The Saddest Video Game Storylines

Emile, the main protagonist of Valiant Hearts , still remains one of the most beloved characters in video games, and his unfortunate fate in the SLG game Building Guide after he went through will not be forgotten so eas


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


Final Fantasy 15 is a game that many fans are fans of despite its troubled development cycle. The game's story may be fragmented, but players who were invested in the multimedia storytelling of this game were more than invested in a story that was rife with sad moments every step of the


Don't Nod has made a name for itself in the video game industry with a bevy of engaging titles, but it's Life is Strange that has become one of their most popular IPs to date. The game's emotional narrative and endearing characters were a huge hit with players who resonated with the game's compelling st


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 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


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


It's not easy when someone has to look in the mirror and face a harsh realization about their life. Arthur's a pretty intelligent fellow and is much more realistic and self-aware than Dutch Van Der Linde , his leader and father fig


At its very core, Red Dead Redemption 2 is all about Arthur Morgan’s redemption arc from a ruthless criminal to a fully realized human being. The end of his story was great for him, as he was able to do good, help those in need and save others who can still be sa


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 game about afterlife, where the protagonist is questioned about what they did with their life, which was an opportuinity for t


Arthur understands John focuses on his past and tries to clear his mind by telling him, "We can't change what's done. We can only move on." As simple as that sounds, it happens to be some of the truest words Arthur Morgan ever sp


That being said, playing a role is not enough to make the story immersive. It does take a lot of effort to design a narrative that could captive the player in the opening of the game and keep them engaged with it emotionally till the last seco


This may come as a surprise to some, but the moment your privacy and livelihood are under attack you can have aspects of your mental fortitude catalyzed permanently. For Sadie, it seems that the moment she became a widow and faced her possible death, she stopped fearing it all toget


Given how many games include a wealth of stories for players to get lost in, it takes something truly special in terms of narrative design to get players hooked on a story to the point where tears are freely flowing down their cheeks. These games are emotional rollercoasters and make for poignant, melancholic experiences that fans will remember long after finishing these amazing tit


She directly expresses this when she says, "I ain't afraid of dyin'." Sadie, by the end of the game, is one of the toughest and most feared members of the Van Der Linde gang , and her reckless aggression is likely a result of her no longer being weighed down by the idea of dy


Dutch talks about loyalty and whether or not Arthur has his back and Arthur replies, "Always, Dutch." This is fantastic foreshadowing that lays out Arthur's undying loyalty and how it was ultimately his downf


When players first encounter Sadie at the very beginning of the game she's presented as a housewife of sorts who is in the process of grieving. An event like that deeply changes a person, but depending on the person it can result in a myriad of things. For Sadie it made her feel as though she would no longer let the world dictate what it did to her. This can be reflected in her message to Arthur where she says, "Nobody's taking nothing from me ever again." She wanted to make it clear that she's no longer that housewife Arthur found her