*SPOILER WARNING for Bayonetta 3 Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Gotham Knights Plague Tale Requiem Signalis High on Life Tunic GoW Ragnarok

That feeling of shock and awe at the scope of the game that I felt opening the world map after getting to the Siofra River in Elden Ring for the first time and realizing it was an entirely new, fully-built, underground area in this already massive open-world game reminded me of a very distinct similar experience from my childhood. It was the same feeling I got when I beat the Elite Four in Pokemon Gen 2 back in like 5th grade, and then suddenly they put me on a ship, I opened the map, and it's the literal *entire* Kanto region. Epic moments man.

Love this topic. Not recent by any means, but I doubt any moment will ever top the revelation of what “Would you kindly?” really meant. My jaw dropped. Literally.

The ending of Plague Tale Requiem was soul crushing, a fantastic ending to these two wonderful games, really hit *HARD* in the feels.

My favorite “holy cow” moment is the Astray Maze from Control. The music, the chaotic nature of the titular Maze. How it all crescendos into this epic scene of hardcore rock and esoteric madness! Beautiful!!!

First thing I think of is god of war 2018 and the sneak peek of Thor. I got so hyped first time I saw it and I can’t believe we got to fulfill that this year with Ragnarok

Fun fact about the Stanley parable, the game asks you at the start of ultra deluxe if you've played the original. If you say no, the game will make you do more of the original endings before the new content door appears.

I finished Plague Tale Requiem just yesterday and even the chapter title King Hugo popping up felt so sinister. It was already a pretty sad game, but turning into a giant plague sphere that instantly destroyed a city felt like something out of Akira.

The Ashtray Maze from Control was mind blowing.

I'm glad Signalis (9:29) made it to a gameranx list. To me, the most holy s*** thing about this game was that it summoned memories and vibes (insanely great ones) from Another World / Out Of This World, but in a darker and horrifying set. Especially, when I think about it, due to the artistic/graphical path the developers took about the use of (barely-polished) polygons : in the 90s game from Eric Chahi, it was a technical limitation of the era rigs ; in Signalis, it was an absolute choice. One of the 2022 GOTY, in my list.

Tbh, when you talked about Elden Ring and that there is no other game that does it, I had the same feeling when I first entered the Blackreach in Skyrim. I had no idea there is anything like that and just thought it another one of those small cave dungeons, but suddenly it opened into this amazing and very deadly place with glowing mushrooms and stuff.

I’d also argue that prey 2016 could be in this list when you first shatter the looking glass at the beginning of the game. That for me is one of the biggest shocks I’ve ever had playing any game in recent memory

A Plague Tale Requiem was one of my favorites of 2022. A lot of the time it felt like Aliens with rats, but there’s a lot more to it. And it has one of the saddest endings in a video game.

On Elden Ring I was in the swamp for the first time and seen what looked like guards with a witch tied to a steak, I turned towards them and a dragon landed skidding through everyone triggering a boss fight. Absolutely blew my mind

The true Holy SH*T moment is including Spark 3 in your video, seriously underrated gem of indie game.

I know Gameranx has several narators; Falcon is my favorite. He's just so relaxed...almost sounds like stream of thought commentary. Yeah, I know he's got to work from a script, maybe just an outline so he's sure to hit the important points. Yet, relaxed enough as if you're sitting next to him, while he plays, and he's just saying aloud what he' thinking.

Cried at the end of Plague Tale: Requiem. It went from a hopeful story of siblings, to some sections that felt like Arya and the Hound and then sudden genre shift to a xenomorph hive. I played High on Life and enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. It felt like OG Rachet and Clank.

Finding the Siofra River was such an amazing moment in Elden Ring. Like most people, I thought I had stumbled across a cavern or mini dungeon and then I saw the night sky and was absolutely in awe. I'm nowhere near finished with Elden Ring and want the experience to last as long as possible. It's such a beautiful, incredible game.

Tunic was definitely my favorite. It's been a long while when a game made me feel like a kid again in just learning about all the secrets that's been there the whole time, i just didn't know it yet.

The Bonus one completely blew my mind, such a good and dark twist

"He is a rat boi, he can control...the rats"

This is my favorite gaming channel hands down. Just wanted to give you guys props on all of the high quality content. I haven't even played any of the games on this list but I enjoyed the vid nonetheless. Keep it up!

The last hour of Pokémon SV was a gut punch of feels. Definitely would've been a good honorable mention.

I'll also add the whole Crater section in GOW Ragnarok. Every time I thought I was close to finishing it, it kept opening up more sections, and each section more jaw dropping than the last. It was an entire worth of game content just hidden away behind a seemingly ordinary side quest.

I like the Witness surprise where the puzzles are everywhere. It becomes obvious early on but the expanse of all the potential puzzles is a revelation. Even the cloud positions in a stock looking skybox is a puzzle.

The Elden Ring elevator was the biggest trip for me because I was also running from a giant bear lol my heart was pounding and I thought of the elevator as a safe haven, the view was even more astounding because of the break it gave me lol

Glad to see Tunic on this list and so high too. For me the first wtf moment was when I first got deep underground and saw the...processing plant. Discovering that everything in this game, even the sound design around normal functions like saving or teleporting have a deeper meaning was amazing.

