The Best "Intro" Wargame thread has inspired me to create a best "intro" in a game thread...if you can actually grab a link to the video, please post 'em!
I nominate WH40K: Dawn of War - PC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkFo5SBx-g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkFo5SBx-g)
Killzone - PS2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Ns4qIyVpI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Ns4qIyVpI)
...and
Emperor of the Fading Suns! - PC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YHcdKYkJ_E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YHcdKYkJ_E)
The intro to Shogun 2 is one of the best I have ever seen even if it is a little "out there."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EQWcB1vXXg
^Definitely near the top of my list too.
Yes! Emperor of the Fading Suns was very good! As was WH40K - DoW
I actually liked Sword of the Stars: Born of Blood quite a bit.
If we think classic games, Ultima 7: The Black Gate takes the cake. Of course, this is part nostalgia, as it was the first game I played after getting a Soundblaster and thus the first to have actual speech.
I'm trying to think back to some classics. To be honest I can't remember most of the intros to all the MicroProse games I loved...
Birth of the Federation's remains a favorite of mine. It really helps set the tone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J07qPcDApyM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on February 10, 2012, 10:57:30 AM
...and
Emperor of the Fading Suns! - PC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YHcdKYkJ_E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YHcdKYkJ_E)
Nice! Never actually seen the intro for EotFS before. That was damn cool.
Quote from: Gusington on February 10, 2012, 11:01:35 AM
The intro to Shogun 2 is one of the best I have ever seen even if it is a little "out there."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EQWcB1vXXg
Not bad, although I still prefer the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXby75cye0Y
Not alot of glitz but the intro for the original Fallout remains one of my favs for setting the tone for a game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkBNKa2KXZE
Battlefield 1942 and Jane's Longbow introductions really stirred my blood too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb8PQXPOkCc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ANDYe0pnX0
I normally watch a game's intro once and never view it again. A couple of exceptions are the intro to Historyline 1914-1918 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2zQ8A52cV4) (its U.S. release was entitled The Great War: 1914-1918 (http://www.mobygames.com/game/historyline-1914-1918)) and the trailer to StarCraft (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eflKzcEbLk). Both have dated graphics and neither of them feature a battle scene similar to the one in WH40K: Dawn of War, but they were both original and appealed to me years ago.
You're right Martok, the original Shogun intro was better! There was an alternate intro for Shogun: Mongol Invasion that was pulled from a movie that I can't seem to find. This one's a little over the top:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0VDXxnELiM
The original Mass Effect intro was very cinematic. It was the first time a game really pulled me in and immersed me from the get go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQx1f9W-_Yw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQx1f9W-_Yw)
Planescape Torment. Once I saw the intro video, I was hooked on finding out who this poor tormented soul was.
Quote from: Gusington on February 10, 2012, 11:01:35 AM
The intro to Shogun 2 is one of the best I have ever seen even if it is a little "out there."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EQWcB1vXXg
"Now you will feel the tiger's claws!" I like that line.
WH40k must be my most played game of last year. All versions through Soulstorm The intro to WH40K 1 and 2 are both great.
SoM has the Original Warcraft in his avatar. That was a good intro.
Half-life
Battle for Middle Earth 2 had a good 1.
Battlefield Vietnam was good with good use of classic rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6JM7HjrXXA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6JM7HjrXXA)
Quote from: Greybriar on February 10, 2012, 01:42:43 PM
I normally watch a game's intro once and never view it again. A couple of exceptions are the intro to Historyline 1914-1918 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2zQ8A52cV4) (its U.S. release was entitled The Great War: 1914-1918 (http://www.mobygames.com/game/historyline-1914-1918)) and the trailer to StarCraft (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eflKzcEbLk). Both have dated graphics and neither of them feature a battle scene similar to the one in WH40K: Dawn of War, but they were both original and appealed to me years ago.
Broodwar intro!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOEGudEoSW4&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOEGudEoSW4&feature=related)
Add WiC Intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0pZILzX2UQ&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0pZILzX2UQ&feature=related)
Warhammer Dawn of War
Star Wars the old Republic (Which I have cancelled already after a month in a half)
The Witcher
Homeworld
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrW4jkQdmjI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrW4jkQdmjI)
I really liked the intro to Silent Hunter 4.
Mass Effect 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJaUVhk1Eqk
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