The only 3 games that made me cry were Mother 3, MMZ4, and PMD2.

As a kid, Sonic (the very first game on the Genesis) because damn Labyrinth Zone >:I

And lately, this one.

no though iirc some endings to sonic the hedgehog games came close.

i mean, like with sonic colors and unleashed. it's kinda sad when you spend the whole game helping people (the aliens in colors and chip in unleashed) only to have to say goodbye at the end.

aside from that, nothing in particular comes to mind right offhand.

as a kid, competitive games

because i was a little bitch

Knotty_Curls said:
as a kid, competitive games

because i was a little bitch

You'd be surprised how bitchy grown adults can get about competitive games.

Just look at the people on Gamefaqs.

Dust: An Elysian Tail. Began to have tears at the credit music.

Yes.

http://puu.sh/jR7pw/bd98ff8984.jpg

Not until I got old.
Either games have got better, or I've got more sentimental. But there's two newish games that have made me cry: To the Moon... and, um, Hatoful Boyfriend. Let's not talk about that one.

To the Moon had excellent music, which probably contributed.

(As for other types of media, in comparison: I've never seen any movies, TV series or anime that made me cry.)

TellTales Game of Thrones has gotten close, but other than that not really.

im not a fan of touchy-feely games and such.

I almost cried at the end of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (the 3DS version).

> Has a video game ever made you cry?

nope, but many video games have made me really, really angry

Genjar said:
Hatoful Boyfriend. Let's not talk about that one.

I'm so glad that I'm not the only one.

Blazikendude said:
You'd be surprised how bitchy grown adults can get about competitive games.

Just look at the people on Gamefaqs.

this reminds me of something i saw on trutv the other day. there was some guy playing a FPS (dunno which as they didn't say) game and his friend nearby said "why do you play those games when you know you suck at them?" not long after said guy started raging (guess someone killed him in-game), fell over backwards in his chair (one of those computer chairs that roll around) then continued raging.

overall, a pathetic sight to see a grown man (or was it teen? not sure now) acting so childish and getting so worked up over a video game. like, dude, it's just a game, get over it.

edit: i have however had this happen with an episode of anime though but if you've seen the episode then you'd know it's quite the emotional one.

episode 312 of One Piece where they gave the first ship, the Going Merry, a viking funeral. easily one of, if not, the saddest anime episodes i've seen.

I can only come close. I couldn't even if I wanted to. The first PMD comes to mind.

Oh my god...I constantly cry during video games.

The first time I remember was when I played Chrono Trigger on the SNES when Crono sacrificed himself to save everyone.

Then again during Final Fantasy VII when Sephiroth kills Aerith.

Lately I think the most recent game was Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it was the small scene just before the end of the game where your decisions are laid bare in the memories of Ciri before she goes off to face the Unknown. I deliberately avoided watching gameplay of it and refused to look up information about the game until I had beat it at least once and seen the ending I earned by normal play. It wasn't the best one, but it wasn't bad...I still cried a little when it showed me her memories of my past actions, I couldn't help but think it was a bad end.

mass effect 3.

I don't cry because I'm sad, I cry when noobs ruin the game.

Episode 4 of Tales from the Borderlands made me cry

WARNING THIS IS A SPOILER
When Scooter dies was really sad

Chrono Trigger.
Vague spoilers: There's a scene where one of the main characters is resurrected and I literally cried when it happened. Best part about that? The whole thing is completely optional, you can complete the game without doing it.

Pasiphaë said:
Oh my god...I constantly cry during video games.

The first time I remember was when I played Chrono Trigger on the SNES when Crono sacrificed himself to save everyone.

Then again during Final Fantasy VII when Sephiroth kills Aerith.

Lately I think the most recent game was Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it was the small scene just before the end of the game where your decisions are laid bare in the memories of Ciri before she goes off to face the Unknown. I deliberately avoided watching gameplay of it and refused to look up information about the game until I had beat it at least once and seen the ending I earned by normal play. It wasn't the best one, but it wasn't bad...I still cried a little when it showed me her memories of my past actions, I couldn't help but think it was a bad end.

