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Paperboy  Posts: 30 Joined: 15 Oct 2008     | Kingdom Under Fire: Crusaders and KuF: Heroes. I loved these games inside and out. It's action and strategy elements blended together very efficiently and the characters had much depth. The story is a bit unorthodox , but I like stories like that. Also, the big twist near the end of Crusaders took me by total surprise. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 105 Joined: 11 Jun 2008     | Not so much to the heart but one game where I really felt bad for the main character was Dead Space with Isaac. Sure he had no emotions but that let me fill in the blanks when it came to his character. The only reason I felt so bad was how everything went from bad to worse. Murphy's Law has never been so prevalent in a game. I know it happens in other games but maybe just the fact something happened every single level intensified the feeling. Edit: That's based on emotional level. I misunderstood the question. I'll have to get back to you with my real answer xP |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1587 Joined: 5 May 2008     | Lost Odyssey - If you actually take the time to read the dream sequences you end up feeling amazingly sorry for Kaim and the other immortals. Sad, sad stuff. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1287 Joined: 18 Jun 2008   | Super Mario Bros. and Star Tropics for the NES Nostalgia-train coming in to the station... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2217 Joined: 16 Aug 2008    | Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. i don't know why but every time i play the game i want to do the whole thing again. i can talk for hours about it, i love it from start to finish (even Navi with her 'hey, hey, listen, watch out'). it is my all time favorite game, i just love it! |
BANNED  Posts: 814 Joined: 23 Apr 2008  | As an easily impressed youngling, I really got into Final Fantasy 2 and 3 (japanese 5 and 6) and then later, 7. As an 'adult' (now mid twenties) the games that have really RESONATED and hit home hard enough to elicit thoughts and feelings either in retrospect or in the present were/are: Halflife 1 and 2 and eps User was banned for: Ballad (?) of an ex-goth. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2111 Joined: 15 Jun 2008    | Mother 3. Oh, and Wind Waker, Majora's Mask and every Smash Bros. game. |
Muckraker  Posts: 245 Joined: 30 Apr 2008   | The first KH where Kairi and Sora are on that little spit of land, finally reunited, but suddenly things start going to hell and they break apart. Sora: I'll find you! Also the ending scene of FFX where Yuna runs towards Tidus but he's already fading and so she runs right through him and collapses on the deck of the ship. That really got to me, as well as Auron walking off during Yuna's final Sending, while his theme plays and he fades away. Lastly ... the last scene of FF9 where Zidane surprises Garnet by being the cloaked figure in the play. It was girly and probably seen from a mile away, but it made me tear up. I was so happy for them. XD;; |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 583 Joined: 2 Jul 2008   | the entire Zelda series, from its roots with the gameboy and NES, up to twilight princess. Another one which shot straight to my keepsakes is the Fire Emblem series. My favourite being path of radiance. |
Muckraker  Posts: 246 Joined: 24 Sep 2008  | killer fucking seven |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4343 Joined: 9 Jul 2008  | Well this might sound weird and I only bring it up because I've never heard someone agree with me, but I got fairly wrapped up in World in Conflict's story. Not much at all compared to some really emotional games, but much more than I expected from an RTS. The cinematics were well done, and the banter between characters does a lot to develop the characters, their relationships to eachother, and their goals and motivations. And I was surprised by the suspense and tension I felt around the climax of the campaign, the last mission, along with the characters. Which is why I'm looking forward to Soviet Assault so much, to show the Soviet perspective to the war. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2217 Joined: 16 Aug 2008 |
love it. just goes to show what can be achieved when logic, reason and sanity are put into a safe and thrown off a cliff! |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 867 Joined: 20 Dec 2007    | Oddworld. |
Muckraker Posts: 246 Joined: 24 Sep 2008 | hell yeah |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1412 Joined: 19 Nov 2008  | Donkey Kong Country. It was the first game I ever beat. Metroid Fusion. I'll go ahead and spoil the ending anyway. All through the game Samus is recounting her old CO, a guy named Adam. When everything gets really desperate near the end Samus is desperately pleading with the space stations computer to open the locked doors so she can go fight the SA-X. Finally she gets through to the computer and it calls her "Lady", just what Adam used to call her. It turns out that it was Adam all along, his consciousness had been downloaded into the computer. Plus some little furry creatures help Samus escape from the station before it crahses into SR388. Metal Gear Solid 4 when Snake meets Eva and then sees her die. Then later when Naomi dies and on Outer Haven when Snake is going through the microwave room, his determination really showed. Plus when Snake reconciled with Big Boss. I'm a huge sap. |
Paperboy Posts: 12 Joined: 9 Sep 2008 | Final Fantasy 7 These games really hit me hard, but the all time best has to be the Metal Gear Solid series. Honestly i could write a short story on all the excellency these games have. i really could, but i won't, because words can't describe this game. it must be played. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3252 Joined: 8 May 2008  | Half Life 2 if only for the music. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 946 Joined: 7 Aug 2008  | Star Tropics for the NES, that game is one of my earliest video game memories. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3796 Joined: 6 Feb 2008 |
