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Graphical improvements/attention to detail that blew your mind at the time.

>playing Metal Gear Solid for the first time
>get out of the water
>Snake leaves wet footprints
>HOOOOOOLLLEEEEEE SHEEEEEEEET
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:10 No.76517XXX
HOLY FUCK LOOK AT THAT SEXY CAMOUFLAGE
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:11 No.76517XXX
Jedi Outcast's model detail was pretty sexy at the time
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:11 No.76517XXX
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>Hitman
>nail gun mode with quad damage mode
>mon visage
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:12 No.76517XXX
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>playing an RPG
>equip a new weapon or armour
>it actually appears on your character
>> Lolimoto !!0YzeVR1VXXu 10/23/10(Sat)06:12 No.76517XXX
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The graphics of Mafia blew me away and I thought they couldn't get any better.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:13 No.76517XXX
>>76517059

Jesus christ, dem footprints.

I remember getting the demo from Pizza Hut.. then, while playing it, yelling for my parents to come see "THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER"

Not only do I leave footprints... BUT THEY CAN SEE THEM AND TRAIL SNAKE.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:14 No.76517XXX
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>Play N64 and PS1 for years due to being a poorfag
>get a PS2
>"GRAPHICS WILL NEVER TOP THIS OH MY GOD WE'LL HAVE HOLOGRAMS BY 2010"
And here we are, brown n' bloom.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:14 No.76517XXX
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The character models in Goldeneye
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:15 No.76517XXX
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JUGGLETITS LOOK AT WHAT DOING BACKFLIPS OVER BITCHES TO STAB THEM IN THE BACK LOOKS LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:15 No.76517XXX
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>Game where the camera is in the first person perspective
>Look down
>Legs

WOOOAAHH FUCK YEAH
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:16 No.76517XXX
>>76517260
omg bullet holes appear and stayyyyyy
lololol guys keep shooting me i want a red suit
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:16 No.76517XXX
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>Crysis
>Drive car in first person
>Realize that speedometer is moving accurately with regards to speed
>mfw
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:17 No.76517XXX
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>Playing Pokemon Ruby
>Walk through a puddle
>See reflection
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:17 No.76517XXX
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>my face when playing Black
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:17 No.76517XXX
The shadows in Episode 1 Racer.
The explosions in Star Fox 64 (specifically the train crash).
All of Crash Bandicoot.
Rayman Advance.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:17 No.76517XXX
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>Metroid Prime
>Rain on the visor
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:17 No.76517XXX
>Rent Freedom Fighter from the Video Store.
>When I kill someone they go all floppy and weird.
>OMG THIS IS AMAZING.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:18 No.76517XXX
Quake 2
> Fire Blaster down darkened hallway.
> Blaster flare emits light.

Super Mario World
> Mario looks like he's actually 3D.

Heavy Gear 2
> Darkside engine compared to the first game.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:18 No.76517XXX
>playing Soul Caliber on the Dreamcast
>HOW DOES THIS GAME LOOK SO DAMN GOOD AND YET RUN AT FUCKING 60FPS I RECKON THERE IS WITCHERY GOING ON HERE
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:18 No.76517XXX
>>76517359
I hate everything using that template since then....but I love that game.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:19 No.76517XXX
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>Metroid Prime
>It's raining on Brinstar
>Look up
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:19 No.76517XXX
unreal ... 1

walk out side on first mission, little 3d fish in pond 0_0!!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:19 No.76517XXX
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>crysis
>punch a tree
>it breaks in half and falls to the ground
>pick it up and throw it around
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:19 No.76517XXX
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Now how the fuck are full contact battles going on in a sprite based game?
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:20 No.76517XXX
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>>76517350

I thought I was the only one.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:20 No.76517XXX
>Turn on Xbox 360 for the first time
>See logo startup
>HOOOOLEEEEESHIIIIIIIIIT
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:20 No.76517XXX
>play call of duty
>see one billion of people jumping from planes and landing near me just to support me
>finally not forever alone
did call of duty invent the idea that you are now finally getting helped by your pther fellow soldiers? because almost every game back than had the player featuring as a one man army.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:21 No.76517XXX
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>>76517427
Right there with you, bro. Blew my god damn mind.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:21 No.76517XXX
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>>76517427

>Metroid Prime

>Brinstar

You're doing it wrong.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:22 No.76517XXX
Jedi Academy
>HOLY SHIT MY LIGHT SABRE LEAVES TRAILS ON WALLS
>spend hours writing shit everywhere
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:23 No.76517XXX
>playing Trespasser
>look down
HOLY SHIT
>see ragdoll physics
HORY SHIT
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:23 No.76517XXX
Zelda OoT, when your feet are at different elevations when you are standing on uneven ground....
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:23 No.76517XXX
>remember seeing the trailer for Half-Life 2
>'Oh they added cutscenes? Has to be look at the detail on G-mans face'
>it's actually in game graphics
>Jesus Christ we will be exploring other galaxies in years
>> Tomo Takino !!AzxeBWnRc03 10/23/10(Sat)06:23 No.76517XXX
>Shattered Horizon
>... the entire damn game, actually
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:23 No.76517XXX
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>>76517472

>See reflections of clouds after the rain has cleared
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:24 No.76517XXX
>>76517499
Operation Flashpoint perfected this in my opinion. The majority of missions were quite difficult to do alone (with the exception of black op missions etc) and you're fellow soldiers actually made a noticeable difference. Most of the time I felt like I was taking orders from real officers and fighting with a real platoon it was so well done.
Far better than COD.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:27 No.76517XXX
First time I played Unreal.
>> Ballz !LAWX9DORQ2 10/23/10(Sat)06:27 No.76517XXX
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>>76517606
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:27 No.76517XXX
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>>76517642
>Operation Flashpoint
Mother of fucking god. I almost forgot about Operation Flashpoint.

>Play Operation Flashpoint
>Escape from Le Moule to Morton via convoy
>Get out near a farm
>shoot out at the farm with communists
>Enter forrest after fight
>Almost reach Morton just to see that everything got fucked by communist tanks and soldiers
>The last remaining soldiers try to run over the street
>They get shot and I'm the only one surviving

Bestest game ever.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:27 No.76517XXX
Not graphical, but the game GTA3 blew my mind. It was the first game where i felt that i can do ANYTHING
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:28 No.76517XXX
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Not graphical but the destructable buildings in Red Faction Guerilla is incredible.

