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Tell us your best times while playing video games (don't forget to use spoiler tags when necessary). Lets put them into categories:

"That Word" Moments
First time I played AC1 and Oblivion. For AC1 I was enthralled by the game right away, but the best part of the beginning was the attack on Masyaf. The scene with Al Mualim and Robert was like something from Lord of the Rings (that was the only thing I could really compare it to at that time). And then Altair's first leap of faith, for a second there I thought he was really committing suicide. For Oblivion I really liked the mechanics for the game. Being able to pick up weapons dropped by enemies and looting the items enemies had in their inventory was something I had never seen before in a game. And the story at the beginning played out pretty well.

Shocked/Surprised Moments
At the end of MGS2.

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Raiden shows Snake his dog tag. Imagine my shock and surprise when it showed my full name and birth date on the dog tag. But then I remembered putting that in at the beginning of the game. What was also shocking was near the end of the game playing as Raiden. He was caught prisoner then freed. During the scene he was nude, so I'm thinking "Great. Now I'm going to play as a nude character". But I never thought I actually would...

Funny Moments
Two funny moments in Chrono Cross. At one part someone lets you use his boat, but under two conditions. One is that he marries the main female character (and she's standing there with you at that time). If you go along with it she immediately kicks you right in the *OWW!* At another part you're fighting soldiers while trying to escape a place. When you reach a certain part there's no where to go. Someone asks you what to do. There are two things you can say:
1. Fight the guards (never picked that option).
2. Heh heh heh.
If you pick the second option a funny scene will occur. That's all you're getting from me. Wink

Easter Egg Moments
A funny scene in Destroy All Humans 2 that I consider to be an Easter egg. After the second time you talk to The Freak recap your mission goals. Now this guy is on drugs all the time, so it's no wonder he doesn't remember anything you just discussed. At this point the character you're playing looks right at the screen and says, "See, kids, this is why you shouldn't do drugs."

Frustrated Moments
Now you all know I record things in AC, and that I may take some time for some of them. The longest, most frustrating thing to record was the blitz on Silvio and Dante. I tried for hours before I finally figured how to do it right. Stare Tired But outside of AC there was one level in Super Mario World, Tubular. This is in star path where you spend most of the level in the air. I never managed to beat that level.

Sad Moments
Can't really remember many sad moments, but a recent sad moment for me was near the end of ACR.

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After you return to Constantinople in sequence 8 you go looking for Sofia. In her shop you find Yusuf's dead body. WHY, UBI!? Crying This was dramatic for so late in the game, more so that I wasn't spoiled about it like the deaths of Ezio's father, brothers and uncle.

Scared Moments
Can't recall any scared moments since I don't play scary games.

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I'll finish these later after further thought and speculation. Also don't have the patience to type more out right now.

The Childhood Favorite

The Terror

The Disappointment

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. That's all that needs to be said.

Holy F^&%)@* S#!( did I just do that?

The first time I jumped the entire LA River in Midnight Club: Los Angeles on a motorcycle going over 315 mph, I was in a state of disbelief. That was absolutely ridiculous, and if I ever get a capture card that's the first thing I'm going to record. Also when I did my first run of Eagle's Bruise and deliberately punched Garnier out of the open hospital window. Two stunts I hoped I could pull off ended up being the craziest things ever. Also, countless moments with sports games could go in this category.

The Shocker

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John Marston is the greatest protagonist I have ever known. I traveled literally to hell and back with this guy putting holes in the heads of any that stood in the way of his quest to be reunited with his family. There were no happy endings in this story for every character, but when John finally returned home after killing his ex-gang leader Dutch van der Linde, I thought it was an appropriate ending. The "home" missions that followed afterwards not only helped the player decompress from the constant gunfights, but also allowed the player to build deeper connections to Marston's family as well as John himself. This goes on until one final sunset, when the army comes to liberate John and the rest of the Marstons. The final battle with the army is intense, and John is able to survive and get his family to shelter in their barn. But it is at this point that John realizes no one can fully outrun their past. John has ran from everything his entire life in order to make things right, and he can't do that anymore. So he sends his family off on a horse into the west through the back of the barn. He then slowly turns and peeks out of the front door. An entire platoon of troops waits for him outside, all with guns pointed at his head. He takes a deep breath and throws open the doors. The brief moment when all is silent and still during this final standoff is impossible to describe with words. Suddenly, Marston whips out his gun and goes into deadeye mode. I predicted this, of course. He had escaped from every sticky situation over the course of the story and I had no doubt he could weasel his way out of this one.

