As 2015 draws to a close, we thought we'd look back on the moments that made our favorite video games of the year great.
From Bloodborne to Super Mario Maker, our standout moments ranged from exciting to sad, hilarious to downright scary. Read on for the most epic video game moments of 2015, but be warned... there are some major spoilers ahead!
Snake’s first encounter with Sahelanthropus, The Phantom Pain’s imposing bipedal tank developed by Huey Emmerich, occurs at the end of a long, grueling infiltration mission. Most games would have you go in guns blazing during a confrontation like this, but Metal Gear Solid isn’t most games. Instead, you’re left feeling small, vulnerable, and encumbered against this sinister new adversary, tasked with finding cover across Afghanistan’s rocky terrain to avoid its line of sight, and make it to the landing zone undetected. It’s a tense and terrifying sequence that makes your eventual final encounter with Sahelanthropus in a later mission that much more powerful. -Chloi
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From Bloodborne to Super Mario Maker, our standout moments ranged from exciting to sad, hilarious to downright scary. Read on for the most epic video game moments of 2015, but be warned... there are some major spoilers ahead!
Snake’s first encounter with Sahelanthropus, The Phantom Pain’s imposing bipedal tank developed by Huey Emmerich, occurs at the end of a long, grueling infiltration mission. Most games would have you go in guns blazing during a confrontation like this, but Metal Gear Solid isn’t most games. Instead, you’re left feeling small, vulnerable, and encumbered against this sinister new adversary, tasked with finding cover across Afghanistan’s rocky terrain to avoid its line of sight, and make it to the landing zone undetected. It’s a tense and terrifying sequence that makes your eventual final encounter with Sahelanthropus in a later mission that much more powerful. -Chloi
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