Especially if we're counting Ryan's intro video. Lovely build-up for the city.Smolderin said:A bit of a predictable answer but Bioshock. It is a true example of an opening done right. It's all in game, it set's the mood and atmosphere, and is just executed quite wonderfully.
I have to hand it to Gearbox, they established the setting and characters amazingly well in such a short cutscene without any dialogue.PsychicTaco115 said:Borderlands
I might not like the game, but the opening is pretty damn awesome
Damn you. But yeah, that.shrimpcel said:The three first missions of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. This first hour or so of gameplay is probably responsible for 90% of the spunkgargleweewee oversaturation of today's gaming industry. This is the game that started it all, and the beginning of the game is masterfully done, in my opinion.
Don't get me wrong, I adore the mythology, atmosphere, and general mystery of the Dark Souls narrative,Hagi said:I'd say Dark Souls deserves a mention. It's certainly not the greatest, but many of those have been posted already.
I still find it pretty good and it's atmosphere is excellent.
I too thought it was a great opening. It does a great job of showing the overwhelming power of Sin. And how badass Auron is.Snownine said:The opening to Final Fantasy X is exciting and raises so many questions for the gamer. It makes you want to find out who these people are, what Sin is, what happened to Tidus, where was he taken? I thought it was very effective.
To answer your question on how the Knight died at the beginning, the Asylum Demon smashed him through the ceiling (why he is found in a pile of rubble with a smashed hole above him/ why the Demon jumps from the ceiling when you first encounter him, he was a bit busy killing the Knight who was saving you). His death was pretty much used to symbolize the gruesome nature of how easy you and others can die in Lordran.The Wykydtron said:Thinking about it, I like the start of Dark Souls. The opening cutscene is more Heavy Metal than Heavy Metal and although I don't like much of the game beyond the tutorial level and Undead Burg it is still fun.Raggedstar said:Shadow of the Colossus. No dialogue, just 3 minutes of Wander and Agro walking through beautiful landscapes with really pretty music. When I first popped in the game I went "Yep, I'm going to like this"...and I did.
I can't remember if it was the OPENING or not, but there was a scene in Devil May Cry 3 where Dante was eating pizza while killing monsters. It's so stupid yet so entertaining lol.
Funnily enough I never got that the one guy who gave you the Estus Flasks was the same guy who let you out of your cell. I was waiting for some big plot reveal but no, it turns out the guy died from... Something? There were no enemies in the room and he was far to the right of where the big ol' ball o' death crashed through the wall.
This is why I don't like the story, no more like I don't like the way the story is presented in Dark Souls AKA not at all.
What he trip over a rock and impale himself on his sword? Yeah that's probably what happened. People are damn unlucky in that universe.