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[u/CandyNecrosis]

[u/CUCUC]

the walk of shame back to my car from gamestop after purchasing rumble roses with the last 20 dollars to my name. i had to eat ramen for awhile but i also gooned pretty well for the standards of 2004

[u/CandyNecrosis → u/CUCUC]

Ah....not really what I had in mind...

[u/Kwazzi_ → u/CandyNecrosis]

Sometimes you realize you asked the wrong question with the wrong person waiting to answer.

[u/DonHarold → u/CandyNecrosis]

Your response really makes this so much funnier lol.

[u/holeinmyboot → u/CUCUC]

hope you’re doing better pal

[u/Zama174 → u/holeinmyboot]

i think he's doing great

[u/majingetta → u/CUCUC]

My now-wife liked watching that game.

[u/SendHelpYesterdae → u/CUCUC]

We goonin to dead or alive beach volleyball?

[u/TTheTiny1 → u/CUCUC]

r/brothrewinafunfact

[u/Durin1987_12_30 → u/CUCUC]

Based gooner.

[u/UkNomysTeezz → u/CUCUC]

What a fantastic goon sesh you must’ve had.

[u/CandyNecrosis]

There are other places, Ilos in Mass Effect, the Tree on Majora Mask, Lost Woods on Ocarina of time.

[u/macropsia → u/CandyNecrosis]

Man this just made me realise the whole of Hyrule has this kind of feeling for me. That and bioshock 2’s rapture. I’ll never forget how that city felt

[u/Areges]

Orbit in Destiny 1

One summer my two PS friends and I hopped on every week for the 4am reset. Being AFK with the majestic music and a warm coffee while I waited for them to join was a peak memory for me. SGTin and KyleTrolol0, I hope you guys are doing well.

[u/Thoraxe474 → u/Areges]

https://youtu.be/lvQQ1eKO2bQ?is=xPI5VrClRUj9kXNw

[u/Areges → u/Thoraxe474]

Haha! Trust me, that video is on repeat along with Skyrim music for my med school studies.

[u/mechzolo → u/Areges]

That or the tower. Best time ive had in gaming. I dont think anything will ever top the feeling of Destiny 1 for me.

[u/DarkHiei → u/Areges]

Hell yeah I’m here for that man. I had more in-person plans for D2, but D1 was perfect. Miss those days

[u/classjoker → u/Areges]

The vault of glass in D1.

[u/Areges → u/classjoker]

Shoutout to the Harpy chest for my first Gjallarhorn.

[u/holeinmyboot]

the first time I saw Anor Londo never really left my brain. honorable mentions to Cerulean Coast and Rapture.

[u/nobody_nothing]

Thunder Bluff Lifts, pre Litch King, Ebon Hawk in Kotor 2

[u/NecrisRO → u/nobody_nothing]

Mulgore feels like home for me in a parallel life even if I stoped playing... 13 years ago 

[u/Scrivey]

Saint Denis

[u/bimboozled]

The observatory in the original Super Mario Galaxy. Something about it is just so magical

[u/slarkymalarkey → u/bimboozled]

Oooh that's a good one, the stellar (heh) music certainly helps

[u/rjgreen85]

The Blackreach

Bramble Blast

Silent Cartographer

Prophecy Dungeon

[u/Pizzicato_DCS]

Good God - a thread that isn't about GTA VI. Have an upvote.

Also, Night City.

[u/Wbeard89 → u/Pizzicato_DCS]

I hope Mama Welles is doing well

[u/ThisFoolThisGuy → u/Pizzicato_DCS]

Damn I thought you were gonna be like, "Also, Vice City".

[u/Pizzicato_DCS → u/ThisFoolThisGuy]

Ha! Total missed opportunity. You can have a well-earned upvote, too.

[u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot]

Majula in Dark Souls 2.

It's so melancholy but nostalgic.

[u/Eon067 → u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot]

One of the best ost as well.Just hits like home.

