Title Screens That Transition Straight Into The Game

A list for games where the title screen seamlessly transitions into gameplay or a cutscene

Counts if it's just a one-time thing for the opening or something the game does every time.
Feel free to leave suggestions

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
God of War
God of War
GoW 1 and 2 suggested by Lehuan
God of War II
God of War II
God of War III
God of War III
God of War
God of War
Infamous
Infamous
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush
Splatoon
Splatoon
The Splatoon games only do this properly when you boot up a second time before a map cycle
Splatoon 2
Splatoon 2
Splatoon 3
Splatoon 3
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Campaign only
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Suggested by Poyfuh (and corroborated by CDX)
Rascal
Rascal
Suggested by Baird
Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker
Both Mario Maker's allow you to play the level at the title screen instantly transitioning into gameplay so it counts.

Both suggested by Baird
Super Mario Maker 2
Super Mario Maker 2
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
Suggested by Archagent
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Suggested by Mellorine
The Way
The Way
Suggested by DeltaWDunn
Tomodachi Life
Tomodachi Life
Suggested by Reddish
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Suggested by ConeCvltist

14 Comments


1 year ago

All the God of Wars did this

1 year ago

Prince of Persia the sands of time does this on new game iirc!

1 year ago

Poyfuh remembers correctly. Sands of Time indeed does this on new game.

1 year ago

Kirby and the Forgotten Land?

1 year ago

Doesn't Forgotten Land start with an intro cutscene?

1 year ago

Oh never mind I'm stupid I misread the list description

Anyway, Final Fantasy VI

1 year ago

Rascal, it's time for the Rascal sweep

Also i think the Super Mario Maker series counts since the title screen has a level you can play, and if you choose to make it brings you right to the maker screen with that level loaded in
these games have all been added, hopefully with the help of the backloggd cabal of epic gamers we can make the most indepth list of "title screens that transition straight into the game" on all the internet

1 year ago

The Way Remastered.

1 year ago

Does Warframe Count?

1 year ago

Tomodachi Life

1 year ago

In Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the main menu is a still frame of the opening cutscene that'll resume VHS style once you select Play Game.
No clue where you lot came from but I have updated the list

Also in regards to DeltaWDunn's suggestion, I feel like I'm going to draw a line on Warframe because while I do know it launches into the map screen, I feel like the fact there is a pretty noticable hard cut (even if it doesn't have loading) into actually wandering your ship, though I can be convinced if someone who is more familiar with the game can let me know if I'm way off base on that

10 months ago

Shadows of the Damned does this


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