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iceburn · 10-18-2004, 01:42 PM

Gran Turismo - I remember watching the replays of my Ford Probe or whatever after the first race, mesmerized.

Super Tecmo Bowl - my dorm-mates had a massive tourney, and I lost in the Superbowl, but it was a fucking intense match. Atlanta Falcons.

Incidentally I found out I was Reven over the weekend, and I have to say, I wasn't all that impressed. I did see a clip of Call of Duty on tv recently and was thought "Holy Shit"

keam02 · 10-18-2004, 03:56 PM

LoZ:OoT - I already loved Zelda and my N64, that game had me gawking at so many different things. I still think its the most amazing game ever made. It is so clever, so perfect. I dont think any game like that will ever be duplicated or equaled.

The most recent was FFX. I dont have the time to play it, I wish I did, but the little amount I got through had me amazed. Nobuo Uematsu (sp? I think thats a good guess

) is amazing, his music is amazing. It still doesnt bring the holy shit factor up to what I saw in LoZ:OoT.

almost forgot...Everquest. The sheer magnitude of it amazed me for two years. I loved the game, but I got burned out after so long playing it.

blar · 10-18-2004, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iceburn

Gran Turismo - I remember watching the replays of my Ford Probe or whatever after the first race, mesmerized.

oh yea i forgot that game the main enjoyment i got from it was being able to buy the car i own in reality and race it........i can't wait for GT4

Irishsean · 10-18-2004, 04:07 PM

C+C the original, was the first strat game I ever played, still makes me go wow...

high_jinx · 10-18-2004, 04:17 PM

1)raziel in the soul reaver... i couldn't believe the look he had and the powers he came w... the shredded wings and the soul sucking he did was unbelievable.

2)there was a survival horror game i played on game cube w/ a friend one nite... the name of it escapes me... but it had an insanity scale and things would start to happen when it went up... like the picture of the tv would go on mute, or there'd be "memory card malfunction moments"

3)metal gear solid 2, when the psi-ops guy w/ the gas mask starts messing w/ your controller.

bltzkriegmcanon · 10-18-2004, 05:14 PM

Let's see. I'm not entirely sure by what you mean by holy shit moments. If it's something like "what are the scariest, most fucked up" moments in gaming then the following are here. If not, then I'll just have to post further.
1) Silent Hill. All the games. The entire experience. There's not one moment in those games where you're not saying "oh fuck."
2) Doom 3. Same thing here. Most of the game you spend shooting shit in reaction to just how damn scary it is.

MPower · 10-18-2004, 06:32 PM

I have to agree with Dungeon Master. Awesome game.
also..
X-wing. It was like being in one of the movies.
Mechwarrior 2. I had big speakers hooked up to the computer, and the boom/crash of fighting would shake my house.

tooth · 10-18-2004, 07:15 PM

DOOM and Half-Life both did it for me. Plenty of "Holy Shit!" moments in both of them.

jamessh1 · 10-18-2004, 07:16 PM

MGS for the ps1. The fights against psycho mantis and the ninja cyborg are two of my all time favorites.

Viros · 10-19-2004, 01:47 AM

Doom 3 has made me jump in my chair a few times. Clock Tower 3 for the PS2 can be just fucking strange at times and Undying was one of the best horror games ever for the BOO factor.

Viros · 10-19-2004, 01:48 AM

2)there was a survival horror game i played on game cube w/ a friend one nite... the name of it escapes me... but it had an insanity scale and things would start to happen when it went up... like the picture of the tv would go on mute, or there'd be "memory card malfunction moments"

Sounds like Eternal Darkness the game would trick you when your sanity went down.

FatherTed · 10-19-2004, 01:51 AM

Wolfenstein : Enemy Territory - it was the 1st multiplayer game I played online (and I still think it is brilliant).
Amazing gameplay and all FREE !

lukethebandgeek · 10-19-2004, 02:44 AM

Lunar 2 - "You mean it has cartoons?"

Out of this world - "You mean it's three D?"

Final Fanatasy 7 - "Aeris?"

I have to mention all of Call of Duty and Metal Gear Solid.

Gortexfogg · 10-19-2004, 05:14 AM

Grand Theft Auto 3...when I first picked up the controller and started playing after the cut scene I was just so amazed at what was happening and the scope...it was incredible.

Marcus_Aurelius · 10-19-2004, 09:41 AM

Doom 3 made me say holy shit plenty of times.

