That Hyena Bloke said:
The intro to Fallout 1 is something I always found particularly striking. I like how the series always gave you a brief glimpse into the pre-war past before the stark reality of the wasteland, and the exposition afterwards never seemed out of place.
I concur. Ron Pearlman never hurts in the credits either. "War. War never changes."
Beyond Fallout, I'm a wild Myth: The Fallen Lords fan as well. The hopelessness of the Legion's desperate 'last best hope' against endless undead armies is very noble and even touching at some points. One clip in particular I like is this one, the opening to 'Shadow of the Mountain' mission.
Basically, you've got a few dozen men and dwarves who *will* hold the line. There's never any reinforcements coming. There's no chance of a cease fire or a peace deal. Almost every single battle you are in is a suicide mission against overwhelming odds. Even if, miraculously, the Legion succeeds in their one-in-a-gazillion gamble, what is there to go home to? The entire continent is devastated by the Fallen Lords already ... only 1 free city remains standing ... and at the opening of the final mission you get word that even
it has fallen and the Fallen Lords are butchering all inside.
The last of the men, women, and children in the world are being buthcered wholesale. It's against this kind of stark backdrop that you get this mere 20 second cutscene - every one of those soldiers is waiting to die. But by the gods they'll take as many of the enemy with them in memory of their families back home.
PS - hoping this works. It's been a long time since I linked to a youtube clip in Escapist.