Here's a few I can think of:
Secret of Mana - The entire sequence leading up to the final boss fight and ending just blows me away. Especially the tragedy of the little sprite character who vanishes after the mana beast is destroyed.
Chrono Trigger - This game was the master at getting the player emotionally attached to the characters. The tragedy of Chrono getting killed by lavos, and the bittersweet joy of resurrecting him with the time egg was one particular scene that stands out in my mind.
Earthbound - I really don't know why, but I started to get really attached to the characters. So whenever the game suddenly decided to get "serious" it triggered an emotional response in me.
Silent Hill 2 - There were several memorable scenes that pulled at my heartstrings, but James playing the videotape and the scene that follows is perhaps one of the best cinematic gaming moments ever. (That and Angela on the stairs.)
Silent Hill 3 - Heather is perhaps one of the most utterly human videogame characters ever. She has a lot of good scenes that get me riled up, but in particular the scene with Douglas in the car really gives me chills.
Final Fantasy 6 - The tragedy of little Terra's parents, and the world around them. This was one of the first games to yank at my heartstrings, and make me realize that games could be just as cinematic and emotionally manipulative as a movie.
Final Fantasy 7 - God, where to begin? I felt sorry for Aeris to be certain, but all throughout the game there were scenes that made me feel the little triumphs and tragedies for the characters like a good epic film.
Final Fantasy 10 - Perhaps THE most exquisitely cinematic game ever, and I was surprised how well I was able to feel for the characters despite some of them (Tidus in particular) looking like the typical Square character design fashion-plates.
Have any of you played games that you seemed to either grow attached to or just felt like you were inside the game?
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