Also blowing up skyscrapers by shooting them with guns in Earth Defense Force is unforgetable
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:29 No.76517XXX
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>>76517359
>playing black
>black jack reaction face
i c wat u did their

>Friend brings over PS2
>brings Vice City
>I've never seen ps2 graphics before
OH MY GOD, THIS IS THE BEST AND THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY BETTER!!!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:29 No.76517XXX
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>Metroid Prime

>random flash of Light

>See Samus' face reflected in the visor
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:29 No.76517XXX
Super Mario 64. Bob-omb battlefield.
Stand under the checkerboard moving platform.
MARIO GETS SQUISHED BY IT.

Ruby/sapphire
Hold B on Acro Bike: DO BUNNY HOPS.
USE THEM TO HOP UP THE ROCKS ON THE PATH UP THE VOLCANO.
Also, that BOOMP sound you hear when you walk into a wall? IT PLAYS FASTER AND SLOWER DEPENDING ON IF YOU'RE WALKING, BIKING, OR WHEELYING.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:29 No.76517XXX
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Playing The Void and I went to the grotto.

All of a sudden nothing matters any more.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:29 No.76517XXX
>>76517774

Same here but with Morrowind.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:31 No.76517XXX
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>Crash Bandicoot 2
>First level
>It's raining
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:31 No.76517XXX
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>Play a Tetris game after the 16-bit era
>Blocks have swooshing effect when you quick drop them
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:31 No.76517XXX
>>76517824
yeah i liked that in Bad Compan, too. This was pretty mind blowing
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:31 No.76517XXX
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>playing splinter cell for the first time
>get to part with curtain
>curtain moves according to the way I move it
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:31 No.76517XXX
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The rain in F1 2010.

Pic related, dat rain.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:32 No.76517XXX
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>Prince of Persia is rolling around in the dust dodging enemies, kicking ass, and chewing bubblegum.
>Lookin' a little dirty there, Prince. That's p. cool.
>Fall into a fountain.
>Prince gets out dripping water, and the dust is washed off his clothes.

>Mon visage.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:32 No.76517XXX
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>age of conan
>turn on godrays
>jump in water
>sun shining through clouds shining through grills of a fish net
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:32 No.76517XXX
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>mfw PS1 graphics on a portable system
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:33 No.76517XXX
12 O'CLOCK, ENEMY, A-T SOLDIER, 500.

A-T SOLDIER, IS HISTORY.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:33 No.76518XXX
duke3d
>holy shit you have a jetpack and can also look up and down to shoot enemies
blade of darknes
>hot damn DYNAMIC SHADOWS this is so awesome
soldier of fortune
>you can dismember enemies?whoaaaa
red faction
>destructible environment
Farcry
>grass moves away as you walk trough it
>DAT WATER
etc etc

I can probably go on forever.
Only recently games have stopped being innovative....
>> Lina-San !V2cgxEZD8. 10/23/10(Sat)06:33 No.76518XXX
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>Severance
>Shadows that are not blobs of darkness around a character
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:33 No.76518XXX
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>15 year old
>Playing the Super Nintendo and Super Mario World for the first time in 1991
>Transparencies
>Smooth rotations
>That "squarry pixelated" transition
>HOLY MOTHER FUCKER THIS IS SO AWESOME!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:33 No.76518XXX
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>5 yrs old, baby's first console
>Turn it on
>HOLY SHIT THAT FUCKING STARTUP MUSIC

Made me had to go and piss in the bathroom everytime due to the anticipation.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:34 No.76518XXX
>GTA3
everything about it.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:34 No.76518XXX
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>Playing the first Red Faction for the first time
>Burrowing through a wall
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:35 No.76518XXX
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>>76517309
>playing Cybernator on SNES
>Whoa!! Bulletholes when I shoot the walls

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>>76518068
>Playing Red Faction 2
>You can't dig your way around the level anymore
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:36 No.76518XXX
>Play super mario brothers
>Screen scrolls smoothly instead of one screen loading at a time
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:36 No.76518XXX
Also, Pokemon red/blue.
>use cut in tall grass
LAWN MOWER

So sad they took it out in diamond pearl.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:37 No.76518XXX
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>>76518033
I wasn't 5year old then but..

>that tech demo
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:37 No.76518XXX
>mario 64
>movement in 3d space
HOLY SHIT
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:37 No.76518XXX
>>76518001

>Farcry
>Water is full of fish

Hooooooly fuuuuuuuck
>> Anonymous of Pleasantville !!Lkc6ceu57VT 10/23/10(Sat)06:38 No.76518XXX
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>>76518016
Lina-san, I fap to you every night

>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:38 No.76518XXX
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>Playing Marathon back in the day
>My face when I could look up and down
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:38 No.76518XXX
>>76518160

did you also get the cd with korn on it? I thought i was the only one who played the ps1 demo
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:39 No.76518XXX
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>HL2
>manhacks illuminated by my flashlight bouncing off walls in a narrow hallway with realistic sparks flying everywhere
>bullets piercing glass, shattering it piece by piece exatcly where the bullet hits it
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:40 No.76518XXX
I don't remember which game startet it, but when rain stopped falling through solid surfaces I shed a single tear of joy.
And raindrops leaving ripples on water. I think I saw that in Morrowind the first time.
Facials animations in Half Life 2 where also a "YAY" moment for me.
>> Nark !W0GsU4nnWI 10/23/10(Sat)06:40 No.76518XXX
>>76518124
>>76518068
Man, Red Faction 2 was such a disappointment.

Shit plays like Halo.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:41 No.76518XXX
>>76518160

I... I still have it. Oh man, the memories.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:41 No.76518XXX
>>76518238
I kept playing that demo disc over and over

It had Battlearena Toshinden(spelling?), Loaded and Crash Bandicot among some other demos
>> old king gold 10/23/10(Sat)06:41 No.76518XXX
>Basically the entire experience of playing Zone of Enders for the first time

>>76517857
was the light inside her helmet? :I
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:41 No.76518XXX
>Go home to a friend
>My friend says hey look at this new game my dad got me.
>It's DOOM for DOS
>Boot up first level
>DAT MUSIC
>DAT GRAPHICS
>DAT MONSTER
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:41 No.76518XXX
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>running up some stairs in a third person game
>character actually has an animation for this, instead of just 'sliding' up the stairs with the default running animation.

