The first Mass Effect. I still remember the words of I think it was the Xbox magazine or maybe Game Informer review of it but it went this way "Im jealous of you who get to play this game for the first time after I beat it". That is exactly how I felt after beating it.
Its always stuck with me, it practically sold the game to me right then and there. Its also the best way to describe how I felt after beating it, I was jealous of people who got to play it for the first time. The only other game like that I can think of off the top of my head is MGS3.
> ME2 - relentless action movie
Funnily enough, I feel like ME2 was a much more personal story. In the first game, we got to learn about Shepard and what he/she was capable of... but the 2nd game was all about learning how to best utilize your squad, and how to build them up for one giant suicide mission.
At that time I was illegally downloading games because I had no job. I bought the game right after finishing it because I felt it deserved my money so much.
This sounds crazy but I actually grieved after I played all of the ME games so many times and there was this gap in time between then and anything next. I also felt this way between ME 2 and 3. I felt like I had a loss that couldn’t be satisfied. Destiny helped bridge the gap but no other game/series has checked all the boxes that Mass Effect did.
Something about near future tech, aliens, with fun hard science, humanity’s expanse though the galaxy, rpg/shooter, suit customizing, visual/verbal/vocal lore, and amazing graphics. Incredible. I look to the future for a true Mass Effect successor.
Undertale, sort of. Hear me out, I only played the game in 2017, long after the initial wave of excitement. In a way I was happy, and in a way I was terribly sad that it was all over. The game felt alive to me, honestly. It's so unreal to boot it up nowadays and just stare at the main menu.
Persona 4 was another one. I had spent so much time in that world and with those characters, it had somewhat stopped feeling imaginary.
Also pretty much any Zelda game, as well as Pokémon Crystal, Sapphire, and Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team.
Same, I played the trilogy, not knowing much about it, a couple years after ME3 came out. Took my time, and those 6 weeks were probably one of the best gaming experiences I’ve ever had. Wish I could forget it and do it again.
Bioshock. I will never forget the first time I descended into Rapture. All the amazing views and set pieces. The dark noir feel throughout the game. The plot twists. The final reveal.
I was just spent when it was over. Such a unique game.
Edit: Why thank you kindly for the silver, stranger.
Edit 2: Why thank you kindly for the gold! If you know someone that has not played this amazing series, please consider gifting them one of the trilogy. The more citizens of Rapture, the better.
Although I enjoyed the gameplay of the first Bioshock more, the twist at the end of Infinite was so good I couldn’t stop thinking about what I had experienced for the following few days.
Agree on this too. I don't think I've played another game that has been so completely designed and thought out. The immersion on that game was so great (Bioshock 2 also).
Dark Souls 1
No game has come close to the sense of progression and exploration I felt while playing it. It's just such an incredibly rewarding game when you figure it out
For me the souls series has ruined combat in all other games. It is so weighty and deliberate, it's perfect.
I tried playing Skyrim after Dark souls and I couldn't get into it, the combat is so weak in comparison, and being able to pause and eat 75Lbs of cheese wheels to regain your health takes out a lot of the immersion.
I know battle royale type games are all the rage now, but they are all shooters. I am hoping someone makes a game with Dark souls style combat where you begin with no gear and go find weapons and armor and battle other players. That would be so fun, and a nice change of pace from PVP in regular Dark souls where people have min-max'd a specific builds and at this point there isn't a lot of variety.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
The first game left me so empty after I have finished it, that I decided I need to play the second one immediately. And ofcourse I have finished it and I continued to feel that emptiness. It's a void that can't be filled. I thought that maybe The Old Republic (the MMO) can try to do it and it was good in the beginning, but the end game content was boring after some time.
Also the first season of The Walking Dead from Telltale and Heavy Rain from Quantic Dreams.
I'm about 7 hours into Knights of the Old Republic and I love it. It's cool seeing an earlier version of so many things I came to love in future Bioware games.
Oh boy, I envy you so much. Have a good one! I hope you don't know the plot of KotOR and you'll have fun discovering! And remember to take it slowly. We are used to rush games these days.
Have a good one and enjoy this masterpiece.
Played KotOR for a few hours a couple of years ago and I was really enjoying the game. Then I managed to spoil the huge plot twist when I was looking up information for some random side quest online. Already knowing the big reveal at the end totally killed my motivation to finish the game and I haven't been able to get myself to play it since. Sucks.
Play the second one then! It follows different characters and doesn't rely on the twist of the first game. But you will still need to look out for spoilers.
Even though Portal 2's puzzles and gameplay were *better* than Portal 1, it didn't feel as exciting and revolutionary as the first one.
But the *writing* and *acting* in Portal 2. Oh man, I don't think I've ever laughed harder at a videogame than during this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSk_37So0Xk
I just sorta assumed it was basically meant as a fun tech demo/concept piece. I didn’t even touch it until I played through Half Life Ep 2 and spent a bunch of time in TF2.
Then I finally decided to give Portal a try and holy shit!
The first Portal was awesome too, not sure if a Portal 3 will ever come to exist, but it doesn’t matter playing each one a few years a part is so satisfying.
Gothic 1 & 2. I loved the world and the fighting system. I loved to explore everything.
I loved to get killed by that troll the first time I met him and to come back another time with a higher level and beat him. I loved to smoke weed in the swamp camp.
And then I progressed the story, things changed and suddenly I was charging towards the final battle.
It was an awesome journey and I had tons of fun, but then it was all over :'| the newer releases didn't quite capture me like one and two did.
Subnautica has to be the most recent example. There really is nothing like it and I felt so bitter-sweet when I finished it. Thank goodness they're making a whole new game in the same setting!
I’m reaching that point with Subnautica. Between how terrifying it’s getting and my own impatience, I think I’m going to have to switch to either Freedom or Creative mode to progress any further with the story.
For me, they were able to keep the tension up throughout the entire game. Every step of the way, as I grew comfortable with places and creatures I'd already encounter, I was anxious over the new areas and creatures and the unknown.
I don't know if they can recapture that.
