Most depressing game storyline(s) this gen

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Blabadon"] The knife ending had my heart pounding in the strangest way.seanmcloughlin

Sounds like you guys are diving into spoiler territory here

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"] Yeah, but the whole concept (granting someone's last wish before they die, even if it's not real) seems more optimistic than anything else.seanmcloughlin

It's sad, but it's a happy sad. It's not depressing where you think "I wanna kill myself after playing that". In the end you're happy for the old man and it ties everything up in a nice little bow.

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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] i think when people bring it up, they're thinking of the sad parts of it. that person you're meeting throughout is dead. not literally dead, but within moments of death. everything you see is an illusion of his life. and in the end, you know that this person, which you've grown so attached to, will die. so i'd say it can be quite sad. touching, to say the least. then again, i'm talking about it from an outsider's perspective. i have yet to play it.BrunoBRS

It's sad, but it's a happy sad. It's not depressing where you think "I wanna kill myself after playing that". In the end you're happy for the old man and it ties everything up in a nice little bow.

Exactly. People think sad=depressing.

Spec Ops: The Line, Heavy Rain, and Lost Odysseys.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

It's sad, but it's a happy sad. It's not depressing where you think "I wanna kill myself after playing that". In the end you're happy for the old man and it ties everything up in a nice little bow.

seanmcloughlin

Exactly. People think sad=depressing.

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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] like i said, it's touching. it's sad, but not depressing. depressing would be if it all went to sh!t at the end and he never managed to do it.BrunoBRS

Exactly. People think sad=depressing.

Of course, that's why it's called "sad" :P but depressing is a strong emotion to feel, where after playing the game you're not satisfied, you come away thinking "Well that wasn't a very happy ending" and playing oevr what could have happened in your head. Spec ops is a prime example of this, you leave that game feeling miserable :P

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Exactly. People think sad=depressing.

seanmcloughlin

Of course, that's why it's called "sad" :P but depressing is a strong emotion to feel, where after playing the game you're not satisfied, you come away thinking "Well that wasn't a very happy ending" and playing oevr what could have happened in your head.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Blabadon"] The knife ending had my heart pounding in the strangest way.seanmcloughlin

Sounds like you guys are diving into spoiler territory here

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Exactly. People think sad=depressing.

seanmcloughlin

Of course, that's why it's called "sad" :P but depressing is a strong emotion to feel, where after playing the game you're not satisfied, you come away thinking "Well that wasn't a very happy ending" and playing oevr what could have happened in your head. Spec ops is a prime example of this, you leave that game feeling miserable :P

The Darkness and Spec ops the line are the only answers here.

Those games are not happy, at all.

seanmcloughlin

I'm guessing Dark Souls doesn't count? A game about despair, loneliness, suffering, sacrifice and fear doesn't count as depressing?

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Exactly. People think sad=depressing.

seanmcloughlin

Of course, that's why it's called "sad" :P but depressing is a strong emotion to feel, where after playing the game you're not satisfied, you come away thinking "Well that wasn't a very happy ending" and playing oevr what could have happened in your head. Spec ops is a prime example of this, you leave that game feeling miserable :P

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

The Darkness and Spec ops the line are the only answers here.

Those games are not happy, at all.

GD1551

I'm guessing Dark Souls doesn't count? A game about despair, loneliness, suffering, sacrifice and fear doesn't count as depressing?

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

The Darkness and Spec ops the line are the only answers here.

Those games are not happy, at all.

GD1551

I'm guessing Dark Souls doesn't count? A game about despair, loneliness, suffering, sacrifice and fear doesn't count as depressing?

Depends how attached you get to things. The thing about Dark Souls is that you have a disconnect with your characters and protagonist. Because death is such an integral part to the game you really don't care what happens to your dude. Because it doesn't tie you to any one character emotionally it's hard to care what happens to anyone in the game, therefore it's hard to be depressed about it.

A depressing atmosphere maybe, but honestly I wasn't emotional playing it. I fvcking loved it alright and it has a very deep, rich lore, but I wouldn't call it depressing. It's more oppressive than depressive

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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] well, it can be a bummer :PPannicAtack

Of course, that's why it's called "sad" :P but depressing is a strong emotion to feel, where after playing the game you're not satisfied, you come away thinking "Well that wasn't a very happy ending" and playing oevr what could have happened in your head. Spec ops is a prime example of this, you leave that game feeling miserable :P

Yeah, it's not depressing in the slightest. It's sad alright, but not for very long and the end ties it all up nicely. I came away pretty pleased and happy about it.

People don't seem to know the distinction here. After a depressing book,movie or game it affects your day to day life a bit, you keep going over it in your head in disbelief to what actually happened. When they feel like more than a game

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[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

The Darkness and Spec ops the line are the only answers here.

Those games are not happy, at all.

BrunoBRS

I'm guessing Dark Souls doesn't count? A game about despair, loneliness, suffering, sacrifice and fear doesn't count as depressing?

