Moments when you knew the game would be special
- Thread starter Taki
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That moment when the title drops in Breath of the Wild and the main theme starts playing.
Really wish they didn't show that during the Treehouse.
Really wish they didn't show that during the Treehouse.
At the very beginning of Final Fantasy VII, when it transitioned from an FMV sequence directly to gameplay by zooming in on the train station after a shot of the whole of Midgar. Minds were blown in 1997.
For me it was entering into an New LA in Xenoblade X and having them talk about all the different districts and how the city function. It was the type of Sci-fi info I really love from stories.
When I loaded up Hitman 2016's Paris level and walked in front of the camera man and both him and the TV host called me out for ruining their shot.
Just a great way for the game to signal early on that, yes, it is paying attention to what you're doing and will react accordingly.
Just a great way for the game to signal early on that, yes, it is paying attention to what you're doing and will react accordingly.
Starting at the Argentum Trade Guild in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It felt like a very quirky and interesting place to start the game, and the music was great. I felt it really set a great starting tone for the game. I got the game for Xmas last year so it was nice to start off on Xmas day playing this game that would go on to be one of my absolute favorites in 2018 (seeing as I spent the majority of my time playing it in 2018).
I just had this feeling when I was running around the Argentum Trade Guild thinking that this was indeed a very special game.
I just had this feeling when I was running around the Argentum Trade Guild thinking that this was indeed a very special game.
About the time we got our first big hints that there was more going on in Bloodborne than just vampire/werewolf gothic horror. Between this and the Amygdala in the demo build, that feeling of unknown cosmic horror shaping in was so perfectly executed.
Has to be new God of War for me. Specifically the beginning when you fight Balder for the first time. The camera work was amazing and the fight was so fun. I went from having almost NO interest in the game to wanting to purchase a PS4 just to play it all.
This right here.
There's a lot I can name but one from recently would be Titanfall 2's campaign.
Press L1/LB for Time Travel
It's still amazing in the context of playing it yourself for the first time. Still gave me that same feeling on my second playthrough. :)
all of yakuza 0 tbh.
the first serious fight in horizon.
the first battle with baldur in gow
the mission with lenny at the saloon in rdr2
the first time i heard real sicilian insults from the italian district in gta3
the first shootout in max payne 3
the intro in mgs1 with that music and briefing
the soundtrack in simphony of the night (so when the game start basically)
the first time you realize that the level design in dishonored 1 is god tier
the first combo kill with domino in dishonored 2
the first time you see rapture in bioshock
the first serious fight in horizon.
the first battle with baldur in gow
the mission with lenny at the saloon in rdr2
the first time i heard real sicilian insults from the italian district in gta3
the first shootout in max payne 3
the intro in mgs1 with that music and briefing
the soundtrack in simphony of the night (so when the game start basically)
the first time you realize that the level design in dishonored 1 is god tier
the first combo kill with domino in dishonored 2
the first time you see rapture in bioshock
There were three moments in Prey (2017) that took me from "well this is aight" all the way to "well this is my GOAT"
1 - when I broke the glass
2 - my first spacewalk
3 - entering the Magnetosphere Generator through the GUTs
1 - when I broke the glass
2 - my first spacewalk
3 - entering the Magnetosphere Generator through the GUTs
Never has a game gone from "yeah this is a solid 7-8/10" to "holy shit, 11/10 best game." Because of one boss
Resident Evil 4 when the whole village is after you and you see chainsaw guy for the first time.
MGS1 was a huge one for me. The mostly pre internet hype, 10s from magazines left and right, load it up and it starts out so epic for the time, the briefing, the torpedo, and that first room. Figuring the game out, taking corners, choking and hiding the body, finally sneak into the elevator and exhale in relief. Opening Credits.
So good.
So good.
Plus one to this. I still consider this opening sequence to be even better than that other one that everyone always says is best.
Well, I was alredy very much invested and hooked but arriving in Novigrad for the first time in the Witcher 3 sealed the deal. That's a big somewhat recent one. Entering Touissant for the first time was similar feeling.
Telltale's Walking Dead for making me tear up the first time, which was way before the ending even. Not the first and last game to do it, but it's definitely always something special with games especially.
Telltale's Walking Dead for making me tear up the first time, which was way before the ending even. Not the first and last game to do it, but it's definitely always something special with games especially.
