Death is part and parcel to most gaming experiences, but some developers have turned death into an art form with heart wrenching scenes that rival anything a movie director has ever accomplished. From shockingly unexpected deaths to impending character demises that you see coming but are helpless to stop, these are all segments from games you should probably have a box of tissues on hand while playing.
"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.
For those who don't have time for massive open worlds or role-playing games with epic tales, these 15 games are worth checking out.
17 years later, it still stands out.
The game was indeed amazing. Great characters, gameplay and story!
But the dream sequences penned by Shigematsu were sublime.
I still remember many of these stories and I have integrated in the past in my D&D campaign many years ago.
Microsoft should have just kept pumping money into these guys. Same with a lot of the other studios... the blundered hard.
Lost Odysee deserved a franchise even though development wasn't smooth
It's not like it has had any competition since 2007. Would really like to own the short stories from it in book form.
The problem with most MS games on 360 was they didn’t make the games they paid for them and that makes you less money in the long run and isn’t something you can continue to do especially with declining sales of consoles. MS should have been starting and growing studios from the beginning but they went for paid games and it leaves them without the knowledge and culture of making games.
I played The Last of Us and The Walking Dead back-to-back. Yeah, needless to say, I needed something a little more lighthearted after that double-whammy.
Lavitz.
One of my most gut wrenching deaths was in Cold Winter. I had become so invested with this NPC. When the character died about 1AM, I looked at the screen and swore to the main antagonist I was not going to sleep until I shot him in the head.
Crisis Core should be on this list.