8 Emotional Video Game Deaths (We Couldn't Help Laughing At)

1. Gilbert Renton (Deus Ex)

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Warren Spector's Deus Ex was an absolute game-changer in the way it delivered an interactive narrative, and with scenes such as this one, it's patently obvious why.

Should Gilbert Renton, the proprietor of run-down Hell's Kitchen inn The 'Ton Hotel perish in the presence of daughter Sandra, you get some of the most memorable line deliveries in all of gaming. The only issue is, they're not really memorable for the right reasons.

After his daughter lets out a not so convincing "Oh my God, Daddy!", player character JC replies with a hilariously deadpan: "What a shame. He was a good man... what a rotten way to die." - even if it was JC himself who blew his head off!

Poor Sandra has just lost her dad, man. You gotta be cooler than that.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.