Most profound game you've ever played

Lost Odyssey.Legolas_Katarn

I really wanted that game to be a visual novel after reading all of the stories of his past.

That's such a strong part of the story, I really liked his character.

Red Dead Redemption is one of the few games that moved me.  

to be honest, journey is the only game that got some kind of emotional reaction from me. its surprising since ive played plenty of games from different genres. im immersed in a game, but im not emotionally invested in it. can't tell you why that is. still havent come close to crying or even having watery eyes from a game yet

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[QUOTE="Dexter-010"]The Walking Dead and Red Dead Redemption for me.skooks

no love for far cry 3

Good question, I don't get why that game keeps on coming up. It's a great game and all, but I mean there's nothing incredible or profound about it.

to be honest, journey is the only game that got some kind of emotional reaction from me. its surprising since ive played plenty of games from different genres. im immersed in a game, but im not emotionally invested in it. can't tell you why that is. still havent come close to crying or even having watery eyes from a game yet

jsmoke03

Journey. That game was borderline spiritual.

skooks

to be honest, journey is the only game that got some kind of emotional reaction from me. its surprising since ive played plenty of games from different genres. im immersed in a game, but im not emotionally invested in it. can't tell you why that is. still havent come close to crying or even having watery eyes from a game yet

jsmoke03

Correct me if I'm wrong, but generally speaking games are not all that well known for rich plots or deep/emotional content. Well, at least the real popular ones like CoD aren't. So what's the "deepest" most profound or emotional game you have played to date? As for me, that game would be the point and click adventure game, Syberia.

Hseptic

Planescape Torment.

The games I play are very well known for rich plots and deep/emotional content.

The Witcher series, Dragon Age(the plot's not all that great(imo) but the lore and content is fantastic), Mass Effect, Planescape Torment, Nier, Metal Gear, Baldur's Gate, and so many more. You need to play rpg's more that's where the focus on story and characters are.

Zero Escape 999. Even though it had some emotional moments, the most profound aspect of it are all the philosophical but scientific theories it throws at you. It really made me think about life in a whole other way. Even after I completed the game, I found a comment in a related video that mentioned something about how the last puzzle in the game was easier (and it did feel easy) because of a certain theory mentioned in the game. It blew my mind.

Sequel wasn't as profound but still great game.

Oh To The Moon no question. Only game to actually make me cry.

Other favourites though are Dear Esther and the recent Papers, Please. Very affecting.

Silent Hill Shattereed Memories. It doesn't seem like anything special your first time through (although the music helps alleviate that) but subsequent playthroughs give you insight into the main character, and it reveals how sad the game truly is. Same can be said for Silent Hill 2.

turtlethetaffer

In terms of sheer profoundness, Planescape Torment comes to mind. That would be my vote overall; Have yet to find a game with a story as enthralling as that one, even though a lot have come close.

In terms of how emotional I got, it sometimes depends, but I believe what got the most reactions of that out of me was Baldur's Gate 2 and Dragon Age Origins. KOTOR got a huge shock out of me when the twist happened, too, but that was a damn long time ago so I have no idea what I would think of that today if I played it again.

Bioshock Infinite, Mass Effect, Braid,Telltale's The Walking Dead, and Witch's House (True Ending).

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Silent Hill Shattereed Memories. It doesn't seem like anything special your first time through (although the music helps alleviate that) but subsequent playthroughs give you insight into the main character, and it reveals how sad the game truly is. Same can be said for Silent Hill 2.

Randolph

Yeah it really moved me when 

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I saw Harry basically saying goodbye to Cheryl in the "good" ending.  And it blew my mind at the same time.  Although some of the other endings are even more depressing in a way, since he is a scukmbag in most of them, especially the drunk ending.

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Bioshock Infinite, Mass Effect, Braid,Telltale's The Walking Dead, and Witch's House (True Ending).

dominer

Love the avy.  I just finished watching Higurashi (the second season) and it was awesome. I wish I could play the games.

There are a few games that I think have a great story and great gameplay.

- Telltale's The Walking Dead which very suspenseful and makes you care for all of the characters.

- Mass Effect series has a great story and every character feels like a family of great friends.

- Spec Ops The Line has a very interesting good/bad story that caught me by surprise.

- Max Payne series was a very moving tale of good guy gone bad because of how f'up life is, and it is similar to the Breaking Bad show. Which is a really great show, if not one of the best ever on tv.

