I started playing some old-school PS1 there today, and during a loading screen my mind wandered to scenes that really stayed with me from that particular console. Now I'm not really a sappy person by nature but, for me it has to be when Squall rescued Rinoa from the Sorceress Memorial in VIII. It's just the way the game had built up at the time and it really got to me. I thought it was epic.
What's that one moment in gaming that has stayed with you the most over the years?
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My little brother bawling when you kill Edge's parents in Final Fantasy IV. Makes me crack up to this day.
The scene in FFX just before you fight Yunalesca. Auron got, like, one of the coolest lines in the whole series.
Mine is from FFX as well:
When Tidus first finds out, at the Al Bhed home, what happens to Summoners when they summon the final aeon to defeat Sin.
The first time I played through that part, I felt my heart drop into my shoes. However, it's even more powerful when you hear it with the Japanese voices, especially with the emotion that's in Lulu's voice.
FFX-2 FMV's Upscaled and Filtered to 720p (link fixed)
The games I've beaten...
I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | X-2 | XII
Mother 3, chapter 1.
The final scene in MGS3 at The Boss' grave after you learn the truth.
The revelations about Fei Fong Wong in Xenogears. The destruction of Solaris, Id's first physical appearance.
The deaths of Psycho Mantis, Sniper Wolf, Vulcan Raven, and the Cyborg Ninja.
The ending to Ico
The first time your main character uses the Evoker and the entire final part of Persona 3, Starting in January and concluding to the very end of the game.
The Opera scene from FFVI
Crono's death and rebirth
Just to name a few...
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog Where no one notices the contrast of white on white And in between the moon and you, the angels get a better view Of the crumbling difference between wrong and right
The scene in Shadow Hearts: Covenant in which (SPOILER)Alice is temporarily revived using the Emigre manuscript is pretty power. Here's this document that you've seen several times has done nothing but harm and it's being used and it seems to be going so well and then it doesn't work and she passes away again. Very powerful. Also in SH:C (SPOILER)the bit when Ouka dies. I really liked Yoshiko Kawashima in the original and to have her die in Kato's arms a second time really made me quite sad.
Not my words Carol, the words of Top Gear magazine.
I can't decide
Seeing 1000 Frames Per Second in quake
Well I'd say the scene in Advent Children where Seph first appears and One winged Angel plays is damn epic but it aint a game.
And the most epic moment in a game for me would be the FMV of Kuja's first appearance in FF9. Music and stuff was awesome.
The salute. God, that salute. It just destroyed me.Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno
3 games, essentially the same ending. Gets my man-tears every time... (I actually started watering up when looking these up on youtube)
I suppose the part where Sora kills himself would qualify. I liked the music.
Also,
Opening FMV of FFVII
A certain Act 5 scene in Metal Gear Solid 4 that was just painful to watch, hell the whole ending.
Ending of Unreal Tournament III was a bit cheesy, but very well done and atmospheric/ambiency
Final Fantasy VI Celes jumping
Final Fantasy X scene in Al Bhed home previously mentioned.
Made worse when you put it in First Person mode and watch the screen water up and get fuzzy, then you realize he's crying...The salute. God, that salute. It just destroyed me.
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog Where no one notices the contrast of white on white And in between the moon and you, the angels get a better view Of the crumbling difference between wrong and right
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