30 Day Video Game Challenge: Day 9

Day 9: Saddest Game Scene

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First off, you can't talk about pivotal scenes in RPG's without at least noting the death of Aeris in FFVII.  There, I talked about it.

But the two scenes that will share the honor of this distinction on my blog belong to two very recent games.  The are, in no particular order:

Dom's Sacrifice - Gears of War 3



Dom gives his life to save his best friend Marcus, Sam, and Anya from a horde of Locust. 
"I never thought it would end like this, huh?  Huh Maria?"  Not much else needs to be said about this scene.



Thane's Death - Mass Effect 3



I love Thane's story.  A terminally ill master assassin helping to save the universe.  He dies a hero - and in the end, Shepard even acknowledges his own mortality as Thane's son, Kolyat, completes Thane's final wish - a prayer for Commander Shepard. "Goodbye Thane, you won't be alone long."