What video game was like pure magic to you?

[Hynad]

This list has to be taken into context. Those games were like magic to me when I played them when they originally released.

- Final Fantasy IV (SNES) The oncle of one of my friend got that game early because of his aunt that lives in the US. When he got back home with his copy, me and my friend were playing an other game (If I remember right it was Gradius 3). He told us, with a very enthusiatic smile, that we had to stop playing and let him show us this marvel. I had never played anything like this before. A compelling story that made the game feel very cinematic, despite its srpite based graphics. It was like an interactive novel, with great music and dynamic battles! I had played the original Final Fantasy on the NES before that. But it wasn't until I playe FF IV that the series became special to me. It's also, along with games like Maniac Mansion, a game that helped me a lot to learn basic english back when I was still in grade school. In fact, it's because of games like this that I enjoyed learning english so much. Because I wanted to know what the heck those stories were about! xD
- Resident Evil The first dog you meet. I probably don't need to add more to this reason. But I'll add that I was waiting for FF VII to release before getting a PS. That game changed that.
- Final Fantasy VII I remember buying a lot of magazine that had article about it, pre-release
- Shenmue I'd go to one of the local game shop just to watch the trailer that played on their TV. I really couldn't wait for this game to come out. And when it did, it was pretty much everything I wanted it to be... Except... It wasn't complete. I'm still dreaming for a Shenmue 3.
-  Killer Instinct (arcade) When this game came out, it trashed every other 2D fighters when it comes to visuals. To this day, this is the fighting that I played the most. I'd probably be able to buy a car with all the money I spent on that game at the arcade. Warcraft 2