Zelda for N64 just because it was so fuckin awesome.

And Diablo 2 the first time I saw Diablo run at me and throw fire at my poor Necromancer....Holy shit indeed.

And I hate to say it but Star Wars: Galaxies the first time I went to hunt rancors and got jumped by force witches.

Blistex · 10-19-2004, 10:48 AM

Definately Giants: Citizen Kabuto.

The graphics just blew me away! Everything was so original and vibrant that I spent more time taking screen caps than playing it.

Another would have to be European Air War.

The first time I came across a formation of 20+ B-17 bombers.

Redjake · 10-19-2004, 11:42 AM

Recently: Doom 3 when I first started playing it

Burnout 3, the first time I completely head-on collided with a car/wall/whatever

Metal Gear Solid.....the entire fucking game was constantly "wow."

Splinter Cell - when you assasinate nikoladze (spelling?). "Sam, no easy way to say this, you have to snipe nikoladze from your current position in the next 5 seconds or the mission's over" OH MY GOD!!! equip equip fumble the control aaaagghh!!!

Gran Turismo 3 - watching the intro to the game. holy fuckin' damn. still looks real.

Need for Speed: Underground - doing my first successful drag race and winning with the nitro held down and the blurry graphics .....damn

playing Donkey Kong Country for SNES - damn those were some good fucking graphics and gameplay

rushing through the first level of Sonic Adventure at 80000 MPH.....holy crap

first time playing Perfect Dark - boy that was some good atmosphere

first time playing World of Warcraft.....do these controls and gameplay get much better?

testing the Far Cry demo. I couldn't believe you could see the end of the level from the first step

running over trees in Call of Duty with the tank. my GOD I've never felt so fucking badass.

also, peeking around a corner in Call of Duty and seeing the panzershrek unloading holy hell into the air at the bombers up above at night.......damn, that thing rotating and hearing it constantly beating out shells, scary as crap

biggest one of all, hands down:

renting a PSX from the local video store (soon after it came out) with Resident Evil. I still get chills from thinking about that game. I was in sixth grade at the time, and it scared the living shit out of me and my brother and our friends for months. walking through that damn mansion and seeing the FMV of the zombie eating the guy and turning around.......damn....nightmare material

jdionne · 10-19-2004, 03:16 PM

Holy Sh*t Factor:

Far Cry= 9.5
CS:Source= 9.0
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow= 8.5

BuddyHawks · 10-19-2004, 05:24 PM

Doom 3
Diablo 1 (the last lvl was really dark and scary...)
Giants (when you get grabbed out of hte air by a Kabuto)
SERIOUS SAM : THE SECOND ENCOUNTER!!!!!! (EVERY LEVEL)

Dungeon_Shade · 10-20-2004, 01:30 PM

Oh, jeez. There are so many games that made me think this. The first half of Doom 3 was a constant "Oh shit! Oh Shit! Oh Shit!" moment. Half-life had many of these moments as well, especially once I found out the marines were against me. The first huge battle with thme is amazing. Ride an elevator, music starts pumping, cue scientist to run out in front. Crates everywhere. Shooting. GAAAH!

Another game that did this to me was Deus Ex, when you find out who your brother is REALLY working for. That was amazing.

In the original Tomb Raider, the first time I saw the T-Rex was a moment I will never forget. The funny thing about it is that it looks silly now. I also liked the booby traps.

Alien Vs. Predator 2. Marine campain. 'nuff said.

Rome: Total war. The first time I saw this game in action was glorious. The massive armies shooting arrows, flaming catipults, and throwing heads was amazing to behold.

Halo's multiplayer and graphics in the day were amazing. I had many "oh shit" moments playing coop with a friend. When the flood appears, that game gets fun as hell.

FFVII- Aries + Sephiroth. Once again, 'nuff said, as you all know what happened.

Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. This was my first ever game. It is what made me realize that I would forever be a lonely person in my mother's basement. The light/dark side is amazing in that game.

MGS2: The plot in that game had so many twists, that I can't tell how many thimes I said Holy Shit.

Unreal's first look at the outside world was a MAJOR shit moment. Until that day, outside environments were unheard of. I literally sat staring at my screen for an hour after I saw what game engines can do.

Max Payne's bullet time was bedazzling. I still enjoy playing that game, just to use the bullet time.