But no man can run forever.

Four headshots later, Marston is lit up with gunfire. What once was the man I had rode through the West with for so long now was an unrecognizable mess of blood and pain. I spent the next few minutes with my jaw on the floor as I watched Marston bleed out to death. He died slowly and painfully. Despite this, I think I was more stunned than he was. This hero, my hero, that I had gone through thick and thin with was decimated in seconds. The army leaves shortly afterwards, and Marston is left under the sun for the vultures. His wife and son return shortly after the shots are fired, and are left grieving for the man that had redeemed them and given them a second chance at life. My head sank, I was in a shocked state of depression.

Of course, the story doesn't quite end there, but everything afterwards that happens with his son Jack isn't nearly as satisfying. I'll remember Red Dead Redemption fondly for this moment, the moment I lost John Marston, the most terrible yet fulfilling moment I have ever had in gaming.

The Easter-Egg

The Anger(er)

My Finest Hour

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Great topic idea.

"That word" moments
there must have been a lot of these, but I'll just recall one that happened about a week ago in Skyrim. I'm walking around a snowy mountain and without realizing I stumble into a dragon lair. The dragon comes out and as I backpedal some meters to get myself prepared I fall of a little cliff without really hurting myself, thing is, I encounter ANOTHER dragon. As quickly as I can I hop onto my horse and run for it, Elder and Frost dragon both after me killing everything in the way. I see the most nearby city and suddenly EVERY single living being start attacking the dragon. Horses, guards, farmers, some Khajiit conjurers who were passing by jumped into the fray. Looked like WW, with arrows and spells flying around. I managed to take a screenshot after the horses finished off the last dragon.

Shocking moment
More than any other moment, the end of Shadow of the Colossus.

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Just seeing Wander become consumed by all that evil and after being condemned like that. More so, realizing a few hours later that Wander is Ico's ancestor.

Funny moments
A good couple ones.
-Conquer: Bad Fur Day. EVERYTHING.
-Almost every single part of the first Jak and Daxter
-Just a lot of dialogues from House of the Dead: Overkill
-The second mission in Battlefield 3. When you are sneaking in the sewer pipes and have to confront the pest Big smile
-Hours and hours of Halo Reach multiplayer in Forge world.
And again from Skyrim

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One of the daedric artifacts quests. Where you find some strange conjurers and a dog standing near them. Kill the conjurers and the dog approaches you and reveals he is a daedric prince saying: "They were praying to me so I could save them, so you can and kill them all. I couldn't have done it better myself!"

Easter egg moments
Both of my favorite easter eggs are related to MGS

Scary moments
I must have been 7 or 8 when I first played both Silent Hill 2 and the first Resident Evil. I sould have listened... I wasn't ready...

What the hell is going on?!?!
Playing 5 minutes of Katamari Damacy.

My best moment
I was 6 years old and finally managed to beat The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with almost no knowledge of the English language and skipping almost every conversation there was. Same with Donkey Kong 64 and Conquer: Bad Fur Day.

JoeyFogey wrote:
ROB_88 wrote:
[On the meaning of BAMF]i figured it was something similar to a MILF

Babes Await My..............Flap-a-doodle Laughing out loud

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Oh you made me remember the death of John Marston. That must have been the saddest moment I've ever seen in gaming. You described it perfectly, it was also one of the most fulfilling ones.

JoeyFogey wrote:
ROB_88 wrote:
[On the meaning of BAMF]i figured it was something similar to a MILF

Babes Await My..............Flap-a-doodle Laughing out loud

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FLAE: spoiler maybe? Would you mind changing your post to put tags in?

EDIT: NVM, I did it.

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Doesnt matter, Pty James, kinda ruined it for me...

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Crap. I missed that. Sorry, Jack. I guess I need more sleep. FLAE's eye roll

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I'm sorry Jack, I should have been more conscious of the post's nature.

JoeyFogey wrote:
ROB_88 wrote:
[On the meaning of BAMF]i figured it was something similar to a MILF

Babes Await My..............Flap-a-doodle Laughing out loud

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i just wanna say this about Mass Effect 3.

the very first time i saw a Banshee (the freakishly tall Asari Husk)
that was one of the scariest things i've seen in a game for a long time.

that scream creeps me out every time. and the teleportation just makes it that much worse
especially later on when they come 3-4 at once.

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