When was the last time a gaming experience truly felt magical?

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Super Mario 64.

The concept of running and jumping around in a 3D space seemed like witchcraft to me.

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>>380948051

XCX made me feel some good moments.

One Piece: Burning Blood

>>380948051

The first 10 hours of BoTW

>>380948051
I still haven't beat champion's road because I'm a fucking shitter
It's the last map I have to do too, 3 star'd every other map already

>>380948051
Not 3D World that's for sure. It felt like a Mario game with all of the magic surgically removed, fun and satisfying but totally uninspired.

>>380948603
this this this this this this this this

Im kind of really late on playing it but i saw it on sale so i had to buy it.
Ironically The DLC for Borderlands Pre-sequel
Specifically Claptastic Voyage, I really liked it

Shadow Trap did literally nothing wrong

When I started playing World of Warcraft a month after BC came out.
Ruined gaming for me since nothing has even come close to it.

>>380948903

But anon, Champion's Road.

>>380948603
I legit feel sorry for gamers that didn't experience the magic the first 10 hours of this game gives you. It really made me believe anything was possible in this version of hyrule.

>>380948903

>surgically removed

Having a different gameplay style doesnt mean it didnt have the magic

I would agree the atmosphere wasnt as strong as past games, but it's far from not imaginative and uninspired

Not being permanently set in Space the entire game is far from uninspired

>>380949096
being terrified of a guardian was so exciting

now i literally walk up and start hacking limbs off like it's a fucking moblin

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Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Vanilla Wow server when it was nice and populated and easier to get groups

Tie between RE4 and Metroid Prime for me.

That was the last time I was "amazed" by video games.

inb4 its just zelda dicksucking and soulsfags trying to steal the limelight

>>380948051
Going to the amusement park for the first time in Nier:A

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>>380949314
>realizing what the player character was
>cloth's ending
>fucking marmu
>the stag nest
>lost kin's OST
HK was fucking great

Monster Hunter Tri.

Yeah yeah Tri baby. I rented it on a whim knowing absolutely nothing about the series. Played it from sunrise to late in the night for an entire week,

Skyrim

>>380948051
3D World was fun, but not magical. It felt soulless and uninspired. The levels were fun to play but the aesthetics feel very bland and generic. It's a 7/10 game for me.

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>>380948603
These are good answers.

>>380949704
Why can't I open this image

ARMS is giving me that feeling lately. It just feels really fresh to me. Too bad I'm a fat slob with noodle arms and I prefer playing with motion controls, shit's making me sore as fuck.

>>380948051
Mario Galaxy

>>380949069
I would never forget the first time I saw WoW in action at a friends house, he eas playing a orc running around the barrens, I couldnt believe that all that people I was seeing were real people playing too

>>380949924
Glad there was somebody else that had that feeling. When I first went out of give village to hunt, I noticed that I had what I then thought was a shit ton of health and stamina. Whay rrally got to me was walking on up to the cliffside right outside the village, and then that magnificent music would play. It made my mouth agape and my jaw dropped at its beauty. No vidya in recent memory had me like that since. Hell before Tri it was vidya from give Dreamcast era such as Shenmue.

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>>380948051
Odyssey's E3 trailer

>>380948051
>Nier automata
Absolutely amazing
>Dragons dogma
Recently played it on PC, breathtaking
>BAYONETTA 2
Just got a copy for wiiu, fuck me it's awesome
>Breath of the wild
Awe inspiring,magical
>A link to the past
Got it on virtual console, makes me nut Everytime

>>380949069
not even close to what 2004 beta felt like

Super Mario Maker. Before that? Fuck, I dunno, probably Wii Sports.

I have two very close instances, prepare for some long stories.

1: Smash 4. I've been a big fan of the smash series my whole life, but something about Smash 4 just seemed to capture me. By the time I stopped playing smash 4, I had mained every character at one point, including DLC, and I can legitimately say that Smash 4 was a game I was good at on a competitive level at one point. Even when I go back to play smash 4 now and again, I always go back to my 3 best mains, Link, Ryu and Roy.

