10 Video Games That Totally Floored You

7. The Walking Dead Season 1

The game which put Telltale back on the map (and sadly, it's turning out, led to their downfall), The Walking Dead's first season proved just how compelling narrative-driven games could be. Starting from the beginning of the zombie apocalypse and covering its first few months, while there are plenty of tense action sequences and tough decisions to get swept up in, it's the relationship between Lee and his adopted daughter Clementine that's the game's emotional core.

Watching these two people develop into a genuine family - warts and all - because of your own actions captured a relationship rarely seen in gaming at the time (and hit the sweet spot before the pervasive parental themes of emotional video games felt a little overdone).

Of course, while their bond (and its inevitable unwinding) was the highlight, it was supported by other, just as complex, relationships and life-or-death scenarios. Having to be the leader of a group and deal with abrasive personalities inevitably led to disaster, made worse when you were the one being called upon when a tough decision needed to be made.