Call of Duty: That game, when played on the hardes setting, is the most intense gaming experiance I have ever had. I literally became shellshocked on a few of that game's levels, such as Pegasus Bridge, Stalingrad, and the first few American missions. I thought that game would be a re-hash of MOH:AA, but I was wrong. It is ninety times better.

MOH:AA blew me away with it's Normandy Beach level. This was the first time I realized how gripping a game can be. I will forever remember that level.

I can think of more, but this post has gone on too long.

LLL2 · 10-20-2004, 02:01 PM

It;s going have to be all those Quake 2 mods.They had soo many good ones,I can't remember the name of that one when you can play the aliens or the space marine.

portwineboy · 10-20-2004, 07:41 PM

In Freedom Fighters, towards the end there is a huge battle between your guerillas and the Sovs. I played that level 10 times just because I loved it so much.

MoonbatKillah · 10-20-2004, 08:05 PM

Doom 3's first 15 minutes or so are pure terror, especially with the lights turned out.

In Jedi Outcast, when you first actually USE a lightsaber and you realize that for once a game got it right. Also, using the force powers

Seeing Halo's graphics, and when the Flood is unleashed, realizing the game just got a whole lot harder.

Taowulf · 10-22-2004, 10:25 AM

Diablo - Environment had a lot to do with it. My room in the house I was renting with some coworkers had no windows and was very dark. Sometimes those creepy dungeon sounds just got to me.

Half Life - A damn fine game. less than a month to Half Life 2, and I won't miss this one. Computer upgrades rock.

dbc · 10-22-2004, 11:48 AM

final fantasy 7 because it had the first FMV's that I had ever seen.

Man/Amazing · 10-22-2004, 12:37 PM

Lets see here, games that had a "Holy Shit" moment hmmmmmmm.........oh Call of Duty, Doom 3, Eternal Darkness, and Lineage 2 just to name a few.

Call oF Duty: There was a lot but the moment in the begining of the Russian campaign, where you had to call/get in postion for the incoming barriage had me going "Holy Shit".

Doom 3: the Holy Shit moment for this game was when i had to fight the Hell Boss(the boss you get the Soul Cube from), just seeing the size of this guy had me going "Holy Shit".

Eternal Darkness: There were a few for this game aswell, but my fav has to be when a bug starts crawling on the screen then to be followed by a billion bugs. know doesn't sound like much but when you try to get up a brush the bug off your screen and you see like a hundred bugs pop on the screen it's like "Holy Shit".

Lineage 2: Seeing like 30 people fight a NPC in the middle of the Dark Elf Mountain would make anybody go "Holy Shit".

Mag188 · 10-23-2004, 04:12 PM

freespace 2
nothing beats the holy mother feeling i had in some missions where gigantic dreadnoughts battled each other with frickin laser beams 5 times the diameter of your whole starfighter and i'm sitting in one of a hundred starfighters trying to survive

AxelF · 10-25-2004, 12:08 PM

You've mentioned so many I agree with, lots of games from the last 5 years. Right now I'm going "shit.. shit... SHIIIT!!!!" in Doom3.

But some older Holy Crap moments was enjoyed with Kings Quest, Incredible Machine, LSL, Myst and Descent. They made me a gamer for life!

Hanabal · 10-25-2004, 12:37 PM

the most recent one would have to be call of duty.

i got the demo, played it, was astounded, especially the whole shell shock thing. had to buy it. same thing happened with far cry as well. Completely had not heard of the game, but it had a 500 meg demo, so i downloaded it just for fun. and was blown away, the day it came out, i had it.

Derwood · 10-25-2004, 12:48 PM

NES - World Championship Wrestling - There was a synthesized voice on the startup screen (that was a big deal back in the day)

Genesis - Joe Montana 2 Sportstalk Football - First game with real time commentary

Sega CD - That movie clip video game with Dana Plato and the zombies

SNES - Street Fighter 2 - My best friend and I probably played that game for 10,000 hours

Dreamcast - NFL 2k1 - Saw it on a demo at Best Buy and couldn't believe how realistic it looked.

Xbox - Facial models on NBA 2k5. No more cartoons anymore!

BuddyHawks · 10-25-2004, 12:52 PM

I just remembered the Alien Swarm mod for UT2004. Next time you're at a LAN, you need to get this game going.
http://www.blackcatgames.com/swarm/

aerozeppelin · 10-25-2004, 02:20 PM

Definately the cinematics in FF7.... they look simple now, but at the time they were "DAAMMMNNNN" good. Other than that, all of GTA 3 - so much freedom, GTA3 still has more freedom that just about any other game out there 3 full years later.

