Best Video Game intros?

[BrokenVisage]

I never really cared for introduction movies in video games, but I can't think of any other other game with a better intro piece then Chrono Cross

The music goes so well with the CGI scenes (not to mention the music and CGI are top notch) that you forget it's even for a video game.

Any other favorites? I always liked the Tekken and Soul Calibur ones too.

 

[pontifex]

this one

 

[ViviTheMage]

chrono cross was sweet.

some of the final fantasy ones were great.

I really liked Resident Evil's ... the old school ones, they REALLY set you up for the mood of being scared to HELL!

 

[clamum]

Final Fantasy VII

 

[Shlong]

FF7 & FF6

 

[mugs]

The Command & Conquer series is usually pretty good.

I hate watching intros and cutscenes though.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Shlong
FF7 & FF6

Purely music alone, I liked FFIV's intro better... the Red Wings theme was (and still is) awesome.

EDIT: I think World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade had a pretty sweet intro. The human mage polymorphing the big ol' Tauren and it falling from mid-air like that was worth a giggle or two and the undead mage using blast wave against the marauding murlocs that instantly killed them made people that hate murlocs cheer everywhere!

 

[CrackRabbit]

I liked Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War's intro.
And there is the classic Zero Wing.

 

[KB]

Lunar Silver Star Story Complete: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIURTJKek0
Or better yet, the Sega CD version intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrEEAsIXN4E&mode=related&search=

 

[Canai]

Chuck Rock for SNES. Best by far.

 

[DaveSimmons]

The X-Com / UFO Defense animated intro was good - Die alien scum!!

 

[amish]

i really liked the FFII intro on SNES. but halo's intro was badass.

 

[mcvickj]

I can think of a few but the first one that popped into my mind was the intro for Burning Crusade.

 

[Duddy]

Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: KB
Lunar Silver Star Story Complete: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIURTJKek0
Or better yet, the Sega CD version intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrEEAsIXN4E&mode=related&search=

Sega CD version is my FAVORITE RPG EVAR!!!!! So damn original and at the time it came out, I don't think any other RPG had all the animation and voice acting that it had because of the CD. Damn that was an awesome game.

 

[Dumac]

Legend of Dragoon

The opening gets better after about 2/5 into it.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: Duddy
Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast

Yeah, I liked that one. I miss the Dreamcast startup.

I'm trying to remember the games that I wouldn't start playing until I saw their little intro thing when you wait at the menu.

Super Metroid's was good. I think the Resident Evil remake had a good one. Coder Veronica was good too.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

FFX- That was incredible. With explosions, and Otherworld playing
Warhammer with all that fighting

 

[Auryg]

DOA: Ultimate

 

[Shlong]

Another one where the music makes the intro Streets of Rage

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
I liked Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War's intro.
And there is the classic Zero Wing.

Yeah, the Warhammer intro is one of my favorites.

 

[digiram]

Star Craft cutscenes FTW

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: Shlong
Another one where the music makes the intro Streets of Rage

LOL I used to sit there at the character select screen and rock out when I was little.

 

[dudeman007]

Originally posted by: pontifex
this one

go away

 

[silverpig]

I liked unreal tournament, and the original half-life really made you curious about what happens nexOH GOD WHAT THE HELL IS THAT???