For that matter,
>attempting to roll up/down stairs in MGS2
>CRUNCH
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
>playing Planescape: Torment as a Mage
>DEM FUCKING SPELL GRAPHICS HOLY SHIT!

>first time playing FF7 almost 14 years ago
>There ain't no gettin' offa this 3D train we're on!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
Douk 3d

We got some computer for free when I was a kid from my dad's friend which turned out to be some aging gaming pc or something. It came strapped with a bunch of games I never knew of

Duke 3d was one of them. Had a lot of fun in the world of 3d
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
>>76518332
What's the latest game? Rebellion or? Can't remember

People thought it was awesome that you could demolish buildings in it.. they seem to have forgotten how awesome the first game was
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
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>>76517931
>Playing Splinter Cell Co-op
>You have to use your own partner as a ladder
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
>>76518081

HOLY FUCKING SHIT I LOVE THAT GAME!

(And why the bad ending is cooler that the good one?)
>> EvJ !51KLuH3bF6 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
>Postal 2
>When you slash enemy, there are actual organs inside
FUCK YEAH
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
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First time i left the water in Star Fox Adventures, THE FUR IS WET.
>> Crowe !ghoMeT3Vrc 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
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>S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
>bullets drop AND bounce around dependent on surface and angle
>my fucking face
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
>>76518277

>HL2
>Break a crate
>Breaks into small bits of wood
>Keep hitting the wood
>Eventually the pieces get as small as they can be
>They break into two identical pieces of wood
>Infinite wood
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
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>>76518277
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:42 No.76518XXX
>>76518395
>samefag

Also forgot to mention
>that rocketlauncher with x-ray
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:43 No.76518XXX
>>76517359
>shoot 3,300 FPS weapon
>hits enemy 100 feet away 3/10th of a second later
Goddamn annoying bullshit, the pistol was the fastest weapon in the game!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:43 No.76518XXX
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>Q3DM0
>Spawn
>See reflection of myself
>My face
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:44 No.76518XXX
>>76518238

I still have mine :)
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:44 No.76518XXX
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Pic extremely related.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:44 No.76518XXX
>GTA LCS
>GTA3 graphics and gameplay with motorbikes... ON A FUCKING PORTABLE SYSTEM

was no one else impressed by this?
>> Nark !W0GsU4nnWI 10/23/10(Sat)06:44 No.76518XXX
>>76518395
The newest one is Red Faction Geurrila, I haven't played it though. But it looks like instead of tunnelling it's just Demolish Everything: The Game. It apparently had a horrible PC port, worse than GTA IV.

There's a new one called Red Faction Armageddon coming out.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:45 No.76518XXX
>>76517350
>>76517472
>>76517606
Hell yea motherfucker
>> Deal with it nerd !!WNuG7ngZ7tF 10/23/10(Sat)06:46 No.76518XXX
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>Used to playing games with death animations/enemies disappearing one way or another with not much variety
>Play Gears of war at a friends house for the first time
>not that interested until I walk over a locus corpse
>HOLY SHIT RAGDOLL AND GIB PHYSICS I AM IN HEAVEN
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:46 No.76518XXX
>>76518452
Ahh ... Sweet memories ... :')
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:47 No.76518XXX
>>76518375
Oh man I did this so many times, never gets old
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:47 No.76518XXX
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>Shivering Isles
>Look at the sky
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:48 No.76518XXX
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>Splinter Cell
>walk towards hallway with light shining through blinds
> pass under light and the shadows actually move across my body
>my face
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:48 No.76518XXX
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>Playing DKC2
>Stickerbush Symphony

Not graphical, but that fucking soundtrack
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:48 No.76518XXX
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>2002
>morrowind
>DAT NIGHT SKY
>my face
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:48 No.76518XXX
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>Oblivion
>Persistent corpses
>mfw I grab a corpse, drag it and throw it off a bridge
>Somewhere 100 hours later i'm swimming and I find this corpse
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:49 No.76518XXX
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>>76518643
>360 on desk /w computer monitor in that comic
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:49 No.76518XXX
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>watching coat moving around
thought it looked awesome
>using flashlight in dark places
>Dynamic shadows and lights
WHOA!!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:50 No.76518XXX
>>76518678

except you didn't because that doesn't happen
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:50 No.76518XXX
>>76518717
Who doesn't play 360 on a PC monitor?
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:51 No.76518XXX
>>76518670
Dat night sky still looks fucking amazing.

I should make a screen saver out of it
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:51 No.76518XXX
>>76518643
>never played Morrowind
>360 on computer monitor
Sure is casual fuck in here.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:52 No.76518XXX
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>Nine years old
>Metal Strom
>Flipping the level for the first time.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:52 No.76518XXX
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>Bioshock
>waters
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:52 No.76518XXX
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>playing red dead redemption
>go to blackwater and see clock on building
>its arms move
>pause the game to look at the clock in my pause menu
>both clocks match up
>my fucking face
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:52 No.76518XXX
>>76518810
wat
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:53 No.76518XXX
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>Uncharted 2 wet t-shirts in the water
>my face when the blood splatter on the walls in Half Life
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:53 No.76518XXX
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>>76518678

>out of space in my pack
>dump half my inventory in Bravil's river
>come back to it 5 days later
>IT'S ALL STILL THERE

Oh god, I was amazed
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:53 No.76518XXX
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>Dead Space
>open door
>surprise zero oxygen environment, wall is ripped open
>dead silence
>stop to look out at the planet through the gaping hole
>a leaking pipe sends a stream of liquid bubbles floating across my vision as debris tumbles gracefully in the distance

I wanted to just stand there and take it all in, but my air was running out.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:54 No.76518XXX
>Republic commando
>Blood and gore on the visor
Holy shi-
>A leasr wipes it off
HOLY SHIT
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:54 No.76518XXX
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>My first time with the Crysis Demo...
>mfw
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:54 No.76518XXX
>Buy HL2
>Graphics are fking amazing
>Meet Alex, DAT ASS
>Can't finish game because masturbate furiously any time I play
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:55 No.76518XXX
>First time playing oblivion
>Walk outside sewers
>Actually Gasp

It was my first open world game. I loved it.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:55 No.76518XXX
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My mom found it impressive on Sled Storm how I knocked over a snowman on one lap, and then when I went past it on the next lap, it was still destroyed.

