Most memorable opening line in a game

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Wintermoot

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"Welcome to the world of pokemon!"
if you have never heard this line before you have no childhood!
 

PhiMed

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In my restless dreams, I see that town.
Silent Hill.
You promised you'd take me there again someday,
But you never did.
Well I'm alone there now...
In our 'special place'...
Waiting for you...
 

thahat

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do boardgames count?
'in the grim dark millenium of the 41st millenium, there is only war.' ( spoken in the heaviest manly voice you can imagine )
 

Caveworm

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ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE.


In capitals, the first part of the very first sentence in American Psycho.



Edit: pfft might help if I actually take it from a game hey?

There is something wonderful about Half Life. Though it is just a automated voice spouting off drab information, it sets the mood for the rest of the game to come. Plus, I suppose nothing like that had been done before in gaming.


Quake 2: all the broken radio chatter about the destroyed cities and the invasion of Strogg (one g or two?) is quite epic and says this is going to be one hell of a ride!
 

Flac00

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I got one thats kinda inventive: The one line that stuck out from the intro to Half Life 2: Episode 1
"What is it you have truly created Dr. Freeman? Well? Can you think of one thing? I thought not."

Kinda sets an underlining mood for that episode, the aftereffects of your actions in Half Life 2, and how everything has changed.
 

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SimpleChimp said:
"The more things change, the more they stay the same. Boundaries shift, new players step in, but power always finds a place to rest its head. We fought and bled alongside the Russians. We shoulda known they'd hate us for it. History is written by the victor. And here I am, thinking we'd won. But you bring down one enemy and they find someone even worse to replace him. Locations change, the rationale, the objective. Yesterday's enemies are today's recruits. Train them to fight alongside you, and pray they don't eventually decide to hate you for it too." by Com. Shepard

I don't care what you say about the game, that is a damned good opening monologue.
Yeah, I enjoyed quite a few of the monologues/mission briefings from MW2, and that one was probably my favorite.
 

plugav

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Fallout, Morrowind and Half-Life 2 have been mentioned more than enough times already, so I'll add in this one:

"I want to show you something." - Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
 

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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.
~The Prince
 

darksuccubus

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PhiMed said:
In my restless dreams, I see that town.
Silent Hill.
You promised you'd take me there again someday,
But you never did.
Well I'm alone there now...
In our 'special place'...
Waiting for you...
Damn it, I was scrolling down already feeling the smug satisfaction of posting Silent Hill 2 line xDDDD
plugav said:
Fallout, Morrowind and Half-Life 2 have been mentioned more than enough times already, so I'll add in this one:

"I want to show you something." - Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
For me the game starts when you meet Jack, the guy is simply awesome :D
"What a scene, man! Hoo-wee! Then they just plop ya out here like a naked baby in the woods!"
 

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" I was born 87 years ago. For 65 years I've ruled as Tamriel's emperor, but for all these years, I've never been the ruler of my own dreams. I have seen the gates of Oblivion, beyond which no waking eye may see. Behold, in darkness, a doom sweeps the land. This is the 27th of Last Seed, the year of Akatosh, 433. These are the closing days of the third era, and the final hours of my life."
 

ImperialSunlight

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aftohsix said:
Assassin's Creed 2

"It is a good life we lead brother" -Ezio's brother

"The best. May it never change." -Ezio

"And may it never change us." Ezio's brother. Cue sweeping orchestral score.

First time I can say I felt like I was playing a movie
This, very much so.

Also,

"Hello there! Welcome to the world of POKEMON!"

Edit:

"In the land of Hyrule, there echoes a legend. A legend held dearly by the Royal Family that tells of a boy... A boy who, after battling evil and saving Hyrule, crept away from the land that had made him a legend... Done with the battles he once waged across time, he embarked on a journey, a secret and personal journey... A journey in search of a beloved and invaluable friend... A friend with whom he parted ways when he finally fulfilled his heroic destiny and took his place among legends..."

Which works well with the ending quote:

"Whenever there is a meeting, a parting shall follow. But that parting needs not last forever. Whether a parting be forever or merely for a short while... that is up to you. "
 

floppylobster

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I'm torn between "War. War never changes" (Fallout 3) and "War has changed" (Metal Gear Solid 4).

I'm going to have to go with "Hey! Listen!"