That feeling of shock and awe at the scope of the game that I felt opening the world map after getting to the Siofra River in Elden Ring for the first time and realizing it was an entirely new, fully-built, underground area in this already massive open-world game reminded me of a very distinct similar experience from my childhood. It was the same feeling I got when I beat the Elite Four in Pokemon Gen 2 back in like 5th grade, and then suddenly they put me on a ship, I opened the map, and it's the literal *entire* Kanto region. Epic moments man.
Great analogy man, completely agree 👍. As a long time Fromsoft/Soulsborne fan, it was the equivalent of Hyrule field in Ocarina of time again for me (showing my age) 🙌
Yeah, there's no greater gaming surprise-and I mean great in both the big and good ways-than finding out a game has significantly more to it than you expected. Like, I'm pretty sure that about 90% of the reason gaming seemed like it was better when you were a kid is because we didn't yet know what to expect from games back then, so were actually being surprised by games. Then we got more experience with games and learned how to pretty well guess what an entire game would overall be from about the first 5% of it and were never surprised again. Game design really needs to put more work into surprising players. Like, hiding parts of the world map entirely until the point where they're accessible, or changing the HUD as you progress so it doesn't even imply certain types of power-ups will be available eventually, that sort of thing. Otherwise it's "oh hey, I got a medallion from this dungeon and there's five more slots. I WONDER HOW MANY DUNGEONS THE GAME HAS."
First thing I think of is god of war 2018 and the sneak peek of Thor. I got so hyped first time I saw it and I can’t believe we got to fulfill that this year with Ragnarok
@Matt Cy I'm not saying it wasn't wild... but in comparison to what was actually delivered, I'm trying to avoid spoilers, it's just not as holy shit as some other moments. Thor, it's just like you know he's coming, so it just doesn't hit quite the same. Kind of like what falcon says about batman appearing.
Fun fact about the Stanley parable, the game asks you at the start of ultra deluxe if you've played the original. If you say no, the game will make you do more of the original endings before the new content door appears.
My favorite “holy cow” moment is the Astray Maze from Control. The music, the chaotic nature of the titular Maze. How it all crescendos into this epic scene of hardcore rock and esoteric madness! Beautiful!!!
Yesssss, that and the platform mission in The Foundation DLC. But the whole game is a constant "holy cow" moment, from beginning to end. Probably my favorite modern game, but it's a tough choice.
I love remedy games but control has been a pain in the ass. One of the only few games I've had to look up just where the hell I'm supposed to go. I like being able to explore and figure shit out but....damn. that's on a whole other level. It's frustrating. Still haven't finished the game. Been playing the last few days after work cause I love remedy games. It's just a chore. Feels like I'm back at work. Well not really. My job is awesome.
Love this topic. Not recent by any means, but I doubt any moment will ever top the revelation of what “Would you kindly?” really meant. My jaw dropped. Literally.
@@Yu_K_wtfin the first bioshock you have this dude constantly telling you what your objective is and he always says would you kindly at the end of his request and when you get to the end of the game it turns out this dude was the like main antagonist acting as someone else and the character you play has imbedded in his subconscious that he will always do whatever you say as long as you say would you kindly do it’s just a big shock that this friend you’ve basically had throughout the game has actually manipulated you to do his dirty work. Honestly I recommend playing all the bioshock games as they are amazing
I guessed it within the first five minutes and ruined the surprise for myself. When he said it the second room time I said something is up, because the writers wouldn't make him say that twice that quickly.
I finished Plague Tale Requiem just yesterday and even the chapter title King Hugo popping up felt so sinister. It was already a pretty sad game, but turning into a giant plague sphere that instantly destroyed a city felt like something out of Akira.
The ending made me feel so empty… I was like wtf! I really expected something totally different. The writers were like let us make you totally feel for these people and then ended it so abruptly, like they still have a few chapters left but decided to cut a ton of story.
I’d also argue that prey 2016 could be in this list when you first shatter the looking glass at the beginning of the game. That for me is one of the biggest shocks I’ve ever had playing any game in recent memory
I'm glad Signalis (9:29) made it to a gameranx list. To me, the most holy s*** thing about this game was that it summoned memories and vibes (insanely great ones) from Another World / Out Of This World, but in a darker and horrifying set. Especially, when I think about it, due to the artistic/graphical path the developers took about the use of (barely-polished) polygons : in the 90s game from Eric Chahi, it was a technical limitation of the era rigs ; in Signalis, it was an absolute choice. One of the 2022 GOTY, in my list.
A Plague Tale Requiem was one of my favorites of 2022. A lot of the time it felt like Aliens with rats, but there’s a lot more to it. And it has one of the saddest endings in a video game.
