More of a playable story, but the entirety of Dear Esther is a bit heart wrenching.
Brothers. Damn ending making me feel empty…
Fallout: New Vegas.
At the end of Boone's companion quest, we're watching the sunrise, having barely survived the night. He confesses what really happened to his wife. Nat King Cole comes on the radio with "Love Me." I weep.
Stray ending
There have actually been a lot of games that have made me cry over they years. Some of the ones I remember are:
Metal Gear Solid 1, 2, 3 and Peace Walker
Kingdom Hearts 1, 2, BBS, Re:Coded and 358/2 days
Final Fantasy 10 and (obviously) Crisis Core
Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
I'm pretty sure there are more but I can't really remember any others. I've kind of always been very sensitive to emotional things, so a lot of games get at least a tear or two but the ones I mentioned were games that I remember being wrecked after playing.
So many tears shed in Final Fantasy X. Hell, the emotion in the cutscene of Yuna's sending at the village hit by Sin...
Damn near everything in Nier Gestalt/Replicant. That game wrecks me every time I play it.
Borderlands 2, the ending of the Tiny Tina DLC.
Shane’s 6-heart cutscene on the cliff in Stardew Valley.
Also the very last story moments of Tears of the Kingdom. The dive reach grab bit.
Apollo 11 VR. I would be amazed if it's a common response as most folks would probably just think of it as a very boring simulated rollercoaster. For me it produced an overwhelming feeling of awe as I reflected on humanity's path to that point and the enormity of lifting off from our little blue pearl.
I was pretty emotionally stunted and depressed as a teenager and had trouble crying even when I wanted to (it's a horrible feeling, physically) so Earthbound and Mother 3 were therapeutic
Life is strange. Repeatedly.
Mass Effect 3: "Leaving Earth"
The first time was in Mass Effect 3, when Liara shows you her project in your cabin. For me, this was the first time in the trilogy where I felt that we could really lose the war against the reapers.
Another very good moment was in Life is Strange Before the Storm, when Chloe finds her dad's car in the junkyard. That hit hard.
No spoilers but the ending of Life Is Strange made me cry.
Mafia 1. "Mr. Salieri sends his regards". Need I say more?
The entire "What Remains of Edith Finch" game
FFXIV, over and over. The kind of nobility and self sacrifice displayed in that story has set me crying several times. Honestly, I can feel it a little bit just thinking of some of those moments, but I try to smile through it.
Because a smile better suits a hero.
ME:3 and the cliff.
Several points in Life is Strange, I have yet to finish that game.
Hl2 EP2's ending
The ending of Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, it was just so cool and and so well done. What a great final boss when compared to Breath of the wild.
Pretty much everything in The Last of Us Part 1 & 2.
I tried to install Skyrim and my disc was unreadable
the end of season 1 of the walking dead game. goddamn what a gut punch
A weird one that I've not seen mentioned: the intro to Battlefield 1. It is really well crafted and was emotional in a way I've never felt from a war FPS.
The multiple unavoidable deaths and brief epitaph shown on screen, before hot swapping to the next soldier felt poignant. Really hit me with the pointlessness and futility of WWI, the plight of the common soldier and the sheer scale of death.
Have probably done that over a bunch of games over the years but can't remember much of them but the one game that immediately comes to mind is spiritfarer. Had so many touching farewells and some of them were too relatable to be not shed a tear. Man Atul left me speechless for days, I still need more hugs.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps has some great emotional moments that are complemented by a fantastic soundtrack. Learning about Shriek's backstory after being hunted by her the entire game was just too much.
Beginning of last of us part 1.
Horizon zero dawn is the game that got me. Getting closer to the end just got me sadder and sadder.
Getting the True Ending in the base game of Outer Wilds. Including the credits, including after the credits. So beautifully bittersweet.
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