Have you ever cried because of a video game?
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Stovetop gives a great explanation of the mechanics so I’ll just add about the vibes. Spiritfarer is sweet and kind at its heart. The main interface of the game is giving hugs and cooking the favourite foods of your passengers. You explore both physically in your boat and in the lives of your friends, and hopefully you come to understand a little bit about life and death. And patience too, sometimes you’re not really stuck you’re just not ready yet.
hopefully you come to understand a little bit about life and death
This is precious what made me buy it. This and the beautiful visuals. I will for sure give it another shot!
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It’s not sad but it is so sad
After
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Atul
::: I literally had to put the game down for weeks because I couldn't stop crying whenever I tried. I think it certain parts just hit different depending on your experiences with grief.Yeah Atul ...
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Sometimes you don't get to say goodbye and that sucks. One day they're just gone. But with Atul I kept it together because the reason he just disappeared was that he didn't need us. He could go to the door on his own and yeah he should have said goodbye at least but .. well it sucks but I like to remember the happy frog at the party.
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For me it was Stanley and Alice::: spoiler Alice
God it was heartbreaking watching her mind slowly dissolve and get lost. That's where it hit me how important Stella's job was. How important having someone with her at the end, helping and not even saying anything just being there is. I couldn't do it but I'm grateful for the people who can.
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Fuck as a parent that got me. Fuck you god! I know that life isn't fair but that really wasn't fair. And watching his mom fall apart from his eyes ... Her 'Fakenegs' ... her fear in watching his fear ... I've never been tested like that and I hope I could do better but man I understand her failing.
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Ooh, thank you very very much for the detailed reply. I think I should just restart the campaign. I do really being awed by the visuals of the game, with all the handdeawm graphics.
I think the part where I was stuck was that I needed to find something on the map marked by a snake, but I never found the marker and the resource management seemed a bit grind-y. But anyway, I think I'll give it a shot again. In general I'm a bit new to gaming and getting used to some of the repetitive(?) mechanics
If you're ever feeling stuck, it never hurts to look up a guide! I'm not a fan of Fandom, but their Spiritfarer wiki does appear to include walkthroughs for most of the quests if you're not sure what to do or where to go next.
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I've got a weird one. Saints Row 4, near the end. Such a strange, unexpectedly emotional experience.
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It didn't quite make me cry, but the ending of Planescape Torment got me right in my feels.
Falls-From-Grace’s last bit of dialogue gets me.
“Time is not your enemy. Forever is.”
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My brother beat me at Pipemania, so I put my foot through a glass door panel.
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The final battle in Lisa: The Joyful got me. That he doesn’t even attack you - that he hugs you - while “He’s My Dad” plays…
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When I played Hell blade: Senua's Sacrifice.
The symbology and story made me understand the struggles of a close friend, who succumbed to her psychosis many years ago. Felt like more than just a game.
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Okay. You got me. Damn it
Right?
That's a phenomenal short film.
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Holy crap. I enjoyed Dead Island many years ago but never saw this before. It doesn't match the tone of the game at all lol.
Lol not at all.
The actual game was still a fun hack'n'slah zombie blaster, but absolutely not the same mood as that trailer would lead one tp believe.
Damn, now I want the other game that they didn't make. The zombie tragedy tale of a family torn asunder. Multiple intertwined storylines, some tragic, some less so.
Has anyone made a zombie game that is focused more on emotion and mood than action and horror? Last of Us kinda fits that bill but I'm not coming up with others. Dsys Gone had a good story but also heavily leaned on combat.
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The end of Mass Effect 3 had me crying
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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.
As a middle aged guy with a young daughter at the time, I cried at the opening and had to take a break before actually playing the game.
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Got close sending Floyd to his death in Planet Fall.
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Literally yesterday I started playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and just the prologue hit me.
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The end of Karlach's story in Baldurs Gate 3
I knew i was in for a wild ride after the gromage!
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I think Yakuza/Like a Dragon wins the crown for game series that's made me emotional the most times. Majima seeing Makoto in the ending of 0 and in 2, Kiryu seeing the message the orphanage kids left him in The Man Who Erased His Name, Kiryu going on a tour of his old haunts in Infinite Wealth, Majima visiting Kiryu in the hospital at the end of Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii...there are plenty more, but those all came to mind. They really use the fact that we've been following these characters for decades to the fullest extent.
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As a middle aged guy with a young daughter at the time, I cried at the opening and had to take a break before actually playing the game.
I played through it originally years ago and remember it being sad but it kind of fell out of my head. I played it again few years ago after acquiring a bonus kid and having a baby, both the intro and the ending were gut punches.
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btw your spoiler isn't showing right for me, I can see the spoiled text on the outside. I think you might have the inside text and outside text flipped?
Oh, thanks for letting me know. It appears that I'd inadvertently mangled it. It's been corrected.
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I can't believe no one is mentioning Chrono Triger few days after it was named as one of best video games. Geez I cried a lot with 2 finals.
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Maybe I’m playing the wrong games… I’m not really a fan of game story lines and cutscenes because they get in the way of actually playing the game. I don’t emotionally engage other than chuckling at GlaDOS.
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A lot actually, I'm quite sensitive to emotional things. I've been playing Honkai Impact 3rd and it's made me tear up multiple times. I don't remember all of the games but some of the other games I remember are:
All of the Kingdom Hearts except "3D" and 3 because I haven't played them yet.
Metal Gear solid 1, 2, 3 and Peace Walker
Some of the Final Fantasy games
Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
Peace Walker's climax is criminally underappreciated
