Best intro?

We have a thread about your favorite game but what about the best intro? Look around youtube and post as many as you want. Which ones are your favorites? And by intro I mean any kind, it doesn't matter if it's the one before or after the start menu. It can be from any gen...

MGS4 Best I've seen so far. Period.

Chrono Trigger You just have to hear the music and the anxiety will consume you.

Chrono Cross I just like it.

FF8 Pretentious as hell but still good. Easily the most artistic intro of all the FF games to date.

Megaman 8 Can't deny it. The intro isn't that good but the nostalgia factor and cheesy music....

Yakuza 3 This game man, this game... Underrated as hell. I already got the fourth one but haven't been able to play it yet. :cry:

Super Metroid I don't know how they did it but they did it. And the thing is that it is so simple yet so amazing at the same time. In part Nintendo should be grateful to Sony for that sound chip, they could have end up with a super crappy one like the Sega Genesis.

MGS2

FFVI

MGS2/MGS3 intro >>>>>>>> MGS4 intro all day

Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage.

Like for real. Best ever.

MGS2/MGS3 intro >>>>>>>> MGS4 intro all daycasharmy

MGS2

FFVI

sandbox3d

There we go, not afraid to say my opinion but glad I'm not the only 1 to think this.

MGS2/MGS3 intro >>>>>>>> MGS4 intro all day

casharmy

I think you're good bro, considering that you're absolutely correct and all.

No other answer is right.

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MGS2/MGS3 intro >>>>>>>> MGS4 intro all dayprinceofshapeir

It was pretentious fluff to be honest. I feel Kojima was trying to make something *look* deep and epic instead of thinking of something deep and then trying to create that vision.

MGS2 and 3 must have drained him, He created pt 4 for it's appeal but he had no great theme when he worked on that project.

When I read this question first one that comes to my mind, as well as many here is MGS2 intro. However I'm sure there is a better one which I like the most, but I just can't remember now.

i dont even remember the intro to mgs4. I still remember the one to mgs2 and 3 so id say those are way better.mems_1224

Truck riding scene with Snakes monologue. Not bad, but not very memorable. Definitely makes you think the game you're about to play is a lot cooler than it actually is lol.

Probably Max Payne 3.

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]i dont even remember the intro to mgs4. I still remember the one to mgs2 and 3 so id say those are way better.sandbox3d

Truck riding scene with Snakes monologue. Not bad, but not very memorable. Definitely makes you think the game you're about to play is a lot cooler than it actually is lol.

I like how the intro collects all these deep messages about war, and then you're like "Oh good, maybe this Metal Gear game will finally be serious"

And then a minute later giant, mooing bipedal robots with lady-like legs that pee start stepping on people.

metroid prime hunters intro

pokemon yellow intro

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]i dont even remember the intro to mgs4. I still remember the one to mgs2 and 3 so id say those are way better.sandbox3d

Truck riding scene with Snakes monologue. Not bad, but not very memorable. Definitely makes you think the game you're about to play is a lot cooler than it actually is lol.

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[QUOTE="mems_1224"]i dont even remember the intro to mgs4. I still remember the one to mgs2 and 3 so id say those are way better.mems_1224

Truck riding scene with Snakes monologue. Not bad, but not very memorable. Definitely makes you think the game you're about to play is a lot cooler than it actually is lol.

On topic and just to be just go a lil farther back....Samurai Showdown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRDbf_bKrig

and Super Street Fighter 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ6NhWeaghY&feature=fvwrel

Both short and sweet, but damn so awsome.

mayby not the best but some I remember being completely awsome to me growing up

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="sandbox3d"]

Truck riding scene with Snakes monologue. Not bad, but not very memorable. Definitely makes you think the game you're about to play is a lot cooler than it actually is lol.

princeofshapeir

:lol: hate the game not the review

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="sandbox3d"]

Truck riding scene with Snakes monologue. Not bad, but not very memorable. Definitely makes you think the game you're about to play is a lot cooler than it actually is lol.

princeofshapeir

:lol:

Before MGS4 came out I was a hardcore Kojima worshiping MGS fanatic. Yes, those were dark days lol.

