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8. FFIV - Kain betrays Cecil. This game taught me so much about humanity, our ability for greatness but also for wickedness. I mean, Kain and Cecil were like brothers, but Kain's internal conflicts drove him over the edge (although he redeems himself in the end). I lost a little childhood innocence when the betrayal happened.
7. Breath of Fire II - Building your own town. As a kid, I really loved Breath of Fire I, II, and III. In BOF II, you could build your own town, complete with an inn, weapons shop, residences, etc. As a kid, this was the closest thing to having my own place.
5. Wolfenstein 3D - My first 3D game and first-person shooter. Of course this game was a very limited 3D, but never before had I seen a game from the main character's perspective. Also, my 10 year-old self loved the violence, which was pretty revolutionary. I spent hours playing this as a young kid.
6. Tomb Raider - The first time diving head-first off a cliff into a giant pool of water. When this game first came out, The 3D environments were truly mind blowing. The undergound caverns and caves were huge, and entirely explorable. Also, the controls for Lara Croft were impecable.
4. Diablo 2 - Finding the best items. This game made me obsessed about uber gear more than any other RPG. The expansive list of cool items was the best part about the game. I could do "magic-find" runs over and over and not get sick of it. Of course I eventually did get sick of it, but it was really fun while it lasted.
3. FFIV - Rydia's return. When Rydia first joins your party, she is a little girl, more of a burden than anything else. She supposedly dies in the shipwreck (when leviathan attacks, I think). Later on in the game, Cecil struggles against a powerful boss, and wehn everything looks grim, all of a sudden we see a Mist Dragon come and attack the enemy. Rydia, now a young woman, bursts onto the screen and save Cecil and the party. I still get goose bumps over this.
2. FFVI - The destruction of the World of Balance, and the emergence of the World of Ruin. I loved everything about this game, but this was the moment that the game really took off. When Celes woke up on that deserted island, I said to myself "holy shit, this game means business."
1. FFXI - My first MMORPG. FFXI changed my concept of video games forever. Human interaction, challenging immersive gameplay, an internalized economy, gorgeous graphics, and the list goes on. I've spent more time with this game than all other games combined.
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