Have you ever cried (out of sadness) during a video game?

[rocketpig]

I hear people on this forum constantly talk about emotional video game moments bringing them to tears. I can honestly say that this has never happened to me, nor has it even come close, really. Well, unless you count the time Syphon Filter had me bawling my eyes out because I so badly wanted to drive to 989 studios and kill the group of people who were responsible for that game's control mechanics.

I've been touched by games and felt real empathy for a few of the characters but never once have I even thought about crying. I'm not bashing those who have, I just find it curious.

On the other hand, I can count about 20 movies that had me weeping like a 12 year old girl with a skinned knee. Dunno, maybe it has something to do with the Uncanny Valley and the digital nature of game characters... I just can't work up the same emotion for them. Well, that and good movies are usually written roughly 400,000 times better than the average game.