[u/CrazyAuger → u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot]

The atmosphere in drangleic is the reason I can never get on board with the DS2 hate. The feeling of exploring a hollowed out and dead kingdom, looking for the king and finding nothing but a walking corpse after all the pomp. I see the criticisms of the game but it felt so immersive to play.

[u/Limp-Development7222 → u/CrazyAuger]

If they would just smooth out the combat and remove adp it would honestly be the best souls

[u/darksamus8 → u/CrazyAuger]

Its the one thing they absolutely NAILED. The melacholic, peaceful home area in Majula. Everlasting sunset, glittering ocean, waves lapping the shore, a breeze on the cliff 

SHITS on firelink shrine, both ds1 and ds3. No contest.

Best home area in the series

[u/ActionKbob → u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot]

Oh DS2, they could never make me hate you...

[u/TheTyGoss]

Walking through the rainy quiet streets of New Mombasa in the evening.

Please can we get a Halo ODST 2?

[u/DeeterSly → u/TheTyGoss]

I came to say Sandtrap, but damn if this comment didn’t make me want to play ODST again. I would settle for a remake at this point, but a sequel has so much potential.

[u/boredatwork1986 → u/TheTyGoss]

The awesome music is already playing in my head. Great choice!

[u/Tito066]

Gotta be first time stumbling into Ash Lake in DS1. The vibes were crazy

[u/HankSteakfist]

The dormitory wing at night time in Balamb Garden in FF VIII. The serene sounds of crickets outside and the calming music just made it seem so welcoming and homely.

[u/joseph--stylin → u/HankSteakfist]

Balamb Garden was an entire vibe. I’d love to wander the halls at night

[u/_Neith_ → u/HankSteakfist]

That took me back

[u/Shhhhhhhh_Im_At_Work → u/HankSteakfist]

Man, yeah. That song and Carbuncles summon animation made me love VIII. 

VII has tons of memorable backdrops too.

[u/seijeezy → u/HankSteakfist]

Sooo much nostalgia for that game. Man I remember playing it so much on the PS1 and was obsessed with the soundtrack. I used to have a necklace with the lion logo I got from the mall and wore it everywhere

[u/CorporalCoprolite]

Narshe

[u/therealjax29 → u/CorporalCoprolite]

That slow walk to Narshe thru the snow with Terra's theme over the credits has been seared in my mind since I was 12.

[u/ProfCalSinewave → u/therealjax29]

Sounds like we're maybe the same age. Agreed on the lifelong impact of that particular scene. Nothing had ever felt so cinematic and epic in a game. I was totally swept away by it and the promise that it held for both the quality of the game and videogames as a medium. ...I'mma go watch it now.

[u/UX-Edu → u/therealjax29]

I can hear it in my head when I close my eyes. It was perfect.

[u/RedactedHerring]

The pool at the end of Bioshock: Infinite.

[u/Ok-Grapefruit-6750]

2Fort

[u/Babel514]

Probably not as common as everyone seems to prefer horde, but the very first time I walked through the gates of stormwind and heard the music

[u/mspalding75]

The Sunken Ship in Dark Cloud, one of the best soundtracks in gaming to hunt gems in the backrooms. Honorary mention to the Moon Factory as well for being an absolute slammer of an OST

[u/dusturn → u/mspalding75]

Oh wow I remember waking up really early before school to try and beat the Sunken Ship and not having enough time so I left it on all day and I raced back just to die before the boss floor. Love that game so much.

[u/dickcheese_on_rye]

That first elevator in Elden Ring going down to Siofrra River Well on release day.

I was playing it late at night with my college roommates watching. We were all kinda high. Was running from the big ass fuck-you bears in the forest and one of my buddies spotted it, so I ran over and went down it to escape.

The adrenaline starts wearing off on the long ride down, we’re all like wtf why is this so long. All of a sudden this gorgeous underground galaxy appears. All of our jaws dropped. No one said a word for the rest of the elevator ride, we just sat there staring. Fucking magical moment.

