Top 10 Openings to Video Games (#10-6)
Posted on 09. Mar, 2009 by MattG in Real Talk with the HipHopGamer
When you first get a new game, first impressions are everything. If the game doesn’t impress early on then many gamers won’t continue on till the end. Many developers suck gamers in with a great cinematic opening. Something to get the gamer excited about what is yet to come. These openings are made to set the mood, and can be the beginning of something great.
Over the next two days, we will be listing the Top 10 Video Game Opening Cinematics in gaming history. Some of the main factors in the making the list is the strength of emotions it conveys, the quality of music, how much it sucks you into the game, and the quality of visuals for the time.
Today is the bottom half of the list, Numbers 10-6….
10.
Rock Band
Who wouldn’t want to rock after seeing this? The CG graphics are solid, but the best part is the music. The song Highway Star by Deep Purple is the perfect theme song for a game like Rock Band. The guy standing on the hood of the car rocking out is completely badass. This is easily the best use of a rock song in a opening trailer, and is just completely badass.
9.
Metal Gear Solid 2
This opening was amazing for the time. This was seeing Solid Snake in details that gamers have never seen before. The music made the gamer feel like they were in for some serious shit. Snake is a badass jumping off the George Washington bridge in his invisible camo. Come on who didn’t want to play this game after seeing this?
8.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Most Zelda games have great openings, but Twilight Princess gets the edge because of the graphic superiority over the past versions, and slightly better cinematics than those used in the past. The music is epic. The gamer feels like they are an epic warrior about to go on the adventure of their life. The opening gives you a great taste on whats yet to come in the game.
7.
Infinite Undiscovery
While the game wasn’t a classic this opening cinematic was amazing. Three warriors fighting an evil villain with Square Enix’s great CG graphics. It actually intrigues you to see what the story has in store. Music is solid, but what makes this special are the battle sequences and the beautiful graphics. The ability to create an intriguing world in 5 mins is amazing.
6.
Chrono Cross
This Playstation 1 game is considered by many to be one of Squaresoft’s finest games. The opening was great for the time. The music was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, who in the past worked on the soundtracks for Chrono Trigger and other Squaresoft games. The song reflects the mood of the game great, and back in the day a cinematic like this was ahead of it’s time. Truly fantastic.
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Well, thats #10-6. Tune in tomorrow for the Top 5 Opening Cinematics in Video Game History.
Post your personal Top 10 lists below in the comment section, so we can all compare lists and personal preferences.
March 9th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
I wonder if SquareEnix ever heard of a fella named Al Simmons……
March 9th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Great stuff!
March 10th, 2009 at 1:49 am
somehow it feels wrong. the opening to chrono cross is really really good and it is my favorite music game but all the other games are using their intro menu movie not their opening story to the game. metal gear solid 2 was the only one that opened as actual game story cutscene. i think u should of shown mgs 2’s intro movie cuz it was better than all the rest of the games. the one with harry gregsin williams composed mgs song and credits showing. thats the one mgs was known for. if u threw in that, it would have been at least six if not top 5.