I don’t mean to set the bar too high, but god damn, Chrono Trigger was the absolute goat
She IS still alive.
Adagio for Strings plays
“Kharak is burning.”
“It’s gone. It’s all gone.”
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.
I don’t know if this counts as a “scene” but the installer for Red Alert 2.
This was my first time experiencing a game installation experience like this and also probably my last time.
Launching the installer for Red Alert 2 and getting greeted with voice acting, game art and hype music was just so unexpected for me back then and really hyped me up.
It’s such a crazy experience, but it’s the type of experience that will likely never come back.
“Warning, Military Software Detected. Top secret clearance required”.
I loved hearing that every time
Never felt so bad about beating a boss.
The opening of the mission “party time” in saints row 3. Screenshot wouldn’t do it justice. Starts as a wide shot over the shoulder of your protagonist looking out of a helicopter. Power by Kanye West starts as you jump out of the copter and parachute onto a huge penthouse full of enemies. Song continues to blast as you clear it out. Great mission and the best pairing of contemporary music with a game I know of.
Uncharted 2
That opening is epic.
The Uncharted series has so many great cinematic scenes. I remember when we were first married, my wife would ask me to play it just so she could watch. Even as a spectator, those games were pure entertainment.
My first choice was already posted, so here is another moment I’ll never forget
That and ending the Quarian/Geth war.
Welcome to the Black Mesa transit system.
The D-Day landing scene in CoD 2 was i n s a n e at the time. Goosebumps
Shit I still remember this
Walking around trying to stay on the blood trail while listening to that baby cry was something …
You didn’t say it had to be a pleasant memory…
Portal 1 where you find Ratman’s hideouts. It was amazing environmental storytelling that a newbie player like myself back then could’ve easily missed. Felt like playing the friggin cave allegory. I was obsessed with that game. So amazing.
12 year old me: “WHATTHEFUCKWHATTHEFUCKWHATTHEFUCK!”
I had no warning the first time I encountered the T-Rex and absolutely shat myself