Tbh, when you talked about Elden Ring and that there is no other game that does it, I had the same feeling when I first entered the Blackreach in Skyrim. I had no idea there is anything like that and just thought it another one of those small cave dungeons, but suddenly it opened into this amazing and very deadly place with glowing mushrooms and stuff.
On Elden Ring I was in the swamp for the first time and seen what looked like guards with a witch tied to a steak, I turned towards them and a dragon landed skidding through everyone triggering a boss fight. Absolutely blew my mind
I know Gameranx has several narators; Falcon is my favorite. He's just so relaxed...almost sounds like stream of thought commentary. Yeah, I know he's got to work from a script, maybe just an outline so he's sure to hit the important points. Yet, relaxed enough as if you're sitting next to him, while he plays, and he's just saying aloud what he' thinking.
Cried at the end of Plague Tale: Requiem. It went from a hopeful story of siblings, to some sections that felt like Arya and the Hound and then sudden genre shift to a xenomorph hive. I played High on Life and enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. It felt like OG Rachet and Clank.
Finding the Siofra River was such an amazing moment in Elden Ring. Like most people, I thought I had stumbled across a cavern or mini dungeon and then I saw the night sky and was absolutely in awe. I'm nowhere near finished with Elden Ring and want the experience to last as long as possible. It's such a beautiful, incredible game.
I wish I would've taken it more slowly when I played, I still did everything but I spent like 5 days straight just no lifing it. It's my all time favorite game, I've beat it like 8 times, 100% achievements
Tunic was definitely my favorite. It's been a long while when a game made me feel like a kid again in just learning about all the secrets that's been there the whole time, i just didn't know it yet.
I'll also add the whole Crater section in GOW Ragnarok. Every time I thought I was close to finishing it, it kept opening up more sections, and each section more jaw dropping than the last. It was an entire worth of game content just hidden away behind a seemingly ordinary side quest.
The Elden Ring elevator was the biggest trip for me because I was also running from a giant bear lol my heart was pounding and I thought of the elevator as a safe haven, the view was even more astounding because of the break it gave me lol
I like the Witness surprise where the puzzles are everywhere. It becomes obvious early on but the expanse of all the potential puzzles is a revelation. Even the cloud positions in a stock looking skybox is a puzzle.
This is my favorite gaming channel hands down. Just wanted to give you guys props on all of the high quality content. I haven't even played any of the games on this list but I enjoyed the vid nonetheless. Keep it up!
Sonic Frontiers was surprising for having a final boss that felt like it was from another game series entirely, nevermind the fact it became a shoot-em-up.
Yeah, if only the whole game was as great as Area Zero. Not that it is bad. But the end of the game was just what they should have been doing with the series all these years.
Glad to see Tunic on this list and so high too. For me the first wtf moment was when I first got deep underground and saw the...processing plant. Discovering that everything in this game, even the sound design around normal functions like saving or teleporting have a deeper meaning was amazing.
Signalis false ending and subsequent revelations is really trippy. Glad to see this Indy game make it on the list and hope more people play it. Spark the Electric Jester 3 bonus is mind blowing and existential crisis ensuing 😂.
Nice to have Gotham Knights in here. I feel like it’s come and gone unfortunately but I highly enjoyed it even tho I got the ending spoiled but playing it was a different experience entirely anyways.
@@danafarr4289 Said no one ever. Leave that pile of dog blood vomit in 2022's dumpster fire and forget about it where it belongs. The only people who genuinely liked this game suffered from Stockholm syndrome and a brain hemorrhage.
@@moshymosh I never even played it bought it and left it in his plastic casing I know this game will never be shit but it feels good to think it will make a comeback.
I nearly dropped a brick when I fought the hidden Dark Souls boss in Kirby. Also when I explored Area Zero in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet for the first time, the deeper you go the more… wrong everything becomes; all culminating with that final fight where everything you thought you knew in traditional Pokémon storytelling is challenged or thrown straight out the window.
I got one "Holy Sh*t" moment you guys and probably at lot of people missed out. Control(2019). When you get the Levitation power. If you played the game you know what i'm talking about. That one part where you get on that room that is like a spiral circle and you fly your way throught it The whole Maze section is awesome a great one. Control got like 20 "Holy crap" moments. PLAY CONTROL PLEASE
The fight with DragonLord Placidussax has that one animation where he summons bunch of lightnings followed by a big one that covers most of arena and it was spectacular to look at🔥
My favorite Holy Sh*t moment from God of War Ragnarok was going on this little side quest, and ending up finding the Crater, a GIGANTIC new area absolutely stuffed with fun things to do.
