There are only a few videogames in a lifetime that COMPLETELY blow you away, what are yours?

• NHL 07 for the graphics update (especially looking at you, goalie pads)
• Red Dead Redemption for atmosphere, soundtrack
• GTA V for all the possibilities and the nearly flawless execution plus incredible fun multiplayer
• Super Mario World for being one of the most fun games ever
• Halo for the fantastic soundtrack and fun multiplayer
• God of War 1 and 3 for the graphics and the amazing hack n slash gameplay
• Back in the time: the 3D setting of Settlers 3

John Madden Football was the Ish back in the days...I don't even look at the franchise now-a-days

Angry Joe seemed to be blown away by deadhalls you should test that out for dat low entree cost.

Crash Bandicoot on the original PS amazed me after 2 decades of 2d games

Mario 64 I nearly fell off the chair when I first saw, I couldn't believe that a video game could ever look like that, it was like a cartoon

Sonic Adventure on the dreamcast, the cleanness and clarity of the graphics was like nothing I'd seen before

GTA V on the PS3 was stunning for the hardware, the graphical leap from 4 along with the sheer size of the world and everything that was going on was just amazing I thought.

Mario 64. It was 3D and Mario for the first time. Blew my little Nintendo fanboy-self away.

Shenmue

Gran turismo 2,3

COD MW

Resident Evil 2,4 Remake (GCN)

Resident Evil CV (Dreamcast)

Turok (N64)

Goldeneye

Banjo Kazooie

Silent Hill 1,2

NFS Underground 1,2

Crysis

Far Cry

DOOM 3

GTA SA

I may have more but can't think right now.

Hmm...let's see!

Doom

Wing Commander: Privateer

Simcity 2000

Heroes of Might and Magic III

Freelancer

Guild Wars

Project Gotham Racing 4

Forza Motorsport 3

The Sims 3

Dead or Alive 5

CAPTAIN TOAD!

Lol I know people wont agree with me but my most recent game that really impressed me was Batman Arkham Knight. I still am amazed by the graphics just looking at how clear and detailed Gotham and the batsuit is (even zoomed in all the way), specifically The Dark Knight suit it just looks amazing, and cool when the rain hits it. Also I'm a big batman fan and loved the story, and the fact that when I'm driving the batmobile I feel like I'm driving the batmobile because all the environment is getting destroyed around me lol. And just the fact that I can swoop out skins to make it look like the tumbler just thrills me. But I am a big batman fan, I understand people think too much batmobile but I don't really cuz you don't really have to use it all the time. I wonder what other studio will make the next game ? Maybe Montreal again?

• Streets of Rage 2
• Sonic 2
• Ninja Gaiden
• Dragon Quest V
• Secret of Mana
• Chrono Trigger
• Dennou Senki Net Merc
• Street Fighter Alpha 2
• Final Fantasy VII
• Alundra
• Metal Gear Solid 2
• SSX Tricky
• Soul Reaver 2
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
• Clannad
• Unreal Tournament 2004
• Burnout 3
• Resident Evil 4
• OutRun 2 SP SDX
• Vanquish

• Final Fantasy XII
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
• Grand Theft Auto V
• The Last of Us
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Blood cause favourite game and playing this at age 14 the music,sound,violence and weaponry left me a long lasting impression

Unreal cause the presentation and graphics were well Unreal let alone it was a great game as well

Battlefield desert combat. Though this was a mod for battlefield the scale, great graphics and music and that sense you are in a real battlefield paired with great gameplay and balanced multiplayer made it my favorite BF game to date

Crysis. Scale,presentation, graphics and freedom to approach an objective from anywhere you wanted felt like this is next generation game

Sins of a solar empires. Nothing more satisfying than annihilating a solar system with a fleet of thousand spaceships

Civilization V. The satisfying feeling of nuking an enemy for the first time or completing a wonder makes this a game that leaves you an impression no matter how many matches or how many hours you play

Stalker. Nothing screamed more atmospheric than the bleak atmosphere of Stalker. Underlying the rather buggy nature of STALKER is one of the greatest fps games and one that manage to capture its theme of desolation and nuclear destruction aftermath like no other

Metro 2033. This transferred the claustrophobic atmosphere like no other game

Portal. Clever puzzles and probably the most interesting characters in a game

Witcher 3. Well nothing like it before. Excellent narrative , lots of interesting side stories, great characters and top notch presentation . It literally ruined RPG's for me cause the bar is way higher now

F-Zero GX

Soul Reaver

Soul Calibur

Mario 64

Jiewtiful Joe

Planescape: Torment

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Divinity Original Sin

Witcher 3

Last of Us (never really played it tho)

Rocket League

Resident Evil 4, The entire Souls Series, Halo 2, Red Dead Redemption.

Chrono Cross

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Gran Turismo 2

Soul Reaver

Tenchu 2: Birth of the Assassins

Zone of the Enders : The Second Runner

The Last of Us

Doom 2

Grand theft Auto 3

Devil May Cry (2001)

Final Fantasy X

Mass Effect 2

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Silent Hill

@casharmy: its crazy how 6 to 10 is exactly the same for me too. And for the same reasons at that.

I couldn't find a better way to sum up snake eater myself lol

Im still depressed i never shot the the toy frogs during the eva ride :/

Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario World
The Legend of Zelda ALTTP
Super Mario 64
MGS 1
MGS 2
FF VI
FF VII
Shadow of the Colossus
Halo CE
Half Life 2
Crysis
Far Cry 3

I got blown away much more easily as a yougin but the ones that stand out in my memory:

-Morrowind (my first ever open world game and RPG)

-Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - I was big into Saving Private Ryan when this game hit and it was basically the video-game version of that

-Oblivion - the first time you get into the open world just blew me away

More Recently:

Mass Effect 1

Dayz (the original mod) - I doubt I'll ever recapture how intense that game got before people really knew what it was

The Witcher 3

GTA san andreas

Final Fantasy X

Demons Souls

Mass Effect 1

Half Life 2

Nothing to date, before or since matched my feelings through my first playthrough of Knights of the Old Republic.

Other games have impressed me to great degrees but nothing matched kotor in terms of profound impact.

Mario 64, Ocarina of time, dark souls, uncharted 2, red dead redemption, shadow of the colossus