![Red Dead Redemption - ‘Far Away’ in Mexico
‘One of the greatest video game moments, I believe, is riding into Mexico for the first time with “Far Away” by Jose Gonzalez playing (in Red Dead Redemption).’ - Anonymous
I was going to write a spiel for this, but I think that anyone who has experienced this haunting moment in Rockstar’s Wild West epic can attest that words really can’t do it justice.
It’s just… beautiful.
[Tell me about your moments here.]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwaqa4QkkX1qbjd6vo1_1280.jpg)
Red Dead Redemption - ‘Far Away’ in Mexico
‘One of the greatest video game moments, I believe, is riding into Mexico for the first time with “Far Away” by Jose Gonzalez playing (in Red Dead Redemption).’ - Anonymous
I was going to write a spiel for this, but I think that anyone who has experienced this haunting moment in Rockstar’s Wild West epic can attest that words really can’t do it justice.
It’s just… beautiful.
[Tell me about your moments here.]
Diablo - Facing Diablo
Since it has undoubtedly been a Blizzard week for gaming, what better time for this particular moment?
1997 saw the release of what many gamers covet as the definitive Action-RPG (although many other gamers would argue that the title instead belongs to its sequel). Diablo, the furiously fast and addictive click-fest developed by Blizzard North, would go on to sell 2.5 million copies worldwide for a variety of very good reasons. Namely; accessibility, extreme replayability and a pioneering online multiplayer aspect.
The game could also generate an incredibly tense atmosphere. Things could spiral out of control quickly, with enemies swarming towards your character from all directions and nasty looking spells flying left, right and centre. It is no wonder then, that the games climactic boss fight against the Lord of Terror himself stands out as one of the greatest moments in gaming.
All your hacking, slashing and hoarding led up to this moment, and when you gathered the courage to open that door, all Hell broke loose…
Sorry about my lengthy absence, a new post is coming very soon!
But in the meantime, let me know if you have a moment for the blog!
Mario Kart (Series) - Unleashing the Lightning Power-Up
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Mwuhahaahahahahahahahahaha…
The epitome of schadenfreude in gaming, what better way to turn best friends into mortal enemies by striking them with lightning just because they are beating you in a race? Especially enjoyable if you manage to crush their miniature frames by running directly over them…
Tearful Moment #8: Kingdom Hearts - Losses
‘I think I cried a single tear for every Kingdom Hearts character who died. Why did the Organization Members have to be so likeable?!’
Tearful Moment #7: Half-Life 2: Episode 2 - Death of a Friend
‘The death at the end of Half Life 2: Episode 2 made me cry.’
Tearful Moment #6: Kingdom Hearts II - The Final Xemnas Fight
‘Even though Kingdom Hearts was probably a better game, the ending of Kingdom Hearts II got my eyes watering - after two games worth of antagonism between the two best friends, Sora and Riku uniting to fight Xemnas at the end was so cathartic. Also, their finding the bottle with Kairi’s letter, which turned out to be the unexplained poem at the beginning of the FIRST game, brought the whole thing to a very emotionally satisfying end.’
- anonymous
Due to the very nature of this blog, I think I will clarify now that:
greatestmomentsinvideogaming.tumblr.com WILL have spoilers.
Therefore, if you see a post with the title of a game that you have yet to play, and want to remain unspoiled, then I would advise that you do not read the post. Usually I will only use the details that I have to, but sometimes having spoilers would be unavoidable.
I wanted to get this in before anyone is put-off, because I can definitely appreciate that sometimes the greatest moments in gaming are best experienced as a surprise.
Also, in case you missed out on the post before; today I was wondering if there were any moment(s) in games that made you cry? Tell me about them here.
Tearful Moment #5: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Midna’s Goodbye
‘Midna’s goodbye in Twilight Princess made me cry.’
