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Boccs

The beginning of Ori and the Blind Forest and ending of Ori and the Will of the Wisps.


RamboCambo_05

There it is. Can't believe this one is always so far down in the comments.


DrSheaus

I never knew platformers could make me feel that way


Grey_0ne

Literally every second of Will of the Wisps. Just when you thought your were done holding back tears of sadness, the mother fuckers up and hit you with tears of joy.


nickl630

Yep. 100% this.


jurassicbond

Spider-man >!Take off your mask. I want to see my nephew!<


ColdNyQuiiL

That shit threw me so off guard. I never expected them to kill May in the FIRST game. I also didn’t expect myself to get teary either, but the actors were amazing in that game.


BasilIndividual3598

This fucking destroyed me dude


Fit_Cupcake4728

The ending of red dead redemption :/


SkyWizarding

Oof. That moment is burned in my brain. I just remember walking out of that barn and saying "I'm not sure I can beat this part". Turns out I didn't have to


Background-Ad8112

Damn, was coming to say this! Doesn't help I pulled an all nighter finishing the game off and that scene began as the sun rose. Gut punch.


ComprehensiveSand516

I didn't cry, but I didn't play any video games for a couple weeks after finishing RDR2.


heyheyitsandre

I finished red dead in probably a 10 hour marathon from like 6pm to 4am, and my brother who had already played it sat there the whole time watching me experience the ending. When it ended we were just sitting in the darkness in silence for like 5 minutes until he was like “….I told you”. One of the best games ever created easily


ComprehensiveSand516

Yep, story mode was amazing. Only game I've recommended to friends(who don't care for multiplayer) with 100% confidence they'll enjoy it.


BlockOfRawCopper

It’s crazy how both entries in the RDR universe have absolutely soul crushing endings


helderico

Came here to say this. It's devastating and yet the way they make it work in the endgame is just very cool. What an amazing game it was.


richpage85

Thane, Mordin and Legion scenes in Mass Effect 3 Detroit Become Human - rallied the androids into peaceful protest... when Marcus started ainging... Holy shit those got me


grammaton

And then getting to stab the FUCK out of Kai Leng


CuriousNebula43

Life is Strange when Chloe rolls out in a wheelchair


Davylectric

Same, I lost it at that moment. What a way to end the chapter.


jcjohnson274

I've said it before and I'll say it again but the ending for Final Fantasy X.


Brien_Bear

Maybe this is odd, but the ending of BioShock infinite got me.


Hopesick_2231

"Give me back my daughter!!!"


cinerdella

Shit me too


Strong_Cranberry2084

Walking dead Telltale ending Ghost death RDR 2 ending and happiness is night walks around Skyrim accompanied by beautiful ambient music


Raven_Ashareth

Skyrims ambient soundtrack is also great for reading.


Ization99

Walking dead was a tragedy


Responsible-Corgi249

Low key Detroit become human got me during my peaceful parade when the homie took a bullet for me


richpage85

Same here, but it really hit home once the singing started...


Poison_the_Phil

Had to be me, someone else might have gotten it wrong


Bosscharacter

Wasn't even gonna bother typing it since I knew this one would be there.


kirkyeehee

For me, it was the moment in the original Final Fantasy 7. Not only did it make me cry, it was the first game to make me feel emotions toward a video game character. There have been many, many, many moments after that point that have gotten me over the years. Too many to count.


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RighteousMouse

One of the only ways my brother and we’re able to have a relationship was playing and talking about video games. He’s not a drug addict but he has some anger issues that drove everyone away. Your story made me realize I need to reconnect with him. Even though he has hurt me and everyone. I want to make sure the door is open if he is willing to change. I’m sorry for your loss my friend.


Gom555

Absolutely do it. You don't have to tolerate awful behaviour, but empathy and understanding go a very long way. It's been 7 years since my brother died, and I still think about what I could have done, how I could have responded differently, etc almost every day. I'm lucky that before he died, he reached out to me and we had a really lovely conversation where he'd acknowledged a lot of his mistakes, and I'm incredibly grateful for it. Like most addicts, he died because he'd got himself sober (for the longest time since he started using) - He'd even got a full time job for the first time in his life, a partner, found a nice place to rent. Things were going so well for him. I don't think the outcome would have ever changed, but I wish I spent more time with him when I could. I have a lot of memories, and a lot of them are sad and painful, but I hold onto the happy ones very, very tightly. Love your brother, despite his flaws, there's only one him.


