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[deriks]

Even that you're hyped for a game, there's "a" thing that can appear and your mind you be blown. That's why we love gaming. So I got some things that I love:

The start of the real first level of Doom (2016)

The first Bullet Bill in Super Mario World

Turning into Super Sonic after getting all Chaos Emeralds

Getting your neck sliced by this fucker

The art in general

So how about you guys?

 

[mrmickfran]

Summoning my first demon in Bayonetta

My first time surfing on an enemy in Devil May Cry 3

My first Izuna Drop in Ninja Gaiden

 

[BriGuy]

Magitech armor walking towards Narshe in "3D".

 

[CAR105 3]

Soul Reaver's intro. That intro blowed my mind away. Another aspect that blew me away from was plane shifting, I'm amazed that no other game tried such a thing. At least that I know of.

 

[New002]

Blowing up part of the environment in Red Faction 1 for the first time. What an amazing moment.

 

[struggler_guts]

The opening of kingdom hearts was the very first time I took a video game seriously.

 

[Voyevoda]

Soul Reaver's intro. That intro blowed my mind away. Another aspect that blew me away from was plane shifting, I'm amazed that no other game tried such a thing. At least that I know of.

Similarly, Chrono Cross' intro.

 

[mcz117chief]

When Shadow of the Colossus started I immediately knew that it wouldn't be just another game.

And of course, when I heard "Weiss, you dumbass!" for the first time I knew I was in for a treat.

 

[Tall4Life]

Fighting the Metal Gear basically immediately in Metal Gear Rising Revengeance made me know that it would be an incredible game.

 

[banefirelord]

Walking out of the sewers in Oblivion and seeing the world for the first time.

 

[lazygecko]

Near the beginning of Dark Messiah when you wake up with an assassin in your bedroom. I kicked him down the stairs. Then he groaned in pain and started climbing up the stairs. So I kicked him down again.

That alone taught me everything I needed to know about the game.

 

[Baleoce]

The opening chopper scene in FarCry 3: Blood Dragon.

Just instantly made me think "this game doesn't mess about!"

 

[Theodoricos]

Walking on the Presidium in Mass Effect 1 and learning about all these different species, cultures and civilizations. It felt like I was taking my first steps into a much larger world.

 

[antitrop]

Dante swinging an enemy into the air and holding them there with his pistols in the first Devil May Cry.

It's still cool, but in 2001 there was nothing cooler.

 

[redcrayon]

In the first few seconds of Megaman X, as you appear, vehicles are moving past you, fleeing the enemy robots and trailing smoke. I always thought that was a great background touch that said 'the city is under attack' in a few seconds without any words.

 

[Kaji AF16]

Exiting the sewers in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Back in 2006, that was very impressive.

 

[PensivePen]

Opening few minutes of Deadly Premonition. I didn't know a single thing about the game going in, and the strange style with which the first cutscene was directed, York's bizarre diatribe about Tom & Jerry, the mystery as to who the hell Zack was, and the immediate plunge into a supernatural otherworld had me completely enthralled from the instant I began.

 

[Dice]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj6plOoDl_sThe intro to Metal Gear Solid.

Still the GOAT.

 

[Glass Shark]

The opening sequence of Saints Row IV was just spectacular and set the tone for the rest of the game.

 

[BigBadGiantHand]

- Jumping around the area outside Peach's Castle in Mario 64

- Entering Rapture in Bioshock

- Leaving the Vault in Fallout 3

 

[OverturePT]

Seeing the Hyrule field for the first time in Ocarina of Time.


Jumping into the devastated overworld in Terranigma.


Teleporting to 600AD in Chrono Trigger.

 

[Talax]

The FFVIII intro CG

 

[Hanswurstkenobi]

Bounty Hunting Bandits in a Canyon during a Thunderstorm in Red Dead Redemption

 

[GIANKRATOS]

Fighting a giant hydra during a storm in the first God Of War.

The first Colossus in Shadow Of The Colossus.

 

[jbluzb]

Clickers in the last of us. Teddie 😍

 

[Bluth54]

Entering the lighthouse and seeing Rapture for the first time in Bioshock. What an amazing opening to a game.

 

[playXray]

Getting off the boat in Morrowind.

Arriving in Teldrassil in WoW.

