18 Video Game Moments That Gave You Memories For Life

5. Sarah's Death - The Last Of Us

Okay, one entry has to be super glum, if not just to show the sheer breadth of emotions video games can elicit from us.

In decades gone by, the sheer thought of emoting with a given character was mostly unheard of. Final Fantasy VII's key death hit home thanks to solid writing and a timely want to escape into its world, but The Last of Us' opening segment ends on one hell of a sad note, as father Joel is left cradling his mortally wounded daughter in his arms, the sheer astonishment and reality of what's happening playing out across actor Troy Baker's face, which is seamlessly mapped to the character.

From this point on you knew TLoU wasn't going to pull any punches, and although its final shot is one of the most memorable and downright daring ways to conclude a story, this opening prologue established causality and tone better than many games do in their entire runtime.