Post Game Depression Explained

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Have you ever finished a game and then suddenly felt just… empty? Alone? Depressed? Unsure of what to do next or how to move on with your life? If so, I have too, and so have several people around the world. Humans are wildly empathetic creatures and the relationships we build with in-gamer characters are a lot more real than you think. Let’s talk about Parasocial relationships.
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▶Games Shown
Persona 5: Royal (2019) - Atlus, P Studio
Undertale (2015) - Toby Fox
Detroit Become Human (2018) - David Cage
Ghost of Tsushima (2020) - Sucker Punch Productions
Hollow Knight (2017) - Team Cherry
Gris (2018) - Nomada Studio
A Way Out (2018) - Hazelight Studios
Horizon Forbidden West (2021) - Guerrilla Games
OMORI (2020) - OMOCAT, LLC
Celeste (2018) - Matt Makes Games
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) - Nintendo
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) - Square Enix
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) - Intelligent Systems
Hades (2020) - Supergiant Games
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1996) NintendoDanganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010) - Spike Chunsoft
Final Fantasy X (2001) - SquareSoft
Zelda: Wind Waker (2002) - Nintendo
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (2004) - Intelligent Systems, Nintendo
Pokemon Gold (1999) - Game Freak
God of War (2018) - SCE Santa Monica Studio
The Last of Us (2013) - Naughty Dog
Sonic Adventure (1998) - Sonic Team
Octopath Traveler (2018) - Square Enix
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017) - MonolithSoft
Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) - MonolithSoft
NieR RepliCant (2021) - PlatinumGames
▶Clips/Movies/Anime/TV Shown
House (2004)
My Hero Academia (2016)
Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999)
Avengers: Infinity War (2019)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Hidden Figures (2017)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Teen Titans (2003)
Friends (1994)
Tom and Jerry (1940)
The Nice Guys (2016)
Dear John (2014)
Mystic River (2003)
Interstellar (2014)
Other clips and considerations:
• OMORI PoP
▶Music Sources:
Jordy Chandra - Do We Start to Like Each Other ( • Jordy Chandra - Do We ... )
Pokémon X/YOST - B/W Emotion theme
Fire Emblem Three Houses OST - The Edge of Dawn
TyLuv. - Coconut Chump ( / tyluv-coconut-chump )
Silver Richards - Sunset ( / silver_richards )
Cyter - Purple Skies ( / purple-skies )
𝙴𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚛𝚎 - frozen memories ( / frozen-memories )
Persona 5 OST - Layer Cake
Hunter x Hunter 2011 OST 3 - 1 - Kingdom of Predators
Sørcery - Fortissimo ( / fortissimo )
SilvaGunner - An Unwavering Heart (OST Version) - Pokémon Black & White 2 ( • An Unwavering Heart (O... )
cold glow - watching the rain ( / watching-the-rain-2 )
edgarddd - PORTAL (ft. P3PPER) ( / ed2g2 )
Persona 5 OST - Beneath the Mask (rain)
Morning Mood (by Grieg) by Grieg
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Music provided by FreeMusic109 / freemusic109
▶Research Articles Cited
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#PsychofPlay

[@Lunk42]

The saddest part is even if replaying the game or rewatching that anime or rereading that book is fun you never do get to experience those things for the first time again with those characters its more like looking at a photobook of memories with them instead of actually experiencing life with them. It's lonely like they've moved on to the future without you.

[@diamonddelu]

Facts that’s why i honestly want too somehow remove a memory of me playing Persona 5 and just play it blindly like in the beginning.

[@satunbreeze]

Omg youre so right

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Really? My second read of a book is often the best, cause I notice so many things I didn't notice the first time.

[@satunbreeze]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 probably depends on the kind of book youre reading and what kind of game you play. If the game isnt heavy on the story or the story isnt really that complicated youll probably remember everything that happens

[@GodOfOrphans]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 I've experienced both situations actually and it really depends, I've found any kind of mystery story even if the mystery element is more of a subplot and not the main focus often results in what you describe whereas slice of life stories and even RPGs tend to be more what OP described. On a similar note on occasion it can be more enjoyable to consume stories that have been spoiled for pretty much the same reason you like rereads because it makes all the subtle details more noticeable.

[@Ikcatcher]

“Did I beat the game or did the game beat me?”

[@Flymerick]

probably both

[@jimtsap04]

Dark souls in nutshell

[@zed8046]

Whoa....that's deep

[@Sniperk1ng187]

I may have beat the game, but it was I, that was defeated

[@Hellwaterva]

dark souls iin a nutshell

[@kevinb7137]

My mom watched me beat final fantasy 9 as tears silently rolled down my face and asked why I was sad. I couldn’t explain that I spent months with a squad of characters who faced war, heartbreak, depression, existential dread, loss, all moving on from this grand adventure to pick up the pieces of what was left of the world. I read the final words of a child who’d spent months shaking in fear of him dropping dead, peacefully accepting that his friends would live on without him. I watched every character move on from the events of the game and realized I had to do so myself

[@Ms-Fortune]

_“It hurts because it matters.”_

[@mitchkat123]

I wasn’t prepared to be called out so quickly with the Simpson clip with Claude edited in

[@henrymars6626]

OH SAME. I havent touched FE3H in so long now bc like. I married Claude what else do I need to achieve?

[@SPTrol]

It's been 2 years since I first completed Red Dead Redemption 2... And whenever I think of that game, I go back to those feelings of sadness and being homesick... man what a game

[@abeedo]

As much as I hate feeling empty after a game, I think I despise feeling empty *while* playing a game

[@diamonddelu]

That was honestly me when for Portal 2 Chapter 6 The Fall

[@ridwan3533]

yeps that me when my first time play red dead redemption 2 but i just realize i knew whole story because last years i cant play in my potato rigs and i just watch full gameplay and story explained and now i regret it

[@tarrasquescroll9385]

I finished a book a week ago, and a character died. I just sat there for a day.

[@DarylTalksGames]

Lmao my wife did like the exact same thing reading one of her books like 2 weeks ago

[@pinkajou656]

Which book was it? Or… is that a spoiler?

[@tarrasquescroll9385]

@@pinkajou656 It's a spoiler

[@dudeguy322]

@@DarylTalksGames Probably shouldn't be doing this to a fellow persona 5 fan, but Persona 5 strikers is basically a full-on sequel. If you really want to delay that post-game blues this game is there for you

[@kaitlinwagoner8782]

I read a book recently where one of the main characters lost all of his memory and the main character left them for their own good. The main character was the cause of them losing their memory which just made it worse. They didn't even die and I still literally found it hard to pick up the book again

[@Kuint0n]

Persona 5 for me has left perhaps the biggest hole in my heart after beating it. The cast felt like living breathing people that I’d grown and built relationships with so having that taken away from me felt really lonely for a little while.

