Best videogame intros.
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A quick few here off the top of my head but I'm sure I'll remember a few more later:
Soul Blade (PS1) - Before I even had this game everybody who played it said that it was quite possibly the best intro to a game ever at that point. Twelve years later it still does the business, it introduces us to all the characters of the game, the settings and is backed up with an awesome piece of music. Brilliant intro, even better game.
Tekken 2 (PS1) - I mentioned in a previous post about how much of a Tekken fan I am but Tekken 2 is still my favourite of the series. For me Tekken 2 had the best set of characters, the best music and the best storyline at that point in the series. Before I had the game I played the demo over and over and over, obviously it was to play the game but partly it was to see the wonderful intro. The music used in the intro movie is called 'Black winter night sky', everytime I hear that piece it takes me back to 1997, playing Tekken 2 on a demo disc for my new brand new Playstation. Good times.
Final Fantasy VII (PS1) - Like thousands of other people this is still my favourite game of all time, I very much doubt I'll enjoy another game as much as Final Fantasy VII. The opening movie with Aeris walking through the slums as the camera pans right up to reveal the giant city of Midgar still sends shivers down my spine, a brilliantly memorable moment in gaming history. The musical score really adds to the whole thing, I recommend finding the orcestrated version on Youtube.
Time Crisis (PS1) - This is a personal favourite of mine, the lightgun shooter Time Crisis. The storyline was very cheesy with a president's daughter getting herself kidnapped and you as the hero having to save her. The opening movie plays out like some sort of action movie trailer, introducing the characters by name as the screen freezes and then unfreezes so that particular character can spurt out a catchphrase. The intro ends with the title coming into view, crosshairs appearing over it and the sound of a shot being fired off. The narrator then says "Time Crisis" in a very action-movie trailer voice. Very cheesy but I still loved it all them years ago and still love it today.
