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Famitsu Reveals Games That Made The Japanese Cry

Joshua Spudic
By Joshua Spudic

Famitsu.com has conducted a poll on the games that made the Japanese public cry and the top emotion driving game is Final Fantasy X. First released on the Playstation 2 (with further releases on Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita), the story follows Tidus, a Zanarkand resident transported 1000 years into the future and the pilgrimage of Yuna, where Tidus becomes one of her Guardians. Final Fantasy X beats out fellow Final Fantasy game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, the prequel of Final Fantasy VII starring Zack Fair, and Okami, a game about Amaterasu, the sun goddess of Japanese mythology, who takes the form of a wolf throughout the game.

Here is the top 20 of games that made the Japanese cry (thanks to Andriasang). You may notice that there are some games with the same number . That means that they had the same number of votes. Famitsu, however, did not disclose the number of votes for any game.

  • 1. Final Fantasy X (Square Enix, PS2, 7/19/2001)
  • 2. Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix, PSP, 9/13/2007)
  • 3. Okami (Capcom, PS2, 4/20/2006)
  • 4. Clannad (Gung-Ho Works, PS2, 2/23/2006)
  • 5. Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater (Konami, PS2, 11/17/2004)
  • 6. Steins;Gate (5pb., Xbox 360, 10/15/2009)
  • 7. AIR (Incerchannel, Dreamcast, 9/20/2001)
  • 8. Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix, PS, 1/31/1997)
  • 8. Mother 3 (Nintendo, GBA, 4/20/2006)
  • 10. Final Fantasy Type-0 (Square Enix, PSP), 10/27/2011)
  • 10. Little Busters! Converted Edition (Prototype, PS2, 12/24/2009)
  • 12. Final Fantasy IX (Square Enix, PS, 7/7/2000)
  • 12. NieR Replicant (Square Enix, PS3, 4/22/2010)
  • 14. 428 (Sega, Wii, 12/4/2008)
  • 16. Tales of the Abyss (Namco Bandai, PS2, 12/15/2005)
  • 16. Metal Gear Solid 4 (Konami, PS3, 6/12/2008)
  • 16. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix, PS3, 12/17/2009)
  • 16. Tales of Legendia (Namco Bandai, PS2, 8/25/2005)
  • 16. ICO (Sony, PS2, 12/6/2001)
  • 16. Shadow of the Colossus (Sony, PS2, 10/27/2005)

Are there any games that made you cry? Why don’t you tell us below in the comments or in the shoutbox, located at the left of the website.

Joshua Spudic
Joshua Spudic
Josh is the name, writing is my game... well my degree will say that. But, when uni gets me down (and it does), there is no better way that to grab a chair, sit back and slicing up some DarkspawnI started my gaming interest back in the good old 16 bit era with the Sega Mega Drive and Sonic The Hedgehog 2. I was roughly five years old. To this day I still try to fire up the dusty companion and speed through the wacky and bright levels, jumping on some Badniks, collecting those damn Chaos Emeralds. Then I moved onto Sony's disk based console the Playstation (thanks to my uncle). Since then I have picked up each of Sony's consoles from the 5th to current generation that has been released in Australia (with more to come).In terms of writing about games, I am quite new to the field. I started out late last year with my own blog before deciding to move to greener pastures. I have written a few reviews for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable. Features as well. I hope I can flex my muscles while writing with Capsule Computers.If I'm not gaming, however, I'm writing narratives. I am currently trying to kickstart a high fantasy novel (which, hopefully, turns into a complex RPG) that I want done in five years or so. My passion of writing has been there for a long time and has flourished as I grew. I'm into the fantasy genre, both games and novels, and thoroughly enjoy a deep and complex RPG, whether it comes from the East or West.Oh and anime is awesome!

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