That "WOW" moment for gameplay....

We all know when you pop in the newest edition to your collection to your newest generation console, there is always that first "WOW" when you get to see the graphics, but what about when you get that legendary wow from gameplay? (most recently)(i mean when you were just blown away)

For me, it was Prince of persia, I remeber i broke my leg, so I rented it for something to do, and I was amazed, I couldnt put it down, and is still one of my most favorite games.

another was Shadow of the Clossus, the first boss my jaw was hitting the floor.

What about you guys?

eh a fellow caker...

most recent WOW moment was first time playing Burnout 3... never played any of them before.. and i had been renting a few destructive car games at that time... so i decide to rent burnout... my jaw dropped... the Road Rage mode was like a drug... ended up buying the game and even got that force feedback steering wheel to enjoy it in a different way... couple wobbly pops and Road Rage became better known as"Roadglsh Raglsh" around the house

The first time i got a sniper headshot in gears, and the head exploded. Me and three friend bought the game and went online. That first headshot we all screamed "HOLY S***!" at the same time. It was crazy and funny.

my first WOW moment was When i first saw mario1.... on nes.

my first WOW moment this gen was Gears of War.

my first WOW moment this gen on PS3 was Motorstorm. although arcady, the physics in this game are brilliant.

My first WOW moment last generation was playing Kingdom Hearts!

M WOW this generation was seeing the new Secret Ending to Kingdom Hearts 2!

My first WoW moment for PS3 was when I played the Motorstorm demo at Walmart. My jaw literally dropped to the floor.

For the PS2 it was God of War. That game was awesome.

NES double dragon

sega gen ghouls and ghost

turbo graphics 16 legendary axe and splatter house

snes super metriod (my fav game of all time) and actraiser 1

ps 1 battle arena toshden

ps 2 onimusa shadow colossus

ps 3 untold legends and oblivion

Okay, going for all my previous owned consoles:

Sega Megadrive/Genesis: Sonic, never seen a fast paced game like that before, plus, pretty graphics. So my first WOW factor for gameplay was in essence one of the first Megadrive games. Then came Earthworm Jim.

For my PSone: Metal Gear Solid. Compared to other games, MGS didn't have very good graphics, but the whole experience was WOW.

For the PS2: God of War and Shadow of the Colossus. All other games on the PS2 were in essence repeats of the gameplay shown on the PS1, so these 2 games were very refreshing in terms of gameplay. GTA3 must also be on this list.

For my (competitor starting with M): Nothing really special right now, but Crackdown was somewhat refreshing.

For my PS3: FlOw. But nothing for full fledged games yet.

vid for killzone2

ps2-Manhunt that was just so highly detailed in ways of killing people it was just WOW

Had a lot of wow moments in gameplay.. :P

Sonic with the rollercoaster action so faaaast,
Mario with the awesome powerups!,
Mortal kombat Fatalities much?,
Killer instinct Hyper combo,
Double Dragon I can catch their fists!?!,
Metal gear solid.. What do you mean I need to avoid the bad guys?,
Crash bandicoot why am I running towards the screen ?!?,
Gex the gecko (ps1) .. I can climb walls ? Enter tv's !? ,
Metal gear solid 2 .. Fire extinguishers show lasers? blind gaurds? steam out of pipes!? Hold up?! shoot the walky talky?! glas breaks so real!THEY CAN SEE MY SHADOW!? (many more :P)
Jak & daxter .. I can go everywhere I can see?!
Grand theft auto 3... Prostitutes give health?!

Man I could go on for quite a while.. But on the ps3 ? a wow moment in gameplay .. not yet.. not yet. well maybe flipping a driver the bird while you are next to him and then punching him off the bike.. more a muahahhaha moment though.

I don't know if this counts, but I went to Universal Studios and got picked toplay Sonic and Knuckles in front of a live audience.

I was about 7 years old watching my uncle play Resident Evil. The dogs jumping through the windows in that long hallway...'nuff said.

First PlayStation game I ever played, Gex. The dirty-mouthed gecko...he was awesome.

First PlayStation game I ever played whenI got my PlayStation when I was 9 years old, Resident Evil 2. Taking control of Leon and not knowing how to shoot the gun, and getting eaten alive.

Beating Metal Gear Solid as a 9 year old(almost 10). The crowning accomplishment of my life.

Playing MGS2 and seeing Snake rappell off of the George Washington Bridge, the first game I had ever seen on a PS2 in person.

