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News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:46 am

No, I didn't mean it as a snide remark or anything. I just feel 13 is, as far as Final Fantasy games go, very subpar. (I made it to Orphan's Cradle, mind you)

by **JetOptimus23** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:30 pm

Uncharted 2.

At the end, when Nate & Elena are arguing over whether he cried after he thought she died, it was a heartwarming, charming ending, and left me feeling damp eyed.

News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:47 pm

[color=deeppink]Vandal Hearts II. I don't think I've ever played a game before with such richness, depth and believeable characters combined with some real thought into the storyline and the analogies it draws up.

The ending where you become mayor and live with Rosaly is my fave. I love the Joshuas speech about heroism, saying that he isn't the hero of the war because heros don't kill others.

by **Grahf** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:02 pm

For me its the obligatory death of Aerith in FFVII. Say what you will about the game, but that scene was handled perfectly, all the way down to the depressing music during the Jenova fight shortly after.

by **Insidious** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:46 pm

FFVIII is one that comes clearly to mind for me. Like FFVII before it, there was a solid relationship being built, while all this calamity was going on in the world around them.

I remember one scene where Squall had to carry Rinoa piggy-back across this bridge that seemed like it would never end. That sequence definitely made me feel good...just about everything, people, the world, etc. And all from a little video game.

There have been others, in other games, but as video games go, that's one that leaps to the forefront for me.

by **momtimus-prime** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:40 pm

I guess mine would be "Beyond Good and Evil".
The game story was amazing, it pulled you in and you felt like you and Jade (the main character) were connected. It was an awesome experience.

by **JetOptimus23** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:06 pm

Well, now I can add Dead Space, which just keeps on scaring and revolting me... even the same parts over and over again. Actually, the whole game is damn creepy.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:29 pm

JetOptimus23 wrote:Well, now I can add Dead Space, which just keeps on scaring and revolting me... even the same parts over and over again. Actually, the whole game is damn creepy.

At some point, its going to stop being scary, the creepiness will wear off, and the atmosphere will lose it's punch. Still, really damn good game, even if it weakens over time.

by **JBPrime** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:31 am

Parts of all 3 Fable games.

by **Praxus Prime** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:07 pm

Can't believe I forgot Fire Emblem. There are always certain characters in each game that I end up feeling kinda attached to, and it makes it harder to decide how to play the game when you want to keep them alive.

News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:01 pm

JetOptimus23 wrote:Well, now I can add Dead Space, which just keeps on scaring and revolting me... even the same parts over and over again. Actually, the whole game is damn creepy.

I've never been scared of any game in my adult life. I remember finding the original Alone In The Dark creepy many a year ago (just checked and that was 1992), and thanks to Giga Darkseed has some truely disturbing visuals.

by **Starseeker** » Sun May 22, 2011 10:54 pm

The Final Fantasy games, especially 7, which might be the greatest game ever IMO, and Kingdom Hearts. The Square Enix games are just so well made that it goes beyond the gameplay and you actually get immersed in the stories and issues the characters are going through. Great storylines, great characters, deep issues, fantastic music= FEELING

by **Epiclepsy** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:25 am

Red Dead Redemption.

Amazing game. Great story line.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Mon May 23, 2011 5:40 am

Final Fantasy 7. Can't believe I got all choked up when Aeris died. There hasn't been an RPG that made me care as much for the characters as FF7 did.

FF8 ranks as number two only because of the less coherent plot. Still, the way Squall slowly opened himself to his friends and Rinoa was played out very smoothly.

Surprisingly, Dirge of Cerberus gives me the warm and fuzzies every time I played through it. Vincent's story with Lucretia had always interested me, and the cutting edge CGI cutscenes in which the story was told helped a lot.

The Yakuza games rank a close third, especially Yakuza 3. The cutscene where the Sunflower orphanage gets demolished was the only time I actually rooted for a bunch of yakuza.

GTA IV's Nico Bellic was awesome as a sympathetic character forced into a life of crime. His relationship and banter with Roman was one of the highlights of the game as far as character development is concerned.

Is it strange that I feel Ace Combat 4 had a great story? The whole story being told from the viewpoint of a guy whose family was taken out by the ace pilot you killed in the end was a nice touch, telling the war from the eyes of a layman. The anime stills lent a nice atmosphere, too.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue May 24, 2011 3:40 am

Alien vs Predator (2010)
I kind of felt a connection to #6, and I had nothing but respect for here once I finished the big boss battle at the end.
I also shared her pain when she felt the hive and Queen die.
Which is strange because the other two characters didn't give me nearly the same experience.

