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This thread is about games that give the "this is another level" feeling. In one way or another these games have done it for me.

1.TLOU II

2. The Order 1886

3. Cyberpunk 2077 on (PC max settings)

4. Horizon Zero Dawn

5. Death Stranding

6. Spiderman Miles Morales (PS5)

7. BF 2042 (PC max settings)

8. Control (PC max settings)

EDIT: 9.Detroit Become Human

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

The emotional factor And emotive Sequence. Gravity Rush 1 And Gravity Rush 2, specially the final boss.


SoTC the whole story And the final Sequence.

 

[BigBooper]

I remember showing off Half Life 2 to some people and I thought it was amazing. They were like

I'm very impressed by the world changing effects in Layers of Fear.

 

[SteadyEvo]

Heavy Rain

 

[SEGA_2012]

Virtua Fighter 3
Shenmue 1
Halo CE
Gears of War 1
Mario 64
Mortal Kombat 1
Street Fighter 2

 

[Gameplaylover]

Heavy Rain

I agree, except the controls. Man i had a hard time learning it. But the game was QD's best work, by far. Loved it. Also Max Payne 2, that game hit me emotionally and had great gameplay. A masterpiece.

 

[Fare thee well]

I found the pursuit of 'that next graphical experience' has left me with some heavy diminishing returns as I've gotten older, BUT,

The recent traversal into open space in Chorus gave me a glimmer of that feeling again, but happy to report the fun combat is 10fold stronger.

 

[nightmare-slain]

Night City in cyberpunk blew my mind. Shit on the game all you want but you gotta give credit to CDPR for making such a huge dense city with so much detail. I do wish there was more accessible areas but the city felt so daunting and imposing. It felt like it never ended and there was always a new place to explore. The times you leave the city it's kinda relaxing, a gasp of air, and a sigh of relief. It's definitely one thing they got right with the game. I know there were performance issues on last gen consoles but still...to create a city like that is insane. It has ruined some maps for me and I can't wait to see what the future holds for map creation. For CDPR i'm not expecting huge cities in Witcher 4 but when we get a Cyberpunk sequel it will be exciting to jump back into Night City. The city isn't just a city it almost feels like a character of its own.

 

[Ebidramon]

Games directed / written / produced by Hideo Kojima.

 

[Gusy]

games in OP are mostly nice looking.. but I feel they are iterating or slightly improving on previous games.

You want a boundary pusher?.. I propose the original System Shock.

 

[Gameplaylover]

Almost forgot my number 1 pick: Astro Bot: Rescue Mission. This game made perfect use of VR, i would almost say it's the next level for Jump & Runs that not even Super Mario can achieve without VR. Great and diversified level design, nice secrets, tough boss fights and clever gameplay ideas. This game had it all.

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[MidGenRefresh]

This thread is about games that give the "this is another level" feeling. In one way or another these games have done it for me.

1.TLOU II

2. The Order 1886

3. Cyberpunk 2077 on (PC max settings)

4. Horizon Zero Dawn

5. Death Stranding

6. Spiderman Miles Morales (PS5)

7. BF 2042 (PC max settings)

8. Control (PC max settings)

EDIT: 9.Detroit Become Human

What an absolute terrible list. Oh my. Are you gaming since 2015?

 

[ReBurn]

Tetris

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Trilobit]

This thread is about games that give the "this is another level" feeling. In one way or another these games have done it for me.

1.TLOU II

2. The Order 1886

3. Cyberpunk 2077 on (PC max settings)

4. Horizon Zero Dawn

5. Death Stranding

6. Spiderman Miles Morales (PS5)

7. BF 2042 (PC max settings)

8. Control (PC max settings)

EDIT: 9.Detroit Become Human

Why not give an explanation for what you think they have pushed? Do you mean only graphics?

 

[GametimeUK]

GTA3 for open world sandbox
Metal Gear Solid for its cinematic presentation
Mario 64 for controls in a 3D space
Super Mario Bros for level design
Crysis for visuals
Ico for its style of storytelling
Halo for FPS on consoles
Tony Hawk Pro Skater for arcade extreme sports
Astrobot for a VR showcase in third person
Half Life Alyx for a VR showcase in first person
Half Life for its style of storytelling
Uncharted 2 set pieces
Gears of War cover shooting

 

[West Texas CEO]

Anyone remember Unreal?

 

[Flabagast]

First person dialog in CP2077 is mindblowing and truly a step forward. I have never seen conversations in video games so natural and well animated with so much liberty left to the player in how he can act and move (even if it still is within heavy constraints)

 

[Fart Knight]

Anyone remember Unreal?

I don remember it ever coming to N64 lol

 

[Camreezie]

GTA 3 was a big one for me. Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64 back on the N64. I thought Witcher 3 came close too last gen