I seriously have to second that... just started playing (an of course, entirely legal *looks round shiftily*) copy of it. How can the game have you so emotionally attached to the main characters within just the first chapter?! |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 614 Joined: 23 Apr 2008   |
My feelings for KH can be sum up with this: But as far as the main topic no I have never had a game tug at my heart strings. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 357 Joined: 29 Nov 2008   |
I can agree with you on Ace Combat, good stories there. But Halo 3 is what i <3 the most. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 387 Joined: 12 Jul 2008  |
Umm, well I can't say I know exactly what you're after, but I guess if I interpretate it as a game which I instantly loved and still cherish today, I'd say Sacrifice. A weird blend of third person RPG and RTS, sort of like Warcraft 3 played from a World of Warcraft perspective. I got the game with my old computer, along with No One Lives Forever and some other game I can't recall the name of. I played NOLF and ignored the others, then a few years later I decided to give them a chance. The latter game was like it's title forgettable and dull, but Sacrifice... I played through the tutorial and was mildy amused, but once I was done and started on the single player campaign... holy cow! The story gripped me instantly, and the freedom to choose which missions to play got me instantly hooked. I had no idea. Now, to be honest I don't play it that often, but it has a special place in my heart, because no other game has been so suprising. I mean, I was expecting zero from this game, but it turned out to be a fantastic title. |
Red Guard  Posts: 3500 Joined: 18 Sep 2008   | Every day I find a new thread about the game that you loved most, or the game that touched your heart, or the game that could make you cry, or the game with the best sound track... And you know what? Every time it comes up, I always answer the same: The Baldur's Gate series. I laughed, I could have cried (Oh Jaheira! Unleash your wrath on Jon for what he did you Khalid!), I was awed, I was shocked, and most importantly: I was entertained. Truly...truly entertained. I've said it before, I just said it now, and I'm sure to say it again: The Baldur's Gate series is the best RPG series I've ever played, and I'm beginning to think it'll never be topped. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 215 Joined: 18 Aug 2008 |
Seconded. The first Metal Gear Solid as well. ALl the Sonic the Hedgehogs up to SOnic Adventure. The first Silent Hill. And Robotron 2084. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 60 Joined: 19 Oct 2008   |
I agree with everything you just said. |
BANNED  Posts: 37 Joined: 14 Oct 2008  | hl2: ep2 User was banned for: Poll: Round 4 - North: (1) Turbine vs (2) Valve. (Permanent) |
Beat Writer  Posts: 135 Joined: 19 May 2008   | I'm gonna throw out the ending to Final Fantasy X, no matter what gets accomplished in the game, knowing that the two main characters will never be together really hits home |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2107 Joined: 23 Feb 2008 | I would say the thief series. I loved those games so much that I play a thief class whenever I play an RPG. I'm serious, THAT'S how influential they were on me. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 461 Joined: 2 Sep 2008  | - Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, pretty much a given. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 151 Joined: 2 Dec 2008    | I know this is different but Mass Effect. lol I know fkin sad but hell if I'm gonna play a game I might as well enjoy it. |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 8 Joined: 1 Dec 2008    | Shadow of the Colossus, the bleakness, beauty and isolation that came with the environment as well as the interesting take on gameplay and storytelling really made it a special game in my eyes. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 154 Joined: 16 Oct 2008    | **stands up** My name is eric, and I am a Final Fantasy VI addict. (admitting you have a problem is the first step). I love that game, and gladly wasted many many hours in front of my tv, and then on my computer using an emulator playing it. I even recently got a copy of the original soundtrack to it. Best video game music that I ever heard. Yes, it appears I am a fanboy, let the abuse begin. |
Paperboy  Posts: 42 Joined: 4 Dec 2008   | Panzer Dragoon Saga. If you've played the game, then you know why. If not go to: http://pds.roushimsx.com/pds_video_project_d4.html and download the 'Goodbye' clip, to see why. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1175 Joined: 17 Jun 2008 | Planescape: Torment. It had me at the intro sequence. After that I never wanted to put it down again. |
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Hey everybody
what game shot your heart? A game that just pounded its way into your heart and stays there until today?
For me I would say 2 games and series
First game: Shadow of Memories: This game totally knocked me over, I really didnīt know what it was about. Then I found out it was about cheating death and a really intersting plot in my opinion albeit a bit confusing hehe :D
Second game: Project Zero (Fatal Frame): I loved and still love this game for being so damn scary and being the gaming imbodyment of Japanese horror
Third: The Ace Combat series: I donīt know why but this game series just nailed it for me, I loved flying around and I love the stories in it as well and I think that I most of the games you actually connect with your fellow aces even your enemies (Ohh Sundred skies how I loved thee)
How about you guys and girls?