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[geary]

As 2023 is almost over, I’m curious what your best/most/top 3 memorable gaming moments from the past year are!

For me, these are:
1. Lizzy Dizzy Concert in Phantom Liberty;
2. Raphael Final Act song/battle in Baldur's Gate 3;
3. First time entering Hogwarts.

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[rofif]

FF16 prologue
AC6 balteus fight
Hogwarts Castle I agree
Obviously Forspoken "muh magic and shit" since this means I got to have that game all for myself.

 

[ADiTAR]

4. Replaying Pikmin 1 in Pikmin 4.
3. Metroid Prime Remastered
2. Diving from the top cube maze thingy in the sky all the way to the Depths in TotK
1. The final battle ending of TotK

 

[Gaiff]

1. Sending Songbird to the moon
2. Baldur's Gate III epilogue
3. Johnny Silverhand's farewell in that chopper

 

[ungalo]

I'd say one of the ending of Phantom Liberty for me. Lizzy Wizzy concert was also great.

I'm sure someone will say the music sequence in AW2 but i don't think it was that great. It's something i'm used to having played all the Remedy games, and i think the one in Control was more enjoyable.

Atomic Heart's intro was pretty sick.

I don't really have in mind a pure moment of gameplay. Perhaps this, pretty dope :

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Final Fantasy 16, especially the 3rd.

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[Chuck Berry]

That first shot to someone’s dick that you make in RoboCop Rogue City

 

[Punished Miku]

Getting your fully repaired sword in TotK

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

The ending of Like A Dragon Gaiden.

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[poppabk]

1. Asseto Corsa No Hesi in VR with wheel.
2. Beamng.drive in VR
3. BroForce, Stick Fight, Boomerang Fu, Takelings, Acron attack of the Squirrels, Quake 2 local multiplayer with my kids
4. Actually finishing an SP game - Miles Morales, although I almost quit when they did that stupid flashback to your science project.

 

[Beer Baelly]

Sony leak
MS + Activision Blizzard

 

[adamsapple]

A very easy pick for me.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

1: Playstation Portal
- since release, I'm back to gaming on a daily basis again, with 90% of my playtime being on Portal

2: Paragon Overpime EU PS5 Beta
- it's Paragon, on PS5

3: PSVR2
- it's VR, on PS5

 

[NeverYouMind]

1) Exploring Rosa Isabelle Street in Lies of P while "Fascination" plays over the intercoms.

2) A close second would be replaying Resident Evil 3 Remake with modded (Brad Hair) Carlos and modded classic Nemesis on Hardcore.

3) Also, if reveals count I would say that this one got me the most excited:

 

[Damigos]

Diablo 4 campaign ONLY
FF16 Intro and Titan fight
3 WoW expansions announced and THAT Metzen speak at Blizzcon
GoW Ragnarok Valhalla being free

Dont know if it counts :
Getting new gaming PC (i5 13600, 4070) and having Game Pass for the first time. I ve finished Forza Horizon 4 and 5 and i am half way into Forza Motorsport. Halo Collection is next

I also want to mention that i ve never remembered a year with so many leaks. And especially leaks regarding not only games but personal info too. It is an awful situation for everyone and i really cant understand what the leakers / hackers gain from this

 

[cormack12]

Probably when I activated spartan rage and farted at the same time. Never see the likes of those days again, such good timing.

 

[simpatico]

Being locked into a dimly lit gymnasium with a spiderized version of Klement Gottwald

 

[T4keD0wN]

 

[Bartski]

I won't miss

 

[Alan Wake]

1.


2. Seeing Alan return in Alan Wake II
3. The new gameplay as Ashley in RE4

 

[Punished Miku]

1.

Great game.

 

[Dacvak]

 

[Dick Jones]

That first shot to someone’s dick that you make in RoboCop Rogue City

I was going to write that. Seeing a trophy pop for it as well.

