God of War 3. Most epic shit ever. And I had just played 2 right before it, so that was awesome.
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Best intro to a game (from a story standpoint)
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I don't know why but Shadowrun Dragonfall. is one of my favourites. I like that you were not a newbie Shadowrunner, you were the pretty much Monica's favourite due to history. The events led you to believe easy tutorial stage but turns into an escape and a failed mission. The writing and mood definitely help. Not much distractions along the way.
"Good morning and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System. This automated train is provided for the security and convenience of the Black Mesa Research Facility personnel."
Damn you I came just to post this.
Absolutely the best though. So short and perfectly to the point in every way. You could write a 1000 page essay about how well it works.
God of War 3's opening is insane.
One of my personal favorites though:
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Mass Effect 2's stands out to me. It's visually stunning with the ship breaking apart, and also an emotional moment story-wise as you watch Shepard die.
I can't help but read that in his voice.
The new Prey has a good intro and reveal.
It's still so good, I get the chills too. Definitely my vote, with the way it transitions into introducing you to the crew, while using their interactions to perfectly establishing Shepard as an extremely respected soldier, right before dropping you into the first mission.
The first hour or so of ME1 was really masterful.
I actually played through this game, based off this and the Giant Bomb review.
Dead Space 2 opening was wild.
My pick is FF6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDMWp1oLoA0
The last of us for sure. Damn intro got me choke up, never in my life have I ever felt that way from playing an intro of a game.
Came here to post the same. Can't wait to see the opening of part 2.
Metroid Prime's is absolutely brilliant. I don't feel like explaining why in depth right now though, lol
Mass Effect 1. The opening voicework with Keith David is A+, and it introduces Shepard and your pre-selected backstory pretty eloquently. From the very first dialogue choice with Joker and Kaidan, you immediately feel like commander. And, of course, Eden Prime was a fantastic opening mission. "A small strike team can move quickly without drawing attention." That line from Nihlus always stuck with me, given that it's the reason why Shepard always kept to a three men squad in every mission from Eden Prime all the way up to Priority: Earth in Mass Effect 3.
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This game was a work of art.
I'll never get the massive love for TLoU on this forum. Nothing in that game particularly resonated with me enough to call it great, although the intro was a good setup for the story, which I can agree with even if it's not my top pick. There must be something in there if it's such a popular answer, though.
The last of us just sets the tone perfectly. Very grim.
Also I liked God of War recently. It was a huge breath of fresh air as you are usually starting off with a huge boss fight. The music was in point.
Also I liked God of War recently. It was a huge breath of fresh air as you are usually starting off with a huge boss fight. The music was in point.
Ultima Underworld is also a favorite of mine. You're the savior of the universe and just got back to your world, ready to kick back, drink a bear and maybe watch some football when BAM youre yanked back in. You're teleported into a princess' bed Chambers in your underwear, then she gets hijacked with you left holding the bag. You then get drug in front of the king who laughs in your face when you tell him who you are, then he tosses your ass into The Abyss butt ass naked. Good luck motherfucker!
