Powerful Gaming Moments (SPOILERS!)

[Laddy]

What moments in gaving captivated or affected you?

FFVII-Aerith's death. Although FFVII gets a lot of undeserved hate on EoFF, Aerith's death is symbolic. Aerith, who epitomized good in the world, was struck down and sank to the bottom of the ocean. In essence, she represented purity and goodness being destroyed and evil truly emergind. This scene is parodied and talked about for reasons. Powerful, unexpected, emotional. Face it, if it wasn't for the large amount of spoilers, this scene would of pissed you off (in a good way) more than any other scene in a great (if somewhat poorly told) story.

Baldur's Gate II-Let's kill our beloved, m'kay? You spend hours, no, days, engaging in a richly-told, powerful romance with one of four lovers. Now your lover is not only turned into a vampire, but wants you dead. You have to kill them, rip apart the very person you spent so many hours getting to know and love. It's tragic, it's powerful, it's severely underatted as a powerful and moving experience.

Metal Gear Solid 3-Last few minutes. Everything was perfect. "Snake...do it, Snake."

Heavy Rain-I'm a Father too. What would you do to save someone you love? This moment epitomizes it. Would you really do anything? It's powerful, it's amazing, it's unbeliavble.

KOTOR-That big evil guy we talked about the entire game? He's you. Another great. This moment is fantastic because the signs were there and I guaranteed absoultely smurfing nobody saw it coming.

SIlent Hill 2-Pyramid Head rapes monsters. Twice. Is that not the sickest thing ever?

More to come. You?

[Christmas]

Harvest Moon - When one of my animals died, I cried a river.
When I got married, I dance and sing the night away!

FF VI - Changing of World of Balance to World of Ruins. I realize I like the World of Ruins more for unknown reasons.

[VeloZer0]

FF6 - Celes attempted suicide scene. Enough said

Chrono Trigger
Crono's Death. As soon as he stood up against Lavos I was thinking "oh man, Crono is going to summon some supper awesome main character powers. This is going to be sweet" And then, bam! Completely blown away by the power of Lavos. I remember just siting staring at the screen for 30 seconds having it sink in.

The first few playthroughs of FF7 I never really batted an eye at Aries death, though as I grew up the scene started to resonate on me more and more.

This is something I need to think on more

[Suikojowy]

I agree with the end of MGS 3, that was awesome.

Final Fight Real Bout 2 -Fighting game storylines aren't usually great and I suppose this one's wasn't anything special either. Endings in these games are usually forgettable but Terry's ending where (SPOILER)Terry reaches out to save a falling Geese Howard only for his rival Geese to yank his hand away and fall to his death laughing, choosing pride over his life. I thought that was a great moment.

Suikoden - (SPOILER)Gremio's death. "That is my first, and final request...". He sacrifices himself to save the party without a second thought and it's the one time he refuses an order from Tir

There are many others I could list but I don't want to get too carried away for now.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Chrono Trigger
Crono's Death. As soon as he stood up against Lavos I was thinking "oh man, Crono is going to summon some supper awesome main character powers. This is going to be sweet" And then, bam! Completely blown away by the power of Lavos. I remember just siting staring at the screen for 30 seconds having it sink in.

I agree completely.

Xenogears - Pretty much anytime this song plays.

[Clo]

This might be the same as "Crono's Death", but the Fall of Zeal more specifically! It's so exciting and horrible and whoa.

[Mo-Nercy]

GTA IV
You don't normally expect big storyline twists in a game like GTA. I don't know if other people could see it coming, but (SPOILER)Roman's death (if you do indeed choose to down that route) was pretty powerful.

[Vermachtnis]

.Hack//G.U.When Alkaid gets put in a coma. It really hits hard out in the real world you see a news story about her. But when they're reunited at the end of part 3 is just a huge moment of d'awwwwwww.

[Vyk]

Xenogears - Pretty much anytime this song plays.

Oh man. Just hearing that makes me want to re-play the touching/epic-ness of that game :[

Phantasy Star games should be mentioned, but I won't say what happens

Edit: I just remembered. Something powerful happens very early in the first Alundra game. And pretty much the first time anyone plays it unprepared is just like wtf that kinda isn't supposed to happen in a Zelda-clone. Powerful and moving stuff. Highly recommended. At least play through the beginning of the game, anyone who hasn't yet

[Slothy]

KOTOR-That big evil guy we talked about the entire game? He's you. Another great. This moment is fantastic because the signs were there and I guaranteed absoultely smurfing nobody saw it coming.

I saw it coming from pretty early on actually. In fact, I felt they telegraphed it so often that I to this day can't understand why it was a surprise for anyone or why this twist is held up as a shining moment in gaming story telling. Utterly ruined the game for me.

I have to agree with you on Heavy Rain and MGS3 though. Some of the most moving and powerful moments in gaming.

[NeoCracker]

Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals had a couple moments that were amazing. The First one was your final confrontation with Indura. He manages to trap Dekar in the shrine while the rest of you escape. The shrine proceeds to collapse in on Dekar. ;_; (Yes, he managed to make it out alive, but you don't find that out until the very end.)

The other is the very end, where you both learn the true Identity of Iris, as well as sacrifice your own life to prevent Doom Island from falling.


Breath of Fire 2 - The Death of Rands Mother was pretty well played. As was the scenes with Tiga, Katt, and the other chick is St. Everat Church.'

I'd list some Xenosaga ones, but begginning to end there are so many scenes that have a punch.

[qwertysaur]

Persona 3
There are so many but I'll limit myself to The final boss, the entire month of December, the Hanged man Social Link, and the sun Social link.

[NeoCracker]

P3's Sun Social Link is probably my favorite in the whole series.

[Iceglow]

I know this one will be cliche but imho they're the 2 most powerful moments of FFVIII,

Firstly on Disc 1 where Irvine is cracking up because he has trouble with the pressure. A lot of people were like "pussy!" during that moment but think on it, his shot would have completely changed everything. I can kinda relate to him having that kind of pressure and not being able to handle it it's a lot to have asked of one person and sometimes those who are most afraid of what they have to do are the ones who put up the biggest defences.

Second moment in the game what actually made me feel strongly was the end of Disc 2. The Garden to Garden clash was brutal and if you bothered to take a little time during it getting random battles in you can sense just how big it was. When Squall is having to rally the troops of Garden a bunch of cadets not fully trained and a handful of surviving SeeD members who are still part of Garden and have them not only defend but push the assault the cutting over the weary students slowly pushing themselves up and off the floor and readying themselves for battle again against a more numerous and experienced opponent is kind of heart warming.

In IX I had many moments where I felt "wow thats powerful stuff" first there was Vivi and the black waltz on the airship from Dali. Then you had Burmecia followed by the death of Queen Brahnne, the Alexander cutscene and then the Silver Dragons.

[Laddy]

P3's good ending was brilliant on so many levels. Never before have I felt so much for a character whose personality, attitude, and actions so undefined. It felt almost as if you were dying, as if you were the main character. It's almost, heartwarming, a sense of proud accomplishment, a sense of "I've done what I have to do."

Of course The Answer completely and utterly smurfed up what was (in my opinion) one of the greatest endings in a video game ever.