When was the last time a game actually amazed you??

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#1 ShadowsGameTime
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I buy a variety of games yet each one i play ceases to amaze me. The only series that look like worth playing to me is Dead Space, Infamous, Zelda, and Mario... Games anymore seem to be getting less and less fun and more about just the companies getting money... Is it just me?
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#2 fl4tlined
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i dunno i just recently got done playing xenogears for the first time after buying it from the psn store and its story blew my mind at how awesome it was even though the second disc had horrible pacing
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#3 GojiMaster
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i was pretty amazed by LA Noire, actually

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#4 zombehhhhh
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La noire's graphics amazed me but overall was red dead redemption.

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#5 CarefulSheKills
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I 3rd L.A. Noire..finally picked it up & the voicework/facial animations are top notch. They're a very important part of the game too, not just there to look pretty..

Bioshock when I first played in 2007...the atmosphere, characters, story just everything was/is amazing.

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#6 onebeelo
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recently ive only had a wow factor from half lifes non-cutscene stuff, like seeing a bridge in the distance with a massive army travelling across it, or the ending to ep2. awesome. mass effect 1 also gave me a wow feeling when i first saw the galaxy map and continued to amaze me with awesome missions and with the indepth codex
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#7 Ballroompirate
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Crysis 2

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#8 001011000101101
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The last few hours of Metro 2033 were incredible. It just builds and builds!
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#9 koospetoors
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The last few hours of Metro 2033 were incredible. It just builds and builds!001011000101101
Ditto, that game was awesome from start till finish.
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#10 Shenmue_Jehuty
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I don't use the term "amaze" lightly when it comes to gaming, but the last game that had this effect of me was King of Fighters 98: Ultimate Match when I played it for the first time about a year ago. As far as I'm concerned it is the best fighting game to ever be released.

But I have played some pretty awesome games since then, just non that I was amazed by per say.

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Games are amazing me all the time, and not just the new games.

Red Dead Redemption, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Symphony of the Night, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and there are many more all for different reasons. The graphics, the atmosphere, the music, the gameplay, all things that can wow me. I don't know if I just have low standards or what though. :P

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#12 lensflare15
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Very few games have ever "amazed" me... In fact, the last time I was amazed was when I played Tony Hawk's Project 8 on 360, I was in 7th grade and it was the first time I had noticed current gen graphics, yeah I didn't pay atttention to much back then...

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#13 EvilSelf
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LA NOIRE was the last game that amazed me.

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#14 istuffedsunny
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No it's not just you, in fact I made a similar thread the other day... But for me the last amazing game was RE4, like 7 years ago
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#15 Sunsha
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Demon Souls....I look forward to Dark Souls. ^_^
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#16 BDM666
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Bioshock amazed me for its writing and atmosphere. Few games have been as captivating since.
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#17 keech
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Only a handful of games ever truly get that Seal of Awesomeness from me. I would say the most recent game that really wowed me was Bioshock. But that's not to say I haven't played plenty of fantastic games since then.

If you're just not having fun playing most games, I would have to say It's probably you, look at what games you're playing, are they all similar? If so look for something new or unusual, something that you may not normally play. Or go on Steam and check out any older games you may of missed or the fantastic selection of indie games they have.

I for example am playing through F.E.A.R for the first time (thank you Steam for the 50% sale on it and it's sequel) and I'm loving it despite It's 2005 graphics, and lack of HD or widescreen support. I've had more than a few panicked "sweetgodwtfjesus!" moments while playing.

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#18 LustForSoul
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Bayonetta was the last time.
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#19 Kaarosu_318
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Persona 3 Portable. No matter how many times I finish it, it still brings me to tears.
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#20 kingkarl123
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hmmmm some of the boss battles in God of war 3 really amazed me. Such as the first battle on the back on Gaia while you fought posiedon.

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#21 Metaw
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I started playing God of War 3 today, the whole intro blew my mind, these people know that good music is effective.

