Here's some music to set the mood (From the very game i will be discussing):
To me, it was Metal Gear Solid. I had played one or two games before then, but this was the one that got me into the hobby full-time. The lead character, the cast, the villains, setting, weapons, gameplay...all of it was perfect. I was still quite young at the time, so i wasn't able to save Meryl until many years later when i actually knew how to survive the torture sequence...but i was able to finish it nonetheless, and even if i couldn't understand some parts i still loved it!
But, all good things must come to an end eventually: I still love and cherish this game, and Snake is still practically my hero, but..i soon realized that there were other games out there, other adventures i could have outside of the alaskan fox archipelago and whole other worlds that needed me to take the role of hero for them. I still hold a copy of this game alongside it's two elder siblings, and will be getting the fourth soon enough..but i realize now that once i do play number 4, that will be the end of my hero and his adventures for good.
...excuse me a moment, i have something in my eye.