Haha, for your first spoiler, that part got me, but his resurrection got me blubbering like a little girl XD

Mutisija said:
mass effect 3.

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpxvr4qzAt1qm2fe5.jpg

The beginning of Rayman 2: The Great Escape, were you have to rescue poor Globox. That made me shed a tear or two.

Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne.

Getting it. Playing it. Losing in it. Losing it.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Criminal investigation with supernatural elements in a beautiful, highly atmospheric environment. Focuses on storytelling and exploration. Powerful ending. Too bad that the game isn't too long (~3 hours if you take your time a bit). Also it doesn't have any sort of tutorial, as it doesn't want to "hold your hand".

ElctrcBoogalord said:
Dust: An Elysian Tail. Began to have tears at the credit music.

Same here. One of my favorites. Intriguing story, exciting and challenging gameplay, open ending. A unique mix of fast-paced hack'n'slash combat and platforming elements.

Xch3l said:
And lately, this one.]

Also one of my favorites. And this is a game that can easily make you cry right at the beginning, not just at the end. The story's fairly simple, but its execution is masterful, crowned with an epic soundtrack. Pretty much the only game in my Steam library that I bought full-price. It was well worth it.

Ozelot said:
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpxvr4qzAt1qm2fe5.jpg

heh, cute :)

Ozelot said:
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpxvr4qzAt1qm2fe5.jpg

rude

Mutisija said:
rude

faaart

Ozelot said:
faaart

yeah haha its really stupid to start crying when a character you are emotionally really attached to dies :D haha who would cry at something like that

Mutisija said:
yeah haha its really stupid to start crying when a character you are emotionally really attached to dies :D haha who would cry at something like that

from what i've seen, the writing of mass effect is so bad i could never imagine how anyone could be emotionally attached to any of the characters

what's more the dev team gloated about how "ground-breaking" and "shakespearean" the writing was supposed to be, when really it was just averagebad typical videogame rpg writing

Ozelot said:
from what i've seen, the writing of mass effect is so bad i could never imagine how anyone could be emotionally attached to any of the characters

what's more the dev team gloated about how "ground-breaking" and "shakespearean" the writing was supposed to be, when really it was just average-bad typical videogame rpg writing

so you have never actually played them?

Sorrowless said:
I can only come close. I couldn't even if I wanted to. The first PMD comes to mind.

The first PMD almost made me cry, but that was because I was new to the mystery dungeon games. Once I got the second one I was sure I would be prepared.

I was wrong. Very, very, wrong.

The storyline was darker. Not only that, but the ending made me cry for a good 15 minutes. I was genuinely sad, but what really drove it home was this: http://youtu.be/aQTZmaAxnm0

Mutisija said:
so you have never actually played them?

yes

when I read that players would have to buy several installments of the game series just to find out the ending, I knew it would be awful

but I guess they milked gullible players of their money successfully, which is all they really cared about

Heh. Children. XD XD

Ozelot said:
yes

when I read that players would have to buy several installments of the game series just to find out the ending, I knew it would be awful

but I guess they milked gullible players of their money successfully, which is all they really cared about

so you dont even know what character death made me cry. ok im spoiling the ending of me3 here: what made me cry was the death of shepard. she was imported custom shepard so i had gone through entire game series with her and i had developed own detailed backstory and personality for her in my head (since the game leaves a lot of room in these, especially in the backstory because you pick from three vague backstory descriptions while creating character). she was basically my original character. i hadnt been spoiled about the ending so i actually thought that after defeating the reapers she could return to her friends and celebrate the victory but instead i had to watch her die and later her friends mourn her death.

Mutisija said:
so you dont even know what character death made me cry. ok im spoiling the ending of me3 here: what made me cry was the death of shepard. she was imported custom shepard so i had gone through entire game series with her and i had developed own detailed backstory and personality for her in my head (since the game leaves a lot of room in these, especially in the backstory because you pick from three vague backstory descriptions while creating character). she was basically my original character. i hadnt been spoiled about the ending so i actually thought that after defeating the reapers she could return to her friends and celebrate the victory but instead i had to watch her die and later her friends mourn her death.