[@itachiyy4516]

Persona 4 Hits also different

[@rXqasmudaRbjcFo7yJ]

I thought I lost friends when I finished persona 5. The feeling was waayy worst after playing p3 and specially p4.

[@theburgersystem126]

I completely feel the same way. I got so invested in the story and identified with the characters. But on the bright side, I was a new person after beating that game. It helped me with some mental health issues I was going through and made me a total weeb (for better or for worse........)

[@watchmehope6560]

As a person who didnt get to experience highschool like one of the lucky ones, this felt like a second chance for me. I got to for a few hours a day feel that experience of having friends, going out, sharing common hobbies and feelings. Experiencing romance at that age. It was nice. When it ended it felt really sad for me. But so it goes.

[@kenswitz4358]

Me: finishes OMORI Daryl: You need this

[@eMpTy12189]

Oof

[@emmas1366]

same, same

[@cutepopcorn8329]

exactly the same!! OMORI is so good, I still feel empty

[@derpfluidvariant0916]

Same. Also after I finished the demon slayer manga.

[@Charriii5]

So, my first time playing Persona 5 was during a series of Twitch streams, meaning I got to get all my reactions to the game live, I went through the game, giving all the characters a voice, experiencing as much of the game as I could with my audience, who would influence certain decisions I made during my playthrough. Due to life circumstances, the series was on and off hiatus a couple of times, so it essentially took me about a year and a half to play through. I get this feeling of emptiness a lot, especially the more time I sink into something. But I sobbed when I finished Persona 5. Not because I thought the ending was beautiful or anything, but because it was the end of an adventure not just with the characters I had grown to love and care for, but it was like the end of an era for my audience as well, for new regulars that joined during the course of the playthrough, and people that had been there for years. It's powerful stuff, video games.

[@multifandomfangirl9664]

Ngl I felt the same way about finishing spm and maybe ttyd but spm made more of an impact because it helped gone through so much and made believe in love again. (Also hey charri I hope you having a good day :)

[@papijr408]

Beautiful

[@Evandamaster]

Me too! If you want another persona 5 experience please but please play persona 3 and 4 (4 is my favorite)

[@BitchChill]

I can't escape it. I finished the entire trilogy

[@wintersong2266]

@@BitchChill Try the rest of the MegaTen series then.

[@Griggs133]

The saddest part for me is when a game gives you memories of where you were on a certain day, what you were doing, and how you felt while playing that game that you only start to remember after finishing the game and watching the end credits. I remember on the 4th of July this year I woke up, had a cup of coffee, got every ace rank medal in Neon White mission 6, and then went to an amazingly fun party. When you sit on the title screen that one last time before closing and uninstalling the game you realize those moments will only exist in your memory.

[@sereneabdi4610]

Exactly like me Maybe not everybody liked far cry5 But i started playing when most of the people that I loved were there for me

[@kesavanramesh5663]

This is why the undertale fandom exists. Because we can't get enough of the characters, so we just make more material ourself.

[@nathanael9159]

Yeah

[@rafresendenrafresenden.1644]

Just play other game, or read a book

[@DannyLopez07]

Undertale fandom is cringe

[@rafresendenrafresenden.1644]

@@DannyLopez07 cringe is good

[@user-ri8ps6cl4w]

@@DannyLopez07 it is a good game, just not THAT good 😕

[@ChibiMalzahar]

Really looking forward to Daryls Persona 5 obsession arc

[@phillemon7664]

Persona 5 does that to a man

[@arishkhan5918]

@@phillemon7664 I haven't played persona 5 but I do owe strikers on pc. Its on my I'll play it sometime list. Whats persona like? I've played shin Megami tensei and I have a feeling persona is nothing like that.

[@arishkhan5918]

Im the weirdest teen ever arent I?

[@ChibiMalzahar]

@@arishkhan5918 I wouldn't play strikers if you haven't played 5. It's a direct sequel and they pretty much pick up where they left off without explaining much of anything. Its main systems are only inspired by persona, and is very much its own thing. You might have fun with the gameplay but the story would probably lose 90% of its impact. I would play P5 Royal first, as it's the definitive and best version of the original. As for what the game is like, it's essentially half an SMT game, where dungeons are based on the psychology of characters, and half a daily life sim where you go to school and junk. The story follows a very long, almost TV show-esque structure with multiple isolated arcs, with the overall stories being very front and end-loaded. The game works on a calendar system, where each action takes up a segment of the day, and dungeon completions have deadlines. The main feature of this is hanging out with friends, each of which has their own side-story. This system is the key to persona, because hanging out with friends makes you stronger in dungeons and gives you unique abilities. For example, playing shogi with the weird girl at church allows you to switch party members mid battle. Some people require certain social stats to hang out with, which are built by doing various everyday tasks. So the challenge is planning out and balancing when you improve yourself, hang out with friends, or go into a dungeon, because each of them takes time. You have from April to ~Christmas to do all this, so yeah these games take a LOOOONG time and very easily take over your life. The characters are great, the stories are surprisingly mature, the battles are fun, the music is god-tier, its style is unmatched, but it's really about the experience as a whole that people get so addicted to, and is exactly the kind of setup that prompts post-game-depression since the endings are always definitive with no content after the credits.

[@arishkhan5918]

@@ChibiMalzahar I see... you're really passionate about persona huh? Well I don't own a ps4. Will emulating the game with a ps3 emulator work? I live in Pakistan so stuff like this is pretty expensive. For example because of how weak the currency is here, if I want to buy a ps5, or 4, i'd have to pay double the amount.

[@Sonny2299]

Holy SH*T i just experienced this phenomenon with P5R, and the whole game felt as if all the characters were almost people. And after the credits rolled I felt the same feeling as when a “surprise death” of a character in a piece of media happened. I thought it would continue after the main story, is done and I was definitely planning on playing it on for a hundred for hours; when I went to play P4G afterward it felt like I left behind persona 5. When I put on new game plus, seeing sojiro as “manager” felt empty as you described it. All those things I did in the first playthrough is gone. This game was a memory I will never forget, and the very unique experience of feeling as I was apart of this story that unfolded before me.

[@thisWinglessAngel]

Any person who's played any Visual Novel knows this feeling all too well.

[@Atlessa]

There's only two that really gave me this: Katawa Shoujo and Doki Doki Literature Club

[@ashtentheplatypus]

@@Atlessa ... Maybe I shouldn't have started playing both of those as my first visual novels. Man, Doki Doki Literature Club caused my depression to relapse for about a week or two.

