AC IV: Black Flag, the sequence where you steal the Jackdaw from the Spanish fleet in the middle of a hurricane. It's not exactly long or difficult but it's so cinematic & so satisfying. One of my all-time favs.
The whole arc of the gang between RDR and RDR2 is some of the most amazing storytelling and worldbuilding in not just video games but modern media... I shed more than a few tears between those games
@@travisspazz1624 I used to watch old westerns with my great-grandfather when I was very young and I know he would have loved John Marston's story arc immensely :)
@@travisspazz1624 I think I just didn't think it through and just wrote something, sorry Though I'd like to know what you actually ment with your comment cause that I still don't understand
Lighting the marijuana fields on fire in Far Cry 3, with Skrillex blasting at full volume, with the enemies firing back while you get high on the fire yourself caused. Doesn't get more cathartic than that.
@@sluttyboy69 I personally played both, and I believe the FC 3 one did it better due to the soundtrack choice and the fact you actually had the screen get blurry and shaky as an effect of the burnt weed smoke being inhaled by your character.
Braithwaite Manor mission is a huge snub on this list. The music, atmosphere, and feeling of it is so intense. Riding there with the gang is so memorable and the shootout is phenomenal. Very shocked it didn’t make the list
I presume you're around 11 years old...it's very obvious to any fully-functioning adult why a channel would make controversial choices to drive engagement
The Ashtray maze mission in Control. One word , Legendary. The music , the action & the fun. It's worth playing through the game again to experience over & over.
Halo: Reach's finale Spartans never die comes to mind. Just the idea of ending a game knowing you are going to die but trying to hold out for as long as possible and take as many covenant with you. As far as halo lore goes it's about as good as it gets imo
I really liked Halo Reach (my 2nd favorite Halo after Halo CE) but the Survive part really added a cherry to the top, it was the perfect way to end that game.
Whenever someone says legendary missions for Halo I ALWAYS think of Lone Wolf (aka Spartans Never Die) and The Pillar of Autumn (Mainly the last part though with the mass driver)
"Vorkuta" from Black Ops is definitely one of my favorites. The older CoD games had such good stories and that mission served significance in the franchise, as well as being bad ass for what that was at the time!
The final mission and just Mass Effect trilogy in general is just so cool. Like if you actually kept your saves and stuff. Like the idea the people actually played with Kaiden all the way through when he’s just a blip for me. Or that people actually played through 3 with Tali and didn’t mourn her. The idea that people didn’t get Wrex throughout the whole series! Just crazy narrative experience. Unique in video games and storytelling in general.
The Ashtray Maze in Control is my favorite of all time, I remember grinning ear to ear during that whole sequence. The European metal, the excellent combat system, the shifting stages, to me it's one of the most triumphant moments in any game ever.
@@Ninja_Champagne I can see how someone might feel that way but for me part of what makes it great is that it stays just long enough to stay at maximum excitement the whole way through and then gets out before you have time to get tired of it.
@@Scroolewse it's definitely worth your time. Great story, amazing graphics, fun fast-paced combat. It's a must play for anybody who loves the art form IMO.
I felt sure the mission in Far Cry 3 where you burn down the drug fields with Skrillex in the background would be on this list! I feel like that mission alone heavily influenced the feel of subsequent Far Cry games.
I'm surprised no mission from The Witcher 3 made it into this list! I mean, this game has so many iconic quests and questlines (the Isle of mist, the man with the black pearl, the different questlines to determine the ruler of Skellige, the Carnal Sins quest with the serial killer, the whole Bloody Baron questline, and so many others) though I truly believe the wedding scene from Hearts of Stone can rival any from this top 10 just for the pure creativity and sheer brilliance of the writing.
I honestly believe most of the witcher side-quests can be compared to these missions and still hold up. CDPR did such a good job with giving us creative and interesting side-quests that are (sometimes) better than the main quest lol.
I've noticed that they tend to not mention TW3 at all in these compilation videos and I agree that so many of the Witcher side quests and missions are equal or better than the ones on the list.
Agree. Gaunter O’Dimm is one of the best written villains in media as well. When he stopped time and plunged the spoon in that guy’s eye for interrupting him. Realizing that Gaunter was with you during the whole main game. Learning who or what Gaunter O’ Dimm was. Gaunter O’ Dimm spelling GOD, but he being the man of mirrors means his the mirror image of God, which makes him evil incarnate. Yeah, the whole story about Gaunter is some of the best storytelling and character building in a game or media ever.
Glad someone said it, The baron's questline in TW3 is some of the most engaging content in any video game ever. The fact that there's no "right answer" forces you to make tough decisions in a way that 999/1000 games are too afraid to touch.
While it’s not necessarily a traditional “mission”, I think that the finale of Dark Carnival on L4D2 is an iconic mission. Killing hordes of zombies in a stadium with your own personal concert going on while waiting for a helicopter is absurdly epic, and really makes you feel like a badass the entire time.
I used to replay that level with my friend all the time. Shit was so fun. Strategically placing all the fire barrels and propane tanks and stuff was really neat.
I'm not sure if anyone's commented it, but 'No Russian' from COD MW2. Enough said. This mission was so shocking and incredibly controversial at the time. I'll never forget playing it for the first time and the look on mine and my friend's faces when we finished the mission, especially the twist at the end after all of that carnage.
haven't even seen the video and if i had to geuss that would have been the most memorable mission, its not something you would forget if you ever played it. even if you didn't play it you would know this mission if you were a gamer at the time
"Horizon Zero Dawn: The Heart of the Nora." For all of us who wonder what our purpose in life may be, Aloy gets a clear and distinct answer. Her emotional state of that revelation, and then to become "The Anointed" after being shunned her entire life is powerful stuff. The follow-up, "The Mountain That Fell," is also up there, when she learns the true fate of those who led the effort to save mankind. I always find that scene in the meeting room rather haunting.
I agree big time on this! As I progressed through that game, it felt like I was a time traveler, discovering what could happen to us in the future due to our ever-increasing dependence on technology. And the amazing gameplay just kept you on your toes.
