What's your favorite video game intro? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

lindalove · 06-30-2006, 02:57 AM

Vagrant Story, Onimusha 3, Metal Gear Solid 2, Kingdom Hearts...and all the Silent Hill intros, Silent Hill 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Oh, and Wild ARMs and Tales of Destiny. I loved those intros so much! I watched them over and over...

longbough · 06-30-2006, 06:02 AM

At the moment it's Rumble Roses XX ...

djflish · 06-30-2006, 11:34 AM

I don't think I hav a favourite, but the only one I can remember liking more than others is Soul Blade

Zeraph · 06-30-2006, 01:50 PM

I probably have a better one, but my mind is having a hard time thinking of other games, but world of warcrafts intro is great. Come to think of it, all of Blizzard's in game movies really kick ass.

Willravel · 06-30-2006, 02:00 PM

I really liked Diablo 2, even thought I never really got into the game like my friends (great game, but I didn't have time to play it).

MexicanOnABike · 06-30-2006, 02:04 PM

C&C:red alert is the best of em all.
mafia was really good.

liquidlight · 06-30-2006, 02:10 PM

Pretty much any of the intros by Blizzard, I've always loved their cutscenes.

3Z3VH · 06-30-2006, 06:12 PM

Blizzard made the best. The earlier installations in the Myst series had some cool live-action cut-scenes as well.

hulk · 06-30-2006, 07:28 PM

I'm partial to the Soul Calibur 2 intro - gets me ready to kick some arse every single damn time

Scumbag509 · 07-01-2006, 08:59 AM

Freelancer. Explains the backplot needed, and the end of the monologue is powerful.

Lasereth · 07-01-2006, 10:03 PM

World of Warcraft has an incredibly good opening cinematic. The first Metal Gear Solid had possibly the best intro ever as well...I actually have the MP3 of the opening theme. Simple amazing. Final Fantasy 7 had a great intro. There's others but I can't remember them at the moment.

Coppertop · 07-02-2006, 08:11 AM

Dawn of War. There is no other.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...&q=dawn+of+war

Kadath · 07-02-2006, 02:02 PM

Yeah, I was thinking of listing that one, Coppertop. It kind of pissed me off that they didn't do a new one for Winter Assault.

thespian86 · 07-05-2006, 06:25 PM

MGS II and FFX. Who doesn't love the blitzball?

t3m3st · 07-05-2006, 11:11 PM

When you speak of the intro to MGS2, do you mean the entire first chapter? Like, play as Snake?

I remember first loading up that game. The intro was epic. The dive down to the tanker. Sigh. Then the confusion of Raiden, and wondering when I would get to play as Snake again, figuring Raiden was a minor detour from the Solid Snake fun...

t3m3st · 07-05-2006, 11:11 PM

When you speak of the intro to MGS2, do you mean the entire first chapter? Like, play as Snake?

I remember first loading up that game. The intro was epic. The dive down to the tanker. Sigh. Then the confusion of Raiden, and wondering when I would get to play as Snake again, figuring Raiden was a minor detour from the Solid Snake fun...

Bazan_Kor · 07-07-2006, 01:42 AM

Another vote for Dawn of War here.

Coppertop · 07-09-2006, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kadath

Yeah, I was thinking of listing that one, Coppertop. It kind of pissed me off that they didn't do a new one for Winter Assault.

Perhaps a new opening cinematic will be made for Dark Crusade (2nd expansion coming out this fall). I don't think it is likely, but it would be very nice.

nukeu666 · 07-11-2006, 11:57 PM

hmm...hmm....i would say ff9
never t hought gfx could look so good on a psx

Mephisto2 · 07-12-2006, 05:37 AM

The opening sequence of Half Life 2.

Mr Mephisto

Terrell · 07-14-2006, 10:25 AM

EnB Sizzle

Jinn · 07-14-2006, 12:30 PM

Battlefield 2 - it's not overly cinematic and it uses almost 100% ingame footage. And yet, it looks so real and warfieldish. They've got just enough action.. tank rolling in and getting rocketed, helicopter using TV guided missile on turret, jeep jumping the wall with guns blazing.. jets flying overhead, and the artillery finale.

