This...was a hard question.
* I do not know why, maybe it was because of the fact that I was brand new to Sapkowski's books. But when realising from the Witcher 1 intro and the part from The Last Wish-novel you got in the Enhanced edition, that the game wasn't merely something hastily thought up I was blown away. The intro wasn't used as some pointless cool reference, but had a story and a universe behind it with deep roots and substance. I had never heard of Sapkowski, and watching that intro in Witcher 1, and later seeing the menu with it's gloomy atmosphere and birds circling in the sky had me mesmerised. I knew then and there that I had made a very good choice buying the game. I knew it before actually playing it. I remember it was the 14th of February, Valentine's day. I had just bought The Witcher, and also run into a girl I used to have a crush on and gotten her number. But it was the game I fell in love with.
Might be a weird thing to say but it was one of the best Valentine's days of my life. I stand by that today, four and a half years later. Thank you CDPR! Really, thank you!
* Walking around Kaer Morhen, talking to Vesemir, Lambert, and Eskel, and hearing everything from sword styles and their origin to witcher history, and watching the fresques at the walls, really set the mood for me. Add the funeral and I was really hooked.
* In Murky waters, seeing Alina dance among the raspberry bushes in her new form tugged at my heart. That quest was so so sad, and I'll remember the sadness I felt for the lovers sake.
* In Murky Waters speaking about identity and fate with the Lady of the Lake. I truly felt good when discussing this and that I made the "right" choices and said the "right" things.
* When meeting Yaevinn, and hearing about how he tried to assimilate to living with humans, and them smearing excrement on his home really was the cup that ran over for me, deciding who I would stand with.
* Regarding philosphy I find Zoltan's "progress is a herd of pigs"-speech to be the best. Damn how I agreed on that one!
* At Shani's party with Dandelion and Zoltan(and Grandma), hearing about more of Geralts history.
* The beginning of witcher 2, when Geralt wakes up next to Triss, with the wind tugging at the tent was a magical moment for me. Surely because I had waited so long for the game.
Add the gawking soldier disturbing them, savouring every moment seeing a naked Triss, while quite soberly remembering all the titles of King Foltest(buying more gawking time) while incessantly staring at Triss was fun as hell. I mean he is brave, she's a sorceress after all dammit.
SPOILERS from here on:
The "What lies beneath" quest in Witcher 1 is one of my favourite quests. Doing your reasearch, speaking with the gardener, the autopsy with Shani, and finding a friend in the catacombs really made an impression on me. Damn it felt good seeing Geralt deliver payback at the tower.
* A big moment for me was to succeed in keeping Berengar alive during the fight with Azar.
* In the end of Witcher 1 the main antagonist sort of Aard away Geralt's sword, but Geralt coldly just draws his silver one, where upon the antagonist says: "That sword is for monsters." As much as I hated him, and thought it justified, I felt his surprise and horror. As if it would stop Geralt. But both swords are for monsters really. I (and Geralt)realised later that it wasn't the Grandmaster who had said these words...it was *****!
* Running back with Roche to the Kaedweni camp, seeing what madness had transpired there, and remembering later all the funny stories and bonding events you had with the Temerian special forces.
* The difficult decisions in Witcher 2: Whether dealing with the unlikeable monster called Henselt or likeable monster called Letho, when explaining his history and his actions, are to this date the most difficult choices I have EVER faced in my entire gaming life. I stand by my choices, but they were damn difficult and felt heavy. Walking away from a bastard that deserved death, and killing someone that really had "good" motives and stories behind his actions, were the hardest choices I have ever second guessed myself on. But I am not a Kingslayer, and I felt both Foltest and Cedric(along with many others) deserving to be avenged.