Leash · 10-25-2004, 09:17 PM

Has to be Doom3. Half Life is a very good game, but Doom3 just takes gaming to a new level. However; I feel the Half life 2 will 'one up' Doom3.

YaWhateva · 10-25-2004, 11:22 PM

Doom 3, up until it got repetitive and boring, so the 1st 5 minutes of it.
Final Fantasy Tactics' story made me go wow a bunch of times. I love that game.

albazeroex · 10-25-2004, 11:25 PM

eternal darkness;; holy shit me the WRONG WAY;; omfg screen blanks out 'HOLY SHIT I DIDNT SAVE' -_-

MichaelFarker · 11-26-2004, 01:17 PM

Asheron's Call 1 - The freedom of movement and action was exciting (learning to jump on buildings in Holtburg, cliff diving); Trying to run away from level 20 monsters when I had wandered too far; the amazing sunsets, the giant bridge; the first time I did Elissa's Favor quest the graphics and danger were thrilling; when the statues started attacking the town I was in it was definitely a "holy shit" moment; the first time I made it all the way through the tunnels of OHN I felt like I had mastered a murderous alien race; many other moments

Pacman, Mrs. Pacman, etc. - The sounds, the action, the challenge
River Run and all the 2D fly & shoots

Smash TV! at the arcade; Holy shit, they're all over me!

The original Legend of Zelda, whenever I would uncover a cave or staircase because I had worked so hard for it, it was such a revolutionary concept, and it was so immersive

Ninja Gaiden at the arcade, Devil May Cry at home - for the cool moves it was easy to do

Street Fighter 2 at the arcade, Tekken 3 at home - Rarely do games so richly reward taking the time to master skills

Ancient Domains of Magic (ADOM) - It's amazing how much detail is included in the gameplay; the puzzles are inherent in the situation and nature of opponents and very challenging each time you play; when you finally win through overwhelming odds after starting over at the begining 83 times and are corrupted ruinously and have to start over when you're 75% done because it took you too long all you can say is &@##

Baldur's Gate 1 - When you finally get to the town of Baldur's Gate its shocking how many realistic, interactive NPC's are around; it almost seems like a living city

Fallout 2 - Apparent freedom of action; immersive plot; convincing dialog; unified graphical look

Morrowind - You can do nearly anything; NPCs that act fairly believably, even changing as you change; fantastic ingame stories, both graphically and by ingame books

Hello, my name is Michael, and I'm addicted to Holy Shit moments in video games

Rdr4evr · 11-26-2004, 02:29 PM

I just bought MGS: Twin Snakes a week ago and completed it last night. This was the first MGS game I have had the pleasure of playing, and I must say, the entire freakin' game was FILLED with "oh shit" moments. The amazing plot filled with twists and turns coupled with remarkable graphics blew me away every cut scene. I wish Snake eater would be released on GC!

Next game on my list is "beyond good and evil", although I am in late on it, I have heard nothing but good things about it. Can't wait.

unregistered092 · 11-26-2004, 02:59 PM

goldeneye for 64.
best game ever!

Gabbyness · 11-29-2004, 07:51 AM

The first time I ever played "Hexen" online - in 1995!

It took me and my friend about 4 hours to figure out how to configure our modems in order to play one vs. one. It was a tremendous experience.

(I won 43 to 4) [He only used the keyboard - sucka!]

crossova · 11-30-2004, 01:36 PM

*Zelda: Ocarina of Time....when i got to walk and ride the horse across the countryside of Hyrule...first time playing a large mapped 3d rpg

*Metroid Prime...playing the final boss (both versions of it)

*Metal Gear Solid 1...fighting Liquid Snake while he was inside of the MG bot
*Metal Gear Solid 2...fighting the gauntlet of Metal Gear robots

*Halo2 watching MC halo drop into the covenant ship before it hit Zanzibar...and looking at the huge map of Zanzibar while cruising on the bridge in the Scorpion....seeing the Scarab peel around the corner and waste that tank while standing on the balcony (thought i was in for a tough boss fight).