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#22 JohnnyWPSP
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The last game that really amazed me was Fallout 3. It took a while, but when i got into it i couldnt stop playing (after i platted it i immediatley got New Vegas :D). Another game in recent memory that really amazed me was Red Dead Redemption. I put the disc in, let it install and the moment i saw the opening cutscene i was blown away (especially by the awesome atmosphere). When i really started playing i was even more impressed.

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#23 deactivated-5de2fb6a3a711
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent. I was a real huge fan of their Penumbra titles, but Frictional Games has done it again, and much better, too. Horror games today just don't seem to cut it. Resident Evil, Dead Space, that lame ass excuse for horror, F.E.A.R., no horror games today seem to be that scary. I guess the general ability to fight back, lack of psychological horror, and overreliance on gore just ruined them when it came to scares. But Amnesia... holy ****, it messes you up. It's paced perfectly well, your own mental state seems to mirror your character's as you sit in paranoia and fear (crouching in a dark corner and looking away from monsters is seriously the best option to avoiding enemies in this game), and you're reasonably helpless like any regular person should be when being pursued by god-knows-what. Reaction videos to this game are a testament to how all gamers are nothing but a miserable pile of fear and cowardice on the inside and show just how well this game was made to scare the piss out of you. I'm amazed at how scared I am to pick this one up to finish it. No game has ever done that. I've tried to be rational about the game, claiming that it's just a bunch of pixels, that dying in this game doesn't really penalize you at all, and that I've already seen what the enemies look like in the light (also set to Stayin' Alive) and determined that they wouldn't be scary at all if they all of a sudden appeared in Dead Space or Resident Evil (then again, those games had god-damned means of fighting back). It doesn't work.
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#24 SovietsUnited
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I played through Soul Reaver 2 about 2 years ago, I was left stunned by the progressing storyline.

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#25 Gibsonsg527
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Super Mario Galaxy and BC2. I had an absolute blast palying them.

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#26 Lostboy1224
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Bioshock and Red Dead Redemption. Loved the atmosphere in Bioshock and I thought that Red Dead Redemption was best western game I have ever played.
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#27 keech
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I played through Soul Reaver 2 about 2 years ago, I was left stunned by the progressing storyline.

SovietsUnited

They need to continue that series in a bad way. The last game left you hanging horribly. :(

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#28 Elann2008
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I find it sad that I have to really think about this one. Perhaps, Red Dead Redemption. I haven't played LA Noire yet because I'll be waiting for the PC version that is coming out later this year. RDR was brilliant.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Once I completed that game 100% it felt great. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it makes me happy that there is still much more to the platforming genre than I once thought.

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#30 ShadowsGameTime
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Super Mario Galaxy and BC2. I had an absolute blast palying them.

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What is SuperMarioGalaxy about??? and explain BC2 to me. sounds interesting.
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#31 Elann2008
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Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Once I completed that game 100% it felt great. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it makes me happy that there is still much more to the platforming genre than I once thought.

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It makes me happy that such platforms like SMG2 exist. It's just a different feeling when you play games like SMG2. Unlike any other shooter, or even RPG out there. Maybe it's nostalgia. Maybe it's plain old fun, or both. :)
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#32 Shmiity
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Good question. So many dissapointments in recent gaming. LA Noire ALMOST amazed me. Then the second half syndrome kicked in, and it was a boring, stupid plot twist game. So many games suffer from second half syndrome these days, I have no idea which game has amazed me.

Maybe Bad comp 2 for multiplayer. Besides that.... Silent Hill: Homecoming.

Dead space 2= dissapointment, Mass effect 2= dissapointment, fable 3= terrible, halo reach= dissapointment, two worlds 2= dissapointment.

So many games suffered from second half syndrome.... Very dissapointed ingaming, in general.

