10 video games that will create a storm of emotions

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

These projects will make you sincerely worry about the fate of the characters and will not let you go until the very end.

Games have long ceased to be simple sets of levels with various obstacles, in which the plot is present only for show. Game designers and scriptwriters have learned to take full advantage of the engines to create a full range of experiences for players. Below are 10 projects in which it is noticeable to the naked eye.

1. This War of Mine

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android.

Inspired by the siege of Sarajevo that began in 1992, the game portrays military action from the point of view of defenseless citizens. Events take place in a bombed city, and your goal is to live as long as possible.

Every now and then you will send your group in search of supplies, because of which you will have to constantly make choices. Sneak past the patrolmen, endangering your life, or try to offer them food and medicine in exchange for the opportunity to move on - it's up to you.

Your hideout can be attacked, and if you try to kill someone, then the character may well develop depression. You will have to deal with such problems very often, and each day will almost always seem to be the last.

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2. Firewatch

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

A series of unpleasant events leads Henry into the wild forests of Wyoming. He will have to work on the tower and make sure that no fire breaks out anywhere.

Locations made in orange colors evoke sadness, and the protagonist's thoughts are not the most fun. His partner Delilah, whose voice is constantly coming from the radio, does not allow him to plunge into loneliness.

You can choose the tone of the responses, which can affect the relationship of the characters. And all this is intertwined with events, the end of which you will digest for a long time.

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3. The Walking Dead: Season 1

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android.

The action of this interactive film is set in the universe of The Walking Dead, but its story is much more personal than in comics and TV series. The project over five episodes tells about a prisoner named Lee, who is invaded by the living dead and gives him a chance to be saved. He finds a defenseless girl, Clementine, and they decide to stick together. The couple will meet many characters on their way, but it is the actions of the main characters that will make you think about human relationships more than once and shed a mean (or not so) tear.

Among other things, the project is full of tense moments during which you need to press buttons on time, well-written dialogues and difficult moral decisions.

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4. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

The game tells about a girl named Senua, who goes to the world of the dead to save the soul of her deceased lover. Due to her mental illness, the heroine does not understand what is real around, and what is the product of her inner fears and conflicts.

To create realistic auditory hallucinations that play an important role in storytelling, the developers used binaural sound recording. Thanks to this, the maximum immersion effect is created: voices come from different directions, and Senua's madness is conveyed in an extremely believable way. Therefore, it is better not to tackle Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice without headphones.

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5. Gone Home

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

After a year of absence, Caitlin returns to her home. But instead of a family welcoming her with open arms, she discovers a note in which her sister apologizes for past sins. The heroine begins to explore the mansion, looking into every nook and cranny, examining familiar objects and listening to audio recordings to understand what happened.

Gone Home has no intense action, but there are many strong personal moments. This is not a horror at all, but the atmosphere in the house is sad and ominous: every now and then you expect the ghost of the past to jump out of an unlit closet.

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6. INSIDE

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS.

In this dystopian platformer, you play as a boy who makes his way through industrial buildings, trying to stay out of sight. You do not know from what and where you are running, but you are sure of one thing: one wrong step - and death awaits you.

In the INSIDE universe, scientists have created technology that allows you to enslave the minds of people. Most of the puzzles are built on this - fascinating and moderately difficult. Although there will be a place for attempts to deceive dogs running from all sides, and for moments when you need to accurately calculate the time so as not to be demolished by a giant device of incomprehensible purpose.

The game has an oppressive atmosphere, from which the boy is trying with all his might to escape. What lies ahead for him will not leave anyone indifferent.

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7. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android.

The two brothers leave their home village and go on a long journey to find a cure for their dying father. Along the way, they will have to face many dangers and help more than one living creature.

The gameplay is based on the constant interaction of the heroes. They will have to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles together. Moreover, each of the brothers must be managed separately.

Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons is a fabulous, but often sad story, in which, behind a multitude of gameplay elements, lies the desire of the developers to show the full power of human kinship.

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8. That Dragon, Cancer

Platforms: PC, iOS.

This is a real story about the struggle of the son of developers Ryan and Amy Greens with a deadly disease. At 12 months of age, Joel was diagnosed with cancer, which he and his parents fought unsuccessfully for four years.

The game, made in the genre of a quest, will allow you to relive the sad and joyful moments of family life. With the interactive capabilities and immersive experience of That Dragon, Cancer conveys the Greens experience in a way that no other film can.

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9. The Last of Us

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4.

The project tells about a man and a girl who together confront a world full of zombies and bad people. The main character needs to protect his ward at all costs. And if at first their relationship is full of mistrust and is based solely on profit, then over time everything becomes completely different.

The scene almost at the very beginning of The Last of Us is one of the best examples of acting in the world of interactive entertainment. But there are plenty of other touching and emotionally difficult moments in the project. The finale of the game will definitely make you eagerly await the release of the second part.

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10. To the Moon

Platforms: PC, iOS, Android.

The project tells the story of two scientists who, using a special technology, rewrite people's memories. So, terminally ill patients go to the afterlife, thinking that they have realized their dream.

You will go through a considerable segment of the life of Johnny, one of such people, and learn that his irresistible desire to fly to the moon is not at all as simple as it might seem.

There are no realistic graphics in To the Moon - it looks as simple as possible. But there is an incomparable script, great humor and music that does not let go from the very first minutes of the game.

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