Topic: The Game That Moved You Emotionally The Most.

What Remains of Edith Finch.
Gone Home.
Fallout 3.

Space Invaders
Tetris
Knack (for all the wrong reasons)

For me it has too be the mass effect trilogy for all sorts of reasons. Bioware made such a rich game of characters that you could genuinely care for that any time you lost one it felt like losing part of the family. The ending as well thinking about everything shephard and the team had been through to that point and knowing I wouldn't see the team again was a definite choker

@lolwhatno You seem to have the hump with me.
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Metal Gear Solid. I will never forget the overwhelming feeling I had as I helplessly watched the fate of Gray Fox play out before me. I was absolutely crushed.

The end of Blue Reflection really moved me.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots made for a stunning end to an amazing saga. Back when I first played it, as part of a six-game series binge, its microwave corridor sequence wrecked me. I'd already blinked away tears during the final cutscene of MGS3: Snake Eater, but this was proper crying.

Life is Strange 2, Marvel's Spider-Man, Mass Effect 3, RiME and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order have also been responsible for dragging my pesky emotions to the surface.

@RogerRoger I really need to get around to Life is Strange 2 and RiME. Your others are good calls — Fallen Order was emotional in a different way than other games I mentioned, mainly for a mixture of emotions that it stirred at the end. Also ME3’s ending, which for me wasn’t as controversial as has been criticized, did have a proper epic feel to me. And yes, MGS4 was really, really emotionally impactful.

I don’t remember any particular heavy emotional state at the end of Spider-Man. Perhaps it was because of the access to post-game trophy mopping up, or the fact that by then I knew the success of the game meant for the inevitable sequel so there wasn’t a feeling of finality to it. Of course I still adored the game though. Speaking of, I really need to get around to Miles Morales. 😄

I'm actually gonna throw Eastshade into the mix here - not a high quality game by any stretch, but the way they did the ending and the subsequent epilogue was actually quite moving. A very nice little game if you fancy some Animal Crossing meets Bob Ross action...

@lolwhatno Probably just me being a moron, mate.
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It might've been telegraphed from a mile off, but when Pete was forced to let Aunt May die, in order to save the antidote for the rest of the city, I was a freakin' wreck. Largely thanks to the amazing performances of the two cast members involved.

EDIT: Sorry, looking back at the above, I didn't mean for that GIF to come across so jerk-ish.

Easily FFXIV, particularly Shadowbringers. There's some moments in there the just gutted me.

Very connected to the stories and characters of TLOU and FF7.

Believe it or not, Celeste. I was going through some stuff at the time and the talk about mental health hit home.

@Keith_Zissou bad joke aside, this scene really did hit me. I was about 10 or 11 when I watched my older brother play through this. Never before had a game impacted me emotionally the way Metal Gear Solid did, with this scene being the one that vividly sticks with me. It’s interesting, I could light bad guys on fire with a taser in Syphon Filter and be unmoved. MGS handled everything with real weight, it really did move the medium forward in so many ways.

Easy Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Never cried so much in my life to a fictional character like I did to Ori.

Final Fantasy X and Persona 3 endings.

@Keith_Zissou @Jimmer-jammer I played through Metal Gear Solid for the first time earlier this year… and even in this age 20 or so years later I also found it impactful. Gray Fox was such an awesome character. As I’ve mentioned many times, I’d love it if the rumours of a Remake were actually for Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake as I’d love to see more of his story. Some ‘new’ Cyborg Ninja has shown up in MGS2 but I definitely don’t have the same connection with him so far.

@colonelkilgore it’s kind of amazing how Kojima’s games can swing so effectively from alternate reality absurdity to real world emotional weightiness. The cyborg ninja is a bit of a MGS staple, outside of 3, though the reveal in 2 is definitely not what I was expecting. That game is such a ride, man. As much as I’d like to see the series rest a bit, I’d be thrilled to see a remake. MGS is intrinsically tied to my life’s gaming journey.

There are some great posts on this thread.
Fanx.

@Jimmer-jammer yeah I’m loving it so far, I know the original and 3 seem to get all the adulation… but I think I rate 2 above both of them.

Gone Home moved me to tears. Can't say that happens very often with games for me, so when It does, It's definitely a cherished experience.