Your favorite game: The moment you fell in love with it
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1. Bioshock was the first "real" game I ever played (other than some crap on the wii) and it totally blew my mind from then on I was hooked on gaming
2. Mass effect 2, everything great about Mass Effect but improved, when I first started playing I was like holy shit! that woman has an Australian accent????!!!! (that also totally blew my mind) the only thing I don't like about that game was it pretty much told you the "good" and "bad" options and punished you for not EXCLUSIVLY sticking to one, but hell other than that its near perfect for me
3. Fallout 3 I knew I loved fallout before even playng it..theres just somthing about the setting that totally clicked with me
2. Mass effect 2, everything great about Mass Effect but improved, when I first started playing I was like holy shit! that woman has an Australian accent????!!!! (that also totally blew my mind) the only thing I don't like about that game was it pretty much told you the "good" and "bad" options and punished you for not EXCLUSIVLY sticking to one, but hell other than that its near perfect for me
3. Fallout 3 I knew I loved fallout before even playng it..theres just somthing about the setting that totally clicked with me
1. The end of Deus Ex.
Overall, I kinda liked the game. The cyberpunk aesthetics were great, I liked how it combined first person shooting with RPG elements, and the story didn't disappoint. But there was a huge generation gap, and the bugs, the shitty graphics, and the primitive-feeling gameplay made it fall short of impressing me beyond saying "Oh, that must have been pretty good for its time." The real moment I fell in love with Deus Ex was the moment I was given the choice between 3 endings, and I didn't know which one was right.
Although I guess you can say my heart was struck when Denton said "You mechs may have copper wiring to reroute your fear of pain, but I've got nerves of steel."
2. First seeing Megaton in Fallout 3.
From the moment I opened my eyes and heard the warm, loving voice of Liam Neeson, I knew I was going to like this game. When I escaped from the Vault, it further solidified in my mind that this was the frontier I always wanted. Megaton was essentially the realization of that fantasy. When the huge steel doors opened in front of me, I was amazed at the huge structures made out of shitty scrap metal, the futuristic technology combined with laughably outdated styles, and the random-ass nuke in the center of town. The civilized world is boring and unremarkable. As Yahtzee said, the purpose of exploration is to make the world more boring. So seeing the world once again unknown and worth discovering (though with the most frightening means) absolutely fascinated me.
3. The telephone in No More Heroes.
I guess this is a bit of a cop-out, because everything in No More Heroes captivated me at first. Everything was just so...gratifying. The lightsaber moves, the wrestling throws, the otaku taking down assassins with giant swords. It was an amazing experience. The one that I expected the least was the telephone. Such a shame and Xbox and PS3 gamers will never be able to experience this little bit of comic delight.
4. Falling down a building in Mirror's Edge.
First game to actually make me afraid of falling.
5. The very first level of I Wanna Be the Guy
It was amazing. It was unexpected. It was brilliant.
Overall, I kinda liked the game. The cyberpunk aesthetics were great, I liked how it combined first person shooting with RPG elements, and the story didn't disappoint. But there was a huge generation gap, and the bugs, the shitty graphics, and the primitive-feeling gameplay made it fall short of impressing me beyond saying "Oh, that must have been pretty good for its time." The real moment I fell in love with Deus Ex was the moment I was given the choice between 3 endings, and I didn't know which one was right.
Although I guess you can say my heart was struck when Denton said "You mechs may have copper wiring to reroute your fear of pain, but I've got nerves of steel."
2. First seeing Megaton in Fallout 3.
From the moment I opened my eyes and heard the warm, loving voice of Liam Neeson, I knew I was going to like this game. When I escaped from the Vault, it further solidified in my mind that this was the frontier I always wanted. Megaton was essentially the realization of that fantasy. When the huge steel doors opened in front of me, I was amazed at the huge structures made out of shitty scrap metal, the futuristic technology combined with laughably outdated styles, and the random-ass nuke in the center of town. The civilized world is boring and unremarkable. As Yahtzee said, the purpose of exploration is to make the world more boring. So seeing the world once again unknown and worth discovering (though with the most frightening means) absolutely fascinated me.
3. The telephone in No More Heroes.
I guess this is a bit of a cop-out, because everything in No More Heroes captivated me at first. Everything was just so...gratifying. The lightsaber moves, the wrestling throws, the otaku taking down assassins with giant swords. It was an amazing experience. The one that I expected the least was the telephone. Such a shame and Xbox and PS3 gamers will never be able to experience this little bit of comic delight.
4. Falling down a building in Mirror's Edge.
First game to actually make me afraid of falling.
5. The very first level of I Wanna Be the Guy
It was amazing. It was unexpected. It was brilliant.
Crash Bandicoot. It was the first game I ever played, as soon as the main menu appeared until I switched the PS1 off was one big epic moment.
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. From the epic opening music that played in the main menu, to driving out the back of a C-130 cargo plane in a Humvee, to meeting Col. Garrett voiced by Carl Weathers, to blowing up two artillery batteries with a surgical strike. All while playing a Swedish mercenary with a mohawk and one of the greatest voices in video game history.
