The Saddest Video Game Storylines

This is all done at the behest of a mysterious being known as Dormin, who says that a girl named Mono can be resurrected by slaying these beasts. Shadow of the Colossus primarily uses its atmosphere and setting to deliver its unforgettable story, although that does change towards the end of the campa


For Micah Bell to be a part of the same crew as Arthur Morgan and John Marston is a very important piece of the fact that the gang has jumped into a suicide mission. It was a brilliant idea by Rockstar to add a mission that forces the player to break Micah out of prison. This, in turn, illustrates an infuriating truth -- that the main hero committed one of the biggest mista


As the story of the game unfolds during the latter half, those who played the last entry in the series start to wonder how John ended up where he did and what happened to Arthur. Players start to realize that Arthur understands the bed they made for themselves and urges John to find life beyond what theirs had bec


He says to John, "Listen to me. When the time comes, you gotta run and don't look back. This is over." John was known to respect Arthur and showed that to its fullest extent during the culmination of the g


Red Dead Redemption is a franchise about things not going as intended. It always seems that some sort of crucial information is left out during a mission, or things quickly escalate out of proportion due to the lack of forethought or repercussions by career criminals. Sadie sums this up spectacularly when she professes, "What's the plan? I shoot the cashier while you clear the register?" This is said moments before a simple job turns into a giant mess, which ends up being a microcosm of the entire narrative players experience the franch


It's strange how a character who is introduced as a fragile widow ultimately has a legacy that paints her as the tough as nails bounty hunter she becomes. Before her life was taken from her it seems that she and her husband lived an honest and happy l


A classic Dutch ‘so full of himself’, Van der Linde unnecessarily dipped his feet in the growing dispute between the US Army and the Wapiti Indians. This whole chapter just showed the darkest side of Dutch, as he took advantage of Eagle Flies’ naivete and his willingness to give up his morals to achieve what he wa


The events leading up to the massacre at the Braithwaite Manor are as messy as they could have been. Van der Linde playing both the Braithwaites and the Grays is a clever idea until it backfired. Meddling with Rhodes’ law enforcement and sabotaging Catherine’s businesses went back to haunt the g


When Arthur tells him, "Must be hard, being so far away," it not only makes Arthur feel way more caring and understanding, but it shows that Arthur doesn't care about race or nationality, but rather about how those he's loyal to feel at any given mom


Before Your Eyes is one of those stories that will surely make its players think about it over and over after finishing the story. It's a SLG game strategy about afterlife, where the protagonist is questioned about what they did with their life, which was an opportuinity for t


Updated on February 24, 2025, by Mehrdad Khayyat: It's indeed difficult to tell a story that gives players enough reasons to immerse themselves in its world and sympathize with the characters, but video games have somewhat made it easy by letting the players have an active role in the st


She even goes as far as to say, "We was always sweet on each other." when describing her past life to Arthur. This is an emotional moment for players who are invested in the story as it lets them in on the type of life she used to h


In what should have been a plan to divert attention away from the gang, the rebellion proved to be the final wake up call for Arthur that Dutch is irredeemable. Leaving Arthur to die and only thinking for himself, Dutch selfishly put an end to a life-long brotherhood that Arthur invested


While there are some cutscenes, Hellblade 's story is primarily told through whispers heard by Senua. Mental health is not only a prominent theme in the game, but Ninja Theory handles the subject matter with care and resp


A sign of maturity in individuals is when they learn to stop focusing on the past and use the knowledge of their mistakes to be a better person in the present and into the future. John Marston is younger and more immature than Arthur and that's evident throughout their entire relationship as non-blood brothers raised in the same g


The ambush that killed Sean McGuire, the abduction of Jack Marston and the killing of Braithwaites and Grays are all exact opposites of what should have happened to achieve their desired freedom. A plan that is genius if properly executed is a deadly plan if things go sidew


The game uses an innovative gameplay mechanic to move forward in the story, but in the end, players shouldn't expect challenges or difficulties when playing the SLG game Cheats, as the gameplay is just at the service of the story to make it even more impact