Intro movies that just make you go "WOW"

ChrisRay · December 26th, 2004

I have played several games in my time. And some of the things that really catch me are the intro movies. Sometimes the game will have just a really "awesome" intro that just really make you want to play the game. Despite how good or bad it is.

Blizzard IMO has some of the best.

Warcraft 3 intro.
World of Warcraft intro.
I also loved the Dead or Alive 2 intro (Though its not a CG intro))

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**I-Chan** · December 26th, 2004

Soul Blade's intro for the psx impressed me a lot on its time.

N1ghtw0lf · December 26th, 2004

I liked Black & Whites Intro, Deus Ex Invisible War's intro was pretty sweet, and any star wars game with the scrolling text gets me psyched

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**Razor Blade** · December 26th, 2004

Ghen Wars for the Sega Saturn and the intro for Final Fantasy VIII. For the time was amazed at how real it looked

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astroduck · December 26th, 2004

Metal Gear Solid series intro are just one of the best intros ever IMO.

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RF · December 26th, 2004

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Metal Gear Solid series intro are just one of the best intros ever IMO.

Totally agreed.

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Noob'Slayer · December 26th, 2004

Final Fantasy VIII intro amazed me back then.

good intros of newer games would be:

Pro Evolution Soccer 4
Warhammer 40.000
World Of WarCraft

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Player-X · December 26th, 2004

Half-life2 the train station scene (if you could call that an intro) was great
ZOE2 has a good intro as well as the MGS series and Warhammer40K Dawn Of War was good

**_E_** · December 26th, 2004

Despite being a sucky game; FFVIII had nice FMVs, including the intro. Hmm what else...? Xenogears' intro was awesome too, the dubs werent that impressive though. Metal Gear Solid was nice too...hmm, can't really think of more

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Squigi63 · December 26th, 2004

Onimusha and Onimusha 3.

December 26th, 2004

definately the sonic adventure one... I saw it in a gamestore the first time when they'd imported a DC from Japan. and it's still a cool intro even today!

Metalmurphy · December 26th, 2004

Funny i allways had the thought of making a thread like this. I just ADORE watching game intros, game traillers and some movie traillers. Some times i spend hours doing so. Some of the best intros i've seen

Never Winter Nights
Warcraft 3 (altough the trailler was WAY WAY better)
World of Warcraft
Diablo 2 (probably the best one, i still remember getting the game, install it, run & quit the game 3 times so i could watch it 3 times)
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy X trailler (one trailler was simply amazing)
FFAC traillers
FF Spirits Within trailler
Hitman Contracts
DBZ: Budokai 2 (that japonese song along with the clips is sooo cool

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Hum ill post somemore if i remember

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Kaiser Sigma · December 26th, 2004

Mmmm... lots of intros made me go "WOW"... namely the intros of:
* Sakura Taisen 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Warcraft III
* Final Fantasy VIII
* Sonic Adventure
* Sonic CD
* Sonic Heroes (yes... the opening appealed a lot to me)
* Resident Evil 2 (it was really good back then)
* Parasite Eve
* Chrono Cross
* Shogo (3D violence + Jpop song... I mean it, it's superb)

D.D. · December 26th, 2004

id say all the ffs from 7 and up (cept XI cuz i havent seen that game yet) wowed me back in their day. others were already said.

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**n_w95482** · December 26th, 2004

Gran Turismo 1-3, FF7, FF8, Mechwarrior 2 and 3.

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KanedA · December 26th, 2004

Final Fantasy VIII and Resident Evil 2 ;]

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ViperXtreme · December 26th, 2004

Soul Reaver 1 and 2

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Strider · December 26th, 2004

soul reaver games, warcraft 3, and especially chrono cross, i even liked ff9's intro, the music was kinda cool once you got used to its uniqueness

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Magnis · December 26th, 2004

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definately the sonic adventure one... I saw it in a gamestore the first time when they'd imported a DC from Japan. and it's still a cool intro even today!

I couldn't agree more, I was drooling when I came in the game store when they showed this footage before the release of dreamcast, man the first time I see CG graphics so good, coming from the first ever 128bit console, dreamcast.

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Mako Eyes · December 26th, 2004

It's nothing spectacular really, but the intro to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories wowed me. I guess mostly because it was a full-framerate, full-sized, decent-lengthed FMV . . . something I wasn't expecting on the GBA.

