Backtrack: Saddest Moments of Metal Gear Solid 4

PSReveal.com: "Warning: This article contains Metal Gear Solid 4 spoilers.

Although Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots released four long years ago, revisiting it today will still produce plenty of emotional feelings. It was criticized by a good sum of reviewers for being more like a movie than a game, but is that necessarily a bad thing? We think not.

Here are some of the saddest and most emotional moments of Metal Gear Solid 4."

[ps3FTW123]

good article

[Welshy]

So many moments across the franchise, let alone MGS4.

The 2 moments that get me everytime *SPOILER ALERT* are Big Boss's death in the graveyard, where snake finally forgives him, gives him a hug and lights his cigar one last time ='(

and sunny asking otacon if she will ever see uncle snake again and otacon says "Snake... had a hard life... he needs some time to be alone" *wipes tears*

I can never state enough how iconic that franchise is, it's not your ordinary shooter, it's also a movie, a deep political message, a statement about war and humkind.

Metal Gear Solid is not just a game, it's an experience, and i cried at the end of MGS4 because i have been through everything Snake has since 1998 and seeing it come to a close is almost like an era of my life ending.

The above may sound OTT overly personal and prompt some "jeez, it's only a game comments"

But those who have played the games through the years start to finish will know exactly what i mean.

[MattyG]

Oh my god yes. The moment with Sunny and Otacon had me tearing up. Such and amazing series.

[SageHonor]

The whole trilogy is sad lol. So much tragedy all around

[morganfell]

Agreed. It really hit when I realized how much Ocelot had sacrificed. He gave not only his life but his identity. But above all that, for me the saddest moment was watching Big Boss die.

[SageHonor]

This is good. Isn't it?

[Omar91]

the saddest moment for me is the microwave hall. I was seriously about to cry when I was playing through it

[NotSoSilentBob]

From what was happening on screen or from your fingers hurting from mashing the controller so hard?

[Welshy]

I almost smashed clean through my Dualshock mashing that button all blurry eyed too in the microwave hall.

No other game this gen can even touch MGS4 imo, until maybe MGS:Gz =P

[NotSoSilentBob]

I do agree with most of your statement but I do think the end of Heavenly Sword/story overall is right up there next to MGSIV this gen.

[Unbornkirkster19]

returning to Shadow Moses.. so much nostalgia

[wenaldy]

Big boss death ;(

[MattyG]

The one thing I've never understood is if Big Boss was really a bad guy or what. I've played Metal Gear (MSX) but I still don't really know.

[No FanS Land]

For me it's the moment when Liquid threw Big Boss's Pix in the fire. The way it's screened with Eva seeing all her life fail so miserably in such a short moment had me tearing up.

Of course that goes without saying the "WTF!!!" moment that passed through my head when I saw Big Boss at the end of the credits and learned it was Solidus Snake's body.