10 Video Game Finales That Left You Speechless
4. The Walking Dead Season 1
After 5 episodes of building up the relationship between Lee and Clementine to the point where they're essentially father and daughter in every way but flesh and blood, The Walking Dead Season 1 punishes you for ever getting invested in these characters.
Lee has already gone through hell by the time the finale creeps up on you, losing his hand and then almost dying while fighting off a crazed survivor who kidnapped Clem. It's one thing after another in these final few episodes, but they culminate in a heart-wrenching sequence that sees the two characters locked in a building and surrounded by hundreds of the undead - all while Lee slowly succumbs to the zombie infection himself.
Lying slumped against a wall, he teaches Clem some final tips for surviving and says goodbye. But then you're given the choice - presumably through a fountain of tears - to either kill Lee yourself, saving him from his reanimated fate, or to get as far away as possible, letting come what may.
It's one of the bleakest endings to a video game ever, but there's no denying that it's also one of the most powerful.