Lambach
Arcane
Not sure if I'd count myself as a veteran, but w/e. My first was Bloodlines back in 2005, I was 11 at the time. Completely blew me away and in large part was crucial towards forming my taste in vidya and entertainment in general. Being a snot-nosed idiot, however, later playthroughs made me realize how much stuff went over my head during my first 2 playthroughs. Still, the overall atmosphere, characters and even the clunky combat (which I thought was brilliant at the time) made sure I was semi-obsessed with it. I still consider it my all-time favorite and replay it probably twice a year. Despite this, as Smiling Jack would say: "It's never as sweet as the first time"
On the other hand, I was madly in love with Oblivion (my second "proper" RPG) when it first came out and that love completely fizzled out with age, to the point where I couldn't even bother to finish it, extremely modded, about two years ago.
The last time I've been completely "WOW!"d by an RPG (or any game, really) was Mask of The Betrayer, 'bout 9 fucking years ago and I doubt I'll ever experience something like that again. Could be that they just don't make them like that anymore, could be that I'm just a bitter, jaded cunt now.
On the other hand, I was madly in love with Oblivion (my second "proper" RPG) when it first came out and that love completely fizzled out with age, to the point where I couldn't even bother to finish it, extremely modded, about two years ago.
The last time I've been completely "WOW!"d by an RPG (or any game, really) was Mask of The Betrayer, 'bout 9 fucking years ago and I doubt I'll ever experience something like that again. Could be that they just don't make them like that anymore, could be that I'm just a bitter, jaded cunt now.