The opening sequence of Soul Blade.

Filling the plane with proximity mines just before Anna Navarre shows up in Deus Ex.

My first night in Minecraft.

Getting the Gravity Gun in Half-Life 2.

The opening video from Resident Evil.

 

[Strootman]

When "from past to present" started playing in skyrim.

 

[Menitta]

RULES OF NATURE!!!

 

[Ozigizo]

Look at all these numbers I can increase in Disgaea.

 

[MikeyB]

Getting off the boat in Morrowind.

Yep, definitely that.

The intro to House of the Dead: Overkill. (Nsfw language)

The first propane cannister explosion that wiped out an entire base in Far Cry 2 through some lucky positionung and fire spread.

The magic animations in Golden Axe.

 

[PsionBolt]

Kicking the can in Mega Man Legends.

Honourable mention to the area immediately after that, where you can jump on top of a truck, be driven around for a while, use the height of the truck to make the jump onto the roof of a nearby house, and then jump from roof to roof.
Actually, the first boss, too -- just how huge and intimidating he was. Really, the whole game is made of moments like this.

 

[Diancecht]

Shadow of Chernobly.

After you exit the Sidorovich's bunker and see a world that is utterly fucked.

 

[Creamium]

The moment you got Epona for keeps in Ocarina of Time. When you exit the ranch and ride around Hyrule field for the first time... magic.

 

[Malreyn]

First time seeing Subzero rip the spine out of someone and the Annoucer goes "Fatality"

 

[MasterShotgun]

Xenoblade

When you first walk out to Gaur Plains and the music kicks in.

 

[Fishlake]

Walking through a portal made from the portal gun in Portal. I was at a friends house and he showed me the game that's why it was not directly at the beginning.

Summoning and invasions in Demon's Souls. I was scrapped out the gate in 2-1.

Slicing apart wood in Skyward Sword.

 

[Red]

Being able to play with gravity on individual planetoids in Mario Galaxy renewed my love for gaming.

 

[WiseSplinteR]

First rocket jump.

First parry in Demons Souls.

Most recently: first aerial goal in RocketLeague. What a rush.

 

[RionaaM]

Learning that you can open the cinema door in the first level of Duke Nukem 3D. I hadn't seen anything like that before, and it totally blew my mind.

Another thing was flying for the first time in Child of Light. I was loving the setting, art style, combat system and writing so far, but after acquiring this ability I realized this game was a masterpiece.

Oh, and let's not forget about Ace Attorney 1. I was skeptic about it at first, but decided to try it anyway. Can't remember the exact point it happened, but at the end of the first case one thing was clear: this was awesome.

 

[Irishonion]

Ill have to go with scene in Xenoblade chronicles x, after first spot you walk and see the first world. So awesome.

 

[Emu-Fred]

The Witness

Spoiler

When you find an environmental puzzle for the first time, it was such a great moment

 

[Zaki2407]

Gran Turismo 3 intro. The game cost $US100 in my country. Took all of my saving and bought the game.

 

[Crayolan]

Super Metroid-When you find the Metroid 1-esque mini Kraid, then walk into the next room, the super intimidating boss music kicks in, and you're greeted by a new, fucking enormous Kraid who covers the entire screen. And then he gets even bigger.

Metroid Prime-When you first step onto Tallon IV and hear that overworld theme.

 

[Mupod]

RULES OF NATURE

 

[Brian_FETO]

Bioshock Infinite: Hallelujah

 

[Cormano]

Walking into stormwind for the first time in WoW.

Mario 64, just playing around with Mario outside the castle.

 

[CanUKlehead]

Akira kicking ass in Virtua Fighter, low res polygons and all.

Wavy time travel transition in Chrono Trigger.

Leaving the shelter and seeing the sun for the first time in Fallout 3.

Bayonetta slowmotion dodge and all the graphical effects surrounding it.

 

[Plum]

The start of MGSV. You go through the tiring, exciting, long opening sequence then Ocelot starts explaining the situation to you. Then this song starts playing and tells you "yep, there's fun times ahead!"

Too bad the game as a whole didn't meet such lofty expectations.

 

[L.O.R.D]

Clothes ripping in senran kagura,also jiggling.
Sorry,can't post gif.