"I'm mostly drawn to games that make me cry, like those deadly sad films," says the writer. "Red Dead Redemption 2" is an extremely character-driven, often heartbreaking epic.

"Röki" is a lot about loss, grief, and family bonds, and if you are as sensitive to these topics as I am, you will howl like a castle dog at "Röki." "TELLTALE'S THE WALKING DEAD" is set in the last throes of the once Wild West in 1899. It's a beautiful, smaller indie adventure set in a world of Scandinavian folklore, and you play a young girl named Tove. "God of War" is about a war that wipes you out for the 20th time because of the terrible things that happen to the characters and their stories to your heart. "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" is the latest installment in the popular series about a man who goes on a quest to find his lost love.