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[Soup Bar]

Snatcher
Cool jazzy music, and the narration sounds great.

Super Metroid
This one might be cheating because this is my personal favorite game ever. Again great music and it sounds like some bad shit is going to happen.

Ys Book 1
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. The animation isn't really that good, but the music is fantastic.

Panic!
This is more of a guilty pleasure because of how silly it is. It does set up the game quite well, because all you do is press buttons, and dumb shit happens.

Hmm, all of these are like 20 years old. Oh well.

 

[Glowsquid]

Cobra Command!!

 

[Vinegar Joe]

Soul Blade

To be honest I only replied so I would have an excuse to listen to it again.

 

[Kolibri]

Gran Turismo.

Mostly for nostalgia.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

I always dug Super Smash Bros. Brawl's one.

 

[ULTROS!]

Kingdom Hearts Intro is GOAT: https://youtu.be/c9-hdtsy0fA

Star Ocean 3's intro is a hidden GOAT too

Spoiler

despite nothing in this intro comes out in the actual game

: https://youtu.be/pB3-jGNcDvg

 

[Zetta]

Wild Arms

I never skipped this in all my years playing it.

 

[ss_lemonade]

Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast, especially when you can edit it.

 

[JMY86]

https://youtu.be/eLaCmCxb4tA

Incredible entry into Lordran. This intro tells you everything but explains fucking nothing...

 

[Version 3.0]

Definitely the Smash Bros games. Especially Melee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXs4-M-ZiOg

 

[Soup Bar]

Soul Blade

To be honest I only replied so I would have an excuse to listen to it again.

That's kind of the point right? I wish I would have played that when it was new, it's damn good.

Gran Turismo.

Mostly for nostalgia.

Shit I forgot about this one. Amazing.

 

[ffdgh]

Super Smash Brothers Melee was the first thing to come to mind so I'll go with that.

 

[Nitpicker_Red]

Pokémon Gold
Nostalgia, they don't really make similar intros that tell little stories in the recent Pokémon games anymore, and surprising based on the GBC's limitations.
The simple animation inspired me to make gif animations using similar techniques when I was younger.

 

[Team Andromeda]

Panzer Dragoon (the original)

 

[.....]

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[WolfeTone]

Final Fantasy 8 with that Liberi Fatali.

That or Melee.

 

[KRaZyAmmo]

Gran Turismo.

Mostly for nostalgia.

This and I'd also add GT3.
Gran Turismo 3 Intro

Edit: gonna add in TXR0 and 3 to this too
TXR0 Opening
TXR3 Opening

 

[Oxirane]

Total Annihilation
All the back story that the game required.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

The Tekken 2 intro still gets me hype. Ready to fuck shit up

https://youtu.be/YFGsfFW2yoE


https://youtu.be/OpQOso5DJCU

 

[lastplayed]

Syndicate Wars
"You all right sir?" "MOVE ALONG, KEEP MOVING"

Frontier Elite II
Love the theme, even now it sounds amazing

Oblivion
Patrick Stewart and that music... Morrowind is close behind it, has a great atmosphere.

 

[Zyrox]

Persona 5: https://youtu.be/XLQOTD5Ctdw
Persona Q: https://youtu.be/HBsuchatbP0
Street Fighter IV: https://youtu.be/LCXEPXfTsEk

 

[pixxxelz]

Trails of Cold Steel 2!

https://youtu.be/yZNV9jlHaow

 

[Nicolada]

Suikoden 3

I love worldly music like that, and the vocals are mesmerizing. Visually, it really shows off how the game revolves around massive conflict. I love the way it syncs up in spots too.

 

[Joyful]

Its still chrono cross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=923fVDDwaHo

also maybe megaman legends because nostalgia, though its corny af now lol

 

[Loona]

Super Robot Wars Alpha 3

 

[InsaneTiger]

https://youtu.be/9olg7Q6TFXw

I think I win.

