I was sitting here, somewhat saddened by my lack of response to this question...
But I just realized what
really pleasantly surprised me from within the game!
NPC Citizens exclaiming things about our characters!!
"Hey, Electric-Knight, we love you!"
"I can't wait to tell all my friends that I saw Electric-Knight!"
"Way to go, Electric-Knight!"
And the inclusion of specific mission accomplishments in such exclamations was brilliant and really made me do a double take!
Later on... within the Tip Mission system, during the level 50 Hero Morality Mission where you go to Grandeville of the Rogue Isle to save a traitorous Bane Spider from execution...
As you approach the place of execution, the crowd of people gathered round all start cheering and chanting your name!!
Great googly moogly, that was honestly one of my favorite gaming experiences ever!!
1. Actually feeling it in my gut when I jumped off a building.
...
YES!! Such an amazing thing! Not just the feeling, but how often this game would induce it!