Sonic Frontiers was surprising for having a final boss that felt like it was from another game series entirely, nevermind the fact it became a shoot-em-up.

The first ride on a Sunwing in HFW was one of my top moments

Nice to have Gotham Knights in here. I feel like it’s come and gone unfortunately but I highly enjoyed it even tho I got the ending spoiled but playing it was a different experience entirely anyways.

I'm emotionally stunted as hell but the ending to Plague Tale almost got me man

The fight with DragonLord Placidussax has that one animation where he summons bunch of lightnings followed by a big one that covers most of arena and it was spectacular to look at🔥

I got one "Holy Sh*t" moment you guys and probably at lot of people missed out. Control(2019). When you get the Levitation power. If you played the game you know what i'm talking about. That one part where you get on that room that is like a spiral circle and you fly your way throught it The whole Maze section is awesome a great one. Control got like 20 "Holy crap" moments. PLAY CONTROL PLEASE

Signalis false ending and subsequent revelations is really trippy. Glad to see this Indy game make it on the list and hope more people play it. Spark the Electric Jester 3 bonus is mind blowing and existential crisis ensuing 😂.

I'm glad the true biggest plot twist is mentioned. Spark 3 is amazing!

Going retro- because I go back!…. The first time the T-Rex appears on Tomb Raider the original. Running around screaming….😂

Ghost of Tsushima when you first unlock the ghost stance

The orchestra fight was my favorite boss in Bayonetta. I was totally not expecting that tbh. Oh and the kaiju fights..... Perfection. 😂

My favorite Holy Sh*t moment from God of War Ragnarok was going on this little side quest, and ending up finding the Crater, a GIGANTIC new area absolutely stuffed with fun things to do.

I nearly dropped a brick when I fought the hidden Dark Souls boss in Kirby. Also when I explored Area Zero in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet for the first time, the deeper you go the more… wrong everything becomes; all culminating with that final fight where everything you thought you knew in traditional Pokémon storytelling is challenged or thrown straight out the window.

Imo, I great moment for me, was seeing the Super Sonic boss fights in Sonic Frontiers, like the first part with Giganto. It was so epic.

Maybe it was obvious to others but the end of act 1 of returnal really got me good

I think there are several bigger holy shot moments in Elden Ring, like getting kidnapped by the Abductor Virgins and waking up in Volcano Manor, seeing Crumling Farum Azula for the first time (it’s a fucking city in the sky with dragons and tornados!!!) Rykard’s phase 2 cutscene (now THAT was a holy shit moment), Maliketh’s second phase cutscene (and EPIC moveset), seeing Leyendell and the Erdtree up close for the first time, seeing the Elden Beast for the first time plus its beautiful otherworldly cutscene, Godfrey’s second phase, Godrick’s second phase cutscene, the Fire Giant’s second phase cutscene, fighting Radahn with like 6 summons, the Placidussax boss fight, the Fortissax boss fight, seeing the Erdtree on fire, discovering the Roundtable Hold in Leyendell, discovering the hidden passage in Volcano Manor and entering into the prison village, Lansseax’s opening attack during your first encounter, seeing the Altus Plateau, crossing the giant bridge on the Mountaintops of Giants, Discovering the Haligtree, Malenia’s lotus bloom thing, discovering and exploring the sewer tunnels under Leyendell, climbing Mt. Gelmir and finding the Fallingstar Beast in the crater atop the mountain, Rykard’s boss room, Maliketh’s boss room, Mohg’s cutscene, finding the lake of rot, fighting Astel, seeing Leyendell covered in ash, finding the three fingers, the Chaos Flame ending… good God, I could go on. Siofra River well is just the tip of the iceberg. Elden Ring is one holy shit moment after the other. What an incredible game.

Your videos are always something I look forward to everyday!

Thank you Gameranx For more amazing content Everyday I always look forward to watching the next daily video We love and appreciate your hard work! Falcon always hitting these videos flawlessly.

You guys are doing great with the content! I swear I get on KZfaq to take a dump and I leave the bathroom watching your videos for like 30 more minutes at least😂🙌🏻

Those Bayonetta Boss Fihts.... Pure LOVE

I watched this ten times, and I can confirm that this is a certified hood classic!

For me the most holy shit moment of all times will always be the plottwist reveal of B.R.A.I.D, where game reverses itself and shows you are the evil guy trying to kidnap the princess ( you play the reverse of that initially showing you are the guy rescuing the princess from the evil knight, knight which is actually saving the princess from you in the original)

My favourite HOLY SH!T moment was the music scene in Control, that was epic

Lol, those moments are quite memorable

The Elden Ring elevator thing was *definitely* a holy shit moment for me; going down to find myself in a huge area that made me feel like I was not *underground* , but on a small rock in *space* (all the stars all around me helped with that). Holy shit was *definitely* how I was reacting to that!

Can I just say that high on life was fantastic. I’m praying for a sequel. Loved it.