For me its the mission where u climb to the top of that tower and see the recording of Ted, u finally understand what happened. Whole story is great tho, especially in that bunker where the last stand was made
@@Frost4Real My reaction to the climb at FAS was, "Ted, you dumbass." He was still trying to play it off as "just a glitch" and a PR disaster. Only later do you get a real feel for exactly how bad things are. What's REALLY fun is having even an ounce of knowledge about "Gray Goo."
Red Dead Redemption 2. The mission where the gang assaults Braithwaite manor. Seeing the gang members ride their horses down the narrow road with the drumbeat in the background, followed by the gang members walking up to the house side by side and armed to the teeth was fantastic, and will never fail to give me goosebumps
Speaking of RDR2, the mission "My last Boy" was one of the most memorable missions for me on a first and second playthrough. Definitely one of the most badass missions in the game
Great video as always Gameranx. A bit off topic but I'd love to see you guys cover video game music in some future list. Genuinely surprised it's not something you guys have covered in a previous list.
@@tobitroyer9429 I think you can play up to 5 seconds of a clip before you get in trouble? I'm not certain about that though. I don't know if 5 seconds is long enough to really get a feel for the music.
I would think it would be a bit harder with copy right claims. So it would have to be more then talking about the music and then leaving links where we could listen it. Yet it would be a great topic. The Halo and Mass Effect music really do a lot to set the tone in the scenes.
The suicide mission was one of my favorite moments in gaming.... Man watching this list shows how much great stuff the Xbox 360 and PS3 had on them..... sadly all we get now is battle royal, microtransactions and characters with annoying personalities.
@@PhilipKerry Not trolling. I played Mass effect 3 first, loved it and then played the first 2 games. The suicide mission was really good, but not the best mission in the trilogy for me. I just don't see what's so special about it. To each their own though
@@Catman-san the suicide mission is fantastic. Don't get me wrong, I loved many missions in ME3 such as Tuchanka and Rannoch but ME2's ending is god-tier gaming. Not just in level design or gameplay but in the setting of raiding-the-unknown, the atmosphere of pressure and last stands, everything and everyone you recruited, built and upgraded coming together. That cliffhanger. And jesus christ the soundtrack. THAT'S how endgame titles are made for real. Kinda curious about which you consider the best mission in the trilogy though
When I think of legendary missions those Titanfall 2 and Uncharted 2 missions always come to mind, glad they are featured here. Another for me is "Strite" from Thunderforce IV. I still play that level often. Music is just too good!
Dishonored 2 has a similar mission to TF2 and honestly I love this type of mission, going back and forth between time though with Dishinored 2, half way through you do something and it has an overall effect since you see the world around you change.
I was thinking the exact same thing I love the little sight you get in Dishonored 2 that lets you see into the opposite time so you don't get caught out in the open.
Lots of great moments in that game. Just comforting Judy after Evelyn kills herself - a mission where you don't really do anything other than listen and say a few words here and there - is something that's gonna stay with me forever. It's just so heartbreaking. Also in Panam's questline, when you're at the campfire with the Nomads, and they raise a glass to Scorpion, and Panam adds "and to Jackie" - that was really touching. Honestly Panam's entire questline is full of great moments. And the gig, where you get Samurai back together. Incredible. So many great moments in that game. It's a shame so many people are missing out on it because of a botched launch and terrible marketting
@@RuptimusPrime The mission when you get Samurai back together is seriously one of the best missions I've ever played. The entire buildup and then seeing Johnny playing the guitar with his friends. Amazing, literally made me cry thinking about my old college band and wishing we could do something like that one day.
Destiny 2 the forsaken campaign's first mission. Its the prison break and you fight your way through, its incredibly fun and at the end is one of the most heart felt moments in Destiny.
The first village in Resident Evil 4 is legendary, all the Ganados swarming Leon, knocking down ladders, barricading doors, etc. It teaches the player everything they need to know, and of course the terrifying Chainsaw guy. Perfect example of game and level design!
The final few levels in Age of Calamity's main story line were legendary for me. All of Hyrule's races coming together, dealing with the blood moon, storming the castle, the little guardian's big moment.
I remember loving the Facility on Goldeneye on N64. I played that level so much and knew it so well that I could play this level on the hardest difficulty setting and not take a single bit of damage. I was so proud of myself for that. Of course, my favorite "cheat" in that whole game was Paintball Mode, which of course I used on Facility.
The freedom march in Detroit become human actually gave me chills, everything, including the music and altercation with the cop, made it so epic, and not to mention the combat section, it was SO GOOD AND WELL DELIVERED
I feel like "A Crack in the Slab" from Dishonored 2 took the time travel ability and amped it up even higher. Also the Clockwork Mansion was jawdropping. Truly amazing, game changing missions I don't think I'll ever forget
One mission that always stuck with me is the Take it Back! finalé from Fallout 3. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as taking out scores of Enclave with the giant Liberty Pride mecha, obliterating everything in its path and spewing patriotic garbage all the while.
I remember when I was a kid and I only had the Halo Demo and the only mission it had was The Silent Cartographer; I would replay it over and over and over again because it was that amazing. Even did so when I got the full game.
It's not quite in the same realm, but the intro/opening level in Dead Rising was something I'll never forget. Never seen anything like that before and it just blew my mind. Maybe you guys should do the most legendary video game opener/intro levels (if you haven't already)
Far Cry 3's weed mission and Far cry 4's Opium mission where you side with Amita. Also FC6 has one where you have to defend a concert in a thunderstorm? That one is also epic.
While I do think the suicide mission as an iconic mass effect level, I think the vermirie mission is even more iconic. The introduction of the Reapers as sovereign not really giving a crap about Shepard made it seem really cool and still gives me goosebumps
The ending for red dead redemption has been stuck in my mind since i first played it, really great ending and the revenge aftermath just adds to it. Plenty of memorable levels from metal arms glitch in the system that i personally won't forget. For me the most memorable mission on halo ce is 343 guilty spark, although that game had tons of memorable moments and missions. The ending of two betrayals is my favourite part in the entire franchise. Doom e1m1, not necessarily my favourite level but it was a great entry into the series. Return to castle Wolfenstein : X-labs, if there's one mission that has been stuck on my mind for years it's X-labs. It has some really good action and moments
For another HL2 entry, I’d pick the hunter/civil protection ambush in Episode 2. The one where you’re cornered into a two story house while waves of soldiers are giving cover fire for the hunters who are most certainly HUNTING you and Alyx as they try to break into the house. The first time I played that mission, it all played out SO cinematically and cool. I felt the fear of knowing “oh no. They’re inside” and trying to dodge and outrun them in such a tight space while getting fired at by the storm trooper dudes outside. Just so dang cool
If there's EP2 content then you better mention Vortal Combat. It's crazy well set-up and the ost gets you pumped up like hell. I also love the hunter ambush but the antlion battle just takes the cake to me.
