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[ChoklitCow]

I hug this thread so hard and all of you.

...Even though I don't like touching.

 

[Beaniedude]

More games need hugs

 

[sleepydeer]

KSS probably invented the Kiss Button.

And this game perfected it.

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

Hah, the God of War one suprised me!

Cool thread...as far as I know, Haunting Ground/Demento does not let you hug the dog, only pet

 

[Stumpokapow]

Kirby Super Star has a hug command in co-op. to heal each other or something. don't remember what button you push.

I'm pretty sure given that healing in kirby is accomplished through food and drink, what this button actuallly is is both players opening their mouths and having an open mouth kiss and one vomiting chewed up food into the other

 

[LinkSlayer64]

I'm pretty sure given that healing in kirby is accomplished through food and drink, what this button actuallly is is both players opening their mouths and having an open mouth kiss and one vomiting chewed up food into the other

But Kirby doesn't chew. :O

 

[hotcyder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCTL6NPK0d4

Thanks Plinkett

 

[Stumpokapow]

But Kirby doesn't chew. :O

Unchewed food then, all the better.

 

[Icelandic_Jazz]

Huggy Bear by Twinbeard (dude behind Frog Fractions) has hugs. Unfortunately those hugs lead to bone crushing and oxygen stealing.
Press space to hug.

 

[Terrell]

Games need more hugs, even if there isn't a button for it. It seems like in a lot of modern games, the only reason characters ever touch is to kill, kiss or bang.

 

[RecRoulette]

Me and my brother and sister still make fun of that QTE in God of War.

 

[gingerbeardman]

Snowman is by the makers of Sokobond (an indie game) rather than Sokoban (the original block pusher)

Great thread though!

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

God of War PS2 / PS3 / PS Vita

You hug your family during the final boss battle.
How to hug: Press and hold

.
Thanks to GamingPheasant.

In a nice counterpoint, in Chains of Olympus, Kratos visits Elysium, where he shoves away his daughter as she desperately clings to his leg in a QTE.

 

[Chainsawkitten]

Huggy Bear by Twinbeard (dude behind Frog Fractions) has hugs. Unfortunately those hugs lead to bone crushing and oxygen stealing.
Press space to hug.

I wonder if Hugs was inspired by the same tweet.

 

[Jintor]

thank you op for this extremely wholesome thread.

 

[ErMerGerd]

I'm so glad we've moved beyond surprise random cutscene QTEs

I was eating something and the controller was a few feet away

The wound has healed but the scars will never fade

I'll never forget the look of hurt on that poor soul's face

 

[Spierek]

Best thread I've seen all week.

 

[Wildean]

The Sims. Sims can hug each other. They have to be fond of each other before the interaction becomes available.

 

[Monocle]

Sure, OK, whatever.

Personally I prefer God of War's Press O to Orgy.

Whoaoaaaoooaaah, so radical.

 

[Ossom]

I'm not sure how the action looks in the Kirby Snes game, but Kirby appears to hug or possibly kiss a co-op player to share health in the Wii game.

See the following video at 19:12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbgcRchPtys

There is also this article: http://www.mtv.com/news/2463347/kirby-wii-has-an-important-feature-hugging/

It's not clear whether the writer assumed they were hugging or whether they had been told that the act was hugging.

Whilst, there isn't a specific button to hug, the action is to go to your teammate and then the act takes place. I suggest that there is a specific command for this action.

I do own the Wii game and have just had a look in the manual (remember those?). It states: "If you touch another player's character immediately after eating a food item, that player will also recover some health."

Watching the game the characters do seem to embrace, but I am undecided.

 

[trikster40]

Among The Sleep. You hug your teddy bear for a light source.

 

[Skux]

The GoW hug was actually quite well implemented into gameplay. That level was hard as nails and you had to balance hugging and fighting to get through.

 

[irrotational]

Don't have any games to add but I wanted to say this is one of the best OP's ever!