The Elden Ring elevator thing was *definitely* a holy shit moment for me; going down to find myself in a huge area that made me feel like I was not *underground* , but on a small rock in *space* (all the stars all around me helped with that). Holy shit was *definitely* how I was reacting to that!
for Signalis, the ''fake ending'' whatever button you click, even quit, doesnt actually quit the game. I was very confused the first time because i clicked quit and it booted me in again, but thing have changed. I was amazed by how much more content there was after.
I think there are several bigger holy shot moments in Elden Ring, like getting kidnapped by the Abductor Virgins and waking up in Volcano Manor, seeing Crumling Farum Azula for the first time (it’s a fucking city in the sky with dragons and tornados!!!) Rykard’s phase 2 cutscene (now THAT was a holy shit moment), Maliketh’s second phase cutscene (and EPIC moveset), seeing Leyendell and the Erdtree up close for the first time, seeing the Elden Beast for the first time plus its beautiful otherworldly cutscene, Godfrey’s second phase, Godrick’s second phase cutscene, the Fire Giant’s second phase cutscene, fighting Radahn with like 6 summons, the Placidussax boss fight, the Fortissax boss fight, seeing the Erdtree on fire, discovering the Roundtable Hold in Leyendell, discovering the hidden passage in Volcano Manor and entering into the prison village, Lansseax’s opening attack during your first encounter, seeing the Altus Plateau, crossing the giant bridge on the Mountaintops of Giants, Discovering the Haligtree, Malenia’s lotus bloom thing, discovering and exploring the sewer tunnels under Leyendell, climbing Mt. Gelmir and finding the Fallingstar Beast in the crater atop the mountain, Rykard’s boss room, Maliketh’s boss room, Mohg’s cutscene, finding the lake of rot, fighting Astel, seeing Leyendell covered in ash, finding the three fingers, the Chaos Flame ending… good God, I could go on. Siofra River well is just the tip of the iceberg. Elden Ring is one holy shit moment after the other. What an incredible game.
For me the most holy shit moment of all times will always be the plottwist reveal of B.R.A.I.D, where game reverses itself and shows you are the evil guy trying to kidnap the princess ( you play the reverse of that initially showing you are the guy rescuing the princess from the evil knight, knight which is actually saving the princess from you in the original)
A plague tale: Requiem was a tough thing to swallow. As with Last of Us 2 it didn't come as a surprise that it ended like that, but the way it ended ... man that was a gut punch that you kinda had to make the conscious decision to do it. I mean he was annoying at times in the first game, but the little guy grows on you.
Discovering what seemed like another galaxy underground made my mind run wild the first time I saw it. Elden ring satisfied my need to adventure in ways no other game has
As far as ER goes, I loved that underground. If they're gonna make a nook or a corner then I'm gonna explore it. Just finished my first TW2 playthru'. Gonna do Triss now. Then onto my first ever TW3 playthru ^^^^
I thought the best moment from gow would be when Thor revives you in the first fight. Shows the level of arragance he has and how much he enjoys combat.
Thank you Gameranx For more amazing content Everyday I always look forward to watching the next daily video We love and appreciate your hard work! Falcon always hitting these videos flawlessly.
It's a long shot, but I thought about a suggestion for you guys last night, if you can handle/find it. 10 games that had good karma/morally grey systems. =P Good ones I can think of, is like infamous and Fallout New Vegas.
My opinion on The Last of Us has changed in recent year but goddammit. I will NEVER forget the shock I felt after *that scene with Henry* It was froze me for a solid minute.
You guys are doing great with the content! I swear I get on TH-cam to take a dump and I leave the bathroom watching your videos for like 30 more minutes at least😂🙌🏻
When the game announced "Stanley Parable 2", it hit hard knowing that the whole Ultra Deluxe was a guise to hide the fact it was actually a Stanley Parable 2. Maybe that's weird that it hit different after that moment, but it did for me.
This has got to be the best gaming Channel out there because when I started watching it I didn't know any of the games that were mentioned but because of falcons great humor and sarcasm and Jake baldinos enthusiasm I managed to stick around around and learn many things about the gaming world but I just wish that I could actually play some of the great games that are always mentioned
First thing I thought of was the elevator in elden ring… still one of my favorite moments in games in general. Another one is the whole professor reveal in scarlet/violet. I was like “oh shiiiiiit” 😂
Thank you for the Bayonetta shout out. Yea the game has mixed reviews and feelings, I still believe that alot of those are exaggerated to a certain degree. But thanks anyways, cause I do believe that it genuinely a good game, just the story is kinda hit and miss in some areas.