[@noticeme6412]

@@ashtentheplatypus same

[@noticeme6412]

But for longer

[@nicjolas]

steins;gate :'((((

[@stanfordfeynman2796]

“Every Journey has its end. Don’t rush” -Zhongli

[@josephjoestar4999]

I legit read it in his voice

[@ilovesonica4589]

Cringe genshin impact unbased

[@stanfordfeynman2796]

@@ilovesonica4589 based decision to declare something not based (I am in your walls)

[@McGallagher32]

@@ilovesonica4589 spoken like a true bandwagon zoomertard edgelord

[@blacky101011]

Or maybe do rush to experience more? :)

[@ILovePizza620]

i cried for the first time in a game recently playing final fantasy 7 rebirth, the death of my favorite character had me in tears and i didn't feel anything for 2 days, i felt depressed even knowing it wasn't real, i still felt depressed even after telling myself that, there is something so special about games and how you can connect with characters and when they're gone you feel like there is a hole in your heart.

[@yamihatarou7850]

"Feeling empty when you finish a game" Me playing the same game over and over, like an alcoholic going to the bar every Thursday, trying to feel 'full' again: What?

[@agroed]

Honestly, I think nothing does this quite like RPGs, and from what I can tell, the comments agree. Persona, NieR, Omori, Fire Emblem, Mass Effect, etc., games that you spend a large amount of time interacting with other characters in a fictional world, those are the games that hit the hardest when you finally finish them and realize you'll never be able to play them again for the first time. It feels like an entire chapter of your life is over. That's why RPGs will always be my favorite genre.

[@arnvonsalzburg5033]

Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, when the credits roll and you realize you won't have another adventure with all this great characters ever again... :(

[@panzerkampfyoutubekommenta4947]

just finished undertale and deltarune, I can relate

[@garchomowner]

me after 300 hours binge of trails games

[@KnightmareDigitalis]

@@panzerkampfyoutubekommenta4947 Yep, Deltarune is the entire reason I checked out this video due to my OBSESSION over it.

[@MegaQuahog]

Witcher 3, still hurts tbh

[@KaydahYT]

It happened to me after finishing Final Fantasy VII Remake, I enjoyed every single bit of it and I am super sad that I will not get to experience that first playthrough ever again. It was absolutely magical to feel like I was part of something big like saving the planet. I am glad that I will get to experience Part2 and 3 when they will be released. Right now I am pretty sad but it will get better.

[@LeeEverett1]

That game is so underrated. It's so damn good

[@HibiTeamQueso]

​@@LeeEverett1 I don't think it's underrated 😂

[@Force-Multiplier]

@@LeeEverett1 agreed

[@Rihcterwilker]

@@HibiTeamQueso it got a mixed reception by the purists wanting the exact old game in the sense of story. Not to mention people complaining about minuscule details, like the texture of a door not being correctly loaded. Thanks to all that nonsense, it got rated lower than it should've been, so i guess underrated is a deserved title.

[@HibiTeamQueso]

@@Rihcterwilker ??? no. An 87 on metacritic is not underrated and 8 user score lol. 5+ million copies sold too. It's a small minority that cries about everything. It's definetely not underrated

[@Hafenadler]

One of the saddest feelings for me is when you're working towards the sweet platinum trophy playing the game for weeks or even months, watching guides on KZbin and then after getting all trophies, grinding everything to 100% you accomplish everything the game has to offer. You are happy and glad but then immediately after all that excitement comes the sad thing. You wanna close the game, you sit at the title screen that greeted you everytime you started the game over the last couple of weeks/months, you listen to the music one last time and then you close the game one last time. It's a goodbye, ok maybe not forever but who knows when you're gonna play the game again? But for this moment you move on.

[@Ray-wj8po]

you perfectly described what i did when i got the platinum for ghost of tsushima

[@Latronibus]

There's a slightly different weird experience when you leave a game just barely unfinished. I have a Stardew Valley save at 99.9% perfection. It has one incomplete special order that, for peak efficiency, I would just sleep cheese until it spawns and then do it. I could finish it, but realistically it's the end for me, as I'm not really into the aesthetics stuff, so there's not really any more fun gameplay to be had, at least not on that save. What's different is that because I basically put that goalpost down, and didn't do it long in advance, there wasn't even really the climax from definitely being done. I just kinda wasn't interested in doing the sleep cheese or finding stuff to do while I waited, so I just...stopped. It led to the same low without the same high.

[@beardalaxy]

this happened to me big time with infamous second son. i loved the hell out of that game but the second i hit 100% completion i knew i'd never play it again. i still get the urge to play it every now and then but... why? i've done literally everything there is to do.

[@gas481]

Me after final fantasy 15

[@TonnieD024]

Me with bloodborne and sekiro

[@Blizzic]

I genuinely love that you’re such a weeb. Makes me feel right at home

[@raiyanmisran1492]

yep me too

[@DarylTalksGames]

Reading this makes it feel more okay to be one 😅

[@nopenope8364]

@@DarylTalksGames yup

[@Ahsoka_Hyrule]

Gamer weebs unite!

[@raiyanmisran1492]

@@Ahsoka_Hyrule of course what are we waiting for?

[@sowietdoge6259]

I cried, got depressed and empty at the ends of Red Dead, Witcher 3 and basically all Zelda games. I dunno, the adventures, experiences and relationships that the characters undergo in those games really struck a cord with me - especially Zelda, because it is a franchise that I’ve deeply adored ever since I was a kid. I know I’m probably going to be depressed for ages after I finish BOTW2. I’ll make sure to enjoy every moment I have playing it when it eventually comes out.

[@X3N3O]

Same for zelda man i just finished botw for the second time 3 years later and i feel empty asf but knowing that tears of the kingdom is coming dont really help me as i know a lots of characters from botw (like daruk , urbosa , etc...) wont be there

[@FloRiLLAZ]

I think what makes Red dead redemption(2) and Witcher 3 depressing after finishing it, is the point where the NPC´s we got through an epic adventure full of emotions, come to their routine where they repeating themselfs when we speak with them. It feels like their lifes got sucked out of them.

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

TOTK is very close. Not long now. Idk 'bout you, but I'm gonna take my sweet ass time with that game and complete everything I can until there nothing left to the fill the empty void of my undead soul.