And it pumps me up to play, because I can do exactly what happened in the movie and it looks just like it. I love it when game graphics are so good they can do their intro cinematic with it.

Omar12 · 07-17-2006, 08:01 PM

Final Fantasy 8
Tekken 3

captobvious · 07-17-2006, 09:01 PM

Katamari Damacy - without a doubt, the strangest, weirdest, and most intriguing intro ever made. Just imagine dancing giraffes, rainbows, bicycles, etc. The perfect intro for a game where you roll a ball around to collect objects from the earth.

Mayonayze · 08-06-2006, 03:43 PM

halo CE

then

Halo2

Strelich · 08-13-2006, 10:26 AM

For me (and certainly back when they came out), Syndicate (1993) and Independence War (1997) had introductions which were my favorite. My preference is the latter, since for a good long while a 14 minute introduction for a game (even with poor resolution) was extremely rare.

aberkok · 08-13-2006, 10:32 AM

I was a huge Ultima fan from about Ultima 6 onwards ('til 9...blecchhh!). Every Ultima intro around that time would give you an impetus to return to Britannia, from your comfy apartment on Earth. As crappy as the graphics were back then, you really felt a part of the game universe. Call me nostalgic but those were great intros.

Day of The Tentacle had a pretty unforgettable intro as well.

RedCometChar · 08-20-2006, 10:13 PM

The original Ninja Gaiden and Guilty Gear XX.

nikkiana · 08-20-2006, 10:33 PM

I've always been kinda fond of the Kingdom Hearts intro... but then again, I just like the song.

Dragonlich · 08-21-2006, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coppertop

Dawn of War. There is no other.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...&q=dawn+of+war

I totally agree. Great intro, especially for a Warhammer 40K player like myself.

06-30-2006, 02:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
lindalove Registered User	What's your favorite video game intro? Vagrant Story, Onimusha 3, Metal Gear Solid 2, Kingdom Hearts...and all the Silent Hill intros, Silent Hill 1, 2, 3, and 4. Oh, and Wild ARMs and Tales of Destiny. I loved those intros so much! I watched them over and over...

06-30-2006, 11:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	I don't think I hav a favourite, but the only one I can remember liking more than others is Soul Blade __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

06-30-2006, 02:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	C&C:red alert is the best of em all. mafia was really good. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

06-30-2006, 02:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
liquidlight AHH! Custom Title!! Location: The twisted warpings of my brain.	Pretty much any of the intros by Blizzard, I've always loved their cutscenes. __________________ Halfway to hell and picking up speed.

06-30-2006, 07:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
hulk C'mon, just blow it. Location: Perth, Australia	I'm partial to the Soul Calibur 2 intro - gets me ready to kick some arse every single damn time __________________ "'There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person,' says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex." -- From an IGN game review.

06-30-2006, 06:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
longbough Soylent Green is people. Location: Northern California	At the moment it's Rumble Roses XX ...

06-30-2006, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	I probably have a better one, but my mind is having a hard time thinking of other games, but world of warcrafts intro is great. Come to think of it, all of Blizzard's in game movies really kick ass.

06-30-2006, 02:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	I really liked Diablo 2, even thought I never really got into the game like my friends (great game, but I didn't have time to play it).

06-30-2006, 06:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
3Z3VH Tilted	Blizzard made the best. The earlier installations in the Myst series had some cool live-action cut-scenes as well.

07-01-2006, 08:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
Scumbag509 Upright	Freelancer. Explains the backplot needed, and the end of the monologue is powerful. __________________ The subsequent crash of the Vylae FTL network when Leela was reassembled and reactivated is still legendary in the annals of Rampancy, and the Vylae have long since accepted that they will never expunge her from their fifteen-world network.

07-01-2006, 10:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	World of Warcraft has an incredibly good opening cinematic. The first Metal Gear Solid had possibly the best intro ever as well...I actually have the MP3 of the opening theme. Simple amazing. Final Fantasy 7 had a great intro. There's others but I can't remember them at the moment. __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

07-02-2006, 08:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	Dawn of War. There is no other. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...&q=dawn+of+war

07-02-2006, 02:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	Yeah, I was thinking of listing that one, Coppertop. It kind of pissed me off that they didn't do a new one for Winter Assault. __________________ it's quiet in here

07-05-2006, 06:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
thespian86 change is hard. Location: the green room.	MGS II and FFX. Who doesn't love the blitzball? __________________ EX: Whats new? ME: I officially love coffee more then you now. EX: uh... ME: So, not much.

