At what point did you fall in love with your favorite game?
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i fell in love with WoW for a second time (the first being shortly after the beta when i discoverd that i infact could turn invisible as a rouge and ride a tiger) about year or two after i started playing.. i was leveling with my friend and he was just so amazed... every time i showed him something he would yell over vent " WHAT THE HELL IS THAT" with out fail.
In halo 2 it was while playing with my friends i learned of something called a superbounce and to this day i still know how to do the one on lockout.
In halo 2 it was while playing with my friends i learned of something called a superbounce and to this day i still know how to do the one on lockout.
In Half Life 2 when I got to Ravenholm and started launching explosives and saws at zombies.
In Bioshock it was probably either when I came up in the bathysphere and a spider splicer killed a guy, looked around as if sniffing, said "Is it someone new?", jumped on the bathysphere, and tried to break it open while screaming like a lunatic or when I first got attacked by a splicer yelling at me for something I allegedly did to him even though I just got there.
In Bioshock it was probably either when I came up in the bathysphere and a spider splicer killed a guy, looked around as if sniffing, said "Is it someone new?", jumped on the bathysphere, and tried to break it open while screaming like a lunatic or when I first got attacked by a splicer yelling at me for something I allegedly did to him even though I just got there.
For me, I think I fell in love with Morrowind when I first opened up the paper map provided with the game. I hadn't even put the disc in the tray and it already had me.Emily Pritchard said:
The story of how I came to love my favorite game, is also the story of my Kafka-esque experience buying a PS2.
It was back in those days when the PS2 was the hottest thing on the market, and it had just gotten cheap enough that I decided to buy one. I saved up some money, took the time to finish the last of my PS1 games, and off I went to my favorite video store. At the counter stood the owner himself, the greatest video store owner I know. "One PS2, please!" I said, and he came up with a very surprising answer:
"Sorry - we're out!"
Well, THAT was unexpected. You see, I have never been a technology freak. I have never seen a commercial for some new gadget and screamed, "I NEED one of those - N O W ! ! !" I played Super Mario World on the SNES until PS1s became available at the grocery store, a large stack of them being displayed next to the cheap VHS movies. I used my first portable telephone for nine years. I had just assumed that, since the PS2 had gotten old enough to look interesting to me, any major fuss about it would almost certainly have died down.
Anyway, the video store owner said he was expecting a new shipment next week. Sure enough, the shipment arrived on time - but in the meantime I had spent some of the money I needed, and asked him to hold one PS2 for me until I got my next paycheck a few days later.
He agreed to this, but forgot to notify his staff or something, so when I showed up that Friday, money in hand, the PS2s were sold out again.
Then, he ordered another PS2 just for me and called me when it arrived. It was Thursday afternoon, and I knew I would be too busy to pick it up during the weekend. "Great", I said, "I'll pick it up next week!"
So, the following Monday, I showed up at the shop - much to the owner's surprise, as he had assumed that "next week" meant some time around the MIDDLE of the week. Around the time he was expecting another regular shipment of PS2s. And so, he had expected that it would be perfectly OK for him to sell my PS2 to someone else. Hooray.
And the next shipment was severely delayed! Wohoo!
Now let's skip back to day 1 of this process. I came home with no PS2. As I mentioned before, I had already finished (or given up on) all my old PS1 games, and had some difficulty trying to decide what to play. As I went through my stash of PS1 games, I came across a game I'd almost forgotten that I owned. I had given up on it because I got to a boss that I simply couldn't beat.
That game was the original Grandia.
I vaguely remembered that, until that one boss made me ragequit, I'd been having considerable fun. I decided to start over, beef up the characters a bit more than last time, and take another whack at the foul beast. Thanks to the intuitive combat system, I remembered right away how it worked.
It soon occurred to me that, on my first playthrough, I had been unaccustomed to the combat system and, consequently, tried to avoid combat as much as possible. My theory that this may have been why that boss was so tough, was confirmed a few days later, when I realized that I was way past the point where the boss creature appears - and couldn't remember having fought it! With some effort, I did remember an encounter with something kind of boss-like that died after three attacks or so.