10-18-2004, 01:42 PM	#41 (permalink)
iceburn Tilted Location: CT	Gran Turismo - I remember watching the replays of my Ford Probe or whatever after the first race, mesmerized. Super Tecmo Bowl - my dorm-mates had a massive tourney, and I lost in the Superbowl, but it was a fucking intense match. Atlanta Falcons. Incidentally I found out I was Reven over the weekend, and I have to say, I wasn't all that impressed. I did see a clip of Call of Duty on tv recently and was thought "Holy Shit" __________________ ... and shit.

10-18-2004, 04:07 PM	#44 (permalink)
Irishsean edited for content Location: Austin, TX	C+C the original, was the first strat game I ever played, still makes me go wow... __________________ There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky

10-18-2004, 04:17 PM	#45 (permalink)
high_jinx Psycho Location: venice beach, ca	1)raziel in the soul reaver... i couldn't believe the look he had and the powers he came w... the shredded wings and the soul sucking he did was unbelievable. 2)there was a survival horror game i played on game cube w/ a friend one nite... the name of it escapes me... but it had an insanity scale and things would start to happen when it went up... like the picture of the tv would go on mute, or there'd be "memory card malfunction moments" 3)metal gear solid 2, when the psi-ops guy w/ the gas mask starts messing w/ your controller. __________________ -my phobia drowned while i was gettin down.

10-18-2004, 05:14 PM	#46 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	Let's see. I'm not entirely sure by what you mean by holy shit moments. If it's something like "what are the scariest, most fucked up" moments in gaming then the following are here. If not, then I'll just have to post further. 1) Silent Hill. All the games. The entire experience. There's not one moment in those games where you're not saying "oh fuck." 2) Doom 3. Same thing here. Most of the game you spend shooting shit in reaction to just how damn scary it is. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3 Last edited by bltzkriegmcanon; 10-18-2004 at 05:18 PM..

10-19-2004, 02:44 AM	#53 (permalink)
lukethebandgeek Chicks dig the Saxaphone Location: Nowheresville OH	Lunar 2 - "You mean it has cartoons?" Out of this world - "You mean it's three D?" Final Fanatasy 7 - "Aeris?" I have to mention all of Call of Duty and Metal Gear Solid. __________________ Yes, band camp is all it's cracked up to be. So I like Chrono... So what?

10-18-2004, 03:56 PM	#42 (permalink)
keam02 Upright	LoZ:OoT - I already loved Zelda and my N64, that game had me gawking at so many different things. I still think its the most amazing game ever made. It is so clever, so perfect. I dont think any game like that will ever be duplicated or equaled. The most recent was FFX. I dont have the time to play it, I wish I did, but the little amount I got through had me amazed. Nobuo Uematsu (sp? I think thats a good guess ) is amazing, his music is amazing. It still doesnt bring the holy shit factor up to what I saw in LoZ:OoT. almost forgot...Everquest. The sheer magnitude of it amazed me for two years. I loved the game, but I got burned out after so long playing it.

10-18-2004, 06:32 PM	#47 (permalink)
MPower Psycho	I have to agree with Dungeon Master. Awesome game. also.. X-wing. It was like being in one of the movies. Mechwarrior 2. I had big speakers hooked up to the computer, and the boom/crash of fighting would shake my house.

10-18-2004, 07:15 PM	#48 (permalink)
tooth Addict	DOOM and Half-Life both did it for me. Plenty of "Holy Shit!" moments in both of them.

10-18-2004, 07:16 PM	#49 (permalink)
jamessh1 Crazy	MGS for the ps1. The fights against psycho mantis and the ninja cyborg are two of my all time favorites.

10-19-2004, 01:47 AM	#50 (permalink)
Viros Upright	Doom 3 has made me jump in my chair a few times. Clock Tower 3 for the PS2 can be just fucking strange at times and Undying was one of the best horror games ever for the BOO factor.

10-19-2004, 01:48 AM	#51 (permalink)
Viros Upright	2)there was a survival horror game i played on game cube w/ a friend one nite... the name of it escapes me... but it had an insanity scale and things would start to happen when it went up... like the picture of the tv would go on mute, or there'd be "memory card malfunction moments" Sounds like Eternal Darkness the game would trick you when your sanity went down.

10-19-2004, 01:51 AM	#52 (permalink)
FatherTed Crazy Location: Ireland	Wolfenstein : Enemy Territory - it was the 1st multiplayer game I played online (and I still think it is brilliant). Amazing gameplay and all FREE !

10-19-2004, 05:14 AM	#54 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	Grand Theft Auto 3...when I first picked up the controller and started playing after the cut scene I was just so amazed at what was happening and the scope...it was incredible.

