Long games with no substance suck, but long games with a powerful finale can make up for every moment you spent trudging through its numerous chapters. You could say that these games make you feel 'empty' once the credits roll.

Here are my top picks of games that take a hundred or more hours to finish, but with a good emotional payoff at the end.

Note that this list is exclusively for single-player games. Adding live-service games would defeat its purpose. 

Games That Take Too Long To Finish But Are Absolutely Worth It At The End