The most beautiful sight in a video game

[AlphaOmega]

WC3:TFT
Arthas ascending the frozen throne, echoes of his father and jaina in his head with the power of the lich king calling him. taking a last hesitation before merging with Ner'zul. then seeing the barren frozen land.

HL1: Intro tram ride
HL2: Opening moments, seeing Nova Prospect in the distance. ending of EP2.
Age of Mythology: The Titans: a Long awaited map called "Lost Legion" shame I lost it
Bioshock: Going to rapture
Fallout3: Exiting the vault.

Super Metroid: half the bosses looked beyond awsome

 

[quack35]

Exiting Vault 101, blinded by the light for a second, and seeing the outside world for the first time.

 

[uberube]

The confiscation field in half life 2 ep. 1 because you realize that you get the ubergravity gun

 

[cthulhu257]

In Call of Duty: WaW, at the end when Sgt. Reznov charges up with his machete, and absolutely BUTCHERS the German that shot you, in slow-motion no less. Especially cool that they even animated the blade shimmer right when you see him.

 

[Arayis]

When you're playing a silent hill game: save points.

 

[willard3]

Fallout 3 when you first step out of Vault 101.

Most awe-inspiring? It's certainly up there. Most beautiful? You have a strange sense of beauty, my friend.


A lot of the set-pieces from the God of War games were amazing. The beginning of the first Ghana level from Tomb Raider Legend was quite pretty as well...Lara even mentions that if all else fails, she could get into the postcard business.

 

[Theo Samaritan]

Level 5 on Rez - I wish I could watch myself play it.

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[KaiRai]

Resident evil 3 - Ammo or herbs
(On the complete opposite though, worst sight = Nemesis. God you C&%$.!)

Mass effect when you're in the Mako and there's grouped enemies. Boom.
Also the snowblind rounds mod. Instant ice bitches!!

I'll also mention Oblivion, still play it now, if anyone has done Garridan's tears, I wish I could live there forever and ever.

Also, just any game when you've been stuck on a level and finally nail it.

 

[Eipok Kruden]

When I first landed on the Halo in Halo: CE. I looked out into the distance and instead of seeing the horizon, I just saw the ring curve up and over my head. Beautiful. One of my favorite moments in gaming.

 

[Ravenholm27]

Watching Leon die in so many entertaining ways in RE4 (beauty of a creative mind XD)

 

[FinalGamer]

Coming out of the vault in Fallout 3 to witness a strangely beautifully melancholic wasteland with the sun beating down upon you.

Landing upon Tallon IV in Metroid Prime to feel the first drops of rain upon your visor.

The first sight of Hyrule Field in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

The first time you enter The Dark World in Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past

The second CD intro in Star Ocean 2.

 

[UsefulPlayer 1]

Watching Archangel Tyrael destroy the Worldstone.

The world as will know it would cease to exit....



Of course until Diablo 3 comes out.

 

[Clashero]

The flying sand dragon in Shadow of the Colossus.
"The Assassin's View" in the new Prince of Persia.
Some of the views in Okami are spectacular.
The Fisherman in Half-Life 2: The Lost Coast.
Running around Casablanca in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.
Having your entire team unload ALL their tactical aids on the same spot of the map (just for giggles)
Sliding down a sloped glass roof in Mirror's Edge with Physx enabled, while being shot. The shards of glass, the motion blur, the shaking camera, it's all beautiful.

 

[bigbrian206]

the experimental MIRV in fallout 3, the first time you see it

 

[mrpenguinismyhomeboy]

In Left 4 Dead, watching the plane crash in Dead Air, pretty intense. Beating up Andrew Ryan in Bioshock, not exactly beautiful, but visceral. When you first walk outside in Fallout 3, priceless.

 

[The_Bat_Dan]

that part in CoD 4 when sgt. Jackson dies... not beautiful but mind blowing and unbelievably moving...

 

[Fluke]

Red XIII with his cubs after the closing credits of FFVII.