10-19-2004, 09:41 AM	#55 (permalink)
Marcus_Aurelius Tilted	Doom 3 made me say holy shit plenty of times. Zelda for N64 just because it was so fuckin awesome. And Diablo 2 the first time I saw Diablo run at me and throw fire at my poor Necromancer....Holy shit indeed. And I hate to say it but Star Wars: Galaxies the first time I went to hunt rancors and got jumped by force witches.

10-19-2004, 10:48 AM	#56 (permalink)
Blistex Psycho Location: Tiger I Turret	Definately Giants: Citizen Kabuto. The graphics just blew me away! Everything was so original and vibrant that I spent more time taking screen caps than playing it. Another would have to be European Air War. The first time I came across a formation of 20+ B-17 bombers.

10-19-2004, 03:16 PM	#58 (permalink)
jdionne Upright Location: Everett, Wa.	Holy Sh*t Factor: Far Cry= 9.5 CS:Source= 9.0 Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow= 8.5

10-19-2004, 11:42 AM	#57 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Recently: Doom 3 when I first started playing it Burnout 3, the first time I completely head-on collided with a car/wall/whatever Metal Gear Solid.....the entire fucking game was constantly "wow." Splinter Cell - when you assasinate nikoladze (spelling?). "Sam, no easy way to say this, you have to snipe nikoladze from your current position in the next 5 seconds or the mission's over" OH MY GOD!!! equip equip fumble the control aaaagghh!!! Gran Turismo 3 - watching the intro to the game. holy fuckin' damn. still looks real. Need for Speed: Underground - doing my first successful drag race and winning with the nitro held down and the blurry graphics .....damn playing Donkey Kong Country for SNES - damn those were some good fucking graphics and gameplay rushing through the first level of Sonic Adventure at 80000 MPH.....holy crap first time playing Perfect Dark - boy that was some good atmosphere first time playing World of Warcraft.....do these controls and gameplay get much better? testing the Far Cry demo. I couldn't believe you could see the end of the level from the first step running over trees in Call of Duty with the tank. my GOD I've never felt so fucking badass. also, peeking around a corner in Call of Duty and seeing the panzershrek unloading holy hell into the air at the bombers up above at night.......damn, that thing rotating and hearing it constantly beating out shells, scary as crap biggest one of all, hands down: renting a PSX from the local video store (soon after it came out) with Resident Evil. I still get chills from thinking about that game. I was in sixth grade at the time, and it scared the living shit out of me and my brother and our friends for months. walking through that damn mansion and seeing the FMV of the zombie eating the guy and turning around.......damn....nightmare material __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

10-19-2004, 05:24 PM	#59 (permalink)
BuddyHawks Swashbuckling Location: Iowa...sometimes	Doom 3 Diablo 1 (the last lvl was really dark and scary...) Giants (when you get grabbed out of hte air by a Kabuto) SERIOUS SAM : THE SECOND ENCOUNTER!!!!!! (EVERY LEVEL) __________________ Watch More TV

10-20-2004, 01:30 PM	#60 (permalink)
Dungeon_Shade Crazy Location: Grand Junction, CO	Oh, jeez. There are so many games that made me think this. The first half of Doom 3 was a constant "Oh shit! Oh Shit! Oh Shit!" moment. Half-life had many of these moments as well, especially once I found out the marines were against me. The first huge battle with thme is amazing. Ride an elevator, music starts pumping, cue scientist to run out in front. Crates everywhere. Shooting. GAAAH! Another game that did this to me was Deus Ex, when you find out who your brother is REALLY working for. That was amazing. In the original Tomb Raider, the first time I saw the T-Rex was a moment I will never forget. The funny thing about it is that it looks silly now. I also liked the booby traps. Alien Vs. Predator 2. Marine campain. 'nuff said. Rome: Total war. The first time I saw this game in action was glorious. The massive armies shooting arrows, flaming catipults, and throwing heads was amazing to behold. Halo's multiplayer and graphics in the day were amazing. I had many "oh shit" moments playing coop with a friend. When the flood appears, that game gets fun as hell. FFVII- Aries + Sephiroth. Once again, 'nuff said, as you all know what happened. Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. This was my first ever game. It is what made me realize that I would forever be a lonely person in my mother's basement. The light/dark side is amazing in that game. MGS2: The plot in that game had so many twists, that I can't tell how many thimes I said Holy Shit. Unreal's first look at the outside world was a MAJOR shit moment. Until that day, outside environments were unheard of. I literally sat staring at my screen for an hour after I saw what game engines can do. Max Payne's bullet time was bedazzling. I still enjoy playing that game, just to use the bullet time. Call of Duty: That game, when played on the hardes setting, is the most intense gaming experiance I have ever had. I literally became shellshocked on a few of that game's levels, such as Pegasus Bridge, Stalingrad, and the first few American missions. I thought that game would be a re-hash of MOH:AA, but I was wrong. It is ninety times better. MOH:AA blew me away with it's Normandy Beach level. This was the first time I realized how gripping a game can be. I will forever remember that level. I can think of more, but this post has gone on too long. __________________ "If you can hear this whispering you are dying."- Pink Floyd