[@jomama2858]

Dude I just beat the witcher 3 for the 3 time, the first time I didn't feel shit, but the 3rd I got the Empress ending, told ciri that we'll never see each other again (which is kinda true), she cried and now im depressed asf

[@azafu8942]

How do we have the same likes.I got the best ending in Witcher 3 first time i played it but still felt empty.Same with red dead 2.I finished Minnish cap,botw,ocarina of time and Twilight Princess and all of them made me feel empty.I now realise i have experienced masterpieces and I'm lucky for that

[@TheAsexualJellyBean]

The game that made me feel the most empty was honestly Persona 5 - I felt genuinely depressed after spending 100+ hours with this gang of friends. It took about a week or so before I started feeling okay again. What is my life?

[@kieroncampion120]

*"With The Stars And Us"* stars playing. Me; 😭

[@enzoidd]

@@kieroncampion120 our light made me feel more empty than stars and us

[@kieroncampion120]

@@enzoidd Haven't played Royal yet but I keep hearing how great Our Light is.

[@WakeUpUniverse66]

*Nier Automata: Ending E*

[@takemetoyonk]

It made me go to the gym more than ever and do fundamental heavy weightlifting with my shakey nerd arms. I was like "FOR THEMMM"

[@leandrocrivelatti4278]

Yes, remind me of the pain once again...

[@Arowsrevenge]

Still waiting for the day that Daryl plays Nier: Automata!

[@joe1daho]

Ah, the game ending that inspired me to walk out on my shitty job that I hated. "A future is something you must make for yourself" and as menial as quitting a job may sound, I don't think I would have without those damn pods. I have no regrets.

[@kopec2360]

I have experienced it last year and then went for HL: Alyx, and Persona 5: Royal - now I am barely playing other singleplayer games...

[@ancientnight]

"Happily ever after you craved" Drakengard-NieR fans: *laughs in a pool of tears*

[@samuffert]

"Your feelings for her... are not real" "THEY ARE REAL TO ME!" -16 Y/O Me in Persona 4

[@neklin7150]

I cried EVERY time when hearing "Weight of the world" for a fucking ear after finishing Nier Automata.

[@senatorarmstrong2843]

This

[@calbieyum6301]

**ugly cried and had a complete breakdown

[@egg_2705]

Here a year later to write a love letter to The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. I cried all through the credits and must have stood motionlessly in front of my screen for about two hours after. Such vivid characters and a beautiful storyline, leaving you with a complete sense of longing after it was done. The game being a duology wasn't making things any easier either, seeing as we spent so long with these characters, felt their grief, watched them come and go. But what was most profound, wasn't about how I felt: it was looking back at the beginning of their journey to realise how much they've changed. As if you're watching something or somebody real grow to become a different person... Edit: spelling, gross ;-;

[@solitarydreamer0]

You seem like a beautiful, empathic soul :)

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

...I think....we did good then. :)

[@bluepaint9923]

the end credit music being a mash up of various tracks we heard along the way... doesn't help 🥹

[@elizabeth4689]

Update for this game, I'm halfway through game 1 and I already don't want it to end

[@clanime3486]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Tbh you're a lot braver than I am, I admittedly paused my game at the very last cutscene, afraid of letting go of the cast. I adore Ryuunosuke and everyone's journey, and am still not ready to let go. From the banging music, the surprised laughters from the cast's antics, all the way to the tensions and the plot twists, I'm still putting things on pause, afraid of letting go of that piece of happiness. This video helped me come to terms with it though. I'll surely make my way to finishing the last cutscene. But for now, I'm still gonna lay and express a little bit of my selfishness of still wanting to keep the characters still with me

[@MartinPurathur]

"The fast of us" - Sonic Team

[@IdOnThAvEaUsE69]

Wow, 900 likes with no replies... Lemme change that.

[@Watamanee]

@@IdOnThAvEaUsE69bot dialogue 😂

[@IdOnThAvEaUsE69]

@@Watamanee I've gotten better and no longer make stupid replies like that lol.

[@SmoothAsFelt]

Endwalker's MSQ basically centers this idea as a major theme in the plot, the idea that you love something despite it inevitably coming to an end, and no matter how soon or late that end comes, it is still worth experiencing. The pain we feel after is the price we pay for the happiness we get to experience

[@PaperWolfe]

Hades made me feel this way. I didn’t expect to come onto the true ending so quickly and I really missed going to visit the post final boss area. I didn’t realize how calm it made me feel, hearing the music and just sitting in the environment, until after I wasn’t able to visit again.

[@truegamer_007]

I feel the same

[@idkanyoroginalnames7150]

Not hades specific but supergiant itself Both bastion and transistor gave me that feeling, mainly because it feels like a interactive movie, a short but beautiful story in each game

[@capella928]

I feel this, I've beaten it a few times now and know it'll only be a couple more times until I finish the story but I don't want it to be over

[@ThePoodle]

same

[@Vik1919]

Same, I just finished it completely two days ago and I feel it, too.

[@book-hoarder5664]

My first experience with this feeling wasn’t through a game, it was when I finished the last book in an eight book saga. I’d been following this series since the third book released and I was devastated that I’d no longer get to live alongside my characters. I couldn’t pick up another book for weeks. But that series helped me find my passion for storytelling so I’ll always be grateful to it.

[@indulgencerofindulgence5970]

Which series?

[@book-hoarder5664]

@@indulgencerofindulgence5970 something terribly cringy… throne of glass

[@guilhermeveigadeandrade7428]

​@@book-hoarder5664oh, thats a banger, and even then I feel ashamed Speaking of this boom, I don't know why, it seems like a generic or princess series or whatever, but seriously, I only read the first book and I was hooked to read it until the end

[@morpheus_uat]

after finished omori i was super depressed, one full week genuinly depressed, and couldnt understand why, i was like "dude whats wrong with you? is just a game" it turns out, it wasnt "just a game"

[@emmas1366]

solidarity

[@zander6259]

"-and be sure to tear up when you randomly hear your favorite music from the game on a playlist a few weeks later." *Me who listens to Our light, Sealed vessel, and OMORI - OMORI on the reg cause I'm a masochist for sadness* "I got'chu homie"

[@FriedCassowary]

I have returned to this video after having finished FF16 yesterday and it's still hitting me hard. As someone who feels this often at the end of a FF game, it's hitting harder than any other has. FF7 was always my favorite, but it's been dethroned. The story plans to kick you in the feels so damn hard and they executed it so perfectly that I'm just in a hole right now. I know I will pop out of it before long but this one is going to be a story full of characters I will always love and miss.

[@relaxeddoggo6528]

The game my mind refuses to forget is OneShot. I played it roughly around 2017 and my brain cannot remove the idea of helping that adorable cat to see their family again. Not going to spoil anything, but it really hits hard when you learn there is a third ending.

[@kaitlinwagoner8782]

Oh my gosh I was going to say the same thing! My friend introduced me to it and I literally couldn't stop thinking about it (still cant, I played it last November) but i guess that is the point that Niko (you know who I mean) brings across in the final ending.

