18 Video Game Moments That Gave You Memories For Life

7. Surviving The First Village Attack - Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4 was one of those watershed moments in game design; a real genre revolution where all third-person action would never be the same again. Sure, Gears of War would mix this with what Operation Winback had already started in 2006, but it was Resi that framed it within the horror genre, opening with one of the most iconic and replayable sections in gaming history.

By plonking you right at the front of a mysterious, dilapidated village, it was pure Wicker Man-esque horror from the get-go. Creeping forward, pistol at the ready, finding out the villagers all his sinister intentions was the least of your problems.

The entire section ends with scores of everyday-looking Spaniards baying for your blood with pitchforks and primal screams. They claw at the doors, throw themselves through windows and advance on you in swarms. You fire endless rounds into them, kick them, run and hide, and just when you think they're about to kill you regardless, a mysterious noise calls them away.

Then the title card flashes up, and you're alone again. It's brilliant.