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Although games are a big hobby of mine, that level of excitement about what I plan to do next and how to reach a new area of the game was new for me.
The original Half Life.. I believe it is the only game I didn't sleep until I finished. The intro sequence captivated me into the story as I played through it.
If memorable in which game itself left an impression, probably Skyrim. I think that was the first open world game I'd played, and it was at the time rather breathtaking.
I played the demo level "We don't go to Ravenholm" probably 50 times before I bought the game and was blown away. Everything about the game was so far ahead of where the industry was at the time and I still have not found a weapon as fun as the gravity gun in modern games.
I read somewhere that Mario 64 convinced Gabe Newell that video games could be art - Half Life 2 is that game for me.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manic_Miner
Many, many hours of a misspent youth were spent on this game, until all 20 levels were complete, and could be done in one go without loosing any lives, and then, as quickly as possible just for fun! The levels would even feature in my dreams! :-)
Honorable Mentions: Civ IV: It all rang true. One session lasted over 40 hours. One more turn...
City of Heroes: best MMO for me. Every now and again I hear echoes of the sounds and it brings me joy. The story, graphics, scriptable attacks I could tinker with. Just loved it.