I remember when the first negative reviews started rolling in for MGS4 I thought they were just a bunch of blind haters, or idiots that just don't 'get' MGS. Little did I know they were in the right and all these 10/10 guys were absorbed in the hype. I consider KV to be a good reviewer, but MGS4 was probably his single most unprofessional moment. He completely ignored mountains of glaring flaws in literally every aspect of the game for the sake of scoring "Kojimas final MGS and Snakes final chapter" above a 7.5 which is what it rightfully deserved. 8 at best. Couldn't believe how much he was gushing over the game.

And OMG the best intro from the 16bit days, The sudo 3D graphics blew my mind and left such intrigue...Flashback

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClBaKXB2KqE

Would kill for a remake of this game. After watching this intro you literlly want to look around for a controller and start playing.

I'm glad to see most folks agree it's somewhere shared between the MGS 2-3 and God of War 3.

Resident Evil 4, Village level. First time i played it on the gamecube, i was like "fuuudddgee, the graphics, the shooting, over the shoulder camera, this is gonna be good". Then i went into the cabin and the chainsaw guy decapitated me, i said "hooolyyyyyyy shhhaaaaat"

I always really liked theOnimusha 3 Intro

Legend of Dragoon

Final Fantasy X

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 2 (best cinematic from either though is the Deep Dive video)

Heavy Rain (not the most eventful, but the music and the game is so gripping)

Bioshock (need I explain?)

Wild Arms 2 (Disc 2 Intro)

Call of Duty 4: MW(and while I'm at it, I thought the intro the MW3 was pretty cool too)

Demon's Souls and Dark Souls

My personal favorites are Legend of Dragoon, Deus Ex:HR, and Wild Arms 2 (I just came up with as many memorable ones as I could recall).

Resident Evil 4, Village level. First time i played it on the gamecube, i was like "fuuudddgee, the graphics, the shooting, over the shoulder camera, this is gonna be good". Then i went into the cabin and the chainsaw guy decapitated me, i said "hooolyyyyyyy shhhaaaaat"

lostfan132

Resident Evil 4, Village level. First time i played it on the gamecube, i was like "fuuudddgee, the graphics, the shooting, over the shoulder camera, this is gonna be good". Then i went into the cabin and the chainsaw guy decapitated me, i said "hooolyyyyyyy shhhaaaaat"

lostfan132

lol, all those things were taken from ideas Kojima came out with for MGS (aside from the zombies) I never understood the craze since I could instantly tell they borrowed HEAVILY from the camera approach and style already done in 2001 for MGS2...if I'm not mistaken wasn't RE4 a 2004 game?

Never understood the hype and praise for RE4.

If there is one thing Demon's Souls does better than Dark, it's DAT INTRO. AAHH AAAAHHHH, DUN DUN, AAHH AAAAHHHH, DUN DUN...Zeviander

:D

And Demon's is probably the only completely CGI intro I think I've ever really liked. It's perfect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnEzkbdTa0I

Sonic CD, of course.

Are we talking about the first part of the game, or the cutscene/CGI? If cutscene/CGI, then Soul Blade will forever be one of my favorites. Being a kid, everything about that intro blew my mind. Dem visuals, dat music, and then I played it and was like, dat gameplay.

Are we talking about the first part of the game, or the cutscene/CGI? If cutscene/CGI, then Soul Blade will forever be one of my favorites. Being a kid, everything about that intro blew my mind. Dem visuals, dat music, and then I played it and was like, dat gameplay.

ChubbyGuy40

pretty awesome, don't think I've ever seen dat before.

Killzone 1's intro, was the best part of the game:P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Ns4qIyVpI

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Resident Evil 4, Village level. First time i played it on the gamecube, i was like "fuuudddgee, the graphics, the shooting, over the shoulder camera, this is gonna be good". Then i went into the cabin and the chainsaw guy decapitated me, i said "hooolyyyyyyy shhhaaaaat"

casharmy

lol, all those things were taken from ideas Kojima came out with for MGS (aside from the zombies) I never understood the craze since I could instantly tell they borrowed HEAVILY from the camera approach and style already done in 2001 for MGS2...if I'm not mistaken wasn't RE4 a 2004 game?

Never understood the hype and praise for RE4.

[QUOTE="lostfan132"]

Resident Evil 4, Village level. First time i played it on the gamecube, i was like "fuuudddgee, the graphics, the shooting, over the shoulder camera, this is gonna be good". Then i went into the cabin and the chainsaw guy decapitated me, i said "hooolyyyyyyy shhhaaaaat"

casharmy

lol, all those things were taken from ideas Kojima came out with for MGS (aside from the zombies) I never understood the craze since I could instantly tell they borrowed HEAVILY from the camera approach and style already done in 2001 for MGS2...if I'm not mistaken wasn't RE4 a 2004 game?