For me the heist mission in cyberpunk is definitely my favorite one its not so bombastic in terms of whats actually happening but its really immersive and the end of that mission really makes the emotions hit
The wonder tower mission from Batman Arkham city. It starts off with protocol 10 (helicopters flying around the city and shooting missiles) to fighting your way through the wonder tower as you scale to Hugo strange. Such a wonderful view too.
Playing through Ravenholm as a kid was super creepy, but hella fun! Thanks for including Half-Life 2, it's always nice to know I'm not the only one still thinking of that game lol
Read Dead Revolver, the last few missions are some of the most memorable. Defending a train assault, then a battle royale to get into the big baddies mansion, then a huge fight through the mansion. That whole bit was peak gameplay.
Half life 2 had an unforgotable relation with my childhood,an especial unique emotion always come to me when I revisit every individual scenses of it specially last mision tower climbing and explosion and THE QUESTION. I think for a mission and for a game to be legend there is wanted more than what that game really is. It's about SITUATION and FEELINGS you were experienced on that specific time.
My legendary mission is an escape and run mission in Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Original Xbox). You lock doors in your hotel room and go to sleep. You're awoken by locals banging on your door and what comes next is a scary intense sequence of barricading doors, run, jumping out windows, running while avoiding getting shot through windows and corridors. It's so intense, scary, the music the sounds the shouting and the fact your character panics, gets blurred vision as he becomes more panicked. Aaaand if you sustain injuries to your legs he'll limp, slowing your pace. Highly recommended.
What Mass Effect 2 did very well is that you feel like an ACTUAL Commander. Everything builds up to the suicide mission and how the game ends. That mission is such a payoff and I love it.
I loved the Dam and the Facility levels in Goldeneye too. I played them and the boat level the most. Locomotion was an awesome level. It's definitely the thing I remember most about Uncharted 2, along with the opening chapter.
The Witcher 3 - Blood and Wine featured several of the coolest levels I’ve ever played. From when Beauclair was being ravaged by vampires, to when Geralt is in the comical fairytale land… that DLC is arguably some of the best DLC ever produced.
What level do you have to be to play blood and wine??? Like do you have to beat the game first. I remember I bought it but was too low leveled to play and kinda gave up???
@@davidvader8723 You can start Blood and Wine as a standalone game with a pre-levelled Geralt they built for you to jump straight in. It's been a while since I've played but I used my main game Geralt after completing the game and had no problem progressing but I have no idea what level I was but I want to say I was somewhere in the 30s.
Honorable mention to 'Fallout 3'. It had two potentially iconic quests. - The first being the final mission, 'Take it back!', where you fight along side a battle mech to take back the Jefferson Memorial, and then have to make that controversial choice at the end (unless you have the 'Broken Steel' DLC installed). - Or 'Tranquility Lane', which is my personal favorite. Either one.
For me Bunker 2 is the one that sticks in my mind for Goldeneye. It was literally the hardest mission of a game I think I've ever played (when on 00 Agent difficulty). It gave the greatest sense of achievement when you finally did it, but man did it punish you
The star destroyer mission in star wars the force unleashed was one that came to my mind. Just the cinematic aspect of that scene made it stuck in my mind as you really see starkillers power
As far as HALO goes, I'm still partial to AOTCR right after The Silent Cartographer. I must have played that mission a hundred times because you start in the middle of nowhere and battle across a huge map, with I'm pretty sure every vehicle in the game at that point (Ghost to Warthog to Tank to Banshee) - it was just the perfect amalgamation of that first game. And then, of course, Two Betrayals, when you do pretty much that whole mission in reverse with the flood hunting you down, too.
Far Cry 1. The enviromental dome blew me away. Though the aircraftcarrier in the lagoon was fun too. The bloody baron mission(s) in witcher 3 were emotional rolercoaster rides.
It's more of a low key mission in RDR2, but Arthur and Sadie taking out O'Driscolls and then Sadie spilling her guts afterwards. It made me want Sadie for RDR3!!
The library in halo is probably the greateat mission fighting the flood for the first time. Idk not a halo fan boy, but it was epic the first time I played it.
The Suicide mission in ME2 is my favorite "final mission" of all time, even with the dinky terminator battle at the end. It's so sad that they planned a similar mission for ME3 and instead chose to go with the starchild nonsense...
“We Shall Be Together in Paradise” - RDR1. The mission itself isn’t special until you hit Mexico, and let me tell you, riding into the Mexico sunshine while “Far Away” plays in the background is something magical.
Great choice on the Cartographer level. I absolutely loved every mission of Halo CE, but Cartographer Definitely put all the best parts together. And let's be honest, mini D-day invasion on the beach right off the start is absolutely exhilarating.
Hell yeah, "Do Not pursue Lu Bu" was so fun but hard AF. In one of the other games in the Dynasty games my bro and I played co-op as higher-end characters and we still barely beat him!! As always what a great job Gameranx!!
« Blast Pit » in Half-Life 🥰 More like a chapter than a « mission », but damn, Half-Life did a really great job of modernizing what were FPS games... 🥰
1st mission of Homeworld. The chilling realisation that they are not alone in the universe, and the following mission when they return to Karak. Coupled with the artistic cutscenes and the voice acting, so much feels. Bonus points for the levels in the nebula, and what you are forced to do there. So many amazingly done levels, one of the best games ever made, hands down
My personal most legendary mission is Shadowbringers from the FFXIV expansion of the same name. Best mission in FF history, imho, and it truly made that expansion so impactful.
