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[Tonberry]

Have you ever played a game for the first time, and almost immediately realized that it's gonna be one of your favorites?

For me personally, it was Jet Set Radio.
I bought it on a whim at a Steam sale in 2014 because it had a cool looking logo and went for like nine bucks. I played through the entire thing in one late-night sitting and once I turned it off after beating it, all I could think was "This is the best shit I've ever played."

How about you?

 

[koutameoshifan27]

Lobotomy Corporation. Always been a fan of SCP creature-type stuff, and something about LC and being able to research the monsters myself pumped levels of serotonin and dopamine into my brain that I didn't even know were possible. I remember one night i was in the middle of playing and i just stared at the screen and cried.............. so peak <3

 

[Deleted member 7989]

Have you ever played a game for the first time, and almost immediately realized that it's gonna be one of your favorites?

For me personally, it was Jet Set Radio.
I bought it on a whim at a Steam sale in 2014 because it had a cool looking logo and went for like nine bucks. I played through the entire thing in one late-night sitting and once I turned it off after beating it, all I could think was "This is the best shit I've ever played."

How about you?

Retro City Rampage and Shakedown Hawaii by Brian Provinciano. Best Indie games hands down. I've went through RCR like 25 times since the DX edition came out in 2014. One of the first Steam games I bought too.

 

[Esidemoken]

Excluding saga games I would say Mischief Makers, Ender Lilies.

 

[StoneyKenobi]

For recent releases a game that surprised me was Wanted: Dead from the creators of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game has some considerable Jank when it comes to controls, but it reminded me of early 2000s action games. The sense of Nostolgia while playing something that looked modern was something you don't experience too often.

 

[Deleted member 151299]

Star Ocean 2

 

[MasterEn]

so far, i think only pikmin 1 and 2, dragon warrior monsters 2, final Fantasy IV and digimon world 2 have been like that for me.

 

[Deleted member 420614]

Stardew
FF16
FF10
Dragon age Origins "the only dragon age game in existence"
RE1
RE2
RE3
Tera online

I mean I can keep going good games are good and lets you have fun they don´t true to PREACH to you like the so called "modern audience games" we get today do.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

5 that come to mind

• Mizubaku Adventure on ARC/PCE/SAT since its by Taito and has platform elements.
• The Legend of Xanadu Xanadu II on PCECD since it's an action-RPG with unique 2P boss battles.
• Love & Destroy on PS1 since it's visually similar to Bulk Slash one of my favorite games.
• Domino Rally on WII since it reminded me of No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!
• Magical Pop'n on SFC since it plays similar to Silhouette Mirage one of my favorite games.

5 Honorable mention

Magical Taruruto (MD), Down Load (PCE), Gimmick! (FC), SonSonII (PCE), Forgotten Worlds (ARC).

 

[Leviafen]

theres a lot of them for me for sure but i gotta give it to godhand for immediately selling me on everything it had to offer. the very moment i activated my first roulette i fell in love.

 

[Action_Hank]

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.

 

[Required Username]

FF10
Diablo 2
LoZ: Wind Waker

 

[NeonKnights]

Stardew
FF16
FF10
Dragon age Origins "the only dragon age game in existence"
RE1
RE2
RE3
Tera online

I mean I can keep going good games are good and lets you have fun they don´t true to PREACH to you like the so called "modern audience games" we get today do.

Tera Online? I was watching my sister play this back in the day and fully lost it when I saw someone pass by in a clown car. Never played it but it seemed cool.

 

[Zachery2112]

I was a little boy when I played Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga and it was my favorite video game. Obviously because it included the two things that every kid loves: Star Wars and Lego. Years later, I emulated the game on RPCS3 and realized that the game was still fun as can be. It seems strange to me that I instantly fell in love with a game and years later still love it the same way.

The only other time something like this happened was with Silent Hill 2, which I still love to this day as well.

 

[htk]

Have you ever played a game for the first time, and almost immediately realized that it's gonna be one of your favorites?

For me personally, it was Jet Set Radio.
I bought it on a whim at a Steam sale in 2014 because it had a cool looking logo and went for like nine bucks. I played through the entire thing in one late-night sitting and once I turned it off after beating it, all I could think was "This is the best shit I've ever played."

How about you?

HHmm.. Nes Super Mario bros
SNES Super Metroid, Final Fantasy 6
PS1 Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo 1
PS2 Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Xbox 360 Dead Space
Switch Hollow Knight

 

[Cantarella]

the beat dropped in the world ends with you and never left my mind

 

[Jediuser]

For me, Hi-Fi Rush, Marvel's Spider-Man, Tales From the Borderlands.

 

[Stare best girl]

Panzer Dragoon Saga, while I was playing it I like it even more until I finished the game...

WHAT A MASTERPIECE!

 

[Poltergeist]

For me it was Dark Souls, Yakuza 0, DIRT Rally 2 and many many more such games.

 

[Deleted member 7989]

theres a lot of them for me for sure but i gotta give it to godhand for immediately selling me on everything it had to offer. the very moment i activated my first roulette i fell in love. View attachment 62248

God Hand is just one of those games man. Nothing will ever be or has been like it. Awesome ass game.

 

[Viviana Santos]

Man, when I saw this intro for the first time, when I started playing Majora's Mask for the first time, back in January 2017, I knew I was in for a truly incredible experience.

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those first 24 seconds.... man

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Library of Ruina, Xenonauts, and Hero's Adventure Road to Passion.

 

[Deleted member 7989]

Man, when I saw this intro for the first time, when I started playing Majora's Mask for the first time, back in January 2017, I knew I was in for a truly incredible experience.

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those first 24 seconds.... man

Always thought Majora was better than OoT. I think the game having a time limit really raises the stakes in a good way, and you get forced to learn layouts. Which in the older Zelda games, memory was a key part of the gameplay so that's really cool.

 

[Viviana Santos]

Always thought Majora was better than OoT. I think the game having a time limit really raises the stakes in a good way, and you get forced to learn layouts. Which in the older Zelda games, memory was a key part of the gameplay so that's really cool.

I like Ocarina of Time, but I agree that overall (especially in terms of side quests) that Majora's Mask is the better game.

 

[Deleted member 7989]

I like Ocarina of Time, but I agree that overall (especially in terms of side quests) that Majora's Mask is the better game.

Oh, don't get me wrong. OoT is one of those games like Super Mario 64 where it transcends anything else. Revolutionary. I just prefer Majora's Mask. Can't have Majora without OoT.