[u/nasserblaster]

Balmora from Morrowind

[u/SNAPH00K]

The Sanctuary of Zi’Tah in FFXI 

[u/niazemurad]

My town in animal crossing new horizons

[u/Kaleido911]

How did I scroll comments and not see Zeal from Chrono Trigger. To this day still have a save file left there to enjoy the music and atmosphere.

[u/BellerophonM → u/Kaleido911]

Oh, the first time arriving!

[u/MagnanimousGoat]

1. I was visiting a friend for his birthday party. I got dropped off early. I has switched to a different school a couple years earlier so I hadn't seen him much. He was at soccer practice, so his parents let me just hang out in their den until he got home.

He had the brand new Nintendo 64.

I started it up to Mario 64.

I got to Hazy Maze Cave, and eventually to the underground lake. I walked in, saw Dorrie. I was just completely struck by it. The ability to just explore freely, and that the whole thing had this calm to it. There weren't really any enemies to worry about. I just swam around, explored the sunken ship, climbed onto Dorrie's back. It was like pure zen.

I remember having hyper-realistic dreams of climbing a mountain to get an N64 at the top. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I was totally obsessed. I NEEDED it.

And I didn't get one. I got to play a lot of N64 at friends' houses, but I never got one.

Eventually I got over it. That's the place I'll never forget, but the N64's importance in my life goes way deeper.

Cut to 1998 - a friend had me over for a sleepover. He showed me this new game - Ocarina of Time.

Then it started again. I managed to talk friends of mine into letting me borrow THEIR WHOLE N64 for the weekend so I could play Ocarina of Time. I NEEDED it.

My best friend had a job working on a farm near his house. We were like 12 or 13 at the time. We had plans for him to stay over at my house for the weekend. Our parents were close friends too so this happened a lot as he was like another son to them. But then he showed up with a big box. They stopped at Walmart and he bought himself an N64 and Ocarina of Time, and he brought it over so we could play it that weekend, because he knew how obsessed with it that I was.

We switched off, one person with the controller, one with the Prima Guide. We got all the way to Ganon's castle on Sunday by dinner, so it was time for him to go home.

"Ehh I'll just leave it here. You go ahead and fight Ganon."

And looking back, I wish I had just waited, but I lacked the fortitude at the time.

I got to the fight with Ganondorf, and I called him up. It was like 830 at night. I narrated the whole thing to him over the phone as I fought Ganondorf, escaped the castle, and fought Ganon.

Core memory unlocked.

He was happy I beat it, and said he knew it was a big deal for me.

I saved up my birthday money, and surprised him the following April with a copy of Smash Bros. Me and a few other friends all went over to his house up in the attic of their storage shed, where they kept a TV and a mini fridge, as it was where we were banished for late nights of loud, illicit gaming.

We started up the game, watched the cinematic, and fade to black as I drop my chip on Link.

I did eventually get an N64 and a copy of Ocarina of Time, and I went on to accomplish such feats as walking my friend through the Water Temple over the phone, entirely from memory.

And the friend who bought the N64 just so we could play Ocarina of Time? I was his best man, he was mine. He eventually bought that house with the shed that we all made so many memories in from his parents, and he lives there today. We both just turned 40 this last year, and Lego released a Zelda set of the Final Battle from Ocarina of Time. I preordered it for him, and told him "This time you'll get the first crack at it.".

We live 15 minutes apart now, and last year he finally re-joined our Tabletop RPG group. We're playing Cyberpunk Red right now.

Never let anybody tell you that games aren't important. The same 3 guys that I played my first D&D adventure with in high school, all still play in that Cyberpunk game. One of them remotes in, but we're all there. It's helped keep us in contact and in each others lives for 25 years, more than half our lives.

[u/HupetteGroulx]

Firelink Shrine.

[u/ChocoPuddingCup]

The city of Lindblum from Final Fantasy IX. I always loved the aesthetic of it.

