What's your favorite main menu screen?

[boradam]

Metro 2033, Far Cry 3, Civ 4 & 5, Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas, most -- if not all the Total War games.

 

[kingthrall]

Arkham city and Asylum I think had the best menu intro's. It was interactive, so gotham like and really had that intense gripping feeling you were going to be in for a wild ride and immersed in something special (which I think you did as well)

 

[Yopaz]

One of my favourite is The Last Story (only one of the few things good about that game)-
The music is relaxing and the menu is minimalist in a good way, it kind of like watching some design presentation. Since that video doesn't show the rest of the menu, when you hit A is show a scene from the chapter you're on (or what you will be seeing when you start playing it for the first time) and hitting A again (load game, new game and etc) will move the camera forward to a new perspective of that scene.

I misread your post entirely and thought you said that the main menu was the only good attribute of the game. However I have to agree with you. It's simple and got some awesome background music (violin is probably my favourite instrument).

 

[Razentsu]

Clean and stylish.

 

[mrvenom]

I kind of like Dragon Age: Origin's main menu. IDK why.

Spoiler

There's just something about it I like.

That is also my favorite screen.. I think it's the combination of the music and the general use of color.

 

[OldDirtyCrusty]

Oh wait...

OT: Thinking about it, I have to mention Dragon's Dogma. I stand by the fact that having such weird J-Rock as the very first thing you hear was the very best possible intro they could have had. Especially considering the circumstances leading up to its release.

The first time popping the disk in was such a weird moment but after a while this song puts a big grin into my face every time i start it up. They skipped the J rock in Dark Arisen and damn now i miss it.


Shadows of the Damned
After one and a half minute you`ll get to see the screen.


and another screen i really like is this one. It`s at the end of the vid (3,35min)
Actually i like all of the MP3 menu screens and that it changes depending on how far you`re into the game.

 

[DaedricDuke]

The music and atmosphere are pracitally orgasmic!

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

As most of the menus I like have already been mentioned (Spec Ops: The Line, Borderlands 2, Katawa Shoujo, Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas)

So here is the Dawn of War: Dark Crusade menu

Its the little things like the music done by Jeremy Soule of Skyrim fame as well as the 'Imperial thought of the day' that really sell it.

Spoiler: Music

 

[PanYue]

Oh man I was thinking of making this thread myself on another forum!

Easily my favourite:

Command & Conquer Generals & Zero Hour. (Showing Generals menu)

 

[youngsheik_]

I'd choose either Left 4 Dead (the first one) or Mass Effect 3 as my favorite out of any main menu screens. Both games were perfect in general.

 

[Lincoln Keane]

crusader kings 2 is pretty cool it's the world map ready for you to start playing

 

[RJ 17]

I always liked the Arkham City main menu screen. For starters I love the Batman music playing during the screen, also I like how the screen shifts to a new point in the action each time you click on a menu option. Crouched on a gargoyle to divebombing through the air to landing and scaring the crap out of a henchmen to spinning over to punch said henchmen to throwing a batarang and finally said batarang hitting a random Batman villian.

It's a main menu screen that tells a little mini-story of its own!

 

[mitchell271]

Brütal Legend. It's a vinyl sleeve.

 

[Scott Rothman]

Surgeon Simulator 2013

It's kinda really a pain to navigate, but it's great.

 

[Gunjester]

Deus Ex Machina, love the 2D polygon designs and the shade of yellow, plus the calming music.

 

[scorptatious]

I always did like MGS3's menu screen.


Naked Snake pulling off CQC moves in front of a funky looking background. You can also change the color and pattern of the background and also speed up and slow down Snake's animations.

And dat music... sets the tone of the game perfectly.

Also, I noticed there are posts talking about every MGS menu screen on the first page alone. Just goes to show how awesome the series as a whole is.

 

[Cooperblack]

I've always loved the menu for Deus Ex Human revolution, It's pretty and utilitarian plus the music is fucking awesome, Everything i like in a menu.

 

[Yeager942]

I have a better answer in my head but my placeholder answer for now is Spec Ops: The Line.

 

[teqrevisited]

Red Alert 3. Say what you like about the game (Which I do like, for that matter) but that menu is brilliant.

 

[PanYue]

Red Alert 3. Say what you like about the game (Which I do like, for that matter) but that menu is brilliant.

Another good call, right here.