high impact moments
idk, just wanted to make a list of individual bits/segments throughout games that left lasting impressions whether due to scale, strangeness, aesthetics, emotional impact, scare factor, or otherwise. kinda a broad criteria but i guess this can function as something of a "favorite moments in gaming" list or whatever.
probable spoilers within the notes of each entry obvs. read at your own risk if you care.
probable spoilers within the notes of each entry obvs. read at your own risk if you care.
33 Games
multiple xenomorphs on the prowl
finally making it into the pillbox after multiple failed attempts only to have any potential relief thwarted when my ass got lit up/it was revealed that the combat outside was very much still ongoing.
this feels like a lower scale version of what i talked about for SOMA.
this feels like a lower scale version of what i talked about for SOMA.
Dustbound Village
Nora
Nora
saying goodbye / the ending in general
Susan giving the gas mask to Mitzi
final boss
little mystery/investigative side quest thing with the frog detective cameo
little mystery/investigative side quest thing with the frog detective cameo
Dan Barrows reveal
mannequins in the department store
using the grappendix for the first time
restoring Norune village
lots of impactful moments in this game but leaving Besaid the first time has always stood out to me.
beach entry in The Silent Cartographer
track 11 in full
honestly most of the game from Act 3 and on but the big standout moment for me was after Conway went with the skeletons at the distillery. during this a skull and button prompt popped up and i panicked because i didn't know what it was going to do. when it ran out without me hitting anything Homer stayed behind.
a bit after this as the episode was ending Homer went to lay by Conway's truck and it hit so fucking hard.
a bit after this as the episode was ending Homer went to lay by Conway's truck and it hit so fucking hard.
finding a perfect shot for the photography contest
summoning the giants with Oath to Order.
probably any random interaction hidden away in the various NPC behaviors across the three days.
probably any random interaction hidden away in the various NPC behaviors across the three days.
episode 3 ending stinger
honestly the whole game from November on.
aqua tank
desolate city streets with The City of Ruin playing.
ending
Lisa
Tears Of... playing over the credits in the Good+ ending
Tears Of... playing over the credits in the Good+ ending
seeing Pyramid Head in the apartment hallway through the bars before the actual introduction
Heather's flavor text/interior dialogue before leaving the apartment
what i was thinking about when deciding to make this list.
everything involved with going into the abyss was a nightmare.
the ending right before the credits roll is probably the most upset i've ever been because of a game. 😭
everything involved with going into the abyss was a nightmare.
the ending right before the credits roll is probably the most upset i've ever been because of a game. 😭
entering core chamber of St. Francis' Folly
outside the pyramid
Nightmare in Vegas
swimming with orcas
"Nessie"
"and then i was alone"
also Lewis' story
also Lewis' story
Rikiya's substories
