There are few fights in the Metal Gear series that can compare to Raiden's pulse-pounding battle with a fleet of Rays in Metal Gear Solid 2.
What Remains of Edith Finch is filled to the brim with touching vignettes. A journey to a fantastical otherworld may be the best of them.
The most memorable Arch Demon battle in all of Demon's Souls is more akin to an assassination mission, and an uncomfortable one at that.
Chrono Trigger is home to a dozen epic RPG moments but nothing tops watching a man-frog hybrid sever a mountain with his legendary sword.
One of the most epic boss battles in gaming history, Safer Sephiroth of Final Fantasy VII is a legendary encounter with a dangerous foe.
Players thought they understood how terror worked in this world until Tyrant came along and smashed the rules to bits in Resident Evil 2.
Whether through sheer intensity or emotional effect, great moments in gaming live on in our minds long after we first experience them.
We all have that first game that showed us how the medium could tell epic, cinematic stories. For me that game was Final Fantasy VIII.