Shamrock7r
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Of course I did. The devil child story. I meant it had nothing to offer in terms of items or inventory, but at that point I understood what was really amazing about the game.
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When Did You Realise Your Favourite Game Was Something Special?
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Of course I did. The devil child story. I meant it had nothing to offer in terms of items or inventory, but at that point I understood what was really amazing about the game.
LordAmused
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Bioshock Infinite when I saw Columbia. I was blown away.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Super Metroid--title screen.
Ludger Kresnik
Member
Persona 4, the opening. I went in totally blind and it just grabbed me instantly. I knew my life was permanently ruined.
poodaddy
Member
When I heard Frog's theme and realized there was so much more to him than just being a humanoid Frog. Or maybe it was when I got in the Epoch.....or maybe when I prepared to fight Magus and felt a chill run down my spine as the music told me this guy wasn't to be trifled with. It could of also been when I started bobbing my head to Robo's theme instinctively. Hard to say which of those is the most predominant.....
cj_iwakura
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The title screen.
Funyarinpa
Member
Virtue's Last Reward (SPOILERS)
When Tenmyouji took out the picture of Akane to use it on a face recognition device. I didn't realize that Tenmyouji was Junpei at that point, but that moment connected VLR with 999. 999 was my GOAT at that point which I'd played about a month earlier. The seemingly unrelated second Nonary Game started to click in at that moment, and it was the beginning of the magnificent crescendo that was VLR's ending.
TheHolyTurnip
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Dragon Quest VIII - Walking around the overworld map for the first time was an awe inspiring event. There's much beautiful area to traverse, and something about the scope and the art just brings it all together into a place I didn't just want to explore, I wanted to see all of it. Can't wait for XI, I hope they can bring that same sense of wonder and exploration back.
Chrono Trigger - When Chrono
and you start tearing up over a character that never says a thing in the entire game. And Trigger had a lot of stuff like that, tons of moments and bits of music that just pull you in and really make you feel for the characters or the world they're in.
Chrono Trigger - When Chrono
dies
Fallout-NL
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Funny, it was the exact same moment for me with World of Warcraft. I got there a little early because I wanted to finish one of the longer quest lines that extends from Teldrassil into Darkshore. It was way too difficult, but I played as a rogue and I sorta managed to get it done eventually because I was sneaking past a lot of shit that would've taken ages otherwise. It was a great moment (and Darkshore remains one of my favorite zones). Probably ten years ago now...
With Dark Souls I had a similar moment when I finally managed to make it to the Undead Parish (after having restarted the game a bunch of times over a year or two, not managing to get into it). When I got to that particular zone I was filled with feelings I hadn't experienced for a long time in video games. The stakes were high (carried a bunch of souls), the leveldesign just blew my mind (how much is there to this game? And how can it be this good?) and the combat started to really click (this is like Diablo but with actual combat).
It's why I actually mentioned the Playstation 2 version since I played through Persona 4 the first time just a year after it released on the PS2. Playing Golden a few years later was great for the Epilogue exactly for that closure, but back then when it was just the Playstation 2 version (which doesn't have Marie or the Epilogue), I was just left at the end with this nice, but also sad feeling thinking about how all the characters evolve and grow from there on out without any official or canon explaination of how it continues past that point.
And that made me realize how special Persona 4 was to me, that I was so attached to the characters that I wanted to know what happens next, even if it's just my own imagination thinking about how it continues for all the characters I helped realize something about themselves,
if my protagonist will ever see them again and such.
Sine Mora (I'm one of the handful of people who actually played it to death) when flying over the capital and fireworks go off in the background and epic music plays.
Dark Souls when fighting the first black knight in the Undead Burg. Loads of other moments too from that game but that was the hook.
Destiny when playing the Vault of Glass for the first time (even though I've grown to become very bored of the game now).
Titanfall when finishing top in a match!
Dark Souls when fighting the first black knight in the Undead Burg. Loads of other moments too from that game but that was the hook.
Destiny when playing the Vault of Glass for the first time (even though I've grown to become very bored of the game now).
Titanfall when finishing top in a match!
Randy Solo
Member
I came here to post some very specific things, and then realised I didn't need to as you'd already done it for me. Those raindrops.
