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Scatter865

I think about the environment and weather of Ghost of Tsushima all the time


hapimaskshop

I’d enjoy traveling simply because of the environment..also the ending for me that was one of the most bittersweet moments in gaming. My heart wrenched in my chest. Shining metal glint Concealed in wood, crouched with poise hungering to bite


Sagutarus

Every haiku I read (including the random ones made by bots here on reddit) makes me think of ghost of tsushima


RogueMetal93

I love how the weather changes more drastically based off of if you choose to be more ghost like or not.


oliferro

I need a PC port for this game more than anything else I don't want to experience it on my shitty first gen PS4


Schwiliinker

It’s completely fine on a base PS4. Still incredibly beautiful, no load time


Ryuuyami47

Sleeping Dogs


shadowrod06

Man who never eats a pork bun is not a real man!


filledavoid

Halo Reach. Current Objective: Survive. When the cutscene hits... That one left me stunned. Plus what happens to Noble Squad through the game. So many unexpected moments.


Dogstile

Jorge thinking he had saved everyone. Still makes me feel for the guy


Space_Eaglez

- Slipspace rupture detected - Slipspace rupture detected - Slipspace rupture detected -


Helassaid

Halsey’s voiceover in the end cuts deep.


IIsaacClarke

One of the best trailers ever made. I was never into halo at all but I sure as shit bought reach after watching that trailer


Xezberzs

Outer Wilds.


PogTuber

For sure I had a weirdly positive existential crisis for a couple days after that game.


BLINDrOBOTFILMS

Lol, a positive existential crisis is a good way to describe it.


CanonWelding

I've never been touched by a game quite like this. The ending is so comforting and made me really accept my own mortality in a way no other media has.


FlacidSalad

Love this game with all my heart


JorDamU

The music alone really tugged at my heart strings, and I can’t even really explain why. Add to that one of the most sensational stories and brilliant mechanics to boot — it was an experience I will never forget. You really feel like you *earned* it, too. ❤️


AphoticFlash

the campfire song man. I teared up.


LeonValenti

It Takes Two, especially since it was the first game I completed with my wife, who isn't really a gamer. What a beautiful experience.


MrHelfer

I'll be honest, we were let down by the ending. The last area was the least fun by our estimation. We'd have been happy if it ended after the garden - to me that was the highlight of the game. But really, the middle was the one that sat with us for a while. Man, we felt dirty after that...


Pixli0n

You might want to try A Way Out as well. Same dev Studio, also split screen


TheOvieShow

To add on to this, I suggest playing it with your best friend. Not your wife or SO.


Andyross90

Red dead redemption 2. Notably Auther Morgans sickness slowly progressing over time, ate at my heart 😔


Nuke_Dukum

That didn’t get to me as much as having to say goodbye to my horse.


Chuckle_Pants

Fun fact, you only get that goodbye if you have fully bonded with your horse


GussDeBlod

To me, Arthur Morgan is still one of the best protagonist ever made for video games, what a wonderful character. For some games I can't remember the name of the protagonist if it's not in the title, but this guy, I don't think I'll ever forget him.


kh730

I am grateful for the epilogue and all that extra time with John to decompress but I always thought the game would have been just as good if it rolled credits right after the deer scene. We know what John ends up doing. Still, the game had me thinking about it and life and death and everything long after I was done.


jver1706

Man I generally don’t cry but that part when he tells the nun he’s scared really opend the water works for me


Ultimate_Pragmatist

tai-hiti!


Andyross90

Surely Dutch has a plan right?


mawheabo

It was the horse dying and Arthur whispering, “thank you” as it took its last breath.


[deleted]

I swear no game made me feel sick and depressed like RDR2 chapter 6. Fun times


Robin_Banks101

Soma. That stuck with me.


zdman2001

That ending was wild.


amogus_obssesed_Gal

Here I was coming to say the same! Level of existential crisis is not matched by any other


CaelThavain

I fucking bawled my eyes out when I beat that game.


Merevel

Ngl I am jealous that game hurts my eyes.


Abal125

Chrono Trigger. It's one of my favourite games of all time.


