10 Incredibly Emotional Video Games That Will Totally Break You

You'll be a different person after Telltale's The Walking Dead.

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Telltale

Critics and commenters of both film and video games have long pondered the pros and cons of their respective mediums, and whilst it's often thought that the former is the grandaddy of all visual media, in recent years especially, gaming has caught up quite considerably.

From the motion-captured performances of Uncharted 4 to the incredibly touching subject matter of something like That Dragon, Cancer, there are a number of games that can play your heartstrings quite beautifully, utilising the various inherent aspects of video games to great effect.

Indeed, whilst a film is often forced to design its narrative around a window of 90 minutes to three hours, a game can flesh this out, letting you spend tens - even hundreds - of hours understanding motivations, plight, or the very thing that gets a character through the day.

Whilst extended runtimes are usually attached to RPGs and MMOs, the best games know how use all this extended exposure to maximum effect, and whether it be an untapped subject matter or shocking last-minute twist, these emotional video games took us all on one hell of a ride.

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Gaming Editor
Gaming Editor

WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.