Oh hey, it's you! I'm glad you've dropped by, you're just in time, hang around a sec while I blah blah on about something. Welcome to Part 1 of a never to be continued series of posts about surprisingly awesome cutscenes.

Today's game in question is Sonic Unleashed.

I was given this as a surprise Father's Day gift, it wasn't a game I had particularly thought of getting, mainly because the reviews for it were scathing. Take Yahtzee's review for example. Still, it was a gift so I was more than happy to give it a spin for a few hours armed with low expectations.

To put it simply, Sonic Unleashed has a superb intro cutscene. The world of Sonic is beautifully realised, it's quick-paced, it sounds great, there's big explosions, bad robots, even the voice acting cuts the mustard. It made me want to watch a feature length Sonic animation that looked just like this.

Are there are other cases of crummy game / awesome intro syndrome out there? I'm sure there are, let me know in the comments if you like.