Your Personal Best Videogame Opening of All Time?

[Akukaishi]

Mass-Effect 2 blew me away. The heart-stabbing, gut-wrenching opening just GRABBED ME and didn't let go, and that overall sense of emotional connection was well-used throughout the rest of the game. To this day, my Bioware Network status message still congratulates the development team for instilling a real sense of RAGE at character deaths. I think that's a compliment any story crafter can feel good about.

 

[theriddlen]

Mass Effect 2... if the goddamn thing wasn't spoiled long time before the release...

 

[Bobbity]

Both Mass Effects had interesting openings, as did Bioshock.
Also, Civ IV comes to mind, simply because of the pure coolness of the music...

/edit: Forgot to mention all the WoW cinematics; they're so good

 

[Squilookle]

Minecraft. None of that story intro cutscene rubbish, just get in and... woahhh. A world never before seen by human eyes!

 

[Torrasque]

Bioshock probably wins it, but Zelda: OoT has impressed me for years. So many other intros try to be flashy with high-impact graphics and sound. OoT knows it's badass, and just plays the Ocarina a ton to clips of a horse running around. Yet some how that is badass in itself.

OoT would be #1 for me because it is part of my childhood and my gaming soul, and because it is just so nice.
#2 would have to go Starcraft 2.
Not only does Blizzard make the creation of the Marine seem so fucking epic, but so many questions dance around in your head as to what Mengsk is up to, what Tychus is going to do, and what will happen.

A tough choice, but I'll have to go with Rise of Legends.
It is just so... well, see for yourselves

Spoiler

I just love that game intro/opening/whatever...

Wow, that was a pretty badass intro, kinda makes me wanna look into this game moar

 

[Mr.Numbers]

Painkiller Resurrection intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfWFImtwLnQ

The only game I know of where the GOOD guy for the game sets himself up by blowing up a busload of nuns and children...

And in the same sort of style, not to be forgotten Infamous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6owUstL3Y

 

[Nazulu]

Said a million times and I'll say it again, nothing has beaten Super Metroid for me. Puts me in the mood for anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR7ZqCYNXYQ

 

[Corporal Yakob]

Its a close call between the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M8KiHO8qYE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AqTEOpyDm8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkFo5SBx-g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_KlINBUYc4&feature=related

And then there's the intros to Bioshock, Dawn of War 2, DragonAge: Origins, I could go on but then it would just be a massive list of youtube links!

 

[Reshkar]

Oblivion had a pretty epic opening cinematic. Just watch it.

EDIT: I also enjoy Blizzard cinematics, they're freaking epic.

 

[Bernzz]

The opening to the original Dawn of War. That cutscene before the menu. Make a Warhammer 40,000 movie like that and I'll watch it, a zillion times.

 

[spartandude]

Mass Effect 2 or Bioshock 1

 

[Sabazios]

Prepare for epicness.

YES. I can recite the whole thing from memory.

 

[Infernai]

Prepare for epicness.

DAMNIT, Someone beat me to it!

 

[William Ossiss]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHWs7j6NJbg

that music says it all

 

[Lawbringer]

One of my all time favourites. Espcecially from about 1:15-2:22. Only need to watch the first three minutes of epicness and I'm rooting around for my old copy of RTCW again...

 

[caffineking]

Always have loved the opening to Mechwarrior 2. Link below to bring back happy memories of blowing mechs away!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3GD0UnBCk

 

[lord canti]

The lack of ff8's epic opening saddens me.