Best Game Openings...

[mikecoulter]

Sonic Unleashed actually had a good intro...

[small]What? It's a valid game... ¬_¬[/small]

 

[Dr. Paine]

The opening with the G-Man in Half Life 2 was good, and I did enjoy the scene in Episode 2. But... really? I've never been that impressed by a game opening, I just want to play the game!

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Uncharted 2

 

[team star pug]

A dark room, the camera zooms into the mans half hidden face, he's posting a thread on the escapist, but... OH NOES!!! HE FORGOT ABOUT THE SEARCH BAR!

 

[Rooster893]

Left 4 Dead 1

 

[Ben Legend]

Any of the Final Fantasies or Lost odyssey, Onimusha 3, Devil May Cry 3... erm... Resident Evil Outbreak 1 and 2.

 

[esperandote]

Spoiler: Silent Hill 2

 

[ThreeKneeNick]

I have to say Mass Effect 2 opening really impressed me. Not mentioning it just because it is the most recent one in memory.

Spoiler: more spoilery details

When the game first gave me control of Shepard i was like "Wtf, why is he moving so sluggishly?" and than i realized, Jesus, the ship is ripped open! It got my brain working because i sort of expected everything to be fine, you know how in such movie scenes ships get shot, but everything totally ends up ok. Not with ME2.

 

[Mr. Eff_v1legacy]

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis comes to mind. It's satisfying to see the outbreak actually take place after having played Resident Evil 2 where it just kind of happened.

 

[Americow]

Bioshock, without question. Sets the tone of the things to come perfectly.

I agree.

 

[That's Funny]

I'm gonna say Dead Space, yeah not the most original opening ever and all the chit chat got annoying at times, but it sets a very dark and silent mood when you see the Ishamura for the first time.

 

[Gincairn]

I've got a choice of 2 really, The first one being Soul Edge on the PSone, just for graphics that looked amazing at the time specifically the Mitsurugi (sp?) fight. Bad music though.


The second one is bar far my fave and it's the opening to Soul Reaver, this one I can watch over and over and I love the attention to detail, especially in the face of Raziel when Kain touches his wings.

 

[Agayek]

No question, this is by far the best opening sequence on any game, ever.

 

[AgentQV]

final fantasy vii

 

[likalaruku]

Haven't been a Sonic fan in over a decade, but I really loved Sonic Arcade's "They Call Me Sonic." Possibly my first techno song ever.

& then there's this one that uses jazz:

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[Cosplay Horatio]

No More Heroes

 

[AC Medina]

I agree with those who have said Final Fantasy X. And, though it might make people wanna punch me in the face, I actually think the Final Fantasy X-2 setting was fantastic as well.