Great video game openings

[Mike Richards]

This far into the thread and only one person has said The Last of Us? Some of the most incredible and effective fifteen minutes I've ever played. The intro credits sequence was pretty fantastic too.

Bioshock is another instant classic that's right up near the top, but we should give a nod to System Shock 2 as well. "Look at you hacker..." Also can't go wrong with any of the Fallouts, and Silent Hill 2's gives me chills every time.

But I'm deeply concerned with this thread's lack of Metroid Prime, and Super Metroid while we're at it. Absolutely unbeatable.

And I'm gonna throw Myst in there to, for the nostalgia.

 

[KOMega]

I liked the original BlazBlue opening the most:

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While not the best game, I liked the music used for Suikoden 4's opening.

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Okage: Shadow King wasn't too bad. I liked the music at the time.

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[MBergman]

I'm gonna give you one sentence:

"Ah, the child of Bhaal has awoken!"

Greatest villain in a game and such a classic opening!

 

[Inferus Eques]

Someone mentioned Borderlands, but they didn't mention Borderlands 2? That is also an awesome opening. However, I'm quite glad to see most my other suggestions already mentioned. Stay classy, New Vegas.

http://youtu.be/SzZ8YtuiVD4

 

[Hemingslay]

As mentioned above, the intro to Soul Blade was straight-up awesome. And I've got a real soft spot for Final Fantasy VIII's opening.

Prey had an excellent first scene. An abrupt change of tone followed by a really eerie take on one of the oldest cliches in the book.

 

[Thr33X]

I have to agree with previous posts stating the intros to Soul Edge and the opening scene of FF7, but here's another one from the PSone era that sits high for me.

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1) This was 13 years (wow it's been that long) before the NFL got soft.
2) This was the first time anyone heard Ludacris
3) The gameplay of Madden now is STILL the same as it was back then. Ouch.

 

[Ulquiorra4sama]

I can't believe these two weren't mentioned yet :/

Ahem - Post #58 - I mentionned MGS3.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/jump/9.827924.20139831

In that case i apologize, i just skimmed the previous posts and looked at the videos D:

 

[Pink Gregory]

Metal Gear Solid does it very well.

Probably due to Paul Eiding, more than anything else.

 

[Casual Shinji]

I always kinda liked the opening to Wind Waker. It's short and sweet, gives you a nice homey feel, and fuels your anticipation for the adventure that's to come.

Recently ofcourse The Last of Us knocked it out of the park.

 

[Thr33X]

Recently ofcourse The Last of Us knocked it out of the park.

I think we can put TLOU's intro scene on a whole other level than anything else ever done, ever.