Kinda saw the Plague Tale Requiem ending coming......well not to that extent but let's face it what option was there? The bit after the credits is interesting...seems to suggest a sequel of sorts. But I never tire of saying this...it's a great game....easily makes my top 5.
People can love or hate GoW:Rag but when it comes to playing as Atreus they can just quit their whinging. I personally hope they make an entire game were we get to play as Atreus as he searches for his people. More importantly though i'm interested to see SM's take on the next mythology and which mythology it'll be.
Could be recency bias but the first that pops in my head is godrick cutting his own arm off and then grafting with a nearby dragons head. BARE WITNESS!!!!
I enjoyed Gotham Knights I can see why people are very polarized by it but considering the circumstances and what it is. I can appreciate it for what it is. I still comeback and play to this day
*SPOILER WARNING for
Bayonetta 3
Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
Gotham Knights
Plague Tale Requiem
Signalis
High on Life
Tunic
GoW Ragnarok
Nothing was spoiled for me lol
I stopped the video at God of War. Thanks.
Thank you kindly for the spoiler alerts. I've still to play Plague Tale Requiem and GoW Ragnarok
And Spark the Electric Jester 3
GOWR
That feeling of shock and awe at the scope of the game that I felt opening the world map after getting to the Siofra River in Elden Ring for the first time and realizing it was an entirely new, fully-built, underground area in this already massive open-world game reminded me of a very distinct similar experience from my childhood. It was the same feeling I got when I beat the Elite Four in Pokemon Gen 2 back in like 5th grade, and then suddenly they put me on a ship, I opened the map, and it's the literal *entire* Kanto region. Epic moments man.
Great analogy man, completely agree 👍.
As a long time Fromsoft/Soulsborne fan, it was the equivalent of Hyrule field in Ocarina of time again for me (showing my age) 🙌
Nothing beats that one. 2 pokemon maps in 1 😍🏆
Well said. I was just about to comment that about ER, it reminded me of first arriving in Blackreach in Skyrim
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Yeah, there's no greater gaming surprise-and I mean great in both the big and good ways-than finding out a game has significantly more to it than you expected. Like, I'm pretty sure that about 90% of the reason gaming seemed like it was better when you were a kid is because we didn't yet know what to expect from games back then, so were actually being surprised by games. Then we got more experience with games and learned how to pretty well guess what an entire game would overall be from about the first 5% of it and were never surprised again.
Game design really needs to put more work into surprising players. Like, hiding parts of the world map entirely until the point where they're accessible, or changing the HUD as you progress so it doesn't even imply certain types of power-ups will be available eventually, that sort of thing. Otherwise it's "oh hey, I got a medallion from this dungeon and there's five more slots. I WONDER HOW MANY DUNGEONS THE GAME HAS."
First thing I think of is god of war 2018 and the sneak peek of Thor. I got so hyped first time I saw it and I can’t believe we got to fulfill that this year with Ragnarok
I think some of the stuff delivered in gow:R go to another level
Dude that moment was wild. That moment will always stick with me.
@Matt Cy I'm not saying it wasn't wild... but in comparison to what was actually delivered, I'm trying to avoid spoilers, it's just not as holy shit as some other moments. Thor, it's just like you know he's coming, so it just doesn't hit quite the same. Kind of like what falcon says about batman appearing.
game was underwhelming af. ragnarok fight was 3 minute long
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 💬
Well said! 💪🏻🎮🤌🏻
The ending of Plague Tale Requiem was soul crushing, a fantastic ending to these two wonderful games, really hit *HARD* in the feels.
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Nah Hugo was annoying good riddance to him
cant wait to see what they do with it in the future, the modern day teaser at the end was cool
Fun fact about the Stanley parable, the game asks you at the start of ultra deluxe if you've played the original. If you say no, the game will make you do more of the original endings before the new content door appears.
GOATed game
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that ultra deluxe is an update, or other game?
@@hamster2510 separate game
Would you say one should play the OG game first or am I good just buying 2?
My favorite “holy cow” moment is the Astray Maze from Control. The music, the chaotic nature of the titular Maze. How it all crescendos into this epic scene of hardcore rock and esoteric madness! Beautiful!!!
Remedy at it's finest man 👌
Can't w8 for the Max Payne remake 🔥
Yesssss, that and the platform mission in The Foundation DLC. But the whole game is a constant "holy cow" moment, from beginning to end. Probably my favorite modern game, but it's a tough choice.