>:( mass effect 3's rainbow ending is a sick and insulting joke to anyone who has bothered playing through the whole series. my advice to anyone playing or thinking of playing that series is to stop just before the 3rd games ending. what i find sad about is how the devs even did that to the ending. (note: the extra ending they later added is just as crappy as the other 3)

the reason everyone hates M3's ending (i'd say ending(s) but honestly, it's the same ending with a different color and MAYBE slight variation but that's it.) is because it renders all you're actions leading up to it meaningless.

When Joel's daughter died in The Last of Us, I cried. I had the same reaction when Clementine said goodbye to Lee in The Walking Dead. It was awful to watch.

Multiple times in multiple games.

i didn't take losing all too well when I was younger, but I grew out of it fast

having siblings that were just way too fuckin' good at Quake 1 was why. can't stay mad forever! eventually I started beating them too occasionally

but there hasn't been a game that evoked any emotional response because of a soppy storyline, no. i just find all that shit cheesy unless it's very well done (the last of us for instance).

i'll admit, The Witcher 3 almost got me with its bad ending...which I wont spoil :)

Metal gear solid (1,3 and 4)

Metal gear solid hold a place in my heart as Video games that are art first, game 2nd and protect last.

What made me Cry in metal gear solid 1 (or twin snakes if you played it on game cube) was Sniper wolf, Raven and gray fox (that bad ass ninja guy) When you first meet her she snipes down a female you find close to the start of the game, after doing so you are forced to leave your partner alone, to find a sniper in the game, when you find it, your partner is gone, and you have to fight her on a sniper battle, twice.

. The reason being she wasn't even that bad, she was really nice on the inside, she just picked the wrong side, hell her scent even got the wolves to leave me alone so I don't have to shoot them (and i fucking love wolves)

Raven was a mother fucking epic boss and his death told me more about him then the game his itself, and he was fucking crazy, blowing up a tank didn't even kill him and he's in the fucking thing, in short... he wanted honor

Gray fox, in short, he's a ninja, fast as fuck, can block all shorts and evade shotgun blast, he's a fucking bad ass, then his death... Crushed by metal gear fuck that I was ready to beat the boss after that.

In MGS3, I would say the boss, or the sorrow, but I think the end, was sadder and that's IF you got the alt ending to that fight, I really felt bad for the old man witch was made worse because I called him and I quote "A fucking old ass I hope he dies of old age, hell IF I was that old I wouldn't be there" -Me being a little shit. and getting mad at a video game, I Rage quit. and saw my grand mother was there to... not my best in life.

After I quit the game and left it alone for over 30 days Okay to for the game to tell me that You suck so bad old people die waiting for you to better yourself at something like this in short he died of old age... I felt bad because when the game told me he how he died, topped on what I said... yeah... I felt bad.

And the final boss of metal gear solid 4, with the flash backs mixed with the HUD changes... man... it made me think back to why I liked Mgs games... and now I remember why I'm mad at "them"

Oh well... good times man...

Mr.Gamerfur said:
In MGS3, I would say the boss, or the sorrow, but I think the end, was sadder and that's IF you got the alt ending to that fight, I really felt bad for the old man witch was made worse because I called him and I quote "A fucking old ass I hope he dies of old age, hell IF I was that old I wouldn't be there" -Me being a little shit. and getting mad at a video game, I Rage quit. and saw my grand mother was there to... not my best in life.

i don't really remember but is that guy you're referring to is the really old man in the wheelchair that was said to be "The Grandfather of modern sniping" in the game? if so then yeah, i remember him being tough to fight for a few reasons.

one, he could just sit there and you'd NEVER see him unless you caught the light on his scope reflecting (yup, that's a sure fire way of locating a sniper alright. irritating though since it gives the sniper time to hit you while you're looking for him.).

