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Xavier_On_High
07/12/21 10:41:20 AM
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You know that moment, like stepping out of Kokiri Forest into Hyrule Field in Ocarina of Time, or leaving Midgar in Final Fantasy VII. It's basically the game saying "welcome to the real game".

What do you think is the best example of that? It doesn't necessarily have to be based on scenery, though it usually is. Like, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has it when the Prince first gets his time reverse powers.

My favourite example is in Xenoblade Chronicles X, stepping out of the crash site and seeing the plain of Primordia and its wildlife as a rain storm clears withban amazing score.

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s0nicfan
07/12/21 10:44:09 AM
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Maybe walking out of the starting cave in Breath of the Wild?

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DeadBankerDream
07/12/21 10:44:20 AM
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Xavier_On_High posted...
or leaving Midgar in Final Fantasy VII.
Was gonna say this one.

I guess Anor Londo and Irithyll in Dark Souls, though more so the second one since you don't have control when getting to Anor Londo.

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Gheb
07/12/21 10:45:14 AM
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It's pretty cliche, but leaving the plateau in BotW. Like obviously you could see the world around you and the map before then, but it didn't quite click as to just as big and open everything was until I landed and realized I could do anything or go anywhere.

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FortuneCookie
07/12/21 10:45:15 AM
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The part in the Jurassic Park video game where they welcome you to Jurassic Park.
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UnholyMudcrab
07/12/21 10:45:55 AM
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iPhone_7
07/12/21 10:46:06 AM
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The correct answer to this topic is Bioshock.

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Teh_Dr_Phil
07/12/21 10:47:49 AM
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GregShmedley posted...
Walking out of the sewers in Oblivion or walking out of Vault 101 in FO3.
Haters gonna hate but Ill agree with this. These were two of the biggest defining wow moments of the 360 gen for me.

EDIT: Bioshock as well. 2 didnt have that same oomph for me, but Infinite did. Not as wow as the first, but still pretty impressive when youre soaring up and over the city.

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SuperVegitoFAN
07/12/21 10:49:33 AM
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Im not sure if it counts... but its the best i got.

Reaching Kanto in Pokemon Crystal.

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The_Yahtz09
07/12/21 10:49:34 AM
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Agree with a lot of the ones mentioned here. I'll add the level Halo in Halo.

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dummy420
07/12/21 10:49:50 AM
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Walking out of the vault in fallout 3.

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DB_Insider
07/12/21 10:51:16 AM
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Wild area swsh
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Xavier_On_High
07/12/21 10:52:42 AM
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SuperVegitoFAN posted...
Im not sure if it counts... but its the best i got.

Reaching Kanto in Pokemon Crystal.

Ooh, that's a good example of one of these moments happening late in the game

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SuperVegitoFAN
07/12/21 10:55:06 AM
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Xavier_On_High posted...
Ooh, that's a good example of one of these moments happening late in the game

I dont even remember how i encountered it, but i do have some "feelings" towards it, which makes me think it was something i encountered on my own

Never owned the game (until 3ds atleast), but i was able to borrow a gbc with the game from a friend.

I actually played through that copy a lot on that one.

Enough so that HGSS just.. feels like something is missing. Its most likely either nostalgia or gen 4 apathy.

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HBKick18
07/12/21 10:55:58 AM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
"I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture"
immediately what I thought of

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fan357
07/12/21 10:59:15 AM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
"I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture"

Half Life Alyx has a Bioshock mod. Its pretty cool but it doesnt really capture the atmosphere as well as it should. Granted its a fan made mod so I shouldnt be picky.

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darkprince45
07/12/21 11:00:28 AM
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Doom_Art
07/12/21 11:01:59 AM
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- Leaving the cave in BotW
- "I chose Rapture." in Bioshock
- Arriving at the Citadel in Mass Effect

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sabrestorm
07/12/21 11:02:00 AM
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Turok rage wars
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The X Dawg
07/12/21 11:03:47 AM
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Assassin's Creed 2?
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EndOfDiscOne
07/12/21 11:06:57 AM
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Xavier_On_High posted...
My favourite example is in Xenoblade Chronicles X, stepping out of the crash site and seeing the plain of Primordia and its wildlife as a rain storm clears withban amazing score.
That's a good one. My immediate thought was in Xenoblade 1 when you first make it to Guar Plains.

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DB_Insider
07/12/21 11:44:20 AM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
That's a good one. My immediate thought was in Xenoblade 1 when you first make it to Guar Plains.
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1NfamousACE_2
07/12/21 11:48:40 AM
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I know a place on the edge of the Red Light District where we can lay low, but my hands are all messed up so you better drive, brother.

