10 Most Heart-Wrenching Moments in Gaming

5. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time - Farah's Death

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtvdTsXcC4 If I had to choose merely one thing the Prince of Persia film got wrong, it was the death of Farah/Tamina. This was a scene that was truly harrowing moment in the game to see the one human that was left in the game falling to her death. It wasn't just that she was your ally, but that she and the Prince had bonded throughout the game. Sure she ended up abandoning him and stealing the dagger of time, but can you blame her? The Prince had already one chance to end it all and ended up flaking out. That just adds to the sadness of the moment though, the Prince knew that he could have prevented this had he just listened to her the first time and plunged the dagger into the hourglass. I remember playing the game when I was young and just feeling hollow straight after Farah's death, I didn't even register defeating the enemies afterwards I was just going through the moments. Throw in the fact that Prince grasped the dagger by the blade to try and save her, blend in the battle scene after her death and the cut-scene where the Prince is crying over her body and you have one of the most heart-breaking moments of gaming.
 
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