I guess she thought it would reset details like that every lap?
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:55 No.76518XXX
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>Be little as fuck
>Mario 3
>First Raccoon Suit
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:55 No.76518XXX
Just cause 2
>look in the background
>see a mountain thinking it's a background image and a blimp flying
>later on taking a plane and flying to the blimp for shits and giggles
>blimp actually getting closer
>realization
HOLEEEEE SHIT
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:56 No.76519XXX
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>>76518766
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:56 No.76519XXX
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>>76518977
DAT MUSIC
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:56 No.76519XXX
>download Zork, the text adventure game, in high school onto my Windows 98
>"There is a mailbox here"
>type "open mailbox"
>it opens.
>whoah
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:57 No.76519XXX
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>Playing Silent Hill Homecoming
>No loading screens between rooms.

Only good part about that game
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:57 No.76519XXX
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Playing UNREAL for the first time (when was it? 98 i guess)
Get out from the prison ship.
Look up.
See the sky for the first time.

SO BEAUTIFUL.
I spent like 10 minutes just watching reflexes, birds and moving clouds...
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:57 No.76519XXX
>>76517427
>Brinstar

That's Tallon IV you fucking mroonie.

Redurpted.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:57 No.76519XXX
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>TvC
>Morrigan not using her same old sprite.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:57 No.76519XXX
>>76518068

What's the source of this pic, by the way?
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:58 No.76519XXX
>Max Payne
>shoot wall, bullet hole appears and a second later crushed concrete falls out
>Max's jacket moving along dynamically with movement speed
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:58 No.76519XXX
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>>76518963
>Can't finish game because masturbate furiously any time I play

Happened to be but with Dead or Alive 2

>Be young and easily influenced
>Juggle meter (set to 99 years)
>skimpy outfits
>full camera control on pause
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:58 No.76519XXX
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rainbow six 3: raven shield. not only ragdoll physics, but BLOOD SPATTER. pink if it sprayed from far away, red if next to a wall.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:58 No.76519XXX
>>76517499

The Marines in Halo:Combat Evolved were around before COD. And they were pretty good on anything lower than legendary. The AI in COD was good because the important characters were invincible for the entire game.

Also various little things in Halo: Combat Evolved still impress me.

The explosions of grenades and Rockets STILL look realistic. Go ahead, boot up Halo: Combat Evolved and tell me those explosions aren't the most realistic ever.

The guns were also realistic too, when you ran out of bullets in your magazine, the chief would have to rechamber the first bullet upon reloading.

I loved the battlefield scarring that occured in the first game as well. You could come into a room, after a battle was done, and examine it, and find out exactly what went down.

Every Alien, had its own shade of blood. you could see where enemies that bled were running right before they died, every single weapon had it's own bullet decal, causing variety to occur, and you can call out what killed what with what.

Not even the Halo games after Combat Evolved got this right. Before Halo 2 came out there used to be thread on Bungie.net that was basically CSI, and everyone had to figure out how that squad of covenant died. And the winner got a prize.

Now that place is full of children, bitching about Armor lock.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:59 No.76519XXX
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>Playing Republic Commando
>Knife droid with my wrist blade
>Oil splatters on screen
>Helmet systems wipe it off
>my face
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:59 No.76519XXX
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>playing BLACK the first time
>HOLY SHIT LOOK AT DEM GRAPHICS I BET WE'LL HAVE COMPLETELY REALISTIC GRAPHICS IN 2010
>mfw BLACK graphics and still no realistic graphics in 2010
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)06:59 No.76519XXX
>Playing MGS3
>On the Virtuous Mission, about to approach the bridge crossing over the river
>There's a small steep cliff to get to the bridge
>Dive over it
>Hear that item chime when you shoot for food, become confused
>Realize that when I dove, I fucked jumped and landed on a snake
I will never forget that. I tried on many occasions to replicate it and I could not.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:00 No.76519XXX
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>>76519034

>Play Zork for the first time a few months ago
>"open mailbox"
>"get pamphlet"
>mfw
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:00 No.76519XXX
Uncharted 2
Unlock Donut Drake
(◎_◎;)
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:00 No.76519XXX
>>76518977
>Just Cause 2
>have to drive a car several kilometres through hordes of Panau troops
>"gee this would be so much easier in a helicopter."
>get a brainwave
>steal military gunship, grapple car to underside
>fly to destination and drop it off neatly
>youcandoanything.jpg
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:01 No.76519XXX
>>76519067
some squirrel from Animaniacs. Slappy the Squirrel's nephew.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:01 No.76519XXX
>>76519053
you got trolled

There is no loading screens in Silent Hill you fucking weaboo.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:02 No.76519XXX
>Battlefield 2
>not only do you load mags, THEY'RE TIED TOGETHER
>YOU PULL IT OUT AND FLIP IT AROUND HOLY SHIT
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:02 No.76519XXX
>>76517299
>Halo
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:03 No.76519XXX
>>76519034
There is a door here.
>Open door.
Cannot open door.
>Unlock door.
With what?
>Key.
You have no such item.
>Inventory
You are carrying:
-A bronze key
-A bag of turnips
-Eight cents
>Open door with bronze key.
The door is locked; it cannot be opened.
>Unlck door with bronze key.
I do not recognize the command "unlck."
>Unlock door with bronze key.
Your bronze key gets stuck in the lock. There is a useless door here.
>Fuck you, game. Fuck you.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:03 No.76519XXX
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>Playing Dawn of War
>Special melee finishes
>mfw
>> Deal with it nerd !!WNuG7ngZ7tF 10/23/10(Sat)07:04 No.76519XXX
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>>76518892
This but in stalker

>Near the start of the game I have about 600 pistol rounds
>realise i don't really use the pistol all that much
>drop about 550 of them
>days later I come back before attempting the rush to pripyat
>they're all still there in a big pile
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:04 No.76519XXX
>>76519151
>i fucked jumped

still, neat.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:04 No.76519XXX
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>F.E.A.R.

