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Have you ever cried because of a video game?

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    I was full on ugly crying at the end of To The Moon.

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    Lol, I tear up just hearing River's song, it's such an amazing story. We also played Laura Shigihara's cover of "Everything's alright" for my wife walking down the isle. It's a special game.

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      I've cried really hard to the track "Confronting Myself" from Celeste, which counts as "because of a video game" even though I wasn't playing it at the time.

      ::: spoiler Tap for spoiler
      I was off my SSRI meds at the time, and it seriously broke me up listening to how the characters' instruments and motifs and the buildup and release of tension in the track mirror the kind of dialogue they're in when it plays. It's also a climactic scene with a lot of mental health allegory going on at the same time, which really adds to the emotions here.
      :::

      I'm crying again now thanks

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        No. Why would you ever get so emotionally entangled in a video game?

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        (Some) videogames are just another way to consume stories. their interactive nature makes your imput as a player matter, and if the story is good, (like with any other medium) you get invested in the characters, the world and what happens to those as you progress through the story.

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          Yeah, I once walked into a Gamestop and saw how expensive new games have gotten...

          Joking aside:

          • Journey

          • To the Moon

          • Spiritfarer

          • Ori and the Will of the Wisps

          All good games, I can't recommend them enough.

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            I think most recently I cried while playing Wandersong; such a great game!

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              No. Why would you ever get so emotionally entangled in a video game?

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              Usually for the same reasons you'd get entangled in a movie or book? Games are allowed to be emotionally complex just the same as any other form of media, and the interactive aspect gives them some extra leverage for it that others lack.

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                Thomas was Alone. Cried over quadrilaterals.

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                  • The Walking Dead. Clementine, my girl, she needs a hug.

                  • Journey. I will cry every time.

                  • Lethal Company. Laughter and fear crying.

                  • Neon White had a moment or two I think

                  • BioShock Infinite

                  • Celeste

                  • Assassin's Creed Black Flag

                  • A Short Hike

                  • Spiritfarer

                  • probably more....

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                  Oh god... I forgot about the walking dead. Lee talking with Clementine at the end. I cried hard on that one

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                    .

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                      The end of Stray killed me

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                      Beginning of Stray: "Oh, this cat game is so cute!"

                      End of Stray: [Hey, come see this big, grown-ass adult guy start ugly-crying!]

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                        Cyberpunk, but only because that fucking song came on the radio.

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                          MGS4…

                          Everyone Dies. You can't stop it. You can't run from it. Let me tell you something... Don't... Don't waste the life you have left fighting.

                          • Big Boss
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                            Actual cry? No

                            Really felt something when Tali died in Mass Effect 3. Made a bad choice and she was the penalty of that choice.

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                              I almost cried just because of how awesome Potential for Anything is.

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                                "It had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong".

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                                Oof that hurts

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                                  Lol, I tear up just hearing River's song, it's such an amazing story. We also played Laura Shigihara's cover of "Everything's alright" for my wife walking down the isle. It's a special game.

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                                  That rules

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                                    The metroidvania, Ori series.

                                    Ori and the blind forest & Ori and the will of the wisps

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                                    The end of Will of the Wisps damn near killed me from dehydration

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                                      • The Walking Dead. Clementine, my girl, she needs a hug.

                                      • Journey. I will cry every time.

                                      • Lethal Company. Laughter and fear crying.

                                      • Neon White had a moment or two I think

                                      • BioShock Infinite

                                      • Celeste

                                      • Assassin's Creed Black Flag

                                      • A Short Hike

                                      • Spiritfarer

                                      • probably more....

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                                      Black Flag hit far harder than a Ubisoft game had any right to.

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                                        • The Walking Dead. Clementine, my girl, she needs a hug.

                                        • Journey. I will cry every time.

                                        • Lethal Company. Laughter and fear crying.

                                        • Neon White had a moment or two I think

                                        • BioShock Infinite

                                        • Celeste

                                        • Assassin's Creed Black Flag

                                        • A Short Hike

                                        • Spiritfarer

                                        • probably more....

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                                        Black Flag hit far harder than a Ubisoft game had any right to. The entire fucking credits scene... And you just know they are absolutely going to butcher a remaster and bolt on a bunch of always online micro transaction slop.

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                                          Detroit become human, that game is art.

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