Idk about anyone else, but a lot of people I know seem to have that one big game that they were just hooked on growing up. For me, it was Metal Gear Solid on PS1. When I first got it for Christmas one year it blew me away and I was hooked immediately. It was the first game I ever finished, and I became a total nerd for it. I wound up getting a PS2 just to play Metal Gear Solid 2. And 3.
People tend to not look back on these games as fondly as others, sometimes, saying there's too many cut scenes, but if I remember, back then, these games were RAVED about. The first MGS is my favorite, it blew me away when I first played it, the gameplay was suspenseful and addicting and fun. The storyline was mind-blowing, too. And I can really say nowadays that it wasn't just the storyline that hooked me it was the gameplay too, cuz I can play the VR missions and really get into it. Amazing game, it desserves what praise it does get, you have to play this game if you haven't already. And if u enjoy it, u should play 2 and 3 as well.
I also loved the music, the way it gets real quiet when u hiding and a guards rite there, with the low beat, the startling sound when a guard spots u, its all just so masterfully done.