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Can Games Make You Cry?
Ground Glass writes "'Can games make you cry?' is a ridiculously simple question to ask about a hideously complex issue. Worse, it's possible that the very question itself muddies the answer. Next Generation's approach is a little more thoughtful; by figuring out what questions each medium tries to answer free of the art issue, it cuts to the heart of what games can do. With the tools made clear, it then theorizes what said tools can do emotionally." From the article: "In film, you can show a character staring at a point before him and then change perspective to show what he was staring at; it is the proximity and timing of the imagery that lends significance to the second shot. In painting, you can play with the two-dimensional space and qualities of the material at hand to create similarly suggestive juxtapositions of imagery, color, symbolism, perspective, lending greater insight into the workings of the medium, the subject at hand, the painter herself, and - ultimately - the viewer and his own perspective on the world around him."
It was starfox...i was at the end boss...hardest mode...would have unlocked everything......... ...then I died. =(
Nothing like seeing a kid not be able to get past a level, and breaking into tears.
Hell, it happens with adults too. If you've played Battletoads or Ghost and Goblins you know what I mean.
Not if you have the right game coach!. "There's no crying in Warcraft!"
Where were you when the voynix came?
They used to. But I'm over my grief.
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PC games series that are adapted to consoles (at the expense of gameplay) make me cry. Deus Ex II for an instance, that made me cry.
GAAH! MY PRINTER IS ON FIRE!!! PUT IT OUT! PUT IT OUT!
It's not as emotional, if like me, you named her "ugly slut".....
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The Final Fantasy series has made me shed tears (however mildly) on a number of occasions. I am a 24 year old male.
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Thank you for demonstrating the subtle difference between "male" and "man".
God invented whiskey so the Irish would not rule the world.
Would it have been that hard to write "SPOILER WARNING" somewhere on your post??
Some of us are still working our way through the WC...
All your base are belong to us! ... ...
Gentlemen, make your time!
For great justice!
Sorry (sob) I just can't go on!
That's nothing compared to when Anna died from dysentery.
Sure they can.. depending on how hard it is thrown at you, if the console/pc is still attached, and where it hits you...
There was this time when I was at the threshold of a Black Mesa parking garage. My good buddy Barney, the Black Mesa security guard, was helping me get through this dimension shift snafu. Anyway there was a huge Garg monster on the other side of the door that couldn't be killed. Barney says to me "Let's get him!" and runs out the door at this behemoth pistol blazing. I shouted "Nooooo! Barney!" and in a flash he was a pile of ash. I was choked up bad. Poor little guy. It took me a while to get over his death and heal. I think it was at the point that I had five more Barneys following me around that I felt better. :p
All glory to the Hypnotoad!
I find my eyes start to water after about 14 hours without blinking...
Unexpect the expected!