"S**t just got real" moments

[Thoric485]

Spoiler: Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines

When you go to that haunted hotel, pass through a washroom, read in a newspaper in the next room about a baby's head being found in the washroom and having to pass through the washroom again. Fuck.

 

[Koganesaga]

Area 51 on the original xbox, all of your remaining squad-mates die in front of you except the one that turns and you have to kill. That feeling of loneliness in the fact that you're the last living thing surrounded by darkness which is filled with things that want to kill you, simply terrifying.

 

[mexicola]

In Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines when bloodhunt gets called on your head that's when I felt like the shit hit the fan. Time to dust off that wooden stake of yours and get you some good ol' fashioned revenge.

 

[Skoldpadda]

When I was 5 and I walked in on my parents having sex.

 

[azncutthroat]

Final Fantasy 8, the battle between Balamb and Galbadia.

 

[WINDOWCLEAN2]

For me its The two moments in Gears 2 when:

No.1 - Marcus's Tribal friend kills himself from going insane.

AND

No.2 - Dom being forced to mercy kill his wife after freeing her.

 

[Wolfram23]

A recent one:

When BioWare unveiled their "Epic Community Event" (BioWare Bazaar) and it turns out that this epic event is only available to a fraction of their community.

 

[Aptspire]

For me, in Ace Combat 6 when

Spoiler

Strigon Leader goes on his suicide mission against you, on Ace difficulty

completely different ballgame, let me tell you what D8

 

[Hazy]

In any battlefield game, when buildings and explosions are going off all around you your mates are getting blown away by missle laucnhers and blood is on your screen. Its just epic.

Battlefield games have come the closest to mimicking the feeling of true battle confusion.

The smoke and gunfire of all directions only aids this.

 

[Yumi_and_Erea]

Serious Sam.

Right around the time the 180-foot tall, four-armed, nigh-onto-God, cybernetically enhanced sorcerer-giant showed up.

 

[xDHxD148L0]

Spoiler: MW2 Spoiler

In MW2, when Shepherd shot both Roach and Ghost in the same cutscene, poured gas over them and lit them up with his cigar. I got a tear in the corner of my eye, and it was a real "Shit just got real" moment.

This, and some of the God of War boss battles.

 

[DeleteThisPlease]

In Fire Emblem (for the GBA) when you reach the final battle and you get into combat with a dragon.

Also, when you get to ride a Brumak in Gears of War 2. Crowning Moment of Funny and Awesome. "WE'RE RIDING A BRUMAK!"

Classic.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Spoiler: Dragon age origins

When you duel logain, and you have to do it by yourself. 2) when you free your cousin in the City elf origins.

 

[Noobstick]

In Freespace 2, when the Colossus shows up (huge-ass image spoilered for your viewing convenience)

Spoiler

Of course, the über-ship that's at least 5 times bigger and better armed than everything else we got to see that far into the game only lasts us like a half dozen missions, but its sudden appearance and the can of whoopass it proceeded to unleash on the enemy cruiser was awesome beyond words.

Spoiler

Oh yeah.
EDIT: Damnit, now I need to go play this game again. Where did I put my joystick?

 

[Lord Beautiful]

The first time you fight Azazel in Tekken 6

 

[Malyc]

In MW2, the part where Makarov shoots u in the head, and the Russian retaliation.
Also, where Price launches the nuke, that was entertaining.

 

[hazabaza1]

Mass Effect 2, when

Spoiler

you come back after your crew gets abducted by the collectors.

Less of a "shit just got real", and more of a "you just fucked with the wrong person, buddy."

 

[Joe Deadman]

Spoiler: Half-Life 2

When Winston died. Damn that was depressing

He doesn't die isn't he the guy who gets wounded? At shorepoint?
Your either thinking of

Spoiler: hl2

Laszlo ("the finest mind of his generation")

or

Spoiler: ep2 end

Eli

which I think I will take as mine which is odd as its at the end of the game rather than during.