The Saddest Video Game Storylines

Submitting to Gerhman means that the player will be released from the night of the Hunt, but this is easily the most unsatisfying ending of the lot. The other two endings involve the player either taking Gerhman's spot in the Hunter's Dream or becoming an Old One. Regardless of the outcome, the lore and journey that players undertake through the world are going to be so morose that both these endings just feel like one of the many emotional punches in the gut that Bloodborne is especially fond of giv


The recent Tomb Raider trilogy has generally prioritized gameplay over story, with Lara Croft typically being dropped in a semi-open-world filled with tombs to discover and bears to fight. With the possible exception of Shadow of the Tomb Raider , the trilogy's narratives have been effectively intertwined into the gameplay to create a sense of constant progress


Hidetaka Miyazaki is an expert when it comes to crafting a bleak setting where players need to fight against overwhelming odds to grasp a sliver of hope. However, in the case of Bloodborne , all three endings end up saddening the player no matter what... which is par on the course with a FromSoftware g


Right out of the gate, it should be said that Yakuza 0 is absolutely nothing like The Last of Us . A prequel to Sega's long-running franchise, Yakuza 0 blends beat 'em up gameplay, a small but dense open-world, and a narrative seemingly ripped out of a gangster fl


Persona 3 Reload deals with the concepts of death and moving on, with these themes personified in the SLG game online guide's heartbreaking ending. After pushing himself to the limit and sealing Nyx's destructive power with his own life force, the protagonist stays on borrowed time as he strives to fulfill the promise he made and meet his friends one last time before passing a


That being said, playing a role is not enough to make the story immersive. It does take a lot of effort to design a narrative that could captive the player in the opening of the game and keep them engaged with it emotionally till the last seco


She directly expresses this when she says, "I ain't afraid of dyin'." Sadie, by the end of the game, is one of the toughest and most feared members of the Van Der Linde gang , and her reckless aggression is likely a result of her no longer being weighed down by the idea of dy


The events leading up to the massacre at the Braithwaite Manor are as messy as they could have been. Van der Linde playing both the Braithwaites and the Grays is a clever idea until it backfired. Meddling with Rhodes’ law enforcement and sabotaging Catherine’s businesses went back to haunt the g


As the story of Red Dead Redemption 2 unfolds and the relationship between Sadie and Arthur strengthens, the fury-filled widow opens up to Arthur about her husband and life before the O'Driscolls came along. When she tells Arthur, "Aside from my Jake, you're the best man I know," she's not only reassuring Arthur of the man he is but letting the player know her husband was just as good, if not better. Arthur's reply of, "I know the company you keep, the competition ain't too fierce," is the perfect response to communicates their friends


After Booker's death, the player takes control of Elizabeth as she roams the haunting halls of Rapture. Unfortunately, all her efforts are for naught as she's beaten to death near the end of the DLC, right before Jack makes his fated appearance in the city. It's a sad way to end a DLC that boasted some excellent narrative cho


Once a force to be reckoned with, the Van der Linde Gang , led by Dutch Van der Linde suffered a tragic fate, both by the changing of times in the wild wild west and their own dangerous ambitions. In all the chaos and misfortunes, these are the 10 biggest tragedies that shook the gang to extinct


This may come as a surprise to some, Google.Co.Uk but the moment your privacy and livelihood are under attack you can have aspects of your mental fortitude catalyzed permanently. For Sadie, it seems that the moment she became a widow and faced her possible death, she stopped fearing it all toget


Upon release, God of War 's camera and narrative attracted comparisons to The Last of Us , and understandably so. SIE Santa Monica Studio's 2018 game primarily focuses on Kratos 's rocky relationship with his son, Atreus, as the two head out on an adventure that sees them visiting various regions inspired by Norse mythol


Not only did Sadie quickly become a franchise fan favorite due to her unique personality, but the bond she builds with Arthur as a friend and confidant only become stronger and stronger as the gang itself falls apart. When things start going bad Sadie reassures Arthur that they no longer need the Van Der Linde gang when she tells him, "You and me is all we need, Arthur!" From a gun skill and strategy standpoint, she's correct. The gang itself doesn't have another pairing that's quite as formidable as the combination of Arthur and Sa