Things in Gaming That Make You Choke Up

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Smeags said:

Khuutra said:

Man, spoilers for Wind Waker (engame spoilers, very serious):

My wife is utterly destroyed by what the King of Hyrule does at the end. When Link is reaching out to him, and Zelda says that they could find Hyrule again, and he says "But that land will not be Hyrule. It will be your land." Lord, you've never seen someone cry that hard over Zelda.

My wife is a softie.

Softie maybe, but I think that's just plain cool. It's just an extremely powerful ending, from Ganondorf ("Heh... the wind... it is blowing.") to the King of Hyrule (Yes, Link reaching out to him gets me every time).

Yeah, Wind Waker has a silly design choice or two (I actively repress the Triforce Hunt in my mind), but the way the game is presented, and how it all comes together... fantastic stuff.

I swear, no end-game Zelda boss (save Ocarina of Time, I guess) approaches the sheer gravitas of the final showdown in Wind Waker. Everything about it--the ocean collapsing over your head, the King's role, Ganandorf's build-up talking about his "coveted wind"--is just pure spine-chill-inducing goodness.