Because of Thane.
Because of Garrus.
Because of Liara.
Because of Mordin
Because of the moment in Mass Effect when you realize a terrible choice is coming and you can't do anything about it.
Because of the Suicide Mission.
Because of how Mass Effect weaves Christian Symbolism with Lovecraftian horror.
Because of Cutman's stage in Megaman.
Because Elecman's theme song is Journey's Faithfully.
Because Super Meat Boy is so so hard, but you always walk away with a big smile.
Because of Super Mario Galaxy.
Because of how it feels when you beat a purple coin level.
Because Mario has always found ways to look amazing with limited technology.
Because, after four years, me and my sister still play Mario Galaxy together.
Because of how it feels when you survive the first night in Minecraft.
Because of how it feels when you survive the hundredth night in Minecraft.
Because of how it feels when you solve a puzzle in Zelda.
Because of how it feels when you walk out into destroyed Castle Town in Ocarina of Time.
Because of the Final Dungeon in Majora's Mask.
Because of how FTL tells stories with gameplay alone.
Because Double Fine games are so much fun.
Because of how it feels when you beat someone in Super Smash Bros.
Because of how it feels when you lose in Super Smash Bros.
Because of how it feels when you get on a killstreak in any FPS.
Because of splitscreen Halo in the basement with friends.
Because Team Fortress 2 has more personality than most FPSes on the market put together.
Because the cake is a lie.
Because of Cave Johnson.
Because of GlaDos.
Because this list could be just moments from Portal and it would be a pretty good list.
Because Spec Ops: The Line punches you in the gut.
Because Spec Ops: The Line makes you think.
Because of Solid Snake.
Because of the Boss.
Because of MGS2's meta commentary.
Because of the crazy stuff Kojima puts into MGS.
Because the straightforward level progression of MGS explores the concept of being a solider.
Because of The End in MGS3.
Because of the end of MGS3.
Because of "Lady Boyle's Last Party".
Because Dishonored is both a freaking blast to play and asks interesting questions of the player.
Because Persona 4 makes hanging out with friends more compelling than fighting monsters.
Because fighting monsters in Persona 4 is still pretty dang compelling.
Because of how it feels to look over all of Roma.
Because of Ezio.
Because of the complexity of Pokemon.
Because Super Metroid is still the best Metroid.
Because of Clock Town.
Because of the Citadel.
Because of Omega.
Because of Hyrule.
Because of Inaba.
Because of Ravenholm.
Because of City 17.
Because of White Forest.
Because of Alex Vance.
Because of every single moment of Half-life 2.
Because of the way Bioshock feels alive.
Because the twist in Bioshock will always make my jaw drop.
Because of how Bioshock: Infinite uses the "Damsel in Distress" trope to create a meaningful narrative.
Because of the Skyhook.
Because of Elizabeth.
Because the World Ends With You will inspire you with its originality.
Because the World Ends With You uses its mechanics as a metaphor for friendship.
Because of the twist in Chrono Trigger.
Because of how Chrono Trigger vastly improves JRPG combat by changing a handful of things.
Because of the boss battles in Chrono Trigger.
Because of how the time travel mechanic in Chrono Trigger makes you feel as if you have seen a world's entire history and it makes you want to save it even more.
Because of Chrono Trigger.
Because I can travel through time.
Because I can jump super high.
Because I've got a gun for a hand.
Because I am Gorden Freeman.
Because I am Commander Shepard.
Because of that feeling you get when you come home with a new game and you're so excited to have a new experience (or an old one).
Because of the music. OH GOOD LORD THE MUSIC.
Because I can be a hero.
Because I can be a villain.
Because I can cheat death.
Because, perhaps ironically, they make me feel alive.
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