There is an art to building up the proper suspense and crescendo into a game's title drop. We've had a great many games attempt an introductory cutscene that either culminates or pans towards a title-drop, and some are better than others. I wanna know what your favorite game title reveals have been! I'll start:
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
The N64 version of this game is identical to others but the PS1 port, in everything except its music. They had a tertiary composer do the "MIDI-version" of Rayman 2's music and he certainly had some autonomy with it. He completely made up his own intro music, and you can't deny the sense of "epic" and chills as the "RAYMAN 2: THE GREAT ESCAPE" hit the screen. However I'm even cheating. A YouTube composer remastered the midi arrangement with extra oomph but it still gets the point across.
Halo 5: Guardians
So, I actually think the full intro cutscene is way overdone and the game itself is shallow. However, if you imagine it cuts off a little after the "Halo 5" reveal screen, as the soldiers about to land (and it seamlessly lands you in gameplay into a warzone) you could imagine how great this would've been. And nonetheless the initial suspense that leads into the Halo 5 screen is like the resonance of a church bell ringing across a city. There's something grandiose and outstanding about it. Even if you don't like Halo 5, this is a memorable title reveal.
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
The N64 version of this game is identical to others but the PS1 port, in everything except its music. They had a tertiary composer do the "MIDI-version" of Rayman 2's music and he certainly had some autonomy with it. He completely made up his own intro music, and you can't deny the sense of "epic" and chills as the "RAYMAN 2: THE GREAT ESCAPE" hit the screen. However I'm even cheating. A YouTube composer remastered the midi arrangement with extra oomph but it still gets the point across.
Halo 5: Guardians
So, I actually think the full intro cutscene is way overdone and the game itself is shallow. However, if you imagine it cuts off a little after the "Halo 5" reveal screen, as the soldiers about to land (and it seamlessly lands you in gameplay into a warzone) you could imagine how great this would've been. And nonetheless the initial suspense that leads into the Halo 5 screen is like the resonance of a church bell ringing across a city. There's something grandiose and outstanding about it. Even if you don't like Halo 5, this is a memorable title reveal.
