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Top 5 Game Beginnings

"I would say top five game intros, but that’s a bit too limiting. This encompasses not just the intro cutscenes, but also the initial gameplay and concepts introduced in a game. A good intro sequence doesn’t necessarily mean a good game, but it does mean that the developers took their time to build the foundation for something great." Explosion.com

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Ranma14947d ago

Start of FF10 was awesome.

My favourite game of all time, and my first FF and the last FF to have an epic story

maximus19854947d ago

well said, the intro was great for not being traditional. i also agree its the last epic ff.

victorGma214947d ago

Mass Effect 2 had an epic one.

Blastoise4947d ago

I still think of Final fantasy XII as the last epic one. Even if it was different to the others, it was still a beast of a game.

PoSTedUP4947d ago (Edited 4947d ago )

uncharted2 was one of the most epic. FF12 is in my top 5 that one was sick. and you cant forget about MGS1 and MGS4 thoes intros were so epic they brought me chills. (mgs1 was just a masterpiece front to back)

slayorofgods4947d ago

I still remember how blown away I was with the CGI when playing FFX for the first time. Of course they used a trick of making the cgi run off of dvd format instead of just using the system gpu, but the result was something we never really seen before and made the game look well ahead of it's time when it was released.

The Great Melon4947d ago

I was late to the Metal Gear Solid series, but I still fully enjoyed MGS 1 even though I played it during this generation from the original PS1 disc.

pixelsword4947d ago

Rock of Ages.

Cracked me up.

Knushwood Butt4946d ago

Seen as I just watched it again the other night, MGS2's tanker opening is awesome too.

NukaCola4946d ago

I think the shear amazement of the ES/FO series always brings something gorgeous. Those first steps into their massive worlds always blow me away.

I think I got to give a huge shout out to Bioshock. That intro is untouchable. The way it brought you into the world of Rapture was unbelievable and no one could ever forget that.

PoSTedUP4946d ago

@ the great melon

nice!!!

Nevers4946d ago

NES - Ninja Gaiden (1988)

This was the first opening "CS" I remember seeing. It's still one of the best openings, imHo.

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bwazy4947d ago

It's what got me into Metal :P

nevercloser074947d ago

Agreed. When is the remake coming out?

cozeh4947d ago

If only you started out from 7-9. Now that was epicness. :D

C_Menz4947d ago

Agreed. The beginning "act" really brought you into the FFX world and made you both care and wonder about the characters/setting.

The Great Melon4947d ago (Edited 4947d ago )

FFX was the game that ultimately converted me from a Nintendo fanboy to a Playstation lover. I realized that I had been missing out on so many amazing games by keeping that artifical allegiance. FFX had the power to convert fanboys.

Y_51504946d ago

The people disagreeing with you might of thought you were talking about Gears of War 3! -_-

-Superman-4946d ago

I liked Stalker. You wake up, going outside and boom, big world, and when you playing first time, then you dont know where to go, what to do, but you will look houses and people beucasue its all so interesting, kinda like Fallout 3.

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moredekai4947d ago

I'm gonna have to say replace oblivion with witcher 2, it is a great beginning, has so many different ways to unfold the rest of the game, like aryan lavalette's side, or louisa's side. You can also escape the prison in so many ways, that also effect the way the game goes. Honorable mention for me would be mass effect 2, it was unforgettable.

Spydiggity4947d ago

that opening cut scene on the boat in witcher 2 is one of the best ever.

snipes1014947d ago

All of his choices are justified quite well, but I do think Bioshock could have gone on there over, say, Fallout 3 or MGS4.

Philoctetes4947d ago

Yep. Bioshock is the first game that springs to mind when you mention "great beginnings." Just stellar.

OhMyGandhi4947d ago

totally agree. bioshock's opening was brilliant. I love the whole "you have no choice but to go there" setup, and when lights go on, and the big commentary by Andrew Ryan...just brilliant.

joab7774947d ago

Leaving the vault in fallout was amazing. But Bioshock deserves to b there for sure. And uncharted 2 was damn good too.

