Personally, I think it's age related. Most of my memorable gaming moments is when I was in single digits. Like I can remember details for every game I played when I was an innocent child. Background design, soundtracks, levels, characters, etc. Nowadays my jaded-ass forgets the main character's name after a few hours.
I am the black sheep "of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong."-Robert Anton Wilson