Playing my first ever online game, SOCOM II and getting ripped apart in my first try at the game on the map 'Blizzard' and going about 0-9.

I think my next 'wow' gameplay moment has yet to be seen. Assassin's Creed? MGS4? We shall see.

When I played Gears online, took out me shotty and blew someone up. I know it's nothing now, but it was so tight, cause thaty was like the day it came out, and I didn't know the shotty was that good.

On PS3, prolly when I played a Big Rig for the first time, and managed to get 3 bikes up against a wall at the same time and smash em. Two bodies were spewed out in front of my Big Rig and I ran em over :P

vid for killzone2

ps2-Manhunt that was just so highly detailed in ways of killing people it was just WOW

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first wow for me was Toe Jam and Earl for sega genesis! soo many good memories playing that game.

this gen... nothing so far. there are a few i look back on and say that was a good game but nothing ive taken with me.So far every game this gen ive been able to put down and miss a few days of play on. Wow games to me are games you cant stop playing untill you beat it and are sad when you finially do! ok im done rambling

atari - asteroid

nes - mario 3

snes - ogre battle march of the black (real time battle maps and squad battle was just great)

n64 - mario 64 (first 3d gameplay experience)

ps1 - brigandine (great game its like playing risk but with ressource management and tactical battles)

equal with ff tactics (first grid type srpg experience for me and great class system)

ps2 - ff12 (its like playing mmorpg alone O_o)

ps3 - oblivion (great free roaming)

My first wow moment ever was when I first stumbled across FFVII, from that time forward all gaming changed for me and that would be the one game I could ever say that changed my life (so to speak)..

This Gen I would probly have to say Oblivion when I walked out and saw the dears running through the mist over the hills and I realized that gaming had reached a whole new level.. true beauty hey, but I have wow moments all the time infact Bioshock has been my most recent.. damn they have done a great job with that game!..

FFVII biggest wow moment of my life though =)

my first wow moment this gen was with oblivion. You step out of the prison and its like "woah, i can go ANYWHERE i want!". Amazing...

last gen, i had a few wow moments. I remember playing the Indigo Prophecy demo and thinking it was super good with the atmosphere, the split screen 24/spooks/hustle style, the controls, the actual storyand thenumber of gameovers you could get in the demo alone was pretty insane. The game itself was pretty wow until the end when it was more "wtf!?"

Shadow of the collossus too was crazy. Coming up to the first collossi i was like O_O... and he was pretty small compared to some of the others!

And going back to old school times, Sonic the Hedgehog was amazing with the super speedy-ness. I remember it was pretty mind-bogglingly good it the time!

The first level on Cod 3, when you step over the wall and see hundreds of soldiers going at it. Doesn't get any better then that for me.

I'm playing Oblvion (360, PS3, doesn't really matter), and I'm going through the secret tunnel, then I go into the sewers, and I kill all the goblins, and I kill all the rats, I adjust my spells, my weapons, my armor, and I finally make it to the end of the sewers. After the brief loading time, my WOW moment came up, seeing how bright and beautifal Oblivion was.

its my 1st console ever so RFOM was the 'WOW' for me.Predictor

playing 4 player splitscreen on goldeneye for n64 with my friends... the hours we spent playng that game...

playing return to castle wolfenstien for the original xbox... that game had some moments..

another would be playing gears online for the first time and getting a kill with the boomshot... also the part in the campaign when the beserker(blind locust) rips apart my teammate...

playing that bioshock demo.... I realy thinkbioshock or mass effect will be goty.

NES- Megaman 2 and 3

SNES- Super Metroid

N64- Mario 64

PS1- Gran Turismo

PS2- God of War and Metal Gear Online

PS3- Seeing the car models on GT:HD and the graphics in Resistance. First next gen experience on my new LCD TV

Shenmue on Dreamcast, not so much for gameplay but that game looked amazing.

walking out of the prison dungeon on oblivion and seeing the sky for the first time, with the mountains and the sun in the background on ps3.

completing GTA: San Andreas 100%

on ps3, playing RFOM, and getting 10 sniper headshot kills in a row, on manchester 16p, giving me the elite soldier medal, 10 sniper kill ribbons, 10 headshot kill ribbons. you get the picture lol

PS1: FF9 and 8. The effects during battles were mind blowing.

PS2: MGS2, MGS3, Shadow of the Colossus.

PS3: Resistence, soon to be Oblivion and Heavenly Sword (graphics only I am not impressed by its gameplay).

Each of these games made me say "WOW"