Once the unbeatable boss had been dealt with, the forgotten joy of Grandia hit me full force. I was overjoyed by the colorful, richly varied landscapes. The urge to explore welled up within me (incidentally the same urge which motivates the protagonist, Justin, to travel the land in the first place). I was now well and truly in love with Grandia, and I eagerly kept playing to see where the story would take me next.
After a month or so, I finally got a PS2 - and found myself playing nothing but Grandia for ANOTHER month!
It was back in those days when the PS2 was the hottest thing on the market, and it had just gotten cheap enough that I decided to buy one. I saved up some money, took the time to finish the last of my PS1 games, and off I went to my favorite video store. At the counter stood the owner himself, the greatest video store owner I know. "One PS2, please!" I said, and he came up with a very surprising answer:
"Sorry - we're out!"
Well, THAT was unexpected. You see, I have never been a technology freak. I have never seen a commercial for some new gadget and screamed, "I NEED one of those - N O W ! ! !" I played Super Mario World on the SNES until PS1s became available at the grocery store, a large stack of them being displayed next to the cheap VHS movies. I used my first portable telephone for nine years. I had just assumed that, since the PS2 had gotten old enough to look interesting to me, any major fuss about it would almost certainly have died down.
Anyway, the video store owner said he was expecting a new shipment next week. Sure enough, the shipment arrived on time - but in the meantime I had spent some of the money I needed, and asked him to hold one PS2 for me until I got my next paycheck a few days later.
He agreed to this, but forgot to notify his staff or something, so when I showed up that Friday, money in hand, the PS2s were sold out again.
Then, he ordered another PS2 just for me and called me when it arrived. It was Thursday afternoon, and I knew I would be too busy to pick it up during the weekend. "Great", I said, "I'll pick it up next week!"
So, the following Monday, I showed up at the shop - much to the owner's surprise, as he had assumed that "next week" meant some time around the MIDDLE of the week. Around the time he was expecting another regular shipment of PS2s. And so, he had expected that it would be perfectly OK for him to sell my PS2 to someone else. Hooray.
And the next shipment was severely delayed! Wohoo!
Now let's skip back to day 1 of this process. I came home with no PS2. As I mentioned before, I had already finished (or given up on) all my old PS1 games, and had some difficulty trying to decide what to play. As I went through my stash of PS1 games, I came across a game I'd almost forgotten that I owned. I had given up on it because I got to a boss that I simply couldn't beat.
That game was the original Grandia.
I vaguely remembered that, until that one boss made me ragequit, I'd been having considerable fun. I decided to start over, beef up the characters a bit more than last time, and take another whack at the foul beast. Thanks to the intuitive combat system, I remembered right away how it worked.
It soon occurred to me that, on my first playthrough, I had been unaccustomed to the combat system and, consequently, tried to avoid combat as much as possible. My theory that this may have been why that boss was so tough, was confirmed a few days later, when I realized that I was way past the point where the boss creature appears - and couldn't remember having fought it! With some effort, I did remember an encounter with something kind of boss-like that died after three attacks or so.
Once the unbeatable boss had been dealt with, the forgotten joy of Grandia hit me full force. I was overjoyed by the colorful, richly varied landscapes. The urge to explore welled up within me (incidentally the same urge which motivates the protagonist, Justin, to travel the land in the first place). I was now well and truly in love with Grandia, and I eagerly kept playing to see where the story would take me next.
After a month or so, I finally got a PS2 - and found myself playing nothing but Grandia for ANOTHER month!
The first time I used the "Prod" attack in Worms: Armageddon to literally poke an opponent off a cliff into an ocean of water and watching them slowly sink and drown.
In Disgaea, where upon finding the ultimate zombie, and his creator is listing off what he put in him, Laharl exclaims 'He has a Horse Weiner? Now that's dangerous!' That's when I realized that, yes, I had finally found a game so ridiculous it made sense.