Additionally I’d say the “mission” at the end of infamous 2 where you have to fight your best friend is a super memorable one for me just because of the implications it had. A tear jerker in a lesser known game that’s stuck with me for many many years 👍
thats the evil ending. the good one is just as heartbreaking. you set off the ray sphere by charging it yourself by holding all four shoulder buttons. the final objective is "Let Go". let go of the buttons and you die along with every other conduit. but somehow some survive and you get Second Son
Halo in general was very memorable, for me it was Assault on the Control Room that was one of the standouts, Halo and Truth and Recon were up there too. I also played as a child so of course i remember it differently than playing it now.
You could easily take the entirety of Mass Effect, Read Dead Redemption and Breath of the Wild. Being so responsible for your crew in ME was amazing, hearing about Arthur's condition and loosing his horse really shocked me and the stories of the champions and how they still got a second chance plus the climax of the story were breathtaking.
KnightFall from the original BattleFront 2 is just so amazing. Getting to experience order 66 from the clones perspective was so awesome. Also the intro narration is incredible.
That Titanfall mission with time travel- Dishonored 2 also did something similar with the 'A crack in the slab' mission. What Arkane did with that mission was very creative and one of the coolest missions of the game.
AC IV: Black Flag, the sequence where you steal the Jackdaw from the Spanish fleet in the middle of a hurricane. It's not exactly long or difficult but it's so cinematic & so satisfying. One of my all-time favs.
Just played Black Flag recently and I agree with this. Forgot how intense and fun it was, and IMO the rest of the game never reaches that same high
The whole arc of the gang between RDR and RDR2 is some of the most amazing storytelling and worldbuilding in not just video games but modern media... I shed more than a few tears between those games
If you mean the RDR2 epilogue, then yes!
@@travisspazz1624 I used to watch old westerns with my great-grandfather when I was very young and I know he would have loved John Marston's story arc immensely :)
@@travisspazz1624 I somehow get a feeling you haven't played rdr1
@@potatowithanailinit6508 what did I say to make you think that Potato?
@@travisspazz1624 I think I just didn't think it through and just wrote something, sorry
Though I'd like to know what you actually ment with your comment cause that I still don't understand
Lighting the marijuana fields on fire in Far Cry 3, with Skrillex blasting at full volume, with the enemies firing back while you get high on the fire yourself caused. Doesn't get more cathartic than that.
What Skrillex song was playing in fc3
@@Catcreeper_69 Make it bun dem- Skrillex and Damin Jr Gong Marley
@@sluttyboy69 I personally played both, and I believe the FC 3 one did it better due to the soundtrack choice and the fact you actually had the screen get blurry and shaky as an effect of the burnt weed smoke being inhaled by your character.
Yes yes yes!
Factsssss
Braithwaite Manor mission is a huge snub on this list. The music, atmosphere, and feeling of it is so intense. Riding there with the gang is so memorable and the shootout is phenomenal. Very shocked it didn’t make the list
exactlyy
Well i mean presentation wise i get it but in terms of gameplay its pretty lame
The Braithwaite Manor mission was the best mission in the entire game,-not just my favourite. I agree, I was surprised that it wasn't included.
I searched for this video just to see if Braithwaite Manor was on it, sad to see it wasn't #1.
I presume you're around 11 years old...it's very obvious to any fully-functioning adult why a channel would make controversial choices to drive engagement
The Ashtray maze mission in Control. One word , Legendary. The music , the action & the fun. It's worth playing through the game again to experience over & over.
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You can play it as many times as you want in a row
That whole game is a whole different game when you're not sober...definitely one of the best gaming experiences in my life 👌
Plus the DLC's were great aswell. It's a fantastic game.
I agree
Witcher 3 -"Through Time and Space" was amazing how the game shows you completely different landscape and worlds 🤩
I have some luscious screen shots after playing it again on the ps4
I even changed armour per location to fit it a bit
@@MrGanjie I wanted to explore the Elven world so bad
The battle of kaer morhen was the one that stayed with me
@@deadgum11 that was peak Cinematic experience you can get in a game. I loved that mission.
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Halo: Reach's finale Spartans never die comes to mind. Just the idea of ending a game knowing you are going to die but trying to hold out for as long as possible and take as many covenant with you. As far as halo lore goes it's about as good as it gets imo
Spartans never die...
They just go missing in action.
Objective: Survive
I really liked Halo Reach (my 2nd favorite Halo after Halo CE) but the Survive part really added a cherry to the top, it was the perfect way to end that game.
Whenever someone says legendary missions for Halo I ALWAYS think of Lone Wolf (aka Spartans Never Die) and The Pillar of Autumn (Mainly the last part though with the mass driver)
I was devastated when Jorge sacrifices himself to save Reach only to have another fleet of Covenant show up.
"Vorkuta" from Black Ops is definitely one of my favorites. The older CoD games had such good stories and that mission served significance in the franchise, as well as being bad ass for what that was at the time!
Also Hunter Killer from MW3, infiltrating a Russian sub in the New York bay and turning its nukes on its own navy 👌🏻
@@Frost4Real Agreed! Very good mission
@Machine Elf on a shelf Step 2: Ascend from Darkness
Step 3: Rain fire
@@joshuamclaren5194 Unleash the Horde!!
The final mission and just Mass Effect trilogy in general is just so cool. Like if you actually kept your saves and stuff. Like the idea the people actually played with Kaiden all the way through when he’s just a blip for me. Or that people actually played through 3 with Tali and didn’t mourn her. The idea that people didn’t get Wrex throughout the whole series! Just crazy narrative experience. Unique in video games and storytelling in general.
And it’s actually not that easy to keep everyone alive. I’ve done it but not on my first play through.
The last of us
Agreed
Saved every mf on my first play through 💪🏼 no one died on my watch
@@bookibeats preach
Skyrim's "A night to remember" (Drinking Game Quest) is one that stood out to me. Not for the emotional impact, but creative.
Whenever I replay Skyrim I forget about that mission & get mind fucked every time lmfao
Basically, "The Hangover" fantasy edition lol
Same
I liked Sanguine"s quest in Oblivion too, when you had to cast a spell on a noble dinner party and it makes everyone's clothes disappear.
Or the Oblivion quest where you have to go INTO the painting? That one stood out for sure.
The Ashtray Maze in Control is my favorite of all time, I remember grinning ear to ear during that whole sequence. The European metal, the excellent combat system, the shifting stages, to me it's one of the most triumphant moments in any game ever.
