I don't mean to set the bar too high, but god damn, Chrono Trigger was the absolute goat

She IS still alive.

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.

The ending of Spiritfarer. Man I just sat and thought and basked in the moment.

That moment when all the visual story telling snaps into place and you realize what is about to happen to the Sunbeam.

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.

(Slight spoilers but its very low resolution)
Both in terms of gameplay and the plot reveal.

Never felt so bad about beating a boss.

I played the DLC for Cyberpunk through in one sitting (the main story), start to finish. I made the choice near the beginning that I was going to save Songbird. I knew there were multiple ways to end Phantom Liberty, but I wanted the best ending for Songbird. I went in not knowing about the back story, not seeing the game trailers, so when I played it, I had a huge amount of sympathy for her.

Even on the train ride over to the launch platform, inspite of everything she said, I made sure she was safely on that shuttle. I would have had V given her a kiss on the forehead if I could.

By the time Johnny and V were talking, as we watched the shuttle launch, I was already an overtired mess, barely holding back tears, and then the end credits and music (for the DLC, not the main game) kicked in and I lost it.

I'm glad I didn't know the launch version of Cyberpunk, I heard it had a rough start. If I had, I don't think it would be one of my favorite games I've ever played. I'm almost done with my second play through and I'm eyeing my third. ~send help~

Well, i was unable to find the actual screenshot i wanted, but it is the end of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy game, but I could never actually beat it. Every time i enabled the improbability drive, i turned into the sperm whale instead of the missiles.

I played the game so many times start to finish, but never could completed it. I had a print out of the guide on the green and white dot matrix paper. I followed it exactly multiple times.

So instead, here is a screenshot near the start of the game.

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.

Crysis 2 YouTube or YouTube Invidious private front end

sorry for the dated reference...ff8 when squall is totalld by seifr

Climbing the ladder in Metal Gear Solid

Pointcrow, anyone?

Uncharted 2

I remember way back in the early days of WoW. WoW was my first MMO, and I hadn't been playing the game for all that long, but I saw there was a group looking for a fifth for a dungeon, so I thought I'd give it a go. I'd done one or two before.

Uldaman. We were having a rough time of it. I can't remember if we were underleveled, or just inexperienced, but it was a slog. Near the end of the dungeon is a room with four big statues that come to life one by one. We wiped a few times on them, and the rest of the dungeon was starting to respawn on us, so we were on our last legs, but we managed to make it through that last room, and up to the boss room. The scene I remember is that door opening.

More of the big statues that we'd just been throwing ourselves against. Rows of smaller statues on top of that. And the boss, towering over it all.

Fuck.

I played for like a couple hours at launch, and my character was T-posing on jackies bike.

So glad i gave it another shot this past year, the DLC is so damn good (maybe we'll get more content after the next anime story, too?)

Adagio for Strings plays

"Kharak is burning."

"It's gone. It's all gone."

Lol the first thing in my mind is also the opening intro of ff8

Honestly the game became too grindy for me and then I stopped playing. Still wanna finish it at some point, but right now there is no time. Did you enjoy playing, and did it take very long for you?

the late 90's, amirite?

Early 90s actually

Fuck, I'm old...thanks for that...

That opening is epic.

Wait if you mean the game release in late 90s then yes

I would have wanted her to be… curious. And willful, unstoppable even… but with enough compassion to… heal the world… just a little bit.

Suikoden

Going blind into the game I did NOT expect that!

The animation is crazy visceral. I had nightmares for days.

Tomb Raider (2013)

Welcome to the Black Mesa transit system.

A stranger joins your conversation. "I highly recommend using the Blue Paths website for hints once you get stuck. Also, don't waste your time and money on Blue Tents; the wiki has everything you need to know about them. It still took me 100 hours to reach the final puzzle but I enjoyed it."

This is a very nice website. Thanks!

That scene with Madeline and Theo in Celeste.

That part of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons when you realise why everyone told you that you needed a controller with rumble to get it, and you got it.

I could get a screenshot but the point is the rumble.

Everyone?

EVERYONE!

(NFS MW '05)

Looks like he wants to ponder his orb.

I couldn't even process what I was seeing

Operation Winback (from the PS2 remake (that's right G*mers, remakes were a thing back in the "good old days" too))

This scene from freelancer burned itself in on how creepy it was as.

https://youtu.be/XMEa-04Gg8A?t=9537

also this scene from jk2 where kyle is getting tortured for failing the stealth part

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmnCj1HDL-k

I loved almost everything about this place. Those giant archers can go to hell

The hotdogs bit from Split Fiction.

You slag!

The sunlit uplands of Brexit.

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 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.

The ending of Wolfenstein: The New Order where B.J sacrifices himself for the greater good and it bleeds into Melissa Hollick's cover of Chris Isaac's 'I Believe'. I didn't expect such feels from a Wolfenstein game.

What game is this?

For me it was:

That was the point where I realised the magnitude of the story in that game!