Dynasty Warriors 4. Fighting through the historical Yellow Turban Rebellion with a guy wearing a purple strategists robe and weilding a feather fan that can shoot purple lasers while fighting off hundreds of peasants led by a prophecising fanatic.
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. From the epic opening music that played in the main menu, to driving out the back of a C-130 cargo plane in a Humvee, to meeting Col. Garrett voiced by Carl Weathers, to blowing up two artillery batteries with a surgical strike. All while playing a Swedish mercenary with a mohawk and one of the greatest voices in video game history.
Dynasty Warriors 4. Fighting through the historical Yellow Turban Rebellion with a guy wearing a purple strategists robe and weilding a feather fan that can shoot purple lasers while fighting off hundreds of peasants led by a prophecising fanatic.
Well Goldeneye being my first console FPS, it wasn't a love at first sight. It was kind of bittersweet really, after playing many other console and PC shooters over the next few years and coming to the sorrowful realisation that there never would be a FPS quite as good as this one. Then I boot it up again and take massive solace in that it will always be there.
Plus the gameplay has survived with Timeplitters. As long as there is another Timesplitters, the gameplay will survive...
Plus the gameplay has survived with Timeplitters. As long as there is another Timesplitters, the gameplay will survive...
For me it was Borderlands. Bad story for me but it was just such a jokey game. After killing Sledge, reaching level 20 and getting a double barrel shotgun with a spike on the back felt pretty awesome. Especially since people flew back when it shot them. Very far.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
I played a demo in the shops, I had no idea what it was about and even thought it was a kid's game (which I suppose it's probably supposed to be) but thought I'd have a go as long as I could. As I moved from puzzle to puzzle I slowly realised that this was exactly what I was looking for, a game centred entirely around puzzles. It was like a slow gasp as I progressed through the demo, all let out at the end. I got the game as soon as I could and played every chance I got until I finished it. Then the climax movie at the end was another slow gasp as it got more and more amazing. Now, the two things I love are brain-busters and chivalry so when Layton tipped his hat saying "That's what a gentleman does!" I knew I'd finally found my perfect game series.
I played a demo in the shops, I had no idea what it was about and even thought it was a kid's game (which I suppose it's probably supposed to be) but thought I'd have a go as long as I could. As I moved from puzzle to puzzle I slowly realised that this was exactly what I was looking for, a game centred entirely around puzzles. It was like a slow gasp as I progressed through the demo, all let out at the end. I got the game as soon as I could and played every chance I got until I finished it. Then the climax movie at the end was another slow gasp as it got more and more amazing. Now, the two things I love are brain-busters and chivalry so when Layton tipped his hat saying "That's what a gentleman does!" I knew I'd finally found my perfect game series.
You know, you could've simply poked my f**king eye really f**king hard to bring tears to my eyes. But nooooo... you've to write a beautiful prose to describe an amazing game that I can't play 'cause I don't have a f**king PS2! Damn you! This is why I f**king hate consoles! Gimme a port for my PC dammit! Even a BAD one will do!Canadish said:
*sigh*
Anyway, my favorite has to be the ending of Portal. By then, it was a mixture of feelings: there was this sense of accomplishment (finished the game in 5 hours) accompanied by sorrow - I've killed off a truly amazing adversary. How long do I've to wait in the realm of gaming before I come across someone who has such grasp on effortless black humour, such mystery surrounding her persona, such...
"This is a triumph..."
WHAT THE FUCK? SHE"S ALIVE? RUN CHELL RUN!
You know I used to wake up every day asking why I couldn't kill kids in GTA. And then came Bully. I loved the game not so much because it was about a kid beating other kids, but an ANGRY MIDGET beating the shit out of snotty teenagers!Sgt. Sykes said:
That may be, but have I ever played (or heard of outside Zero Punctuation) before? No...RAKtheUndead said:
...because my computer sucks
Thus, I'm basing Bio-sock off my 360 experience without any knowledge of a plot-twist like that ever happening prior... So I think it was pure genius!
It's hard to decide what my favorite game is but for this generation it's definitely Fallout 3 as well.
I think it was after I picked up my first accidental mission (the one with the kid who lost his dad to the ants or the Reily's Rangers). Between them and the random events that would happen in the middle of nowhere, that game felt so real.
I loved Burnout 3 the moment I saw a crash junction. Hadn't played it at all, but I knew I wanted it. Katamari I loved the moment I started playing it. But my favorite of last gen was probably San Andreas and the moment for that one came early when I jacked a car by the gas station and found out I could do Pimp missions; this was also when I discovered Master Sounds.
It's not that the pimp missions were very good, it just impressed that feeling of spontaneity that makes Fallout 3 so cool.
I think it was after I picked up my first accidental mission (the one with the kid who lost his dad to the ants or the Reily's Rangers). Between them and the random events that would happen in the middle of nowhere, that game felt so real.
I loved Burnout 3 the moment I saw a crash junction. Hadn't played it at all, but I knew I wanted it. Katamari I loved the moment I started playing it. But my favorite of last gen was probably San Andreas and the moment for that one came early when I jacked a car by the gas station and found out I could do Pimp missions; this was also when I discovered Master Sounds.
It's not that the pimp missions were very good, it just impressed that feeling of spontaneity that makes Fallout 3 so cool.