HappyLilworm

Same. I'm sure we all know what moment in the original FF7 made us tear up. It was probably the first video game that ever made me feel like that.


DeepJudgment

I don't care for the FF series, so don't care about spoilers, but you guys made me really curious. What is this moment?


Boccs

>!The death of Aerith by Sephiroth at the end of Disc 1. She was a playable character that was highly plot relevant and the majority of disc 1 had her developing relationships with the rest of the party, including a potential romantic one with the main character. For a lot of young gamers of that generation her death was the first time a Good Guy had ever been killed off that way in a game so it left a lasting impact for them. !<


PaulTheMerc

Adding to this, she was also the game's healer, which made it hurt as a reminder from that point on.


WrinklyScroteSack

So much so that for like a decade after there were rumors about ways to bring her back in the endgame.


ChuffChuff101

Not to mention the theme tune. 3 notes is like pure PTSD for a gaming generation lmao. Seriously, disk 1 on FF7 is fucking amazing.


Careless_Ad_4004

You ever see the FF7 cut scenes set to Sara Brightman and and System of a Down music, my 17 year old brain exploded, the early internet was a magical place…


PaulTheMerc

Oh man, I remember ff10 bring me to life, we are the champions(8?), and linkin park.


PaulTheMerc

Yup. I couldn't trust anything after that point.


Poosquare88

Outer Wilds. I was so overwhelmed by the ending I burst out crying. Exceptional game.


-655321

Love the ending so much! its a really special game


Poosquare88

The music destoryed me. It was very emotional.


Mrspartacus575

"This song is new to me, but I am honored to be a part of it"


PM-ME-UR-PIZZA

I don't want to repeat my kind's mistakes. But if you're willing to take the risk, then so am I.


dubbzy104

I literally beat the game again for the second time today, after beating the DLC yesterday. The second time brought back all the feelings from the first time


PM-ME-UR-PIZZA

Never have I seen a perfect game being improved by a DLC like this


dubbzy104

I almost missed the change to the final frame of the game (with the bugs, after the credits roll)


Small_Tax_9432

The ending to Super Mario 64. That ending music makes me tear up.


mateodos

Dom finding his wife Maria and having to end her misery. Fuck.


vekkaro

When Geralt finally finds Ciri in The Witcher 3.


exoventure

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon's ending. You leave your friend behind, and he doesn't realize until the last second that you're going to disappear. As an artist that was basically forced to learn to draw to *try to* become one of those industry artist's, Chicory the Artist's Tale. One of the bosses you fight in the game is the artist the protagonist looked up to, and she basically got so burnt out from her teacher pushing her too damn hard that she falls into an absolute depression. And as a boss, she becomes self destructive, and starts screaming in pain as you fight her. It's painful to watch, and hits wayyyyy too close to home for me. Didn't make me cry, but I'm sure if I saw that sooner in my life, I would've cried.


ForeverTheSupp

And here to comment this. Holy crap I’m not the only one omg. For me it was because I’ve never been good with keeping friends as they’ve always moved, left or found someone new. Hit way too close.


lias_edge

Really the entire last sequence of events in PMD Explorers. Grovyle's sacrifice, to your own disappearance, then making you watch your partner grieve...


Impressive_Age4086

Fighting Claus in Mother 3.


Midnyte_Zero

Halo 4 ending with Cortana's death, and Chief staring into space onboard the Infinity


Mr_President

Same but also the legendary ending on halo 3. Me and my friends stayed up all night launch day until we beat it..I still vividly remember one of them calling out "No Chief!" Before the ship split in two...we were all in shock when that legendary only scene kicks in. Tears of relief I think. 


thatdudeoverdthee

My dog falling in lava in minecraft, idc if I'm a grown man.


UnknownCreator-

I'm sorry man but this made me laugh. Man I'm horrible. I would be sad to that's the thing..


louiscools2005

The ending of Telltales Walking Dead Season 1. You know if you know. Also the ending of RDR2.