07-05-2006, 11:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
t3m3st Vroom! Location: Toronto	When you speak of the intro to MGS2, do you mean the entire first chapter? Like, play as Snake? I remember first loading up that game. The intro was epic. The dive down to the tanker. Sigh. Then the confusion of Raiden, and wondering when I would get to play as Snake again, figuring Raiden was a minor detour from the Solid Snake fun... __________________ I do it for the rare drops

07-11-2006, 11:57 PM	#19 (permalink)
nukeu666 Junkie Location: India	hmm...hmm....i would say ff9 never t hought gfx could look so good on a psx __________________ Why did the Comp. Engineer get X-mas and Halloween mixed up? Because Oct(31) == Dec(25)

07-14-2006, 10:25 AM	#21 (permalink)
Terrell Insane Location: Orlando, Florida	EnB Sizzle

07-17-2006, 08:01 PM	#23 (permalink)
Omar12 Insane Location: Florida	Final Fantasy 8 Tekken 3 __________________ "If I haven't seen it its new to me"

08-20-2006, 10:13 PM	#28 (permalink)
RedCometChar Not Brand Ecch! Location: New Orleans	The original Ninja Gaiden and Guilty Gear XX. __________________ Killing that robot makes me want to go home.

07-05-2006, 11:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
t3m3st Vroom! Location: Toronto	When you speak of the intro to MGS2, do you mean the entire first chapter? Like, play as Snake? I remember first loading up that game. The intro was epic. The dive down to the tanker. Sigh. Then the confusion of Raiden, and wondering when I would get to play as Snake again, figuring Raiden was a minor detour from the Solid Snake fun... __________________ I do it for the rare drops

07-07-2006, 01:42 AM	#17 (permalink)
Bazan_Kor Upright	Another vote for Dawn of War here.

07-12-2006, 05:37 AM	#20 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	The opening sequence of Half Life 2. Mr Mephisto

07-14-2006, 12:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	Battlefield 2 - it's not overly cinematic and it uses almost 100% ingame footage. And yet, it looks so real and warfieldish. They've got just enough action.. tank rolling in and getting rocketed, helicopter using TV guided missile on turret, jeep jumping the wall with guns blazing.. jets flying overhead, and the artillery finale. And it pumps me up to play, because I can do exactly what happened in the movie and it looks just like it. I love it when game graphics are so good they can do their intro cinematic with it. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

07-17-2006, 09:01 PM	#24 (permalink)
captobvious Insane Location: Somewhere	Katamari Damacy - without a doubt, the strangest, weirdest, and most intriguing intro ever made. Just imagine dancing giraffes, rainbows, bicycles, etc. The perfect intro for a game where you roll a ball around to collect objects from the earth.

08-06-2006, 03:43 PM	#25 (permalink)
Mayonayze Upright	halo CE then Halo2

08-13-2006, 10:26 AM	#26 (permalink)
Strelich occasional iconoclast Location: Flushing, MI	For me (and certainly back when they came out), Syndicate (1993) and Independence War (1997) had introductions which were my favorite. My preference is the latter, since for a good long while a 14 minute introduction for a game (even with poor resolution) was extremely rare. __________________ ----- Monty this seems strange to me. The movies had that movie thing, but nonsense has a welcome ring and heroes don't come easy.

08-13-2006, 10:32 AM	#27 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	I was a huge Ultima fan from about Ultima 6 onwards ('til 9...blecchhh!). Every Ultima intro around that time would give you an impetus to return to Britannia, from your comfy apartment on Earth. As crappy as the graphics were back then, you really felt a part of the game universe. Call me nostalgic but those were great intros. Day of The Tentacle had a pretty unforgettable intro as well. __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."

08-20-2006, 10:33 PM	#29 (permalink)
nikkiana Tilted Location: Brooklyn, NY	I've always been kinda fond of the Kingdom Hearts intro... but then again, I just like the song. __________________ nikkiana