The Greatest Opening Sentence of any game/movie

[Dango]

"Welcome to Stalingrad, you are about to begin the greatest moment of your life."

 

[Zyst]

This [http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html] is absolutely beautiful, especially if you consider the context in which it was written (after the author's arrest). It's not a movie or book, but is still very powerful.

As for first words, whoever came up with "Once upon a time" and "They lived happily ever after are pretty damn memorable.

I love you. I had never read that manifesto. But as soon as I did my skin jumped as if a thousand volts traveled through it, I got goosebumps. Thank you so much for sharing.

 

[Malyc]

If books were included I would say:

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. Leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age long past, an Age yet to come, a wind rose...

In terms of movies or games though, definitely Bastion's or Fallout's.

Good series of books. A shame about Robert Jordan not being able to finish them, although Brandon Sanderson seems to be doing a good job with it.

 

[Jegsimmons]

"Saigon.....shit..."

If you dont know, i wont bother telling you.

 

[ImperialSunlight]

"In the land of Hyrule, there
echoes a legend. A legend held
dearly by the Royal Family that
tells of a boy..." etc.

Not a sentence but amazing intro nonetheless.

 

[Elvis Starburst]

In 2101 A.D... War was beginning.

The line that started it all :3 I love it ^.^

 

[funksobeefy]

..............................what about shepard?...............

Epicness ensues

oh yeah, this was awesome!

 

[Vault101]

THE LAST METROID IS IN
CAPTIVITY. THE GALAXY
IS AT PEACE...

in a perfect world I could by SNES games on PSN

 

[JaceArveduin]

The intro to the LOTR on the extended editions (the one where Galadriel's talking about the Last Alliance n such) is completely epic and I'll use that as my answer.

 

[Esotera]

This [http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html] is absolutely beautiful, especially if you consider the context in which it was written (after the author's arrest). It's not a movie or book, but is still very powerful.

As for first words, whoever came up with "Once upon a time" and "They lived happily ever after are pretty damn memorable.

I love you. I had never read that manifesto. But as soon as I did my skin jumped as if a thousand volts traveled through it, I got goosebumps. Thank you so much for sharing.

It's still very relevant today. If you're interested more in the context of his arrest or just history of hacking in the 90's, this [http://www.mit.edu/hacker/hacker.html] is a brilliant read, possibly one of the best books I've ever read.

 

[iwinatlife]

If books were included I would say:

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. Leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age long past, an Age yet to come, a wind rose...

This so much of this
13 and soon to be 14 times this

 

[Shinclone]

The first thing that sprung to mind was "War. War never changes..." swiftly followed by Andrew Ryans speech as you enter Rapture. Fantastic moments in gaming. That first look at Rapture really had me in awe.

 

[Wieke]

Ok, so it's a novel, but:

"The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault." - Harry Dresden Blood Rites

Maybe it's only funny if you know the character...

Also kind of a spoiler, but by now everyone interested in the series should know it:

Spoiler

"Living is hard, dying is easy." - Harry Dresden Ghost Story

Oh yeah, "The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault" definitely my favourite, but then again I am a fan of the series. The other opening that sprang to mind was the standard one of the wheel of time series:

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, a wind rose around the alabaster spire known as the White Tower. The wind was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.

Regarding video games (probably already mentioned) the opening of Half-Life 2 deserves attention:

G-Man: [at the start of the game, over a psychedelic series of images calling back to Half-Life and forward to the final levels] Rise and shine, Mister Freeman, rise and...shine. Not that I wish...to imply that you have been sleeping on...the job. No one is more deserving of a rest, and all the effort in the world would have gone to waste until...well...let's just say your hour has come again. The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference...in the world. So, wake up, Mister Freeman...wake up and...smell the ashes..

 

[bluepotatosack]

One hundred years ago, a satellite detected an object under the sands of the Great Desert.

An expedition was sent.

This is a good one. Yay, Homeworld.

Here's another:
"Every time I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had, before I blacked out. That thick smell of asphalt. And the first thing I saw when I woke up, was her face."

 

[ShakyFiend]

Proper story's supposed to start at the beginning. Ain't so simple with this one.

Hell yes! And the wonderful thing is it only gets more poignant with the second play through

Spoiler: For anyone wondering, you really should have played this by now

As for me, I always liked 'It's the sense of touch' from 'Crash'.

 

[bmasta]

i was born 87 years ago.
he didn't look eighty seven though, guess that's the problem with video games : they're all hawt and muscular. no flabby dude or fat chicks. it's not that i particularly like fat chicks but still...

 

[x EvilErmine x]

Not exactly the opening but still never the less epic.

 

[BaronIveagh]

Fallout Series: "War... War never changes..."

Agreed!!!

 

[Leemaster777]

Well, since Bioshock has already been said several times, (and since it's fairly obvious) how about this?

"I've been having these weird thoughts lately. Like, is any of this for real, or not?"

Guess where it's from.