>Bitches die in violent ragdolls when i kill them
>Close range shotgun liquifies enemehs in slow motion
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:05 No.76519XXX
>Alone in the Dark (1991)
Holy crap, are those POLYGONS? And not a bit of raytracing in sight? :3
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:05 No.76519XXX
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

>corruption on your suit while in Dark Aether
>Walking through the hologram plants
>The computer virus enemies that actually froze up your suit OS and made you reboot
>Quadraxis

Metroid Prime

> Space Pirate lurking theme
>no space priates
>Just got thermal visor
>switch it on
>Glowing pirates from the walls
>HOLY SHIT

>Chozo ghosts

Metroid Fusion

>walk into room
>see S-AX
>it sees you
>OH FUCK OHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCK RUN RUN RUN RUN FUUUUUCK

>Nightmare boss in sector 5

And that is why metroid is the SOTYAY
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:05 No.76519XXX
>Quake
>Kill first guy and he drops backpack, backpack is rotating
>Rotating
>Rotating
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:06 No.76519XXX
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>>76519118
While I was impressed with Halo when it came out, I wasn't really impressed with the details you described
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:06 No.76519XXX
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>Tony Hawk 3
>when you slide, the board gets worn out little by little
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:07 No.76519XXX
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Shadow of the Colossus.

The colossi were cool, sure, but DEM ANIMATIONS for Wander. To me, he still feels like more of a real person than most current-gen characters - losing his balance, stumbling on terrain, being knocked about while climbing, etc. I'm not saying I want every character to turn into a klutz, but robotic animations these days piss me off because they ruin all the work that was put into DEM POLYGONS AND PHOTO REALISTIC TEXTUREZZZ.

I think Drake from Uncharted is one of the only current-gen characters who comes close to that feeling.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:07 No.76519XXX
>>76517863
This is the single most bleak and oppressive game I have ever played. I feel drained and desperate every time I boot it up. Also

>first encounter with the brothers

Holy fuck.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:09 No.76519XXX
>>76519067
animaniacs
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:09 No.76519XXX
Sonic Unleashed.
Adabat.
Dat waterfall.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:09 No.76519XXX
>The AI in COD was good because the important characters were invincible for the entire game.

No, that makes them terrible, but immortal. good AI would be if they took cover and avoided getting shot, instead of just magically surviving a million deaths.
>> grimmace !!X8GwCUZ9WNt 10/23/10(Sat)07:09 No.76519XXX
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Max Payne 2:
Ragdolls

Starcraft: wow look at those cinematics
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:10 No.76519XXX
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>>76519067
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>>76519280
>Halo 2
fix'd

Also smalltime
Why look down when you can see your legs while looking straight?
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:10 No.76519XXX
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>sonic adventure 2
>chao garden
>mfw when you can build up speed and run on the walls, even with eggman
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:11 No.76519XXX
>>76519067
Your question makes me sad.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:11 No.76519XXX
FFX

Holy shit the clouds move and grass sways in the wind
Glorious immersion

> You are now aware even FFXIII with its fancy graphics doesn't even do this
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:11 No.76519XXX
>>76519645

double feet kick is all-time legendary
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:11 No.76519XXX
>>76519580

I meant GOOD as in, they got work done, I am saying this in a negative context.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:12 No.76519XXX
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>Uncharted
>start running
>Drake's shirt bunches and folds as his body moves

>RDR
>get on horse
>horse's ass muscles flex as it walks
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:13 No.76519XXX
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>Black and White 2
>Meh. Its pretty okay, though totally different from the first and not what its supposed to be, a god-simulator. Its just an over-simplified RTS. Oh well, its fun for a bit.
>Oh look, the Sunset!
>Dat Water...
>Dat Sunset...
>my face all the way
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:13 No.76519XXX
> sometime in 1993
> friend of mine has a proper 486 PC, I don't
> showing me DOOM
> walk around the 3D world
> YYYOOOOOO
> go outside on a balcony
> see hills
> crank up the screen size just to look at the awesome scenery
> YYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> friend says: yo, you can also switch to high res mode
> switch to high res
> YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> motherfucking photorealistic hills FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

For all underagefags: DOOM1, at least in the early versions had a high-res/low-res switch. lowres being 160x200 in the 3D view to improve the framerate, "highres" being just normal 320x200 VGA resolution. Yeah, 3D in full VGA resolution was looking fucking awesome back then
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:13 No.76519XXX
>>76519513
This is one of the main reasons that I can't enjoy Dead Rising 2, and a LOT of other games. More game studios need to use motion capture if they can't do decent animations.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:14 No.76519XXX
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>Go to a gamestore
>They've got Super Smash Bros. on a display N64
>Play it with my friend
>Have superfun, but never play it again

>Years later, get my gamecube
>Super Smash Bros. Melee is waiting to get popped in
>THAT OPENING CINEMATIC
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:14 No.76519XXX
>Playing halo reach
>get in scorpion
>shoot
>shells come out the back
>get out of tank and push shells around

OMFG GAME CHANGING

also

>reach again
>get in tank
>plasma launcher takes out turret
>tank can still be driven
>mfw i proceed to chase people around and actually squash a couple
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:14 No.76519XXX
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>>76519656
>You now realize Eggman was one fast fat fucker ever since Sonic 2
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:15 No.76519XXX
>>76519747
oh god this
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:15 No.76519XXX
>>76519751

only true fpsers remember doom running slow
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:16 No.76519XXX
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>Missile doors on the Raptor actually opening up in Ace Combat 3
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:16 No.76519XXX
>Gamecube just came out
>Melee just came out
>Stitching on mario's jeans
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:16 No.76519XXX
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>Devil May Cry 4
>cutscenes
>mfw the character models make crytek 2 look like utter shit and it's running optimally on a mid-range gaming rig
>> Doomzzg !pFLTp2Po.w 10/23/10(Sat)07:17 No.76519XXX
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>>76519061

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>The first armored core
>All the potential parts
>color pallet
>Icon creation
>Versus mode with a bro

Fucking ballin back then.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:19 No.76520XXX
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Cold Winter on PS2
>high-powered weapons blow enemies apart
>blood pools under corpses
>ragdoll physics

Counter-Strike: Source
>first time seeing a grenade go off in cs_office, shattered coffee mugs, broken electronic bits, trash knocked out of the bins
>blood decals and bullet holes, glass breaking
>phys'd guns, bombs and equipment