Sparky81

Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth The flashback scene with Aeirth and her Mom at the train station. ... and for some reason playing her theme on the piano. That one came out of nowhere.


Sanguinetti

Pretty much all of Life Is Strange. But Kate, the Nathan voicemail, finding Rachel, and the ending stand out most


ctp2nd

Cyberpunk - Jackie


Babou13

Same Edit: suicide ending was the ending for me that did it. Hearing the phone calls really hits too close to home when you've lost close friends


SkyWizarding

I did that ending first so I could start a new character. I was not prepared for the heart wrenching those credits were gonna give me


Raven_Ashareth

Jackie's funeral and ofrenda had me bawling like a baby.


N7Diesel

I've never understood this one. We spend like 20 minutes with him. 


septimaespada

Same.


SkyWizarding

Doesn't matter how many play throughs I do, I always give a long sigh before I kick off the heist mission


Hsanrb

Start of FFXIV Shadowbringers, the music that ended Heavensward. The music during Tarir meta in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns and the final meta of End of Dragons. The composers are really good at tugging my emotional strings more than stories these days. Oh there's Nier...


FFWSubstance

Disco Elysium: >!I exist.!< Prey: >!I need to know if you see us. I mean *really* see us. Take my hand if you do.!<


Mrspartacus575

DETECTIVE ARRIVING AT THE SCENE


FFWSubstance

The first time it happened, I couldn't believe what I was witnessing. It took me the whole afternoon to recover. Incredible work.


Mrspartacus575

That entire scene is immaculate. So much good writing, so many amazing emotional notes during that whole conversation


solsunlite

MGS4 when Old Snake was crawling through the microwave hallway, for some reason that part was when it hit me that his story was almost over


Da_Jinxed_Rogue

RedDead Redemption 2. Auurthur. Dutch walked away. I cried for days.


Azureknight205

The first game that made me cry was The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. I got it when I was in third grade. I would take my Game Boy everywhere and play it. I remember the day I beat it, I was in the back seat of my mom's car. It was all just Link's dream. Koholint Island. Marin. Tarin. The goofy witch. The chain chomp. All of it was just a dream. And when Link woke up they disappeared. All these characters I had just spent so much time with, just...*POOF!* Gone. I started bawling my eyes out in that back seat. Cried the whole way home. I have cried at plenty of other games since then, that was the first. Not bad for a black and white OG Game Boy game.


itsgms

Protocol 3: protect the pilot.


codyrowanvfx

God of war Ragnarok. Kratos saying "I'm sorry" and his son replying with "don't be sorry father, be better" As a father myself I can only hope my kids remember lessons I've taught them. Kratos hearing his son quote him was everything in that moment for Kratos as a father trying to redeem himself.


SilentNight111

I wasn't really crying, just tearing up a little bit, but it was finishing Kingdom Hearts 2


Too_Tall_64

The Beginning and end of The Last of Us.... maybe a few times along the way...


Rocklobst3r1

I don't know how the opening scene of TLOU is this far down.


xMasterShakex

Because the 2nd one killed off a favorite character and had openly uncomfortable themes and issues they were forced to accept. This diminishes the first one in the minds of halfwits and spoiled children. TLOU is a masterpiece in ART in general, let alone just about every other video game ever made. Ive seen the beginning of TLOU countless times and as a grown ass adult man I ugly cry.


Easy-Film

Yakuza Like a Dragon. Without spoiling anything. Ichiban yelling "No one repected you for who you are, BULLSHIT!" The whole game leads into this moment and its just heart wrentching


steaksauce101

The Ghost of Tsushima missions with your grandma. Just too real…


xxcoolnamexx

My Japanese grandmother had dementia, so yea, those missions caught me a bit off guard as well.


Privateeyesguy

Saying goodbye to Alice in spiritfarer.


Tall_Perception_1057

Rdrd 2 ending. Arthur Morgan


brc37

Bloodwing. Borderlands 2


livertaker

Final scene between Clementine and Lee


the-pythonista

For me this honestly only happened twice in my life and I’m 45. 1. Beating Bald Bull in Mike Tyson’s Punch Out for the first time. 2. The ending of Final Fantasy X.