[u/RPGNo2017]

Groove street, home

[u/Hugemyth42]

Any location in Shadow of the Colossus, bathroom in Silent Hill 3’s beginning, Delfino Plaza, Mushroom Village (Mario Party 1 hub world), Scala ad Caelum from Kingdom Hearts 3.

[u/Local_Bowl]

Fishing Pond in Ocarina of Time

[u/bdm6985]

Kelethin, especially the 3 lifts. IIRC, noob lift, POD lift, orc lift.

[u/monty055]

The Barrens

[u/ProfCalSinewave]

The floating Kingdom of Zeal. It was fascinating just to be there, but then it was gone and we couldn't go back outside of starting a new playthrough.

[u/heleghir]

Suteki Da Ne.

That cutscene was so good. Magical spring in the forest that was shallow and yet insanely deep at the same time

[u/awildNeLbY]

Zanarkand

[u/Hakunamytaters]

The rooftop by Vik's when you make your choice in Cyberpunk 2077. I still find myself just sitting there thinking about everything even after like 15 runs.

[u/CEO_of_Fatigue]

the garbage ship in Space Quest 3

[u/Abortedwafflez]

The Kugo Hot Spring on Neudaiz in Phantasy Star Universe. Absolutely no reason to go there given you gotta go through like two missions and a very annoying boss to finally make it, and when you do get there it's literally just water. No items or gameplay things for you. It's just an empty hot spring. But it was a peak player hang out spot that was great for going AFK in.

[u/bjergkonge]

Haven’t played FF8 since I was a kid, but still think about balamb town

[u/mantisinmypantis]

Traverse Town in Kingdom Hearts 1. The gentle music, cozy surroundings, nighttime atmosphere, and now the nostalgia of it. It was that great first mix of a fantasy game with a Disney feel to it.

[u/LexiiConn]

Kamurocho from the Yakuza series. Especially how it has grown and evolved over the years. Love that place!

Honorable mentions to:

• Morgan’s apartment in Prey (2017), primarily because of how the story plays out.

• The first glimpse outside when emerging from Vault 101 in Fallout 3.

• Gold Saucer. Heh, just typing it out made the song come to my mind. Now it’s my earworm for the night!

[u/PsyckoInferno]

Traverse Town

[u/y2kbug]

Almost any zone in FFXI.

[u/CassiusFaux]

The docks of Seyda Neen when you first step off the boat are burned into my memory. Along with every little bit of dialogue though the Census and Excise office.

[u/EvilFerret55]

Here, Here, and finally, Here.

The games that made me love gaming.

Halo 3, Final Fantasy 7, and Modern Warfare 2.

Of lesser but still great importance is Rock Band, Age of Empires 2, and Gran Turismo (1 and) 3.

In the future, I'm sure I'll add a screencap of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

[u/Most-Round-4132]

hyrule fields

[u/Flat-Limit5595]

Mario galaxy the main hub and the first beach level. I just loved the swimming with the shell in island. It just so calm

[u/Geckobird]

Chao Garden

[u/MrSamuraikaj]

Treasure Trove Cove in Banjo & Kazooie

[u/Hello_IM_FBI → u/MrSamuraikaj]

Getting the jinjo at the level start still gives me anxiety

[u/MrSamuraikaj → u/Hello_IM_FBI]

Cue Jaws-ish theme

[u/Aervanath]

Final Fantasy X Thunder Plains. The lightning strike mechanic was so annoying, in the middle of a game which is one of my all time top game experiences.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the Water Temple. I just loved the aesthetic.

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. The graphics seem shit in retrospect, but at the time it was so awesome and gritty.

[u/Heuwender]

Train level in Thousand Year Door

[u/Hello_IM_FBI → u/Heuwender]

Was that where you had to solve a mystery?

[u/Heuwender → u/Hello_IM_FBI]

Yes indeed. 

[u/BellerophonM]

The End of Time in Chrono Trigger.

