Dude, I love that quote. Just the prince running through the jungle in the rain, the music. Stunning.asco said:
Most memorable opening line in a game
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This is a personal thing more then anything, but how could this franchise be ignored. While this quote technically comes after the first mission, it's power resonates strongly and sets the tone of the game fantastically well:
"On the 15th day of the third month of the year 1935, the Empire began its assault in earnest. A formal declaration of war was made upon Gallia. Though it was only a small front in a massive continental assault, what followed would prove that a tiny nation could best a military giant. These events would tell a story of tragedy hidden in the mists of time. A story of courage and of trust, of persecution and hate.And of love blooming, even through the flames of war. What follows is a record of this conflict, and of those who fought, lived and died."
-Irene Koller, "On the Gallian Front"
"On the 15th day of the third month of the year 1935, the Empire began its assault in earnest. A formal declaration of war was made upon Gallia. Though it was only a small front in a massive continental assault, what followed would prove that a tiny nation could best a military giant. These events would tell a story of tragedy hidden in the mists of time. A story of courage and of trust, of persecution and hate.And of love blooming, even through the flames of war. What follows is a record of this conflict, and of those who fought, lived and died."
-Irene Koller, "On the Gallian Front"
- It is a good life we lead, brother.
- The best. May it never change.
- And may it never change us.
*Title screen comes up while music by Jesper Kyd plays*
From the beginning of Assassin's Creed II.
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...****.
- The best. May it never change.
- And may it never change us.
*Title screen comes up while music by Jesper Kyd plays*
From the beginning of Assassin's Creed II.
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...****.
It's probably already been mentioned, but I'm going to have to go with Fallout's
"War. War never changes."
"War. War never changes."
This is a close second.dolfan1304 said:
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From the game that practically every fps has copied in some manner.
[sub] half-life, if your stupid [/sub]
From the game that practically every fps has copied in some manner.
[sub] half-life, if your stupid [/sub]
The Chantry teaches us that it is the hubris of men which brought the darkspawn into our world. The mages had sought to usurp Heaven. But instead, they destroyed it. They were cast out, twisted and cursed by their own corruption. They returned as monsters, the first of the darkspawn. They became a blight upon the lands, unstoppable and relentless. The dwarven kingdoms were the first to fall. And from the deep roads, the darkspawn drove at us again and again, until finally we neared annihilation... until the Grey Wardens came. Men and women from every race, warriors and mages, barbarians and kings, the Grey Wardens sacrificed everything to stem the tide of darkness, and prevailed. It has been four centuries since that victory, and we have kept our vigil. We have watched and waited for the darkspawn to return. But those, who once called us heroes, have forgotten. We are few now, and our warnings have been ignored for too long. It may even be too late, for I have seen with my own eyes what lies upon the horizon. Maker help us all.
This. Nothing will ever top the original Fallout's opening segment and the first uttering of "War...war never changes."Swyftstar said:
But his name's spelled Perlman.
Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had...before I blacked out. The thick smell of asphalt.
And the first thing I saw when I woke up was her face. She said she'd fix my bike...free, no strings attached. I should have known then that things were never that simple.
Yeah. When I think of Maureen, I think of two things: asphalt...and trouble.
And the first thing I saw when I woke up was her face. She said she'd fix my bike...free, no strings attached. I should have known then that things were never that simple.
Yeah. When I think of Maureen, I think of two things: asphalt...and trouble.
"4 years have passed since the mortal races banded together, and stood united against the might of the Burning Legion."
For every age there is a time of trial. The rocks faced such a fire before they were the strength beneath our feet. The plants braved vast winds before their roots could give us life. As a sage of considerable years, I have known only one such great ordeal. Yet the hero it created was a champion of all time.
*Shudder*SirBryghtside said:Pfffft, my text alert is the Cliff Racer screamBlunderboy said:
For me, I would say Morrowind or Half-Life 2, but ninjas... so "Hello. And, again, welcome to the Aperture Science computer-aided enrichment centre..."
Why would you do that to yourself?