2, if you sat there looking and hiding too long the old fart would sneak up and knife you (rotten old bastard. >.<).

and 3, iirc his body was capable of photosynthesis or something so he could be healing slowly in the sun (wth, you old fart?! why won't you die already?).

but yeah, that's a great franchise. think my fave boss was the shagohad and how it's pilot died of a lightning bolt (kinda surprising given how he could absorb and channel elecricity to block bullets in a fight).

also, in regards to Gray Fox. was he one of the characters who used optical camo? if so then you should know that optical camo tends to have a flaw if you know what details to watch for: it can look kinda like cracked glass when the user of said camo is moving. pretty sure a few people who tried that crap on me in those games had that flaw. and due to that flaw, they all lost in combat. >:)

In The World Ends With You, when Rhyme gets erased by that noise.

The credits music to Metroid II has enough counterpoint going on to sound all wistful even without the nostalgic context of game itself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHxWt6X0RBQ

I hear this and I think of all that was good and pure about those early Nintendo years, trying to wring as much as possible from such primitive restrictions and resulting in something not only hitherto unheard but forging a new medium altogether.

Sorta like how the cartridge superseded the cassette to become one of the new musical formats - with fewer intermediaries than ever before, it's like a showcase straight into the composer's mindset. I mean I can only imagine how many tunes that've been played through that soundchip that wouldn't have had a lease of life anywhere else....all comes flooding back to rumination every time I hear those credits...that's pretty heavy

Cory in the House on the Nintendo DS

Flammie said:
Cory in the House on the Nintendo DS

Dear lord, that game looked awful.

I feel bad for Johnny...

Blazikendude said:
The first PMD almost made me cry, but that was because I was new to the mystery dungeon games. Once I got the second one I was sure I would be prepared.

I was wrong. Very, very, wrong.

The storyline was darker. Not only that, but the ending made me cry for a good 15 minutes. I was genuinely sad, but what really drove it home was this: http://youtu.be/aQTZmaAxnm0

Did you know that Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity was developed by Spike Chunsoft, the same developers behind 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward? It was only until the end credits did I realize that, and comprehend why GtI had a remarkably good storyline, even though the gameplay was tedious at best.

- Saints Row: The Third

Not because it's sad, I had tears from laughing to hard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-VZTRhB8iI Burt fucking Reynolds! XD

And Far Cry 2, only because it gives me headache and motion sickness

I cried after playing Demonsouls for 30 minutes.
No, but seriously, I get emotional at the smallest of pulls at my heart-strings. You may say that I'm a sap, but I'm not the only one...

Chrono Trigger!

In one of the side missions, involving Robo restoring a forest,
you travel back in time into Lucca's childhood and see her mother slowly get maimed by one of the machines in the lab. And if you don't know how to stop it (I didn't...), you have to stand there and let it happen.
And if that was not bad enough, you see Lucca afterwards crying in her room.

That was too much for child-me at the time...

​​​​​​​ said:
I cried after playing Demonsouls for 30 minutes.
No, but seriously, I get emotional at the smallest of pulls at my heart-strings. You may say that I'm a sap, but I'm not the only one...

Hax, where is your username

Lance_Armstrong said:
Hax, where is your username

It is there, though it only contains seven zero-width spaces. Fun thing is, the user profile says otherwise.

EsalRider said:
It is there, though it only contains seven zero-width spaces. Fun thing is, the user profile says otherwise.

There must be an error somewhere then, because here, here and here is displayed correctly

yeah I posted here before an admin caught me to tell me an un-click-able username was unacceptable. Then when I changed it to 🂡Ace🂡 it didn't update to the forums right away.

I literally cry all the time in games, but I believe the one that hit me the hardest was Life is Strange...

Both through frustration and feels.

Off the top of my head here are the one's I can remember(CAUTION: MAJOR SPOILERS under the spoiler tags):

--EDIT--
Thanks E621 devs for "Error: You cannot post the same forum post twice in a row", my finger accidentally double clicked. More forums need this feature.

I have 3 games that made me feel like crying the most
all 3 for very different reason:
1. final fantasy crisis core: the cheesy but touching lines(in English)
2. lost planet 3 : the anger of "Why you made this!? it's not fun at all you ass!"
3. Sonic 06 : Why did I played this? *cry*

Dang, someone stole my idea...

Sonic 2006 also made me cry.

How could someone make such a shitty game?

Why did I think it would be funny to play that mess?

