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

The Witcher 1 had a pretty gripping opening/tutorial IMO.

The Witcher 1 had a pretty gripping opening/tutorial IMO.

KiZZo1

Not an opening level, but the firearms tutorial was nicely done in Sleeping Dogs.freedomfreak

Agreed, the way it's done was pretty clever.

Portal 2

or

Demon's Souls

God of War 3's Poseidon /threadTheDidact

Agreed. It's easily one of the best bosses as well.

ok, i made up my mind.

[spoiler] Demon's Souls [/spoiler]

The Witcher 1 had a pretty gripping opening/tutorial IMO.

KiZZo1

Yeah. I agree.

God of War 3's Poseidon /threadTheDidact

Came here to post this. One of the best openings I have ever seen in any game. The pacing and spectacle were perfect. The rest of the game fell short but this opening 30 mins or so were beyond epic

[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...

I actually hate this intro now. First time was fine but nmow everytime I start the game I just want to skip it.

[QUOTE="KiZZo1"]

The Witcher 1 had a pretty gripping opening/tutorial IMO.

DragonfireXZ95

[QUOTE="RageQuitter69"][QUOTE="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.

JangoWuzHere

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.

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]

[QUOTE="RageQuitter69"] In Mass Effect 2, giving you a gun and throwing enemy's at you would have weakened the impact because it is a mediocre game, if it happened in a game like Uncharted , it would have enhanced the impact because the combat isn't so weak and mediocre,RageQuitter69

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.

The main gameplay in Mass Effect is shooting dudes? That's news to me.

does it have to be a 'tutorial' level? Can it just be the first level?campzor

Anything like that is fine. It's just that, typically, the first level usually is a tutorial.

nice siggy Mr. Shake:D

Why thank you Mr. Chele

Mgs3, HD:P

Demon's Souls/Dark Soulsjg4xchamp

Metal Gear Solid 4

Uncharted 2

God of war 3

SSX

And oddly enough, I DO love the opening to Bioshock, despite the game (played 4 or 5 hours) being rather lackluster.

minecraft

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

Came here to post this. One of the best openings I have ever seen in any game. The pacing and spectacle were perfect. The rest of the game fell short but this opening 30 mins or so were beyond epic

Hercules. Hello!

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Demon's Souls/Dark SoulsFrozenLiquid

Max Payne 3

Sleeping Dogs

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

oops forgot Uncharted 2, that opening scene was pretty memorable as well.rjdofu

Yeah, I also forgot that one, it's not much of a tutorial, but it's great, plus the way it's tied in the story later.

[QUOTE="RageQuitter69"][QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]

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.

JangoWuzHere

The main gameplay in Mass Effect is shooting dudes? That's news to me.