13 and 34 for the second reblog, 14, 22 and 23 for the first <3
13. Coolest enemy/boss design?
I mean, all of the Valkyries in God of War 2018 are stunning. They each have their own individual looks, same with the Berserkers in Ragnarök. And speaking of Ragnarök, Hrist, Mist, and Gná as well.
34. Funniest gaming moment.
Please, please, tell me we all remember the insanity that was the Finger Gun Shootout of Escape Plan Bravo. Quite possibly the single most bizarre thing that has ever been put into a game, and yet it fits perfectly. Still ridiculous a decade and change later. I love it.
14. A song that’s sure to hit your nostalgia buttons
Speaking of Tales From the Borderlands, Kiss the Sky by Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra. Still one of my most-played songs on Spotify.
22. A game ending that’s really stuck with you
Ragnarök, because that final battle always, always makes me want to immediately replay, along with that beautiful final moment between Kratos and Atreus. Can't wait for Laufey to break my heart again. Additionally, the final scene with Henry's parents in KCD2. I have never, ever gotten the "good" ending in all of my playthroughs, just the neutral, and every time, without fail, I start sobbing. Something about the music, the lighting, the look on Henry's face, how he seems so sad that this is it, paired with the exhaustion of the last few months — I'm a mess every time.
23. A “Wow” moment of awe
Another KCD moment — well, two: the first being Adder's death scene at the end of The Italian Job. The way we meet him and the way we leave him are perfectly bookended; he's fucking around and praying, half-serious and near-death both times, but with his actual death, and everyone's reactions once he tells them all to leave him there, to "not haul corpse" completely breaks me. I think it's one of the single most well-executed death scenes in anything I've ever seen. By the time he starts praying and the torches go out around him, I'm down for the count. For the other moment — and I honestly think I could write a dissertation on this scene — Henry's confrontation with von Aulitz. I think I've said it before, but it feels so deeply human and Shakespearian; Henry is finally face-to-face with this man who has haunted him for months, this big, looming presence — and he's just another man. He's fallible. He has regrets supporting Sigismund, following his orders, leaving his family and friends behind. I think how you decide to deal with him is entirely determinate on how you play Henry, but I always leave him to die. Call it being a "bigger person" or whatever, but either way, it might be the most spectacular scene (or at least one of the most) throughout the whole of the game — both games. It kind of all lead to this in a way, and whether or not Henry comes away with any sort of satisfaction is, again, determinate on how you play him.
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