 

[NeverYouMind]

 

[tommib]

Metroid Prime Remastered shadow drop

Final Fantasy XVI - Prologue demo

Alan Wake 2 - We Sing

 

[Shifty1897]

The wildest 30 minutes of my 2023:

 

[Dacvak]

That first shot to someone’s dick that you make in RoboCop Rogue City

And just like that, one sentence has sold me on this game.

 

[Danjin44]

 

[Calverz]

Insomniac leak that showed Sony are concerned their approach is outdated.

Then Alan wake 2 performance at the keighleys.

 

[Fredrik]

First building attempt in Zelda TOTK

 

[Dazraell]

• Herald of Darkness musical on Alan Wake II
• Firestarter mission on Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Titan boss fight on Final Fantasy XVI

Honorable mentions:

• Opening hours on Hogwarts Legacy
• Lizzy Wizzy concert on Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

 

[DragoonKain]

Entering the Phendrana Drifts in Metroid Prime Remastered for the first time in over 20 years. I can't adequately express how much I love Metroid Prime/Remastered. Loved it 20 years ago, love it now. My GOTY for 2023. It was nostalgia overload entering the drifts for the first time again. That music, the scenery. Playing it while it was snowing outside IRL. Just serenity.

 

[bender]

Reliving the animation work in Ghost Trick Phantom Detective on an OLED screen.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

We Sing, nothing else comes close from what I've played.

 

[Alan Wake]

We Sing, nothing else comes close from what I've played.

I hear you. But it's not much of gaming at all, more of an... experience. But what a cool experience it was. And I just loved they did the dance at TGA.

 

[ungalo]

also gameplay wise

 

[tommib]

also gameplay wise

Sekiro mods looking reasonable these days.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Like a Dragon Gaiden - Joryu's second to last scene

 

[Roberts]

Everything that happens in the last three levels of Hi-Fi Rush. Every new story beat elevates it from a great game to a legendary one.

But my personal favourite is a realisation (after playing the game for almost two years) that I can build my base around the tree in Grounded. Just made the traversal so much more convenient and no more worries about critters trying to destroy it.

 

[NightmareFarm]

SHOOOOOWWWWWW MEEEEEE THE CHAMPION OF LIIIIIIGHTTTTT

 

[hinch7]

Phantom Liberty - Lizzy Wizzy concert
FFXVI Titan fight
Alan Wake 2 - We Sing

 

[Hero_Select]

Getting the Master Sword in Tears of the Kingdom. It was perfect.

 

[bishopcruz]

Too many this year, so hard to narrow it down but:

The "good" ending in Phantom Liberty
The final dive in Tears of the Kingdom
Bahamut fight and Prologue in FFXVI
We Sing
Raphael's Final Act
Building my own ship in Starfield, just a pure joy.
LAD Gaiden, the ending. Just... wow.

 

[RoboFu]

Another great hi fi rush moment

 

[semiconscious]

i'm also going with that first time roaming around hogwarts castle. how could such a great gaming experience've taken so long? & what were the odds it'd be realized in a game created by a developer most people'd never even heard of?...

 

[Laieon]

+1 to "Exploring Hogwarts".

 

[Doom85]

Raphael boss fight from Baldur’s Gate 3 was already taken, so I have to go with the final boss of the first planet, Jarilo-VI, in Honkai Star Rail. Satisfying conclusion to the characters‘ stories from the planet, some cool cutscenes, an unexpected whole new ability type and skill tree unlock for the MC, and holy shit, the music goes so hard.

 

[BlackProdigy]

Booting up Starfield and lifting off for the first time.

 

[darth.shrimp]

The entire finale of TotK - from the moment you go down the final drop beneath the castle and find the torch Zelda dropped during the prologue, the final fight against Ganondorf (all three phases), to the ending sequence. GOTG right there.

The first time you go to the Underdark in BG3, probably completely unprepared for what's to come.

Playing Darktide again for the first time after 6 months, with all the improvements, the new skill trees etc. Holy Throne, it's like an entirely different game from what it was at launch.

 

[Hohenheim]

HERALD OF DARKNESS! Such a glorious mindfuck.