Gently weep over your DS with Bandai Namco's 99 Tears

[wraggster]

We can all think back to particular moments in certain video games that have penetrated the thick, black crust which envelops our hearts and caused us to tear up. Perhaps it was that heartbreaking moment in Final Fantasy VII, or the ending to Shadow of the Colossus. Maybe it was the time your mom made you go to bed while you were in the middle of a particularly gripping Karazhan raid, or when you finally finished Steel Magnolias Adventures, a game so awesome that it hasn't actually been created yet.

Bandai Namco is making a pretty heady claim -- not only is their newest game going to make you cry, it's going to do it about 100 times. Calling the aptly titled 99 no Namida (or 99 Tears) a game isn't actually accurate. It's more of a handheld therapeutic crying assistant, providing you with a sad graphic novel to read for 15 minutes at the end of each day, with a brief questionnaire following shortly after, the results of which will help move you closer to the story which will more effectively tug at your heartstrings, and further from the respect of your bros on the wrestling squad.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/09/ge...mcos-99-tears/

[wiggy fuzz]

meh... i cried all my tears when my gran died

[Jeric]

Bah, I dont' trust any company who's outright telling you what your emotional response is going to be.

[Flygon]

I really don't think cry training is going to improve our lives.

[Shadowblind]

Buying a game for depression...when I saw Bandai Namco was heading it I got hopeful, but a crying game?...that IS sad.

[williew705]

The hottest new game for the Emo generation.