[@rocketboy25]

It's funny how much you want to meet just a pixelated cat and just give him a hug. I've never had a game that wanted me to know this character personally. Everything about that game doesn't leave my mind

[@kaitlinwagoner8782]

@@rocketboy25 I agree! I really wanted to know what their world was like and what they were like. The dream sequences did really well to make sure you got attached to the character

[@rocketboy25]

@@kaitlinwagoner8782 when he talks about his home and how he expresses how great it is, makes me think about how I've expressed things that I like and enjoy so much. The way he looks up to you even though he hasn't seen you before says a lot about how genuine this character is

[@kyekye8473]

OneShot hurt my feelings, the decisions were already frustrating enough. I felt so hard for Neko.

[@Prodigyofthestars]

There's something about games that come off as underwhelming then sneak into your heart and take you on an unforgettable adventure that you never know what's happening next. I feel like I'll never get to experience another game like that again. I feel like im going to have a wandersong shaped hole in my heart my whole life.

[@aidoncortes1585]

Omori was my game, caused me so much pain and happiness at the same time.

[@emmas1366]

solidarity

[@mondayfunday2477]

Man you can’t put THAT scene of FMAB in and not expect me to cry

[@Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama]

FMAB is probably the one non-visual novel-based anime that hits me the hardest...that scene being up near the top.

[@traninhtrung3219]

I just finish Tears of the Kingdom, and this is exactly the feeling that I have now. Even though you can continue to play, you know that the story is over.

[@liata_kiran]

And this is why every single fictional character I get attached to lives rent-free in my head

[@AoiLucine]

Oh hey same hat. They have apartments and sometimes we do a pot luck it's great! Ahahahh... haha... //sobs into hands.

[@leemo__1849]

The Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion had me bawling my eyes out when I had family over. I still cry every time I hear the end credit music 2 years later. Nothing has ever made me feel the way this funny squid game has.

[@JQDeathFromAbove96]

I hate beating solo games because I always seem to get extremely depressed in knowing there’s nothing next and DLC is none or not for MANY months. Just pure depression.

[@fcblump]

Every time I finish a game or a series, I always feel like that D: And when I know that the end is near.. I often postpone it cause I don't want it to end. When it does, I am looking for so many videos, memes etc., just different opinions and views since I don't wanna leave the characters behind. They deserve more of my attention ;_; :D "How did you grow?" I always ask myself that and Persona 5 definitely changed me the most. Or a different example would be Danganronpa V3 (nice to see Danganronpa THH!). That blew my frickin mind for reasons I don't want to spoil 🤯

[@DarylTalksGames]

I do the same! As soon as I get close to the end, I pump the brakes real hard. I gotta savor the last few bites haha. And dude, Danganrompa THH has been wild, been streaming it actually and it’s a ride haha.

[@gachasins699]

There's this one series I really liked to watch. It was a horror series about this daycare worker who abused her kids and got away with it. It really made me invested, I liked the characters, I felt terrified for them and the kids. So when it came to end with a happy ending, I was happy. But also incredibly sad that it has ended.

[@Eichro]

Danganronpa V3 is truly a heart piercer

[@bips4271]

@@DarylTalksGames ye ye savor THH then try the sequel then V3. It'll be the best trip ever

[@louisdaspegs5720]

You saying that has reminded me. I need to finish Bioshock, I'm like 20 minutes from the end

[@ramblingdeviant4855]

For me, that series is the Mass Effect Trilogy. I’ve played through it straight through at least 15 times. That’s over 150+ hrs for me, and every time I get to the Citadel DLC I cry my eyes out when I finish it. I’m never able to say goodbye to my squad mates knowing full well it all ends in less than an hr. After I finally finish the ending of the trilogy I have to tell myself “Don’t be sad it’s over, be happy that you’ll always have the memories”. I think the thrill of enjoying masterpieces in gaming is getting attached and losing yourself in it if only just a moment. Then when it’s over you relive the memories of game as if the mc was you

[@flawlessvic]

I haven't played ME series for about 8?-ish years. Did a replay this past week with Legendary Edition. Got to do the Citadel DLC for the first time too...wow. It was more than fan-service. Solid experience with the crew, and was sad to finish the game again. Such a high-stakes narrative/outcome, I really leaned into the character this time. Now I'm going through Mass Depressed.

[@matew24]

When I finished persona 5 for the first time I cried and then inmediatly started again

[@anthonycid8590]

Me too if u truly wish to suffer play persona 3 no doubt wayyyyyy sadder but also wayyyy better

[@princebujethia]

Pokemon black was a game which made me that much emotional at the edge of crying when I was surrounded by seven sages of team plasma. My pokemon needed healing. Then a music plays and all the gym leaders come in and take them for me. It almost made me cry. After the game ended. I missed my favorite game.

[@geraudeliot5454]

Funny you mention Mass Effet 3's ending as "bad". Although I understand many people did not like the ending(s), finishing this trilogy and leaving my crew and this whole universe behind is what gave me my most intense post-game depression

[@ahhotep1833]

Never played ME until just recently. Did the Legendary Edition. Approached ME1 like any game until somewhere more then half way through, I had to google something...forget what but that is when I discovered that actions and dialogue choices in each game (ME1, 2 and 3) had an impact not only on the next game in the trilogy but on the ME3 ending. Long story short...It was a paragon playthrough, I kept everyone alive til the end...except Kelly because of one small seemingly insignificant dialogue response, and Verner 'cuz I missed an encounter somewhere. I worked my butt off getting all the War Assets I could (8095), etc. Didn't get the important paragon dialogue option with T.I.M. during Priority: Earth but did get the Renegade interrupt. I was stunned and felt the anger/sadness/despair begin to well up!!! Thought I had ruined the optimal ending with the final Destroy option. (I rationalized that EDI and the Geth could be recreated). Well, I got the optimal best ending and I know when and why I didn't get that last Paragon dialogue input with T.I.M. My first mission, Priority: Mars in ME1. Shepard survived, all squad mates (M1,2 and 3) survived, except Mordin, ofc and Liara did not put Shepard's plaque on the wall!!! So they are out there, somewhere in the Mass Effect universe doing their own thing until, one day, when I can rejoin their adventures!