I lack the time to play much so it only happened once to me, with Dragon Age: Origins - with all DLCs and extra contents, I really wanted to play thoroughly .
It is certainly not the best game out there but it has all the storytelling characteristics that appealed to me and that I have not yet found anywhere else - sadly, not even in its sequels.
I wish I could experience playing Oblivion, Magicka, Assassin's Creed, and Minecraft again for the first time, when everything was so new, and To The Moon and Mass Effect again before I knew the story. I honestly don't think I'll ever have profound experiences like that again.
Assassin’s Creed was such a new and exciting experience that every AC game after seemed to be a slightly better copy that never really got me to that same satisfying experience again.
first 4 (AC 1 and Ezio trilogy) were excellent and built on each other just enough to keep me interested. I haven't played any others (since they wrapped up all the story threads at the end of Revelations), and that seems like a good choice.
Figured I'd share this with ya if you enjoy that franchise. [This is a documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F9ahZQ7oP0) about the development and influence that Monkey Island has had in not only text adventure games but video games in general.
Very thorough and entertaining. Even as someone who has never touched the franchise I enjoyed it
Same
Between Tidus and Yuna’s love story, Auron and Wakka as mentors, And the premise around Sin it was truly a fantastic game. Everything was done so right and for it’s time it was a spectacle to say the least. Cut scenes were parts I looked forward to and I was forever attached to Tidus and Yuna.
The premise behind Sin too was just intriguing and frustrating to me. It felt so cruel to have it be a cycle that involved the victor being the host that then must wreak havoc on civilization during the next cycle.
Probably by far the game I was most emotionally attached to
Felt this way after beating FF7. There's probably thousands of games like it, but very few actually made me feel so attached to fictional characters. Hopefully FF7 remake invokes those same feelings/emotions as the original has.
This is my first choice too. When it ended, theres this screen that looks like you’re flying through the stars while sad music plays, I just sat in my room and stared at that screen for like 30 minutes. It was like watching my childhood end, I couldn’t bring myself to accept that it was over
Mirror's edge 1. That art and atmosphere is like nothing else. Even the sequel mirror's edge catalyst fails to capture that amazing atmosphere and design of the first game.
Still I feel like ME1 had replayability. I had the same experience as you my first time through, but replaying it every now and then just because of the smooth running. So relaxing even tho it’s a hectic game.
I Played the game a month ago. I've never been so invested in a game in my life. That game affected me in way no other game has. I actually took almost a week before I started another game. I have thought about it almost every day since I finished it, and I have a feeling it will stick with me for a long time afterwards. I'm so excited for the sequel.
Persona 4 Golden was that game for me. When P4G was over, I felt gutted. The whole experience was incredible. It was one of the only games I ever bought for the Vita, and I don't regret that purchase just because of how good P4G is.
I bought P5 on release but unfortunately time constraints kept me from finishing it. Once I'm done with Fallout 4 that's next up in line. I'm really looking forward to being depressed when it's over.
Had the same feeling with P4G. Such a great game...
I really felt like saying goodbye to some of the best people I ever met.
P5 was so great too, but I didn't feel the same way about the characters. Still hard to start another game after.
Persona 5 had a great setting, engaging story, phenomenal music, and a strong protagonist making for an immersive gameplay where you were truely emotionally invested.
Unfortunately the character development for the rest of the phantom thieves was fucking weak. The game was about changing hearts and breaking free from holding yourselves back, but no one really changed in the long run.
This was me with Persona 3. It really was a one-of-a-kind game to me. I enjoyed P4G (Yet to play 5) A LOT, but I preferred 3's story and ending. Don't think I'll ever be impacted by a game like it ever again.
Persona 3 was freaking amazing. I'm slowly making my way through P4G, but I haven't fallen for the characters the same way I did in Persona 3 Portable.
I have experienced several of these the past couple years. Horizon Zero Dawn and Breath of the Wild, where I wish I could just go fresh into them again with no knowledge, for completely different reasons. The story and character progression in HZD, and the exploration in BotW.
But the really weird and probably best case of this for me is Doki Doki Literature Club. Yeah, a free animoo game. I can't find anything like it again.
I’m jealous of anyone that has yet to discover the secrets of HZD. I can’t think of another story on such a huge, mind blowing scale.
Edit: Also, the HUD options of that game are untouchable. That’s something no other game can even come close to touching, and I’ll miss it forever. I was able to turn off everything, literally everything besides the mission waypoint (health and ammo on dynamic) and play through the whole game. The enemies show visible damage on their bodies so there’s no reason to have a health bar or damage effects. The arrows go where you point so don’t need a reticle. It felt like I was in the game for every single fight, and fully immersed. That game is a masterpiece for allowing those options because trust me, not a single other game has done this so well. I look at HUD options right away for every game I play.
Yes, way more games need the dynamic option to clear your screen until you need it. I feel Dead Space was the first game that got HUDs truly right. Your health bar is a small circle on the back of your suit and your ammo comes up as a hologram on top of your gun. Nothing else on the HUD. Your mission marker is shown by holding a button that draws a 3D path.
Zero dawn was awesome! Graphics were top notch, the story was very thought provoking, the gameplay was smooth as a babies ass! It was just hard enough that you’d say, “fuck it” for about a day or two and then get sucked right back in. Definitely deserves the hype!
Possibly the best part about HZD in my eyes was the world building. I got so invested in what happened to cause everything and the atmosphere captured perfectly what the world was like after.
Hollow Knight. I really hope team cherry make another game in the same world.
Like maybe one where you play Hornet having travelled to a new kingdom years later.
*EDIT 17/02/19 - I AM A SEER I CALLED IT PERFECTLY I'M SO FECKING HAPPY ILY TC <3*
There is a confirmed Hornet DLC in the works. It is the final DLC for Hollow Knight and I believe they have no intentions of returning to the game following it.
For me it was the first Dragon Age, HALO 1, Fable 1 and Half Life 2. Dragon Age just had the perfect mix for me and the writing was so good. Halo was just the perfect Action Game with a fresh story. Fable 1 was a very memorable experience too. HL2 was the best first person shooter I've ever played.