2: Pokemon HeartGold, a close buddy of mine, who's still my best friend had SoulSilver, and we were about 9 years old when HG and SS first came out, and we played all the way through them, trading, comparing records and generally having a good time. I genuinely don't think any game I've played since then has had that much "Magic" to it, and I don't think any game ever will. Nostalgia really plays a big part on the gaming experience, that's for damn sure.

>>380950271
I dont get all the hype about DD, yeah it has some really cool mechanics and concepts but its so obviously unfinished and lacking in content... A more polished DD 2 could be a masterpiece but what we have now is not.

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>>380950523
>we were about 9 years old when HG and SS first came out
Get the fuck out, underage

Paper Mario TTYD

Bravely Default. Never before has an RPG had so much magic as BD. The game had so much to explore, so many mysteries to solve. I remember staying up literally all night, unraveling the beautiful story and filling out D's journal. Oh, and don't even get me started on when I found out about the hidden ending by shattering a crystal. Truly the best RPG I've ever played. Papa bless.

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Super Mario Galaxy for me.

I was 19 years old when it came out but even then as an almost 20 year old, I honestly felt like I was a kid again playing this game. It's just pure 100% fun.

SMG2 was even better but the feeling wasnt as intense as Galaxy 1.

I'm currently having a blast with BotW too though.

>>380948603

I cant imagine being 10 years old right now and playing BotW.

It probably feels as magical as when people first played OoT in 1998.

>>380950660
The game came out in 2009, which would make him 18 now. Give this guy a break, he sounds sincere enough

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>>380951050
September 2009 in Japan only. March 2010 globally. I don't buy it. It's for his own good anyway.

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This. The aesthetics, the playable kongs, the difficulty, the FUCKING music. The perfect platformer

BOOM BOOM BOBOMB

>>380949220

>watching it squirm trying to get back up >realize how pathetic they are

I don't even know why I feared them after a while.

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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
This game is not a masterpiece, but it got me sunked for a whole week, I had fun, even when my character died time after time it didn't frustrated me, it gave me this feeling that video games ment to give.
Everything was in the right place: mechanics, music, plot, humour.
Now I'm replaying the game with a different character, which I never did before.

>>380948051
Kirby Triple Deluxe.

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I really loved that game

>>380949893
>when The Last Stag's name changes to Old Stag when you find the broken egg in the Stag Nest
;_;

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I never expect that.

>>380948051
Arkham asylum or maybe rondo of blood

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Can't explain how happy I felt when I played Super Mario Sunshine.

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obligatory

I liked Ori and the Blind Forest

The water escape scene is so fucking good.

>>380948051

Not this bland ass game for sure.

Closest on Wii U was Pikmin 3.

My real answer : Risen.

>>380948051
It wasn't 3D World, that's for sure. Probably Xenoblade Chronicles X. Before that, NieR (the original). Before that, Chrono Cross. Before that, Secret of Mana.

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth did it for me, but it wasn't really because it was particularly impressive, but it just hit so many of my buttons. Soul Hackers did too when I played the 3DS port of that.

Splatoon

Remember how magical it was during the very first public test, the music, the colors, everything makes me smile

>>380948051
The new Doom pumped blood in my veins like no game has for quite some time.
It was exhilarating.

>>380948603
BoTW, and especially the start, were one of the few times where I wished I was a kid experiencing this for the first time.

>>380956061
This, holy shit. That finale.

>>380950893
I love BD, but that game kind of fell apart for me near the end and soured my experience.
I'm also glad the team's next game looks completely different from what we saw of Octopath Traveler. I liked Bravely Second but I felt like the magic of the first game was difficult to recapture with a fairly standard sequel.

In past few years only 3 games completely sucked me in
Dark Souls 1
Witcher 3
BoTW

>>380948051
Atelier Ayesha Plus.