I love remedy games but control has been a pain in the ass. One of the only few games I've had to look up just where the hell I'm supposed to go. I like being able to explore and figure shit out but....damn. that's on a whole other level. It's frustrating. Still haven't finished the game. Been playing the last few days after work cause I love remedy games. It's just a chore. Feels like I'm back at work. Well not really. My job is awesome.
I kinda wished I could hold on to the headset and listen to that incredible swedish metal for the rest of the game
Love this topic. Not recent by any means, but I doubt any moment will ever top the revelation of what “Would you kindly?” really meant. My jaw dropped. Literally.
could you spoiler it for me please? i've never played it
@@Yu_K_wtfin the first bioshock you have this dude constantly telling you what your objective is and he always says would you kindly at the end of his request and when you get to the end of the game it turns out this dude was the like main antagonist acting as someone else and the character you play has imbedded in his subconscious that he will always do whatever you say as long as you say would you kindly do it’s just a big shock that this friend you’ve basically had throughout the game has actually manipulated you to do his dirty work. Honestly I recommend playing all the bioshock games as they are amazing
@@hunterw1855 thanks!
I guessed it within the first five minutes and ruined the surprise for myself. When he said it the second room time I said something is up, because the writers wouldn't make him say that twice that quickly.
I finished Plague Tale Requiem just yesterday and even the chapter title King Hugo popping up felt so sinister. It was already a pretty sad game, but turning into a giant plague sphere that instantly destroyed a city felt like something out of Akira.
Ending was obvious from start of Plague Tale but how they got there was cool.
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Spoiler alert 😭
I cant finish it, im like halfway through and its just such a fucking bummer. Really good game tho
The ending made me feel so empty… I was like wtf! I really expected something totally different. The writers were like let us make you totally feel for these people and then ended it so abruptly, like they still have a few chapters left but decided to cut a ton of story.
I’d also argue that prey 2016 could be in this list when you first shatter the looking glass at the beginning of the game. That for me is one of the biggest shocks I’ve ever had playing any game in recent memory
I'm glad Signalis (9:29) made it to a gameranx list.
To me, the most holy s*** thing about this game was that it summoned memories and vibes (insanely great ones) from Another World / Out Of This World, but in a darker and horrifying set. Especially, when I think about it, due to the artistic/graphical path the developers took about the use of (barely-polished) polygons : in the 90s game from Eric Chahi, it was a technical limitation of the era rigs ; in Signalis, it was an absolute choice.
One of the 2022 GOTY, in my list.
The Ashtray Maze from Control was mind blowing.
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Yeah, the music hit so hard
That's right, but it's not a RECENT Game :)
@@Seismo2077 what qualifies as recent then?
@@alexknight81 At least the last two years :) Control is from 2019.
A Plague Tale Requiem was one of my favorites of 2022. A lot of the time it felt like Aliens with rats, but there’s a lot more to it. And it has one of the saddest endings in a video game.
Tbh, when you talked about Elden Ring and that there is no other game that does it, I had the same feeling when I first entered the Blackreach in Skyrim. I had no idea there is anything like that and just thought it another one of those small cave dungeons, but suddenly it opened into this amazing and very deadly place with glowing mushrooms and stuff.
The same thing came into my mind as soon as he said there was no other game doing that
On Elden Ring I was in the swamp for the first time and seen what looked like guards with a witch tied to a steak, I turned towards them and a dragon landed skidding through everyone triggering a boss fight. Absolutely blew my mind
I know Gameranx has several narators; Falcon is my favorite. He's just so relaxed...almost sounds like stream of thought commentary. Yeah, I know he's got to work from a script, maybe just an outline so he's sure to hit the important points. Yet, relaxed enough as if you're sitting next to him, while he plays, and he's just saying aloud what he' thinking.
Falcon is just Jake's alter ego
Yes feels like a real conversation. Sounds like he's just casually discussing his passion
Are you sure there's more than one narrators ?🤨 cause I've been binging their videos all night and I've only heard Falcon speak... 🧐
@@chocolatefudgebrowni3225 Jake usually does a weekly wrap-up on Friday
@@chocolatefudgebrowni3225yes this other dude with the less masculine voice , pretty lame one I really don’t like listening to
Cried at the end of Plague Tale: Requiem. It went from a hopeful story of siblings, to some sections that felt like Arya and the Hound and then sudden genre shift to a xenomorph hive.
I played High on Life and enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. It felt like OG Rachet and Clank.
Finding the Siofra River was such an amazing moment in Elden Ring. Like most people, I thought I had stumbled across a cavern or mini dungeon and then I saw the night sky and was absolutely in awe. I'm nowhere near finished with Elden Ring and want the experience to last as long as possible. It's such a beautiful, incredible game.
