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[Koenigssee]

Final Fantasy VIII splash + intro.
Magical.

 

[Thabass]

If your first thought isn't the below video, then you're doing it wrong.

 

[saintjules]

If your first thought isn't the below video, then you're doing it wrong.

Just realized Hideo's name is not in the title anywhere at the end of that. Like when everyone pointed it out in the Snake Eater Remake trailer (even if he's not involved).

 

[Thabass]

Just realized Hideo's name is not in the title anywhere at the end of that. Like when everyone pointed it out in the Snake Eater Remake trailer (even if he's not involved).

Don't worry, it's there where it matters:

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Beat you to it, along with FFXII

 

[Banjo64]

No company on earth had a right to introduce a game with a cut scene that slaps this hard:



Nintendo have the Mandate of Heaven.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

It is impossible to choose one, but this is among the best. Masterpiece.

 

[yogaflame]

This two for me are the Goat in intros. Parasite eve 1 and Soul Edge 1.

 

[strike670]

I always liked FFT intro.

 

[Thanati]

This beats the lot

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Resident Evil 3 OG

 

[Ozzie666]

Some good examples posted,

Another World on Amiga blew me away.
Wing Commander II and Wingcommander 3 on CD ROM for different reasons, you had to be there.

DC Universe Online intro movie has stuck with me for years, Good voice cast, excellent action and pacing.

 

[cman]

Vagrant Story's 3d realtime cinematic intro was really impressive waaaayback on the PSX:

 

[Randall365]

Also - for 1995 - this was pretty great:

 

[DoktorCoktor]

These come to mind.

Spoiler

https://youtu.be/EOOUuCFScHI
https://youtu.be/ynAHiMu9Pe8
https://youtu.be/eK56SKaMJLA
https://youtu.be/tZ67lg2afCE
https://youtu.be/un5PR4RLq7s
https://youtu.be/d5JnlNtx_mM
https://youtu.be/Zr7Fp8exy3Y
https://youtu.be/DH5hl1fho2s
https://youtu.be/kspAv1rtFHY
https://youtu.be/KClnQgyPacU
https://youtu.be/EPKXEF1z5ac
https://youtu.be/meQmQ7KxPlo
https://youtu.be/-kGpGqpAR3U
https://youtu.be/eaZ6wbCtd7U
https://youtu.be/Yu7ABW7o6yw
https://youtu.be/09Ty1p9tQEQ
https://youtu.be/hvB_f-aAARw
https://youtu.be/uljNnJnSwQE
https://youtu.be/dDEtyoVyqx4
https://youtu.be/s7-E1-J-FS8
https://youtu.be/vCDbkIewlSw
https://youtu.be/_xBqlbzr5jQ
https://youtu.be/bXszrJ97zZg
https://youtu.be/087gJdYkYF0
https://youtu.be/xOQNSi79kng
https://youtu.be/FVo0l2ASMrY
https://youtu.be/8GVjWgxEmL8
https://youtu.be/_0AQM6vzXrs
https://youtu.be/7AGPsWDYAjM
https://youtu.be/qasNZQQAmd0
https://youtu.be/JWOeSKG-NQ0
https://youtu.be/KthON-3htbc
https://youtu.be/IbS4QlV6fAI

 

[Dr.Morris79]

This beats the lot

Oh man, that was awsome back In the day, booting up the floppy and seeing this! Blew me away back then. It really hit me in the Sci-Fi feels.

Another Amiga intro I liked back then was Liberation when it came out. I played that game to death.



Another that I loved upon booting the first time was Final Fantasy 8. After being hooked on 7 and being able to finally play the next, the intro was epic back then.

 

[Team Andromeda]

For me it will always be



Loved these too

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Forgot to add this. Probably my most favourite from recent times. I hope we get another game from them that's just as good



What a game that was

 

[deriks]

Forgot to add this. Probably my most favourite from recent times. I hope we get another game from them that's just as good



What a game that was

This game is amazing in so many levels

 

[Dr.Morris79]

This game is amazing in so many levels

There hasn't been a lot of new'ish games that have left a mark, but Nier and Soma certainly did to me

Well, them and Red Dead 2, too.