- Metro 2033 and Last Light games are a great games with a very interesting post apocalyptic story told from another countries point of view.

- STALKER series on the PC aren't games that many have played or even know about, but it is a great game series. It is a game series that has one of most interesting and very different story that I have ever seen in a video game. It tells a story of what could have happened after the Chernobyl incident of 1986. This series is my favorite video game ever.

[QUOTE="famicommander"]Deus Ex is profound in the sense that nearly every aspect of the gameplay is subject to a risk/reward mechanic such that you are essentially forced to consider every decision in the same manner you would consider every decision in your own day-to-day life. Not to mention the story itself. Invisible War and Human Revolution suck, though. Bioshock is the least profound game I can think of. It's as if a high school freshman wrote a book report on Atlas Shrugged, then someone took that and glued a half-assed version of System Shock 2 to it. Binary Domain is also very profound in a Blade Runner sense; it's not often that I encounter a story about androids and what it means to be human that actually treads relatively new ground in the genre. firefox59

I agree that Binary Domain was just your basic Pinocchio-goes-Sci-fi story. It's a premise in sci-fi that is extremely overused whether we're talking games, movies or books.

On the otherhand, Bioshock is a game I'd put into the category of being profound in its subject matter but less than profound with its handling of it. I can't comment on Infinite, but the original broaches a complex topic without ever having much to say. Still, it is a much more unique discussion for fiction than what is seen in Binary Domain.

Red Dead Redemption had a good story about a man whose past is catching up with him. Dark Souls also has a very moving back story and the lore is very good, even though the story with your character rarely kicks up.
Oblivion's fantasy atmosphere is almost on par with the LOTR series, and I'm not sure if this fits into the definition of profound, but it is the most immersive game I've ever played.
Lords of Shadow has a plain awesome story, and you can actually feel Gabriel's grief resonating through you during the later parts of the game. The ending cinematic was really good and the most of the twists were unpredictable.

But in all honesty, the best story of ALL time goes to FF: Crisis Core. That game has the most moving ending I've ever had to go through in a game. The story didn't have the cliche save-the-world theme or a very romantic feel to owe to it's feel, but it's rather how the protagonist Zack tries to save his friends and wants to become a hero and how he holds up his head even in the worst of times. The game had an excellent cast of characters and it is one game EVERY person alive on this planet should play.

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to be honest, journey is the only game that got some kind of emotional reaction from me. its surprising since ive played plenty of games from different genres. im immersed in a game, but im not emotionally invested in it. can't tell you why that is. still havent come close to crying or even having watery eyes from a game yet

MirkoS77

For those who said Planescape Torment. Did you guys read the book that comes with the game? The game bores me, so I wanted to know if the book is a good alternative if I only care for the story. 

The original mafia on pc had a great story. I loved the way it was told through the conversation with the police officer. The atmosphere and music and characters really sucked me into the experience. I also really liked the story of the original bioshock.

alot, second sight, ffx, to the moon, silent hill 4. 

Planescape: Torment and NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer.

For those who said Planescape Torment. Did you guys read the book that comes with the game? The game bores me, so I wanted to know if the book is a good alternative if I only care for the story. 

padaporra

It's not even close to being a good alternative. Stick with the game until you meet the ghost, that's the point were it trully starts picking up and gets interesting as hell. Also, don't focus on combat at all, and play the game like it was meant to be played - like an adventure game.

Planescape: Torment is basically an adventure game built in a RPG engine, with heavy focus on exploration and puzzle solving.

If the game still bores you, then it simply isn't for you. Nothing wrong with that.

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For those who said Planescape Torment. Did you guys read the book that comes with the game? The game bores me, so I wanted to know if the book is a good alternative if I only care for the story. 

Lucianu

It's not even close to being a good alternative. Stick with the game until you meet the ghost, that's the point were it trully starts picking up and gets interesting as hell. Also, don't focus on combat at all, and play the game like it was meant to be played - like an adventure game.

Planescape: Torment is basically an adventure game built in a RPG engine, with heavy focus on exploration and puzzle solving.

If the game still bores you, then it simply isn't for you. Nothing wrong with that.

The challange is falling between two: Kingdom hearts 2 (PS2) & Okami (PS2)  I can't choose one over the other Both are awsome for me :)

Torment, is there any other answer to this question?

anyone remember or mention "i have no mouth, and i must scream"

i personally never got too far in it (old school point and clicks are above my pay grade :P ), but i hear great things, story-wise.

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