Totally agree but it was just too short!
@@Ninja_Champagne I can see how someone might feel that way but for me part of what makes it great is that it stays just long enough to stay at maximum excitement the whole way through and then gets out before you have time to get tired of it.
Ashtray Maze is never mentioned enough. I was so hyped during that entire sequence. Loved that game.
You're the second comment I've seen about that mission, I'm gonna need to get this game I think
@@Scroolewse it's definitely worth your time. Great story, amazing graphics, fun fast-paced combat. It's a must play for anybody who loves the art form IMO.
I felt sure the mission in Far Cry 3 where you burn down the drug fields with Skrillex in the background would be on this list! I feel like that mission alone heavily influenced the feel of subsequent Far Cry games.
Make it burn dem 🔥
@@sluttyboy69 wow, I went and looked it up and you're right! GTA San Andreas did it 8 years before Far Cry 3 did...
i feel like that mission is based off the scene in without a paddle
You guys should do a part 2 of this! There's so many great moments in games
Yes, a second part (or more) is definitely needed.
I'm surprised no mission from The Witcher 3 made it into this list! I mean, this game has so many iconic quests and questlines (the Isle of mist, the man with the black pearl, the different questlines to determine the ruler of Skellige, the Carnal Sins quest with the serial killer, the whole Bloody Baron questline, and so many others) though I truly believe the wedding scene from Hearts of Stone can rival any from this top 10 just for the pure creativity and sheer brilliance of the writing.
I honestly believe most of the witcher side-quests can be compared to these missions and still hold up. CDPR did such a good job with giving us creative and interesting side-quests that are (sometimes) better than the main quest lol.
I've noticed that they tend to not mention TW3 at all in these compilation videos and I agree that so many of the Witcher side quests and missions are equal or better than the ones on the list.
@@andrijarazum9796 like "find an old lady's lost pan 🍳"
Agree. Gaunter O’Dimm is one of the best written villains in media as well. When he stopped time and plunged the spoon in that guy’s eye for interrupting him. Realizing that Gaunter was with you during the whole main game. Learning who or what Gaunter O’ Dimm was. Gaunter O’ Dimm spelling GOD, but he being the man of mirrors means his the mirror image of God, which makes him evil incarnate. Yeah, the whole story about Gaunter is some of the best storytelling and character building in a game or media ever.
Glad someone said it, The baron's questline in TW3 is some of the most engaging content in any video game ever. The fact that there's no "right answer" forces you to make tough decisions in a way that 999/1000 games are too afraid to touch.
Dishonored 2 have two amazing mission. The clockwork mansion and the one that you can manipulate past and present.
Bro that was my first thought too. Just commented that to.
@@tobitroyer9429 😂
While it’s not necessarily a traditional “mission”, I think that the finale of Dark Carnival on L4D2 is an iconic mission. Killing hordes of zombies in a stadium with your own personal concert going on while waiting for a helicopter is absurdly epic, and really makes you feel like a badass the entire time.
I used to replay that level with my friend all the time. Shit was so fun.
Strategically placing all the fire barrels and propane tanks and stuff was really neat.
I'm not sure if anyone's commented it, but 'No Russian' from COD MW2. Enough said. This mission was so shocking and incredibly controversial at the time. I'll never forget playing it for the first time and the look on mine and my friend's faces when we finished the mission, especially the twist at the end after all of that carnage.
That mission was my first thought starting this video and was sad it wasn’t in the video
haven't even seen the video and if i had to geuss that would have been the most memorable mission, its not something you would forget if you ever played it. even if you didn't play it you would know this mission if you were a gamer at the time
"Horizon Zero Dawn: The Heart of the Nora." For all of us who wonder what our purpose in life may be, Aloy gets a clear and distinct answer. Her emotional state of that revelation, and then to become "The Anointed" after being shunned her entire life is powerful stuff. The follow-up, "The Mountain That Fell," is also up there, when she learns the true fate of those who led the effort to save mankind. I always find that scene in the meeting room rather haunting.
Horizon zero dawn got me emotional sometimes. That scene was one of them
I agree big time on this! As I progressed through that game, it felt like I was a time traveler, discovering what could happen to us in the future due to our ever-increasing dependence on technology. And the amazing gameplay just kept you on your toes.
Damn...I felt absolutely none of this while playing that mission or game lmao.
For me its the mission where u climb to the top of that tower and see the recording of Ted, u finally understand what happened. Whole story is great tho, especially in that bunker where the last stand was made
@@Frost4Real My reaction to the climb at FAS was, "Ted, you dumbass." He was still trying to play it off as "just a glitch" and a PR disaster. Only later do you get a real feel for exactly how bad things are.
What's REALLY fun is having even an ounce of knowledge about "Gray Goo."
Red Dead Redemption 2. The mission where the gang assaults Braithwaite manor. Seeing the gang members ride their horses down the narrow road with the drumbeat in the background, followed by the gang members walking up to the house side by side and armed to the teeth was fantastic, and will never fail to give me goosebumps
Speaking of RDR2, the mission "My last Boy" was one of the most memorable missions for me on a first and second playthrough. Definitely one of the most badass missions in the game
Great video as always Gameranx. A bit off topic but I'd love to see you guys cover video game music in some future list. Genuinely surprised it's not something you guys have covered in a previous list.
Noted. Thanks for your suggestion.
Is that even possible without getting in trouble?
@@tobitroyer9429 I think you can play up to 5 seconds of a clip before you get in trouble? I'm not certain about that though. I don't know if 5 seconds is long enough to really get a feel for the music.
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I would think it would be a bit harder with copy right claims. So it would have to be more then talking about the music and then leaving links where we could listen it. Yet it would be a great topic. The Halo and Mass Effect music really do a lot to set the tone in the scenes.
I'm really glad you guys picked ME2's Suicide Mission for the list. It is a great ending to a legendary game!
I feel like the suicide mission is overhyped.
It's not the best mission in the trilogy, but maybe that's just my opinion
@@Catman-san I feel that your trolling is overhyped ......
The suicide mission was one of my favorite moments in gaming.... Man watching this list shows how much great stuff the Xbox 360 and PS3 had on them..... sadly all we get now is battle royal, microtransactions and characters with annoying personalities.
