20 Most Powerful Gaming Moments Of All Time

2. The Walking Dead (2012) -€“ Goodbye, Lee

Telltale Games

The Moment: The Walking Dead franchise is full of shocks and heart-wrenching moments and this game is no different. While any number of moments from this game could justifiably make this list, it is the ending that is without doubt the most powerful. In the final episode, Lee has been bitten by a zombie and is involved in a race against time to find Clementine.

If you watch the TV series and you chose to cut off Lee€™'s arm, you thought you'€™d be safe, but as the episode continues you start to realise Lee'€™s pale shade of grey is not a result of blood loss. In the final scenes, as you explain to Clementine what has happened, you feel your heart slowly start to break. If you didn€™'t cry, you have no soul.

How Is It Powerful? While many characters in The Walking Dead came and went, Clementine was the only constant. You developed a bond with her and wanted to keep her no matter what. So, when you realised you were dying and would have to leave her, it really pulls on your heart strings. A visibly shaken and upset Clementine pleading with you to not become €˜one of them€™ doesn't do anything to help matters. This is definitely one of the most upsetting moments in video game history and deserves a very high spot on this list.

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