DQ XI actually had a lot of moments that hit hard. The game in general is pretty damn melancholy
Really the one that hit me the most was the interlude with the main characters grandfather. He's shown a world where there was never an attack on the palace, his son and daughter in law never died and his grandson was never forced to live away from his family.
There's something to be said about how there is a lot of tragedy in this game surrounding families.