PooEgg4946d ago

I agree, his list was good, but I would have replaced Kingdom Hearts or MGS4 with Bioshock. I do think the Fallout 3 beginning was good enough to be on the list though.

Actually, this could have easily been a top 10 list, since I can think of a number of other games that have very good beginnings.

goldwyncq4947d ago

The beginning of Uncharted 2 is without doubt, one of the best opening scenes of all time.

dragon_rocks4947d ago

These are also good ones:

* God of War
* God of War 3
* Bioshock
* Uncharted 2
* Darksiders

guitarded774947d ago

God of War 3 was F'n epic in the opening. Overall, I like your list better than the author's.

scrambles4947d ago

Bioshock's beginning is god tier.

peowpeow4947d ago

Good list. Only personally I liked Mass Effect 2's in addition to those. SHEPARD

Irishguy954946d ago

Yeah, having your ship blown out of the...vacuum and shepard getting taken out of it was good. Good imagery as well
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God of war 3 gets my vote though

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Fallout 3 Remaster Is Allegedly Planned For Release At Some Point In The Future

A remaster of Bethesda Game Studios' 2008 action role-playing game, Fallout 3, is planned for release at some point in the future.

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LucasRuinedChildhood8d ago

Would be nice if they had New Vegas ready as well, especially because of the show.

Hopefully this doesn't have the same performance issues as Oblivion Remastered.

cloganart7d ago

I haven't seen anything on these performance issues? What's been going on?

walken77d ago

Probably the Unreal Engine issues, I skipped it for that reason.

Snookies128d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Throw in all the DLC as well, like Oblivion and I'll definitely bite. I recall having one trophy left to unlock on the PS3 version with 100+ hours in my save. When my save file got corrupted, lol. Very sad day.

To be fair though, Bethesda was trash at Playstation ports anyway.

Michiel19897d ago

all devs sucked at porting to ps3 for the first like 3 years because no one had experience with the cell architecture. Even 1st party took a long while to get proficient with it, the difference between uncharted 1 and 3 is massive for example.

Extermin8or3_7d ago

Oh oh oh I can do this too. GTA 7 will be made at some point in the future. Fallout 5 will enter development in the future too

jznrpg7d ago

Everyone there should know most gamers want New Vegas and Morrowind more than anything.

Christopher7d ago

Which is why we won't get them. Gotta keep floating "support this one and it might happen".

BlaqMagiq17d ago

Can't wait. Won't have to go back to my PS3 to play this when it comes out.

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Fallout 3 remastered on the Nintendo Switch 2 is what we deserve, not the worst Fallout game

Fallout Day's disappointing news that Fallout 4 is coming to Switch 2 is a shame, as this 17-year-old entry is more deserving of a new port.

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jambola79d ago

Why exactly do you think you deserve it??

Phoenix7679d ago

Fallout 4 isn't the worst game in the franchise. It's either Fallout 76 or Fallout BOS that's the worst.

gigoran879d ago

PC and all other modern consoles never got a remaster of 3, but obviously the switch 2 was the tipping point to make it a reality... ahuh

1nsomniac79d ago

Meh, I thought 3 was garbage. I'm not a great fan of the franchise to be fair. They're like B-Movie films, really shallow and janky. 4 was definitely one of the better ones though.

UltimateOwnage79d ago

So the article makes a snippy entitled statement and acts like that is going to encourage a publisher to give them what they want. Okay.

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Fallout 3 designer expects remaster to revise gunplay to make it closer to Fallout 4

Fallout 3 game designer Bruce Nesmith explains that the upcoming remaster should revise the game's gunplay to be more modern.

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neutralgamer1992267d ago

Give us FO3 with all the dlc remastered like ESO. Load times faster, quality of life improvements, gun play improvements

I believe it shouldn't just be graphical they should make improvements where they can to make the game better. A simple face lift isn't what's needed

ZeekQuattro267d ago

Still my favorite one. I remember getting a digital copy of FO3 when I got FO4(XBO). It was nice to finally play a stable version of the game. Then when I got a Series S it was an even better expierence. Quick resume and FPS boost made it feel like a whole new game. Updated gunplay would be very welcome though. One of the few things FO4 did better.