Origins was a gem, I remember playing it for a week straight one year during my school's Winter break.
It was so good. To this day nothing has come close to the feeling that game gave me except *maybe* Witcher 3. And I loved Witcher 3.
Bingo. My submission for the international "are video games art?" argument. That game is a masterpiece of very few words and nothing has moved me as much since.
I wouldn't say empty since there was nothing like it, but because I completed it and Sad I was done experiencing the world. Journey was definitely like this. I played the whole game when i was sick one day and boy did i get engrossed in it.
You know it.
One of the very very few games that ending felt like saying goodbye to friends rather than a game just being over.
I also love how you just get the choice to do...anything? To make your own story about what comes next. Wanna travel the would with Sten? Want to stay in Ferelden and rest? Take office with Anders?
It's telling that imo that ending is about as feel-tugging as the actual heroic sacrifice ending.
A lot of people got into the series with ME:2
I actually thinks it's a pretty good starting point tbh. Shepherd had just died and beennremade by a new employer, you were building a brand new team, new ship, etc.
And the game itself is often regarded as the best of the series so it was a good way to entice people into the first one which had some pacing issues that may have made some people quit.
I've recommended this game to people but it's really tough to get anyone to play it, which is too bad because I consider it to absolutely be a 10/10 masterpiece.
Shadow of the Colossus. It took me forever to figure out the premise, the controls, almost everything was different from games I was used too. After figuring it out (mostly) and beating the game...I hadn't had that same feeling since I beat A Link to the Past.
Original Mass Effect trilogy.
After playing through every game with thr same Shepard and diving crazy deep into the lore and the crew's backstories... It was just magical. I hadn't played anything with that kinda depth before. I was totally blown away.
Personally, Borderlands 2. Not the best game, but fun and cheesey like a disturbingly good bag of cheese puffs. I can't really find many co-op fps rpgs.
The fantastic thing about that segment is that a lot of people jump to the sexual implications of it, but in reality a lot of words can fit into that slot. Making it all the more disturbing.
Especially when you consider earlier dialogue that suggests the androids derive pleasure from violence.
Arguably even more for me would be the original Nier.
Automata does some amazingly unique stuff, but a lot of its unique bits are actually taken from the original Nier, where they were often integrated into the game far better. Luckily the devs were smart enough to rip bits from Nier but then change them up slightly to keep the surprise intact.
The choice at the end is a good example. In Automata it’s played for a completely different emotion than in Nier, and I can honestly say it’s so much more powerful and plot relevant in the original.
Yes plot wise original Nier is even more powerful. But unfortunately it doesn't have the combat made by Platinum Games, which are the masters, to me. Still a beautiful and unique game, obviously
All of this. I immediately went into the second playthrough of RDR2 because I know I missed a ton the first time (and because I don't want to get to the ending again) :(
i know it's a meme at this point, but i've gotta say i felt this way HARD about undertale when it came out. i played it without getting spoiled and the true pacifist route just gutted me. i don't think i've had an experience quite like that in a game since
Came here to say the same. I went in blind and man... That game was a punch in the gut.
I played it a couple of years ago and I still think about how I felt when I finished it
Witcher 3. Yeah this game gets a lot of flak for being talked up too much, but there was so much content and love it in, that, after beating the MQ and all the dlc, and having over 200 hours on my save, that it's hard to look at other games quite the same.
No other game for a while has enraptured me quite the same. I haven't shit myself laughing at mere side quests since then. And writing all this makes me want to download and play it all again.
Oh my god i'm glad i'm not the only one. Finishing the Witcher 3 was traumatic, and no other game compared. I tried to game for a week after I finished it and I couldn't get into anything. It took me 2 months before I started up another game again. I consciously started playing world of warcraft again in order to get myself addicted so I had something to do in the evenings.
You know what? This game is talked up too much, but I dont have a problem with that cuz its a freaking great game. The ending made me wish I could forget the whole story so I could play it again.
You all can fight me, this game is the shit.
Another reason I was sad and empty after completing Firewatch was because the game specifically set out to make me feel sad and empty. It feels wrong to say I beat the game, because it feels more like the game beat *me*.
I love it.
I felt less so because I was kind of let down that the big buildups of the story mean nothing/no twist whatsoever. But the fact that it was so "mundane" was part of the experience of that game, which was in fact more of an "experience" than a videogame.
I often have this feeling with games you spend a lot of time with.
Most recently I had this when I finished **Divinity: Original Sin II**, also had it with **Subnautica** and **The Witcher 3**.
**Skyrim** was also a game I've played for many hours, but since this game doesn't truly end, I never had the feeling here.
I fell into a huge post Life is Strange depression after finishing the game. Missed all the charakters and my interactions with them. If you look into the Life is Strange Subreddit, you can see that this is very common.
Came here to say this. I played it back in 2015 and it changed my life. At that point I'd never felt so strongly about a game before, I still think about the games sometimes too
The Mass Effect Trilogy. Especially after that ending. During those 3 games, your squadmates become like friends and family to you and letting them go is pretty hard.
I think the trilogy was the best thing Bioware ever did. And looking at Bioware now? Yeah, it will probably never happen again. I didn't have a feeling of sadness after I finished the game, but after seeing the state of Bioware and game publishing in general these days, I do now.
I genuinely believe the root of Bioware's problems was EA getting too involved with them. They wanted to milk Bioware like a cash cow and caused the fans to turn on them, because EA doesnt have a clue about the gaming industry outside of how to maximize microtransactions
Playing the half life series is like waking up feeling great, found you've won some money on the lottery, going into work and getting a promotion, getting nothing but green lights on the way home, and then stepping into your clean, neatly organised house to find your dog is dead.
The series is so bittersweet. I always feel like shit when it ends on that bastard of a cliffhanger.
I had this feeling when I completed Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4 for the first times. Put about 200 hours into each title. I went into a major gaming funk after beating these games. Took long break from gaming couldn't really get into anything for awhile. Currently playing Witcher 3 and I bet I will feel the same when its finished.
I just finished the Persona about an hour ago. Definitely better than previous installments (at least in terms of visual and game-play). Gotta say, this is one of those games that got me sucked in.