This has to be up there. I still remember the puzzles that lay behind those temple walls - one of my favourite gaming levels ever.FinalDream said:The moment I saw this:
For those who did not play Tomb Raider 1 at its first release I don't expect you to understand the sheer scale of adventure the game offered, but for me it was the moment I realised that this might just be something special, and it was.
I have to say, the moment I stepped off the train in Half Life 2 I was immediately amazed at how beleivable the setting was, and how drastic a departure it was from the original. The fact that it still looked so great on my P.O.S computer definitely helped though.
Cool thread! Pretty original unlike most of the crap that gets recycled on these forums. Anyway on topic:
Baldur's Gate II, I'd say the moment I got my mage stronghold on my first play through. I worked hard for it and it made me feel bad ass to have it. You got to control some students and try to teach them magic (sounds way lamer than it is - there is a story reason for it). I gotta play it again someday soon.
Baldur's Gate II, I'd say the moment I got my mage stronghold on my first play through. I worked hard for it and it made me feel bad ass to have it. You got to control some students and try to teach them magic (sounds way lamer than it is - there is a story reason for it). I gotta play it again someday soon.
It was right around the time that I defeated the Hydra. After killing the damn thing in one of the most elaborate, and clever, ways possible, I realized that this was the best game I had ever played. I am going to assume that you know what I am talking about.
I fell in love with MGS3 as soon as Snake took that breathing mask of when he landed after base jumping in the jungle at the beginning. It was a very cinematic moment. I knew that instant that the game will rock hard.
There are many other games too, like Mass Effect 1. I knew I love the game right at the beginning. I didn't know anything about it as I got it on recommendation from a friend, so everything was new to me. As a huge fan of sci-fi when I saw Shepard going through the Normandy on the way to meet with Anderson I knew it was my ship. And then it hit me. It's a sci-fi game where you have your own ship and crew just like in the movies and TV shows. I was in awe. You should have seen my face when I found out I can explore other planets. Sadly, ME2 didn't leave that kind of impression. A direct sequel rarely does
There are many other games too, like Mass Effect 1. I knew I love the game right at the beginning. I didn't know anything about it as I got it on recommendation from a friend, so everything was new to me. As a huge fan of sci-fi when I saw Shepard going through the Normandy on the way to meet with Anderson I knew it was my ship. And then it hit me. It's a sci-fi game where you have your own ship and crew just like in the movies and TV shows. I was in awe. You should have seen my face when I found out I can explore other planets. Sadly, ME2 didn't leave that kind of impression. A direct sequel rarely does
I fell in love with Mass Effect 2 when I exited for the first time. I had just read/listened to the entire Codex, and as I exited to go to bed my thought was "And back to the real world..." As I laid in bed it was the only thing I could of. It is, quite possibly, the greatest game ever made.
For me, two games stand out:
First is Pokemon Red. As soon as I got that Bulbasaur from Oak, I thought to myself "Alright, I'm REALLY a pokemon trainer now!"
Second is Bioshock. Like a previous poster said, that entire sequence from first getting in the bathysphere, to emerging from it after that very first splicer attack, Bioshock drew me in and never let me go.
First is Pokemon Red. As soon as I got that Bulbasaur from Oak, I thought to myself "Alright, I'm REALLY a pokemon trainer now!"
Second is Bioshock. Like a previous poster said, that entire sequence from first getting in the bathysphere, to emerging from it after that very first splicer attack, Bioshock drew me in and never let me go.
In Bioshock when you kill Andrew Ayn.
In God of War III when you kill Poseidon.
In Shadow of the Colossus when you see the first Colossus.
In Metal Gear Solid when ,well the whole thing is awesome.
In God of War III when you kill Poseidon.
In Shadow of the Colossus when you see the first Colossus.
In Metal Gear Solid when ,well the whole thing is awesome.
Kotor's first mission the loss of the "guide" and how much I cared after such a short time, the character development was so good that I was hooked. Many a play through later I still love it