Though I'm a very sensitive person, I typically don't cry whenever a sad scene occurs in a video game. Movies maybe, but video games very rarely will I ever cry. That being said, there is only a few instances where I have shed a tear or two. That was during
Skyward Sword. SS did an excellent job with it's storyline and how it was portrayed, and did make me get a little emotional here and there.
The first scene that made me tear up was without a doubt Hylia (Zelda's) beginning of a one thousand (1,000) year sleep. What started as an explanation turned into a blessing, and then an apology, of which then escalated further from there. You can see the emotion the two had in this scene. Hylia was clearly disappointed in herself for not telling Link about their situation earlier, and Link was stunned and shocked by this whole reveal. Just looking at her face, you can see how sad she is, yet confident that she knows she's doing the right thing. And that's when things go downhill from there (in a good way).
Hylia stands upon the pedestal of sorts, and begins to explain how she must face the consequences. Though she doesn't speak, the tone in her words says it enough for me. She's sad, and perhaps a bit frustrated as well, about what she has done to Link. So much that when she finally turns to face him, she cries. Zelda, though being controlled by Hylia, is a character I would have never expected to cry, but there she was, shedding tears. Then there's Link. Standing there shocked, and as soon as Hylia begins to enclose herself, he chases after her, nearly tripping up the steps, just to stop her. But as soon as he gets there, it's too late. Here Hylia was, nearly emotionless behind an almost unbreakable barrier, and she has to stay there for thousands of years. That's thousands of years she won't step foot outside, interact with others, and most importantly, spend time with the person who risked life and blood to save here. But that wasn't even the worst part.
Let's just talk about this for a second. Here's this hero, who started off as a young boy no less, crying. He started off small, but grew into something bigger than most would expect. He faced challenge, after challenge, after challenge to rescue his best friend -- quite possibly, the woman he loves. He risked life and limb, and was going to save her no matter the blood, sweat and tears he had to endure. He's shed some the blood, perspired some sweat, but here were the tears. After chasing after her for so long, only to have her sealed away for thousands of years, just crushed him. I've never seen Link be so emotional before. Though we see a few shocked expressions and half-smiles here and there in other titles, this was finally one were we got to see something extraordinary. This, this was what made Link seem real. When getting to her in time didn't work, and attempting to break the barrier failed as well, he admitted defeat. He knew that getting her back would be his biggest challenge yet, and he wasn't going to stop until he could talk to her -- see her smile once again.
That scene, that was one that made me cry. Though there have been a few more, that was one I wanted to go in depth with.