I gotta agree that there's some great games out there that really make you feel for the person you're in control of.

One game that I personally felt did this the best was FF8. Games don't always have to be mindless to be a great experience.

A lot of RPGs either win big or lose big in this department. I recently stopped playing Cross Edge because I stopped caring about it, and all the annoying little characters in it had the personality of skid-marked boxers. Whereas games like FF8 and Grandia 2 had characters with personality and purpose, ones that you were willing to take hours out of your social life to find out what happened to them.

Sure Games can, just like movies, to me even more so because there is is that interactive connectivity you get with games that you will never get with films. Movie makers have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to games simply being they have never spent the time playing quality games that us gamers do every generation or never had a chance to emotionally invest in a great character and it's game world. Maybe one day they will get it.

The end of Final Fantasy X had me pretty choked up, Secret of Mana and Shadow of the Colossus were tear jerkers as well.

Yes they can. Everything from Chinatown Wars to MGS4 is more than capable of doing that.

Yes when Snake was walking through that hallway oven and his suit start burnig off, you can't help but feel something.

I thought Unlimited Saga on PS2 pissed me off so much that I wanted to kill the developers with my 44.Seriously.

I also thought Two Worlds on 360 broke my heart and I nearly cried in anger because some of the media called it the next Oblivion...and Microsoft/Southpeak actually allowed that horrendous trainwreck to even get published.God help us for we fell for the lies

Well I definitely weeped playing MGS4 and Final Fantasy X. I've recently ordered Lost Odyssey, and I'm hoping that's equally as moving as the aforementioned titles.

I'm sorry but that's just a stupid question. Can books make you feel?

MGS4 ending cutscenes. KH1 and 2. FFVII. Kingdom Hearts 2 really had some emotional aspects to it alongside a very thought out and engaging storyline. (one of the best imo). MGS4 ending got me tearing up when Sunny asked Hal where Snake went, and he responded that he went on a long vacation. Also when Raiden saw his son was awe inspiring.

edit: I forgot to add that the music in the KH series is AMAZING. I mean the piano segments are so emotional and the theme songs by Utada Hikaru are in their own class. (coming from a person who listens to metalcore.)

I saluted and felt what could be described as sadness Otacon said "Snake... had a hard life".

I just finished playing crisis core, and to be honest i actually shed a little tear at the ending, ff7 the original was great but crisis core with the voice acting just added to the experience so much, i thought the ending was perfectly sad.... great game.

Shadow Moses.

FFX ending was tough to hold the tears. (Spoiler Alert) I remember when Tidus hugged her onto her back and then ran off and jumped off the airship and gave his father a high 5. That was one of the most heart felt endings I have ever witnessed in a game.

I think it comes down to us being our own worst critics. If someone does something stupid in a horror film and dies, we just think, "well, I wouldn't have done that." But die in Fatal Frame and it's because of something you did. You were not up to the task of surviving and it's your own damn fault you got a game over. Conversely, succeed and it's your doing as well. This is why games engage us more than any other medium, as we have control over the outcome, but only just as often succeeding can be rather difficult.

The end of Kingdom Hearts when Sora is separated from Kairi... Then the theme song kicks in and they slowly drift apart. I'm not gonna lie, I haven't played that in a long time but, that whole scene got to me.

FF7, FF10 and Shadow of Colossus were also emotional. Say what you will but in my opinion games driven by a gripping, emotional plot can provoke just as much emotion as any movie or book.

well frankly, i drop some tears whit MGS:4 first when i thought Raiden was dead, and next one at the end, hell didnt expect that.

OH! and Crisis Core, never played any FF ever, i just played this on psp and well the final got me ._.

as for angry, er...... i may sound a lil fanboy but o well, i get all angry with Gears of War online, awsome game still, the online sucked (by the time i had it)

I thought when you had to chose who lives and who dies on Virmire was emotional.

Shadow of the Colussus, FF7: CC, MGS4

Emotional scenes, in no particular order:
1.When Aerith died and Cloud revealed his emotions
2.The events after Rinoa became a Sorceress & Squall goes after her
3.Tidus jumping off, Yuna weeping
4.Snake executing Sniper Wolf, Otacon weeping
5.Snake learnt of The Boss's reasons, and salutes her
6.The part when Otacon said "Snake...had a hard life" sob~
7.Kairi separated from Sora

Games like ICO & SotC are consistently emotional :D
ICO is a very unique game which probably can never be translated into a movie. You actually CARE for the girl as the game progresses, and there is this sense of duty to protect her from harm.

especially RPGs (but not limited to) have always been story driven. And the Best ones have always made the player emotionally attached. Western games this gen (and maybe last too) have also been critical with putting stories in their work too.

Some stories can only be told in games. Imagine if MGS came out as a movie instead of a game. Would it have had the same impact it did if it was? No. Would FFVII achieve what it has if it was a novel or anime series instead? No. Both have great stories and no matter the medium, I'm sure they would've been successful. But it would have given the same emotional impact to people if they weren't games.