There are so many memorable moments in entertainment. With electronic entertainment it is easier to remember an image of an enticing scene. Whether it made you cry, smile, laugh; it is something you remember. There are so moments that is Spreading the community love by participating in R1ch404's community project. The overall theme is "top moments" however I don't really like ranking things at being better than others because there are just so many good scenes. Plus, I can't really remember my top ones, they kind of just come to me in bits and pieces, so it's really the most memorable to me at the moment. Also, just for a more themed blog I'll focus on top video games moments.
"THEME: Some moments can define an entire generation or separate the gold from the garbage... This moments are important and so, they deserve to be treated with care... in the form of a blog! This Project consist on you choosing your favorite moment for each category I present and after that, if you wish, you can introduce your own categories... I tried to make the categories as different as I could, ensuring that they would be a variety for the moments chosen... Anyway, the categories are:"
- Awe
- Scary
- Romantic
- Funny
- Musical
- Epic
- Sad
- *any others you might wish to include*
SPOILERS AHEAD
The first time I used the bloom technique to restore a cursed area I was in awe. Ōkami is already a beautifully artistic game and most likely no other game will be made like it (unless it is part of the series like Ōkamiden). This game was perfect for the Wii remote to act as brush, I was in awe when the fields and trees started to come to life from blooming the blossom tree. It cleared the cursed lands and filled it with vibrant colors and life. The artistic style was beautiful along with the lifting music. It was breathtaking.
Being a psychological thriller the game definitely lives up to it's genre. This game gave me anxiety. The music was so creepy and the taken would constantly just pop up out of no where. What scared me the most was when random poltergeist objects would make a loud noise and fly at me. The game really is a piece of art, but you're constantly on edge playing it. Most of the cutscenes were edgy or included jump-scares (like the one linked). All in all, this game had me playing it with the lights on.
Ezio's trilogy was no easy path for him. Over three games we watched him age and mature into the master assassin. Revelation was probably my least favorite Assassin's Creed game when it comes to mechanics because it didn't add anything new, however the story and writing was very excellent. I really enjoyed the new character of Sofia Sartor (much more than Cristina Vespucci in Assassin's Creed II). Finally giving Ezio some relief and a break from his stressful duties was a delight. However, Sofia wasn't just a eye candy, she was smart, strong willed and brave. During the course of the main story we watched as their relationship developed, it was clear each member of the party felt an attraction towards the other. My favorite scene occurred in Memory 4, where Ezio agrees to go pick white tulips for Sofia. He later meets her for a picnic and they share a short intimate moment before getting back to serious business. It was a nice change of pace. Later in the short animation Embers we see them living happy ever after with two children. So sweet. ♥
I was playing this with my friends, one who is an avid Borderlands 2 player the other not. She already said how much she loves Tiny Tina, but when my other friend and I first met Tiny Tina we couldn't help, but laugh. Everything she says is so stupid and crazy. Tiny Tina just cracks me up. By far, my favorite quote by her is "I'm a little teapot, bloody and cut. Here is my handle and here is my butt." I wouldn't want to mess with this 13 year old girl, I mean she literally said she'd "eat my babies" so I'd pass on double crossing this little angel. She's also a demolitions expert and I'd rather not be blown to pieces.
The best sea shanty in the game. :p
Too many moments to count. However, I just have to go with a final boss battle. Being the only Zelda game I have ever played, Twilight Princess exceeded all expectations. The final boss battle stumped me the first time around, so I took a hiatus from the game and returned to beat it. The multilayered battle was great. Starting with the puppet, then fighting primal style, moving onto horseback and finally having the one vs. one battle. When the music starts for the final part of the battle and the words "Dark Lord Ganondorf" pops up it's just one of those hell yeah moments. Epic. Completing the game after going through all the dungeons and beautiful landscapes was fulfilling, but the battle and cutscenes at the end blew my mind.
Again, too many moments to choose from. I get teary eyed and sad quickly. I'm a pretty emotional person even though I don't intend to be. Now there are plenty of other deaths out there, but the saddest and most intense one (that I've played) goes to John "Soap" MacTavish. He appeared in the Modern Warfare trilogy. I never played the original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, but I played MW2 and obviously MW3. However, the impact of his tragic death came from the reaction of Captain Price. Soap was not only a fighter, he was dashing handsome, and brave. It was really tragic, Price was basically his best comrade, they've been through hell throughout the time of the series. It was a sad change of pace moment in the game, the music didn't help either.
I'ma just throw in this category because in order to counteract the sad moment I need a happy one. I've never played a Fire Emblem game, but I heard so many great notions about Awakening for 3DS that I had to buy it. I am 100% glad I did. This game was amazing, the story and mechanics worked so well. Typical me married MyUnit to the main handsome lead Chrom. The support conversations were so cute. Then midway through the game we had a bundle of joy in the form of a little baby named Lucina. Sadly, we left to the battlefield to continue the story. The real joyous moment happened in the emotional ending. I chose to deal the final blow resulting in my death, a death that I really did not know if I would stay dead or not. When the familiar cutscene occurred, I was filled with joy. Not only was I still alive, I was no longer the monster the people feared. Then I lived happily ever after in the epilogue.
Anyone else who wants to participate can read the rules here:
Community Project #2: Top Moments
Whether you participated in the community blog or not, let me know in the comments ONE of your top moments, it can be any type of feeling