[@Slaraffus2750]

Me too, finished Legendary Edition, recently. I did not play the ME games as they came out, my achievements tell me I finished ME3 on may 5th of this year. I haven't felt post game longing this bad since Persona 5 the year prior, not a whole lot of time between them, but P5 is a rare exception, as before that, it would be Nier Automata, six years prior. This time it's worse, though. I still long for the crew, the original and a handful of the ones from 2. I love most the characters in those games, and the phenomenal voice acting really helps sell the characters. Not just of the main crew, but even the villains. 3 had a little bit of a disconnect with the casino thing, I think that was DLC, originally? Even then, however, that just felt like a well deserved, brief moment of happiness, before the final fight. I played Andromeda after, the entire thing, and can safely say it doesn't capture the same feeling at all, to me. I remember maybe two of the crew members, as opposed to every single one from the original trilogy. This might be the longest, most intense, potent post-game longing I've ever had. I hear they're making ME4, but I'm afraid they'll fuck it up, much like Andromeda felt like a fuckup, to me.

[@makotoyuki345]

Tales of, Persona, Kingdom Hearts and Indie games give me the worst case of post game depression

[@Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama]

Your pfp reminded me of how utterly destroyed I was when I finished P3...especially after finishing Aigis' social link. BIG SOBS

[@makotoyuki345]

@@Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama I’ll join your BIG SOB

[@DuskPShermanWallaby123]

Definitely agree with the kingdom hearts one

[@nobodyurso6867]

After my P4G depression the only thing that eased that empty hole was 5, but created anew.. these Japanese love this feeling

[@GaraxyAurora]

There is this game, called OneShot. It's one of those games that want you to engage with these kinds of parasocial relationship. Directly talking to the player, and any input and decision you make for that character be acknowledged by said character that it was YOU THE PLAYER that made the decision. What happened after the game ended and I got a happy ending? I cannot bring myself to play the game again. I can reset it, but that would also rob the character of the happiness that they fought hard for.

[@GaraxyAurora]

I also had an euphoria after finishing Celeste, akin to the feeling "be glad that it happened". I got emotionally attached to the game itself and when I beat the mountain something did click in me. The whole immense challenge I put myself through.

[@TheGloriousJeb]

It was Persona 4 for me. The game spent countless hours getting me attached with the characters through the good times and the bad, the game was there for me for several months of my life, helping me cope through what ever difficulties life threw at me. When it ended, I felt a void. The get happy button that got me through a lot of bad times suddenly stopped working.

[@cypriant.patton1077]

Doki Doki Literature Club hit me so hard. Never have found a game quite like it.

[@ExplosivePine]

Play omori

[@myon9431]

Seconding Omori, although it has some bad pacing issues.

[@ExplosivePine]

@@myon9431 agreed. I found myself rushing through the headspace sections just to get more story/hard fights. Still a 10/10 game.

[@carboneticmarshmellovv3622]

Game hit so hard it almost gave me secondhand truama and depression.

[@cypriant.patton1077]

@@carboneticmarshmellovv3622 Yup. And it all seemed so innocent at first.

[@LASAGNA_LARRY]

I’m currently experiencing this after Uncharted 4. 😢 What a masterpiece.

[@-Sheva-]

This happened to me with fire emblem three houses and persona 5 royal. Makoto, you will be missed.

[@SnoppysWingman]

That break to "To Zanarkand" at 9:00 was cruel, my man. I still feel that one 😢

[@amefuyuu4983]

This was me with cyberpunk 2077. I got so damn attached to the whole main cast, especially Johnny, and when the credits rolled I was just empty. Listening to never fade away just sucked the soul out of me. For a solid month I couldn’t bring myself to replay it. Since the end of my first play through I’ve replayed it three times all to varying degrees of completion but I still can’t bare the thought of letting go of any of the characters again. It’s a spiral I can’t escape and I kind of don’t want to.

[@amsdelete8762]

Have the same problem with cyberpunk. The game absolutely floored me the first time I played it and now I become an emotional wreck just after passing the point of no return every time I try to complete it again. The story and characters are just too good. And now edgerunners has come out i spiral into an emotional wreck with that too. Best game, best series

[@dakeos9854]

@@amsdelete8762 I've just posted about this and CP2077 as well. I'm crushed about finishing the game, especially the Star ending with Panam. I wish I didn't feel this way. CDPR did a great job bringing all the characters to life. As soon as I started the Panam side quests I just had to see that through, and now I can't bring myself to do any more side missions or start again. Genuinely in a period of mourning for this game.

[@carrma3]

i bought CP 77 when it came out, so excited, but i never played it, was just going through a rough time in life, then fast forward to when the anime edgerunners dropped, i watched it, died inside, decided to finally play the game, because a lot of people said if you haven’t played CP yet, watch the anime of it first, it makes it better, it did but, i just finished it an hour ago and i can’t stop crying ;-; i feel dead inside.

[@amefuyuu4983]

@@carrma3 join the club 😭😭😭

[@carrma3]

@@amefuyuu4983 I HATE IT HERE

[@RetroWez]

So I’m watching this video like anyone else, because these videos are amazing. And then I see my video recommended at the end. My jaw dropped on the floor. I picked it up. And wrote this message. Thank you so, so much.

[@del_tane]

My game was so unexpected even to myself, it was hotline Miami 2. I got so much more attached to the characters than I expected, and hearing the words “leaving this world isn’t as scary as it sounds” has permanently changed my perception of death.

[@PuReMannY1]

Bruhhh I was defo hella depressed after finishing Persona, like I felt so empty after hearing the end credits music, like for a good while I couldn't touch my PS4 and felt like I was missing a part of me

[@KrispyBread]

My moment was with the Red Dead Redemption 2 main story. I usually play games for gameplay alone, but that was one of the only games that really made me care for the characters.

[@comyuse9103]

i haven't played red dead redemption 2, but it does look like it has a lot of moments western games kinda just leave out. small things that make you bond with the characters and world.

[@javierortiz82]

I don't know, the game made me sleepy, the deliberately slow pace of the game ruins the experience for me.

[@anonymouslive1832]

How has no one mentioned skyrim, i was completely new to the world of elder scrolls when i first played it got to know about the world as i progressed like child entering the world with eyes of curiosity and wonder i wish i could forget it all and just go right back

[@tomascontreras4949]

When I finished Undertale, I didn't feel empty, because I knew how it was going to end. I felt empty while playing it. No other piece of media ever made me feel so lost in the void. There's something deeper there, something dark.

[@King_Luigi]

One could also describe it as being... _Very_ _Very_ _Interesting_

[@madladthad2403]

@@King_Luigi lmaooooo

[@tomascontreras4949]

@@King_Luigi Yea, you get me.