Me or the in-game character? I thought the world of dark souls was pretty depressing as hell because of the back story of each area, but that's mostly because I thought of myself in that situation, it's not that kind of game that forces that so I can see why people would say that.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

I'm guessing Dark Souls doesn't count? A game about despair, loneliness, suffering, sacrifice and fear doesn't count as depressing?

GD1551

Me or the in-game character? I thought the world of dark souls was pretty depressing as hell because of the back story of each area, but that's mostly because I thought of myself in that situation, it's not that kind of game that forces that so I can see why people would say that.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

I'm guessing Dark Souls doesn't count? A game about despair, loneliness, suffering, sacrifice and fear doesn't count as depressing?

GD1551

Me or the in-game character? I thought the world of dark souls was pretty depressing as hell because of the back story of each area, but that's mostly because I thought of myself in that situation, it's not that kind of game that forces that so I can see why people would say that.

But the game is all about hope, hope that you can overcome insurmountable odds and rekindle the world. It's not a depressing story, just has a very harsh world

"Snake...had a hard life.."

Halo Reach

The Walking Dead and Heavy Rain if you get a bad ending with Ethan Mars (nobody being able to save his child)

Clearly The Walking Dead. I never been as engaged with videogame characters in my life, as on that game.

Heavy Rain.

It's all dull and miserable.

Spec Ops was great, though I felt the twist at the end was a bit tacked on.

To a degree...Metro 2033.

To the moon takes the cake

Runner ups must be:

Spec ops: The line

Dead Space 1

Bioshock

Edit: Forgot Heavy rain, that one belongs on the list aswell without a doubt.

The only valid reason anyone has for not saying Nier is not having played it.

Nier. No doubt.

Mass Effect trilogy

guard12

meh there were some depressing parts, but there were also a lot of more cheerful or kickass parts. Mass Effect has its far share of each kind of emotion that its kind of story can evoke.

The only valid reason anyone has for not saying Nier is not having played it.

Nier. No doubt.

evilross

People did post it

In fact, it was the second reply

[QUOTE="evilross"]

The only valid reason anyone has for not saying Nier is not having played it.

Nier. No doubt.

seanmcloughlin

People did post it

In fact, it was the second reply

Yeah but he's saying anyone who DIDN'T say it only didn't say it because they didn't play it.

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[QUOTE="evilross"]

The only valid reason anyone has for not saying Nier is not having played it.

Nier. No doubt.

Goyoshi12

People did post it

In fact, it was the second reply

Yeah but he's saying anyone who DIDN'T say it only didn't say it because they didn't play it.

Ah, I misunderstood :P

Bioshock

Amnesia

Halo: Reach

Resistance 2

and MW2 because it so horrible.

Bioshock

Amnesia

Halo: Reach

Resistance 2

and MW2 because it so horrible.

sherman-tank1

Metaphorically or literally?

ME3 because of the endings.

Seriously, people got pyisically depressed because of them.

Spec Ops for me. A real mind f*ck.

Reach and RDR.

The Darkness.tagyhag

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]The Darkness.DarkLink77

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="tagyhag"]The Darkness.jg4xchamp

I dunno. Spending all that time and effort trying to destroy that ship, Jorge's death, and then the Covenant fleet warps in, so none of it mattered? Watching all those transports get shot down as your Falcon tried to save troops? Six' death? I think it did it pretty well.

Could it have been done better? Sure. But, like I said before, I think that was a problem caused by point-of-view more than anything else.

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[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] ^ More so than anything else. Also Reach (because you know you're going to lose going in, and even when you do win a little victory, the game takes it away from you almost immediately).DarkLink77

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] Get the f*ck out. Reach handles that sh1t terribly. It's all cutscene stuff, and under developed character work.

inb4bungiehater

jg4xchamp

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[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] I guess you didn't disagree with the other two? :P I dunno. Spending all that time and effort trying to destroy that ship, Jorge's death, and then the Covenant fleet warps in, so none of it mattered? Watching all those transports get shot down as your Falcon tried to save troops? Six' death? I think it did it pretty well. COuld it have been done better? Sure. But, like I said before, I think that was a problem caused by point of view more than anything else.DarkLink77

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] GTA 4 is not depressing at all. Roman is like...k don't care, and kate? Lol what a poorly developed storyline that ending is.

John Marston's death is far more impactful I thought. They immortalized him pretty good.

And f*ck Reach. Most of the gameplay is you kicking ass, but then the story is how you're getting rocked. Where is that type of feeling in gameplay? It's what makes the epilogue of Reach something truly special. You're fighting for dear life in a desperate situation with no hope in sight. It's well executed. And you want another game that did that type of sh1t better.

Starcraft 2s campaign(oh yeah, bringing your baby into this) I'm having a hard time remembering the exact mission, but the game actually had you playing retreat and sold the notion of you losing a fight significantly better than Reach ever did. All Reach does is pad your experience off with success after success, only to pretend it was for nothing in cutscene, and then kill off characters it had no intention of actually developing. Any emotional impact that game was able to convey isn't earned what so ever. jg4xchamp