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For 90s kids, there's no need for explanation. For others, well, pokemon was a phenomenon. It was everywhere, on TV, in magazines, toys, stickers. You could trade pokemon at the school excursion on the bus.
You felt alive in this world, pokemon gen 1-2 were the pinnacle of pokemon for me. And in gen2, finishing the game, and lo and behold, there's a whole other region (kanto) waiting for you to explore it. The night cycle in the game blew my mind in ways that I have been chasing ever since.
I know it will never be reached again, but the memory will remain as powerful as it was that evening of the early 00s. What is your greatest gaming high, that you know will never be topped again, and that you have been chasing ever since?
The only way that Borderlands 2 was a real improvement over the first one was the auto money pick-up. I know many or most will disagree with me, but I don't care. I have beaten both games more than once and I always go back to the first one. I find it much funnier than the second, and the second went overboard with the variety of weapons to the extent that everything was basically garbage. I did enjoy using keys to get mystery loot, though.
Also, Bloodwing for life.