[@cluelessfish2156]

I like learning songs from the game soundtrack on the piano after playing the games, especially ones that meant a lot to me :)

[@summerhunny]

tears goosebumps

[@Katikis6996]

I get hella depressed after finishing literally any visual novel that fits my interests, after I finish one I question where my life is going, why my life will never be interesting, and why I’m so lonely, the 3 major questions, but then I scour the Internet looking for something to fill the emptiness, if I don’t find anything after a bit I go back to normal and feel fine but as soon as I find something interesting the cycle repeats, truly one of the worst pains I will ever feel

[@gamedevmanti4578]

This resonated so strongly with me. I'm so afraid of post game depression that if I really enjoy a game, I slam the brakes on hard just before the end. I'll mill about, aimlessly doing side quests, and play it less and less until I just stop playing it altogether. It's super important to see this phenomenon discussed, especially in a positive light that isn't just "don't form parasocial relationships because they aren't real".

[@vulpinemachine]

I'd recommend you start finishing those games. Let the depression hit you. In many ways, the way we cope with the end of a really good movie, book, game, etc...Is really a good way to practice what happens when we lose a person who is really close to us. In a sense, by making yourself go through it you WILL level up your ability to cope with loss and it's true that talking to other fans...It's not unlike joining a grief support network. It's literally OK that it makes you upset. I think avoiding it is probably the bigger negative in the long run. Let the sadness hit you and wash over you and become a part of you.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

If a book(mainly) gives me post-depression, it means I love it, so I seek this feeling.

[@Seiza25]

It’s important to see it all the way to the end. The end is inevitable so you need to cherish every moment you can and not be afraid to say goodbye. Going to the end and feeling all the emotions comes with the whole package

[@thedeadmemester2744]

I’ve come back to this video a multitude of times in the last few months. Not only is it just fascinating stuff, the first 3 minutes and 10 seconds are just GREAT. They make me laugh so hard, relate so much, and really just puts the absurdity of the situation into full view. And we know how ridiculous the problem is but it’s still a very REAL problem. Just dang, great job Daryl. This video just does everything so dang well and ties it all together so neatly

[@JohnWickSRR]

Man I felt like this after uncharted 4 after so many years the story of Nathan Drake came to a close

[@kpdelaney6460]

Same. Naughty Dog is big brain. Great games

[@yaeven4943]

@@kpdelaney6460 🤐

[@samgourhan207]

I am gonnna replay the series. The last of us 2 traumatized me. I tried so hard to be open minded. I would have been fine if it wasn't as good as the first but once you play as abby. Oh man the game tanks. I know they could have done good i i cared about all the side characters just not Abby. I say uncharted is one of the most consistently good game series ever

[@TheOshawottKing]

I will still remember when i first played Hollow Knight, and there was this sense and feeling of wonder and excitement when i first entered Greepath or when i discovered the Monarch Wings, although when it all wrapped up and came to an end it felt so similar to when i was forced to say goodbye to old friends of mine because i had to move on with my life and so things for myself and my family members. I am so dang glad that there are so many people out there who have these same feelings as i do, i have to say that it really sucks when you finish or complete a game that basically gave you a ton of emotion. But dont worry cus you should always appreciate and love the games that gave you these feelings

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

silksong hype!

[@misscheekycheerful]

Bless this video, for making me feel entirely more human and forgiving of myself than I have since I finished Mass Effect 🙏

[@thegolden_1692]

The citadel dlc was so amazing

[@Bananaman74799]

Nier and omori sent me down a spiral, it just ends up repeating itself too. I’ve also felt that the emptiness comes from the fact that something that a lot of people use as an escape is now over. Your sense of importance or meaning or even both are cut in half because the character you’re controlling acts like another part of you. When this is gone it’s like a part of you left. Edit: damnit this video made me tear up a bit as stupid as that sounds, too many memories.

[@Lilithium_IO]

I really think you're on to something there. For some of us connecting reality back in just makes everything more depressing.

[@elliotbresett1997]

Persona 5, I sat all the way through the credits, listing to the song felt like getting stabbed in the chest, i will never forget that one last smile at the camera in the end credits scene

[@sirp.zohani511]

That game had me ruined for a few months while playing and afterwords lol, now that it’s been a while I don’t regret playing it.

[@MohamedAshraf-fw1dc]

Head canons and making my own fan fic had definitely been some of my go-to things to do immediately after shows - I guess that might’ve helped me manage the post-series depression

[@HBDiniz10]

Honestly everytime i finish a game i feel really happy! I feel like the time i spent on it was worth it! However... when i finish a BOOK I DEFINETLY feel empty..

[@kendyllanne6461]

That moment you start crying because he put in one tiny clip from FMA:B.... Damn that show is a masterpiece.

[@harleysellers86]

i felt attacked when i saw that, lol

[@gabriel-cf8im]

fully burst into tears 😭🤣

[@xellanchaos5386]

But it's not a good day for rain...

[@thedeadratviolist6654]

Y E S

[@elizabethholloway1949]

when I finished the legend of Zelda breath of the wild I ended up isolating myself for a week because of how sad and empty I felt. It's weird finishing a game you're attached to

[@semidecent4395]

I’m sorry for being offtopic but your pfp is beautiful

[@Kitschune24]

especially since that game takes forever to beat and there's tons of extra content. you put so much love and care into it... and then one day the experience is over

[@Amins88]

Breath of the Wild would have given me a similar experience, but the game is so well designed that even after "finishing" it, I can still hop back in and explore and experience so much of it indefinitely. It has surpassed Majora's Mask as being my favorite Zelda game. Maybe even my favorite game of all time.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Finished botw a couple days ago, it certainly wasn't quite that magical for me.

[@flats7]

This video got me into p5, got royal and I'm finished the 2nd semester and now I'm terrified to finish the 3rd semester, rewatching this video literally made me cry. I know that's some wussy shit but still, godamn that games writing is so good. I bearly ever write comments, hell I bearly interact with the majority yet alone cry watching one. Thankyou for showing me this game (although you nor anyone will ever see this) Edit: still not done with 3rd semester it's been 5 months

[@itachiuchiha6891]

Finishing a japanese rpg game feels like you have lost a best friend, lost a friend who has been with you for hundreds of hours. You feel like you are so close to them even though deep inside you know they are not real but it still hurts you, even when you try to play it again it doesn't feel the same as when you played it the first time, at least that's how i felt when i finished persona 3, Tales series, Final fantasy, Rogue galaxy and other

[@zoeskylarstudio]

it happened to me when I finished playing persona 3. when I was at the last scene and mc was closing his I was already screaming not to go to sleep because it feels like he wont wake up again and then i realised that it's the end of the game and that I won't be able to have more fun with the cast made me so sad i cried for days 😭 you kmow it was just such a journey from cultivating the relationships between the squad and the social links them hearing them cheer for you at the last battle and then after all that .. its just emptiness i literally said "what do I do now that I finished persona 3?" it was definitely an experience i'll never forget 😭

[@thenameslado9207]

Hollow knight is the first game that made me put down my controller and hold back tears for the friends I've lost through the story :(

[@andrew_cunningham]

RIP Menderbug. You were too pure for this world.

