Batman (NES)… I recall there was precisely one place in the whole game where you had to press the “down” button, and it hit me like a dead-end. More impactful than super-metroid’s noob-bridge, as i had advance warning for that one.

Portal 1 where you find Ratman’s hideouts. It was amazing environmental storytelling that a newbie player like myself back then could’ve easily missed. Felt like playing the friggin cave allegory. I was obsessed with that game. So amazing.

Walking around trying to stay on the blood trail while listening to that baby cry was something …

You didn’t say it had to be a pleasant memory…

Arthur’s death scene in red dead redemption hit me so hard, even though I knew it was coming. The music, the build up. I was already a mess losing my horse. It was brutal and amazing, and now I play this game at least once every year.

12 year old me: “WHATTHEFUCKWHATTHEFUCKWHATTHEFUCK!”

I had no warning the first time I encountered the T-Rex and absolutely shat myself

A screenshot doesn’t really help; a transcript is better

Canderous Ordo: Carth, you fought in the Mandalorian Wars, didn’t you? We may have faced each other in combat. What battles were you in?

Carth Onasi: I try not to think about my past battles too much. The horrors of war are something I’d rather not relive.

Canderous Ordo: The horrors of war? My people know only the glory of battle. I’m disappointed in you, Carth. I thought a warrior like you could understand.

Carth Onasi: I’m not a warrior, I’m a soldier. There’s a difference. Warriors attack and conquer, they prey on the weak. Soldiers defend and protect the innocent — mostly from warriors.

I was too little for this moment.

The D-Day landing scene in CoD 2 was i n s a n e at the time. Goosebumps

No need to thank me for the sleep paralysis demons, I’m just passing the favor