Jaw Dropping Moments in Gaming

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » October 8th, 2007, 16:48

The bit in Quake 4 where you get stroggified...

TheJockGit · Post by **TheJockGit** » October 8th, 2007, 20:37

Killavodka wrote:The bit in Quake 4 where you get stroggified...

This

Post by **Grimmie** » October 8th, 2007, 20:47

http://grimmie.wordpress.com/2007/10/08 ... s-arrived/

Post by **FatherJack** » October 8th, 2007, 20:59

Half Life had many moments that showed games had truly gone beyond bleep bloop Space Invaders and PacMan, for the first time for me it felt like I was immersed in a living world, rather than just looking at a screen. Key moments include:
- Pressing the lift button, only for a scientist to plummet screaming down the lift shaft
- The marines saying "grenade" and taking cover
- The tap-tap tentacle monster
- Dropping into the tank with the bitey fish
- The trash compactor
- The ninja girls
- The army base with the tunnels and the tanks
All jaw-dropping at the time.

For a different, but no less amazing experience I'd mention the two Shenmue games. Getting the chance to walk around a no-longer existing 80s Japan/Hong Kong was something I've never forgotten. Sure the actual gaming bits weren't very good, but the wrapper was so absorbing to play with. The leaf-catching mini game was a profound moment for me - I wasn't able to draw on any of my previous gaming experience to do it, I simply had to zone out and completely immerse myself in the moment - at which point it became second nature. One of the few moments in a game where I've suddenly noticed I really am actually slack-jawed or have a huge grin and it hasn't consciously registered.

Post by **deject** » October 9th, 2007, 2:20

NOLF 2: Chasing the Mime King on the back of a tricycle, I was in tears

BF2: First gold star was good times...

Knights of the Old Republic: First time you use horse Storm and a room full of guys fall over, yesssssssssssssssssssssssss!

System Shock 2: SHODAN *video spoiler alert!* This part of the game literally freaked me out.

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter: The Secret Boxing Glove, nuff said.

cheeseandham · Post by **cheeseandham** » October 9th, 2007, 8:22

Elite - Eve in 1984!! ZOMG!!!

Another World (Amiga) - before the days of 3D games here was one that was a part platform, part minigames, part story all put together in a package that was - at the time - groundbreaking.

Space Ace (arcade)- 1984 and a game that was a cartoon. A crap game to be sure, but I couldn't play it because at the time I couldn't afford the 50p per go at the arcade(and they were very short goes!)

Galaxian 3 (arcade) - I actually spent the money on this game that I was supposed to be using to get a bed for the night during an exam retake at uni. I ended up sleeping on the beach. Totally worth it.

Final Fantasy 7 - story, cut-scenes, summons getting bigger each new one you got. I want that game experience again...

Half life 1 - for all the reasons other people said.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » October 9th, 2007, 8:37

the first boss in painkiller made me conclude that my screen is way too small.

and offcourse, half-life 1.
however, i admit in shame that about halfway through the game i cheated and played on godmode for the rest of the game. so i ruined a perfectly good game for myself.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » October 9th, 2007, 8:39

cheeseandham wrote:Space Ace (arcade)- 1984 and a game that was a cartoon. A crap game to be sure, but I couldn't play it because at the time I couldn't afford the 50p per go at the arcade(and they were very short goes!)

hmmm... officer kimberly

Anhamgrimmar · Post by **Anhamgrimmar** » October 9th, 2007, 11:36

Another one for me.

HARDWAR, by gremlin in the mid to late '90s.

Twas a planet bound elite clone, but with a storyline behind it. all the way through, you play off factions against each other, discovering that the aliens have arived, and are giving nuclear weapons to anyone who can give them enough bodyparts/corpses. All the way through, your only allies are very few, but they do seem to give you a lot of help.

And then the aliens reveal they're gonna blow the planet up, and will let only one person get off the planet.

Right at the end, the FMV just gets me everytime i watch it, set to a beutiful peice of music, and showing everyone you every met in the game, and how they met their end.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHRSI4bJ3RQ

Also, the first FMV i saw, mechwarrior 2 intro!

And the first time i played a pc game with a soundcard, wingcommander I

cheeseandham · Post by **cheeseandham** » October 9th, 2007, 17:26

Anhamgrimmar wrote:set to a beutiful peice of music, and showing everyone you every met in the game, and how they met their end.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHRSI4bJ3RQ

Not having played the game, all I could think of was that all these people were all flying British Airways...

MIkkyo · Post by **MIkkyo** » October 9th, 2007, 17:38

cheeseandham wrote: Not having played the game, all I could think of was that all these people were all flying British Airways...

HA HA! Thats what I was thinking

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » October 18th, 2007, 15:29

First FMV for a game on the PC:

Command and Conquer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS9irxBAwb0

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » October 18th, 2007, 15:47

Also after playing Shogun: Total War i remembered how good the ninja FMVs were, There was two sides to every fight, one where the ninja succeeded and one where he failed...

Ninja Win:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gim3Jb8XsLM

Ninja Fail:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFUkLOiMDFI

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » October 18th, 2007, 17:53

Jaw droppingly awesome moments in gaming?

Portal's Credits

Post by **HereComesPete** » October 18th, 2007, 18:01

That.

Also, when you wake up, the first portal, the final battle, the voice of GLaDOS throughout especially 'you will be baked, and then there will be cake.'

And connected with that, the bit in ep2 where you see the boat and go WTF!! No fucking way! Ooh, will it have combine and portal guns! No fucking way!

Post by **Roman Totale** » October 18th, 2007, 20:07

HereComesPete wrote: And connected with that, the bit in ep2 where you see the boat and go WTF!!

I think I did a little sex wee at that point. Also, spoilers.

Post by **Roman Totale** » October 18th, 2007, 20:11

Killavodka wrote:First FMV for a game on the PC:

Command and Conquer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS9irxBAwb0

The first time I played Red Alert, I think I must have watched the intro about 50 times:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85tMFIA6Dy0

Post by **HereComesPete** » October 19th, 2007, 1:00

Roman Totale wrote:
I think I did a little sex wee at that point. Also, spoilers.

Peeps been talkin on the disco about it, anyone who's not played it by now, hurry teh fuck up. Yes, don't read that post I made above, oops, too late!

Post by **Dog Pants** » October 19th, 2007, 19:20

HereComesPete wrote:
Peeps been talkin on the disco about it, anyone who's not played it by now, hurry teh fuck up. Yes, don't read that post I made above, oops, too late!

*Spangs*

amblin · Post by **amblin** » October 23rd, 2007, 19:48