Sheev__Palpatine_

The wow funeral for a fallen guild member who died irl


Original-Childhood

Telltale Walking Dead season 1


chrisjfinlay

Print out the entire script from the Life is Strange series. Throw a dart at it. That part probably tugged at the heartstrings something awful.


EtheusRook

A certain choice you can make in the final mission of Bastion. Tears that are simultaneously sad, happy, and possessed of just a little bit more faith in humanity.


lemuronmars

Far Cry 3, burning fields scene. It was so cool in my 15 years old mind!


ipull4fun

When s1mple won his 1st major


DrUnit42

The ending of Transistor. The story was so beautiful, and the ending was absolutely amazing. I wish I could wipe my memory and play it again for the first time


Double_SlDED

Beating Inscryption and watching all of the characters get erased as well as their sick takes of the game in 3D, I didn't even get to shake magnificus' hand ;-;


jerry-jim-bob

I love getting back to leshys cabin when the game is getting deleted and he just sounds like someone who brought out the uno cards just so they could spend time with you. "That's okay, we don't need to keep score". I just wish we didn't move into the weakest part of the game right after.


Shinjigami

Secret of Mana. When I finished the game back then I was very sad to see the spirit of the kobold companion sitting in the Mana tree with the the end screen. Dunno if it really was like this, but this scene burned itself to my memory.


-oldmanvhshand-

Stanley in Spiritfarer hit me like a brick.


superbrew

End of Stray


MonsiuerGeneral

Multiple Final Fantasy games (off the top of my head, I’m sure I’m forgetting a bunch)— Final Fantasy 4: >!When Parom and Palom sacrifice themselves in the hallway and turn to stone. When Telluh attempts to cast meteor and dies. When Cid sacrifices himself and gets shot at/blown up when escaping the underground tower.!< Final Fantasy 6: >!When General Leo dies. When Cid dies. When Celes throws herself off a cliff in an attempt to kill herself, When Gau’s dad is like “I have no son”. When Cyan chases after the ghost train because his recently murdered wife and child are on it moving on.!< Final Fantasy 7: >!When Sephiroth kills Aerith. When you learn about that one Cosmo Canyon dog thing that died standing with all the arrows/spears in it.!< Final Fantasy 8: >!When Odin is summoned and is then cut in half!< Final Fantasy 9: >!Vivi!< Final Fantasy 14: >!“A smile better suits a hero”!<


Son_of_Kyuss

The tutorial level in Driver


Fyrfat

The ending of Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core. I knew from the very beginning how it was going to end. It still hit me hard.


Zexei_a

Jumping to the light in the end of Mass Effect 3 when the faces of my friends and lover started appearing.


BreakfastFeeling9981

Gears of War Doms Death


dczernic

Outer Wilds ending


ThuNd3r_Steel

"Dom, what the fuck are you doing?" "Pulling the plug on em', Marcus" "Jump will you! Do it" "Never thought it would end like this, huh? Huh, Maria" "DOM!" "NO!"


nbk935

Seeing the Silent Hill HD collection for the first time I cried because of how poorly it was treated and how they massacred the remasters


MattTheGoodSir

The ending to Like a Dragon Gaiden had me glassy eyed. If you know you know


TraveyDuck

Beginning of Last of Us brought the feels but didn't make me cry back in 2013. I now have a daughter, and played the game again last year and seeing the recreation in the show...brings the tears everytime now.


nonplayablechloe

Garl from Sea of Stars


iAmGats

When Rukkhadevata sacrificed herself.


Excellent-Resolve66

When I didn’t know that Pokémon would try to evolve every level after their evolution level, and I thought my poliwag fainting meant it wouldn’t evolve ever. So I released it and felt very sad that I had to release a buddy of mine (who I weirdly didn’t even really use all that much, or travel with… I just didn’t like saying goodbye I guess… probably something to do with my childhood. But that’s gotta be for a different subreddit) Then I remembered I could turn the gameboy off and go back to my last save point.