 

[iMik]

 

[MrCunningham]

I forgot too add snatcher

Hideo Kojima is always ahead of his time

Hideo had nothing to do with the Sega CD port of Snatcher. That version was made exclusively for English speaking audiences with Konami's USA office being in charge of the project. Hideo directed the PC-Engine CD-ROM port of the game, however, and most of the Sega CD intro was lifted from that version.



But has exclusive content at the end with Gillian talking to Jamie. The Sega CD port adds an additional minute to the intro. The later Playstation 1 and Sega Saturn ports (that were Japanese only) doesn't include the Sega CD exclusive content. But does include a CG recreation of it:

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Came to post this

 

[PSlayer]

I came to say Onimusha 3 but OP already nailed it.

As for how Capcom made the game so pretty,the game has fixed camera angles like a classic resident evil game. That allows devs to optimize the look of the scene on a specific angle which would not be possible with a free roaming camera. They did the same with DMC3 although i think the aesthetics of onimusha 3 are better overall.

 

[Trilobit]

Intro intros:

I really like all the THPS intros, but the third one is nostalgic:



In-game intro:

Sly 2 starts with incredibly nice animation and very thick atmosphere, you can't help but get sucked in.

 

[KuraiShidosha]

If this thread doesn't make you realize how utterly depressing and soulless modern gaming is compared to shit even 15 years ago, I don't know what will.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

If your first thought isn't the below video, then you're doing it wrong.

The way the music syncs up with the imagery is perfection

 

[Phobos Base]

Young me thought this was the coolest thing ever. It's still great

 

[rogr rogr]

I didn't know my PC could do this at the time.

 

[llien]

Yeah, and Blizzard all the way.

And for the reasons why:

Team working on cinematics - 85 members
Team developing WoW - 45 members

 

[AJUMP23]

Warcraft 3.

 

[Paasei]

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Sorry if I missed them but I the checked thread and didn't see these 2 bangers:

 

[salva]

 

[Ulysses 31]

 

[DoktorCoktor]

 

[Dr_Ifto]

This beats the lot

Ive seen this so many times as a kid, the sounds are ingrained in my memory.

 

[TintoConCasera]

 

[MayauMiao]

Silent Hill 2

 

[DKehoe]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Silent Hill 2

I always preferred the 1st over the 2nd

 

[MayauMiao]

I always preferred the 1st over the 2nd

Nah didn't like the first one.

Silent Hill 2 is legendary, followed by Silent Hill 3 intro.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Nah didn't like the first one.

Silent Hill 2 is legendary, followed by Silent Hill 3 intro.

They're all brilliant, the music for all three are excellent (I still play the 2nd's most of the time). The 1st's though hit me in the Twin peaks feels a bit more.

The first games intro music has more of a feeling of loss.

 

[AJUMP23]

This is one of the greatest.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Best is arguable, but these made me excited to play the game:

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Best is arguable, but these made me excited to play the game:

Yep! The Japanese version of this game was my first Platinum trophy.

Also, Japanese version of this intro has a different song:

 

[MayauMiao]

They're all brilliant, the music for all three are excellent (I still play the 2nd's most of the time). The 1st's though hit me in the Twin peaks feels a bit more.

The first games intro music has more of a feeling of loss.

First one had intro music that sound like coming from an AM radio, there is a lack of bass to it, and I didn't like the first guitar riff too.

To me it can never top Theme of Laura from SH2, and even SH3's You're Not Here is still better than SH1 theme.

Just my preference.

 

[N30RYU]

Panzer Dragoon and Soul Edge will always win in my mind.

Honorable mention to

Since it's pure directed art made a cinematic... and is up with the other two


*dawm almost copy/pasted a post I made in this thead in 2023...

 

[spookyfish]

I dunno ---
24-year-old me was in awe with this, music and all.

 

[Insane Metal]

Duuuude. This brings back memories... damn... I watched this intro SO. MANY. TIMES. On my PSX back in the day. It was mind blowing back then.