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I just finished TLG and I'm a bawling mess. Help? (No spoilers)
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Is there a video of it? 😭
From our very own SmiteOfHand to boot!
SPOILER WARNING secret ending
Edit: Asshole Kat & now this. You killing me SolidSnakex lol.
I bawled, OP. I kept trying to blink my tears away but they just kept falling. Just thinking back to the ending is enough to get me misty-eyed again. The game allows the player to develop such a strong, authentic attachment to Trico and it never once feels forced or trite. That's why the ending is able to evoke such vivid and visceral emotions. Trico feels real. Thus, the bond that you share with Trico feels real too.
Not even being hyperbolic here but TLG truly is one of the gaming greats to me. It's such a masterfully crafted game. No other game released this gen has so many powerful and emotionally invigorating moments that would stick with me long after the credits roll. That moment where
is a particularly powerful one for me. The encounter with
. The ending with
That left me in tears. Heck, even the part where the boy
made my heart hurt.
Edit:
Bless this game. ;-;
Not even being hyperbolic here but TLG truly is one of the gaming greats to me. It's such a masterfully crafted game. No other game released this gen has so many powerful and emotionally invigorating moments that would stick with me long after the credits roll. That moment where
Trico is finally able to fly and the music soars as it happens
the other beast in its own lair-- where you get to witness first-hand how downright terrifying these creatures can be
the boy weakly trying to call out to Trico as the villagers surround him...and having to tell him to leave after everything we've been through together.
is unconscious but is still obviously very much alive (because who else is narrating the story if the boy dies halfway through the game) is so well-done. Not being able to do anything but watch as Trico desperately tries to wake the boy up
Edit:
Bless this game. ;-;
entremet
Member
Basically. Oh well.
Well damn. Ok guys. If it's not like how I was thinking then I'll bite. Don't want to miss out on an awesome game.
Yabberwocky
Member
Oh, lawd, that ending. Easily my favorite video game ending of all time. I was gritting my teeth so I wouldn't cry, but... yep. The 'Epilogue' music completely did me in, too.
I still need to go back and do this, but I don't think I'd get through it without bawling. Such a clever moment of player interactivity, I had no idea.
It's hard to explain without spoiling, but TLG is a very emotional experience that is so very worth it, I don't think you'd regret it. I lost a dearly beloved pet in the last year, and nearly didn't pick up TLG because I thought it would hurt too much - TLG ended up being a gentle healing balm in a lot of ways.
Hilariously, I was sniffing so loud after the credits that I completely missed baby Trico's cry, and happened to be playing in a room with a bit of a glare from the sun, so I missed seeing the extra set of eyes. Of course, I still go pretty teary when I replayed the ending, but it was the extra happy kind of teary.
I still need to go back and do this, but I don't think I'd get through it without bawling. Such a clever moment of player interactivity, I had no idea.
It's hard to explain without spoiling, but TLG is a very emotional experience that is so very worth it, I don't think you'd regret it. I lost a dearly beloved pet in the last year, and nearly didn't pick up TLG because I thought it would hurt too much - TLG ended up being a gentle healing balm in a lot of ways.
From our very own SmiteOfHand to boot!
SPOILER WARNING secret ending
Edit: Asshole Kat & now this. You killing me SolidSnakex lol.
You may as well just kill me. 😭
Its a pretty uplifting ending overall. Unlike another goty contender that just leaves you feeling like shit.
Stephen's Sausage Roll?
I think you guys have convinced me to pick it up. I was thinking the sad part was something else than what it is. So I can see how this may help like it did for you.
Yeah I'm sold. I'll pick it up this week.
STAHP
There are some out there but the really nice ones get pretty expensive
You will be an emotional wreck like the rest of us most likely but you'll be glad you go the chance to experience this beautiful and I mean utter beautiful journey.
If you appreciate arts and the video games medium, I feel that you owe it to yourselves to play this game just to see what this medium is capable of. The highs it hits is beyond what many even dare to dream of. Just nothing else like it really. And still fills me with emotions when writing/thinking about it. This connection and bond is absolutely the real deal.
Every time I pet my sister's puppy now lol. This game...
SmiteOfHand
Member
Hey, that's me.
Interesting note on that video. The most watched demographic in terms of country is Japan by a significant margin. More than North America and Europe (including the UK) combined.
bigboss370
Member
I waited so long for this game. I was one of those who believed it was still coming when everyone else thought it was gone. I waited and I hoped, and it was finally reality. One of the big 3 of Sony's 2015 E3.
And boy was it worth it. What a masterpiece.
And boy was it worth it. What a masterpiece.
Jawbreaker
Member
Welcome to the club, OP. Make sure to pick up your free box of tissues on the way in.
