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Games That Made Me Cry

We've all had those games that broke our hearts and had us biting our cheeks to keep our friends from seeing our trembling lower lips.
 
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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

Zack's death. All I can really say.

Final Fantasy VII

2. Final Fantasy VII

Try playing this at age seven and NOT crying when the character your best friend named after you gets stabbed.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

3. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

"The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over." - Godot.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

I don't think there was a moment in the last hour of this game that I wasn't crying. Between Otacon's tears over Naomi ("Why does this keep happening...?") to Snake's slow, painful crawl while being microwaved alive, Meryl's wedding and Big Boss's FINAL death and reconciliation with Snake, I didn't stand a chance.

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

5. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

I wailed like a little girl who'd just seen her puppy get hit by a car when Nanako died, even if it was only temporary.

Silent Hill: Homecoming

6. Silent Hill: Homecoming

EVERY. FRIGGIN'. CUTSCENE.

Resident Evil - Code: Veronica

7. Resident Evil - Code: Veronica

Top two tearjerker moments: Steve's bittersweet death in Claire's arms. Alfred reaching out for his twin sister as he dies.

Silent Hill 2

8. Silent Hill 2

James's realization that he'd killed his wife.

Silent Hill 4: The Room

9. Silent Hill 4: The Room

Any scene with little Walter.

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

10. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

Sniper Wolf's death and Otacon's heartbreak had me wibbling. Hey, it may have been Stockholm Syndrome but it still hurt.

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