What's the most meaningful game(s) you've ever played?

[Kasz216]

twesterm said:
Final Fantasy VI

Where to start...I had been gaming since I was in the area of 4-6 starting on our old PCJr with games like King's Quest I and Jumpman and moved to consoles when the NES came out. Up until FFVI I loved games and loved playing them but FFVI was the thing that got me interested in gaming and ultimately making them.

I remember getting that game and instantly just becoming absolutely enthralled. It's hard for an RPG to catch your attention straight from the beginning and FFVI just did a wonderful job the entire way. I remember daydreaming about the serpent trench, remember trying to get Sabin's Blitz's right, and the awesomeness that was your party splitting into three!

And then came the opera house. Up until that point I never experienced a lot of emotion in games but the music and the scene was just amazing. I remember playing that part over and over again because it was just so amazing. I just had never experienced anything like that.

And then I got to the floating island. I thought I was at the end of the game and I was all prepared for finally finishing what was an awesome game. If the game had ended on the floating island, this game would still be on my top games list, but it just got better. You fight your way through the island, beat Atma, and then get to Kefka and Ghestal. After a great scene, the world ends and you wake up alone.

And then it still got better. Who can honestly say they played the solitary island without at the very least coming close to crying? (see the scene here)? That game just did so much with so little. Ugh, I still get goosebumps thinking about that scene.

FFVI expressed more emotion than its simple (by todays standards) sprite graphics than I've experienced in almost every game I've played in the last 10 years. That game was just one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had and just made me so much more interested in gaming. In fact, I'm going to go dig up FFVI Advance.

I agree with all that. Tactics Ogre comes close to me too because they actually never make you feel like a jerk even when you choose to do just about the worst possible thing and the whole subject matter is great. I know i'm missing another game here but i can't think of what it is right now.