Portal 1 where you find Ratman's hideouts. It was amazing environmental storytelling that a newbie player like myself back then could've easily missed. Felt like playing the friggin cave allegory. I was obsessed with that game. So amazing.

Arthur’s death scene in red dead redemption hit me so hard, even though I knew it was coming. The music, the build up. I was already a mess losing my horse. It was brutal and amazing, and now I play this game at least once every year.

A screenshot doesn't really help; a transcript is better

Canderous Ordo: Carth, you fought in the Mandalorian Wars, didn't you? We may have faced each other in combat. What battles were you in?

Carth Onasi: I try not to think about my past battles too much. The horrors of war are something I'd rather not relive.

Canderous Ordo: The horrors of war? My people know only the glory of battle. I'm disappointed in you, Carth. I thought a warrior like you could understand.

Carth Onasi: I'm not a warrior, I'm a soldier. There's a difference. Warriors attack and conquer, they prey on the weak. Soldiers defend and protect the innocent — mostly from warriors.

Walking around trying to stay on the blood trail while listening to that baby cry was something ...

I don't have a screenshot handy, but I still vividly remember Fallout 3 stepping out of Vault 101 for the first time and feeling the awe of talking my first steps into a fresh new world and also immediately afterwards seeing how destroyed it really is.

A little one I'll neve forget is playing Jedi Outcast and you're doing battle with the 2nd in charge, Tavion. Keep in mind I was high af playing this, but after you defeat her you're holding her up and force choking her off the side of Cloud City. And she starts singing like a canary. The part that hit hard (again stoned out of my mind) was the person who was hell bent on killing you and leading to darkness which could cause the deaths of thousands and subjugation of millions says...because I'm not brave enough to die!

I was too little for this moment.

As a vanilla WoW player, I will never forget getting coming to the front gates of Stormwind for the first time and being in awe of it.

You didn't say it had to be a pleasant memory...

12 year old me: "WHATTHEFUCKWHATTHEFUCKWHATTHEFUCK!"

I had no warning the first time I encountered the T-Rex and absolutely shat myself

No need to thank me for the sleep paralysis demons, I'm just passing the favor

This area toward the end of Majora's Mask has always stuck with me. I think it's really cool storytelling about what Majora is, where it comes from, and why it behaves the way it does.

The beginning of Saints Row 4 when you drive with Pierce to your first mission and they sing Opposites Attract together.

The D-Day landing scene in CoD 2 was i n s a n e at the time. Goosebumps

Here I am, ten years old. Just got home school. Figured I'd get some prince of Persia in before my parents get home. I just got a soundblaster 2.0 and I've got BIG speakers, enjoying the amazing sounds at high volume. I'm puzzling, exploring, getting used to there being piles of bones here and there. I'm backtracking through level 3 and this skeleton fucking rises and draws its sword with an eery sound. I'm shitting my pants here and reactively press the reset button on the computer to get out of this.

I don't know if this counts as a "scene" but the installer for Red Alert 2.

This was my first time experiencing a game installation experience like this and also probably my last time.

Launching the installer for Red Alert 2 and getting greeted with voice acting, game art and hype music was just so unexpected for me back then and really hyped me up.

It's such a crazy experience, but it's the type of experience that will likely never come back.

She IS still alive.