Most memorable opening line in a game

[Vigormortis]

"Space held such hope for humanity. A fresh start. A chance to let old grievances wither,and die..."

You win epic internet cookies if you can guess the source without looking it up.

Unless I'm mistaken, I do believe that is from Freelancer.

I feel compelled to look it up to see if I'm right, but I'll just wait to see what you say.

Sadly,you are mistaken. Here's a hint: Chris Taylor made the game where my quote's from.

Damn. I had a feeling. It didn't seem right to me, but it was the only game I could think of that seemed fitting. (probably doesn't help that the last time I played Freelance was quite a few years ago)

That line of dialog does sound very familiar though. I'm wondering if I heard it in passing from playing the game a while ago or if it is just very similar to another line from another game I've played. Either way, I'm curious where it came from.

 

[ArtanisCreed]

"Space held such hope for humanity. A fresh start. A chance to let old grievances wither,and die..."

You win epic internet cookies if you can guess the source without looking it up.

Unless I'm mistaken, I do believe that is from Freelancer.

I feel compelled to look it up to see if I'm right, but I'll just wait to see what you say.

Sadly,you are mistaken. Here's a hint: Chris Taylor made the game where my quote's from.

Damn. I had a feeling. It didn't seem right to me, but it was the only game I could think of that seemed fitting. (probably doesn't help that the last time I played Freelance was quite a few years ago)

That line of dialog does sound very familiar though. I'm wondering if I heard it in passing from playing the game a while ago or if it is just very similar to another line from another game I've played. Either way, I'm curious where it came from.

Supreme Commander.

 

[mekashiyu]

Immediately, first thing that comes to mind, is this:


"For every age, there is a time of trial." Yadda yadda. Watch the video. That monologue has stuck with me for many, many years.

 

[Riddle78]

"Space held such hope for humanity. A fresh start. A chance to let old grievances wither,and die..."

You win epic internet cookies if you can guess the source without looking it up.

Unless I'm mistaken, I do believe that is from Freelancer.

I feel compelled to look it up to see if I'm right, but I'll just wait to see what you say.

Sadly,you are mistaken. Here's a hint: Chris Taylor made the game where my quote's from.

Damn. I had a feeling. It didn't seem right to me, but it was the only game I could think of that seemed fitting. (probably doesn't help that the last time I played Freelance was quite a few years ago)

That line of dialog does sound very familiar though. I'm wondering if I heard it in passing from playing the game a while ago or if it is just very similar to another line from another game I've played. Either way, I'm curious where it came from.

The first Supreme Commander.

ROUND TWO!

"What began as a conflict over the transfer of conciousness from flesh to machine has escalated into a war that has decimated a million worlds..."

Comes from a fairly old game. I consider it to be one of the grand daddies to RTS gaming. It's another Chris Taylor creation.

 

[W3rK]

Here's an old one for ya'll youngsters:

"Look at you hacker, a pathetic creature of meat and bone; panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect immortal machiiiiiiiinnnnnn....".

 

[ArtanisCreed]

"Space held such hope for humanity. A fresh start. A chance to let old grievances wither,and die..."

You win epic internet cookies if you can guess the source without looking it up.

Unless I'm mistaken, I do believe that is from Freelancer.

I feel compelled to look it up to see if I'm right, but I'll just wait to see what you say.

Sadly,you are mistaken. Here's a hint: Chris Taylor made the game where my quote's from.

Damn. I had a feeling. It didn't seem right to me, but it was the only game I could think of that seemed fitting. (probably doesn't help that the last time I played Freelance was quite a few years ago)

That line of dialog does sound very familiar though. I'm wondering if I heard it in passing from playing the game a while ago or if it is just very similar to another line from another game I've played. Either way, I'm curious where it came from.

The first Supreme Commander.

ROUND TWO!

"What began as a conflict over the transfer of conciousness from flesh to machine has escalated into a war that has decimated a million worlds..."

Comes from a fairly old game. I consider it to be one of the grand daddies to RTS gaming. It's another Chris Taylor creation.

Total Anihilation

 

[DemetriSterling]

Most memorable line? I would go with Bioshock, but since it doesnt really qualify as the 'first' line, imma go with...

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

Darnit. Oh, wait wait wait, how about-

"Welcome to the velvet room"

Gah. Well, other than those, pretty much everything else has been said. I will return ninjas... >_>

 

[sidecord]

"time will tell, sooner or later, time will tell" form C&C red alert
"alpha assault, this is HQ, what is your situation, please comply" MW 2

 

[Ragnarok185]

The 13 days after we awoke... were the beginning of the end. (Final Fantasy XIII)

 

[sidecord]

"Space held such hope for humanity. A fresh start. A chance to let old grievances wither,and die..."

You win epic internet cookies if you can guess the source without looking it up.

Unless I'm mistaken, I do believe that is from Freelancer.

I feel compelled to look it up to see if I'm right, but I'll just wait to see what you say.

Sadly,you are mistaken. Here's a hint: Chris Taylor made the game where my quote's from.

Damn. I had a feeling. It didn't seem right to me, but it was the only game I could think of that seemed fitting. (probably doesn't help that the last time I played Freelance was quite a few years ago)

That line of dialog does sound very familiar though. I'm wondering if I heard it in passing from playing the game a while ago or if it is just very similar to another line from another game I've played. Either way, I'm curious where it came from.

The first Supreme Commander.

ROUND TWO!

"What began as a conflict over the transfer of conciousness from flesh to machine has escalated into a war that has decimated a million worlds..."

Comes from a fairly old game. I consider it to be one of the grand daddies to RTS gaming. It's another Chris Taylor creation.

Total Annihilation. best RTS ever

 

[PorkChopXpress]

Press Start

 

[dessertmonkeyjk]

"Well, what about Shepard?"

Aw... I wanted that one.

Well, I suppose this will have to do.

"Prepare for Descent" - Descent 1-3 loading screen (Something is about to go down... {:B)
"If we don't have any friends left on the surface then we need to find... .an enemy." -Crash Bandicoot 2, Neo Cortex
"It's ame, Mario!" - Super Mario 64 (Who doesn't know this line by now?)

 

[Sid7Zero]

"Just when you thought you had reached the deepest depths of horror, it suddenly got worse. How to turn off that small voice inside your head that started to whisper that you should be glad that now, if not before, your revenge was justifiable on any conceivable moral scale. That small voice proved, beyond any doubt, that I was damned."

That quote from Max Payne elicited some of the strongest emotions I've ever felt from a game.

 

[Squilookle]

Well, there I am. Conker the King. King of aaaaaall the land. Who'dve thought that?

 

[Dolos]

i have to say the fallout intros "War, War never changes."

 

[Ranthus]

War...has changed...

Curse everyone for having taken all of them.

 

[spacecowboy86]

Recently: "What do you see?"
"It's in the clouds!"
DRAGON ROAR! FIRE FALLING FROM THE SKY!

A little less recent: "But I rejected those answers, I chose something different, I chose the impossible. I chose RAPTURE!"

 

[Shaedn]

"You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?"

^ Cannot believe that hasn't been said yet.

 

[ReaperGrimm]

"C'mon newcomer follow me"

 

[Dfskelleton]

I have to pick the Classic:

Oh, and while not really a phrase, James Sunderland deeply staring into a mirror couldn't have been a better introduction for Silent Hill 2.