What's the best intro you've seen in a game?

[sailorchrono]

For me, it'd be Final Fantasy 8's. It was just...wow. Not only for it's graphical power (which at the time blew EVERYTHING else out of the water), but it was just so mind blowing. The way they foreshadowed events that would happen later in the game, the phenomonal song playing in the back ground, it just all came together so beautifully! Plus, 2 really hot guys battling it out was pretty sweet too ;)

So, what are your favorites and why? ^_^'

[redgopher]

Genma Onimusha / Onimusha: Warlords (same game, but genma is bigger and better)

And Onimusha 2 (the second half of the intro movie) was fucking awesome... seemed like a nice classic kung fu samauri type intro to me.

[magilacudy]

Wild Arms. The tune was so catchy and the animation was really well done, almost like it was ripped out of an actual show. It really got me attached and psyched to play the game whenever I saw it.

[sailorchrono]

Oh yeah, I thought Onimusha's intro was pretty lifelike. I was so stunned @ how photo realistic it was, but I didn't really care for the content...the maggots were pretty sick ^^'

On a side note, I do wanna note Shadow Heart's intro. Pretty gory for a RPG ^_^' Really sets the tone for the game, methinks.

And I have yet to play Wild Arms, although I do have it. I will be prepared to be amazed ;)


OMGOMGOMOGMOGOMGOMGOG *EDIT* How could I forget Suikoden III's?!??!?! See it, and weep @ the beauty of Konami's art! It is to die for, really. In fact, I kinda think it's a bit wasted on a video game. Whoever directed/made those videos needs to start making their own anime X.x

[darksieg@web.de]

the king of fighters 98 dreammatch for dreamcast.]


best anime intro ever

onimusha 3 ps2


best cg cinema ever

[floormat]

I agree with the Final Fantasy VIII intro, Unbelieveable, and after all that i couldn't stomach more than 2-3 hours of the game. For a comparison I made it through about a disc and a half of legand of dragoon. =P

The anime on Suikoden III's intro is nice and I like the tune

Chrono Cross's intro was fabulous. The music the quality, created fealings simular to FF VII andthe aries debacle.

I am sure countless others that arent coming to mind now.

[JohnnyDrama]

I liked the FF8 intro, one of the best IMO.

[Danimal]

I don't play a lot of RPGs, so I haven't seen most of the intros mentioned so far, with the exception of Onimusha, which I thought was incredible. I think my favorite intro was for Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (DC). Loved the animation in it, and the voicework, which is one of the best aspects of the series, very dramatically set up the story.

[fuchikoma]

Blazing Star

Pixel-based anime and digitized FMV on a cart? Kickass. Great soundtrack too.

[svsaith]

The intro to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty was awesome. Definitely my favorite.

[guyver2077]

resident evil code veronica and resident evil 2's intro at the time were breath taking

[Vampire Hunter D]

Im not sure but yeah Onimusha 3 looks awesome.FOr that sequence alone im buying the game and ive never played an Onimusha game except for the first one which i sucked at.

[MisterRaven]

I agree with Danimal, definitely Soul Reaver.

[Mr. Anderson]

Soul Reaver or Final Fantasy VII.

[GuilewasNK]

I still think Soul Blade on the PS One has the best I ever saw. The rendering of the characters was way ahead of anything else done at the time and the music...good grief the intro theme was incredible (as was the entire soundtrack IMO).

[Ginkei]

Hmmm... I am not sure...

The playable intro of Final Fantasy VII is one of the coolest I have ever seen tough!

[st0neface]

Since FF8, Soul Reaver, Genma, and Code: Veronica have already been mentioned, I was quite impressed when I saw the Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance one. When they killed Lui Kang, I wanted to kick those guy's asses.

[SolinariDotCom]

FF VIII, Chrono Cross, MGS2, er.. stuff..

[basketkase543]

I loved the intro to FFVIII! That was an incredible way to start the game. The intro had amazing visuals and editing coupled with the amazing soundtrack.
MGS 2 also tops the list. I now have the Williams soundtrack in my head.

