Coolest Game Openers

[Red Dragon]

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I hated the intro in FFVIII but then again I got angry when it froze up right before a cinematic (right after you go outside to look at the seagulls flying with garden).

I really liked SCII & III openings Nightmare sucking up those souls and causing a sub nuclear explosion was just too cool.

SSBM gave me goosebumps when I saw it at first.

Not the best of the best but Monster Hunter was very nice. (if you cant tell though i like dragons )

[Jeroak Nelave]

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Really?

You must be the only one.

[Valkysas]

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the original wild arms. not only the anime intro, but also the in-game intro (it plays when you let the game sit at the title screen) where the fenril knights are slaughtered by the metal demons.

[Kefka Jr.]

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I ****ing love the music during the Fenril Knight prologue.

Secret of Mana is pretty chilling.

[highwind]

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I guess the rest of us were just playing it wrong...?

UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS ME THINKS.

[John Mora]

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UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS ME THINKS.

Just the way Seifer likes it.

[Jamos' Old Account]

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I think the intro to FFVIII was probably one of the best (if not the best) intro in the FF series.

I loved the Silent Hill 3 intro at the beginning before the game starts. SH3 is my all time favorite horror game, but I think the endings weren't very good in my opinion.

I also thought the intro in Devil May Cry 3 was pretty good, though, I did like the trailer they play before starting the game more.

[Hyper Dingo]

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Tomba! : Such a randomly awesome anime opener that said alot about the game, Pigs are bastards and will steal your gold.

Kingdom hearts 2 : The new song "Passion" goes really well with the action. Its pretty trippy. Much longer than the first.

[John Mora]

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"Passion" itself is pretty damn trippy. It's like Utada decided melody was overrated and backwards lyrics were awesome.

[Magus]

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It's a pretty good song. Oh, LOOK. Famitsu reviewed KH2! *flies away to other topic*

[Geath Ruze]

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

I was amazed at the story telling, and the sequence of the wing ripping was amazing. I still play that opening from time to time for inspiration.

[Marc M.]

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Tomba!

Yes! It was brilliantly weird.

Others (most already mentioned)...
FFVIII
Chrono Cross
Katamari x2
ICO
SotC
Silent Hill 2/3/4
Half-Life 2 (from the train untill the end of the rooftop chase)
Diablo 2 and most of Blizzards other opening movies
GT2, "Losing my Favorite Game"

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

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Oh, and FFVIII was by no means sloppy. That was quite possibly one of, if not THE greatest games ever made, in my own opinion though.

Well I enjoyed the story (despite how often they left things to the player to figure out), but that Junctioning system...

But that's another topic.

[volcan]

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Medal of Honor Frontline! (Storming the beach was cool!)

Crimson Tears.

Kings Field 1.

Vandel Hearts.

Kill Zone.

Final Fantasy Tactics.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

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Come to think of it, the whole deal about FF8's second story being cancelled might explain why so many things in FF8 went unexplained. Like for example, how that one city was doing with all those monsters raining down on top of it, or how come Siefer suddenly decided to go fishing. Not to mention, the whereabouts of Master NORG. The coccoon hatched, but he's nowhere to be found (to my understanding).

Oh yes, I think I forgot to mention Tales of Symphonia's opening. I think I counted 2 minutes for that anime intro. Very well-done, IMO.

There's also BoF4's intro, but it loses points because I can't understand what any of them are saying (the speech is untranslated).

Wild ARMs 3. After going through those 4 opening scenarios, it FINALLY begins the opening credits with the game's title. With a battle in the middle of it all. I found it pretty nice. (I count it as an opening, because that's when the title pops up.) It's also pretty much the only game I've played so far where it plays a short intro when you load back your file. The intro isn't that great IMO, but still, it seems rather original to do that.