10-20-2004, 02:01 PM	#61 (permalink)
LLL2 Crazy	It;s going have to be all those Quake 2 mods.They had soo many good ones,I can't remember the name of that one when you can play the aliens or the space marine.

10-20-2004, 07:41 PM	#62 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	In Freedom Fighters, towards the end there is a huge battle between your guerillas and the Sovs. I played that level 10 times just because I loved it so much. __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

10-20-2004, 08:05 PM	#63 (permalink)
MoonbatKillah Upright Location: Washington, DC	Doom 3's first 15 minutes or so are pure terror, especially with the lights turned out. In Jedi Outcast, when you first actually USE a lightsaber and you realize that for once a game got it right. Also, using the force powers Seeing Halo's graphics, and when the Flood is unleashed, realizing the game just got a whole lot harder.

10-22-2004, 10:25 AM	#64 (permalink)
Taowulf Upright Location: Seattle	Diablo - Environment had a lot to do with it. My room in the house I was renting with some coworkers had no windows and was very dark. Sometimes those creepy dungeon sounds just got to me. Half Life - A damn fine game. less than a month to Half Life 2, and I won't miss this one. Computer upgrades rock.

10-22-2004, 11:48 AM	#65 (permalink)
dbc Tilted	final fantasy 7 because it had the first FMV's that I had ever seen.

10-22-2004, 12:37 PM	#66 (permalink)
Man/Amazing Crazy Location: Houston,TX	Lets see here, games that had a "Holy Shit" moment hmmmmmmm.........oh Call of Duty, Doom 3, Eternal Darkness, and Lineage 2 just to name a few. Call oF Duty: There was a lot but the moment in the begining of the Russian campaign, where you had to call/get in postion for the incoming barriage had me going "Holy Shit". Doom 3: the Holy Shit moment for this game was when i had to fight the Hell Boss(the boss you get the Soul Cube from), just seeing the size of this guy had me going "Holy Shit". Eternal Darkness: There were a few for this game aswell, but my fav has to be when a bug starts crawling on the screen then to be followed by a billion bugs. know doesn't sound like much but when you try to get up a brush the bug off your screen and you see like a hundred bugs pop on the screen it's like "Holy Shit". Lineage 2: Seeing like 30 people fight a NPC in the middle of the Dark Elf Mountain would make anybody go "Holy Shit". __________________ Last edited by Man/Amazing; 10-22-2004 at 12:42 PM..

10-23-2004, 04:12 PM	#67 (permalink)
Mag188 Upright Location: Austria/Vienna	freespace 2 nothing beats the holy mother feeling i had in some missions where gigantic dreadnoughts battled each other with frickin laser beams 5 times the diameter of your whole starfighter and i'm sitting in one of a hundred starfighters trying to survive

10-25-2004, 12:08 PM	#68 (permalink)
AxelF Crazy Location: Europe	You've mentioned so many I agree with, lots of games from the last 5 years. Right now I'm going "shit.. shit... SHIIIT!!!!" in Doom3. But some older Holy Crap moments was enjoyed with Kings Quest, Incredible Machine, LSL, Myst and Descent. They made me a gamer for life! __________________ Coffee

10-25-2004, 12:37 PM	#69 (permalink)
Hanabal Insane Location: Auckland	the most recent one would have to be call of duty. i got the demo, played it, was astounded, especially the whole shell shock thing. had to buy it. same thing happened with far cry as well. Completely had not heard of the game, but it had a 500 meg demo, so i downloaded it just for fun. and was blown away, the day it came out, i had it. __________________ I am Hanabal, Phear my elephants