@@PhilipKerry Not trolling. I played Mass effect 3 first, loved it and then played the first 2 games. The suicide mission was really good, but not the best mission in the trilogy for me.
I just don't see what's so special about it. To each their own though
@@Catman-san the suicide mission is fantastic. Don't get me wrong, I loved many missions in ME3 such as Tuchanka and Rannoch but ME2's ending is god-tier gaming. Not just in level design or gameplay but in the setting of raiding-the-unknown, the atmosphere of pressure and last stands, everything and everyone you recruited, built and upgraded coming together. That cliffhanger. And jesus christ the soundtrack. THAT'S how endgame titles are made for real.
Kinda curious about which you consider the best mission in the trilogy though
The mission in Titanfall 2 is my jam! I’m always talking to people about it. I’ve never seen something so cool.
When I think of legendary missions those Titanfall 2 and Uncharted 2 missions always come to mind, glad they are featured here. Another for me is "Strite" from Thunderforce IV. I still play that level often. Music is just too good!
Dishonored 2 has a similar mission to TF2 and honestly I love this type of mission, going back and forth between time though with Dishinored 2, half way through you do something and it has an overall effect since you see the world around you change.
I think it's called "a crack in the slab" and yes it's amazing.
I was thinking the exact same thing I love the little sight you get in Dishonored 2 that lets you see into the opposite time so you don't get caught out in the open.
love that level on Dishonored 2
Yeah i thought about that mission. They both take me back to zelda link to the past when you switch between light and dark world.
Dishonored 2 has one of the greatest level designs of all time. Underrated gem.
A lot of people hate on Cyberpunk, but the main mission with Jackie getting out of the hotel and him dying made me let out a couple of tears.
He should’ve kept the Relic. It shouldn’t have been me. He would’ve only been there in body, but I’d still get to see him.
Lots of great moments in that game.
Just comforting Judy after Evelyn kills herself - a mission where you don't really do anything other than listen and say a few words here and there - is something that's gonna stay with me forever. It's just so heartbreaking.
Also in Panam's questline, when you're at the campfire with the Nomads, and they raise a glass to Scorpion, and Panam adds "and to Jackie" - that was really touching. Honestly Panam's entire questline is full of great moments.
And the gig, where you get Samurai back together. Incredible.
So many great moments in that game. It's a shame so many people are missing out on it because of a botched launch and terrible marketting
@@RuptimusPrime The mission when you get Samurai back together is seriously one of the best missions I've ever played. The entire buildup and then seeing Johnny playing the guitar with his friends. Amazing, literally made me cry thinking about my old college band and wishing we could do something like that one day.
I didn't think the gameplay for that mission was all that great tbh. The final mission with the Aldecaldos was sweet tho
Destiny 2 the forsaken campaign's first mission. Its the prison break and you fight your way through, its incredibly fun and at the end is one of the most heart felt moments in Destiny.
Shout out to "Regicide" from The Taken King. That Oryx reveal will never be topped.
Can I play the whole game co op PvE?
@@McGeezle yes
The first village in Resident Evil 4 is legendary, all the Ganados swarming Leon, knocking down ladders, barricading doors, etc. It teaches the player everything they need to know, and of course the terrifying Chainsaw guy. Perfect example of game and level design!
"Oh cool, now I have a shotgun! This'll make things easi-wait, now _they_ have a _chainsaw?!_ Oh fuck my life..."
Man, when you manage to pull off the Suicide Mission in Mass Effect 2, it's just epic and fulfilling.
This is the first thing that came to mind when I read the title
The mission where you enter Mexico for the first time in Red Dead was legendary. That song and locale was perfect
With "All Ghillied Up", it's pronounced "Gi-lly" not "Giled", as in Ghilliesuit, the grass covered stealth suit you wear in the mission. Great video!
I had to rewind to make sure I heard that right.
Gameranx mispronounces words so frequently, at this point I'm convinced they're doing it on purpose in order to generate comments like ours.
@@lonestranger That’s exactly what they’re doing, it’s a well known and widely used tactic to generate comments.
It could be that the script got autocorrected to spell it as gilled because ghillied itself isn't a word that most spell checks would accept.
I think he is just a voice they hired. Hasn’t played a game in his life.
I enjoyed the final mission for Halo 1, that warthog run to escape through the ship was great.
That was fun.
You missed father Godwin's mission in Kingdom Come Deliverance. Epic! Just EPIC!
The final few levels in Age of Calamity's main story line were legendary for me. All of Hyrule's races coming together, dealing with the blood moon, storming the castle, the little guardian's big moment.
I remember loving the Facility on Goldeneye on N64. I played that level so much and knew it so well that I could play this level on the hardest difficulty setting and not take a single bit of damage. I was so proud of myself for that.
Of course, my favorite "cheat" in that whole game was Paintball Mode, which of course I used on Facility.
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That level was fantastic, BUT I played it so many times to unlock invincible, that it just reminds me of childhood rage now.
I forgot all about the cheats and paintball mode!!!!!
@@skyfuel1532 paintball mode was my favorite, although it wasn't really a "cheat".
My favourite was duel wielding.
The freedom march in Detroit become human actually gave me chills, everything, including the music and altercation with the cop, made it so epic, and not to mention the combat section, it was SO GOOD AND WELL DELIVERED
Uncharted 3 Stowaway mission, where Nate falls out of the plane. That whole mission was insane!👌🏽
I feel like "A Crack in the Slab" from Dishonored 2 took the time travel ability and amped it up even higher. Also the Clockwork Mansion was jawdropping. Truly amazing, game changing missions I don't think I'll ever forget
One mission that always stuck with me is the Take it Back! finalé from Fallout 3. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as taking out scores of Enclave with the giant Liberty Pride mecha, obliterating everything in its path and spewing patriotic garbage all the while.
Liberty Prime* …liberty pride will most likely be in fallout 5 lmao
Now I want to see a Liberty Pride robot hahaha that’ll be awesome 🏳️🌈
While I do love Liberty Prime, you can literally complete this mission without attacking anyone.
patriotic garbage? I think you mean the gospel of freedom and liberty. Everything prime says about communism is 100% truth. it is straight evil.
The first mission of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. The soundtrack, the Metal Gear Ray you have to attack, it's all just *chef's kiss* 10/10.
I remember when I was a kid and I only had the Halo Demo and the only mission it had was The Silent Cartographer; I would replay it over and over and over again because it was that amazing. Even did so when I got the full game.
Pretty Hard to beat the Wild Hunts attack on Kaer Morhen, losing Vesemir... devastating.
I'm surprised it's not on this list, was definitely the most memorable mission for me in any game.
It's not quite in the same realm, but the intro/opening level in Dead Rising was something I'll never forget. Never seen anything like that before and it just blew my mind. Maybe you guys should do the most legendary video game opener/intro levels (if you haven't already)
Far Cry 3's weed mission and Far cry 4's Opium mission where you side with Amita. Also FC6 has one where you have to defend a concert in a thunderstorm? That one is also epic.
“3 leaf clover” and “end of the line” are goated from the GTA series.
While I do think the suicide mission as an iconic mass effect level, I think the vermirie mission is even more iconic. The introduction of the Reapers as sovereign not really giving a crap about Shepard made it seem really cool and still gives me goosebumps
Ride of the Valkyries in Far Cry 3 was such a fun time. As soon as that music kicked in I had the biggest smile on my face.
The ending for red dead redemption has been stuck in my mind since i first played it, really great ending and the revenge aftermath just adds to it. Plenty of memorable levels from metal arms glitch in the system that i personally won't forget. For me the most memorable mission on halo ce is 343 guilty spark, although that game had tons of memorable moments and missions. The ending of two betrayals is my favourite part in the entire franchise. Doom e1m1, not necessarily my favourite level but it was a great entry into the series. Return to castle Wolfenstein : X-labs, if there's one mission that has been stuck on my mind for years it's X-labs. It has some really good action and moments
The weed field burning to reggae jams in Far Cry 3 should have at least been an honorable mention.
We will be doing a part 2
For another HL2 entry, I’d pick the hunter/civil protection ambush in Episode 2. The one where you’re cornered into a two story house while waves of soldiers are giving cover fire for the hunters who are most certainly HUNTING you and Alyx as they try to break into the house. The first time I played that mission, it all played out SO cinematically and cool. I felt the fear of knowing “oh no. They’re inside” and trying to dodge and outrun them in such a tight space while getting fired at by the storm trooper dudes outside. Just so dang cool
The helicopter chase scene was one of my favorites. And as goofy as it was the mission where you control the lion ants was fun as fuck.
If there's EP2 content then you better mention Vortal Combat. It's crazy well set-up and the ost gets you pumped up like hell. I also love the hunter ambush but the antlion battle just takes the cake to me.
The Suicide Mission in ME2 is great, but the Human Reaper at the end of the mission is one of the most poorly executed final bosses ever.
The twist was crazy but not the gameplay. Lol
Another not listed I'll never forget was Dom's sacrifice from Gears of War which was one heck of an emotional experience
I loved the Crash Site mission from Black Ops 1 with Sympathy For the Devil playing.
For me the heist mission in cyberpunk is definitely my favorite one its not so bombastic in terms of whats actually happening but its really immersive and the end of that mission really makes the emotions hit
The wonder tower mission from Batman Arkham city. It starts off with protocol 10 (helicopters flying around the city and shooting missiles) to fighting your way through the wonder tower as you scale to Hugo strange. Such a wonderful view too.
I agree.
Playing through Ravenholm as a kid was super creepy, but hella fun! Thanks for including Half-Life 2, it's always nice to know I'm not the only one still thinking of that game lol
The red dead mission really hits different if you play the second first, the first is my fav game ever
So true the first is underrated, legendary game
@@TOMMYDiG1TAL the second one is good, but took the first ones glory
@@CryloWolf for real I love the 2nd one but the first one is much more replayable imo just more fast paced and less tedious
Read Dead Revolver, the last few missions are some of the most memorable. Defending a train assault, then a battle royale to get into the big baddies mansion, then a huge fight through the mansion. That whole bit was peak gameplay.
Half life 2 had an unforgotable relation with my childhood,an especial unique emotion always come to me when I revisit every individual scenses of it specially last mision tower climbing and explosion and THE QUESTION.
I think for a mission and for a game to be legend there is wanted more than what that game really is.
It's about SITUATION and FEELINGS you were experienced on that specific time.
My legendary mission is an escape and run mission in Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Original Xbox). You lock doors in your hotel room and go to sleep. You're awoken by locals banging on your door and what comes next is a scary intense sequence of barricading doors, run, jumping out windows, running while avoiding getting shot through windows and corridors. It's so intense, scary, the music the sounds the shouting and the fact your character panics, gets blurred vision as he becomes more panicked. Aaaand if you sustain injuries to your legs he'll limp, slowing your pace. Highly recommended.
Titanfall 2 had some of the best platforming ever. I had a blast just traversing through levels.
What Mass Effect 2 did very well is that you feel like an ACTUAL Commander. Everything builds up to the suicide mission and how the game ends. That mission is such a payoff and I love it.
I loved the Dam and the Facility levels in Goldeneye too. I played them and the boat level the most.
Locomotion was an awesome level. It's definitely the thing I remember most about Uncharted 2, along with the opening chapter.
The Witcher 3 - Blood and Wine featured several of the coolest levels I’ve ever played. From when Beauclair was being ravaged by vampires, to when Geralt is in the comical fairytale land… that DLC is arguably some of the best DLC ever produced.
What level do you have to be to play blood and wine??? Like do you have to beat the game first. I remember I bought it but was too low leveled to play and kinda gave up???
@@davidvader8723 You can start Blood and Wine as a standalone game with a pre-levelled Geralt they built for you to jump straight in.
It's been a while since I've played but I used my main game Geralt after completing the game and had no problem progressing but I have no idea what level I was but I want to say I was somewhere in the 30s.
I really think the GTA 4 bank mission is the legendary mission that opened the doors for ones on GTA 5. It was a great mission indeed
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Yeah it's called three leaf clover I think
Honorable mention to 'Fallout 3'. It had two potentially iconic quests.