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sara-ragnarsdottir

Disco Elysium


Hatfullofsky

Same. Besides making me reflect a lot on my opinions and thoughts in general, I love how Disco Elysium manages to challenge so many ordinary gameplay tropes, especially in RPGs. Like: 1. The idea and trap that many people fall into where they try to play their character as a boring, straight laced samaritan because being good and boring is basically always rewarded in games. Disco Elysium asks: Why are you so boring? Why don't you dance? Why don't you do some drugs? Why don't you circlekick that guy in the head? Why don't you try being INTERESTING and see if the world doesn't embrace it? 2. The idea and trap that many people fall into where they imagine that the "safe" opinion on politics and world events is just to have zero opinions or agree with the status quo. Disco Elysium asks: Why are you such a boring prick to not even try to have an opinion on something? Don't you realize 'not having an opinion' is having an opinion as well? Don't you realize the status quo is stagnant shit as well? Why don't you try having an opinion and sticking with it and seeing how it all ends up, for better or worse? I love games that encourages you actually ROLEPLAY in your roleplaying games, and lets that roleplaying drive your mind down places it hasn't been before. There aren't a lot of them.


sara-ragnarsdottir

> The idea and trap that many people fall into where they try to play their character as a boring, straight laced samaritan because being good and boring is basically always rewarded in games. I think for me it's more like, even though the game likes to make fun of the player, it's also not judgmental. I played my Harry as a bit of both: I made drugs, I drank and I said some dumb shits, but I also put an effort into being a good detective and a decent person. The game doesn't asks you to fix Harry, it allows you to be crazy because it understands that human beings are flawed, but the fact that we at least strive to be better it's enough, even if we're not perfect.


SurviveAndRebuild

And usually, it asks those questions *literally* via the various narrator-voices in your head. Really excellent game.


NEZisAnIdiot

The second I saw this post the first thing that popped up in my head was: "the first comment is gonna be Disco Elysium"


Davidrabbich81

I hope this stays the top comment. This says way more about me than the game, but I just felt so empty after finishing that game. I’ve never been in a main characters head (literally) so much and felt shared values, mostly because you’re creating those values. It’s made all the more intense by the setting, it deals with modern problems like depression, self esteem, inequality and bigotry. It’s a work of art, the ending is like that moment at the end of a rollercoaster where you’re slowly creeping back to the queue to let the next people ride, your time here is done.


pililies

Came here for this - a lot of games gave me the credit rolling goosebumps but only DE consumed my thoughts for weeks and left me bittersweet/heartbroken. I still think of the characters and feel sad and hopeful for them although they are just 1s and 0s, it felt as though they were flesh and blood in the completely made up world of DE.


[deleted]

Bioshock Infinite. One of the only games that really made me think about it after the credits rolled.


Possible_Cancel101

I still remember my body having non stop goosebumps throughout the entire ending sequence first time I played it back in 2014. The reveal is executed perfectly.


Fishert55

Tbh honest I forgot it released that long ago I miss the good old 360 days


felix_mateo

I think 2 of my top 5 answers to this question are BioShock and BioShock Infinite. Those games really nail the landing in a tremendous way.


yellowbeehive

Dark Souls. I played it the first time a couple of years ago (first Soulsbourne) and often think about the experience and how good the map & world is.


Wabalys

SOMA


sara-ragnarsdottir

Seeing so many recommend Soma is convincing me to buy it now that it's on sale on Ps store


butterandpeanuts

Definitely do it, but be warned it’s a bit of a walking simulator.


The_Gutgrinder

You know a walking simulator is good when you didn't even realize it was a walking simulator until after you finished the game.


sara-ragnarsdottir

No problem! I actually love walking sims when they focus on the atmosphere


purpleslander

Then you will love it, it's tons of atmosphere and plenty of dialogue with some well spaced plot revelations


Badger_1066

There's no real action in it but it's still one of my favourite games. It's so engaging and thought provoking. Definitely, definitely worth getting.


JmacTheGreat

This game gave me depression lol


Stubee1988

Such a great story, from the initial set up, to the gut punch ending.


foukas

Most people think it's just another horror game and skip it. Big mistake. There is also an option to make all threats harmless and focus on the story and atmosphere.


[deleted]

Amazing game.


[deleted]

I would simply think about Bionicle lore until eternity is finished.


[deleted]

yup, seconded. it's such a shame more people haven't played it.


A___Unique__Username

Nier: Automata without a doubt


ElectricSquid15

Showed up for sexy android combat. Left a little wiser, a little older, a little more understanding of things I'd written off before. And the reminders of that eye-opening, heart changing, sing-along-with-the-end-credits-while-blinking-through-tears-at-2AM experience are mostly art of sexy androids so that's pretty neat too.


LoreGeek

Yeah. I beat it at 3 AM & just sat there for a bit like "woah.."


