Greatest Game Opening EVER!!!!

[dyre]

Luxury zeppelin gets attacked by orcs in biplanes! Steampunk awesomeness! Arcanum!

 

[w00tage]

I believe that were Earth and Beyond rereleased today, people would buy the sh8 out of it based solely on the awesomeness of this intro.

http://www.xfire.com/video/5132b7/

Sorry for no embed, the youtube ones have out of sync sound or stretched HD ports.

 

[TheMann]

Well, as already mentioned:
Borderlands - They could not have licensed a better song for that cinematic.
Bioshock- Pure Awesome.
Starcraft: Broodwar - It might not look that great now, but when this came out in 1999, it blew my mind:
And also this one, just 'cause:

 

[GoGoFrenzy]

Too many good ones.

My votes: Half Life 2, Gears of War 2, Borderlands, Saints Row The Third, Mass Effect 2

I'm sure I forgot some.

 

[GoGoFrenzy]

Spoiler

You effing die

Actually loved the Renegade opening even more. "I'll get Joker's crippled ass myself!" LOL!!

 

[Bostur]

I remember I used to think the intro to Wing Commander IV was awesome, but seeing it again it feels really cheasy. I think it was the effect of "OMG it has real actors" that made it feel special back then. Bioware did raise the bar quite a bit in the realm of space opera intros.

Best intro ever has to be Maniac Mansion

Spoiler

Other than that I'll +1 the original Fallout intro.

 

[Doctor Greenthumb]

Luxury zeppelin gets attacked by orcs in biplanes! Steampunk awesomeness! Arcanum!

Why have I not heard of this, this shiz looks amazing and were do i get it?

 

[karcentric]

I really liked the mission in Saints Row: The Third when you jump out the plane, it's not quite the opening but it's still pretty early.

 

[kingcom]

This is a really easy one. Fallout one that is:

 

[kiwi_poo]

Really? No one has Freelancer yet?

 

[Blue Jay]

Yeah I've got to say Mass Effect 2 as well, That feeling of walking around the Normandy when it was so eerily quiet was amazing.

 

[bafrali]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCr7y4SLhck

This.There is so much passion to it(Oh the irony)

 

[Gabanuka]

also this

Proper story's meant to start at the beginning. Aint so simple with this one.

 

[F'Angus]

I give you Oddworld


Also I quite like Age of Mythology

 

[Lectori Salutem]

Epic 40k: Final Liberation

Live action cutscenes and awesome music ftw!



Speaking of live action cutscenes...
This one is just legendary

 

[Bostur]

Luxury zeppelin gets attacked by orcs in biplanes! Steampunk awesomeness! Arcanum!

Why have I not heard of this, this shiz looks amazing and were do i get it?

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/arcanum_of_steamworks_and_magick_obscura

 

[Bostur]

...snip ... Civilization Revolution intro

It's a nice metaphor with the person drawing civilizations with his fingers.

It reminded me of the Civ IV intro, but that is mostly good because of the music.

Spoiler

 

[dyre]

Luxury zeppelin gets attacked by orcs in biplanes! Steampunk awesomeness! Arcanum!

Why have I not heard of this, this shiz looks amazing and were do i get it?

It is indeed amazing! Though, the combat is kinda mediocre and it'll take awhile to get used to. But the storytelling, characters, and atmosphere are are incredibly excellent. Lovely soundtrack too.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/arcanum_of_steamworks_and_magick_obscura
It's here for $6, DRM free