[CaseyRyback]

the king of fighters 98 dreammatch for dreamcast.]


best anime intro ever



that one is amazing. I also really like the intro to MGS 2

[danglerwfw]

Ys book 1 & 2 on the Turboduo...groundbreaking for its time

[Theenternal]

Super Metroid's Intro was pretty good for its day

[PsyClerk]

I remember being thrilled by the voiceover intro in Super Metroid. Those were the days.

[CaseyRyback]

Yea SM intro was pretty cool with the whole lab being blown up and Ridley taking the Metroid

[repetske]

Don't forget Ninja Gaiden NES. It was pretty awesome for its time.

[Diiz]

SHENMUE.


In Japanese.

[xdaTwiZtidWunX]

RE: CV, MGS2, o and outbreak(resident evil) alos has a pretty sweet one where it shows like the rats goin trough the sewers n u could see the into to re2(when birkin gets assianted) through their eyes too.

[JEKKI]

Kingdom Hearts intro reached my soul...

it was so magical seeing it the first time

[basketkase543]

Ah, yeah i still love the Kingdom hearts intro. I'm a sucker for great visuals and editing coupled with a great soundtrack. I can't wait for the sequel!

[Wet Ninja]

Chrono Cross's intro was fabulous. The music the quality, created fealings simular to FF VII andthe aries debacle.

I'll second that. Unfortunately, I never played the game, but my roommate showed me the intro, and I was amazed. That opening theme is one of my favorite pieces of soundtrack music ever. Top-notch.

[shrewmdust]

Fallout 1 & 2. Hahahahahaha. So funny. Gotta love the Canadian getting his noggin offed in 2.
However, I must say Chrono Cross's score hit me pretty hard when I first started it.

[CaseyRyback]

SHENMUE.


In Japanese.

you win. That one is teh best. I totally forgot about Shenmue. Both games have amazing intro's

[EggViper]

even though it isn't out onimusha 3's opening movie was awesome. mgs2 was pretty amazing too.

[bvaldez]

MOH:FL , MGS2, and Soul Reaver are my faves.

[DenisDFat]

Snoopy Silly Sports

[metroidkiller9]

im surprised you didnt say all intros suck denisdfat. id say ff9 and super smash brothers melee

[doraemonkerpal]

i liked suikoden 3's opening. d'l the song, hehe. for the ps1, wild arms anime intro is awesome! i bought that soundtrack for like 45 bucks (imported from japan) when it first came out :D

as you can tell, i'm biased towards anime intros, lol.

[tenzor]

resident evil outbreak's intro was awesome to.

[daphatty]

Best Ever. Guardian Heroes.

Second best. Soul Edge/Blade.

I can't believe no one has mentioned either of these yet.

[bfg9k]

I still think Soul Blade on the PS One has the best I ever saw. The rendering of the characters was way ahead of anything else done at the time and the music...good grief the intro theme was incredible (as was the entire soundtrack IMO).

someone DID mention soul blade :)

[daphatty]

Nonsense! That wasn't there before! :wink: Must have been an edit. :D

[evilmax17]

Megaman 4
(Go and watch it if you forget it)

[DenisDFat]

Mega Man 4 was such a letdown after mega man 3. I remember looking at the pictures and how cool pharoah man was, but the game just sucked. I was so sad.

[wubb]

I'll say Splinter Cell. Not really the intro but the movie that plays automatically if you pop the game in and don't touch anything.

Has a techno song by Crystal Method over which Sam is doing all sorts of kick-ass manuevers. Really got me hyped to play the game.

[Wlogan31]

I'll second the movie on Splinter Cell, but how about Wind Waker? If you are a Zelda fan, that intro was great. The way it used OoT as an ancient legend that you could follow was nice...

[DenisDFat]

the OOT references were the worst part of that game.

Especially the insipid OOT indoors music

[Wlogan31]

Guess that is why I'm still a CA newbie... :)
Guess I also need to play the game - only saw the first 10 min cuz a suitemate was playing it (haven't gotten to play it seeing as it is still more than $15 lol).

[Battousai1002]

I agree with Final Fantasy 8 and Kingdom Hearts.

Though, the FF8 one was SOOOO ANTICLIMACTIC! "oh...you shouldn't be so rough in training..."

.....

[CaseyRyback]

Megaman 4
(Go and watch it if you forget it)

on the mega man thing I would say that X has the best intro(the level before the bosses).

then again I just flat out love Mega Man X (Sigma's music is amazing)

[Mr. Anderson]

RE: CV, MGS2, o and outbreak(resident evil) alos has a pretty sweet one where it shows like the rats goin trough the sewers n u could see the into to re2(when birkin gets assianted) through their eyes too.

Assinated.....what exactley are you trying to say here?

[karmapolice]

I think FFIX...I dunno...maybe just cuz I love it...

[Journey]

I'll have to go with Soul Blade also on the PS1...........I used to turn that on just to watch the intro.

[vshekar]

I remember thinking Super Street Fighter II's was cool (Ryu throwing the fireball). Also, Chrono Cross - the music totally made that intro.

[karmapolice]

I think frequency had a cool begining...not the best but cool

[MauMauProductions]

Suikoden III

[basketkase543]

I was just listening to the Final Fantasy Tactics (psx) sountrack and i remembered how much i loved watching the intro to it. It was incredibly simple visuals, mostly text, but it was the music that really sold it for me.

[thingsfallnapart]

zone of the enders 2 in my book.

[rgam2000]

MGS: Sons of liberty, Suikoden 3, and Castlevania, symphony of the night (my 1st psone game).

[hutno]

Rainbow six 3's was really good

[jdpimp]

Britney's Dance Beat

The intro is a choreagraphed dance and it is just awe inspiring. After getting the game, and seeing that intro, I had to learn every move. playing it over and over for hours, I finally got them all down. And then, I surprised my wife by performing the complex set during our first dance at our wedding reception. stupendous.

[evilmax17]

Britney's Dance Beat

The intro is a choreagraphed dance and it is just awe inspiring. After getting the game, and seeing that intro, I had to learn every move. playing it over and over for hours, I finally got them all down. And then, I surprised my wife by performing the complex set during our first dance at our wedding reception. stupendous.

I know that's a joke, but your avatar seems oddly appropriate for this post.

[Rodimus]

Classic - Ninja Gaiden 1 on NES

2D Animated - Suikoden 3 (I gotta watch it every thime I play)

3D Animated - Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition (Seeing Terry, Billy Kane, and Geese in 3D for the first time rocked)

[GuilewasNK]

I'll have to go with Soul Blade also on the PS1...........I used to turn that on just to watch the intro.

Thank God someone else agrees with me. 8)

[opportunity777]

Starsiege for the PC (the mech one not the FPS) has a pretty good intro.

[KingDox]

resident evil code veronica on the DC was fantastic, I don't know what it looks like on the the other consoles.

[KaneRobot]

Soul Blade for PS1....the two Soul Calibur sequels ain't bad either.


Old school favorite: Ninja Gaiden 2 for Nintendo. BEST 8 BIT MUSIC EVER.

[alongx]

I personally loved the opening to Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. The panel by panel, stained glass overview of the Ocarina story was cool.
And Xenosaga had the longest intro sequence I've ever seen, if that counts.

[ayolykewhoa]

Onimusha's intro made my jaw drop the 1st time I saw it. The music was amazing and the CG was unmatched. I have to give it to the MGS2 intro though. The music is fabulous and everything fit.

[TheRock88]

Resident Evil 3. From start to finish it's all about action.

[yellowaznboy]

M.C. Kids.

[Skylander7]

Indiana Jones on Atari 2600. There hasn't been as epic an intro ever since.

To this day, I see it and gasp at it in awe.

As for intro music, what about Secret of Mana? For an SNES game, the soundtrack was pretty great, don't ya think? When it came out, I thought it was pretty kick ass

[kaw]

Xenogears.