[@antibot9804]

It's ok, I'm sure she's still singing her song somewhere. I'm sure she does. No, I'm okay. I'm perfectly fine. Everything is absolutely alright with m-

[@lucylu3342]

If I'd known he would have had that fate if I left the area, I would have stayed for the entire day, just sitting next to him on that blue lake.

[@pewpewdragon4483]

I'm so glad I stopped after my first completion and didn't touch any post-endgame/true endgame stuff until I was ready and had the time to invest. It gave me the opportunity to fall in love with the game a second time as I discovered more depth to the world and its game mechanics. Truly one of my all time favourites

[@mrrey3481]

For me that moment was when I finished Mass Effect 3 on my first FemShep playthrough. I was so heartborken and sad seeing Vakarian so broken, and EDI saying "I am alive" with that voice just made me cry which I almost never do ever. Everything felt so empty without their banter, without the cheekiness and stability of the Normandy....So I did what any reasonable male would. I had a good cry, denied everything what happened, had some more cry after hearing "does this unit has a soul" cried a lot after I saw Mordin and went to sleep only to start the trilogy all over again

[@realhumanbean21]

I know that feeling bro... I guess every Mass Effect player got a trauma after completing the trilogy. It feels like you've watched a really good tv series that has finished but it hurts two times more because you were in it yourself. And the story of ME3 doesn't help it at all cause it's filled with so many emotional moments that you won't forget any time soon. I just hope Bioware doesn't spoil the legacy of Shepards trilogy and it's characters in the future game

[@realhumanbean21]

Ля братан масс эффект короче охуенен

[@AndroidHarris]

Ending it with "take your time" bruh that hit hard i havent played persona 5 in like at least 4 years.

[@BioCraftHero]

15:15 Omori fandom: Ayo the pizza here

[@marcoiscool2057]

It's the same feeling when it's summer vacation but you miss your friends. I got this same feeling after beating Halo Infinite, Halo 3, and Fallout 1.

[@bilge677]

Holy shit, this video hits close. This happens with videogames, books, and movies. It’s crazy.

[@fletchercartwright1463]

I admit, I did all of those weird personification things with the stardew valley NPCs, it was isolation at the time and I couldn't talk to real people outside of online messaging which I don't use. I was extremely attatched to those characters.

[@JiroSowell]

While watching I was trying to think of games that were important to me and that were hard to say bye to. Then the video ended. I don't think I've felt more empty than I do now.

[@eldritchhollow7692]

Playing nier replicant and I cant wait to get hit by the metaphoric truck that is post-game depression

[@z-nab27]

there’s no need to wait because the entire game will already give you depression

[@LanceOfRenais]

God I am feeling this so hard with P5R it’s like I have nothing to do until I inevitably pick up XC3 again.

[@beatfromjetsetradio8239]

I remember feeling this phenomenon as a young child after 100%-clearing Spyro 2 on the PS1. Talk about an amazing, accessible experience from start to finish with an appreciable difficulty curve. I was so sad to shut it off after I realized that there really wasn’t anything left to do.

[@dragonblaze9539]

Glad to see a fellow Spyro fan! Spyro 2 is one of the best

[@FANDOMFUSIONS2007]

Whenever you play a game you are so attached with the main character or whatever happens with him like so you sometimes scold him during situations of fights or decisions but in the end both of you achieve your goal (goals like reaching the top peak on god of war, Arthur's aim to protect his group, ethan's goal to protect his daughter in re8). You also become a part of the journey (Arthur's journey throughout the game, Sebastian's struggle and sacrifices to reach his daughter, ghost kf tsushima) and much more so when the game is completed it feels like a farewell, an end of a journey of an arc we will never be able to experience the first time.

[@alinktoana]

Whoever has just started the Yakuza series during the pandemic and is pre-emptively feeling this, let’s have some group therapy sessions pls lol

[@pizzatime1901]

I’m on yakuza 5 rn and I’m not ready for it to end

[@michaeldost8155]

Just finished Life is Strange True colours yesterday and it’s extra dlc today, I just feel completely empty that my first play through is over, as much it was a great first time and I genuinely cherished it, I just wish there was more, this game truly sucked me in and I will truly cherish it in my heart forever.

[@americantwisted5091]

I remember feeling this way with the original life is strange, except I was much younger and couldn’t explain how I felt 😅

[@bootyliciouus]

I felt that with Life is strange 2, I felt like I had a real brother I had to take care of and learn how to be a good human being

[@d00mnoodle24]

Even though i've played many games that i absolutely loved, never did i sort of imagine me talking with the characters afterwards. But with life is strange i absolutely did, it was the only way to cope for me. I imagined saving rachel amber from mr jefferson, and her having a happy life with chloe while kate marsh was spared from all that pain. All these good people saved from their horrible fates. I know it's sort of cringe but i just couldn't deal with the horrible things that awaited them so i just made up a story where they didn't have to go through that. It did help but made me feel weird. They're not real, why did i cry so much then? When they found rachel, when chloe got shot or when kate was going through hell? Life is strange is just a one way ticket to depression

[@fxturist8534]

I finished no mans sky few months ago (if you didn't know, yes it have lore that ended extremely sad for me 💀) and even now when I start thinking about any part of the lore, I start thinking about the ending, the song that was there and that spoiler alert spoiler alert everything is now gone, every character forgot me because the simulation is reset, and feeling alone, even my main friends from the previous galaxy forgot me. It makes me cry even though few months have passed 💀

[@nathandonahue7499]

Ending persona 4, and moving on from the digital friends I’d made, actually filled me with anxiety and sadness. But it also gave me hope for the future. It was a game that really connected with me, as I was an unemployed college student at the time and all of my friends were growing up/moving on with their lives.

[@horstschlemmer9578]

When I finished Nier Replicant I felt depressed for like 2 weeks. Every time I thought of the game I got teary eyed. This is the only time this every happened to me. Even Nier Automata could not do the same thing, which I played soon after. The only scene in that game which got me to full on crying was the Emil boss fight. When he cried out for Kainee it was almost as I could feel his own sadness.

[@LoneOrca]

Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Whenever I listen to the soundtrack I still get chills at the end.

[@ALtheBoi]

I think this is one of the reasons I’m a completionist. I want to experience every last drop of enjoyment I can from the game so I _know_ there’s nothing else to do and I’m comfortable letting go of it. There is the occasional Person 5, a game that I continue playing even After I got the platinum.