Your best Gaming Memory of this Generation – What would you pick?

For the past few months speculation regarding the new generation of consoles has been at an all time high. With claims of new hardware to be announced within the next twelve months – that will lead this generation to a close – and into a whole new exciting era entirely.

Without a doubt it’s a bit early to jump the gun and say there’s nothing big left in the tank. But it got us thinking about how much this generation has pushed the limits of the industry and launching gaming into the fastest growing entertainment median – and with that, a collaborative entry about some of our hand chosen special memories this generation has provided.

Your best Gaming Memory of this Generation – What would you pick?

[kataloni10]

Great game that i hav played

[Yi-Long]

... it's been probably those games that weren't big-budget, but games like Super Meat Boy, ilomilo, PURE, TrialsHD and Battlefield 1943.

From the bigger games, it's been Valkyria Chronicles, FIFA WC2010 (better than FIFA11), Batman Arkham Asylum, GTA4 and Assassin's Creed 2 GOTY.

[limewax]

To be honest only one really tugs at my memory this gen repeatedly, despite its inevitable flaws.

Mirrors Edge, So much potential hidden in that gem.

A lot of the games you mentioned are some of my favorites, Yet despite being technically superior to my choice in many aspects, I find ME highlights many aspects of gaming that I miss, While remaining unique

[Dramscus]

On consoles going to hands down agree that mirrors edge is the best most innovative game out there.

It has inspired mo on at least four games I want to make in the future.

On Pc though I'm going to say minecraft for having some of the creepiest moments I've ever had in gaming. Ever.

The raw natural unscripted feel of the game allows it to get downright unsettling when your deep underground, in a dark cave, with dwindling torches and the moaning and shuffling of zombies all about. Though you really aren't sure where, and kind of want to avoid digging into a room full of them accidentally with out a good escape plan.

Back to mirrors edge though I think it was sad that the game was soooo short. I really enjoyed the anti combat. The time trials were fun but I find myself replaying through the story more often than not.

One of the games I want to makes is basically mirrors edge except slightly more aggressive in terms of combat. Mostly because the story would put you in fifteenth century london fighting vawpires werewolves and undead. Probably with some kind of necromancer or lich cult back story.

I'm thinking of having it work similarily to mirrors edge combat in that if your going one on one you can almost always win, but when you start getting more enemies theirs a tipping point. Usually at like two or three, maybe four for undead. The Vamps and werewolves will be stronger and encountered more singly, though I would definitely leave opportunities for engagements that couldn't be handled by a direct confrontation.

So kind of like run around to try and get them seperated long enough to take one out, then work on the others. Maybe have to kite them sometimes.

[limewax]

Strange, It had similar effects on you as it did me, It has influenced me too. The game I plan (hope) to make with inspired ideas is another anti combat game, Except with a dinosaur theme, My general idea is that instead of the controls initiating an escape based moved that is based around you, I would rather it be based around the environment, Allowing you to pull in nearby object to block the pursuing enemies as you run for safety.

There is a lot I actually have planned for my future project but to go into depth here would fill a lot of room lol.

I really like the idea of your game, A zombie/werewolf/vamps game with a break from the usual 'shoot like crazy' mold would be very refreshing, I could see it working very well with the contrast of enemy types too, and how the mobs of zombies and the werewolves/vamps in smaller numbers could apply a big change to gameplay styles too

[xX-StolenSoul-Xx]

For me the best game i ever played this Gen would have to be MGS4 for sure. Beat the game like 5 times already and it never gets old, the story is just very nice and if you've been following solid snake since the first Mgs you'll love all the cool characters that return and the way the story turns. I can never get enough of watching the last epic fight with Snake Vs Liquid/Ocelot.

My top 3 would have to be
-MGS4
-Halo Reach just because the story is so Awesome!
-Uncharted 2... Nathan Drake.. Enough said.

Some notable mentions would be Arkham Asylum, BioShock, Oblivion, and Demon Souls.

[GamerEuphoria]

MGS4 was definitely my runner up choice. I loved that game.

[Andy]

[gravemaker]

GTA IV
it was like dream comes true, unbelievable experience at that time

[Ducky]

Yea... robbing a bank in GTA4, and having your in-game cellphone tell you that you're late for a job interview.