Never understood the hype and praise for RE4.

Early 2005 I believe, cause I was still wrapped up in my MGS3 obsession when it came out.

I'll agree, as soon as I started playing RE4 I noticed a lot of MGS influence.

As for the hype? The level design was outstanding, the gameplay mechanics were addictive as was the upgrade system and the boss battles were on point. Plus they managed to keep all of those aspects engaging all the way to the end and considering how lengthy the game was, it was quite a feat. It felt like an RE game developed by Nintendo. Well designed to the very core.

Metal Gear Solid 4 probably has the best intro sequence of any game I've played. I also really liked the first tram ride that opens Half-Life; it's not particularly exciting but it does a good job of showing off how cool the environment was.

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[QUOTE="lostfan132"]

Resident Evil 4, Village level. First time i played it on the gamecube, i was like "fuuudddgee, the graphics, the shooting, over the shoulder camera, this is gonna be good". Then i went into the cabin and the chainsaw guy decapitated me, i said "hooolyyyyyyy shhhaaaaat"

jg4xchamp

lol, all those things were taken from ideas Kojima came out with for MGS (aside from the zombies) I never understood the craze since I could instantly tell they borrowed HEAVILY from the camera approach and style already done in 2001 for MGS2...if I'm not mistaken wasn't RE4 a 2004 game?

Never understood the hype and praise for RE4.

Well dat's like...you konw, my opinion man :P

and I always went into the cabin for some reason...

Killzone 1's intro, was the best part of the game:P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Ns4qIyVpI

dercoo

Great intro. Damn, not seen that in years.

Also, is that Brian Cox? It sounds like him.

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[QUOTE="casharmy"]

lol, all those things were taken from ideas Kojima came out with for MGS (aside from the zombies) I never understood the craze since I could instantly tell they borrowed HEAVILY from the camera approach and style already done in 2001 for MGS2...if I'm not mistaken wasn't RE4 a 2004 game?

Never understood the hype and praise for RE4.

casharmy

Well dat's like...you konw, my opinion man :P

and I always went into the cabin for some reason...

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[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] MGS 2s shooting and camera was nothing like Resident Evil 4.

And the village sequence isn't anything like anything in a MGS game period. It's one of the few levels(hell as far as what I can remember the only level) where the entire scenario can escalate based on decision. The fight can be made fairly easy if you don't try to escape early or don't run into the cabin. But if you do the villagers increase in numbers, and you get a chainsaw maniac. It's an idea that frankly should have been expanded on in later shooters. With levels changing entirely on basic decisions made by the player.

jg4xchamp

Well dat's like...you konw, my opinion man :P

and I always went into the cabin for some reason...

yeah that too...agree to disagree, you even admit that in the red.

Glad FFVIII was in the OP cos I came to say that. It was awesome and really got me excited first time I saw it.

Also Batman Arkham Asylum was epic.

Mass Effect 2s was also really good and so was Bioshocks

Chrono Cross and Ys Origin, especially the godly music in both of them.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="casharmy"]

Well dat's like...you konw, my opinion man :P

and I always went into the cabin for some reason...

casharmy

yeah that too...agree to disagree, you even admit that in the red.

The tanker mission in MGS2.

Not only was it the best thing about the game. It was the ONLY good thing.

"War has Changed"

Best there is, no denying it. I also appreciate the song being in Hebrew. It's called "Theme of Love".

Also this one is pretty good too:

Zelda Ocarina of Time game Intro

Link just riding across Hyrule Field in the early morning is just amazing beyond belief. It's nice in a calm peacful way, before there are any problems in the world.

Yep those two do it perfectly.

Are we talking about the first part of the game, or the cutscene/CGI? If cutscene/CGI, then Soul Blade will forever be one of my favorites. Being a kid, everything about that intro blew my mind. Dem visuals, dat music, and then I played it and was like, dat gameplay.

ChubbyGuy40

Aw man I almost teared up watching that again. Hadn't seen it since I was really young but I remember every single part of it. As soon as you said it the song played in my head and I was saying "Transcending history and the world" :lol: So epic