MGS4: The return to Shadow Moses was a masterful touch of storytelling and really hit home the power of the PS3.

Shadow of the Colossus: Spending hours trekking through empty wastelands with Agro trying to find the next Colossi.

Ico: The first time Yorda screams for help as the shadows crawl out of the ground, but I'm the other side of the map trying to negotiate a puzzle. So I'm racing back to rescue her with nothing but a piece of wood! Heart in mouth.

Fallout 3: I was reading The Stand at the same time so stepping out of Vault 101 and seeing the wastes of Washington nearly knocked me for six. Overwhelmed and immersed in an instant.

Tekken 3: Pulling off my first 10 move combo.

World of Warcraft: Milling around as a low level Paladin and experiencing a raid for the first time. I panicked like a baby.

FF7: When I finally left Midgar and entered the world map, that was a cool moment where I realised the enormity of the game.

FF8: The opening FMV is still my favourite of the series.