Western world, am disappoint. Thanks for capturing it on video btw!
Yi-so-so (double petting).
100%TrophyMaster
Member
YEEEEEEEDIOOOOOOO!
Oh my God I can hear the boy's voice
This game is truly amazing. And it is neat to hear so many reactions as similar to my own. I hope everyone who loves games gets to experience it someday.
I do wonder how many people will get weeded out by the controls and camera and never finish. Those same people may watch the ending online, forever depriving themselves of these genuine feelings we have.
I do wonder how many people will get weeded out by the controls and camera and never finish. Those same people may watch the ending online, forever depriving themselves of these genuine feelings we have.
HeisenbergWW62
Banned
That's what happens when you play an Ueda masterpiece. Glad it had such an impact on you
Iva Demilcol
Member
I think A Bird Story is more effective than TLG when it comes to make you cry, but that's just me.
I love TLG and love Ueda. Dude is so interesting and downplays his talent/gift all the time. He's secretive and enigmatic so you don't know the extent of how interesting he is until one day, woah, turns out he got in a street fight (choreographed, but also real) as an art project, or turns out he made the promo CG trailers of ICO and SOTC pretty much totally on his own. He's just a true romantic storyteller and artist with lots of humanity. The closest thing to a Hayao Miyazaki or Steven Spielberg the gaming industry has I think.
And his next game will probably be even more amazing, after the lessons Gen Design learned during the development of TLG. Hopefully it takes place in the same dreamworld and is also more open world/sandbox, like SOTC.
And his next game will probably be even more amazing, after the lessons Gen Design learned during the development of TLG. Hopefully it takes place in the same dreamworld and is also more open world/sandbox, like SOTC.
More_Badass
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As a brother, this game hit me hard. First game to make me really emotionalif you want to play another game to "get the tears out", you should play BROTHERS A TALE OF TWO SONS.
(i would recommend going into that game blind.)
I'll sign myself up for any TLG counselling that's on offer. I was weeping for a good 20 minutes at the end. I watched it again on YouTube the next day in work and at the point
I had tears in my eyes and had to stop.
Easily one of the most moving gaming experiences I've ever had. In fact I've held off a second play-though just to stop myself turning into an emotional wreck again.
I agree with this. In fact any pet owner.
on the top of the tower before Trico takes his final flight with the boy
Easily one of the most moving gaming experiences I've ever had. In fact I've held off a second play-though just to stop myself turning into an emotional wreck again.
I agree with this. In fact any pet owner.
I still want to see that FPS game he was talking about. Knowing him it would be about not firing a single shot the entire game and sparring all your enemies.
More_Badass
Member
I csnt even imagine what a Ueda FPS would look like. It's a fascinating thought.
Yup.
Barry Burton
Member
Yeah, I can't even imagine. I've never even been a pet owner and I found parts of this game to be very difficult to get through.
victreeb3l
Member
Her reactions were great. I love how the SO hands her her cats for comfort and the cats are just looking around like "huh?" lol. Amazing. After beating the game I went on YT looking for reactions. I got sad watching other people get sad.
I want to pet him 😭
I'm reading your reactions and getting teary eyed but I'm at work! OP, let me tell you something, I'm right there with you. I was a complete wreck. I cried so much I got a runny nose lol. I would have bawled but I did want to wake my wife XD.
What a masterpiece. Like many others this is a game I will never forget. What really destroyed me was
What a masterpiece. Like many others this is a game I will never forget. What really destroyed me was
the determined look Trico has on his face, staring into the sun atop the tower, with the understanding that the only way he can save the boy is to bring him back to his village. Then when he flies into the sunset, a wind instrument kicks in and it's just glorious
Darth Smurf X
Member
Why, oh WHY isn't there a Trico Dynamic Theme in the Playstation store?!?!? The static theme is fine... but seeing him move a bit would be so much better. Maybe some noises. Come on, Sony, do it!
lensoftruth
Member
Ocarina of time and fire watch are the only games to come close for evoking emotion like that for me. Have you played them op?
DrewM1788
Member
Man, the exact same thing happened to me. I held in the tears until after that credits scene and then it hit me like a ton of bricks. It's the first time I've ever sobbed at a video game and the worst part is that it was live on stream.
As embarrassing as it was, I had to put a video of it on YouTube because you're absolutely right in that it's a remarkable achievement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umZdcG2LJQI
As embarrassing as it was, I had to put a video of it on YouTube because you're absolutely right in that it's a remarkable achievement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umZdcG2LJQI
Trico want to go outside? Trico want to go for a walk? Who's a good boy? Who? Who?
Neuromancer
Member
I must confess I got a little misty eyed and choked up as well. It is an incredibly poignant game, second only to Ico.