Most memorable opening line in a game
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The music at the start of Shadow of the Colossus.
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"All I need to know is did we lose them?"
"I think we both know the answer to that."
-Halo: Combat Evolved
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and
"All I need to know is did we lose them?"
"I think we both know the answer to that."
-Halo: Combat Evolved
That's definitely one of the ones I would pick.mental_looney said:Um hopefully this isn't hidden away but
"Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. But I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you: they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am or why I say this. Sit down and I will tell you a tale like none you have ever heard. "
Top favourite: "Hey chief. You okay? You playing corpse or you putting the blinds on the Dusties? I thought you were a deader for sure." but Planescape: Torment has already been mentioned, so...
'It has begun'
'We're too late again, master. All dead.'
'I begin to think the cause of this destruction cannot be other than myself. My dark experiments come to a most wicked end.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNQ5yHR_3rQ
Sacrifice. Awesome.
'It has begun'
'We're too late again, master. All dead.'
'I begin to think the cause of this destruction cannot be other than myself. My dark experiments come to a most wicked end.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNQ5yHR_3rQ
Sacrifice. Awesome.
Okay, that's why I didn't recognize it. Because I have never played that series. You learn something new every day.mental_looney said:Prince of Persia Sands of timeMayamellissa said:What was this from: Doctor Who?mental_looney said:Um hopefully this isn't hidden away but
"Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. But I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you: they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am or why I say this. Sit down and I will tell you a tale like none you have ever heard. "
Am I really the only one who didn't like that bit of dialogue from AC2?
"Life is so great brother! Disaster is not imminent!"
"Certainly not. And if it were, it sure would be a surprise now that we've said how great our lives are!"
Mine would be
"While sliding into unconsciousness I can somehow...I don't know... hear , the voices of the dying."
"Life is so great brother! Disaster is not imminent!"
"Certainly not. And if it were, it sure would be a surprise now that we've said how great our lives are!"
Mine would be
"While sliding into unconsciousness I can somehow...I don't know... hear , the voices of the dying."
Only one that comes to mind at the moment is:
"Paris in the fall, the last few months of the year, and the end of the millennium. The city holds many memories for me: of cafes, of music, of love, and of death." - George Stobbart, Broken Sword.
And I like the G-Man's opening speech for Half-Life 2 and Jack's for BioShock, too.
"Paris in the fall, the last few months of the year, and the end of the millennium. The city holds many memories for me: of cafes, of music, of love, and of death." - George Stobbart, Broken Sword.
And I like the G-Man's opening speech for Half-Life 2 and Jack's for BioShock, too.
"Deep in the forest of Albion lay the small town of Oakvale, unchanged by time and untouched by the sword..."
I think this quote sets the atmosphere perfectly, it's such a great way to begin a game that is essentially a playable fairytale.
Also, in the opening of Skyrim, there's one Stormcloak that goes to the block before you. As they kick him to the ground and put his head on the block, he looks the executioner in the face and says: "My ancestors are smiling on me, Imperials. Can you say the same?"
I think this quote sets the atmosphere perfectly, it's such a great way to begin a game that is essentially a playable fairytale.
Also, in the opening of Skyrim, there's one Stormcloak that goes to the block before you. As they kick him to the ground and put his head on the block, he looks the executioner in the face and says: "My ancestors are smiling on me, Imperials. Can you say the same?"
Fallout New Vegas.
Not the war line.
But Benny's monologue before he shoots you.
"You've made your last delivery kid. Sorry you got twisted up in this scene. From where you're kneeling it must seem like an 18-carat run of bad luck."
"But, truth is...the game was rigged from the start."
This short speech introduces the theme, main story and key motivation (Benny and the Platinum Chip) beautifully, and also gets us into the idea that this is Vegas, where gambling is God and a chip can make or break your life forever...
Not the war line.
But Benny's monologue before he shoots you.
"You've made your last delivery kid. Sorry you got twisted up in this scene. From where you're kneeling it must seem like an 18-carat run of bad luck."
"But, truth is...the game was rigged from the start."
This short speech introduces the theme, main story and key motivation (Benny and the Platinum Chip) beautifully, and also gets us into the idea that this is Vegas, where gambling is God and a chip can make or break your life forever...
Beaten to it. This is probably the single best opening to any game I have ever playedaftohsix said:
