Post your favorite opening "tutorial" level to any game from this gen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZIEIODvH9k

Condemned 2 opens with our hero drunk, high on pills, and getting kicked out of a bar. He then proceeds to follow a strange homeless man down a dark alley on the promise of more booze, only to discover that some freaky ass demon raided the homeless guy's stash. This sets the stage for all the crazy sh*t that goes down later on and is in my opinion one of the finest examples of how to introduce players to your game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWNIXR6F6yE

Nier's opening is f*cking brilliant. We're given absolutely no hint as to what is going on. All we know is that it takes place in the future, and the world seems to be in some kind of post apocalyptic state. It's here that we are introduced to two of the main characters (or are they?) who are on the verge of starvation. Some strange sh*t happens with monsters and a book, and then we're immediately thrusted over 1000 years into the future. Freakin awesome.

Post yours!

Alan Wake

The Witcher 2, where you relive the death of Foltest through gameplay that's essentially told as a flashback interrogation.

Saints Row The Third had an amazing opening.

[QUOTE="TheDidact"]God of War 3's Poseidon /threadHeil68

Indeed. I like GoW2's opening even more.

demon's souls. it teaches the player the basic controls like you'd expect, but it also teaches the player that they are going to die but that isn't the end of the world. each death teaches the player something.LoG-Sacrament

Helllllll yea!

Not a fan of tutorials. I guess I'll go with Undead Asylum, since it actually lets you play it.

I liked Fallout 3's opening levels, which introduced you to the world of the vault and a cast of characters. Including Liam Neeson.

And then the game froze as soon as I finished.

I liked Fallout 3's opening levels, which introduced you to the world of the vault and a cast of characters. Including Liam Neeson.

And then the game froze as soon as I finished.

PannicAtack

LOL!

SR3's first level was great even on Onlive, where I first played it. That's a ringing endorsement in itself.

Saints Row The Third had an amazing opening.

JangoWuzHere

oh hells yes.

Also Mass Effect 2

Alan Wake was nice.

Bayonetta.tagyhag

Great choice!

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]

Saints Row The Third had an amazing opening.

with_teeth26

oh hells yes.

Also Mass Effect 2

I didn't like SR3's at all. I was bored because there was absolutly no tense action or feeling of death. The game is just way too easy.

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[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]

Saints Row The Third had an amazing opening.

15strong

oh hells yes.

Also Mass Effect 2

I didn't like SR3's at all. I was bored because there was absolutly no tense action or feeling of death. The game is just way too easy.

Demon's Souls came immediately to mind.

Demon's Souls came immediately to mind.

whiskeystrike

I don't think Demon's Souls opening level is all that special. Aside from the surprise ass kicking it delivers you towards the end of the level it's a pretty basic tutorial.

That said, game is still a masterpiece.

The Witcher 2, where you relive the death of Foltest through gameplay that's essentially told as a flashback interrogation.

NeonNinja

This, it's a training chapter, but unlike most trainings, it doesn't feel forced or boring, and does a very solid job of familiarizing you with the game...

[QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

Demon's Souls came immediately to mind.

Master_ShakeXXX

I don't think Demon's Souls opening level is all that special. Aside from the surprise ass kicking it delivers you towards the end of the level it's a pretty basic tutorial.

That said, game is still a masterpiece.

The boss fight and getting falcon punched by a dragon was what popped into my head but yes the rest of the tutorial serves its purpose and nothing more. Not too many tutorials really seem like that big of a deal to be honest. Dragon Age Origins's multiple openings were pretty cool.

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]

Saints Row The Third had an amazing opening.

with_teeth26

oh hells yes.

Also Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSysCag2BIk

It wasn't a tutorial, but it was damn incredible!

Bioshock, batman arkham asylum, mass effect 2, Alan wake. The first gears of war, fallout 3. all great introssts106mat

I can't believe I didn't think of those two. Both were flippen awesome openings.

Fallout 3's opening was interesting, I'll give it that. Gears' and Alan Wake's opening levels weren't anything memorable imo.

*EDIT*

Just realised you were talking about Arkham Asylum's opener. I haven't played that game yet. I was thinking of Arkham City, and I thought that opening was awesome.

Alan Wake

platniumgamer

That's a very hard question Mr. Shake...

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Alan Wake

parkurtommo

Yeah, I thought the opening level in Alan Wake was rather bland. I like everything else about it though. It's kind of repetitive but still very good.

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[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]

Saints Row The Third had an amazing opening.

RageQuitter69

oh hells yes.

Also Mass Effect 2

What's wrong with walking and talking? Giving you a gun and throwing random enemy's at you would have just weakenedthe impact of that opening.

[QUOTE="NeonNinja"]

The Witcher 2, where you relive the death of Foltest through gameplay that's essentially told as a flashback interrogation.

Rocker6

This, it's a training chapter, but unlike most trainings, it doesn't feel forced or boring, and does a very solid job of familiarizing you with the game...

God of War 3 opening was very memorable for me

[QUOTE="RageQuitter69"][QUOTE="with_teeth26"]

oh hells yes.

Also Mass Effect 2

JangoWuzHere

What's wrong with walking and talking? Giving you a gun and throwing random enemy's at you would have just weakenedthe impact of that opening.

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[QUOTE="RageQuitter69"] Mass Effect 2? that's a joke right, you mean the opening where all you do is walk and talk?RageQuitter69

What's wrong with walking and talking? Giving you a gun and throwing random enemy's at you would have just weakenedthe impact of that opening.

Giving you a gun...whether the game was good or bad would not make the opening better. The entire beginning was about soaking in the atmosphere and various story elements.

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker

God of War 3

InFamous 2