I literally sat there and looked at the graphics for a couple minutes. Beautiful.
Dude I was on acid when I came across this place! Then I knew the game was well worth the money
I wish I would've taken it more slowly when I played, I still did everything but I spent like 5 days straight just no lifing it. It's my all time favorite game, I've beat it like 8 times, 100% achievements
Tunic was definitely my favorite. It's been a long while when a game made me feel like a kid again in just learning about all the secrets that's been there the whole time, i just didn't know it yet.
Same here
The Bonus one completely blew my mind, such a good and dark twist
The true Holy SH*T moment is including Spark 3 in your video, seriously underrated gem of indie game.
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Searched the comments just to like this one
Could you guys tell me where that game can be found?
@@VictorRobotov00 On Steam
@@Kalisis07 Thanks.
I'll also add the whole Crater section in GOW Ragnarok. Every time I thought I was close to finishing it, it kept opening up more sections, and each section more jaw dropping than the last. It was an entire worth of game content just hidden away behind a seemingly ordinary side quest.
Exactly. I always thought "If I had skipped this, I'd missed a whole world" :D
The Elden Ring elevator was the biggest trip for me because I was also running from a giant bear lol my heart was pounding and I thought of the elevator as a safe haven, the view was even more astounding because of the break it gave me lol
I like the Witness surprise where the puzzles are everywhere. It becomes obvious early on but the expanse of all the potential puzzles is a revelation. Even the cloud positions in a stock looking skybox is a puzzle.
This is my favorite gaming channel hands down. Just wanted to give you guys props on all of the high quality content. I haven't even played any of the games on this list but I enjoyed the vid nonetheless. Keep it up!
Much appreciated!
Yeah. This channels friggin’ awesome!
Honestly same. The presentation and enthusiasm and not-really-narration is real good.
Sonic Frontiers was surprising for having a final boss that felt like it was from another game series entirely, nevermind the fact it became a shoot-em-up.
The last hour of Pokémon SV was a gut punch of feels. Definitely would've been a good honorable mention.
Yeah, if only the whole game was as great as Area Zero. Not that it is bad. But the end of the game was just what they should have been doing with the series all these years.
Glad to see Tunic on this list and so high too. For me the first wtf moment was when I first got deep underground and saw the...processing plant. Discovering that everything in this game, even the sound design around normal functions like saving or teleporting have a deeper meaning was amazing.
Signalis false ending and subsequent revelations is really trippy. Glad to see this Indy game make it on the list and hope more people play it. Spark the Electric Jester 3 bonus is mind blowing and existential crisis ensuing 😂.
Nice to have Gotham Knights in here. I feel like it’s come and gone unfortunately but I highly enjoyed it even tho I got the ending spoiled but playing it was a different experience entirely anyways.
Gotham Knights is such a slept on game can't wait for 4 player co-op that's when the game will make a comeback.
The game is shit either way
I recommend you reconsider your objectively wrong opinion about this garbage. Delusional that you are even thinking this game was worth anyone's time.
@@danafarr4289 Said no one ever. Leave that pile of dog blood vomit in 2022's dumpster fire and forget about it where it belongs. The only people who genuinely liked this game suffered from Stockholm syndrome and a brain hemorrhage.
@@moshymosh I never even played it bought it and left it in his plastic casing I know this game will never be shit but it feels good to think it will make a comeback.
I'm emotionally stunted as hell but the ending to Plague Tale almost got me man
"He is a rat boi, he can control...the rats"
The first ride on a Sunwing in HFW was one of my top moments
I nearly dropped a brick when I fought the hidden Dark Souls boss in Kirby. Also when I explored Area Zero in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet for the first time, the deeper you go the more… wrong everything becomes; all culminating with that final fight where everything you thought you knew in traditional Pokémon storytelling is challenged or thrown straight out the window.
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I got one "Holy Sh*t" moment you guys and probably at lot of people missed out.
Control(2019). When you get the Levitation power. If you played the game you know what i'm talking about. That one part where you get on that room that is like a spiral circle and you fly your way throught it
The whole Maze section is awesome a great one.
Control got like 20 "Holy crap" moments. PLAY CONTROL PLEASE
I may add... fighting Tomassi a 2nd time. I remember not expecting him to be like that
All of that and the platform mission in The Foundation DLC too. The whole game is one surprise after another, absolutely love it!
The fight with DragonLord Placidussax has that one animation where he summons bunch of lightnings followed by a big one that covers most of arena and it was spectacular to look at🔥
Can I just say that high on life was fantastic. I’m praying for a sequel. Loved it.
