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Looking for games that will make me cry (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/patientgamers

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Basically what the title says. I've only played two games like this so far (Silent Hill 2 and OMORI) and am looking for more.

Could be games, ROM hacks, mods of existing games, etc.

EDIT: So many great suggestions! Getting a bit overwhelmed by how many there are, so I'm going to need to find a way to put this in some kind of list with an order to play the games in. By all means, keep 'em coming, though!

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[–] fibojoly 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You don't mind porn? Go and play the AVN Acting Lessons. It's on Steam. It's not too long but the punch it packs... it has this reputation of "the AVN you'll never wanna play again". I like to compare it to Requiem for a Dream.
If you want less heart-rending tears, I just finished chapter 3 of Being a Dik and there were tears, but the kinda good emotional kind. I'm the first surprised, but it seems to be a signature of the author and I quite like it.

Otherwise I'm playing Metro Exodus and man, that game is oozing with that uniquely Russian despair. No tears yet, but I'm preparing for some dark moments and the whole thing is just... wow. Mad Max had beautiful everything, but M:E has fantastic writing throughout. It all feels deeply personal and with that dreadful feeling of inevitability. And you only get to see/hear it if you want, mostly. Very glad I gave this game a second chance (it's very... clunky. Again in that typical slavic way, I guess; but it works if you accept it as it is).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Been meaning to get more into eastern European horror.

Also if you like fucked up VNs, check out Saya no Uta. Fantastic story.

Also never watched Requiem for a Dream. Been high up on my list of movies to watch, but I feel like I have to be in the right mood.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

+1 for Metro Exodus. I'm a little surprised that it comes up in discussions like this so rarely. I'm a huge fan of post-apocalyptic settings so I might be biased, but it's easily one of my favorite games ever.