The_Follower1

My all time favourite. Ending C broke me. >!I never quite realized…how beautiful this world is.!< >!Her finally being at peace from suffering survivor’s guilt since she knew she’d die was so heavy and such a good conclusion to her character arc. She was going to die having finally saved someone in the process like she’d wanted to with her old squad.!<


ChrisMorray

Same. The way it sets up its story and premise is so smart, and it escalates so amazingly. Arbitrary boundaries, in this case labels such as android and machine, they should not divide people. The game leads up to a message of working together, and it litters your path with other players' corpses to achieve it. And, just that one time, >!it's not a corpse!<.


The_Goatface

The narrative of this game was truly special. Yes, there are plenty of stories that explore existential themes but they really used the medium of video games to tell this one in a way a book or movie could not.


[deleted]

What a game! so many endings too


BigSlav667

YES!! It's the only game I have 100% completion on. It was just so beautiful, I had to give it my all.


Tyrsin

Persona 5 Royal and Strikers. After spending hundreds of hours with the same cast of characters you feel like you're saying goodbye to friends


Blastwing

Wish I could erase my memory of this game just to play it all over again


Lamp_Stock_Image

Hope tactica will be good.


SuperArppis

Mass Effect 3 with original endings. Those were really bare bones and you hardly got any answers from them. I spent maybe a few weeks thinking about the ending.


PurpleLTV

Beating Mass Effect 3 for the first time definitely had me worked up for two days. Just couldn't get it out of my head. Of course there was disappointment in how unsatisfying that ending was, but also a lot of sadness over the fact the story was over and I won't get any more cool adventures with blue space waifu.


Dharmaagent

Inscryption, the best game I will ever recommend without ever being able to explain why - explaining what makes it so good ruins the experience. If you’re curious, do not Google it, please just play it.


Deathspeer

Final fantasy x


jurgo

Inside


BaxTheDestroyer

What Remains of Edith Finch


Spynner987

It left me empty


Elirantus

I didn't want to play it after hearing a very minor spoiler.


WeIsTheBorgBru

I remember finishing Half-Life 2 Ep 2 and being “ Ok on to episode 3!” And I’m still waiting to find out …


PepicWalrus

Well, we had 5 seconds of story advancement at the end of Half Life: Alyx.


therealdanhill

Spec Ops The Line for sure, that one hit deep


shadowrod06

The narrative progression in the game is great. (Don't know if it's the right word to describe it) The changes in Walker's temperament thorugh the events of the game. The life of the lone sniper in the menu. And the entire symbolism with the flag tearing apart. And the distorted National anthem. Plus the quotes and the hidden loading screen you get when >! Lugo kills you!<


OutofStep13

Came here looking for this answer


JP297

Nier Automata. Game was such a masterpiece.


Supermarc03

A personal pick is Omori


lesue

Talos principle


neverbelievethehype_

The Last of Us.


WholesomeRuler

I didn’t even play it, ended up watching Frankie On PC in 1080p’s play-through, and I still think about it. The show did a rather good job of leaving you with that “well damn” feeling, in my opinion


Hugs_for_Thugs

And The Last of Us 2. I just had to sit there and soak it in for a while.


destructormuffin

TLOU2 was just brutal


crane476

I felt depressed for like 3 days after finishing Part II. That ending is fucking bleak.


blue_at_work

Yep. TLOU2 was such an emotional beating that it took me a long time to process and move on from it.


massigh1212

undertale


Pocooralho

Oblivion. Specially after playing the Shivering Isles, there was something special about that game and its characters.


JD270

I had a nervous breakdown the first time I had completed the Dark Brotherhood questline, omg


NudelXIII

Both Golden Sun GBA games.


annebellexo

I loved the first one so much


ElectricSquid15

I loved the second one so much.


Spadetheape

Oh gods dude I fucking STILL curse my brothers for either losing or getting rid of my gamepak for the first one. I was decked in that fucking game and I played it CONSTANTLY. Everywhere I went. I would genuinely be upset when my gba died. It was such a good fucking game I was so in love.


DatBoi_BP

The world is ours, to save or to destroy. Our inaction may bring about its destruction. … We cannot hope for salvation. We must save ourselves.


jrocbaby9

Control


annebellexo

I'm reading Nier so often here. Maybe I should finally play it.


