Armoured_Bear wrote:This gets my vote. I remember wondering why the cut scene and just kind of lingered on screen, without progressing... then I nudged the left stick and it was a serious "Holy crap, this isn't the cut scene anymore, this is the game". Then that bathysphere journey down into Rapture. Oh. My. God. Truly one of the best games ever made. |
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Wayne 4,050 posts
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Psiloc 6,366 posts
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Registered 14 years agoThere's been a kidnapping! It's Rachel, the daughter of the president of Serbia! Get into the castle and rescue Rachel!
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Phattso wrote:
What, a train commute is the best intro now?
I mean... it’s Half-life and then we end the thread, Shirley?
Timmy wrote:
Dude wtf that game was epic
And Road Rash on PS1/3DO was pretty awesome, thanks to the Soundgarden track roaring alongside the action.
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Rogueywon 12,387 posts
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Registered 16 years agoCorny as hell, but Command & Conquer: Red Alert's intro is also good fun, especially once the soundtrack kicks in.
Edit: also, features bonus Hitler.
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mrharvest 5,718 posts
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Registered 18 years agoFor me it's a bunch of Ultima series games.
U6 for that unbelievably dramatic opening, U7:SI for that awesome bait and switch, U8 for best Guardian, U:UW2 for sense of mystery. Oh, and honourable mention goes to Worlds of Ultima: Martian Dreams for best Jules Verne. -
neilka 24,021 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThe intro to Another World, when you had no idea what you were about see and no idea that anything like that was possible.
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Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoYeah Another World intro was extraordinary. Found it terrifying at the time. -
Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoOr maybe I'm thinking of Fade to Black... One of them had a black dog demon thing that looking terrifying in the cut scene and then chased you. -
neilka 24,021 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThat's still Another World, the first bit after you take over control.
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dfunked09 2,406 posts
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Registered 1 year agoDid anybody ever actually enjoy fade to black? Even at the time it seemed a bit shit.
I'm tempted to play through one of the many remastered or original versions of Flashback that I have, but F2B can just fuck right off!
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Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoHalf Life or Bioshock are probably the best for me. Maybe FF7.
Resident Evil 1 is a great opener, although verrrrry cheesy. But was also terrifying -
Gruff 3,940 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMass Effect 2, so cinematic, helped I was jonesing for that game.
Similar with Skyrim, on first bootup I sat through all of the music didn't even start the game for 10 mins, epic score -
Stuz359 492 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI-War. 1997 PC game, pretty good game but the intro was amazing, well worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9AN1hpbw2Y
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simpleexplodingmaybe 19,992 posts
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Registered 6 years agoIts Final Fantasy VII let’s not kid ourselves
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simpleexplodingmaybe 19,992 posts
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Registered 6 years agodfunked09 wrote:
I enjoyed it at the time but its graphics looked dated even on launch when stuff like Resident Evil 1 were coming out around it. It was pretty clunky to play in the pre-analogue stick PS1 controller era too.
Did anybody ever actually enjoy fade to black? Even at the time it seemed a bit shit.
I'm tempted to play through one of the many remastered or original versions of Flashback that I have, but F2B can just fuck right off!
SNES Flashback is definitely my nomination for the thread
I can see myself going back to Another World or Flashback but Fade to Black would need a ground up remake to compete even for nostalgia plays. -
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Psiloc 6,366 posts
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Registered 14 years agoThe Resi 2 FMV was incredible at the time.
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simpleexplodingmaybe 19,992 posts
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Registered 6 years agoGetting a PS1 the first Christmas it was out in the UK and seeing this fire up was pretty magical
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b-rk 1,709 posts
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Registered 3 years agothe recording of the song is different, and worse, than the one on the soundtrack cd but whatever, it's still by far the best game intro of all time.
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Dirtbox 92,595 posts
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Registered 19 years agoThese have not aged well, but at the time it blew my knickers off.
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Registered 17 years agoThe CGI intro to Code Veronica amazed me when it first came out. -
daver 129 posts
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Registered 15 years agoIf you're talking intro videos as well, I'd recommend Left 4 Dead's. It's masterfully done really, introduces everything succinctly and sets you up for what's to come. That whole game is a design masterclass. -
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Registered 12 years agoLess an intro and more an opening level, but Prey (2017) has an absolutely superb first half hour. -
the_milkybar_kid 8,474 posts
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Registered 7 years agohttps://youtu.be/91KaYpA31Xc
Remember getting this home and thinking holy shit, games will never look any better than this. Then that Feeder drop... -
This is the only answer we need. Even the setup window suggested the full 120MB installation just so you could watch the intro.
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