Those Bayonetta Boss Fihts.... Pure LOVE
Imo, I great moment for me, was seeing the Super Sonic boss fights in Sonic Frontiers, like the first part with Giganto.
It was so epic.
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My favorite Holy Sh*t moment from God of War Ragnarok was going on this little side quest, and ending up finding the Crater, a GIGANTIC new area absolutely stuffed with fun things to do.
Ghost of Tsushima when you first unlock the ghost stance
The orchestra fight was my favorite boss in Bayonetta. I was totally not expecting that tbh. Oh and the kaiju fights..... Perfection. 😂
Having to fight the Tree Spirit Guardian 17X in Elden Ring is the true holy s*it moment
I'm glad the true biggest plot twist is mentioned. Spark 3 is amazing!
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The Elden Ring elevator thing was *definitely* a holy shit moment for me; going down to find myself in a huge area that made me feel like I was not *underground* , but on a small rock in *space* (all the stars all around me helped with that). Holy shit was *definitely* how I was reacting to that!
My favourite HOLY SH!T moment was the music scene in Control, that was epic
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for Signalis, the ''fake ending'' whatever button you click, even quit, doesnt actually quit the game. I was very confused the first time because i clicked quit and it booted me in again, but thing have changed. I was amazed by how much more content there was after.
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I think there are several bigger holy shot moments in Elden Ring, like getting kidnapped by the Abductor Virgins and waking up in Volcano Manor, seeing Crumling Farum Azula for the first time (it’s a fucking city in the sky with dragons and tornados!!!) Rykard’s phase 2 cutscene (now THAT was a holy shit moment), Maliketh’s second phase cutscene (and EPIC moveset), seeing Leyendell and the Erdtree up close for the first time, seeing the Elden Beast for the first time plus its beautiful otherworldly cutscene, Godfrey’s second phase, Godrick’s second phase cutscene, the Fire Giant’s second phase cutscene, fighting Radahn with like 6 summons, the Placidussax boss fight, the Fortissax boss fight, seeing the Erdtree on fire, discovering the Roundtable Hold in Leyendell, discovering the hidden passage in Volcano Manor and entering into the prison village, Lansseax’s opening attack during your first encounter, seeing the Altus Plateau, crossing the giant bridge on the Mountaintops of Giants, Discovering the Haligtree, Malenia’s lotus bloom thing, discovering and exploring the sewer tunnels under Leyendell, climbing Mt. Gelmir and finding the Fallingstar Beast in the crater atop the mountain, Rykard’s boss room, Maliketh’s boss room, Mohg’s cutscene, finding the lake of rot, fighting Astel, seeing Leyendell covered in ash, finding the three fingers, the Chaos Flame ending… good God, I could go on. Siofra River well is just the tip of the iceberg. Elden Ring is one holy shit moment after the other. What an incredible game.
I watched this ten times, and I can confirm that this is a certified hood classic!
*1 minutes old video*
Me: doubt
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Best game related content channel on youtube. Truly. That bonus game - i need to check it out asap.
For me the most holy shit moment of all times will always be the plottwist reveal of B.R.A.I.D, where game reverses itself and shows you are the evil guy trying to kidnap the princess ( you play the reverse of that initially showing you are the guy rescuing the princess from the evil knight, knight which is actually saving the princess from you in the original)
Yeah, heavy agree on this one. The Twist was completely something you cant see, and on top of that the execution worked with the gameplay perfectly.
Vader at the tail end of Jedi: Fallen order really gave me a “holy shit” moment
That whole open world map under the actual open world map in elden ring was truly mind blowing of course, Just not gonna lie, LOL
the fact that General Radahn's meteor entrance from the second half of his fight isn't here is insane to me
Best quality of videos on TH-cam by far
The cuphead video seems to have color fringing like it was coming off a CRT.
Maybe it was obvious to others but the end of act 1 of returnal really got me good
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Respect for Falcon saying to hell with the new YT regulations on cursing
Nothing will ever be more of a holy shit moment than the ending of doki doki
Going retro- because I go back!…. The first time the T-Rex appears on Tomb Raider the original. Running around screaming….😂
A plague tale: Requiem was a tough thing to swallow. As with Last of Us 2 it didn't come as a surprise that it ended like that, but the way it ended ... man that was a gut punch that you kinda had to make the conscious decision to do it.
I mean he was annoying at times in the first game, but the little guy grows on you.
Discovering what seemed like another galaxy underground made my mind run wild the first time I saw it. Elden ring satisfied my need to adventure in ways no other game has
I think the number one of “Holy Shit” moment of 2022 is when Thor “kills” you and then relieve you after
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Your videos are always something I look forward to everyday!