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ChrisRay MMORPG Junkie Join Date: May 2004 Location: No Where! Posts: 1,113	Intro movies that just make you go "WOW" I have played several games in my time. And some of the things that really catch me are the intro movies. Sometimes the game will have just a really "awesome" intro that just really make you want to play the game. Despite how good or bad it is. Blizzard IMO has some of the best. Warcraft 3 intro. World of Warcraft intro. I also loved the Dead or Alive 2 intro (Though its not a CG intro)) __________________ \|CPU: Intel I7 Lynnfield @ 3.0 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer \|Memory:8 Gigs DDR31333\|Video:Geforce GTX 295 Quad SLIMonitor:Samsung Syncmaster 1680x1050 3D Vision\/Olevia 27 Inch Widescreen HDTV 1920x1080 \|CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition @ 2.5 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus M3n HT Deluxe Nforce 780A\|Memory: 4 gigs DDR2 800\| Video: Geforce GTX 280x2 SLI Nzone SLI Forum Administrator Nvidia User Group Member

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December 26th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,093	Soul Blade's intro for the psx impressed me a lot on its time. __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core 2 Duo 6600 FSB 1066 \| 2048 MB DDR2 PC2 6400 800 MHZ \| NVIDIA 8800 GTS \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATAII+WD Caviar 250GB \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen

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N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	I liked Black & Whites Intro, Deus Ex Invisible War's intro was pretty sweet, and any star wars game with the scrolling text gets me psyched __________________

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,032	Ghen Wars for the Sega Saturn and the intro for Final Fantasy VIII. For the time was amazed at how real it looked __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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astroduck 發水麵包 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 1,435	Metal Gear Solid series intro are just one of the best intros ever IMO. __________________ --------------~My specs~--------------- AMD Athlon XP 2200+ @1.86Ghz with 275MHz FSB Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra Motherboard with 333MHz FSB 768Mb PC2700 DDR SDRAM Dual Harddrive : Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 30 Gb and 120 Gb 7200 rpm SoundBlaster Audigy with latest driver Asus Geforce FX 5600 with 128 DDR RAM Lite-On 4X DVD-Burner Lite-On 52X24X52 CD-Writer Creative Inspire 5200 Speakers with sub-woofer Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with SP1 Viewsonic G90fb 19 inches monitor (1280X1024 resolution) Direct X 9.0c (Specs will be updated soon)

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Noob'Slayer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 153	Final Fantasy VIII intro amazed me back then. good intros of newer games would be: Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Warhammer 40.000 World Of WarCraft __________________ if you can't beat 'em, join 'em = Hardware Stats = - ASUS A7V600 - AMD 2600+ - Samsung DDR400 1GB - Radeon 9550XT - Seagate 60GB - RICOH MP7200A = Playing Now = - Winning Eleven 2002

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Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	Half-life2 the train station scene (if you could call that an intro) was great ZOE2 has a good intro as well as the MGS series and Warhammer40K Dawn Of War was good

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_E_ Lurking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gone Posts: 8,958	Despite being a sucky game; FFVIII had nice FMVs, including the intro. Hmm what else...? Xenogears' intro was awesome too, the dubs werent that impressive though. Metal Gear Solid was nice too...hmm, can't really think of more Yours, -Elly __________________ -= Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always =- the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret C. Smith

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Squigi63 Service Clerk Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: EL Posts: 356	Onimusha and Onimusha 3.

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Samor Guest Posts: n/a	definately the sonic adventure one... I saw it in a gamestore the first time when they'd imported a DC from Japan. and it's still a cool intro even today!

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Metalmurphy Translator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Portugal, Oporto Posts: 5,774	Funny i allways had the thought of making a thread like this. I just ADORE watching game intros, game traillers and some movie traillers. Some times i spend hours doing so. Some of the best intros i've seen Never Winter Nights Warcraft 3 (altough the trailler was WAY WAY better) World of Warcraft Diablo 2 (probably the best one, i still remember getting the game, install it, run & quit the game 3 times so i could watch it 3 times) Final Fantasy 8 Final Fantasy X trailler (one trailler was simply amazing) FFAC traillers FF Spirits Within trailler Hitman Contracts DBZ: Budokai 2 (that japonese song along with the clips is sooo cool ) Hum ill post somemore if i remember __________________ -------------------------------- Computer Specs ---------------------------------- Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0) Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Kaiser Sigma ~ Lord of Darkness ~ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A place darker than the night. Posts: 14,637	Mmmm... lots of intros made me go "WOW"... namely the intros of: * Sakura Taisen 1, 2, 3 and 4 * Warcraft III * Final Fantasy VIII * Sonic Adventure * Sonic CD * Sonic Heroes (yes... the opening appealed a lot to me) * Resident Evil 2 (it was really good back then) * Parasite Eve * Chrono Cross * Shogo (3D violence + Jpop song... I mean it, it's superb)

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,915	id say all the ffs from 7 and up (cept XI cuz i havent seen that game yet) wowed me back in their day. others were already said. __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

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Mako Eyes Refrigerate after opening Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada. Posts: 1,369	It's nothing spectacular really, but the intro to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories wowed me. I guess mostly because it was a full-framerate, full-sized, decent-lengthed FMV . . . something I wasn't expecting on the GBA.