Best loading screen?

I was playing darksiders a few days ago and running through the wormholes (for those who haven't played it, you basically teleport between areas and you travel on a mini level to get to the otherside and emerge at your destination) and wondering why they implemented it instead of directly teleporting you to the area.

It suddenly occured to me that it was a very clever way of implementing a loading screen between areas in the form of a mini level! This keeps you busy while you are waiting for the area to load :D

this got me thinking to other interesting loading screens and i instantly thought of R&C:FToD (view of your spaceship travelling through space) and the darkness (the main character talking while in a spotlight sitting on a chair).

What are the most interesting/clever loading screens that you've encountered?

Enough said :P

ridge racer.

The Darkness had great loading screen

Nothing extraordinary comes to mind but I can tell you the worst is without a question Uncharted 2 with its 30-60 seconds spinning rotating.Too_tight_shoes

Also I just remembered the peggle initial loading screen is quite interesting :lol:

"doing computery stuff..." "coming up with witty sayings..." "cranking awesomeness..." "busting rad moves..."

How about, NO LOADING SCREENS! Seriously I long for the days of the N64. Didn't one of the Test Drive games let you play pong while it laoded?RABicle

"Lolipop" girl.

Metroid Prime wins

their shoot at the damn door til it opens loading screen is just epic

or any interactive loading screen, like the ones in Okami

It is in my top 10 fav games of all time but Mass Effect sure had the worst loading screen.3 minutes in a fu***** elevator.

MGS4 smoking is awesome,and so is Dragn Ball Z:Budokai Tenkaichi 3.

Regisland

Happened to me too! :lol:

3D Dot Game Heroes

How about an elevator ride!

No loading screen. SaltyMeatballs

In Devil May Cry 3, couldn't you like hack n slash and shoot the "Now Loading.." sign? I never had the game, so I'm not positive.

Overall, I'd probably say the last few FIFA games, which let you practice shooting against a goalie during the loading screens. For non-sports games, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Modern Warfare 2. I thought the satellite imaging with the voice-over keeping you up with the story was a pretty cool way to do it.

The Darkness had great loading screen

sikanderahmed

I have to agree with this guy.

Rock Band. I love the bits of info about the band whose song you're about to play.

I fancy mgs4 only because it makes me bust out a cowboy killer of my own while I wait so Im not too angry when I see it.

The worst though I can say is motorstorm one. Sit there for a mintute which for some reason always felt like an hour.

KZ2, where you can control the screen with the sixaxis. Best use of the sixaxis ever.clubsammich91

I saw the title and knew that you were going to say Darksiders. :)

Devil May Cry 3 where you break the loading screen.

Super Mario Galaxy where you use the launch stars and you see Mario fly into the next part of the level.

Rock Band because of the awesome band info they give you.

In Devil May Cry 3, couldn't you like hack n slash and shoot the "Now Loading.." sign? I never had the game, so I'm not positive.

rsoxguy12

yeah you could

DBZBudokai 3 probably is my personal favorite where you spawn all the Saibamen, me and my friends would go crazy and get like a billion of them- the budokai series all had interactive load screen I think

Fifa 06 - 10 and Bayonetta.

I guess the Mass Effect elevators. Ah, how I'll miss them. Except for the one on the Normandy.DarthBilf

Slowest.Elevator.Ever

I'd say Halo 3 where when the Halo finishes connecting its finished loading along with the great music. Also MX vs ATV Reflex deserves a mention

I was playing darksiders a few days ago and running through the wormholes (for those who haven't played it, you basically teleport between areas and you travel on a mini level to get to the otherside and emerge at your destination) and wondering why they implemented it instead of directly teleporting you to the area.

It suddenly occured to me that it was a very clever way of implementing a loading screen between areas in the form of a mini level! This keeps you busy while you are waiting for the area to load :D

this got me thinking to other interesting loading screens and i instantly thought of R&C:FToD (view of your spaceship travelling through space) and the darkness (the main character talking while in a spotlight sitting on a chair).

What are the most interesting/clever loading screens that you've encountered?

swamplord666

Bayonetta's loading is nice.

But, really I prefer no loading screens..

I remember playing through Jak and Daxter 1 for the PS2 and that game had NO loading at all. It was just one big open world to explore with different areas and levels incorporated into it. It was pretty crazy that Naughty Dog was able to do that.

Halo has a pretty cool loading screen, with the spotlight glaring across the screen over the words Halo with some awesome Marty O'Donnel music in the background.enterawesome

I really like FIFA 10's loading screen. You can actually DO something.Screamteam411

ridge racer.

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