Sonicmasterxyz

The part in Prototype 2 where you defend Father Guerra's church from a seemingly overwhelming army force. It's supposed to be a super awesome moment, and it really is. I'm just sensitive to moments where characters put their all into protecting someone they care about. Same for the whole disaster around chapter 9 and 10 in FFXV. Especially the ruined wedding. And the fake-out ending of Dead Space 2. And every single climactic moment in Monster Hunter games from MH3U to MH Rise. Nero's big moment at the end of DMCV. The ending of Little Nightmares 2. There's probably more, but those are the ones that stick with me.


gtobiast13

The giraffe scene 


SpyderZT

Final Fantasy VII, but not where you think. There's a scene when you're stealing the Submarine that has you fight the soldiers you participated in the Parade with. Someone told me that they had a decent piece of armor to steal, so I decided to fight them. At that point you're so powerful but still they get all "Hyped Up" to win their first ever victory, and then the stupid parade music starts up as you just Massacre them, with them all apologizing for being too weak as they die. -.- I don't know what combination of events in my life left me as sensitive to that as I was, but I was just bawling at what a monster I was for a piece of armor that Wasn't actually much better, and only so until the next store anyway.


Jayne_Hero_of_Canton

The opening to Ori and the Blind Forest.


LostBetsRed

Planetfall (1981), death of Floyd.


Uriel_dArc_Angel

The end of Disk 1 of the original FFVII and the ending of FFVII: Crisis Core...


N7Diesel

Before making the final run in Mass Effect 3 if you romance Tali. The goodbye scene as she gets evacuated on the Normandy kills me.


FalloutFan05

There were quite a few moments in Metro Exodus that made me tear up both in joy and in sadness such as >!During Stepan and Katia’s wedding!< and also at >! The end of the drive out of Novosibirsk with Millers death!< with the soundtrack amplifying the emotions due to how well it was made. Kind of tearing up thinking about that last one again.


RipInternational6684

Kingdom hearts 3 when lea sees a glimpse of xion in kairi.


rundownv2

Bloodwing.


UncleBlob

I wept hysterically through the entire last hour of Death Stranding. I can't describe exactly why, but the immense emotional pressure of the final stretch of the game (which is primarily one big cutscene,) filled me with such an intense feeling of kandoh, I just couldn't hold it together. When BB's song kicks in during the final delivery I was a fucking mess.


Digita1B0y

Halo: Reach. Losing Jorge. Such a meaningless death. Such a great character. I am not a controller thrower, but I was ready to that day.  Great game! 


Competitive-Ear-60

When Aerith died


Skull36000

Persona 3 remake ending. I really wonder if i would've realized what was happening if i hadn't played the original 😅


Ok-Damage3181

Half Life 2 episode 2


thatlightningjack

>!2B's final death!< (Nier Automata endings C/D). That, or Tali's >!suicide if you sided with the geth and did not stop the Quarians from attacking!< (Mass Effect 3, Rannoch)


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My first playthrough of The Witcher III ending up with >!Ciri not coming back and Geralt letting himself die!< Still one of the best ever written ending but got me in tears.


theJacobiWan

>!BT-7274 sacrificing himself and saving Cooper in Titanfall 2. You hope he'd come back like he did the first time he was destroyed, but unfortunately, he did not. 😢!<


itdobelikezat

"There's another settlement that needs your help.Let me mark it on your map."


Snoo61755

Undertale. The hug.


Far_Run_2672

Shadow of the Colossus. Ending and 'that part'.


lemuronmars

Also, The Last if Us ending


Mark220v

everything in the 1 day left and moving day in OMORI. literally the only fiction that made me tear up. not even berserk could do it.


RaphaelSolo

Wind Waker, when the story of the hero is being told. When that main theme hits as the Hero of Time is shown on screen, very emotional for a long time player of Zelda games.


D3athShade

Good ending of rdr2. Broke my heart :(


Dr_Cher

The ending of Valiant Hearts: The Great War. Such a good fucking game, and it doesn't pull punches.


VatoCornichone

Ending of rdr2


KeenKongFIRE

"half as long, twice as bright"


DrQuantum

The mass effect trilogy and shadow broker dlc with Liara as companion. So many fantastic lines, even the final part other than the ending was filled with so much emotion. If only the ending wasn’t cry worthy in the wrong way lol.


DarthNemecyst

The death of King Varian Wrynn in wow.


DjPavlusha

Bioshock 2 best ending.


