[bubbles83]

Simply put, throughout your gaming lives, what are some of your "Wow!" moments. Those times when you knew (or didn't realize until years later)you were playing something that was transcendent in graphics, gameplay, storytelling, etc, or even just something that resonated with you in some way.

Just a select few of mine, in no particular order....I'm sure I'll add more depending on how long the thread goes....


(WARNINGL MAY BE A SPOILER OR TWO)

Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross....I can't gush enough about either of them....the multitude of endings in CT...the trial....the love story...reuniting Crono and Marle on Mt. Doom....in Cross....realizing the world in which Serge died is the REAL world....and his world is a dream.....

Final Fantasy X....from the cutscenes to the story....I played through the end many many times just to see Tidus reunite with his dad...and it is also the only game to ever make me cry.

Shenmue...one of the first console games I played with a true cinematic feel, incredible graphics for the time period, good story, martial arts theme....win.... so sad it never achieved what it was originally meant to be....

Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger: I had been in love with the WC series since the SNES days, this game done in the interactive movie style...I'll never forget the hours and multiple playthroughs I put in.

Bioforge: kind of a short experience, but an interesting concept and gameplay style nonetheless....

M1 Tank Platoon/F-18 stealth fighter...My first PC games, and some of my fondest childhood memories...even if I did have to turn the realism down for a LOT of stuff on F-19...looking back, it was incredibly detailed for its time....

Colony Wars/Colony Wars 2: Wonderful if typical story and graphics...although I hate games that give you multiple endings and then the sequel shows you the "real" ending. After that it just didn't feel right doing any other ending than the one shown in the sequel...

Warcraft 1/2/3 and Starcraft: I still read the manuals for these games for the lore by itself, never mind that the games are AWESOME....

Diablo/Diablo 2: Same as above.....

What are some of yours?