Gears of War
>outside the imulsion factory, notice rivulets of rainwater from the roofs bounce off my character
>kicking ragdolled corpses around
>obscenely detailed gore if you took the time to look

Assassin's Creed
>city guards actually speak the appropriate languages
>you could tell how many throwing knives you had simply by looking at the bandoleers on Altair
>freerunning

Red Dead Redemption
>critters, wolves, bears, rabbits, raccoons, possums, wild hog, deer, elk, goat, sheep, pig, cougar, wildcat, snakes, beavers, and a fuckton of birds, all uniquely and accurately animated
>headshots leave bigass exit wounds
>enemies clutch at wounds, can be disarmed, crippled then executed

Minecraft
>my first fucking cave
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:20 No.76520XXX
>Halo Reach
>Campaign
>No, anon, YOU are Noble Six!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:20 No.76520XXX
>farcry 2
>weapons rust over time, jam more and more
>holy shit
>pick guy who starts with flamethrower as heavy weapon
>greatest fire effects i have ever seen, to this day in a game
>fire spreads across the plains like a mother fucker
>spend hours lighting fires, and then running from them
>HORY SHET
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:20 No.76520XXX
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>Playing ground control
>Zooning the camera all around the landscape while enjoying the beautiful envirmonent
>Attend to my troops, zoom in. Shit looks awesome with all the details
>Get into a firefight
>Shells starts popping out as the marines open fire
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:20 No.76520XXX
>>76519067
Dude, are you not American? Because if so, that would stop a whole lot of "OMG UNDERAGEB&"
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:21 No.76520XXX
>>76520071

you havent been gaming very long :\
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:21 No.76520XXX
>>76519920
>make crytek 2 look like utter shit
>crytek 2
>something making it look like shit
>crytek 2

Nope, CryEngine 3 isn't out yet, silly, but this will only apply for its PC version, of course.
Also, it is cryengine, crytek is the developer's name.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:22 No.76520XXX
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>Dreamcast
>import Godzilla game
>smash up buildings
>holy shit the buildings have actual detail inside them
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:22 No.76520XXX
This thread makes me happy. There are still many great things in videogames. Don't always be so cynical about them /v/.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:22 No.76520XXX
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>Half Life 2 teasers leak out
>genuinely believe graphics will never get any better

>The Spirits Within is released
>holy shit this CGI is totally photorealistic
>watch it again recently
>notice how wooden the characters are and how horribly they emote compared to modern video games.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:23 No.76520XXX
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>half-life 2 episode 1 if i recall correctly
>on top of some shed looking thing
>jump down, zombies, zombies everywhere
>grav-gun
>tear zombie in half with a sawblade from grav-gun
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:24 No.76520XXX
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>max payne
>get shotgun in first level
>dive sideways and shoot at dresser
>pause the game

fucking bullets, fucking trails, fucking splinters everywhere
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:25 No.76520XXX
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>Doom 3
>full-motion video on in-game monitors
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:25 No.76520XXX
>>76520071
Assassin's Creed
>city guards all instantly know you just killed somebody, even if you are seven miles from the corpse

>retarded people shoved you, and ONLY you into guards, causing you to have to run from them. This usually happens as soon as you are about to escape from a bunch of guards giving chase, or JUST after you successfully became anonymous after being chased for five straight minutes.

>freerunning allows you to neatly run up the same wall and fall down again seventeen times before grabbing the ledge on the wall you're climbing

I still loved this game, but it has some fucking issues.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:25 No.76520XXX
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>DIE HARD ARCADE
>ALL OF IT
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:26 No.76520XXX
>>76520314

it was...ravenholm..
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:27 No.76520XXX
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>hl2
>combine headshot with revolver
>BOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPP

MY FUCKING FACE
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:27 No.76520XXX
>Mirror's Edge
>Max everything
>End of first level
>Papers flying around
>HOLY SHEET
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:27 No.76520XXX
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>>76520204
Oh God, the first time I watched the spirits within I nearly crapped my pants

also dat ending ;_;
>> Nyarlathotep !VwZvCXxy0. 10/23/10(Sat)07:28 No.76520XXX
>>76520358
THIS

Also, Halo 2. Those graphics were awesome for their day. Kirby 64 as well.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:28 No.76520XXX
>>76520204
I think the black guy still looks good (and the one they did for that Animatrix short). They didn't (and still don't) know how to give white people skin pores and wrinkles without making them look old, though.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:29 No.76520XXX
>>76520353
Assassin's Creed

>lepers shove you every time you come even remotely near one
>preemptively punch one to avoid getting pushed into a guard
>ASSASSIN!
FFFUUUUUUUU
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:29 No.76520XXX
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>Half-Life 2
>Aquire gravity gun
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:29 No.76520XXX
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it might not sound like a big deal
but the first time i shot a pistol in resident evil and the shell casing tinked on the floor!
fucking blew me away!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:30 No.76520XXX
>bad company 2
>MOTHERFUCKING DESTRUCTION
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:30 No.76520XXX
>>76520535


such a bonerkill when i realised the houses were scripted destruction, not bricks everywhere
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:31 No.76520XXX
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>>76520505
>Super grav gun
>Picking up metrocops by the chest
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:31 No.76520XXX
>>76520400
shit dude i love Halo 2 too but I think you mean the covenant not the combine lol
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:31 No.76520XXX
>>76519061
>>76519061
>>76519061
>>76519061
>>76519061
this
oh god this

I became a man that day
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:31 No.76520XXX
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>The first time you dig around in your base in Sim Ant
>Your first expedition to find your queen some precious food.

I WILL NOT FAIL YOU MY QUEEN!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:31 No.76520XXX
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>Arkham Asylum
>Get outside to the yard for the first time.
Pic related.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:32 No.76520XXX
>First time I played Metal Gear Solid 2 demo.
>Aged 13
>HOLY SHIT, SHIT, SHIT, THAT LOOKS FUCKING REAL!
>OMG LOOK AT THOSE SHADOWS
>HE GETS WET
>YOU CAN SHOOT THE SCREEN!
>LOOK AT THAT RAIN, GOD DAMN

I was also amazed at the first MGS, but that's been covered. Also:

>Baldurs Gate, Dark Alliance
>Dem ripples
>Dose faces
>Dat lighting
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:33 No.76520XXX
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>Early screenshots of Tekken Tag for PS2 surface on the internet/gaming magazines

>DAT GRASS. IT'S.... BEAUTIFUL.

