When Has A Video Game Made You Feel Something?

On last week’s show, game researcher Katherine Isbister spoke to Ira about video games that aim to craft emotional experiences for players. We asked you all what emotions you’ve felt while playing a video game.

When has a game made you feel something – happy, sad, something in between? #SciFriLive

— Science Friday (@scifri) April 1, 2016

We got some great suggestions back.

@scifri Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is SUCH a moving game. I almost regret playing it, I was sad for days afterwards

— Allie Hunter (@AllieLHunter) April 1, 2016

@scifri v games give students tremendous expeirences. Playing a civil rights game I had students outraged by injustices even today

— Chris Magnuson (@cromagnuson) April 1, 2016

@scifri re: shooters & ethical choices, Spec Ops: The Line is a shooter that made me feel horrified at my own actions, as player & character

— Antnommer (@Antnommer) April 1, 2016

@scifri Not the Halo series completely but specifically Halo: Reach; I felt something profound at the death of each of the team members.

— FunctioningSadaholic (@JacobDisagrees) April 1, 2016

@scifri Bastion. Everything you knew is lost, everything you do makes loss.

— dan turner (@ddt) April 1, 2016

@scifri Not the typical emotional experience, but Shadow of the Colossus made me feel the sting of betrayal. Those who finished know.

— Bash (@BashKetchum) April 1, 2016

@scifri Life is Strange took me through a gamut of emotions when I played it last year.

— Kevin Bunch (@ubersaurus) April 1, 2016

@scifri The Mass Effect trilogy is the most emotionally moving game series I have ever played.

— Tim Ruiz (@timothyruiz) April 1, 2016

@scifri Portal. When you have to kill the Companion Cube? Wrenching. #SciFriLive

— Brendan A. Niemira (@Niemira) April 1, 2016

Caller Brandon suggests The Last of Us, which allowed him to feel like he was caring for a daughter. https://t.co/nHPfikI4Hy

— Science Friday (@scifri) April 1, 2016

@scifri As a gamer I love games with an emotional story line. It draws you in on a whole new level. Unravel is a great example.

— Brian (@AceoHearts72) April 1, 2016

@scifri@kcisbister Quite possibly the two games that had the most emotional impact on me were The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, by Funcom

— Paul Grosse (@nylanfs) April 1, 2016

What video game made you feel something? You can tell us below.