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| 5 JAN 2006 at 6:44am |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Yes, but usually it was when I realized I had wasted my money on a bad one. :
For Wow moments (the way that you are meaning) I think LifeStream had that effect on me with its ending. Also, Scratches has quite a few WOW moments in it as well, but for different reasons.
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 7:03am |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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The first time I recall feeling a lump in my throat when playing an AG was in Sanitarium when Sarah's fate and her connection to Max is learned during a sad, ghostly sequence in the mansion. The significance of that moment is hinted at from the very outset of the game as the phased, haunting voice of the little girl beckons you whenever the main menu icons are selected.
The audio is very reminiscent of Heather O'Rourke's character emanating from a TV set in the original Poltergeist. But it is not until much later in the actual game that we discover who this little girl was, what happened to her and why her brother carried so much guilt hidden deep inside all his life.
Cheers, Terry
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 12:34pm |
colpetSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Gabriel Knight 2 really hooked into my emotions, due in no small part to excellent actor preformances. That is the one game I remember more as a movie/book experience, than as a game.
The end of Syberia 1 and 2, the fat lady story in Faust, and the Legend of the Prophet and Assassin story all had me teary eyed.
As for wow moments, all the Myst games I've played so far have had multiple stand back and just enjoy moments:
RealMyst - my first ever 3D game.
Riven - so many unforgettable images - the sunners, the little girl, the sea creature in the large window.
Exile - the ride in Amateria, the whole of Edanna
Uru - watching the wildlife in Teledahn
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 1:47pm |
snowtimeJourneyman
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Status : Online | Yes, I'd go along with colpet. Most of my wow moments have come in Myst games, especially Riven. The first scene when you materialise on Riven and see Cho is still imprinted on my memory and my first ride in the maglev.
I must be one of those rare people who enjoyed the Dream/Peter Gabriel video sequence in Myst IV. [smiley=crazy.gif]
I've never really had any big emotional-involvement moments in games. Maybe when I get round to buying/playing Gabriel Knight or Sanitarium...
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 2:35pm |
KsandraSchattenjger
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Status : Online | The end of The Last Express - I couldn't speak for about half an hour after viewing that scene. As for 'wow' moments, it's hard to beat your first glimpse of Tay in Riven...
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 4:05pm |
| Deleted User | I've had countless wow moments in the Myst games... except Uru and Myst V. And in Obsidian too, the nanobot sequence at the beginning when you enter the obsidian rock, walking on the walls, and many other great moments. The surreal, intuitive hat tricks in Alice: An Interactive Museum. Exploring in Bad Mojo was one big wow experience for me, but the part where you crawl on the mad messages and the eyes was really something.
Choked up... not often. I agree with Ksandra, the ending of the Last Express was deeply moving for me. It all came together: war, love, evil, greed, passion, the feeling of danger and darkness, the bird, the human condition. Awsome credits too. I agree with Colpet about The Prophet and the Assassin, I can still see him walking at the end. I had several short moving moments in Moment of Silence. Just some detail in the story, one sentence or the way someone said it. And the deeply spiritual, religious beginning and especially the ending of In the Shadow of the Raven. Amazing. (A mediocre game in between.)
PS: And Callahan's Crosstime Saloon.
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 6:35pm |
jalexSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I don't like games or movies to give me feelings like that so I am thankfull for reviews so I can stay away from games like that. I don't watch or play andthing that is drama because I don't really like them.
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 9:12pm |
JoGuild Master
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Status : Offline | GK2 did it for me - definitely emotionally involved and even a little teary eyed (although I hate to admit it ) and a game I've played over and over and no doubt will continue to do so. The only other game that has moved me - and certainly not to the same extent - was the ending of Syberia 2. I find that most games these days don't really get me emotionally involved no matter how much I may enjoy them.
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 9:51pm |
RevliskciPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | The ending of Grim Fandango was excellent and emotional.
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 9:58pm |
Goddess of All Things MagicalSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I totally agree with you Jo! I have replayed GK2 several times, and still adore it. I will always want to replay that game!
Syberia 2 WAS also very emotional.
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 10:58pm |
AvatarPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | I second the vote for Syberia 2... very emotional, even if it was VERy illogical.