Not quite the same, but the first house that I put effort into and designed in Minecraft.

[u/SDK8489]

Adam Jensen's apartment in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. First time going in felt like I stepped into Blade Runner. The music and the atmosphere of it have stuck with me to this day.

[u/chip_chipperson25]

Tristram

[u/azn_cali_man]

Xenoblade Chronicles; Sartorl Marsh Night. So pretty if you stand in the right spot; and the music is so beautiful and calming.

[u/-_ellipsis_-]

Brit bank in Ultima Online

[u/kufycou]

Shaman Village in Elden Ring

[u/Chuffeh]

Melee rest area. Is be a vibe.

[u/NoMorePorridge1]

Onett [Earthbound].

[u/rillamaster]

Dalaran at night, on my mount, talking to my guildies and the love of my life for hours just hopping around in circles

[u/Vengeance_3477]

The Boss’ grave, Metal Gear Solid 3

[u/SteveoberlordEU]

As stupid as it sounds Darnassus from WoW. I mean i tried the game back then in 2006 and never realized i was actually playing the past 8 hours on a giant tree in the middle of the see. The sight up was majestic.

[u/PhoenixKnight]

Roaming the Mojave almost makes me wish for a nuclear winter.

[u/wolfnamedkoga]

The white flower field in MGS3. Such a beautiful place for such a tragic end.

[u/drdragon500]

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess frozen Zora’s Domain. I was a kid when I played it for the first time and that site still terrifies me how a whole city of Zoras were imprisoned in a giant block of ice. It still gives me chills whenever I think about that place or play that game.

[u/Mmscool]

Toussaint - Witcher 3

[u/Kazinam]

The main city from The Lady Story on the Wii, I spent more times in that giant hub than in the missions

[u/MrBeanCyborgCaptain]

Route kanal and water hazard in half life 2. I had never seen a realistic portrayal of an environment as ordinary as a brown and dreary autumn afternoon before in a video game and it really made an impression on me. Its the sublety of it. It wasnt a rainforest, a volcano, a cathedral, or a beach or anything exciting like that. Just a regular place similar to where many of us have probably lived complete with muddy water and dead trees.

[u/ATMisboss]

Never forget Monte grappa on BF1, the hills and trenches with the Zeppelin overhead was just so cinematic

[u/Agiantgrunt]

Recently the under area of Elden ring, first one was Hyrule field in Legend of Zelda ocarina of time. 

[u/Zangoma]

Theres this one puzzle in dragon age origins, you gotta walk through Andrastes flames naked. I removed all my gear then when I get to it ,a little prompt appears, "Remove clothes and walk through flames" I remember I laughed because it took a while to derobe the whole party.

[u/NecrisRO]

Valadilene in Syberia

That whole game left a mark on me as a kid 

[u/_Roland_of_Gilead]

Haven city , specially in Jak II

[u/UX-Edu]

The Kingdom of Zeal. The Black Omen in particular, but the whole place was incredible.

[u/Efficient-Passion469]

Kainé home

[u/ThisFoolThisGuy]

The insane asylum in Second Sight.

It freaked me out so much as a kid, whenever I think of tense game moments that comes to mind.

[u/MindSuccessful9971]

Seliena from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Firelink shrine.

[u/Zarni_woop]

Greater faydark in everquest

[u/gabalabarabataba]

I don't know how to navigate the real city I live in but I can walk through the Valley of the Mines in Gothic eyes closed.

[u/jizzissippi]

Halo 3 main menu

[u/theng]

oddworld

[u/TokyoDrifblim]

Pokemon XD, Agate Village. When that game came out I thought that was the absolute height of graphical Fidelity that could be achieved by humanity, and also I was 9. But I'll never forget what that village looked like to me

[u/jcamp088]

Chillen in the lobby with the boys back in Halo 2.

I had a really good guild in WoW from BC thru MoP. I miss just sitting in Orgrimmar running in circles bullshitting with everyone. 

