{"id":106459,"date":"2016-10-12T14:55:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=106459"},"modified":"2016-10-13T07:38:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T05:38:37","slug":"the-5-most-heart-breaking-deaths-in-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/106459-the-5-most-heart-breaking-deaths-in-video-games","title":{"rendered":"The 5 most heart-breaking deaths in video games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Video games can be a great source of relaxed, time-killing entertainment, and\u00a0the media ranges from mindless fun to deep and involved storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most emotional moments we&#8217;ve witnessed across all types of media have been in video games.<\/p>\n<p>The added level of immersion, interaction with characters, and player agency makes the death of a beloved character both important and emotional.<\/p>\n<p>Check out five of the most heart-breaking death scenes in video games:<\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Mordin Solus &#8211; Mass Effect 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The death of Mordin Solus in Mass Effect 3 was the saddest moment in the game.<\/p>\n<p>The character&#8217;s likeable mannerisms makes a strong impression on the player, meaning his heroic sacrifice is even more impactful.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cs1OmqvcUtQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Lee Everett &#8211; The Walking Dead<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Walking Dead is narrative-focussed title which is packed with crucial emotional moments and tough decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The very end of the game however, forces the player to make the toughest decision of all.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yBD7Ir04Sis\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Maria\u00a0&#8211; Gears of War 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Gears of War 2 is a great example of an action-packed shooter with a well-written story.<\/p>\n<p>After finally finding his wife after years of searching, Dominic Santagio struggles to come to terms with her condition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_lE03vrC9Rw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Sarah &#8211; The Last of Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Last of Us has been praised as an example of great video game story-telling, and its emotional themes are framed by the early and sudden death of the protagonist&#8217;s child.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UomafmJQQ3o\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Aerith &#8211; Final Fantasy 7<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Aerith&#8217;s death was one of the most important events in the Final Fantasy universe and was one of the first truly emotional and shocking events to be portrayed in\u00a0a video game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wx3duFYCcho\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">\u00a0<strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to These game mechanics must die\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/96589-these-game-mechanics-must-die.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">These game mechanics must die<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look back at some of the saddest moments in video game history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":106489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3,11681,4],"tags":[22443,16281,22445,22439,19481,22441,22317,1157,17684],"class_list":["post-106459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-crying","tag-deaths","tag-emotional","tag-heartbreaking","tag-sad","tag-saddest","tag-scenes","tag-video-games","tag-worst"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107859,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106459\/revisions\/107859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}