Still, the 'would you kindly' bit from Bioshock retains the throne in my memory.

[PirateThom]

MGS4, Microwave corridor.

Outstanding.

[ShadowJetX]

That was an outstanding scene, it was pretty tiring too. The fight with Ocelot had me shed a few tears as well.

[SweatyFlorida]

Agreed. Probably the most memorable moment in gaming for me

[consolez_FTW]

All of MGS4(particularly Raiden vs Vamp) , any boss fight in GOW3, that train crash scene in UC2, and in KZ3 when u first get to the MAWLR boss battle, I've never been so immersed in a 1st person shooter. lol I felt like I was there. it must have been the ISA soldiers yelling and the great graphics. Those are my best gaming memories this gen.

[earbus]

Battlestations pacific and shadowrun rocked for me.

[Raven_Nomad]

This generation would have to be Gears Of War. When I saw that I knew I had to have both it and an Xbox 360. I got the 360 release date and Gears the next year when it released, when I first played it, I realized what next gen truly was.

[RockmanII7]

Capcom announcing Megaman Legends 3 with a dev room so fans can help make the game, showing the world Capcom is willing to take a risk financially in order to keep it's fanbase happy. That or Soincs (hopeful) return to greatness with Colors and now Generations.

[Kee]

Getting killed in one hit by the first boss in demon's souls. This served as an introduction to what the remainder of the game would be like but it also sparked me to have the courage to eventually get the platinum- 180+ hours and around 600 deaths later.
No game has ever been so addicting for me this generation.

[TheDivine]

Def Gears. I hadnt seen anything so amazing at the time it was mind blowing. Id also say Lost Odyssey. The beginning of that game was so epic. You start in the middle of a huge battlefield fighting countless people and big machines until a comet comes and destroys the whole battlefield. Your the only one alive after. It sets the tone for the game perfectly. It was so great to find a great jrpg like that. It made me foget about ff.

[ginsunuva]

Mgs4 and Uc2.

[MysticStrummer]

Tough to say. Returning to Shadow Moses in MGS4, stepping into Cyrodiil for the first time in Oblivion, an epic CTF run in Warhawk, pretty much all of Demon's Souls, my first Domination match in MAG, most of UC2, shredding with my little brother online in Skate 2, Kratos vs Chronos... those are the ones that leap to mind. EDIT - How could I forget Bioshock... Big Daddy fights... thanks for the memories.

[SlyGuy]

Warhawk created the MOST memorable gaming moments for me as well...MGS4 second.

[TitanUp]

when i bought the 5970 and finally got to play crysis that was truly awesome.

and playing cod4 for the first time on the ps3.

[DrFUD]

Easy.
Hands down.
Coolest moment.
I was playing Costume Quest at 12:00 AM on 10/31/2010 with all the lights out in the dead of night while drinking Samuel Adams Octoberfest.

*********** Get's no cooler than that ********************

[ShadowJetX]

Quite impressive.

[bakagaijin78]

Oblivion was my first 'next gen' game on a console. I emerged from the sewers and waited for the game to tell me where to go next... then realizing I could go anywhere I wanted. Do anything I wanted. Mind Blown.

My close second is Demon's Souls. That whole experience was just amazing.

[JTX]

If I could only pick one, it would definitely be bioshock. I didn't like 2 near as much as the first one. Can't wait for infinite! I'm highly confident that skyrim, Uncharted 3 and bioshock infinite will bring me some of my favorite gaming experiences of this generation as well.

[KillNr3load14]

Pokemon hands down that was my childhood

[ShadowJetX]

I guess you don't have the ability to properly read and take in information.

The article was about THIS GENERATION. While your opinion is still sound, it adds nothing to the topic/question asked by the nice man.

[ATi_Elite]

Too many to list.

Crysis was just so awesome on Max Graphics.
Watching the A.I. in STALKER Call of Pripyat do every dam thing i could do was mind blowing. Best A.I. ever.
GTAIV ICEnhancer mod.
Minecraft

But #1 was [spoiler alert] Half Life 2 Ep 2 when Eli Vance was killed was the most horrific moment in gaming history ever and DAM you Gabe i'm still waiting to get REVENGE!