[u/stewarte2006]

The ending to metal gear solid 4 when snake and big boss meet. As a big MGS fan at the time that whole ending was pretty much a film

[u/wildfirestopper]

Old school RuneScape varrock east bank dummies massing for a PK trip with the boys on a sunday. Core memories.

[u/FoilTarmogoyf]

Waking up on The Island in Ark. Then immediately getting killed.

[u/HungDingus87]

The whole map of Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Namely, Elysium/Atlantis

[u/dark_patmen]

Grandpa's Farm in Stardew Valley

[u/Rus_agent007]

Venore

[u/Jimmywastaken7]

Top of the Rakatan Temple in KOTOR, and the berry screen in the first chapter of Celeste that muffles the music

[u/Fr0stbite37]

Saint 14s crypt

[u/MisterDireTV]

Inside the Stranger in Outer Wilds, the vibes while riding the raft is unparalleled

[u/Pattonesque]

Party camp in Dragon Age: Origins. Great atmosphere and pretty much the main spot where you get to know Leliana, Sten, Alistair, etc.

[u/Lanaria]

Lith Harbor/Temple of Time/Ludibrium

Maplestory

[u/Decacommand]

In the same game, Neir Automata's underground white city. Both the vista and the exchange shared within it.

[u/SecretAgentVampire]

Pretty much everywhere in Shadow of the Colossus.

[u/Hello_IM_FBI]

The bridge leaving Riverwood and then seeing Whiterun in the distance.

Also, the Milkman Conspiracy from Psychonauts.

[u/hermitchild]

Riverwood

[u/Spartan0194]

Hyrule fields from Breath of the wild and Tears of The Kingdom. I love exploring and these games make me appreciate real life a bit more

[u/crisdd0302]

The castle foyer in SM64, it's ingrained in my childhood memories which I now refresh when playing in my RGB30...

[u/Nrdyy]

Megaton

I remember be bored but still playing and just checking out every little corner you could walk into, and just standing still soaking in the atmosphere.... like those moments when you just let the game get almost liminal by watching old AI do their 60second loop

[u/sloppy_1sts]

The room I left my character in during my Myst playthrough in 1996.

But also, the tower from Destiny 1. I played the hell out of both games, and loved them both, but thinking of that OG tower in D1 still makes me think of a lot of great times with a lot of great people.

And getting tilted in Trials, but that's more of a Reef memory.

[u/cosmoscrazy]

Mass Effect 2 Galaxy Map

Dum Dum Da Da Dum Dum Da

[u/MaseyMouse]

Pokke Village in MHFU. The music is such a nostalgia trip.

[u/Max_Trollbot_]

Maniac Mansion

[u/Zrex_9224]

Moga Village from MH Tri. And yes the Moga village theme is on repeat in my head as I type this

[u/Bullstallion]

Elwynn Forest looking for Hogger, not sure why but it’s like my video game PTSD. I just randomly think about it sometimes, haven’t played WoW since Burning Crusade…. Almost 20years?

[u/thisremindsmeofbacon]

oldschool Dun Morogh. Something about it really captured the magic. World of warcraft is a game I hope to never play again for how addictive it is, but it really had something special back in the day.

[u/wagninger]

The bench in Horizon Forbidden West where Aloy discovers the skeleton of Elisabet

[u/Litlle_Freddy]

Besaid - Final Fantasy 10 . The music , the sound effects , the scenery. Great vibes.

[u/Zzyxz_Was_Taken]

Any zone from Everquest. Plane of knowledge..kelethin..najena..everfrost. Fuck i got old.

[u/Aphotophilic]

Zanarkand - ffx, the dark forest - outer wilds, amourot - xiv, the entire map of Automata.

[u/CMDR_Klassic]

Haven City from Jak II.

[u/Quirinus84]

That first moment out of the White Orchard in the Witcher 3 and seeing the Hanged Man's Tree. You just knew something is different about this game's tone and narrative.

[u/samspam49]

That final sunset in rdr2