Games you've played that you wish you could play again for the *first* time

Chrono Trigger
Earthbound
Final Fantasy 1
Final Fantasy 2 (4)
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 12
Ico
Metal Gear Solid 1
Shadow of the Colossus
Shenmue
Soul Calibur
Super Mario 64
Zelda OOT

...and many more.
 
Jedi Knight - I learned FPS on PC from this game, it defaults to what is inverted mouse in all other games. Now I can't unlearn it, so I would replay it with mouse set to normal.
Half Life 1 - I would love to re-experience the first meeting with the soldiers without knowing that the majority of it is scripted.
 
The Halo series and the Orange Box... in a single week.

Sure, I'd probably be dead at the end of that week, but it would be an awesome way to die.
 
Fallout 1&2, Planescape: Torment, System Shock 2, Deus Ex... I also have to include some console classics like Super Metroid, SMB3, Castlevania SotN, and then on portables most of the other metroidvanias, and the Ace Attorney games.
 
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In no particular order :

-Shenmue;
-Broken Sword;
-Super Mario 64;
-WCW vs nWo Revenge (I liked the first one, but the sequel was so much better);
-Resident Evil;
-Dragon Ball Z 2 on the SNES (it was released in France back in the day)
 
UT2003
Some of the best times I have ever had in gaming, I would love to re-live them all!

Maybe even Counter-Strike too.
 
Deus Ex, Chrono Trigger, Morrowind (all tens of hours of it). My all-time favorites basically.

There are probably many more, but one I've played very recently is Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy. I'd love to play it again for the first time, despite the flawed last quarter, if only to experience again the sheer brilliance that is the beginning of the game.
 
SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS.
 
BobsRevenge said:
Shadow of the Colossus
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I'm gonna start that (for the first time) after I'm done with MGS Essentials. :D

1) Halo: CE. It was hands-down the best single-player video game experience I've ever had.

2) Secret of Mana. This game was pure magic for me back in the day.

3) Metal Gear Solid. I just replayed this game for the first time in years so it was kinda close to being like my *first* time.
 
Even though it was just last year, Super Mario Galaxy would probably be it for me. No other game in recent memory threw that much variety and fun at the player all the way through to the very end... and then tossed in a great bonus for your efforts, too.

Older stuff that just captivated or blew me away that I wish I could play again for the first time:

Space Harrier - Although I loved games as a kid like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Jungle King, Zaxxon, Dragon's Lair, Q*Bert, etc., it was this game from Sega that made me fall in love with sprite scaling. I'd never seen anything like it. The colors, the robotic and flora/fauna designs, and the great music just won me over. When I saw the sit-down cabinet at Disneyland circa 1987, I think I spent more time in the Starcade than I did with my family waiting in lines for rides. This was *it* for me, and playing it today really takes me back.

Out Run - Pretty much the same as above, but stepping into the driver's seat of a Ferrari as a kid in junior high made me feel pretty damn cool. LOL I honestly thought I could feel wind in my face while playing it. And then the first time I heard Magical Sound Shower, I knew that'd be a favorite for life.

Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style - I'd never seen a machine like this in arcades. Up until they started importing this to some US arcades, all I'd seen was DDR and Beatmania Complete Mix 1 & 2. This machine was like, hooooly crap. The cool (at the time) RP screen, huge speakers, platform you had to stand on, LED readout, FX sliders, the 14-key setup, real videos playing. Man... those were the days.

Ico - All about atmosphere, and man, did they nail a great sense of scale and lighting. I showed this off to everyone I knew, but few "got it". Some folks couldn't get past the low resolution, some thought it was boring. I found it to be one of the most original and rewarding experiences on the PS2. Minus that horrid US box art, of course.

Chrono Trigger - The sky shot, the balloons, Crono waking up, and the gentle music that plays. So good. This game did so many things that gave RPGs a refreshing feel, and the court scene was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen in a game up to that point. The talent involved in this game was also unheard of, and getting all the cool pack-in posters and the nice, thick manual made this a great deal.

Final Fantasy V - The music. Damn, it was cool hearing music this good coming from the SFC. And then the credit sequence, and hearing Ahead on our Way was just... wow. I hadn't even taken Japanese in college yet, but games like this made me want to learn that day.

Yoshi's Island - The intro was whatevers (cute music box, but I didn't like the visuals), but upon starting the first level, I was unprepared for how this game looked like in motion. Screenshots were cool, but the subtle touches (like the flapping butterflies in the foreground) really made an impression on me.

Thunder Force IV - Just seeing/hearing that intro for the first time was incredible. And then when the first stage loads, OMG, parallax insanity.

R-Type - Art style was so new, clean, and polished. First time you play that 3rd mothership stage was a really novel concept (and a frustrating one if you died near the end of it... back to the beginning with you!).

The list goes on and on. It's basically a "your favorite games" thread, but I tried to just talk about how they made an impression on me from the first moment I played them.
 
ghibli99 said:
Even though it was just last year, Super Mario Galaxy would probably be it for me. No other game in recent memory threw that much variety and fun at the player all the way through to the very end... and then tossed in a great bonus for your efforts, too.

