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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 3, 2023 6:30:04 GMT
Saw a tweet about Shenmue and got me thinking about how good the intro is. (Also don't know how many times I had seen it before I realised Ryo and the men in black disappear during bits of the fight)
Another favourite is Lost Odyssey
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 3, 2023 8:37:14 GMT
Deus Ex
That Lost Odyssey intro is pretty cool
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Post by Nitrous on Sept 3, 2023 8:54:51 GMT
Gran Turismo 2. The song on the intro video of the Arcade Disc is My Favorite Game by The Cardigans.
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Post by Lizard on Sept 3, 2023 9:08:18 GMT
Does Lotus Turbo Challenge II count?
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Post by LockeTribal on Sept 3, 2023 9:09:20 GMT
I adore the opening to Metal Gear Solid, really sets the scene and the tone for the rest of the game.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 3, 2023 9:14:13 GMT
Silent Hill 2 and 3 if you count the opening montages are also great and the first game's opening gameplay sequence if that counts
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Post by Ulythium on Sept 3, 2023 9:36:29 GMT
Mass Effect 2.
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Post by minimatt on Sept 3, 2023 9:46:42 GMT
MGSV - intro is about fifteen hours too long, sure, and twelve of those are spent staring at yer little man's bum as he crawls around, but... is that a whale? in the sky? on fire? has stayed with me (my first and only metal gear)
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Post by zephro on Sept 3, 2023 9:47:09 GMT
Half Life. That monorail ride is seared into my brain.
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Post by LegendaryApe on Sept 3, 2023 10:28:01 GMT
It would have to be the original Bioshock's.
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Post by Ulythium on Sept 3, 2023 10:39:35 GMT
I'm surprised no-one has mentioned 'Sweet Child o' Mine' yet!
MGSV and BioShock are both great calls - the former is way too long, as Matt says, but it's definitely memorable.
Uncharted 2 deserves a mention in my view.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 3, 2023 10:48:18 GMT
The music maybe hasn't aged that well, but I always loved all the Thief cutscenes.
The intro isn't as good as the Garret related one though.
Intro:
Jedi knight, even with the slightly cheesy acting. Shame this clip doesn't include the flythrough of Naar Shadar that starts the game proper.
Plus Bioshock.
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Post by kingbambino on Sept 3, 2023 10:59:24 GMT
Sensible world of Soccer!
You’re a goal scoring superstar hero!
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Post by kingbambino on Sept 3, 2023 10:59:48 GMT
It won’t let me type soccceeer 😂
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Post by dasbooter on Sept 3, 2023 11:00:37 GMT
Dawn of War
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Post by LegendaryApe on Sept 3, 2023 11:05:25 GMT
Another contender for me would be the intro of the original Prey game. It was very atmospheric and good use of music.
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Post by addyb on Sept 3, 2023 11:07:05 GMT
Cannon Fodder
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Post by mrpon on Sept 3, 2023 11:07:28 GMT
Oblig Another World
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Post by BeetrootBertie on Sept 3, 2023 11:13:39 GMT
Open your heart, it's gonna be alright!
Thanks Sonic.
At the time I was well impressed with the castle flyby in the original Unreal with the mood lighting and everything. Emerging from the crashed ship out to what seemed like an expansive exterior was pretty cool.
I also have a soft spot for Soul Calibur too, being awed by the smoothness of the character animations. IIRC, characters were added to the intro as they got unlocked in-game.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 3, 2023 11:32:50 GMT
I also always loved the pixelated intro to Tie Fighter. It managed to be very star wars and very epic, despite or maybe because of the low resolution.
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Post by zephro on Sept 3, 2023 11:43:13 GMT
For some more modern ones, basically anything by Arkane. Dishonored 1/2, Prey, Deathloop.
Kinda like Half Life they summon the feeling of stepping into a real place very well.
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Post by pierrepressure on Sept 3, 2023 11:46:54 GMT
FFVII, the music does a lot of the heavy lifting though.
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Post by zephro on Sept 3, 2023 11:48:55 GMT
I'm surprised no-one has mentioned 'Sweet Child o' Mine' yet! MGSV and BioShock are both great calls - the former is way too long, as Matt says, but it's definitely memorable. Uncharted 2 deserves a mention in my view. . Five is my first and only MGS but I had the opposite reaction to the intro. Like fuck me is this naff, I hope there's an actual game the other side of all this. |
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Post by Whizzo on Sept 3, 2023 11:50:24 GMT
I-War (1997) - pretty much a 14 minute episode of The Expanse but a lot earlier.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 3, 2023 11:52:04 GMT
Ripper had a good intro
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Post by sport✅ on Sept 3, 2023 11:54:41 GMT
LOL this shouldn't even be a debate:  Also not a surprise that it has the best ending as well  |
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Post by JuniorFE on Sept 3, 2023 11:58:53 GMT
I've always had a soft spot for the Super Smash Bros. Melee intro
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Post by malek86 on Sept 3, 2023 12:38:31 GMT
Most of my favorite intros are from 90's PC games.
X-Com, Magic Carpet, System Shock... just to name a few.
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Post by Danno on Sept 3, 2023 12:57:25 GMT
I've always had a soft spot for the Super Smash Bros. Melee intro I had to go and find a longplay video. Not hearing the "ping!" of the start button at tge end of the intro was driving me mad |
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Post by Danno on Sept 3, 2023 13:07:33 GMT
God of War is right up there for me. The fight with Baldur blew my mind with cinematic violence.
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