10-25-2004, 12:48 PM	#70 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	NES - World Championship Wrestling - There was a synthesized voice on the startup screen (that was a big deal back in the day) Genesis - Joe Montana 2 Sportstalk Football - First game with real time commentary Sega CD - That movie clip video game with Dana Plato and the zombies SNES - Street Fighter 2 - My best friend and I probably played that game for 10,000 hours Dreamcast - NFL 2k1 - Saw it on a demo at Best Buy and couldn't believe how realistic it looked. Xbox - Facial models on NBA 2k5. No more cartoons anymore! __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

10-25-2004, 12:52 PM	#71 (permalink)
BuddyHawks Swashbuckling Location: Iowa...sometimes	I just remembered the Alien Swarm mod for UT2004. Next time you're at a LAN, you need to get this game going. http://www.blackcatgames.com/swarm/ __________________ Watch More TV

10-25-2004, 02:20 PM	#72 (permalink)
aerozeppelin Tilted	Definately the cinematics in FF7.... they look simple now, but at the time they were "DAAMMMNNNN" good. Other than that, all of GTA 3 - so much freedom, GTA3 still has more freedom that just about any other game out there 3 full years later.

10-25-2004, 09:17 PM	#73 (permalink)
Leash Upright	Has to be Doom3. Half Life is a very good game, but Doom3 just takes gaming to a new level. However; I feel the Half life 2 will 'one up' Doom3. __________________ Yea, I think your right.

10-25-2004, 11:22 PM	#74 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	Doom 3, up until it got repetitive and boring, so the 1st 5 minutes of it. Final Fantasy Tactics' story made me go wow a bunch of times. I love that game. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

10-25-2004, 11:25 PM	#75 (permalink)
albazeroex Upright	eternal darkness;; holy shit me the WRONG WAY;; omfg screen blanks out 'HOLY SHIT I DIDNT SAVE' -_-

11-26-2004, 01:17 PM	#76 (permalink)
MichaelFarker 2+2=5? Not again! Location: Dallas, Texas	Asheron's Call 1 - The freedom of movement and action was exciting (learning to jump on buildings in Holtburg, cliff diving); Trying to run away from level 20 monsters when I had wandered too far; the amazing sunsets, the giant bridge; the first time I did Elissa's Favor quest the graphics and danger were thrilling; when the statues started attacking the town I was in it was definitely a "holy shit" moment; the first time I made it all the way through the tunnels of OHN I felt like I had mastered a murderous alien race; many other moments Pacman, Mrs. Pacman, etc. - The sounds, the action, the challenge River Run and all the 2D fly & shoots Smash TV! at the arcade; Holy shit, they're all over me! The original Legend of Zelda, whenever I would uncover a cave or staircase because I had worked so hard for it, it was such a revolutionary concept, and it was so immersive Ninja Gaiden at the arcade, Devil May Cry at home - for the cool moves it was easy to do Street Fighter 2 at the arcade, Tekken 3 at home - Rarely do games so richly reward taking the time to master skills Ancient Domains of Magic (ADOM) - It's amazing how much detail is included in the gameplay; the puzzles are inherent in the situation and nature of opponents and very challenging each time you play; when you finally win through overwhelming odds after starting over at the begining 83 times and are corrupted ruinously and have to start over when you're 75% done because it took you too long all you can say is &@## Baldur's Gate 1 - When you finally get to the town of Baldur's Gate its shocking how many realistic, interactive NPC's are around; it almost seems like a living city Fallout 2 - Apparent freedom of action; immersive plot; convincing dialog; unified graphical look Morrowind - You can do nearly anything; NPCs that act fairly believably, even changing as you change; fantastic ingame stories, both graphically and by ingame books Hello, my name is Michael, and I'm addicted to Holy Shit moments in video games Last edited by MichaelFarker; 11-26-2004 at 01:28 PM..

11-26-2004, 02:29 PM	#77 (permalink)
Rdr4evr Banned	I just bought MGS: Twin Snakes a week ago and completed it last night. This was the first MGS game I have had the pleasure of playing, and I must say, the entire freakin' game was FILLED with "oh shit" moments. The amazing plot filled with twists and turns coupled with remarkable graphics blew me away every cut scene. I wish Snake eater would be released on GC! Next game on my list is "beyond good and evil", although I am in late on it, I have heard nothing but good things about it. Can't wait.