And the username chainsawkitten sets it off purrrfectly.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Trico gifs compel me to hug the puppy. He's all growns'd up now but he'll always be this puppy to me:

I really should pick up the Last Guradian.

 

[Earthpainting]

Undertale knows what's up.

 

[SJRB]

Army of Two has a wide varity of fistbumps, handshakes, bro grabs and other stuff.


Way, way more games need a dedicated fistbump button.

 

[abstract alien]

This is a great thread that I didn't realise I wanted.

Sure, OK, whatever.

Personally I prefer God of War's Press O to Orgy.

Whoaoaaaoooaaah, so radical.

You should make a thread about gaming orgy encounters. There has to be enough to make a decent list, right?

 

[Hyoukokun]

You can embrace your spouse in Stardew Valley, after having exhausted their daily dialog. You can do it as many time as you want, for as long as you want, though it only has gameplay impact the first time (you get a little boost to affection levels).

Bonus fun fact: while embracing, time stands still. Literally. The in-game clock stops.

 

[CTLance]

Has it been this long already since the ABAHB remake? Cripes. I played that one on Wii, and it was the cutest shit EVER.

Obligatory junkwaffle ABAHB hug.

 

[PBalfredo]

The Rule of Rose entry reminds me, we need a similar topic/list of games that have dedicated pet buttons.

All games that have dogs companions must have pet buttons, I say!

 

[WarRock]

This is a great thread.

 

[deadstar72]

What a delightful thread, subbed.

 

[Chainsawkitten]

I need a good screenshot to add Stardew Valley to the list. My Google-fu fails me and I don't own the game myself.

Searching for The Sims hugs I came across several community-made "pose packs" of hugs. Also found hugging mods for Oblivion, Skyrim and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (though that one's more of a tap on the back than a full hug). I'm happy to see the community fill in where the game developers have made an oversight.

I need more info on hugging in Undertale. Google only brings up a lot of fan-art. I do intend to play it but I need to clear out some of my backlog first.

 

[Gigarator]

Please mention the name of the game. I can see it's an Assassin's Creed game, but there's a few of those and I don't know the character in question.

Assassin's creed 2, it's a cutscene with Ezio and Leonardo da Vinci. During the scene Leonardo tries to give Ezio a hug but unless you press a QTE prompt quickly you'll leave him hanging and he'll be visibly upset. It's a great, unexpected moment.

 

[Chainsawkitten]

I finally got around to clearing out some of my backlog and playing Undertale. Do tell if you want me to change the screenshot. I didn't consider it a spoiler since you can't see who it is or why it would be significant (unless you've already played the game) but tell me if you disagree. I chose it because it's one that actually has a visual representation rather than just text.

 

[dh4niel]

This thread is cute af.

 

[gingerbeardman]

Hug Arena
By Benjamin Soulé

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/warpdoor.com/2015/04/30/hug-arena-benjamin-soule/amp/

 

[tsundoku]

> No NieR Automata
Hug narrative lying about the petting in Last Guardian and excluding NieR A.
rude

 

[capylikesgames]

> No NieR Automata

To be fair, this thread was created before Nier Automata's release in US, and became inactive before that (it's been inactive 'til a bump yesterday, anyways). OP never really got a chance to put it in.

 

[wedca]

Life is Strange had at least one player initiated hug opportunity.

 

[Earthpainting]

I finally got around to clearing out some of my backlog and playing Undertale. Do tell if you want me to change the screenshot. I didn't consider it a spoiler since you can't see who it is or why it would be significant (unless you've already played the game) but tell me if you disagree. I chose it because it's one that actually has a visual representation rather than just text.

Hope you liked the game. As for the image, like you say, the screenshot is both partially obscured and contextless. I think it should be fine. You can of course replace it with one of the Toriel hugs if you're concerned though.

 

[Chainsawkitten]

Searching for "Nier Automata hug" just yields me fan art, glitches and body pillows.