“You don’t have to know you just have to accept it” I like that explanation 😂

Vader at the tail end of Jedi: Fallen order really gave me a “holy shit” moment

That whole open world map under the actual open world map in elden ring was truly mind blowing of course, Just not gonna lie, LOL

Having to fight the Tree Spirit Guardian 17X in Elden Ring is the true holy s*it moment

Definitely do more videos like this! And the Easter Egg Ones are great too!

The batman boss fight demands perfect dodging to the T , I was channeling my inner ultra instinct after 4 attempts 😅😅

for Signalis, the ''fake ending'' whatever button you click, even quit, doesnt actually quit the game. I was very confused the first time because i clicked quit and it booted me in again, but thing have changed. I was amazed by how much more content there was after.

Discovering what seemed like another galaxy underground made my mind run wild the first time I saw it. Elden ring satisfied my need to adventure in ways no other game has

I've been wanting for this so long

That GOW surprise was dope.

As far as ER goes, I loved that underground. If they're gonna make a nook or a corner then I'm gonna explore it. Just finished my first TW2 playthru'. Gonna do Triss now. Then onto my first ever TW3 playthru ^^^^

Respect for Falcon saying to hell with the new YT regulations on cursing

Could be recency bias but the first that pops in my head is godrick cutting his own arm off and then grafting with a nearby dragons head. BARE WITNESS!!!!

Lmao the random Run the Jewels cutaway

Kinda saw the Plague Tale Requiem ending coming......well not to that extent but let's face it what option was there? The bit after the credits is interesting...seems to suggest a sequel of sorts. But I never tire of saying this...it's a great game....easily makes my top 5.

Best quality of videos on KZfaq by far

Nice "I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream" reference! 😁

The opening sequence of High on Light was hilarious

My opinion on The Last of Us has changed in recent year but goddammit. I will NEVER forget the shock I felt after *that scene with Henry* It was froze me for a solid minute.

What about (Elden Ring spoilers) fighting Rykard was while hard and everything it was such a spectacle.

It's a long shot, but I thought about a suggestion for you guys last night, if you can handle/find it. 10 games that had good karma/morally grey systems. =P Good ones I can think of, is like infamous and Fallout New Vegas.

First thing I thought of was the elevator in elden ring… still one of my favorite moments in games in general. Another one is the whole professor reveal in scarlet/violet. I was like “oh shiiiiiit” 😂

I was kinda surprised by the Elden Ring one. No wonder why it got game of the year award.

The ending of DarkcPictures: Little Hope

Ahh Bayonetta 3! Probably the most fun I’ve had with a character action game! Good list as usual :D

I think the number one of “Holy Shit” moment of 2022 is when Thor “kills” you and then relieve you after

the fact that General Radahn's meteor entrance from the second half of his fight isn't here is insane to me

Bayonetta 3 is awesome!

God of war ragnarok has a bunch of holy s*** moments

On Bayonetta, I'd say the thriller reference is there cause the same guy made both series and pretty sure he likes michael jackson. He even put another Jackson reference in DMC5

I quite literally had to pause at high on life and get the keycard because I did not know and I'm now reinstalling tunic 😂 you guys are amazing, thanks 👍😁

At any point in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is a holy shit moment. That game has one of the best stories in video games I've seen!

Thank you for the Bayonetta shout out. Yea the game has mixed reviews and feelings, I still believe that alot of those are exaggerated to a certain degree. But thanks anyways, cause I do believe that it genuinely a good game, just the story is kinda hit and miss in some areas.

Best game related content channel on youtube. Truly. That bonus game - i need to check it out asap.

Monika taking over and reading your actual gamer tag

This has got to be the best gaming Channel out there because when I started watching it I didn't know any of the games that were mentioned but because of falcons great humor and sarcasm and Jake baldinos enthusiasm I managed to stick around around and learn many things about the gaming world but I just wish that I could actually play some of the great games that are always mentioned

This man just said that Limgrave sets your expectations "kinda low." That was actually the most mind-blowing thing in this video.

This reminded me of how completely awestruck I was when I first discovered that same elevator in Elden Ring. So fuckin sick, definitely my game moment of the year and possibly my game moment of the past 3-5 years 😂

People can love or hate GoW:Rag but when it comes to playing as Atreus they can just quit their whinging. I personally hope they make an entire game were we get to play as Atreus as he searches for his people. More importantly though i'm interested to see SM's take on the next mythology and which mythology it'll be.

I kinda miss being blown away by a video game moment, specially in narrative. As is, games just can't stick the landing like series and movies for me.

I thought the best moment from gow would be when Thor revives you in the first fight. Shows the level of arragance he has and how much he enjoys combat.

“He can control the rats””rat boy”😂

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I love the rtj video clip you threw in there

Nothing will ever be more of a holy shit moment than the ending of doki doki

That elevator in elden ring reminds me of the first time i entered blackreach in skyrim

A plague tale: Requiem was a tough thing to swallow. As with Last of Us 2 it didn't come as a surprise that it ended like that, but the way it ended ... man that was a gut punch that you kinda had to make the conscious decision to do it. I mean he was annoying at times in the first game, but the little guy grows on you.