I don’t mean to set the bar too high, but god damn, Chrono Trigger was the absolute goat
My first choice was already posted, so here is another moment I’ll never forget
Pointcrow, anyone?
Looks like he wants to ponder his orb.
The D-Day landing scene in CoD 2 was i n s a n e at the time. Goosebumps
Shit I still remember this
12 year old me: “WHATTHEFUCKWHATTHEFUCKWHATTHEFUCK!”
I had no warning the first time I encountered the T-Rex and absolutely shat myself
You didn’t say it had to be a pleasant memory…
Oh fuck! If only you had a picture of the damn bombs.
This is the one NES game I haven’t replayed as an adult. That god damned seaweed… The whole thing is a slog.
You’re a slog /s
Here I am, ten years old. Just got home school. Figured I’d get some prince of Persia in before my parents get home. I just got a soundblaster 2.0 and I’ve got BIG speakers, enjoying the amazing sounds at high volume. I’m puzzling, exploring, getting used to there being piles of bones here and there. I’m backtracking through level 3 and this skeleton fucking rises and draws its sword with an eery sound. I’m shitting my pants here and reactively press the reset button on the computer to get out of this.
Loved this game. It inspired the Tomb Raider series quite a bit. Including the Mirror Prince /Atlantean Lara part.
First time realizing you have to wait for the rat to come help you was mind blowing.
Bioshock infinite
I think these days bioshock infinite isn’t seen as that great of a game by modern standards but back when the game was first released I went into the game blind after playing the first game.
The introduction of the main setting of BioShock infinite blew me away. I didn’t expect it and I really loved the way the game introduces you to the world. Bioshock infinite probably had one of the strongest beginnings of any game I’ve played.
I couldn’t even process what I was seeing
You like playing Castlevania?
No screen shot but MechWarrior.
- “Enemy power-up detected”. (Oh shit oh shit oh shit)
- “Shutting … Down” (override override override noooo)
These two sound clips haunt my dreams and form part of any pub session with the old friends. We’re such nerds.
She IS still alive.
More than anything that particular part still sits with me. The chapter title appearing, the voice lines from Wheatley and GladOS, and the achievement pop up. All perfectly timed.
The cherry on top is that, once you leave the area, if you double back Wheatley comments that he didn’t think you would and he kindly asks you to jump into a bottomless pit. Upon doing so, he reacts with pleasant surprise.
“The part where he kills you” was funny with the 1-2 punch with the dialog followed by the chapter name text, but what really made the moment shine for me was the first-playthrough-only achievement popup on Xbox with the same text coming in to finish the joke.
It’s one of like 2 great jokes I remember through achievements. The other was a 4th wall joke from “High on Life” where a boss taunts you by giving you an achievement for “Spending 15 hours in the Alien Strip Club” and explains that it’s permanent and all your friends can see it now.
(Slight spoilers but its very low resolution)
Both in terms of gameplay and the plot reveal.OK, I can’t just post a screenshot.
Crysis 2. I knew nothing of OG Crysis until I saw an ad in Xbox 360 for 2, and I watched the cinematic trailer and immediately bought it for both 360 and PC.
The detail and graphics, the music (Hans Zimmer score), the voice acting, the cut scenes. Fell in love, played the fucking hell out of this game! Went back, played 1, Wars, and eventually 3. I, for a very brief time, was top of the Crysis 3 leaderboards.
Uncharted 2