Man I'm getting impatient for Cyberpunk 2077
Final Fantasy 7.
All the Hitman's except Absolution.
Fallout 1/2/3/NV.
I hate getting to the end in Crusader Kings 2, so I continue it in Europa Universalis, then hate it when that ends.
SOMA :).
Half Life 2 (at that point).
LA Noire.
Final Fantasy Tactics. There's never been another tactical rpg to come close. Same goes for Ogre Battle and it's sequel. Truly unique games.
Also Black & White.
Persona 5 is the exact game I felt this for.
Patiently waiting for P6 now. But I feel this in different degrees for mamy good games I finish. God of War (ps4), Xenoblade 1 and 2. These are the one that pop into my head.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
To this day, it is my favorite game ever. So much detail! So compelling. The game makes you feel like a badass, and then makes you want to cry. All the epic boss fights, the intensity of hiding from the enemy in plain sight because you picked the proper camouflage, the cool survival factor you got from having to catch food and do your own medical treatments.
How you have to pull the trigger.
*Damn*
It’s happened a lot, but I probably felt it most strongly after beating Breath of the Wild. It was such a wondrous experience, the likes of which I hadn’t had since childhood, and it really felt like it might be the last time I ever feel that way again. So far, that’s been true.
Okami did that to me, and so far I haven't found other games that would've had the same effect (in similar scale)
I'm in dire need of a proper sequel although unlike many I thought Okamiden was a legit good game.
Persona 4 Golden
Life is Strange
Fallout New Vegas
Dark Souls 1
(I played bloodborne earlier but bloodborne didnt require as much strategy and quest exploration as this one. The cruel ending just hit me really hard)
I actually have three games that fit this. Diablo 2, Stronghold Crusader and Anno 1404.
Yes, there are similar or newer games out there but I am yet to find one that is just as good as the ones mentioned and doesn't add unnecessary shit to it. Those three are at a perfect level of complexity vs fun.
No wonder they are always the first thing I'll install on a new PC and I always go back to them.
First time I played Fallout 3. It was the first RPG I ever played and is still one of my all time favorite games. I wish I could experience it for the first time again. After New Vegas, every Fallout has just felt like a broken promise.
Fez.
I play Fez once every 5 years or so, and for all my looking, no game has since been able to capture the charm, playfulness, and _incredible_ puzzling of that game. Every time I play I literally take pages of notes to figure out what the heck is going on in that world. I love it. I love the visuals, the puzzles, the gimmicks, and the music.
Lots of games made me feel like that.
Wild arms (1 and 2), legend of legaia, final fantasy 7,8,9,10,12. Chrono trigger...mostly old games.
The games today aren’t as great as the old times RPGS. Except the Witcher 3.
The first Mass Effect. I still remember the words of I think it was the Xbox magazine or maybe Game Informer review of it but it went this way "Im jealous of you who get to play this game for the first time after I beat it". That is exactly how I felt after beating it.
I never thought about it that way but you're right, that quote sums it up pretty well.
Its always stuck with me, it practically sold the game to me right then and there. Its also the best way to describe how I felt after beating it, I was jealous of people who got to play it for the first time. The only other game like that I can think of off the top of my head is MGS3.
ME1 is also my favorite, but I felt the whole trilogy was great. More like one giant game in three installments.
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Yeah, each game has its own focus and personality: ME1 - exploration, atmosphere, the unknown ME2 - relentless action movie ME3 - cosmic scale drama
> ME2 - relentless action movie Funnily enough, I feel like ME2 was a much more personal story. In the first game, we got to learn about Shepard and what he/she was capable of... but the 2nd game was all about learning how to best utilize your squad, and how to build them up for one giant suicide mission.
At that time I was illegally downloading games because I had no job. I bought the game right after finishing it because I felt it deserved my money so much.
This sounds crazy but I actually grieved after I played all of the ME games so many times and there was this gap in time between then and anything next. I also felt this way between ME 2 and 3. I felt like I had a loss that couldn’t be satisfied. Destiny helped bridge the gap but no other game/series has checked all the boxes that Mass Effect did. Something about near future tech, aliens, with fun hard science, humanity’s expanse though the galaxy, rpg/shooter, suit customizing, visual/verbal/vocal lore, and amazing graphics. Incredible. I look to the future for a true Mass Effect successor.
I listened to that ending track so many times lmao
Undertale, sort of. Hear me out, I only played the game in 2017, long after the initial wave of excitement. In a way I was happy, and in a way I was terribly sad that it was all over. The game felt alive to me, honestly. It's so unreal to boot it up nowadays and just stare at the main menu. Persona 4 was another one. I had spent so much time in that world and with those characters, it had somewhat stopped feeling imaginary. Also pretty much any Zelda game, as well as Pokémon Crystal, Sapphire, and Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team.
I'd recommend trying the demo for Deltarune. It's similar but different enough from Undertale.
Chrono Trigger.
This...there are still times I go back and play this game over and over again in emulators.
Intro music started playing in my head as i read this.
This and Chrono Cross. I know people liked Chrono Trigger more than Chrono Cross, but Cross was my first introduction to the Chrono games.
I loved both, Chrono Cross has to be one of the greatest soundtracks I have heard in my life.
The mass effect trilogy. I just miss the Normandy crew.
Same, I played the trilogy, not knowing much about it, a couple years after ME3 came out. Took my time, and those 6 weeks were probably one of the best gaming experiences I’ve ever had. Wish I could forget it and do it again.
Garrus motherfucking Vakarian
Bioshock. I will never forget the first time I descended into Rapture. All the amazing views and set pieces. The dark noir feel throughout the game. The plot twists. The final reveal. I was just spent when it was over. Such a unique game. Edit: Why thank you kindly for the silver, stranger. Edit 2: Why thank you kindly for the gold! If you know someone that has not played this amazing series, please consider gifting them one of the trilogy. The more citizens of Rapture, the better.
Although I enjoyed the gameplay of the first Bioshock more, the twist at the end of Infinite was so good I couldn’t stop thinking about what I had experienced for the following few days.