[ShadowJetX]

It'll probably be the last scenes of Atelier Rorona. By the end of the game I got so attached to the characters I was so sad to see it end, and the emotions felt at the end when Astrid was leaving and Rorona pleading her master not to leave left such an impact on me. It was like the perfect capture of a pupil to master relationship... I guess.

2 Runners up would be the Microwave Corridor and fight between Old Snake and Liquid Ocelot/Atamask at the end. Pretty powerful scenes yeah.

[InTheLab]

Xbox 360

Gears of War got me to buy a 360

Saying "what the flood?" while fighting the flood in H3.

CoD4 and the Sniper mission

Mass effect 2- Miranda's ass.

My first 1K gamerscore- Batman AA

PS3

Resistance FoM- That first explosion 2 minutes into the game, followed by my first Chimera kill.

Uncharted2- The train scene in the beginning and the helicopter battle in the collapsing building. To see the desk you were using as cover go sliding away...whew.

God of War 3- The Poseidon fight. Ripping off the head of Helios. Breaking Hera's neck. Smashing in Hercules' face with the Namean Cestus. Screw it...the whole damn game was epic.

My first Platinum- inFamous

[the_eddster]

MGS4 Ending any day of the week

[Sidewinder-]

Best story there was the WoW one. Wish i got the chance to play it from the begining, just to feel part of something great from day one. Even though it grew arguably into something not-so great. Take your pick.

For me...console wise it will be MGS4.

But overall? I'd say when i got my PC back in 2008, and buzzing that it could run the Crysis 1 demo. Then i knew i'd hit the next gen. Cus i could play Far Cry 1 like it was runescape haha.

[Getowned]

Demon souls,dead space and Uncharted 1 were great,the best game i'v ever played would be Half-Life 2 on PC including episode 1 & 2 fallowed by TF2 and Counter Strike for best MP games ever valve owns lol but the earliest memory of gaming i have is mario bros/Duck hunt for NES.

[lMHl]

when i came out of the sewer in oblivion

[HINDERIZATION]

I just beat Bayonetta yesterday and I must say, I had a shi+ ton of fun with that game.

[strange1986]

It's gotta be the beginning of Mass Effect 2 on the old Normandy. That scene rocked my world.

Otherwise maybe the first time I assassinated two guards at once with the hidden blades in AC 2. For some reason, even though I knew Ezio had two hidden blades, I didn't realize that would happen.

[Hicken]

Playing Flower for the first time, and really getting it through my head that there was no need for scores, enemies, or even words for a game to be great.

[Insomnia_84]

Very unique game. Great game and imo the best when it comes to Sixaxis controls.

[Insomnia_84]

This Gen:
MGS4: The fight between Metal Gears!! Fucking awesome! The microwave corridor scene. The final fight.
God Of War 3: Poseidon's fight in particular but the whole game is quite an experience.
Uncharted 1: Those f@cking creatures near the end was surprising, very unexpected. I was like "HOLY SHIT! WTF?!"
Red Dead Redemption: Those fking cougars scare the shit out of me, the first time I got killed by one I jumped off the sit lol they are too fast and powerful. Capturing and breaking a wild horse (I love horses). The mexican guy fucking a mexican whore on a table lol that was funny.
The best gaming experience overall this gen: Opening the box of my shiny and sexy 60GB PS3, seeing no buttons in the console, watching Resistance:FOM being sucked in(no disc tray). That thing looked so luxurious and still does, no that beauty holds 250GB! 84 downloaded games and over 1000 songs, my bookmarks in the browser already reached the limit (1000) lol mostly vids from youtube. Btw I'm writing this comment from my PS3 ;)..... anyway, yeah I love this thing haha!

OFF TOPIC...
-Last Gen:
Final Fantasy X: What a story, that game almost made me cry.
Shadow Of The Colossus: Taking down the first colossus.
MGS3: The fight with the old man sniper in the woods!! THAT is what stealth means, trying to hold him and not shoot him from far away is the most fun I've had with a stealth game.
SplinterCell: Chaos Theory: FUCKING AWESOME!!
GOW I & II
-PS1 Gen: Final Fantasy VIII

[Venjense]

I had a lot of fun moments but the most lasting memory is Solid Snake crawling through the microwave.

Honestly, his dedication, bravery and selflessness almost made me cry.

[EmperorDalek]

The last mission from Mass Effect 2.