>>380956061
This game has been sitting in my draw for over 2 years and I haven't picked it up.

Depression sucks.

I keep hearing that this game is very fucking good.

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>>380948051
Super Mario Galaxy 2, the game was just one thrill after another constantly changing things up and keeping the experience fresh. 242 stars seemed like too little honestly.

>>380948603
This is a good answer too.

>>380957926
Webm related, it's very good if you like action games.

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>>380949253
Is this bait? I can't even fucking tell anymore.

>>380957926
It is absolutely worth your time. What have you been playing?

Everything in vanilla WoW, especially traveling everywhere by foot before unlocking the gryphons. I felt both free and in danger

>>380948051
I just like how the game feels very.... Pixar-y. The graphics, fun to play, great soundtrack not the best but it's damn good. Only problem is it's on Nintendo's worst console.

>>380959236
Believe it or not, the Virtual Boy is about as portable as the Wii U. Going by that logic, Virtual Boy is the worst console.

>>380948903
THIS.

>>380949314
Hollow Knight is one of the greatest video games ever made.

>>380948051
Stardew Valley and Witcher 3. Both of them were so absorbing. Stardew Valley was fucking comfy and the world in Witcher 3 was so interesting. Toussaint is the nicest place I've ever seen in a game.

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>>380948051
The last time? Probably the start of botw like the others have said.
Still its not as good as when you were playing something great as a kid.

Pic related for ms-dos has the strongest feelings for me, couldn't get all the cages as a kid though, so i only beat the final boss years later as a teenager.

>>380960254
I found Witcher 3 to be very underwhelming. Gwent was fun, though.

Persona 5.
I waited so long for this game and I loved everything.
The "Steal the treasure" days are fantastic.
Otherwise, I was seriously blown away by NieR:Otomato and how great the atmosphere was.
>>380948478
This. The exploration in this game is magical.

>>380955965
>that text on the circle
Who the fuck is supposed to read that

Halo:Combat Evolved

>>380948603
Played over 50 hours and it still feels magical desu.

Persona 5
I only got it a week ago and I'm 33 hours in, I'm already getting depressed that I'm a significant portion through the game, this is my first time with a game like this, it actually is fucking magical.

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Playing New Vegas 100% blind without ever seeing any ads or trailers.
Best feeling of exploring a game world I have ever had in my life.

Close second would be The World Ends with You experienced the same way.
Honestly, games are best experience with 0 prior knowledge of said game.
Stop watching Trailers for all games and YT hype vids prior to release.

>>380948603
Just the first 10 hours? I'm still finding new stuff that blows my mind. Sure, it can get a little routine once the initial magic wears off, but that sense of wonder doesn't.

>>380949220
Guardians still terrify me. I'm not scared when I approach them on my terms, but when I'm out exploring, then one suddenly appears behind me unexpectedly with that laser sight and the music? I jump out of my fucking skin.

Just play horror games while you have a hangover. It's not the kind of magic you expect, but it's magic alright.

>>380948603
this, but also freeing naydra

>>380951649
Mah nigga, I was hoping at least one person would mention Dong Freeze.
I hope to fuck the game Retro is working on is another DK, I can't imagine how good the next one will be.

>>380948051
>LITERALLY only ONE good stage

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Shadow of the Colossus. It was extremely fucking frustrating at times, but the relief of taking down a colossus was incredible and the overworld, at the time, felt mysterious and intriguing. I remember starting up the game, picking some direction and just riding out to see what I'd fine.
I know now that there really is nothing out there, but it was still really exciting and there are a lot of nice scenery you can take a break at.

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>>380951649
>the FUCKING music

https://youtu.be/iXoELYrsQdU

>Those musical references to DKC
>The memories flooding back
>Realise you just beat a fucking good game
>You will never do it for the first time again

>>380948051
Earthbound.
I never had the chance to play it before its VC release. And it opened my mind.