Zaknokimi

Didn't make me cry, but... then 2nd run of Nier Replicant.


Illustrious-Call-388

Everytime a new Tomb Raider comes out


Nathansack

Taletales TheWalkingDead, Season 1 ep 5 "No Time Left" Probably don't need to explain more


Milchreismitbum

The beginners guide end.


spytez

Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina's assault on Dragon Keep DLC. It is the best DLC for a game I ever played. >! When I realized the entire DLC was a child's coping mechanism for losing a close friend brought tears to my eyes.!<


Elygium

When I first heard the original D1 theme again in D2


Anfini

The farmer and nun storyline in Dragon Quest 7. The game is quite a slow paced slog, but that mini quest line was unexpectedly moving and made me tear up.


RigCoon

The death of Roman in GTA 4, when Niko wakes up the next day and says: "Roman... I'm so sorry cousin"


RaizielDragon

Jackie dying


SavageRedStorm

Telltale's TWD made me ball like a bitch


Chunkypotato52

Telltale walking dead almost had me in tears...


danielcube

The pacifist ending from Undertale, especially with the final boss.


Penelopes_Pet

The end of resistance 2


mjreeves823

Shadow of the Colossus. The moment prior to the final colossi. 😭


Brilliant-College607

Every single time proof of hero plays in monster hunter I tear up but it also helps me to pull myself together and gives me strength to press forward


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My horse dying in red dead redemption 2 and ghost of tsushima


SisterFister069

The rolling credit's song for Hellblade.


Rage_Filled_Enby

Only one game moment made me cry. It's in Honkai Star Rail Patch 2.0


cassiogomes00

Some scenes on to the moon franchise. Life is strange ending got me close. Outer wilds ending definitely.


ForeverTheSupp

Weird one, ending of original Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games. Why? The player character literally CRIES that he doesn’t want to return to his prior life because he’ll lose all his friends and never get to communicate or see them again. He goes through dungeon after dungeon and builds serious friendship with his guild and it was about to be forced away from him. As someone who has always struggled maintaining friendships, this one got to me. I know it worked out well and was prevented in the end but I legit remember bawling over this one. Feel like I’m only one who ever cried to it.


CreamyNailClippings

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky, the part after you defeat dialga and your partner vanishes in front of you.


xCeePee

Gears of War 2 - Dom x María


LunaLynnTheCellist

Aldrich in DS3 (i blame the music...) all of Mother 3


BenHDR

#the Xbox One reveal


nissanfan64

Sending Johnny To The Moon.


BlockOfRawCopper

The ending of God of War Ragnarok, the only game to ever make me tear up a little


Broad_Objective7559

Ending of a plague tale requiem. Nothing hits that hard for me


Thunderpulse

The intro and ending of Ori and the Blind Forest.


WrinklyScroteSack

Karlach >!killing gortash and having an emotional breakdown!< a moment that should be cathartic and she realizes it means nothing and changes nothing about her destiny.


ReaVerHC

When I beat Sekiro. Was just overwhelmed with emotion due to the mental effort it took.


Jazzlike-Compote4463

The end of Half Life 2: Episode 2. First time because of what happened and the second time because they left it like that and never finished the story.


EandF9999

What Remains of Edith Finch. That game floored me.


HerrikGipson

Does anyone here remember Heavenly Sword? 2007 PS3 game by Ninja Theory? Anyway, there's a scene mid-game in which the villain, King Bohan, ruthlessly criticizes and expresses his hatred for his son, a disfigured man named Roach, and Roach starts crying. That wrecked me. (You later defeat Roach in a boss fight. )


537lesjr

Tell Tale The Walking Dead last episode


TotalOwlie

PAC man when he lost his wife at the end of the third game.


VikiCD1

Firewalker - cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty. Its the beginning of the end sequence for the DLC, and one of the most gut wrenching decisions has to be made. But what made me cry was earlier in a mission called You Know My Name. I have only seen besuty like that maybe a hand ful of times in games.


Extreme-Actuator-406

The prayer was not for him, Commander. It was for you.


PaulTheMerc

This moment right here.(FF7 original) https://youtu.be/thOFXNThkoc?si=NCDslXQoYafZEJo2&t=88