DOA:XBV was good for some...laughs.

[Skylander7]

holy bejesus, its that Quizno's sub hamster!

Three things in this world should die. Pop music, the Adkins diet.. and those hamsters for the Quizno's commercials.

[shrewmdust]

holy bejesus, its that Quizno's sub hamster!

Three things in this world should die. Pop music, the Adkins diet.. and those hamsters for the Quizno's commercials.

But.. but... we love the subs.

[Pyrotyrant]

FFVIII was awesome, the best.

But the intro that started intros, the supreme one that we all remember,

Ninja Gaiden for the NES.

[basketkase543]

holy bejesus, its that Quizno's sub hamster!

Three things in this world should die. Pop music, the Adkins diet.. and those hamsters for the Quizno's commercials.

Nooooo, those sponge monkies are the best! Those commercials are so damn catchy.

[DriftChamp]

I can't believe no one's mentioned the Ryu intro from Super Street Fighter II arcade. That's got to be one of the most classic intros ever.

[MightySlacker]

I can't believe Wild Arms didn't get more love than that. It was the best out there for a long time. I'll also chime in for MGS2 and Super Metroid - that was awesome back in the day.

Dave Olson
*SUPER DUPER INTERNET CELEBRITY SUPASTAR~!* TM.

[BULL_Ship]

Soul Blade for PS1....the two Soul Calibur sequels ain't bad either.


Old school favorite: Ninja Gaiden 2 for Nintendo. BEST 8 BIT MUSIC EVER.

The first soul calibur intro sucked soul calibur 2's intro was pretty sweet but


The best of all games is still soul blade's intro and so far thats 5 votes for soul blade.

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[BlueStorm781]

I'll probably think of some others later, but two that come to mind are the intros for Silent Hill and Ridge Racer Type 4. Each time I've played these games in the past (and occasionally still do), I've always sat through the intro video.

Silent Hill's intro pretty much establishes the mood for the game. I really like the opening theme, and it fits well with the video sequence. In a way, now that I think of it, it's almost like watching the videotape from "The Ring". If you remember in that movie, when Rachel watches the tape, it's basically events she encounters through her investivation. The opening of Silent Hill is like that. It used the most of the CG sequences from the game, and kind of made the intro like a preview of what you're about to go through in the game.

Even though the video quality is not very pleasing today, I still like watching the intro for R4. I like the theme song used for this game as well, and the video really kind of puts you in the mood for racing. Like you're ready to start a new day in your racing career as you start a new game.

Those two are pretty much my favorites, but I also like the intro from Chrono Cross, Parasite Eve, Gran Turismo 3, Amplitude, and a few others that I'm not thinking of now.

[MightySlacker]

Good call on Parasite Eve. Wasn't that the one where everyone freezed the shower part and thought they saw a nipple? Ah, good times. LOL.

Dave Olson
*SUPER DUPER INTERNET CELEBRITY SUPASTAR~!* TM.

[GuilewasNK]

Even though the video quality is not very pleasing today, I still like watching the intro for R4. I like the theme song used for this game as well, and the video really kind of puts you in the mood for racing. Like you're ready to start a new day in your racing career as you start a new game.


Damn, I forgot about R4. Man that game was so awesome. The intro really gets you hype to race too. Nice soundtrack on that game as well. I have to rank that right with SoulBlade.

[coolsteel]

Zone of Enders 2 gets my vote, fully explains the story while promising the much awaited showdown between the two orbital frames.

[maxgle]

FF8's intro is definitly awesome, but the latest game that wow me is Soul Calibur 2's intro

[Moxio]

Yeah Soul Calibur 2's was alright.

FFVIII's was certainly a favorite, though.

[JSweeney]

The graphics of the intro were kind of "meh", but the music that goes along with Crystal Chronicles intro is rather stirring.

[CantB76]

Gotta be Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball. No competition

[GuilewasNK]

Gotta be Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball. No competition

I gotta admit that was a very "artistic" intro. :P

[bruce_pwns_j00]

Chrono Cross