Bastion/Tear Jerker


 * I don't know about you, but on a certain level, hearing Ruck's narration as The Kid makes his way through some ruins of the city, and finds tons of people, turned to statues of ash, brought tears to my eyes. Each one of those people has a name. Each and every one had their own life and their own dreams, and you find them all turned to ash, and Rucks remembers them all...

"Rucks:."
 * Zulf's Theme. If the lyrics and minor key weren't enough, consider the context it's played in.
 * Arguably, if you choose to, the tone of the whole situation suddenly becomes much more optimistic and reinforces the Crowning Moment of Awesome everyone's having..
 * When, if you're not quick enough, , with a heartbreaking voiceover to accompany the moment.

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 * After returning from the Tazl Terminals, you get a bit of this mixed with a dash of awesome at the end. The Kid lands back at the Bastion, flat on his face as usual, and...