Older stuff that just captivated or blew me away that I wish I could play again for the first time:

Space Harrier - Although I loved games as a kid like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Jungle King, Zaxxon, Dragon's Lair, Q*Bert, etc., it was this game from Sega that made me fall in love with sprite scaling. I'd never seen anything like it. The colors, the robotic and flora/fauna designs, and the great music just won me over. When I saw the sit-down cabinet at Disneyland circa 1987, I think I spent more time in the Starcade than I did with my family waiting in lines for rides. This was *it* for me, and playing it today really takes me back.

Out Run - Pretty much the same as above, but stepping into the driver's seat of a Ferrari as a kid in junior high made me feel pretty damn cool. LOL I honestly thought I could feel wind in my face while playing it. And then the first time I heard Magical Sound Shower, I knew that'd be a favorite for life.

Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style - I'd never seen a machine like this in arcades. Up until they started importing this to some US arcades, all I'd seen was DDR and Beatmania Complete Mix 1 & 2. This machine was like, hooooly crap. The cool (at the time) RP screen, huge speakers, platform you had to stand on, LED readout, FX sliders, the 14-key setup, real videos playing. Man... those were the days.

Ico - All about atmosphere, and man, did they nail a great sense of scale and lighting. I showed this off to everyone I knew, but few "got it". Some folks couldn't get past the low resolution, some thought it was boring. I found it to be one of the most original and rewarding experiences on the PS2. Minus that horrid US box art, of course.

Chrono Trigger - The sky shot, the balloons, Crono waking up, and the gentle music that plays. So good. This game did so many things that gave RPGs a refreshing feel, and the court scene was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen in a game up to that point. The talent involved in this game was also unheard of, and getting all the cool pack-in posters and the nice, thick manual made this a great deal.

Final Fantasy V - The music. Damn, it was cool hearing music this good coming from the SFC. And then the credit sequence, and hearing Ahead on our Way was just... wow. I hadn't even taken Japanese in college yet, but games like this made me want to learn that day.

Yoshi's Island - The intro was whatevers (cute music box, but I didn't like the visuals), but upon starting the first level, I was unprepared for how this game looked like in motion. Screenshots were cool, but the subtle touches (like the flapping butterflies in the foreground) really made an impression on me.

Thunder Force IV - Just seeing/hearing that intro for the first time was incredible. And then when the first stage loads, OMG, parallax insanity.

R-Type - Art style was so new, clean, and polished. First time you play that 3rd mothership stage was a really novel concept (and a frustrating one if you died near the end of it... back to the beginning with you!).

The list goes on and on. It's basically a "your favorite games" thread, but I tried to just talk about how they made an impression on me from the first moment I played them.
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Awesome selections. I feel the same way about most of those.
 
I think it would have to be in the same time frame as well, simply because a lot of games don't hold up to well.

Also, what's the deal with BioShock love? I mean it's a great game, but not so-extraordinary-I-wish-I-could-play-again-for-the-first-time-type of game...
 
I don't think any one has mentioned Metal Gear Solid 2 specifically which is a tragedy. The mind fucks in that game can only be truly enjoyed the first time through.
 
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

I've played through Morrowind on numerous occasions and as such starting a new game doesn't quite have the impact it did during my first venture into Vvardenfell. Nothing can compare to that first playthrough, your character dumped in some desolate backwater of a village with no money, no weapons and only the name of a man in a distant town as indication of how to procede. Not many games are content to let you run wild in their world without the slightest bit of hand holding, but that was the feeling I got playing Morrowind for the first time; the sense that I could do exactly what I want.

Honourable mentions;

Chrono Trigger
Link to the Past
NiGHTS
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Shenmue
Skies of Arcadia
Sonic Adventure
 
Bootaaay said:
NiGHTS
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Yikes, how did I forget this? My favorite game on the Saturn! What a special title, especially once you understand the trick/acrobatic system. Made it a truly zen-like experience.
 
The Legend of Zelda

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Adventure)

Sam & Max Hit the Road

Hero Quest I

Space Quest I (and all other early Sierra "Quest" games)
 
mmmm. so many good memories reading this thread. :D

Bioshock
Portal
Skies of Arcadia
Grim Fandango
Shenmue
Super Mario World
 
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SNATCHER. Without a doubt.

Honourable mentions:

- System Shock 2
- Homeworld
- Imperium Galactica II
- Abe's Oddyssey
- Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
 
Bioshock
SotC

For every other game I would list here, I would also like to go back to the time it was released. Otherwise, the impact isn't going to be the same. But I guess that's how all you guys are treating this anyway.
 
World of Warcraft. I remember that being a hell of a lot of fun, but then I stopped playing for a while (didn't have any money :lol ) and when I came back it just wasn't as fun anymore.
 
The list is pretty much the same as my all-time faves list

Deus Ex
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 3
Super Castlevania 4
Resident Evil 4
Thief- The Dark Project
Thief- The Metal Age
System Shock 2
Splinter Cell
Silent Hill 2
Earthbound
 
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