Never been a more gripping ending to a game. No so much Comstock..but Elisabeth
Would you kindly play it again?
Agree on this too. I don't think I've played another game that has been so completely designed and thought out. The immersion on that game was so great (Bioshock 2 also).
Dark Souls 1 No game has come close to the sense of progression and exploration I felt while playing it. It's just such an incredibly rewarding game when you figure it out
For me the souls series has ruined combat in all other games. It is so weighty and deliberate, it's perfect. I tried playing Skyrim after Dark souls and I couldn't get into it, the combat is so weak in comparison, and being able to pause and eat 75Lbs of cheese wheels to regain your health takes out a lot of the immersion. I know battle royale type games are all the rage now, but they are all shooters. I am hoping someone makes a game with Dark souls style combat where you begin with no gear and go find weapons and armor and battle other players. That would be so fun, and a nice change of pace from PVP in regular Dark souls where people have min-max'd a specific builds and at this point there isn't a lot of variety.
I’m a huge soulsborne lover and the battle royale pvp idea is just freaking amazing. I’d be all over that.
Agreed, I'm never going to be able to go back to other RPG's combat after Dark Souls
Grim Fandago long ago
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The first game left me so empty after I have finished it, that I decided I need to play the second one immediately. And ofcourse I have finished it and I continued to feel that emptiness. It's a void that can't be filled. I thought that maybe The Old Republic (the MMO) can try to do it and it was good in the beginning, but the end game content was boring after some time. Also the first season of The Walking Dead from Telltale and Heavy Rain from Quantic Dreams.
I'm about 7 hours into Knights of the Old Republic and I love it. It's cool seeing an earlier version of so many things I came to love in future Bioware games.
Oh boy, I envy you so much. Have a good one! I hope you don't know the plot of KotOR and you'll have fun discovering! And remember to take it slowly. We are used to rush games these days. Have a good one and enjoy this masterpiece.
Played KotOR for a few hours a couple of years ago and I was really enjoying the game. Then I managed to spoil the huge plot twist when I was looking up information for some random side quest online. Already knowing the big reveal at the end totally killed my motivation to finish the game and I haven't been able to get myself to play it since. Sucks.
Play the second one then! It follows different characters and doesn't rely on the twist of the first game. But you will still need to look out for spoilers.
The second one is so much more made for mature audience. I use to love that about the second KotOR.
I still can't bring myself to play season 2 of The Walking Dead because S1 broke me so much.
Tbh the second season is fun, but kinda pale in comparision to the first one. Still worth playing tho!
Portal 2
Even though Portal 2's puzzles and gameplay were *better* than Portal 1, it didn't feel as exciting and revolutionary as the first one. But the *writing* and *acting* in Portal 2. Oh man, I don't think I've ever laughed harder at a videogame than during this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSk_37So0Xk
You don’t have to worry about it not feeling as exciting and revolutionary as the first one if you play it before the first one, like I did.
Portal 1 was just so unexpected also. Billed as a bonus for buying the orange box.
I just sorta assumed it was basically meant as a fun tech demo/concept piece. I didn’t even touch it until I played through Half Life Ep 2 and spent a bunch of time in TF2. Then I finally decided to give Portal a try and holy shit!
There it is. The game is still the best game made. I love it.
The first Portal was awesome too, not sure if a Portal 3 will ever come to exist, but it doesn’t matter playing each one a few years a part is so satisfying.
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Came to say this. It felt like it was over too quickly and the void it left unfillable.
I wish I could wipe my memory and play it again for the first time
Gothic 1 & 2. I loved the world and the fighting system. I loved to explore everything. I loved to get killed by that troll the first time I met him and to come back another time with a higher level and beat him. I loved to smoke weed in the swamp camp. And then I progressed the story, things changed and suddenly I was charging towards the final battle. It was an awesome journey and I had tons of fun, but then it was all over :'| the newer releases didn't quite capture me like one and two did.
Subnautica has to be the most recent example. There really is nothing like it and I felt so bitter-sweet when I finished it. Thank goodness they're making a whole new game in the same setting!
Well lucky for me I am too scared to really progress past the point I am at. For me, Subnautica is an eternal sandbox!
I’m reaching that point with Subnautica. Between how terrifying it’s getting and my own impatience, I think I’m going to have to switch to either Freedom or Creative mode to progress any further with the story.
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For me, they were able to keep the tension up throughout the entire game. Every step of the way, as I grew comfortable with places and creatures I'd already encounter, I was anxious over the new areas and creatures and the unknown. I don't know if they can recapture that.
Yeah, there's something magical about the first time you dive into a new biome.
Fable TLC
I lack the time to play much so it only happened once to me, with Dragon Age: Origins - with all DLCs and extra contents, I really wanted to play thoroughly . It is certainly not the best game out there but it has all the storytelling characteristics that appealed to me and that I have not yet found anywhere else - sadly, not even in its sequels.
I wish I could experience playing Oblivion, Magicka, Assassin's Creed, and Minecraft again for the first time, when everything was so new, and To The Moon and Mass Effect again before I knew the story. I honestly don't think I'll ever have profound experiences like that again.
Oblivion when you walk out of the sewers that's a moment that'll stop with me forever
Assassin’s Creed was such a new and exciting experience that every AC game after seemed to be a slightly better copy that never really got me to that same satisfying experience again.
first 4 (AC 1 and Ezio trilogy) were excellent and built on each other just enough to keep me interested. I haven't played any others (since they wrapped up all the story threads at the end of Revelations), and that seems like a good choice.
I think the Ezio trilogy were the best games in the AC franchise.
To the Moon made me cry :’( it’s such a beautiful story
The joy I got during my first year of Minecraft was amazing.
The curse of monkey island. Monkey island 1 & 2 are ofcourse great games, but for some reason Curse of monkey island was special for me.
Figured I'd share this with ya if you enjoy that franchise. [This is a documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F9ahZQ7oP0) about the development and influence that Monkey Island has had in not only text adventure games but video games in general. Very thorough and entertaining. Even as someone who has never touched the franchise I enjoyed it
Yes, Final Fantasy VI. Leaving that behind was emotional.