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luigi13579
07/12/21 11:49:17 AM
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Landing on Zebes / Tallon IV in Super Metroid / Metroid Prime.
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lilORANG
07/12/21 11:52:14 AM
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clyde_frog
07/12/21 11:52:20 AM
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Probably the intro to GTA IV.

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Southernfatman
07/12/21 11:53:07 AM
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GregShmedley posted...
Walking out of the sewers in Oblivion or walking out of Vault 101 in FO3.

1NfamousACE_2 posted...
I know a place on the edge of the Red Light District where we can lay low, but my hands are all messed up so you better drive, brother.

clyde_frog posted...
Probably the intro to GTA IV.

Can't choose between any of these. Probably GTA 3's because of when it came out and how much of an impact it had.

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TyVulpine
07/12/21 11:54:21 AM
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Playing Surface 1 on GoldenEye 007

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SuperVegitoFAN
07/12/21 11:54:31 AM
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clyde_frog posted...
Probably the intro to GTA IV.

You mean the cutscene on the boat?

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modena
07/12/21 11:54:33 AM
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Very good answers ITT.

I will throw in getting to Valentine in RDR2.
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Eat More Beef
07/12/21 12:03:08 PM
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My favourite late game moment of this would be in the first GoW when you see Pandora's Box on the back of Cronos(?)

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Dabrikishaw15
07/12/21 12:56:54 PM
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Anor Londo in Dark Souls may nor may not be the best but its the one I'll always remember

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Zanzenburger
07/12/21 1:01:07 PM
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Getting out of your ship and seeing Tallon Overworld for the first time in Metroid Prime. The scenery, the rain, and the music that went with it was breathtaking. Coming from that crazy escape sequence in the spaceship really made the tranquility of this scene pop.

It happens again in Metroid Prime 2, but this time later in the game. The first time you step into Sanctuary Fortress is quite a sight to behold. Considering that the rest of the areas you've visited up until that point were all natural in some way, being in this mechanical paradise was so awe-inducing.

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Tom Clark
07/12/21 1:09:05 PM
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Stepping out onto the Halo.

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Alteres
07/12/21 1:10:44 PM
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"I know a place on the edge of the Red Light District where we can lay low, but my hands are all messed up so you better drive, brother."

Sad I had to look this one up because it was bothering me so much.


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kirbymuncher
07/12/21 1:23:27 PM
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Xavier_On_High posted...
stepping out of Kokiri Forest into Hyrule Field in Ocarina of Time
this is the best one I can think of

it might not seem so impressive now but it was stunning back in the day


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Xethuminra
07/12/21 1:23:49 PM
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Tom Clark posted...
Stepping out onto the Halo.
Hell yea
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Proto_Spark
07/12/21 1:25:41 PM
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When you mark Death Mountain or something on your map in BotW then check your map to realize how ginormous the map really is.

There's also the end of the intro in Assassins Creed Odyssey when you learnt he big-ass island you start on (like 2 hours in to finish the intro) is barely an important part of the map or game as a whole.
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ProboBum
07/12/21 1:30:19 PM
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Leaving the vault for the first time - Fallout Series

Leaving the Shrine of Resurrection - BoTW

Finishing the opening sections leading to the characters you played as meeting up and forming a party - Wild ARMs 1-3

Reaching the world map after a few hours of tutorial stuff - Multiple RPG series

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brestugo
07/12/21 1:33:29 PM
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Central Yharnam, Bloodborne.

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Dorfmann_
07/12/21 1:35:44 PM
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GregShmedley posted...
Walking out of the sewers in Oblivion

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WaterLink
07/12/21 1:36:31 PM
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For me it was when you got the ship upgrade in Skies of Arcadia that let you go to higher and lower elevations, essentially finally giving you the freedom to travel pretty much anywhere.

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Xavier_On_High
07/12/21 1:39:15 PM
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WaterLink posted...
For me it was when you got the ship upgrade in Skies of Arcadia that let you go to higher and lower elevations, essentially finally giving you the freedom to travel pretty much anywhere.

Fuck yeah. That whole game is just one moment like this after another. First getting the Delphinus, and realizing you can just pass straight through the sky rifts gets me.

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TakashiMifune85
07/12/21 1:42:57 PM
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Hmm..the moment you walk around the first planetoid in Mario Galaxy?

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CinderLock
07/12/21 2:43:02 PM
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Reaching the top of the wall in Grandia.

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Wedge Antilles
07/12/21 2:48:54 PM
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For me it was the first time walking into Stormwind City.

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Goatsensation
07/12/21 2:50:00 PM
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Wedge Antilles posted...
For me it was the first time walking into Stormwind City.

Alliance scum

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CADE FOSTER
07/12/21 2:57:28 PM
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dummy420 posted...
Walking out of the vault in fallout 3.

Tom Clark posted...
Stepping out onto the Halo.

Doom_Art posted...

- Arriving at the Citadel in Mass Effect

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