Your Favorite Game opening/intro

[Steven Biehler]

what is your favorite video game opening/intro mine comes from a little game from the ps1 called Roll-cage Stage II. It was a futuristic racing game with a boat load of weapons one of which if used while powered up (get same weapon while having one in 1 of 2 weapon slots) would jump you ahead TWO places. Another one would if it connected (and did not back fire from over charging) would freeze a car for about 6-8 seconds.
Here is the intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2gnC1DcG2o&feature=youtu.be

Good God I Loved THIS GAME!!!!
sadly a sequel was never made.

 

[Calcium]

The Fable 3 intro was pretty good. No, scratch that. Very good. It instantly came to mind.

Basically it involved a chicken in a slapstick escape attempt while Judi Dench narrated about rebellions and such.

 

[the spud]

FFVI had an absolutely fantastic intro. You and 2 other soldiers in armored mechs make their way to the small town of narshe. A bit slow, but it does an excellent job of drawing you in.

 

[MercurySteam]

I'm sure everyone's seen this one by now:


"Hell, it's about time."

 

[Vault Girl]

Bioshock without a doubt is the best intro i've seen, awe-inspiring and powerful then straight in to the action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgDEh3UN404 - Bioshock Intro



Fallout 3, Being born is one of the weirdest openings I've ever played.

 

[Iwata]

All three Killzones have, in my opinion, the best intros in gaming.

 

[scnj]

Even though the game wasn't great, I've always loved the opening cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HcxMvprYa0] of Resident Evil Outbreak.

 

[TheHappySquid]

Probably this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z45UylS2PYA

EDIT:Hrmm, maybe this actually

 

[electric_warrior]

Medal of Honour: Front Line

The normandy beach landing was amazing

 

[Nulmas]

I''m not sure... I'd say Guardian Heroes or Chrono Cross.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdiHAx3jm6U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnPYoGzW78

 

[Wapox]

Borderlands!!! Borderlands!!! Borderlands!!!

If u haven't gotten it yet... Borderlands!!! No.. Really.... Borderlands!!!

 

[Zhukov]

Bioshock, Mass Effect 2.

I don't know if they're the best intros evar, but whenever someone says, "Awesome game intro sequences..." those are the two titles that instantly pop into my head.

 

[Terminate421]

Gets you in the mood really well

 

[BENZOOKA]

Portal 2. I loved it.

Others would be Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, and um... Diablo II.

 

[repeating integers]

Half-Life 2 opened very strongly. As Internet Kraken likes to (correctly, IMO) point out, you learn everything you need to know about the society you live in in a short space of time, with nary a word of exposition.

Homeworld was the opposite extreme - it started with an opening narration to the backdrop of a stylised cutscene. And when this ends, you get a normal cutscene (with in-game graphics), which depicts the launch of your mothership to the backdrop of Agnus Dei. It's very well done.

EDIT: Shit, I forgot to make an honourable mention of BF:BC2, with its WW2 opening. That noise... plus, I quite like that narrative technique.

 

[OrodrethAmandil]

Got to be Final Fantasy VIII, i mean come on guys, those graphics and that epic music back in the ol ps1 days. And the little text glimpses that just tease you. I sound a bit too into this.

 

[gigastar]

How has DMC3 not been mentioned yet?

In any case...

 

[Sixcess]

Wipeout on the PS1


I don't know how it'll look to current gen eyes, but back in the day it was just so damn cool.

And C&C: Red Alert


If I ever become President I'll insist on this music being played every time I entered the situation room.

 

[SilentCom]

I rather like the intro to Shogun 2: Total War

 

[The Night Shade]

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Better than kings......GODS