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Moments when you knew the game would be special
- Thread starter Taki
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that whole sequence from getting the trailer for route c up to that title drop is fucking masterful. for me personally it's when the opening credit sequence starts and "Crumbling Lies" starts playing.
In recent memory BioShock Infinite is the standout for me too, I played the remaster a few months ago.
It's odd how early you can tell you are going to love a game, the moment I entered Columbia I knew.
The best title drop bar none.
The fight with the stranger in the new God of War is also definitely up there.
When Raiden in Metal Gear Rising throws a Metal gear Ray when power vocals kick in yelling "RULES OF NATURE" and cuts it in mid air in slow-mo in the first 10 minutes of the game.
"It is a good life we lead brother."
"The best. May it never change."
"And may it never change us."
*Assassins's Creed II title flashes with beautiful Jesper Kyd theme in the background*
Edit: me and seroun back to back like Jordan 96/97
"The best. May it never change."
"And may it never change us."
*Assassins's Creed II title flashes with beautiful Jesper Kyd theme in the background*
Edit: me and seroun back to back like Jordan 96/97
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The first conversation with vesemir under a tree in white Orchard in witcher 3. The way dialogue was done and performed, the cinematography and how music was played I knew immediately this was my game, had no idea it was my game of generation tho.
Assassin's Creed 2 first half hour with the brother and when the game title came up, that was something special and intimate.
Half life 2 whole intro without combat, just soaking in the atmosphere.
Assassin's Creed 2 first half hour with the brother and when the game title came up, that was something special and intimate.
Half life 2 whole intro without combat, just soaking in the atmosphere.
When I had a dream about Chie and I wrestling in luchador masks. Jeff Gerstmann has this moment for himself on camera during the Endurance Run.
I really stepped away from gaming for a while in undergrad aside from occasional skyrim binges on my geriatric xbox 360. But then I picked up Dragon Age Origins on sale. At first it felt like a 7/10
Then, those back to back moments at Ostagar where you find out how the gray wardens get their powers and within 15 minutes watch Loghain betray his king? That was what got me back into games. Such a Hollywood level moment
Then, those back to back moments at Ostagar where you find out how the gray wardens get their powers and within 15 minutes watch Loghain betray his king? That was what got me back into games. Such a Hollywood level moment
When in Gone Home you go into your sister's room. So fuckin good.
In Devil May Cry 3, when Dante surfs on a rocket.
When you go to the Giant Step in Earthbound.
In Devil May Cry 3, when Dante surfs on a rocket.
When you go to the Giant Step in Earthbound.
That face. I hadn't seen any promotional material, didn't think this game would be anything more than a blue square avoiding pink shapes.
Then the overworld sequence right after it is taking it to a whole new level all over again.
https://youtu.be/wt96W5njiV8?t=719
Timestamped.
Seriously, check it out.
The Scene in Red Dead Redemption 1(Mexico)
And Spoilers for Chapter 3 ending in Red Dead Redemption 2
https://youtu.be/gS6tBhNv-LU?t=212
(Im going to hide thumbnail, JUST INCASE)
And Spoilers for Chapter 3 ending in Red Dead Redemption 2
https://youtu.be/gS6tBhNv-LU?t=212
(Im going to hide thumbnail, JUST INCASE)
In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, when I stepped out of the Shrine of Resurrection and the opening theme began to play as the camera moved around to show the wide open world. I knew I was playing the GotG right then and there
Breath of the Wild:
After I got off the Great Plateau, I headed straight towards Hyrule Castle, just for fun. I heard you could fight the final boss right away, but I wasn't seriously planning on trying that. Anyways, I made it across the plains and discovered the ruins of Hyrule Castle Town before getting killed by a Guardian. There's so much neat stuff to stumble upon in BOTW.
Resident Evil 4:
The village.
Portal:
The test in which you have to drop down into a portal and use the momentum to fly across a gap. I was quite enjoying the puzzles before that, but I must have been playing them through straight and boring, as I didn't really think about the physics. So the momentum-based test was the first one that made me think "cool!" as it opened up a world of possibilities.
After I got off the Great Plateau, I headed straight towards Hyrule Castle, just for fun. I heard you could fight the final boss right away, but I wasn't seriously planning on trying that. Anyways, I made it across the plains and discovered the ruins of Hyrule Castle Town before getting killed by a Guardian. There's so much neat stuff to stumble upon in BOTW.
Resident Evil 4:
The village.
Portal:
The test in which you have to drop down into a portal and use the momentum to fly across a gap. I was quite enjoying the puzzles before that, but I must have been playing them through straight and boring, as I didn't really think about the physics. So the momentum-based test was the first one that made me think "cool!" as it opened up a world of possibilities.
Have you ever fought a Metal Gear, and just as you're about to go in for the kill someone yells out "RULES OF NATUUURREEEE!!" ?
I've never been a huge Zelda fan. I play the games, I like them, but not as much as a lot of people. The moment I saw the ruined hellish courtyard landscape, lightning striking behind the roaming Guardian hellspawn, I knew this game was going to be special. The rest of that trailer was like a rock rolling down the hill, building a momentum of hype. One of the best trailers ever made, completely sold me on the game, and said game has made me truly adore this series.
This one for me, when the camera panned to the old man and I just decided to climb up the mountain instead I already fell in love with the game.
Oh yeah, the freedom was so liberating. It was nice just to be able to go where you wanted without being told "No"
for me, it's not always 'in the moment' but 'after the moment' that i thought a game will be special.
For example, the moment i think Bloodborne is special is when i turn it off and still think about it in terms of story, how to beat a boss/what am i doing it wrong, how to craft a better build, etc etc etc.
For example, the moment i think Bloodborne is special is when i turn it off and still think about it in terms of story, how to beat a boss/what am i doing it wrong, how to craft a better build, etc etc etc.
GoW's Stranger fight.
Undertale has a lot of these moments, but the most memorable one for me will always be the Undyne boss fight in the Genocide route.
And the first time I used the paraglider in BoTW to leave the Great Plateau.
I didn't even need to get that far. The moment this track played for the Goliath boss fight in the opening section, the music timed to sync perfectly to the machine's landing, I knew this game was gonna be an experience:
Undertale has a lot of these moments, but the most memorable one for me will always be the Undyne boss fight in the Genocide route.
And the first time I used the paraglider in BoTW to leave the Great Plateau.
I didn't even need to get that far. The moment this track played for the Goliath boss fight in the opening section, the music timed to sync perfectly to the machine's landing, I knew this game was gonna be an experience:
