Incredible Game Openings
Credit to Basil for the idea :D
Critera? Uhh, I'm thinking anywhere between the opening credits when you boot up and the first 1 to 2 hours. I'm playing it really loose, I just wanted to list and think about my favorite cold opens games have given me. If you want to comment with yours, link me up with opening movie or just describe why it fucks ^w^
Critera? Uhh, I'm thinking anywhere between the opening credits when you boot up and the first 1 to 2 hours. I'm playing it really loose, I just wanted to list and think about my favorite cold opens games have given me. If you want to comment with yours, link me up with opening movie or just describe why it fucks ^w^
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Based list, totally not biased.
Also add Explorers of Time and Darkness onto here coward
The Tekken series has a lot of great intros, but my personal favorite will always be the second game's. The way the amazing music goes with the characters on-screen as they're introduced and show their motivations for entering the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, it all goes together so well and it's rare for me to every want to skip it.
I still can't get over that amazing little section with King where he's drunk in a back alley and staggers, then Armor King immediately finds him and throws him his mask to coerce him into entering the tournament to get money for the orphanage and get his life back together. RIP King I.
I still can't get over that amazing little section with King where he's drunk in a back alley and staggers, then Armor King immediately finds him and throws him his mask to coerce him into entering the tournament to get money for the orphanage and get his life back together. RIP King I.
Vagrant Story
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8rchMpwBfZ4
The cinematography to this whole scene is outstanding. Hard to believe it was a PS1 game.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8rchMpwBfZ4
The cinematography to this whole scene is outstanding. Hard to believe it was a PS1 game.
Soul Blade's is so fucking good holy shit.
Shadow Hearts Covenant's ICARO AGAIN opening and Ace Combat 3's with all its little thematic hints and foreshadowings are both so good!
Shadow Hearts Covenant's ICARO AGAIN opening and Ace Combat 3's with all its little thematic hints and foreshadowings are both so good!
Super Mario Odyssey and the lost fight vs. Bowser is a really strong intro for a game.
Paper Mario also did this almost two decades earlier to just as strong of an effect.
On a gameplay standpoint, Alien Soldier goes a hundred miles a minute and never lets up, Mega Man X2 and Zero 2 have VERY strong intro stages, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night playing through the last game's boss followed by storming the castle then getting robbed by Death is REALLY good.
Paper Mario also did this almost two decades earlier to just as strong of an effect.
On a gameplay standpoint, Alien Soldier goes a hundred miles a minute and never lets up, Mega Man X2 and Zero 2 have VERY strong intro stages, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night playing through the last game's boss followed by storming the castle then getting robbed by Death is REALLY good.
Since I forgot the links:
Super Mario Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Utvj76F07C8
Paper Mario: https://youtu.be/4CLTuA5Agj4
Mega Man X2: https://youtu.be/1wvoDBEhaOg
Mega Man Zero 2: https://youtu.be/yQQjoceLUBI
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: https://youtu.be/8uxzJMVPDJ4 + https://youtu.be/hmqNw5lj_yw
Super Mario Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Utvj76F07C8
Paper Mario: https://youtu.be/4CLTuA5Agj4
Mega Man X2: https://youtu.be/1wvoDBEhaOg
Mega Man Zero 2: https://youtu.be/yQQjoceLUBI
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: https://youtu.be/8uxzJMVPDJ4 + https://youtu.be/hmqNw5lj_yw
Really liked No More Heroes intro. Plunges you right into the action and its a good introduction to Travis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncuR0qZpglc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncuR0qZpglc
The first two chapters in Yakuza: LaD literally couldn't have been a more perfect introduction to Ichiban. That's the one I immediately think about when talking best game opening,s
Also hot take but I don't like string theocracy, Loland and rats carry that opening hour hard.
Nice list + suggestions here in the comments! I'd add:
Age of Empires 2 opening movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow4cC-Cz5l8
I love the juxtaposition of the chess game and the real battle and the ending is so quietly powerful.
Enderal's beginning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VXWMUg9pU (until 8:40)
You have no idea what's going on, it's haunting, scary, yet intriguing. Love the music, too.
Final Fantasy Type-0 opening movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0qnPLB7nvs
I love the framing of the events as 'war footage', Class Zero's entrance is epic and the music slaps (+ the lyrics basically tell the whole story and make sense in Latin).
Age of Empires 2 opening movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow4cC-Cz5l8
I love the juxtaposition of the chess game and the real battle and the ending is so quietly powerful.
Enderal's beginning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VXWMUg9pU (until 8:40)
You have no idea what's going on, it's haunting, scary, yet intriguing. Love the music, too.
Final Fantasy Type-0 opening movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0qnPLB7nvs
I love the framing of the events as 'war footage', Class Zero's entrance is epic and the music slaps (+ the lyrics basically tell the whole story and make sense in Latin).
DustyVita
1 year ago