>I was still 12 years old at the time
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:33 No.76520XXX
>>76520605

DEM RIPPLES

i ruined my analog sticks in the first cellar
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:33 No.76520XXX
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>dead space
>big 'o monster bitch
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:34 No.76520XXX
>Gran Turismo
>graphics just can't get any better than this
>play it again
>notice the horrible jaggies everywhere

Thank god for ePSXe's aliasing and resolution options.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:34 No.76520XXX
>>76520505
/thread
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:35 No.76520XXX
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first time playing crysis when i saw that when you picked up a chicken it would look around made me smile like a retard
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:35 No.76520XXX
>world in conflict
>sheer amount of explosions and shit going on
>first game i played on a widescreen 1920x1024

BLOWN THE FUCK AWAY
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:35 No.76520XXX
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>>76520602
>>Arkham Asylum
>Get outside to the yard for the first time.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:36 No.76520XXX
>>76520663
I was also impressed by the smashing animations/gore. The way the body parts and splinters would fly around the screen was mesmerising.

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>>76520605
fuckin A!
the first time i shot the bucket of ice behind the bar on the ship!!!
it melts in real time?!?!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:37 No.76520XXX
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>trying out Silent Storm demo
>a guy in the window shoots one of my soldiers
>decide to return favor with LMG
>full auto window
>it breaks into pieces, bricks start flying out of the wall, bullets hit some explosives behind and blow up entire building corner, sending dead enemy flying on the street where he hits the bushes
>MY FUCKING FACE
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:37 No.76520XXX
>Halo: Reach
>fucken sweet melee kills
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:37 No.76520XXX
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>>76520752
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:37 No.76520XXX
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>hands with individual fingers
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:37 No.76520XXX
>>76520685
Try playing stunt race FX for the N64
That was AMAZING graphics for the time.
Played the crap out of it, too.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:37 No.76520XXX
the saboteur

>on top of a building in a nazi part of town
>noir, smooth as fuck
>headshot with sniper rifle
>the blood splatter

those smooth transitions from noir to colour when you were in a nazi controlled part fucking blew my fucking shit so far away
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:39 No.76520XXX
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>>76520576
>look at me guise i am trolling lolol
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:39 No.76520XXX
>>76520787

every tnt barrel i moved vases to and set them off

those physics and gibs were the first i had seen before and they made me want to cry

i still play through it with my bro every now and then, it's such a bro game
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:39 No.76520XXX
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>GTA4
>mfw physics

I came with the force of a thousand suns.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:39 No.76520XXX
>>76520787
Or the bottles realisticallt smashing?
Or the magasines falling all over the place?

Shit, that bar was a treasure trove of "next gen" depth.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:39 No.76520XXX
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>Playing Doom
>Use rocket launcher on imp
>Bloodsplosion

Also, reflection of Samus's eyes on Metroid Prime.
>> K.K. Slider !!4i+cbg30OCE 10/23/10(Sat)07:39 No.76520XXX
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>Mario 64
>Jump into level
> FUCKAN RIPPLE EFFECTS?!

pretty much all of them are from Mario64 for me.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:40 No.76520XXX
The water in Super Mario Sunshine
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:40 No.76520XXX
Nathan Drake when he got wet in Uncharted

Euphoria physics in GTA IV

Bullet wounds in character models in The Punsher

When you walk into a curtain and it drapes over your realistically (Red Dead Redemption)

Motion capture in Heavenly Sword

Destroying my first structure in Red Faction: Guerilla

Thats all I can think of...
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:40 No.76520XXX
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>>76520828
>saboteur
>realise that you can plant all your remote controlled explosives and then trigger them
>see huge german supply depot with all the tanks, armored cars and soldiers
>my face
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:41 No.76520XXX
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>Half-Life 2
>dat physics man
I spent 20 minutes throwing bottles at people
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:41 No.76520XXX
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>SW: Force Unleashed
>Use Force Grip on stormtrooper
>He tries to shoot me while tumbling like motherfucker
>My face
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:41 No.76520XXX
physics in RTS

Neat.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:41 No.76521XXX
>Final Fantasy VIII Demo
>Summon Leviathan
>Fuckin transparency/glow shader effects on PS, wtf?
>Dat high resolution, artistically nice texture
>SUDDENLY WATERFALL

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Battle Realms

Dem graphixx... Dem fucking attack animations... Whoa...
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:43 No.76521XXX
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Lunar 1 on Sega CD

>The cut-scenes in the originals
>The first voice acting in an RPG goddamn ever
>Magic Emperor Ghaleon raping everything

Lunar 2 on Sega CD

>Your realization that Luna is a fucking corpse in Eternal Blue
>Ghaleon redeeming himself

Alternatively...
>Listening to Luna's song in the first remake
>That faggot zombie mutant white dragon constantly heals itself!
>DEM BROMIDES

My most weeaboo moments ever.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:44 No.76521XXX
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>>76519751
Yeah. "Outdoor" areas was all the rage back then.

Looking familiar, bro?
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:44 No.76521XXX
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>>76520987
>use force grip
>float a stormtrooper above his friend
>they grab on to each other
>lift them up high
>they scream as their hands slip
>the other stormtrooper falls down and smashes to the ground violently, yelling "nooo"
>my face when
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:44 No.76521XXX
Everything that Bungie showed for Halo 2 at E3

it never happened

THAT BEING SAID
be 13
play Halo Ce when it comes out on the HUEGBOX
walk out of that escape pod
MY GOD THIS IS LIKE REAL LIKFE
BROTHER BROTHER BROTHER BROTHER
COME LOOK AT DIS GRAFIX
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:44 No.76521XXX
original red faction

attempting to blow holes in every wall to get through levels different ways

and blasting huge tunnels out until i run out of nades or missiles
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:45 No.76521XXX
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>>76517163
>get dragon quest IX
>you get to make your character!!
>equiping different armor/weapons actually changes your appearance
>OH SHIII----
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:45 No.76521XXX
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>Mario gets muddy in Mario Sunshine
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:46 No.76521XXX
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>playing mafia 2
>have physx on
>last part before the final fight
>use tommy gun to shoot the fuck out of everyone
>once everyone is dead, look back
> the room i just left looks like the lobby scene from the matrix after the fight

Seriously all that happens is stuff stays on the ground but it makes a fucking huge difference.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:46 No.76521XXX
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>>76520663
>I ruined my analog sticks

The first Mario Party

>I ruined my fucking hands
>My goddamn controller is broken
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:46 No.76521XXX
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The NPC animations in Thief seemed so natural at the time, compared to the stiff ones in Half-Life: the way they'd peer into the darkness looking for you, or their footwork during a swordfight...

