A few times. Ones that come to mind
Gears 3 : DOOOOMMMMMM NOOOOOOOOO
Spiritfarer : Hedgehog grandma goodbye
Brothers : a tale of 2 sons. The ending.
What remains of Edith finch: fish factory, baby and ending.
Halo Reach, just a little tiny bit : New Objective- Survive.
It didn’t quite make me cry, but the ending of Planescape Torment got me right in my feels.
Not quite the same thing, but the song Corridors of Time have gotten me misty eyed from the nostalgia alone.
Only once, season 1, the last episode of telltales walking dead, lee and clems last time seeing each other. Brutal
And got me really fucking close: ‘Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong’
Destiny 2 - RIP CAYDE 6
He was such a likable character by the community that Bungie actually brought him back… somehow, as some sort of reincarnated-ghost-person-thing
To the Moon
Yes, lots of them and for varying reasons.
Dead Island’s cinematic trailer will tug at the heart strings. Wanted to mention this since many may have missed it now that it’s aged a bit.
Just rewatched it, still hits me. The footage at the end is what really knocks the wind out.
Yes, alot
I will have to add The House in Fata Morgana to the list.
Loom but I don’t recall why.
Loom
“Tell them we chose death with Clarity.”
I haven’t played it since '91, but your reference triggered the memory. (Yes, I made an account just for this comment.)
I rented it and played it through in one or two sittings. I remember finding it a very moving and maybe even significant experience, but I’ll be damned if I know why anymore. I think I might enjoy playing it through on the high difficulty (I played on the “musical idiot” difficulty) now that I have more skill playing by ear and stuff, might go back.
“Damned” because you don’t remember the story or plot points? or because you do, and they don’t seem as affective?
Yes, multiple times
Most recently it was “In stars and time”
Battletoads motorcycle level. Tears of rage at 10 years old.
Have never cried because of a video game,
I was absolutely stunned and amazed when Ted Faro revealed what Zero Dawn really was in Horizon Zero Dawn.
- The last of Us 1 and 2
- Signalis
- Outer Wilds
- Nier: Automata
I love TLOU 1.
I am curious what part made you cry? Parts made me anxious and parts made me very relieved. None made me cry.
The boss fight in the dinner. This was traumatic to me. The violence in this scene feels much to real to be in a video game, I was not prepared.
Boss fight in the dinner?
Do yo mean the boss fight in the burning restaurant where you play Ellie and fight David?
