Hey guys!
Welcome back to top 10 gaming.
I’m your host Kelly Paoli, and today we’re taking a look at those heart-wrenching, those
spine chilling, those sanity destroying I-can’t-believe-this-just-happened moments in video games.
The top 10 moments that gave you chills.
Some of these are shocking, and some of these just dish out the feels.
The intense feels, that is.
So much feel.
And warning!
We’ve got a few spoilers on this list.
With that being said, let’s jump right in!
10 Fallout 3 - The Nuke In Fallout 3 you’re given the option of
blowing up the city of Megaton.
With a nuke.
And for those of you who carried through with it, you’re given an impressive view of the
city turning to fire and smoke as a nuclear cloud appears on the horizon.
It’s a stark moment, that can leave you guilt ridden for the act of terror you’re
responsible for.
9 Mass Effect 2 - The Suicide Mission Your actions determine whether or not everyone
survives, making this a case of the player being responsible for how much of an impact
the story actually has on them.
Developers BioWare wanted to “create an experience that was less about being a game
and more about being an experience.”
And the suicide mission is definitely a huge part of that, the summation of the choices
and interactions you’ve carried out prior to it in the game.
8 The Last of Us - Giraffes There’s a ton of moments from The Last of
Us that could easily make this list, but we decided to go with a chilling moment that’s
a little on the lighter side.
Before things get real crazy again, there’s a moment where Joel and Ellie spot a herd
of giraffes in Utah.
Ellie’s never seen giraffes before, and it’s a lovely moment the two characters
share before events in the game become dire again.
And, fun fact, the game is ripe with giraffe references prior to this scene, with the giraffe
motif appearing in Austin.
Pittsburgh, Bill’s Town and even in Left Behind, typically appearing as plush toys
or advertisements.
7 Life is Strange - Crippled Chloe While at times protagonist Max seems a little,
well, stoned, the game really captures the beauty of human interaction, the power of
empathy and the bond of friendship, all through a lot of subtle yet meaningful moments.
The game takes a shocking turn by the last chapter when the mystery of Rachel Amber’s
disappearance unravels, along with many other questions that arose in the narrative of the
game, but one of the most impactful and chilling reveals happens mid way through the game.
While you spend part of one of the game’s chapters trying to reverse the past (and Chloe’s
father’s death), the end of the chapter surprises you, showing you that those good
intentions have dire consequences.
One of those being Chloe, now paraplegic, having suffered a car accident rather than
her father.
6 Journey - The Ending Journey is without a doubt one of the most
beautiful games out there.
And the ending of the game, you climb the large foreboding mountain that’s been a
small mound in the distance for so long.
It’s environment is cold and bitter and harsh, and you collapse in the snow until
the white robed figures give you energy to carry on to the summit of the mountain.
It’s stunning, and if played co-op, this pilgrimage is even more impactful when you
reach the ending together.
5 Red Dead Redemption - The death of SPOILERS John Marsten
I mean, if you haven’t played Red Dead by now, you should get on that.
Especially before the highly anticipated sequel hits store shelves in 2018.
Read Dead Redemption was ahead of it’s time in terms of graphics, and before GTA V, it
was definitely the most beautiful game Rockstar had produced.
Towards the end of the game, when our protagonist John Marsten, who has been working OH SO HARD
to redeem himself all throughout the game, has his chance at happiness and peace ripped
away from him when he’s murdered by the very man he was working for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DGXyhRDzlI
4 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic In KO TOR 1 you play as Revan, and are led
to believe that there’s an evil sith out there to kill you.
But in an encounter with Darth Malak, you learn the truth - you used to be on the dark
side, that you are this mysterious villain all along.
The Jedi wiped your memories when they tricked the sith into attacking a small fleet of Republic
ships, in which they boarded your ship and among Darth Malak trying to destroy it as
an act of betrayal, they take your body back to the Jedi council, who use the force to
re establish Revan’s mind and remove his memories with the sith.
The revelation is shocking, and left many fans startled with what choices to make in
the game there on out.
3 Batman Arkham City - the ending So if you guys haven’t played Arkham City,
I highly recommend it.
Especially if you’re a comics fan - looking at you Top 10 Nerd squad.
Anyway, the ending was something that blew a lot of people away, and was pretty unexpected
when the antidote viral capable of saving the Joker’s life smashes.
Leading to the final cinematic where Batman walks out of Arkham City carrying the lifeless
body of the Joker in his arms.
I remember sitting on my couch, controller in hand, completely perplexed by his death.
They killed him.
Holy crap.
They killed him!
2 Left Behind While we’ve already mentioned that The Last
of Us has many a chilling moment, so much so that we could probably give it it’s own
list, it should be noted that it’s DLC Left Behind also packs a hefty punch when it comes
to feeling the feels.
So Left Behind, you play Ellie before the events of The Last of Us.
Enter Riley.
Who, surprise, she shares a kiss with.
Which a lot of us did see coming, yay representation in video games!
Anyway, the chilling moment happens at the very end of the DLC after Ellie and Riley
have escaped their infected pursuers.
Both have been bitten.
And both await death together.
It’s a particularly painful moment since we all know what the outcome of that scene
will be, despite not being shown Riley’s death.
Ellie lives, completely destroyed by losing her best friend and potential romantic companion.
It’s heart wrenching as players know that the inevitable will never come like it does
for Riley.
1 Valiant Hearts: The Great War - Emile’s Death
This whole damn game is a chilling moment.
It’s incredibly beautiful, a chilling perspective into the past and the history of WW1, and
will likely make you cry.
Or at least tug at your heart strings.
While there’s a ton of moments to choose from, one of the most emotionally impactful
is the execution of Emile after he unintentionally killed an officer, is courtmartialed and is
sentenced to death by a firing squad.
With stunning visuals mixed with a heart wrenching voice over and a soundtrack that ties it all
together, we watch Emile walk his green mile.
And feel all of the feels.
There we have it friends!
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