No reaction image, only another, more recent graphical detail that I found interesting.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:47 No.76521XXX
>>76521102

:O :O :O :O
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:47 No.76521XXX
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>Motorstorm
>Dirt splashes on the screen
>Vehicles leave incredibly detailed dirt tracks behind them
>Pendulum's 'Slam' starts playing
>Motion blur, incredible sense of speed.
>Bump into other drivers, sparks fly
>Crash an opponent, blows in to bits and pieces
>Crash a motorcycle driver
>Havok physics and shit
>Pause the game constantly to see all the small details
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:47 No.76521XXX
>>76520828
>implying noir means black and white
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:48 No.76521XXX
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>characters mouth moves while he talks
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:50 No.76521XXX
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Pacman - 5 characters on screen at once. Each ghost has his own personailty.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:50 No.76521XXX
>>76521232
>>76521232
>>76521232

it was more the nature of the entire game that made those sections feel incredibly noir
what with the over emphasized drama, sexual enticement, violence etc etc etc
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:51 No.76521XXX
Realistic interactions with cloth.

I remember this shit from Bloodrayne. You could tear nazi flags with your blades. It looked awesome.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:51 No.76521XXX
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>>76521305

>Watermelons
>Any game
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:52 No.76521XXX
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>Windwaker
>Each NCP is unique, there are no clones
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:52 No.76521XXX
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>Shooting watermelons, condiment bottles and all manner of other things in the galley of the prologue ship in MGS2.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:52 No.76521XXX
>>76521340

that game was a joke, hello slashing people into 08734987349834 pieces and the same enemy coming atcha for a whole level
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:53 No.76521XXX
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>Max Payne
>Reload guns
>Magazines actually fall to the ground
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:53 No.76521XXX
>driving on gta 4
>crash into wall

OMFG HE WENT THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:54 No.76521XXX
>>76521232

it was the lack of colour and change of music which led to a sub-sequential change in mood coupled with the overall dramatic storyline that made the game noir and those sections have a noir as fuck feel to them
>> I'm not giving my name to a machine! 10/23/10(Sat)07:55 No.76521XXX
>>76517371
metroid prime: the reflection of samus on the visor
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:56 No.76521XXX
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>Characters reflection in a mirror
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:56 No.76521XXX
kane and lynch 2 dog days had this kind of effect on me

the incredible voice acting and storyline gave the game such a gritty feel
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:56 No.76521XXX
>>76521357
>>76521379
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:56 No.76521XXX
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>Metroid Prime
>equip X-Ray Visor
>realize that the symbols for each weapon are the hand gestures Samus makes inside her gun
>my face
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:57 No.76521XXX
>Maruo sunshine gamecube
>Sliding on a wet surface!
>Sliding in mud #_#
>Mud appears on Mario
>CLEANING SELF IN WATER/WET SURFACE?!

Repeated for hours and still do it whenever I can, needless to say...
>I came.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)07:59 No.76521XXX
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>The first time you get to fly around the world map.

For me it was FF4. I'd never seen that before, it was glorious.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:00 No.76521XXX
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>Play Darkness
>Watch ingame TV
>Realise that i've been watching it for a couple of hours
>Mon fucking visage
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:00 No.76521XXX
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>Play Half- life 2 for the first time
>Gravity Gun
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:00 No.76521XXX
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>you have to reload your gun?
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:00 No.76521XXX
Soldier of Fortune 2, shooting an enemy through a glass window, shards of broken glass stick in his body.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:00 No.76521XXX
>GTA IV
>Driving with Roman to his house
>Accidently hit someone
>HOLYYY SHEEET
>Spend next 9 days running people over at mach 3 speed and laughing hard whilst listening to The Journey

best vidya moment?
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:01 No.76521XXX
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>Beginning of Half Life 2 (Orange Box)
>Combine forcing you to put an empty can in the bin
>Decide to do something different this time round
>Throw can at his face
>Get achievement

>mon visage
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:01 No.76521XXX
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>>76517059

>Breath of Fire 2
>Save that one dude surrounded with the eyes
>He comes to my town
>Climbs into some strange machine that was apparently under the town the whole time
>THE FUCKING TOWN NOW FLIES AND CAN BE NAVIGATED
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:02 No.76521XXX
max payne 2
i found the haunted house amazing

and any chance i got to watch the tv's in the game i did, that or anything that had sound
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:04 No.76521XXX
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>Realizing you actually need plumbing and water in Sim City 2000
>Flipping to grid-view
>I need Pipes, PIPES EVERYWHERE!
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:04 No.76521XXX
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>>76521710

Aah, good memories... Thanks for reminding me
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:04 No.76521XXX
Not exactly graphical, but one of the things that made me literally pause the game and put the controller down was the music in Halo 2.

Graphically I'd have to go with what someone else said about shooting the condiments and shit in the tanker in MGS2.

I spent a hour trying to shoot the things on the top shelf, then I looked behind me.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:05 No.76521XXX
>OoT
>Okay graphics, but....
>Small movie of Fire Arrows coming down from the sun
>That fucking camera direction

>Also, small movie after Ganon knocks Link's Master Sword away and screams in front of our protagonist, with lightning in the background

3D Zelda have fucking amazing camera direction, better than most other videogames and movies today.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:05 No.76521XXX
In all seriousness, Halo. It was a huge step upwards from the PS1 graphics I was used to. Now I find the graphics vague as fuck.
>> Anonymous 10/23/10(Sat)08:05 No.76521XXX
>Call down artillery strike for the first time in Company of Heroes
>GIBS
>GIBS EVERYWHERE
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I can't remember the game but...

>Decide to try sniping
>Aim crosshair right at head
>Fire and see cloud of dust strike below targets feet
>Realise bullets are affected by gravity
>MFW