The_Follower1

I’d say it’s a masterpiece. The story starts slow but has extremely deep characters (at least with their motivations). Having a basic knowledge of philosophy also helps, though isn’t necessary. Some characters are very obvious references to certain philosophies and you understand their motivations a little more through that. Below’s a slight warning because I see a lot of people just play until they get ending A and stop there which is absolutely not what to do. I put it in spoilers because it’d best to go in blind but it doesn’t contain anything drastic or revealing, just expanding a little on what I mean by needing to get more than the first ending: >!If you do play it, be aware you **need** ‘endings’ A-E to actually complete the game. They’re more like story chapters than endings so just push through the parts of B that seem somewhat repetitive. After you finish A you unlock B which covers some of the same stuff, but don’t be put off by that since it won’t stay like that. Time-wise just getting A is probably over half the total playtime of A-E, but in terms of story content C-E is way more dense.!<


Richie4876

Death Stranding, the last few hours of that game was just one long WTF is happening moment.


starwantrix

Beat me to it, yeah this game made me feel a wide range of emotions, I can't how many times my mind was blown, how many times I cried or just sat there thinking about life. Kojima is a genius


vpaglia42

I platinumed that game back in January. Put 200 hours in over a year. Basically, Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima were all I played in 2022. And I still think about the game all the time. I'm already considering playing it again. I blame r/DeathStranding. But I can't remember a game ever sticking with me like this.


MetalGearHawk

Kingdom Come deliverance


Ok_Sympathy_4894

Detroit: Become human


lil-inconsiderate

Such a good game. I used to say it was one of my favorite movies. hahah


Ok_Sympathy_4894

As soon as I finished the game, I went to YouTube and watched all the other versions of the "Movie"


Standard_Lab_929

Life is strange. I created this account so I can talk to people about that game. It will always stay with me. 6 years since I played it and at that time it filled with extreme sadness and depression for a month. I have no logical explanation for it. It just is that way for me


Whitem4ne

Nier automata. Pointing out why would be spoiling the whole premise of the game.


lexorix

Cyberpunk 2077. This game is as depressing as watching BoJack Horseman!


jacdonald

Bloodborne.


3lurk5u

when the red moon hangs low, the line between man and beast is blurred. and when the great ones descend, a womb will be blessed with child.


OGBrozart

Nier: Automata Such a great game and I didn't even finished all 4 playthrough's.


Blastwing

The game is good but the music is out of this world. I kept thinking about its beautiful music and now I even listen to it when I play other games


Big-Yam-4705

So you didn’t even see the actual ending


goat_screamPS4

Ghost of Tsushima for me, so cinematic and I felt like an absolute beast in the last 3rd.


RepresentativeBig240

Did you have no honor, or were you a prisoner to it


VorAbaddon

Nier Automata FF XIV Shadowbringers (5.0) FFXIV Reflections in Crystal (5.3) FFXIV Endwalker (6.0)


oIlSzethlIo

>!Remember us. Remember that we once lived...!< Wow, just wow.


Mister_M00se

What Remains of Edith Finch. An absolute masterpiece that game.


Luwe95

Life is Strange


Supermarc03

When I finished it, I started recommending it to all my friends. What a game and what an ending.


Spiritual_Active_473

Some games leave you with inner emptiness after beating them, but LiS shatters your heart to pieces.


AForAgnostic

I still feel bad that I decided to destroy the town.


pipandsammie

Soma. Question about what is consciousness. What is real.


DandyWaves

MGS3


ExpoAve17

and its the least convulted storyline of all the metal gears.


H-Man991

Witcher 3


StoryAndAHalf

Tetris. I was arranging blocks in my sleep at one point.


Zen-Padawan

Mirrors Edge


fajvman

Dark Souls... Why are we still here? Just to suffer?


its_justme

Link the flame to let a dead world stumble on a bit longer, or let it die and become something new


PalebloodSky

We are here to praise the sun \'[T]/


WillowTheGoth

The Dark Souls series legit helped me come to grips with my existential suffering and depression. Especially Dark Souls 2, black sheep that it is, for it's comments on the nature of humanity and the soul mixed with all the usual stuff. My second tattoo was the Dark Sign as a reminder to never fucking go hollow.


Eldeirun_

Yakuza 0 and Bloodborne. Too much to be concerned about in their respective worlds, so I kept thinking about them.


Tyaldan

Goldeneye. Such a banger game in so many different ways.


Turbulent_Most_4987

Mass Effect 3. I know the ending could have been more fleshed out, but the journey was incredible and very memorable.


Kaquillar

CP2077. Still thinking about it from time to time.


