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[–] linux2647@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Star Trek DS9. So much good character development, plus all sorts of twists and turns

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Damn. Really? I guess I'm lucky. I specifically avoided watching Deep Space 9 as a kid because TNG was on.

I'll live your dream for your buddy; I heard the show's about a non-moving ship, which still has a captain for some reason, Benjamin Sisko or something

[–] pscamodio@feddit.it 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For a game it has to be Outer Wilds...

And please do yourself a favor and play it the one time you're allowed in this lifetime if you've not yet done it, as you can.

[–] eupraxia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

My answer too.

And also for the benefit of anyone who's just played the base game: the DLC is basically a sequel, and I found it even more impactful than the base game!

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I don't know, I'd be worried if I did that then it wouldn't hit the same for me the second time around. Who am I now compared to then? What state of mind am I in? I mean who knows how much a song or a a movie resonates with you has to do with where you are at that time?

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

100% there are songs and music that I adore that were heavily attached to who I was at the time, that, although I still adore, would not have the same impact now. Green day, RHCP, imagine dragons, all those are from different key times in my life that just would not resonate the same with level of impact today.

I would most definitely lose that value if I eternal sumshined it

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 days ago

Fucking hell I wasn't prepared for the existential questions when I entered this thread.

[–] somenonewho@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah I was thinking something similar. The first Game that came into my head was "Gothic" which I have played since forever (since ive been a little kid) and took me forever to beat for the first time. I don't know if I would even start playing it today if I didn't know and love it already. From my perspective today the graphics are outdated and the controls are clunky but it has such a unique heart.

Konstantine by Something Corporate, maybe.

[–] noride@lemm.ee 36 points 4 days ago (3 children)

This post reminds me of a friend of mine who likes a song so much, he will only listen to it twice a year, once on New Year's and once on his birthday. He says each time is like the first time because "the pathways stay fresh". He's been consistent for at least 7 years.

If you're curious: Toccata - OVERWERK

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago

Very understandable that song is awesome

I basically listened to it on loop for a week and ruined the effect

Just listened to it. Yeah I get it

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[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Mass Effect!

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago
[–] boletus@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

Firefly. Babylon 5. Avatar the Last Airbender. Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. β€œImagine” by John Lennon.

[–] machinaeZER0@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago

Eternal Sunshine would be on my list for sure, hahah. Such an amazing film. It would also be incredible to listen to Scenes from a Memory or Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence again (two of Dream Theater's best albums). Hard agree with the other person who mentioned Fullmetal Alchemist, too. Good question, OP!

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Visstix@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There are a bunch of games that you can only play once cause the puzzles are based on finding information. So these are my picks: Tunic , Outer Wilds, Return of the Obra Dinn.

Oh man, Obra Dinn for sure. Nothing quite replicates that moment when all the pieces start to fit together. The game took me about 6 hours, I believe. Four hours were spent furiously trying to solve the puzzles, but the last two hours were a wonderful cascade of clues falling into place until I had a complete record of the ship's crew and passengers. Masterpiece.

[–] florge@feddit.uk 7 points 3 days ago

Would love to experience Hollow Knight again

[–] koncertejo@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I want to play either Skyrim or Breath of the Wild for the first time again, knowing nothing about what's out there to be discovered or the limits of the sandbox. Those games cast a special spell in their first few dozen hours before you know where the boundaries of the world are.

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[–] Today@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Change 'listen to' to 'watch' and I'll rewatch Eternal Sunshine for the first time.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I watched that movie knowing absolutely nothing about it going in other than the two leads, and it blew my mind. from that point on i swore off watching trailers and try to know as little as possible about every movie i watch.

Going in completely dark like that can be so damn good. That was how I watched From Dusk till Dawn for the first time. Also Barbarian another great one to go in totally blind.

Half-Life 2

I’m too young to have played the original as a kid, but I have fond memories of coming home from school to play HL2 on my shitty laptop.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 12 points 4 days ago

Definitely the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 8 points 4 days ago

Ocarina of Time

[–] valen@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago
[–] verdare@beehaw.org 7 points 4 days ago

No one’s said it yet? I guess I’ll do it: Outer Wilds.

[–] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For a video game, either Disco Elysium or Return of the Obra Dinn. Unforgettable first experiences that redefined what games are capable of in my mind.

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Fantastic choices. Outer Wilds for me.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Halo 2.

That game blew my mind when I was younger.

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Fallout: New Vegas. I still find new stuff in it to this day, don't get me wrong. But to be able to get lost in the Mojave with no idea of the stakes at play all over again would be an absolute delight.

For music, Facelift by Alice in Chains is one of the most underrated albums of all time. If I could go back to popping that CD in the stereo, not knowing what I'm in for and realizing that I'm listening to an Appetite for Destruction-level album. I wore that original CD out. :)

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Chrono Trigger, without question.

[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy. Both the books and the radio shows.

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[–] iamanurd@midwest.social 1 points 3 days ago

Baby Shark. Take that, future self!

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 points 3 days ago

Violator, by Depeche Mode.

I have never had my little mind so fully blown as when I listened to that the first time.

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Full Metal Alchemist. All the twists, heartbreak, even the victories against an unimaginably powerful foe, but most of all, the many, many humane moments that makes it one of the greatest stories I ever read. I really want to experience it for the first time again.

[–] pianoplant@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Paprika. To see the parade for the first time again... Wow.

Eternal darkness on GameCube. Absolutely mind blowing

[–] hlqxz@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Counter Strike 1.6. I wish the game never dies.

[–] friendly_ghost@beehaw.org 3 points 4 days ago

Rage Against The Machine self-titled 1992 album

[–] bjornsno@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

I'm between The Black Parade (the album) by My Chemical Romance, an alt rock opera masterpiece imo, and Hamilton, the Broadway cast recording. I feel like the former might not work as well when removed from its time, but I bet it still would blow my mind.

Aliens (1986)

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