With a newdecaderollingin, wecanfinallyreflectonthegreatestmomentsofourlivesgaminglives, thatisName's DavewithWatchMojoandtodaywe'llbecountingdownourpicksfortheTop 20 defininggamingmomentsoffthelastdecade.
A top 10 couldn't givejusticetoalloftheoutstandingloansofthelastdecade, sowehadtoextendit.
Thislistwillbelookingatsomeofthemostexciting, surprising, allround, memorablemomentsfrom 2010 to 2019 thatmadethesevideogamemomentstrulyiconic.
RevelationoffProjectzeroDawnHorizonZeroedonHorizonwasprobablythemostfunyougethalfwith a bonearrowthislastdecade, butitalsohad a verycomplexbackstoryaswell.
Priortothescene, wehadseenoldlogsandrecordingsabouthowprojectsSheridanwassupposedly a devastatingsuperweaponusedas a lossditcheffort, toewipeoutanarmyofkillerrobots.
ZeroDawnisnot a superweaponsprogramanditwillnotsaveus.
Nothingwillsaveus.
Inactuality, a LloydLinesthatitwas a desperategovernmentprojecttoensure a lifeonEarthcanstartagainafterit's inevitablywipedoutbythePharaohplaguemachines.
Whatifwecouldgivelife a future?
Whatifwecouldbuild a kindofseedfromwhich, on a deadplanetlifecouldblossomanew?
Thisis a wholeprojectzeroThistragicstoryofthelasthumanspreparingfor a newworldtheywouldneversee.
Itchangedeverythingwethoughtaboutthegame.
Andit's a lottotakein a swell.
Whatwouldyoudowiththisnews?
Jeezway.
Butifyouwillhelpmehelp, Kaya, wecangiveit a future.
Asyougettothetop, themusicbeginstofadeoutasyoureachthesummit, creating a tangiblesenseofanticipationthatkey G ontheedgeofyourseatbeforeyoutakeyourfinalleap.
Yeah, Number 18 shooting a portalattheMoonPortaltoPortaltohasyouutilizingallsortsofstrangeanduniqueenvironments.
Thefactthatthishappenedearlywithinthegame's thirdactcaughtuscompletelyoffGodthesmymemoriestakecareofeveryoneformeAftertobedies, shetusks a twowithcontinuingon.
Butthemercykillismisinterpretedbyaninfuriatednine s nights.
Oh, two.
Tokilloff a lovablemaincharacter 2/3 ofthewayintothegame.
Oh, butthenthingswrapupinto a chaoticslugfestwiththeirgigantic I juice, findingitover a betterloverinthebackgroundthatitgetsevenMaurepicasthey'reangelsanddemonsstartfightingoveranentirecitylandscapewiththeplayersfightingalongsidethem.
Decouplepast, I sworewouldstaymarriedasyouSummerleetravelunderthebloodredskyCredosayscontemplationofhispastculminatesintheappearanceoftheghostofAthena, allleadinguptotherevealoff.
Thefranchiseisclassicweapons.
Youwillalwaysmonster, I know, but I amyourmonsternolonger.
Allthebladeswereawesomeandtheyalsomarked a majorchangeinthecombatsystemto, asCradlesnowhadaccesstothemoveshehadintheclassicGodofWartrilogyanditwaasawesome.
ThearrivalofMr X residenteviltoremakethosewhoplayedtheoriginalresinabletomightremembertherecurringbossbattlewiththisbehemoth, buttheremakemadehimsomethingevenmoreterrifyingNowhewouldnotstopstalkingtheplayeraroundthepolicestationandmakingtheslightestnoisewoulddrawhimtoyourlocation.
Thepoundingofhisheavyfootstepsashestompstowardsyouorhimsuddenlyburstingthrough a doorisabsolutelyheartstoppingon.
Thelastthingyouwantistobetrappedinthecorner.
JesusChrist, the T 103 tyrant, alsoknownasMr X, stoletheshowintheremakeandmadethisgameterrifyingalloveragain.
Hesuddenlywentexpectingthis, introducingGeraldloungingnakedinthebooth, thisseeminglyinnocuousseensentfriendsinto a frenzyandevenbecame a popularnameonline.
EventheliveshowonNetflixreferencethismain.
Thereisn't muchtosayaboutthescene, butthereis a lottolookat.
In a way, itmaynotbethemosteventfulmoment, butit's certainlyoneofthemostmemorableandleavesyouwithanimageyouwillnotgetoutofyourmindfor a longtimetocome.
ThemostdefiningmomenttheSiri's, however, comesattheendoftheoriginalredemption.
I loveyou, I Loveyou.
NowgoGood, TrappedinsidethebarnbyEdgarRossandhiscroniesafterhelpingthemthroughouttheentiregame, playersarefacedwith a lostandsituationwithnochanceofsurvival.
Deadeyeactivatesand, well, thishappens.
Afterthismomentofdevastatingshock, however, comestheultimateformofvengeancefromJohnSon, Jacknumberseven, etc.
Thatitwasabletocreatenewsheadliningevents, anditallstartedbyhaving a marshmallowconcertliveandingameitfeltlikeplayingthefuture.
Itcompletelychangedthewaythatpubculturecaninfluencegamesandbroughtaboutaneraoffingameeventsfromvariouseyepiece, including a finalsexperienceandlaidoff a stallwasonenumberfive.
NewDunkCityCelebration.
SuperMarioOdyssey.
Well, threeofourcityhasdonestartedThiefFactthatMariohascontinuedtobe a pulpculturemainstayforfourdecadesnowspeaksvolumesabouthislegacy, andthiscelebrationinNewDunkCityservesasanincredibletributetohisname.
Youknowit's a blastthroughthepastasyoutakecontrolofretroMarioandrunthroughvarioustodaysidescrollinglevelswhile a conceptplaysinthebackground.
Marioevengets a chancetorelivehisoriginstoriesasjumpmanasheleapsoverbarrelsandcomesfacetofacewith a surprisecameoappearancefromdonkeyDungandalltothesoundofoneofthecatchiestsongstocomeoutofgaming.
With a newdecaderollingin, wecanfinallyreflectonthegreatestmomentsofourlivesgaminglives, thatisName's DavewithWatchMojoandtodaywe'llbecountingdownourpicksfortheTop 20 defininggamingmomentsoffthelastdecade.
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