmed? xD

Also there is a great horror JRPG called the crooked man
The story was "a bit" emotional too :)

MGS3 & 4 huh
MGS 3... I'm just really sad at THE BOSS moment :(
MGS 4... If only Ocelot you know, at MGS 3 maybe this won't happen (Well, he's a good guy but his way to do things just... uh)

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Please don't hate me, but I didn't like Bioshock Infinite's ending. I loved the whole game up until the last 20 minutes.

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Yeah the 1st one is better, except they don't have Elizabeth xD

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-1 for hatin' :B1:

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Same. It was kinda mind fucky

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It's inevitable. As soon as time travel or alternate dimensions are used as an element in the plot, the ending or some random story twists will be utter garbage due to the writers overreaching and then using the silliest of conclusions. Which is a shame really.

As for Bioshock 1, all I got out of that was a boring shooter with zero emotional impact~

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Bioshock Infinite SPOILER warning: I think matthew matosis gave a very good review & critique of the problems BioInf's story has, he mentions a lot of stuff I did not find convincing myself during the game, especially how the time travel stuff is handled. So it is more a pretty shell than a very emotional experience for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdNhwb7iuI4

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Valkyria Chronicles

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Silent Hill 2 if you want to feel truly alone and isolated, depressed with regret and guilt, surrounded by horror.
Spec ops the Line is almost like a horror game, with a great story.
Bastion and Transistor are pretty damn good, music really makes the moments but you need to listen close for Transistor.
Bioshock infinite has some great moments.
And of course Planescape:Torment, I do not have enough words for it, just one sensory stone can make you cry easily let alone rest of the game.

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To the Moon, of course ^__^
Definitely The Walking Dead, both seasons.
Cognition: An Erica Reed Story
The Swapper (amazing story with some deep meaning behind everything)
The Longest Journey
Ghost in the Sheet (I couldn't stop giggling, despite the circumstances)

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Viscera Cleanup Duty. I always imagine the tragic circumstances that occurred while I'm cleaning up the leftover body parts. i cri evrytim.

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Nier

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YES!

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+1

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The Walking Dead, without a shadow of a doubt. And maybe TLOZ: Link's Awakening.

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To The Moon, is overrated. My pick is Gravity Ghost.

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To The Moon is definitely at the top of the list.
Bioshock Infinite as well
The Mass Effect trilogy (Specifically ME3, and to avoid spoilers I'll just call it the "Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong" scene).
Spec Ops was also pretty powerful.
Those are the only ones that come to mind

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+1 for Spec Ops: The Line, although story and gameplay clash a little in terms of authenticity, but if you can get past that, it is really great. The MADNESS! :D

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I had forgotten about all of the things that happened in ME3 and then you did this to me.

The worst part is, right after that happened I went back to the Citadel and the "He was not praying for his soul, he was praying for yours" happened. It was heart wrenching.

Seriously, don't read this spoiler until you've played ME3
Fuck you, I said seriously. If you're legit, continue. When I found out Tali can commit suicide if you fuck thing up with the quarians/geth, I died a lot inside... Someone showed me this video and I'm pretty sure I let out a little yelp at it

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To the Moon is the most emotional one I can recall right now.Oh! I also liked 199X :) !

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Csgo, Tropico 4.

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csgo... when you are in team with a premade of 4 russians ?

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Yep, pretty much.
You could also encounter emotional creatures called "around 10 year olds" who yell in your ear throughout the entire competitive match because their team sucks and then they start crying at the end ._.

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I feel you.

"OMMAIGAD !!! KILL HIM !!! WHY ARE YOU SO BAD NOOB TEAM OMMAIGAD RANDOM HYSTERICAL CRY"

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My favourite would be :
"Guys"
"omg"
"guys come on"
"okay we win this now"
"omg lets win this"
Every round.

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+420 for csgo

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Sometimes we cry when we see the final score :/

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Bastion. In every aspect.

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+1

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Yeah I've been trying to get my hands on Bastion

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Totally agree with you, especially if you make the 'right' choice in the end :)

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Man, the ending credits song :'( the final 30 minutes, the choices, the truth.

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Alien: Isolation.

Many emotions in that game, especially for fans of the movies.

Fear, anxiety, ect, the who game through.

Anger, sadness, joy, relief.... more fear!!... the game has it all.

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