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#33 deactivated-57e5de5e137a4
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I'm playing Metro 2033 and am very enthralled by it right now. The last one other than that was The Witcher 2. Before that, Portal 2, and before that Red Dead Redemption.
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#34 ValHazzard
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uhm...When I got my HDTV, surround system and Burnout Paradise ... I kept going " WHOOAAAAA !!! " every minute

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#35 AHistoryofChaos
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Definitely L.A. Noire.
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#36 Jerryismyname
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In recent memory, games like LA Noire for its almost scary level of detail in facial animation. Shadow of the Colossus left me feeling a sense of wonder. It was a very enthralling experience. Little Big Planet's level editor and community. You guys have me very interested in this Metro 2033 thing. I've never heard of it. Indie game on PC or something?
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#37 DecadesOfGaming
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I'm amazed that after playing the beginning of 'Bioshock 2' I totally lost interest n thought it would be much more interesting to replay through Mass Effect 1 n 2 to see how the story differs..

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#38 GodModeEnabled
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Castlevania Lord Of Shadows, was such a beautifull game to wander through and stare at. Probably my favorite look at these good graphics game.
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#39 yokofox33
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Amazed? Probably Fallout 3. The game was great, but the whole atmosphere astounded me. I thought the Wasteland was just eerily beautiful to witness the first time setting your eyes upon it.

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#40 mrbrainheart
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I think it was mass effect (picked it up in january this year) along with mass effect 2

Assassins Creed, was amazing to me aswelland then there were DiRT 2(got me into more serious racing), Crysis I found to be a breath of fresh air in the Fps genre as was TF2. Oh I am also surprised at how much I'm enjoying Tales of monkey island. And Metro does indeed deserve a mention...

I'm easily amazed I guess. ;]

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I'm a little late to this party... but I just discovered Far Cry 2 from 2008, and I'm totally amazed! I only play an FPS once or twice a year, but I can't believe that I didn't know about this one. The environment is incredible, the graphics are beautiful, the AI is impressive, the physics (especially the fires) are amazing! I'll be all over FC3 when it comes out, and I hope it's as amazing as 2 is.
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#42 brickdoctor
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L.A. Noire was pretty amazing.

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#43 Bob_Wesker
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i was pretty wowed by Castlevania Symphony of the Night which says a lot for a game that's almost 15 years old. I was also surprisingly impressed with Star Wars Force Unleashed for PSP. thouroughly enjoyed every minute of it.

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#44 gmaster456
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Portal 2. That game is as close to perfect as a game can get.
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#45 cyborg100000
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Mass Effect did. I bought it in GAME not having a clue what it would be like (I never used the Internet much back in 07), and I was blown away by a tornado on steroids by how epic the game was, it was like watching Star Wars or LotR for the first time.

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#46 sonofsmeagle
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The last game i bought that truely amazed me was Shogun 2: Total War,

The improved AI was something that made my jaw drop.

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#47 shockwave04
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Thats a tough one, probably Half-Life 2
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#48 jadaski1
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hmmmm some of the boss battles in God of war 3 really amazed me. Such as the first battle on the back on Gaia while you fought posiedon.

kingkarl123

This was my last time as well. Fighting a boss while riding a titan as she climbs a massive mountain was just incredible. It's unfortunate that the story sucked; I wanted to kill Kratos myself multiple times throughout the game.

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#49 mazman3434
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Half Life 2 : Episode 2 - 1 of 2 games to actually make me tear. He didn't deserve it! Of course after a few years, your wanting to revenge starts to wear off. I'll have to play episode 2 before 3 is released.

Bioshock - The only gameto actually catch me off guard and leave me with solid feeling of 'that SOB!' considering the plot.

Killzone 3 - Graphics, awe worn off rather quickly though.

Beyond Good and Evil - The other game to make me cry. I loved the universe the dev's created.

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#50 YouVandal3
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[QUOTE="001011000101101"]The last few hours of Metro 2033 were incredible. It just builds and builds!koospetoors
Ditto, that game was awesome from start till finish.[/QUOTE

Oh man yes, this game is one my favorites of all time all TIME!!!!!