Who could write an ending that terrible?

And, worst of all, why are there people who defend this game?

Fenrick said:
Dang, someone stole my idea...

Sonic 2006 also made me cry.

How could someone make such a shitty game?

Why did I think it would be funny to play that mess?

Who could write an ending that terrible?

And, worst of all, why are there people who defend this game?

i wonder what the doctor would say about that game and how, due to the ending, the whole story line technically never happened in the first place.

but yeah, the complaints could go on for a good while with that one. maybe if it hadn't been so rushed and had been through SOME bug testing at the very least. i still remember those stupid gravity well time distortion thingies at the end that would suck you up and instant kill you gave me a lot of trouble back when i played this game. as for the final boss...

@solaris: thou art unworthy to be in the very presence of the trio's might.

easiest final boss of ANY sonic the hedgehog game EVER. the reason i've never forgotten solaris is due to how incredibly pathetic it was. i have NEVER seen an easier final boss throughout the entire sonic franchise. i S-Ranked solaris with not a single death anywhere on the very first try, he was that weak and easy.

shame a time paradox can't just eat that game entirely.

The part where snake dies at the end of metal gear solid V is a real heart breaker

You would be surprised how emotional games can make me given more normal sarcastic and jaded personality. But no, even kind of meh sad scenes can get me to tear up. Hell, Dom's sacrifice in Gears, despite how contrived it was, genuinely got me =/

Then again I rolled my eyes completely through Spec Ops:The Line. Tried to hard and was shitty to boot :P

memeboy said:
The part where snake dies at the end of metal gear solid V is a real heart breaker

He was dead long ago, when he was no longer voiced by Dave Hayter. MGS V is a fun game, but the series ended at 4 :o

CamKitty said:
He was dead long ago, when he was no longer voiced by Dave Hayter. MGS V is a fun game, but the series ended at 4 :o

By the way, Snake doesn't die... I mean, how could he if he's still got to die in three more Metal Gear games?

That aside, David Hayter being gone is the least of the problems with MGSV. You know how game developers will cut content? Maybe they ran out of money, maybe their publisher has a set deadline, or maybe they just didn't find any use for the content... well, MGSV had its entire ending sequence cut.

the ending of dragon ball z budokai 1 did it for me. note that at the time i had not seen the show and did not know about goku's presence in the buu saga.

i also cried at the end of gunstar super heroes but that's mainly because i knew treasureware would not make a 3rd piece of run and gun goodness.

I almost cried when Galuf died in Final Fantasy V.

Fallout 3. Specifically the ending sequence with the really good karma ending.

GameManiac said:
I almost cried when Galuf died in Final Fantasy V.

I always only respected that death in any FF game since they still tried, you know, the life saving items to save him but he had pushed himself too far

Mass Effect 3.

Every damn time Dr. Mordin Solus gets into that damned elevator.

As such, on recent playthroughs I take steps to ensure he makes it out alive to go on to work on the Crucible:

CamKitty said:
I always only respected that death in any FF game since they still tried, you know, the life saving items to save him but he had pushed himself too far

He did go down like a badass though.

Glad I made him a Monk during his last battle against Exdeath.

GameManiac said:
He did go down like a badass though.

Glad I made him a Monk during his last battle against Exdeath.

Exactly. "Oh I'm down. Oh wait my friends are going to die, I'll just fight on 0 HP until I fight the bad guy off"

CamKitty said:
Exactly. "Oh I'm down. Oh wait my friends are going to die, I'll just fight on 0 HP until I fight the bad guy off"

FF5 will always be the #1 FF game I've ever played.

Yes, I think 5 is better than 7. Come at me.

The introduction to The Last of Us was damn sad the first time i played it

Never, but if there are two games that nearly made me, they would be Cry of Fear (the irony) and Life is Strange.

i'm gonna have to be THAT guy and say that Undertale made me cry on several occasions

Mass Effect 2. Rushed through since I was borrowing it. Everyone died. Had to replay, lol.

never cried from a game (wish i can say the same for movies thou), the most emotional i ever got was playing Thomas was alone. but that was nowhere near crying level.