#greatmomentsingamingfrominsertcreditperspective

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thread for cataloguing those moments/passages from games we think are especially cool and great. No need to go into depth with context or anythign, just cryptic bullet points are ok. Try resist the #gamerurge to list 30 in a post to let others chip in

  • * day to day at the Sunshine Orphanage - Yakuza 3

  • * checking the map - _Pathologic/2_
  • * the showdown - _Disco Elysium_
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  • - Chapter 6 - MOTHER 3

  • - The amusement park - _NieR: Automata_
  • - The young boy's balloon (and all related scenes that follow) - _Wild Arms_
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    Getting the Hyper Beam in Super Metroid.

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    The final hit on Ganon - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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    The end of a successful year - _Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles_

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    Cecil the Paladin - _Final Fantasy IV_

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    Bashinet hunting Mahou Daisakusen ships throughout Batrider

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    The writing on the wall at the end of Beginner's Guide

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    "What are you standing up for?"

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    Spotting and sneaking under The Lord of Dust in the depth of the dust - Metal Gear Survive

    Looking out at the sea from Majula - Dark Souls 2

    The elevator and the way it syncs up perfectly with the music - Streets of Rage 4

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    Confronting Yellow 13 in Ace Combat 4

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    Unlocking the Zero Shift in Zone of the Enders 2

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    The ending of Rondo of Blood reimagined as Symphony's prologue.

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    _That_ moment at the end of 999 when you realize what the second screen means.

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    Military base infiltration in Gravity Rush 2

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    Cooking lesson in UNDERTALE

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    Clearing the entirety of your starter field in Harvest Moon

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    The endings of Trails of Cold Steel 1, 2, and 3

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    Entering a new zone for the first time in Final Fantasy XIV

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    Exploring the village in Final Fantasy IX

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  • * a rainy day - Harvest Moon

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  • - BE PRAYING in Radiant Silvergun

  • - The slight pause after Claris/Elliot jump out of view in Twin Seeds (NiGHTS)
  • - When Chris knocks Wesker's sunglasses off in CODE: Veronica
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    When your first monster passes away in Monster Rancher 2 (possibly other entries in the series but that's the one I have played)

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    A lot of climaxes in the final cases in _Ace Attorney_ games, but the one that sticks with me most is the climax of the final trial in the first game: ||the tense silence followed by the beep of the metal detector reacting to the bullet embedded in von Karma's shoulder||

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    Final showdown in _Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater_

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  • - Gears of War series: Every time you get an Active Reload

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  • - Emerging from Midgar out into the world map - FFVII

  • - Descending into Siofra River Well - Elden Ring
  • - Any time a familiar “safe space” is on fire or otherwise in peril - I personally would not want these spoiled, but I’m especially thinking of ||Bloodborne||, ||Elden Ring||, ||Mass Effect 2/3||

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    @“robinhoodie”#p72527 Looking out at the sea from Majula - Dark Souls 2

    yes

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  • - the crater in front mission 3

  • - discovering a town of BEANS fans in disaster report 4
  • - round 1 in metal black
  • - driving around and listening to movie talk in deadly premonition
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    @“kory”#p72538 Any time a familiar “safe space” is on fire or otherwise in peril - I personally would not want these spoiled, but I’m especially thinking of ||Bloodborne||, ||Elden Ring||, ||Mass Effect ⅔||

    Not really the same thing at all but made me think of the areas of ||Untended Graves|| in _Dark Souls III_ and ||Abandoned Old Workshop|| in _Bloodborne._

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    @“Gaagaagiins”#p72540 oh yeah, finding a real life analog to your safe haven located in some unspecified alternate plane of existence is another hashtag great moment, especially in Fromsoft games—I had this exact little thrill most recently when I stumbled into a particular location in ||Leyndell Royal Capital||

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    I wish you all the luck, and die like a dog. Then laugh it off. I'll be waiting for you with a grin as wide as the truth. - Killer7

    Kiryu dodging two RPGs in Yakuza 5

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    @“kory”#p72541 I was going to mention this too. I loved that specific moment when you realize where you are.

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    using the pencil eraser in Earthbound

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    coming back to your castle to find that it’s leveled up in Suikoden

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    walking into the kitchen in Suikoden II and finding everyone gathered around ready for a cook-off!

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    @“mindleftbody”#p72546 Earthbound

    So many moments from Earthbound—two that resonated with me:

  • - coffee break

  • - mind-reading cave wall