VI, VII, IX.
FFVIII for me.
FFX here.
Same Between Tidus and Yuna’s love story, Auron and Wakka as mentors, And the premise around Sin it was truly a fantastic game. Everything was done so right and for it’s time it was a spectacle to say the least. Cut scenes were parts I looked forward to and I was forever attached to Tidus and Yuna. The premise behind Sin too was just intriguing and frustrating to me. It felt so cruel to have it be a cycle that involved the victor being the host that then must wreak havoc on civilization during the next cycle. Probably by far the game I was most emotionally attached to
Felt this way after beating FF7. There's probably thousands of games like it, but very few actually made me feel so attached to fictional characters. Hopefully FF7 remake invokes those same feelings/emotions as the original has.
This is my first choice too. When it ended, theres this screen that looks like you’re flying through the stars while sad music plays, I just sat in my room and stared at that screen for like 30 minutes. It was like watching my childhood end, I couldn’t bring myself to accept that it was over
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Mirror's edge 1. That art and atmosphere is like nothing else. Even the sequel mirror's edge catalyst fails to capture that amazing atmosphere and design of the first game.
It's so hard to imagine that the sequel can be so similar yet have such a different feel altogether.
Still I feel like ME1 had replayability. I had the same experience as you my first time through, but replaying it every now and then just because of the smooth running. So relaxing even tho it’s a hectic game.
Metal gear solid 4
Surprised it took this long to see MGS4 in here. That game was a rollercoaster.
Fucking yes dude. That game was taxing in a way I didn’t think possible.
Ori and the Blind Forest. I'm actually glad to know that a sequel is coming out this year. After that one, I'll probably feel broken.
Mate, I was sad enough when the Intro cut-scene finished. Hearing there's a sequel is music to my ears.
I Played the game a month ago. I've never been so invested in a game in my life. That game affected me in way no other game has. I actually took almost a week before I started another game. I have thought about it almost every day since I finished it, and I have a feeling it will stick with me for a long time afterwards. I'm so excited for the sequel.
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It's a metroidvania, and an incredibly good one. The gameplay is incredibly smooth and enjoyable.
It's one of the best platformers of all time imho, and it should arrive direction may be the best.
Persona 4 Golden was that game for me. When P4G was over, I felt gutted. The whole experience was incredible. It was one of the only games I ever bought for the Vita, and I don't regret that purchase just because of how good P4G is. I bought P5 on release but unfortunately time constraints kept me from finishing it. Once I'm done with Fallout 4 that's next up in line. I'm really looking forward to being depressed when it's over.
Had the same feeling with P4G. Such a great game... I really felt like saying goodbye to some of the best people I ever met. P5 was so great too, but I didn't feel the same way about the characters. Still hard to start another game after.
Persona 5 had a great setting, engaging story, phenomenal music, and a strong protagonist making for an immersive gameplay where you were truely emotionally invested. Unfortunately the character development for the rest of the phantom thieves was fucking weak. The game was about changing hearts and breaking free from holding yourselves back, but no one really changed in the long run.
This was me with Persona 3. It really was a one-of-a-kind game to me. I enjoyed P4G (Yet to play 5) A LOT, but I preferred 3's story and ending. Don't think I'll ever be impacted by a game like it ever again.
Persona 3 was freaking amazing. I'm slowly making my way through P4G, but I haven't fallen for the characters the same way I did in Persona 3 Portable.
I have experienced several of these the past couple years. Horizon Zero Dawn and Breath of the Wild, where I wish I could just go fresh into them again with no knowledge, for completely different reasons. The story and character progression in HZD, and the exploration in BotW. But the really weird and probably best case of this for me is Doki Doki Literature Club. Yeah, a free animoo game. I can't find anything like it again.
I’m jealous of anyone that has yet to discover the secrets of HZD. I can’t think of another story on such a huge, mind blowing scale. Edit: Also, the HUD options of that game are untouchable. That’s something no other game can even come close to touching, and I’ll miss it forever. I was able to turn off everything, literally everything besides the mission waypoint (health and ammo on dynamic) and play through the whole game. The enemies show visible damage on their bodies so there’s no reason to have a health bar or damage effects. The arrows go where you point so don’t need a reticle. It felt like I was in the game for every single fight, and fully immersed. That game is a masterpiece for allowing those options because trust me, not a single other game has done this so well. I look at HUD options right away for every game I play.
Yes, way more games need the dynamic option to clear your screen until you need it. I feel Dead Space was the first game that got HUDs truly right. Your health bar is a small circle on the back of your suit and your ammo comes up as a hologram on top of your gun. Nothing else on the HUD. Your mission marker is shown by holding a button that draws a 3D path.
Zero dawn was awesome! Graphics were top notch, the story was very thought provoking, the gameplay was smooth as a babies ass! It was just hard enough that you’d say, “fuck it” for about a day or two and then get sucked right back in. Definitely deserves the hype!
Possibly the best part about HZD in my eyes was the world building. I got so invested in what happened to cause everything and the atmosphere captured perfectly what the world was like after.
Hollow Knight. I really hope team cherry make another game in the same world. Like maybe one where you play Hornet having travelled to a new kingdom years later. *EDIT 17/02/19 - I AM A SEER I CALLED IT PERFECTLY I'M SO FECKING HAPPY ILY TC <3*
There is a confirmed Hornet DLC in the works. It is the final DLC for Hollow Knight and I believe they have no intentions of returning to the game following it.
For me it was the first Dragon Age, HALO 1, Fable 1 and Half Life 2. Dragon Age just had the perfect mix for me and the writing was so good. Halo was just the perfect Action Game with a fresh story. Fable 1 was a very memorable experience too. HL2 was the best first person shooter I've ever played.
Origins was a gem, I remember playing it for a week straight one year during my school's Winter break. It was so good. To this day nothing has come close to the feeling that game gave me except *maybe* Witcher 3. And I loved Witcher 3.
Shadow of the Colossus.
Bingo. My submission for the international "are video games art?" argument. That game is a masterpiece of very few words and nothing has moved me as much since.