The final scene of Resistance 2, damn I was devastated and dissapointed after seeing what happened to Sargent Hale.

All God of War games, right after the tuturials
F**k am I a badass!

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:26 pm

Dead Metal wrote:Alien vs Predator (2010)
I kind of felt a connection to #6, and I had nothing but respect for here once I finished the big boss battle at the end.
I also shared her pain when she felt the hive and Queen die.
Which is strange because the other two characters didn't give me nearly the same experience.

Also strange because she's a parasitic alien who repeatedly murders innocent people, or, if not directly killing them, helping attach a facehugger to them so they can die slowly of giving "birth" to a new Xenomorph. Never mind that Xenomorphs are, as a species, giant walking rape metaphors.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue May 24, 2011 2:13 pm

Shadowman wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:Alien vs Predator (2010)
I kind of felt a connection to #6, and I had nothing but respect for here once I finished the big boss battle at the end.
I also shared her pain when she felt the hive and Queen die.
Which is strange because the other two characters didn't give me nearly the same experience.

Also strange because she's a parasitic alien who repeatedly murders innocent people, or, if not directly killing them, helping attach a facehugger to them so they can die slowly of giving "birth" to a new Xenomorph. Never mind that Xenomorphs are, as a species, giant walking rape metaphors.

That's the strange part, since I was expecting the human and Predator campaigns to have a larger connection to me, since you know me being human and all, and the Predator being (relatively) more human than a Xenomorph. What makes it even strange is that, I grew up freaking shitting my pants just by seeing an image of a Xenomorph, I freaking hated them growing up, without even seeing a movie with them, just based on the horrors I was described by others.

by **nathanbjohnson** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:23 pm

I would agree with the user who said The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. In addition, I would also say Metal Gear Solid, the original for the PlayStation.

Transform into a gamer when you buy Nintendo 3DS. Get your game on

News Credits: 62 · by **#Sideways#** » Mon May 30, 2011 8:23 am

I'd have to say Pokemon Sapphire Version.

This was the only game I threatened to break my GameBoy Advanced if it wouldn't let me win the next Contest.

I'm Hardcore. :lol:

This is also the only game that stayed interesting enough to have me play on it all day, and after I was done, restart it, and do it all over again!

All in all, great game!

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:45 pm

I have to admit I was heart broken when Aria died in Final Fantasy 7. I did not expect that and was really rooting for her and Cloud to build a romance. It was perhaps the only time when romance is killed (a story line over abused in tv shows and movies...and I mean OVERABUSED) that impacted me. To this day I haven't been able to complete that game.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:52 pm

Blackstreak wrote:I have to admit I was heart broken when Aria died in Final Fantasy 7. I did not expect that and was really rooting for her and Cloud to build a romance. It was perhaps the only time when romance is killed (a story line over abused in tv shows and movies...and I mean OVERABUSED) that impacted me. To this day I haven't been able to complete that game.

Aria? You mean Aeris/Aerith? Aria was a character in FF3 who, incidentally, also died.

News Credits: 62 · by **#Sideways#** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:46 pm

Oh, and Uncharted 1 & 2, those were awesome.

Uncharted 2 actually made me gasp at the end!

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:27 pm

Blackstreak wrote:I have to admit I was heart broken when Aria died in Final Fantasy 7. I did not expect that and was really rooting for her and Cloud to build a romance. It was perhaps the only time when romance is killed (a story line over abused in tv shows and movies...and I mean OVERABUSED) that impacted me. To this day I haven't been able to complete that game.

Personally speaking, the best FF to date [only played Final Fantasy from FF7 onwards], reportedly just a rung lower than FF Tactics.

IMO, characterization has been inversely relative to cutting edge CG from then on. FF13 TRIED to bring back some emphasis to characterization, but IMO not quite as good as FF7.

Just my two cents' worth.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:30 pm

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:IMO, characterization has been inversely relative to cutting edge CG from then on.

Except Final Fantasy IX, which probably had the most emotionally impacting characters in the franchise. I'm lookin' at you, Vivi.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:48 pm

Shadowman wrote:
SKYWARPED_128 wrote:IMO, characterization has been inversely relative to cutting edge CG from then on.

Except Final Fantasy IX, which probably had the most emotionally impacting characters in the franchise. I'm lookin' at you, Vivi.

Right you are. Nearly forgot about IX. Only managed to play through it once, before accidentally breaking the second CD. Arrghhhh!!!! :BANG_HEAD: