10 Powerful Video Game Moments That Gave You The Chills

13. The Normandy SR-2 Reveal - Mass Effect 2

Following one of the greatest introductory sequences of all time - itself worthy of a few skin-flutters itself - in which the iconic ship Normandy has been blown to smithereens along with your Commander Shepard and the crew, the game takes on a sense of mystery as you piece together what's happened in the years following the incident.

It's precisely because of this that the scene has so much weight. When it's revealed your pilot Joker not only survived but is working for the same Illusive Man who resurrected your charred carcass, you're united with your old friend, also realising the Cerberus forces built a whole new Normandy ship to blast off round the galaxy in.

There's endless reasons why Mass Effect 2 is one of the greatest games of all time, and right in the opening few hours, this is one of the biggest.