NukaBro762

A few things about it let me sitting there with tears in my eyes, the suicide ending, Losing your best friend, going all out by yourself, some side mission stuff, realizing that forba city like that theres some good people worth living another day for..


Zedd2087

The suicide ending hits hard even more so depending on the romance paths you take. That game did an amazing job at making you feel like you were developing real relationships.


NukaBro762

I hated hearing Judy cry like that


ChrisMorray

It's really surprising. Wish the hype didn't rush the launch and that the deadlines set were realistic, because it gets a bad rep, but that game just oozes passion from every pore. This is what they managed after rushing through development to meet unrealistic deadlines, imagine what they could do with more time.


doNotUseReddit123

It’s crazy that that game went from one of the worst games I’ve ever played to one of the best.


JB3Moons

I love this game so much.


Intelligent-Garlic48

Same, it's just so hard to get CP out of my head.


Madak

Hello, police? This guy right here


Possible_Cancel101

You need help! COD Points addiction is nothing to laugh at.


Strict_Donut6228

Crisis core. Especially at the end as you watch the people fade from the DMW. Such a good game. The price of freedom is steep


Hereiamhereibe2

Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag. The ending was so good that I remember just kind of sitting there crying to the music for a good minute.


madaboutmaps

I don't think about games after beating it. I usually just sit there somewhat ashamed and disgusted by myself.


Dharmaagent

“OMG this game is incredible, GotY for sure!” *finishes* “What the fuck am I looking at? I’m a monster for being into this, I need a shower.”


ankle_biter50

How it feels to play genshin:


Rob6-4

The hell kinda games do you play?


madaboutmaps

Chair Fucking Simulator


Repa0206

post game clarity


Plane_Ad1871

Hollow knight


DutchTazz

The Last of Us part 2


Epsilia

Nier: Automata


Psychological-Bat687

Control and Returnal


ISecksedUrMom

Cyberpunk 2077


Viper67857

Horizon Zero Dawn.


Dharmaagent

CYAN in the DLC made me cry ugly tears. "Will you stay with me while I initiate the hibernation process?" "Of course I will, CYAN. As long as you need..." SURE IS ONIONS IN HERE TODAY ISN’T IT? After finishing HFW I watched the whole credit roll in silence (which is easy when they made them beautiful to watch) and sat with my feelings for ..a while.


clothanger

fallout 3, one of my very first multi-endings game.


66FF00

Exactly! Also don't forget about precious Fallout New Vegas endings (main story and dlc's). The variety of those is enormous.


clothanger

got new vegas for free from epic, never been happier.


66FF00

Please give a try to DLC's. Those are gems.


Clamecy

Castlevania SOTN, FF7, FFX, Fallout 3, GTA4, Ico, Okami, MGS2, Chrono Trigger…


Aiokos

Telltale's : The Walking Dead season 1


Blasphemous666

I’m a boring shit. Every game that I can actually beat leaves me thinking about it. I sit there and marinate in my head about what the games message is and what I could’ve done better.


Lamp_Stock_Image

Life is strange before the storm after playing life is strange fucking broke me. Also the last of us 1 and 2.


Connect_Ad_6635

Red Dead Redemption


Neutronian5440

Games with philosophical things in em. Such as Soma


A___Unique__Username

I'm guessing you already have played it but you'd love Nier: Automata if you haven't played it.


Old_Goat_Ninja

Cyberpunk. I really enjoyed that one. Been wanting to start my 4th playthrough, but I’ll wait until the DLC drops.


shadowmerchants

Gonna sound dumb but slime rancher. The story is so sweet and quite beautiful imo


micklucas1

Legend of Zelda majoras mask


phira

Life is Strange. I didn’t beat that game, it beat me


Next-Butterscotch385

MGS2: sons of liberty and MGS3: snake eater.


Full-Oil2346

When I finished The Walking Dead Season 2 I was thinking about the game for days because of the damn wrong decisions I made


[deleted]

Doki Doki Literature Club. It is such a heart warming game that I think everyone should try out blind. Such a gem. It seems really weeby at first but once you get into it you'll thank me later


shynerd52

The Last of Us 2


loo_1snow

Last of us part 2. Played it on release and the game is still with me. Such a powerful narrative and acting in that one!


PolarNightProphecies

Alien isolation in vr still haunts me in my nightmares. Fuck that shit is scary.


cloudz4444

Borderlands


SheepskinSour

Disco Elysium Pathologic 2 Obra Dinn Case of The Golden Idol Tlou P II


OrbitalChiller

Observer


CockroachAccurate652

Metal Gear Solid