Favorite video-game intros?

(Ripped directly from Gaf. :P)

Personally, I'm partial to Halo: Combat Evolved's opening cut-scene and I think Oblivion's intro with Patrick Stewart's voice-work is pretty memorable as well.

So, what are some of your favorite video-game intros?

Half-Life & Half-Life 2

BioShock

Final Fantasy VIII & Final Fantasy X

Lost Odyssey's was epic.

The "tales of" series teds to have nice intros.

I also like Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia's, and Donkey Kong Country's was pretty sweet.

I believe that Left 4 Dead has the best intro video

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Katamari Damacy

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Katamari Damacy

rragnaar

I second this. We Love Katamari had a good one too. :lol:

In no particular order:

• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
• Mafia
• Manhunt
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
• F.E.A.R.
• Homeworld 2

The MGS series

I have quite a few that I've really enjoyed but right now I'd say I'm totally hooked on Street Fighter IV's. I love the look of it and the music in it is quite catchy and very cool.

Not really the intro, but the first mission of Call of Duty 2's American campaign was amazing.

Call of Duty 2 American Campaign D-Day mission

0:28-0:46

Onimusha 3's opening scene is one of the best I've seen.

I liked the Mario Power Tennis and MarioGolf: Toadstool tour(GC) intros. I,d like more the Smash bros Brawl intro if every secret characters apeared, man. Fortunately, there are a lot ofscenes in the adventure mode, man.

Onimusha 3's opening scene is one of the best I've seen.

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The intro from FF8jaredcsimpson

ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
Fianl Fantasy X
Silent Hill 2,3 and 4.

i can't believe no one has said fallout 3 yet. one of the greatest intros in the history of games

Freedom Fighters (The well timed music sends a chill down my spine.)

bah you lazy lazy people.

At least post a link to youtube so we know what you guys are talking about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qRJDv5UcRc -> Freespace 1 (never fail to give me the shivers like the first time i watched it, brilliant brilliant space combat game)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khIWdolT9xY&feature=related -> Freespace 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3GD0UnBCk -> Mechwarrior 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at9hxU864Fg -> Mechwarrior 2 : Mercenaries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxfKZZ4RNng -> Mechwarrior 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_KlINBUYc4&feature=related -> Warhammer : Mark of Chaos

(Ripped directly from Gaf. :P)

Personally, I'm partial to Halo: Combat Evolved's opening cut-scene and I think Oblivion's intro with Patrick Stewart's voice-work is pretty memorable as well.

So, what are some of your favorite video-game intros?

Dutch_Mix

Man anything with Patrick Stewart's voice is just plain sexy. My personal favorite intro is from Vagrant Story. Anyone who has played Vagrant Story will agree that the intro was epic. Everything about the intro is just perfect, in my opinion. Here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chO8hTZylA8&playnext_from=PL&feature=PlayList&p=80AB78703505FB0F&playnext=1&index=4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCYtvZ_ADUc&playnext_from=PL&feature=PlayList&p=80AB78703505FB0F&playnext=1&index=5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf87A4_VqY0&playnext_from=PL&feature=PlayList&p=80AB78703505FB0F&playnext=1&index=6

As someone mentioned before, the Tales games have really nice intros. I personally like Abyss the best. FFX is also another good one.

Every game in the Onimusha series had great intros.

Shadow Hearts

Shadow Hearts: Covenant

I always liked the intros for these games. I would post links but the youtube vids are so dark they are pretty much unwatchable. Boo.

Oblivion intro and the DMC4 intro.

Still resident evil 3 :)

Soulblade on the PS1

Reunion is number one and Icewind Dale comes second. :) Fallout 2 is third.

Reunion is a very old space strategy game, really one of it's kind. I used to play it so much as a kid! It was freaking hard, too.
The intro was so epic, so awesome.....I would buy that game again just for the intro. The voice of the dude doesn't really compare to Patrick Stewart or Ron "fukmothering" Perlman.

Reunion intro

Dunno why it's in so many parts.....kinda spoils the glory.

I forgot an old gem of a game...alot of you are prolly too young to know about it except for some real old birds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-j94S-br9E&feature=related - SHOGO

Love the anime style japanese song.

Do 'ya mean a video? Half Life 2 and God Of War 1 then. As for the best first level, I'd say Half Life 2, God Of War 1, and cod4. Assassins Creed had an interesting one as well.

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allie2590

I second this. We Love Katamari had a good one too. :lol:

I third this. Me and My katamari has a good one too.

Crisis Core's intro is probably my favorite right now.

Ocarina of Time.

Gloriously understated.

I liked Twisted Metal 4's intro. An old one, but a good one!

I'm actually very annoyed that no one in here gave even a nod to Vagrant Story's intro. Some people here are prefering Madden 03's intro over Vagrant Story's. That's very sad.

I really liked the Breath of Fire IV intro I really liked the tune and this game was the first good RPG I ever played (sorry but pokemon blue doesn't go into my good RPG list =p)

Hands down Kingdom Hearts 2

Anyone who hasn't seen it should check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5KhRYD569U

Super Smash Bros Melee was definitely very awesome, I've seen it hundreds of times and still not sick of it. Final Fantasy VIII was a piece of art, the gunblade battle between Seifer and Squall to that theme song; absolutely epic. Chrono Cross had a very beautiful and relaxing opening.metroid_dragon

Oh yes, FFVIII's intro was just pure brilliance. I remember right before the game came out, I was watching the intro on one of the TV sets in EB Games and wa immediately blown away by the way everything was presented; the score, artistic use of the camera angles, the setting....everything.