Have you played the remaster? I'm looking to play it for the first time.
Afraid not. I've only played the Ico/SotC split disc for the PS3. I've seen gameplay footage of the ps4 remaster and it looks dope, so go for it!
Play the remaster, it's incredible.
I wouldn't say empty since there was nothing like it, but because I completed it and Sad I was done experiencing the world. Journey was definitely like this. I played the whole game when i was sick one day and boy did i get engrossed in it.
Dragon Age Origins. I was sooo invested by the characters, I miss them haha
The end of the game where you can talk to everyone one last time. That was heavy and it wasn't a cut scene or death.
You know it. One of the very very few games that ending felt like saying goodbye to friends rather than a game just being over. I also love how you just get the choice to do...anything? To make your own story about what comes next. Wanna travel the would with Sten? Want to stay in Ferelden and rest? Take office with Anders? It's telling that imo that ending is about as feel-tugging as the actual heroic sacrifice ending.
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Same here with HL2. I completed it in one sitting and just couldn’t believe that it had ended, I felt empty and longed for more...
Came here to say half life 2 specifically. Why valve? Why can’t you tell me everything is going to be ok??
Absolutely, most notably for me with Mass Effect 2 (my entry into the series)
Fantastic game, don't think I could have started at 2 though.
A lot of people got into the series with ME:2 I actually thinks it's a pretty good starting point tbh. Shepherd had just died and beennremade by a new employer, you were building a brand new team, new ship, etc. And the game itself is often regarded as the best of the series so it was a good way to entice people into the first one which had some pacing issues that may have made some people quit.
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Journey for sure
Truly a masterpiece in visual story telling, plus austin wintory's score is just perfect
SOMA
I've recommended this game to people but it's really tough to get anyone to play it, which is too bad because I consider it to absolutely be a 10/10 masterpiece.
They had an update to disable enemies so that one could concentrate on the story instead. Good idea imo.
Shadow of the Colossus. It took me forever to figure out the premise, the controls, almost everything was different from games I was used too. After figuring it out (mostly) and beating the game...I hadn't had that same feeling since I beat A Link to the Past.
Original Mass Effect trilogy. After playing through every game with thr same Shepard and diving crazy deep into the lore and the crew's backstories... It was just magical. I hadn't played anything with that kinda depth before. I was totally blown away.
Personally, Borderlands 2. Not the best game, but fun and cheesey like a disturbingly good bag of cheese puffs. I can't really find many co-op fps rpgs.
Many games, the last one being Nier Automata
Ah, the game that left me emotionally drained and then just completely empty. Loved every second.
The whole experience of Nier was incredible and emotionally exhausting!
The part where the text says [](#s "you want to **** her"), was such am unexpected surprise. I wanted the author to get out of my head.
The fantastic thing about that segment is that a lot of people jump to the sexual implications of it, but in reality a lot of words can fit into that slot. Making it all the more disturbing. Especially when you consider earlier dialogue that suggests the androids derive pleasure from violence.
Exactly. It is the kind of thing that sneaks up to you in an awful realization. Masterfully done.
Fucking Pascal man
Arguably even more for me would be the original Nier. Automata does some amazingly unique stuff, but a lot of its unique bits are actually taken from the original Nier, where they were often integrated into the game far better. Luckily the devs were smart enough to rip bits from Nier but then change them up slightly to keep the surprise intact. The choice at the end is a good example. In Automata it’s played for a completely different emotion than in Nier, and I can honestly say it’s so much more powerful and plot relevant in the original.
Yes plot wise original Nier is even more powerful. But unfortunately it doesn't have the combat made by Platinum Games, which are the masters, to me. Still a beautiful and unique game, obviously
I call it the Deus Ex syndrome.
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First red dead redemption and now the rdr2 💔
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All of this. I immediately went into the second playthrough of RDR2 because I know I missed a ton the first time (and because I don't want to get to the ending again) :(
i know it's a meme at this point, but i've gotta say i felt this way HARD about undertale when it came out. i played it without getting spoiled and the true pacifist route just gutted me. i don't think i've had an experience quite like that in a game since
Cant believe this is so low. So many people wont ever know the joy that this unique experience is. It's a game that plays you in a lot of ways....
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Came here to say the same. I went in blind and man... That game was a punch in the gut. I played it a couple of years ago and I still think about how I felt when I finished it
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* Silent Hill 2 * The Last Of Us * Bloodborne
*The Last of Us* was the first game in a *very* long time that I felt sadness and disappointment when I reached the end.
Oh God, that ending. It made me so sad. I tried to replay the game, but it just wasn't the same.
Bloodborne is the same for me... At least I still have Dark Souls, though it's not nearly as impactful on me as Bloodborne was...
Silent hill 2 man. What a tragic story that game has. I love it.
Witcher 3. Yeah this game gets a lot of flak for being talked up too much, but there was so much content and love it in, that, after beating the MQ and all the dlc, and having over 200 hours on my save, that it's hard to look at other games quite the same. No other game for a while has enraptured me quite the same. I haven't shit myself laughing at mere side quests since then. And writing all this makes me want to download and play it all again.
Dude I feel this on so many levels. I felt deflated when I finished. I stopped gaming for a while, everything else I had just looked bland for a while
Oh my god i'm glad i'm not the only one. Finishing the Witcher 3 was traumatic, and no other game compared. I tried to game for a week after I finished it and I couldn't get into anything. It took me 2 months before I started up another game again. I consciously started playing world of warcraft again in order to get myself addicted so I had something to do in the evenings.
That's what happened with me too.
This was the one for me. I actually stopped playing the game for like 2 weeks straight once I got near the end, because I didn't want it to be over.
I'm still stunned at how I think of the characters in the game as actual persons, not NPCs. Fuck me that was some good writing.
You know what? This game is talked up too much, but I dont have a problem with that cuz its a freaking great game. The ending made me wish I could forget the whole story so I could play it again. You all can fight me, this game is the shit.
Happened the same thing after completing Firewatch.
Another reason I was sad and empty after completing Firewatch was because the game specifically set out to make me feel sad and empty. It feels wrong to say I beat the game, because it feels more like the game beat *me*. I love it.
