For me it was definitely DOOM 2! Miles ahead of anything else I had played before.
For me it was World of Warcraft. First time experiencing an MMO, so that was magical in it’s own right but the fact that there were so few loading screens in that game despite it’s size was just 🤯
World of Warcraft for sure. My brother and I had downloaded the trial as a joke between us, making fun of the nerds… Next thing you know we could not log off. The size, the community, the music was just so captivating; I can still hear the score in my heard when I think of Teldrassil. The friends I made in game became closer than anyone I knew prior and some I still know and see today! It was lightning in a bottle for me and once my enthusiasm for WoW finally drained years later, no other MMO could really replace it.