Hardcore Gamer: As gamers, we’re all familiar with emotional moments in our games. Developers are no stranger to putting traces of emotion in them and some have even pioneered new ways to tug at our heartstrings. But some games do that without any warning. If you’re happily jumping around in a platformer or tackling a goofy-looking boss creature in an adventure game, you would never expect someone to unload some really heavy subject material in between the cheers of joy or colorful scenery. They catch you off guard in every manner of the sense. Here are five emotional moments from games that you would never expect to be shedding tears while playing.
Pokémon’s shift to 3D was a big mistake, as the series’ roots in 2D design make it difficult to transfer important game mechanics into a 3D overworld.
why do other games pull off 3D monster collecting JRPG games just fine? Look at Jade Cocoon and Shin Megami Tensei for examples.
Answer should be obvious.
No other videogame franchise is as merchandise driven as Pokémon
Luigi's Mansion is the best Mario spin-off, and we need a lot more games like it
I enjoyed LM3 well enough but honestly, I was expecting more. I want to see Nintendo get a little more ambitious with IP's like Luigi's Mansion. Expand the dev budget for a game like this and increase production value. I want to see LM expand into a true free-roaming "open world" type of game. Break away from the fixed plane level design and give Luigi the same kind of freedom Mario has in say, Odyssey.
BLG writes: "While it didn’t sell as well as the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo 3DS was nonetheless a wonderful system. And, while this may be a hot take, it’s easily my favorite handheld. Even more than a decade removed from launch, the system’s library has so many titles that feel as fresh today as they did back at release. While it was hard to narrow down, these 30 Nintendo 3DS games are emblematic of the system’s success."
Gears of War spoiler warning
I don't agree with the choice of the Dom and Maria moment.
Dom sacrificing himself in the third game was far more of a tearjerker.
The Dom Maria moment was a killer. Great twist.
I feel like the author missed the actual sad parts of Portal 2.
In hindsight, this scene doesn't surprise me. But at the time I wasn't expecting a scene of such power: The Sniper Wolf death scene in MGS. That shook me up. I mean, the game was obviously emotional, and there were scenes before that with significant emotional content (e.g. Meryl being shot, the torture sequence, etc). But they didn't really impact me too much. But when Sniper Wolf told her story and Snake did his thing, I almost cried.
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Chokey moment with giraffe scene in tlou after winter scene