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| 5 JAN 2006 at 11:34pm |
AndromusGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Gabriel Knight 2, and especially the ending of Gabriel Knight 3 left me with a lump in my throat. :-/
As for "Wow" moments? Usually they've come from puzzlers, watching something just fall into place, or some incredible scenery. Obsidian, Aura, Myst 3 (with a whole bunch of neat payoffs for solving puzzles) come to mind off the top of my head. Riven! Riven knocked me on my butt with the stuff it did.
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| 6 JAN 2006 at 12:32am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | The ending of Space Quest 3, no question about it. I was almost crying like a baby...
I should think a bit more about a "wow" moment. I remember the ending of The Last Express was so cinematic and well scripted that almost made me gasp in awe.
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| 7 JAN 2006 at 7:48pm |
HelenGuild Master
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Status : Offline | The end of Syberia 1, the ending blew me away, though the game itself is not at the top of my list for some reason the ending got me, I cant say I felt teary eyed but it did set off some emotions.
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| 7 JAN 2006 at 8:30pm |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
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Status : Online | I do agree, the ending of Grim Fandango.
As for The Last Express, if someone trades me for it on my trading thread, I'll be able to see for myself. The link's in my sig, coincidentally. (plug, plug!)
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| 8 JAN 2006 at 12:08am |
RosseauIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | The scene in Broken Sword 3 after the old 'boat across a river' puzzle had me blubbing like Paul Gascoigne. Big Up to Steve Ince for that one
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| 9 JAN 2006 at 1:50pm |
judyannSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Gabriel Knight 2 was definitely emotional. I really liked the characters - especially Van Glower - and the love story. GK3 really made me want to cry since the relationship between the hero and heroine was not resolved. The lack of a sequel also still has be all choked up.
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| 9 JAN 2006 at 10:27pm |
anthonyJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Are we talking about an intentional emotive moment or an unintentional one? One sorrowful moment that was intended by the developer would be Broken Sword 1 when George learns what happened to that family in Spain and informs the old lady. That was gut-wrenching.
One extremely sad moment that could not have been intended by the developer was the small scene in Over a Killing Moon where Margot Kidder plays the maniacal bartender. How sad it was to see a one-time leading actress play such a meaningless and silly bit part.
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| 10 JAN 2006 at 1:12am |
shed22Space Cadet
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Status : Offline | I'd like to agree with all who mentioned Syberia I or II. However, how can anyone not react the first time they enter the art gallery in URU and see the works and hear that beautiful, whistful, plaintive soundtrack?
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| 10 JAN 2006 at 1:40am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | Uru Art Gallery? Wonderful celtic sounding music, the set reminded me of an old fashioned cinema (a few of which still survive around here). But tears? No.
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| 11 JAN 2006 at 1:22am |
AkrilSpace Cadet
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Status : Offline | The only game I can recall getting that emotional over was the end of KQ7. That animation was unlike anything I'd ever seen before on a computer. When I finished that game, it left me with a great sense of emptyness and a longing for more.
Then I went online and found that 99% of the population hates it, and my innocence was crushed like an ant's head under a steamroller.
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| 11 JAN 2006 at 7:50pm |
LadyLindaIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | There were two spots in Grim Fandango, one was the ending and the second was when Glottis got sick.
As for a wow moment, it was when you found out who the nemesis was in Zork Nemesis.
LadyLinda
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| 11 JAN 2006 at 7:52pm |
snowtimeJourneyman
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By LadyLinda (11 JAN 2006 7:49pm)
As for a wow moment, it was when you found out who the nemesis was in Zork Nemesis.
You didn't guess?!
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| 13 JAN 2006 at 1:50am |
nytimesguyPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Ksandra (5 JAN 2006 2:35pm)
The end of The Last Express - I couldn't speak for about half an hour after viewing that scene. As for 'wow' moments, it's hard to beat your first glimpse of Tay in Riven...
I'll echo The Last Express, that got to me. Also, as one of minority on this board with a PS2 I'll mention Ico, which at the end left me in a stunned silence or great sadness all through the credits, and a different but also quite powerful reaction when the credits ended.
Charles - Game Theorist
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