- The first being the final mission, 'Take it back!', where you fight along side a battle mech to take back the Jefferson Memorial, and then have to make that controversial choice at the end (unless you have the 'Broken Steel' DLC installed).
- Or 'Tranquility Lane', which is my personal favorite. Either one.
radio, pitcher, gnome, pitcher, block, gnome, bottle 👍
For me Bunker 2 is the one that sticks in my mind for Goldeneye. It was literally the hardest mission of a game I think I've ever played (when on 00 Agent difficulty). It gave the greatest sense of achievement when you finally did it, but man did it punish you
The star destroyer mission in star wars the force unleashed was one that came to my mind. Just the cinematic aspect of that scene made it stuck in my mind as you really see starkillers power
The mission with BT throwing you in the air or the one with time manipulation
Both deserves a spot here
As far as HALO goes, I'm still partial to AOTCR right after The Silent Cartographer. I must have played that mission a hundred times because you start in the middle of nowhere and battle across a huge map, with I'm pretty sure every vehicle in the game at that point (Ghost to Warthog to Tank to Banshee) - it was just the perfect amalgamation of that first game.
And then, of course, Two Betrayals, when you do pretty much that whole mission in reverse with the flood hunting you down, too.
Far Cry 1. The enviromental dome blew me away. Though the aircraftcarrier in the lagoon was fun too. The bloody baron mission(s) in witcher 3 were emotional rolercoaster rides.
The most memorable missions I can think of right now. Is the Cyberpunk 2077 side mission. Where you up that prisoner to crucify himself.
It's more of a low key mission in RDR2, but Arthur and Sadie taking out O'Driscolls and then Sadie spilling her guts afterwards.
It made me want Sadie for RDR3!!
The library in halo is probably the greateat mission fighting the flood for the first time. Idk not a halo fan boy, but it was epic the first time I played it.
The Suicide mission in ME2 is my favorite "final mission" of all time, even with the dinky terminator battle at the end. It's so sad that they planned a similar mission for ME3 and instead chose to go with the starchild nonsense...
I didn't even know they had that planned for ME3! What a shame, because the final battle for ME3 was otherwise chaotic and thrilling.
“We Shall Be Together in Paradise” - RDR1. The mission itself isn’t special until you hit Mexico, and let me tell you, riding into the Mexico sunshine while “Far Away” plays in the background is something magical.
I remember the Halo level as the one where you have to face two hunters alone, because this was the first level I played without co-op
SAME! I was like, how am I supposed to flank these monsters without a friend to help me!?
Great choice on the Cartographer level. I absolutely loved every mission of Halo CE, but Cartographer Definitely put all the best parts together. And let's be honest, mini D-day invasion on the beach right off the start is absolutely exhilarating.
I wont say the name of the game, but don’t act like you didn’t blow up the church in that AC-130 mission.
The chatter when they steal the jeep is still engraved, as the operator laughs at the driver and says "He's scared sh*tless." "Copy that".
Why won't you say the name?
The Straw Meet Camel misson in Marvel's Spiderman is still one of my favorite missions to replay over and over.
Red dead redemption is bloody amazing! I love the 1st one ❤
Too bad the 2nd one is horrible
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@@chune4383 I feel like you misspoken
@@juliansandler4569 it was boring. Arthur had no character development
@@chune4383 literally trolling or didn't even play
Hell yeah, "Do Not pursue Lu Bu" was so fun but hard AF. In one of the other games in the Dynasty games my bro and I played co-op as higher-end characters and we still barely beat him!! As always what a great job Gameranx!!
The Sewer level in...every videogame ever.
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When foehammer drops the "TOUCHDOWN. HIT IT MARINES!" and you swoon with seratonin for the memories over the years
« Blast Pit » in Half-Life 🥰
More like a chapter than a « mission », but damn, Half-Life did a really great job of modernizing what were FPS games... 🥰
1st mission of Homeworld. The chilling realisation that they are not alone in the universe, and the following mission when they return to Karak. Coupled with the artistic cutscenes and the voice acting, so much feels. Bonus points for the levels in the nebula, and what you are forced to do there. So many amazingly done levels, one of the best games ever made, hands down
No one's left... Everything's gone... Kharak is burning.
Even though it's a repeat of Fallout 3's ending I've got to go with The Nuclear Option in Fallout 4 if you side with the Brotherhood
My personal most legendary mission is Shadowbringers from the FFXIV expansion of the same name. Best mission in FF history, imho, and it truly made that expansion so impactful.
Absolutely love your videos.
Been watching for years.
Glad you like them!
Additionally I’d say the “mission” at the end of infamous 2 where you have to fight your best friend is a super memorable one for me just because of the implications it had. A tear jerker in a lesser known game that’s stuck with me for many many years 👍
thats the evil ending. the good one is just as heartbreaking. you set off the ray sphere by charging it yourself by holding all four shoulder buttons. the final objective is "Let Go". let go of the buttons and you die along with every other conduit. but somehow some survive and you get Second Son
Mr. Freeze bossfight in Arkham City was amazing
Halo in general was very memorable, for me it was Assault on the Control Room that was one of the standouts, Halo and Truth and Recon were up there too. I also played as a child so of course i remember it differently than playing it now.
You could easily take the entirety of Mass Effect, Read Dead Redemption and Breath of the Wild. Being so responsible for your crew in ME was amazing, hearing about Arthur's condition and loosing his horse really shocked me and the stories of the champions and how they still got a second chance plus the climax of the story were breathtaking.
I loved the "Effect and Cause" mission in Titanfall 2. I'd play an entire game based around that mechanic.
Medal of Honor Allied Assault the Normandy Beach landing is the most memorable in any game
That's easily one of my fondest gaming memories...it blew my mind.
COD MW2: The No Russian mission which I believe is one of the most iconic COD missions in the franchise and just a big part of the storyline.
Saints Row 3 - Crashing the Party (Jump out of Helicopter Mission)
KnightFall from the original BattleFront 2 is just so amazing. Getting to experience order 66 from the clones perspective was so awesome. Also the intro narration is incredible.
I hope Titanfall 2's time travel mission is here
That Titanfall mission with time travel- Dishonored 2 also did something similar with the 'A crack in the slab' mission. What Arkane did with that mission was very creative and one of the coolest missions of the game.