Link's Awakening: Learning the truth of Koholint Island.
LA was my first Zelda game back when I was a wee nipper and the only reason I picked it up was because I liked the sword and shield on the cover. After reading the mural just before the 6th dungeon, my mind was blown. I was already impressed with its story, side-quests, items etc. but having this plot twist thrown at me was when I realised just how lucky I was when I decided to get the game. It was that moment I realised there was more to video games then just making a plumber run right and jump over holes.
LA was my first Zelda game back when I was a wee nipper and the only reason I picked it up was because I liked the sword and shield on the cover. After reading the mural just before the 6th dungeon, my mind was blown. I was already impressed with its story, side-quests, items etc. but having this plot twist thrown at me was when I realised just how lucky I was when I decided to get the game. It was that moment I realised there was more to video games then just making a plumber run right and jump over holes.
Daria Morgendorffer
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Persona 4 Golden: when winter arrived and I realised that I didn't want the game to end.
Unaha-Closp
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that moment when you realise that you love puzzling out how to enter a building without being seen by the patrolling guards or security cameras or search lights. Metal Gear Solid was that revelation for me. So good. So good in fact I bought a PS2 for MGS2 and a PS3 for MGS4. The streak is only let down a little as I am getting MGS5 on PC but the love is still there.
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
I was having a fantastic time playing OOT, I had the three gems, so I went into the temple; I thought that I would remove the Master Sword, one last dungeon and it would be over. Then:
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! I was only 13 at the time and my body couldn't handle the awesomeness. Link grew up, he was a badass, you were in a post apocaliptic world, there was Ninja Sheik, Zombies, you could hold the big shield correctly, double damage with your sword, ride your horse, that awesome Forest Temple, Bow and Arrow, Magic, the hookshot.
So much awesome condensed in one game.
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! I was only 13 at the time and my body couldn't handle the awesomeness. Link grew up, he was a badass, you were in a post apocaliptic world, there was Ninja Sheik, Zombies, you could hold the big shield correctly, double damage with your sword, ride your horse, that awesome Forest Temple, Bow and Arrow, Magic, the hookshot.
So much awesome condensed in one game.
CountAntonius
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When I played it.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
The final image of the 108 stars ending in Suikoden 2. The best thing JRPG's can do and should do more often is have you go through this long journey with characters you care about and that last shot is sooooooo satisfying.
sono
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YankeeDonB
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Figaro castle's first dive in FF 6 - had never experienced that kind of epic story beat in a game before. Was pretty sure at that point the game would deliver a lot more (and how!).
Purifying Shinshu field in Okami.
Purifying Shinshu field in Okami.
Sammo_1987
Member
There's quite a few moments I've had like this.
FF9: this one I enjoyed throughout the entirety, and on viewing the ending in had the feeling of a very complete tale. Quite a sense of resolution that I don't really get that much anymore.
MGS: Basically the moment is started playing. I didn't read gaming magazines at the time and my local rental store had some cardboard cutouts for MGS - for some reason I thought it was a racer, and it blew me away when I actually got stuck in!
GTA Vice City - my first after school evening spent racking up six stars for an hour-long rampage, whilst chatting with friends on MSN who were doing exactly the same thing.
Sonic & Knuckles - I loved this one just upon seeing the sleek logo the game had, and then the boss music (for stage 2) came and elevated in even higher. Then the Metal Sonic boss fight (as Knuckles), for me, remained the pinnacle of my childhood gaming until I got stuck into the PS1 library.
FF9: this one I enjoyed throughout the entirety, and on viewing the ending in had the feeling of a very complete tale. Quite a sense of resolution that I don't really get that much anymore.
MGS: Basically the moment is started playing. I didn't read gaming magazines at the time and my local rental store had some cardboard cutouts for MGS - for some reason I thought it was a racer, and it blew me away when I actually got stuck in!
GTA Vice City - my first after school evening spent racking up six stars for an hour-long rampage, whilst chatting with friends on MSN who were doing exactly the same thing.
Sonic & Knuckles - I loved this one just upon seeing the sleek logo the game had, and then the boss music (for stage 2) came and elevated in even higher. Then the Metal Sonic boss fight (as Knuckles), for me, remained the pinnacle of my childhood gaming until I got stuck into the PS1 library.