Glad you like them!
Monika taking over and reading your actual gamer tag
As far as ER goes, I loved that underground. If they're gonna make a nook or a corner then I'm gonna explore it. Just finished my first TW2 playthru'. Gonna do Triss now. Then onto my first ever TW3 playthru ^^^^
I thought the best moment from gow would be when Thor revives you in the first fight. Shows the level of arragance he has and how much he enjoys combat.
The ending of DarkcPictures: Little Hope
“You don’t have to know you just have to accept it” I like that explanation 😂
God of war ragnarok has a bunch of holy s*** moments
Lol, those moments are quite memorable
Bayonetta 3 is awesome!
That GOW surprise was dope.
At any point in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is a holy shit moment. That game has one of the best stories in video games I've seen!
it was such a great game
Definitely do more videos like this! And the Easter Egg Ones are great too!
More to come!
Thank you Gameranx For more amazing content Everyday I always look forward to watching the next daily video We love and appreciate your hard work! Falcon always hitting these videos flawlessly.
Glad you enjoy it!
@@gameranxTV please do a reaction or review on The Last of Us tv series When it comes out! We'll love you forever.
I'm doing my NG+ run on GoWR, and I gotta say, playing as Atreus was a lot of fun. I have no issue with how long you play as him.
It's a long shot, but I thought about a suggestion for you guys last night, if you can handle/find it.
10 games that had good karma/morally grey systems. =P
Good ones I can think of, is like infamous and Fallout New Vegas.
Thanks for your suggestion
Thanks for answering
My opinion on The Last of Us has changed in recent year but goddammit. I will NEVER forget the shock I felt after *that scene with Henry* It was froze me for a solid minute.
You guys are doing great with the content! I swear I get on TH-cam to take a dump and I leave the bathroom watching your videos for like 30 more minutes at least😂🙌🏻
When the game announced "Stanley Parable 2", it hit hard knowing that the whole Ultra Deluxe was a guise to hide the fact it was actually a Stanley Parable 2. Maybe that's weird that it hit different after that moment, but it did for me.
The batman boss fight demands perfect dodging to the T , I was channeling my inner ultra instinct after 4 attempts 😅😅
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This has got to be the best gaming Channel out there because when I started watching it I didn't know any of the games that were mentioned but because of falcons great humor and sarcasm and Jake baldinos enthusiasm I managed to stick around around and learn many things about the gaming world but I just wish that I could actually play some of the great games that are always mentioned
First thing I thought of was the elevator in elden ring… still one of my favorite moments in games in general.
Another one is the whole professor reveal in scarlet/violet. I was like “oh shiiiiiit” 😂
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Ahh Bayonetta 3! Probably the most fun I’ve had with a character action game! Good list as usual :D
That elevator in elden ring reminds me of the first time i entered blackreach in skyrim
Thank you for the Bayonetta shout out. Yea the game has mixed reviews and feelings, I still believe that alot of those are exaggerated to a certain degree. But thanks anyways, cause I do believe that it genuinely a good game, just the story is kinda hit and miss in some areas.
No doubt!
FF7, that Aerith scene!! Nothing else even matters on this list
Kinda saw the Plague Tale Requiem ending coming......well not to that extent but let's face it what option was there? The bit after the credits is interesting...seems to suggest a sequel of sorts. But I never tire of saying this...it's a great game....easily makes my top 5.
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I was kinda surprised by the Elden Ring one. No wonder why it got game of the year award.
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People can love or hate GoW:Rag but when it comes to playing as Atreus they can just quit their whinging. I personally hope they make an entire game were we get to play as Atreus as he searches for his people. More importantly though i'm interested to see SM's take on the next mythology and which mythology it'll be.
Could be recency bias but the first that pops in my head is godrick cutting his own arm off and then grafting with a nearby dragons head.
BARE WITNESS!!!!
What about (Elden Ring spoilers) fighting Rykard was while hard and everything it was such a spectacle.
I can't wait for the First "Top Strange Gaming Stories" of 2023!!
I kinda miss being blown away by a video game moment, specially in narrative. As is, games just can't stick the landing like series and movies for me.
Thank you!!!
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I enjoyed Gotham Knights I can see why people are very polarized by it but considering the circumstances and what it is. I can appreciate it for what it is. I still comeback and play to this day
This is the best gaming channel on youtube
I heard that Bayonetta is insane... but this clip completely sold me on the game lol
This man just said that Limgrave sets your expectations "kinda low." That was actually the most mind-blowing thing in this video.
"The boy of war" that caught me off guard.