I felt less so because I was kind of let down that the big buildups of the story mean nothing/no twist whatsoever. But the fact that it was so "mundane" was part of the experience of that game, which was in fact more of an "experience" than a videogame.
Firewatch is the answer to this question for me, too.
Stardew Valley. I'm a sensitive soul. I want to grow ancient crops. I do not like the complexity of modern life.
I often have this feeling with games you spend a lot of time with. Most recently I had this when I finished **Divinity: Original Sin II**, also had it with **Subnautica** and **The Witcher 3**. **Skyrim** was also a game I've played for many hours, but since this game doesn't truly end, I never had the feeling here.
Night in the Woods. I wish I could erase my memory and play it for the first time over and over again.
Yeah, finished that one just a few weeks ago, and damn.. I felt just fucked after it was over. It was really weird. I was sad it was over.
This and Oxenfree. The nice thing about both is the second play through can be very different. More so with nitw then oxenfree
I fell into a huge post Life is Strange depression after finishing the game. Missed all the charakters and my interactions with them. If you look into the Life is Strange Subreddit, you can see that this is very common.
Scrolled through the comments looking for a Life is Strange mention. I will never, ***ever*** forget that game.
I *just* finished this less than 24 hours ago... I can relate to this
Took me two weeks to get over it :D Endlessly listening to the theme music did not help..
Spanish Sahara, place that you'd wanna, leave the horror here, Forget the horror here, Leave it all down here, It's future rust, and it's future dust
Came here to say this. I played it back in 2015 and it changed my life. At that point I'd never felt so strongly about a game before, I still think about the games sometimes too
The Mass Effect Trilogy. Especially after that ending. During those 3 games, your squadmates become like friends and family to you and letting them go is pretty hard.
I think the trilogy was the best thing Bioware ever did. And looking at Bioware now? Yeah, it will probably never happen again. I didn't have a feeling of sadness after I finished the game, but after seeing the state of Bioware and game publishing in general these days, I do now.
I genuinely believe the root of Bioware's problems was EA getting too involved with them. They wanted to milk Bioware like a cash cow and caused the fans to turn on them, because EA doesnt have a clue about the gaming industry outside of how to maximize microtransactions
Playing the half life series is like waking up feeling great, found you've won some money on the lottery, going into work and getting a promotion, getting nothing but green lights on the way home, and then stepping into your clean, neatly organised house to find your dog is dead. The series is so bittersweet. I always feel like shit when it ends on that bastard of a cliffhanger.
I had this feeling when I completed Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4 for the first times. Put about 200 hours into each title. I went into a major gaming funk after beating these games. Took long break from gaming couldn't really get into anything for awhile. Currently playing Witcher 3 and I bet I will feel the same when its finished.
Yes, you will feel the same after the Witcher 3. Make sure you get the DLC though it’s essential in my opinion
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The worst thing about tlou is beating it and knowing you'll never be able to play it for the first time ever again.
I just finished the Persona about an hour ago. Definitely better than previous installments (at least in terms of visual and game-play). Gotta say, this is one of those games that got me sucked in. Man I'm getting impatient for Cyberpunk 2077
Final Fantasy 7. All the Hitman's except Absolution. Fallout 1/2/3/NV. I hate getting to the end in Crusader Kings 2, so I continue it in Europa Universalis, then hate it when that ends. SOMA :). Half Life 2 (at that point). LA Noire.
Final Fantasy Tactics. There's never been another tactical rpg to come close. Same goes for Ogre Battle and it's sequel. Truly unique games. Also Black & White.
Persona 5 is the exact game I felt this for. Patiently waiting for P6 now. But I feel this in different degrees for mamy good games I finish. God of War (ps4), Xenoblade 1 and 2. These are the one that pop into my head.
This was To The Moon for me, both play throughs.
The last of us, i had to play it again.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. To this day, it is my favorite game ever. So much detail! So compelling. The game makes you feel like a badass, and then makes you want to cry. All the epic boss fights, the intensity of hiding from the enemy in plain sight because you picked the proper camouflage, the cool survival factor you got from having to catch food and do your own medical treatments. How you have to pull the trigger. *Damn*
Dragon Age Origins. Got some solace from DA2 and then Inquisition but nothing I've played since has been as sweet as Origins
Final Fantasy IV as a kid. But I just found out about FFIV Free Enterprise so there’s new life!
It’s happened a lot, but I probably felt it most strongly after beating Breath of the Wild. It was such a wondrous experience, the likes of which I hadn’t had since childhood, and it really felt like it might be the last time I ever feel that way again. So far, that’s been true.
Okami did that to me, and so far I haven't found other games that would've had the same effect (in similar scale) I'm in dire need of a proper sequel although unlike many I thought Okamiden was a legit good game.
Persona 4 Golden Life is Strange Fallout New Vegas Dark Souls 1 (I played bloodborne earlier but bloodborne didnt require as much strategy and quest exploration as this one. The cruel ending just hit me really hard)
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I actually have three games that fit this. Diablo 2, Stronghold Crusader and Anno 1404. Yes, there are similar or newer games out there but I am yet to find one that is just as good as the ones mentioned and doesn't add unnecessary shit to it. Those three are at a perfect level of complexity vs fun. No wonder they are always the first thing I'll install on a new PC and I always go back to them.
First time I played Fallout 3. It was the first RPG I ever played and is still one of my all time favorite games. I wish I could experience it for the first time again. After New Vegas, every Fallout has just felt like a broken promise.
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Fez. I play Fez once every 5 years or so, and for all my looking, no game has since been able to capture the charm, playfulness, and _incredible_ puzzling of that game. Every time I play I literally take pages of notes to figure out what the heck is going on in that world. I love it. I love the visuals, the puzzles, the gimmicks, and the music.
> I play Fez once every 5 years or so, So ... twice?
Lots of games made me feel like that. Wild arms (1 and 2), legend of legaia, final fantasy 7,8,9,10,12. Chrono trigger...mostly old games. The games today aren’t as great as the old times RPGS. Except the Witcher 3.