Classic moments in gaming!

First that comes to mind for me is in MGS 2 when you realize something up with The Colonel! And then you realize he’s an AI and the true plot starts to unravel. And of course, the “Fission Mailed” meme stands to this day. How about you, SW? When you think of classic moments in gaming, what comes to mind?

I would certainly consider MGS2 to be ultra classic, and the storyline is very relevant still to this day.

The plot twist in Bioshock. Suffice it to say that I didn't see it coming. I almost fell out of my chair. Other than that, Sony's 2006 E3 press conference. Riiiidge Racer, $599 US Dollars, giant enemy crabs, etc. *sigh* good times. :)

In Final Fantasy VII when Sephiroth......

@Archangel3371: lol that moment is etched in my childhood memories

@SolidGame_basic: Very impactful moment in gaming history.

GOW 3

Kratos cratering Hercules head in with HIS own Nemean Celestus (please forgive me butchering the spelling).

Keeping the MGS going, when Snake revisits Shadow Moses in MGS4.

When Samus takes off her helmet.

I felt a legitimate sense of loss with this.

I see your giant crab, and I raise you an E3 2013

so good.

I miss Jack Tratton, just for his E3 conferences haha. This is the Sony I miss.

@SolidGame_basic: I miss Jack as well, but unfortunately, this was the beginning of their end. Hell, just a few minutes after this uproar from the audience, Sony snuck in that online was no longer free.

Doritos Pope can't be beat.

The end of red dead redemption.

Yea.. at least Sony gave us PS+, offering benefits like free games and things like that. Xbox Live didn't have nearly as good as the same benefits. But now PS+ is like $80 lol.

@SolidGame_basic: Yeah, I cancelled my ps+ a few years ago. Their original output was pretty good; stuff like Space Marine, Darksiders and Vanquish. Stuff that looked cool, but I wasn't sold. Then it turned into months on end of utter trash. Feels great to say "no more" to something that doesn't deserve your money.

Playing as Raiden after playing as solid snake in the begining of MGS 2 sol is one memory for me.

Shadow Of The Colossus ending, Wander keeps trying to reach for Mono. Brought a tear in my eye. That ending has stuck with me forever.

pretty much all of Fumito Ueda games.

@uninspiredcup: loooooooooooooool no way

Honestly this thread could be filled with Metal Gear. especially MGS2, which has been mentioned a lot already.

I'd like to add two more moments from MGS4:

Microwave scene

Final Boss fight between Solid Snake and 'Liquid' Snake.

EDIT: The game is old but just in case for you MeatBags lol that have yet to play it, Massive spoiler alert! :P

not sure whether theyre best described as classic, epic, memorable or a bit of all three but bloodborne's choc full of them...

"tonight, gehrman joins the hunt"

Much of what Bioshock had to offer was pretty amazing. I loved those bat-shit insane characters. Borderlands had a similar quality to its characters. I remember shooting a bad guy with my acid revolver and he screamed "Mummy!!!". Absolutely great stuff.

@Archangel3371 said:

In Final Fantasy VII when Sephiroth......

But why did he do it??. Why??? (Crying....)

@dimebag667: I feel you mate. Poor Palom and Porom. But I cried even more when Galuf died in FF5.

The moment in Resident Evil 2 (original PS1 version) where Mr X breaks through the wall after you solved a puzzle. Completely unexpected. I ran away like a scared chicken. Then the bastard breaks through ANOTHER wall. I seek refuge in the small interrogation room. Then a licker (lizard) jumps through the window. I sh☆t my pants thrice in only 2 minutes.

Been playing video games for about a 1000 years by now, so here are just a few classic moments...

The first time I played Street Fighter 2 on SNES. Fantastic.

Watching the jaw-dropping graphics in Defender of the Crown on C64. 16 colors at 320p (or was it 160p?) for those who don't know what I am talking about.

Beating Fist 2 on C64.

Accusing the wrong person in Killed Until Dead (C64) and getting shot by the real murderer.

Playing Spy Hunter as a little kid till 3 am.

When I got a Sega Megadrive (Genesis) as a gift and played Castle of Illusion and Sonic 1. I was so happy.

Playing Daytona on Sega Saturn. Flawed conversion, but still an amazing experience.

If it hadn't been leaked, Joel getting clubbed would've been legendary.

@dimebag667: Palom and Porom.... Nooooooooooo! 😭 Why is this game making me feel real emotions? - me at 14 playing FFII on snes....

MS Xbox one press conference "if you don't want to go online buy a 360".

Four come to mind:

1. When I "beat" Pitfall by getting all the treasure.
2. When the Mad Bomber changed his face when you score 10K.
3. That Tassadar moment in Starcraft (no spoilers)
4. In Halo 2 during the Battle of New Mombasa, if you go the unscripted route and immediately jump on the scarab. The "Rock Anthem for Saving the World" starts playing... oh, yeah.

Dont know if its been mentioned but changing controller port to defeat psycho mantis in the first MGS....no internet,so i had to go to the local news agent and read a walkthrough in a gaming magazine to get me past that part.

I did the same when i got stuck on Tomb raider 2 🤣

MGS 2 would be high up on the list, but then again, so would MGS 1,3, and 4. The first 4 games were all just phenomenal. Final Fantasy VII Sephiroth scene. Seeing that first Zombie in Resident Evil. The room with the red clock in Silent Hill 2 will forever be etched in my memory. Playing Crazy Taxi for hours trying to beat times and challenges. The first time I played Super Mario Bros 3. There are a ton of memorable moments in gaming for me.

this all day long.

@dracula_16: Before Bioshock released, I remember joking that they would just recycle the plot twist of System Shock 2.

Turns out I was mostly correct, which was disappointing.

Commander Shepard talking to Sovereign in Mass Effect was the surprise moments I'd consider to be classic:

Also a great moment right there...especially on the last level during the Warthog run in the Pillar of Autumn.

Or when you needed to use the manual to look up Meryl’s codec lol

The truth about Darth Revan...