 

[Gulz1992]

MediEvil

I really like this intro because it does exactly what it needs to do. It establishes the story, sets the tone, and makes the villain look menacing.

 

[woopWOOP]

Definitely the Smash Bros games. Especially Melee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXs4-M-ZiOg

Total Annihilation
All the back story that the game required.

The Tekken 2 intro still gets me hype. Ready to fuck shit up

https://youtu.be/YFGsfFW2yoE


https://youtu.be/OpQOso5DJCU

These all came to my mind.
Rarely skipped them, watched them over and over. Music still awesome

Another would be the DOS version of the first Civilization. Watching that planet change and grow in that intro was just so fun to look at.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vl1DvlVj_M

 

[Ceallach]

Final Fantasy VIII. So fucking good.

Love Super Metroid as well.

 

[Osukaa]

Suikoden 3

I love worldly music like that, and the vocals are mesmerizing. Visually, it really shows off how the game revolves around massive conflict. I love the way it syncs up in spots too.

Yeah great choice! It still gives me goosebumps lol. I love this opening, its tied with KH 1 for me.

 

[Txαi]

I like the rotoscope cutscenes in Flashback

 

[Premium Quality]

Original Ninja Gaiden intro (NES)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VxVpWoTT90

 

[5taquitos]

https://youtu.be/9olg7Q6TFXw

I think I win.

Suikoden 3

I love worldly music like that, and the vocals are mesmerizing. Visually, it really shows off how the game revolves around massive conflict. I love the way it syncs up in spots too.

These are the two correct answers.

 

[Meowster]

Final Fantasy VIII - possibly the greatest opening of all time.

 

[Soup Bar]

DMC3

'You've heard of it havent you? The Legend of Sparda?'

The first part of the introduction leads you on and makes you wonder whilst the introductory cutscene that follows then sets the tone for the game.

This is fucking crazy. Especially for a ps2 game. Too bad it's another game I missed out on when it was new. I was very poor back then.

Final Fantasy 8 with that Liberi Fatali.

That or Melee.

Final Fantasy VIII. So fucking good.

Love Super Metroid as well.

Final Fantasy VIII - possibly the greatest opening of all time.

Hell yeah. That shit is pretty hype.

 

[Babyshams]

Suikoden 3

 

[mindsale]

Guardian Heroes and Chrono Cross have the best musical animated scenes of all-time.

 

[Marceles]

Tekken 2

 

[Tapejara]

MGSV: Ground Zeroes

The rainy Camp Omega, combined with the cinematography and music...it just really sets the tone for MGSV.

 

[Herne]

Blackhawk/Blackthorn for the SNES. Cool and stylish, it looks like a stylised animated film... In fact I would kill for a film to be made in this style.

The Last Ninja III on the Commodore 64. Masterfully done with limited resources, it's effective in what it aims to do, and the music! The SID chip really shines here.

And Final Fantasy VIII, of course. Who doesn't love that awesome intro?

 

[MrS]

MGS

That music. It was like a film intro, it really was that good. It was perfect.

 

[meerak]

Onimusha: Warlords

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5U8cz0yz-HQ

 

[oneida]

Soul Blade

To be honest I only replied so I would have an excuse to listen to it again.

this

 

[NESpowerhouse]

Ace Combat 5's intro still gives me goosebumps. Everything about it is masterfully composed: the music, the camera shots, everything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0WUypLOfeU

Ace Combat Zero's isn't too shabby either:
https://youtu.be/RmkSm1r-KWs?t=1m16s

 

[r8er34]

God of War III - Intro segment

Command and Conquer Red Alert -

https://youtu.be/_R6xCWcf_VU

 

[crazyivan19]

A ton of RPGs top my list, but especially Wild ARMs and Final Fantasy VIII.

But the one intro that I watched countless times and still got fired up with every viewing was for the original Killzone. Perfectly voiced and a great summary of the world you're heading into.

https://youtu.be/ZXAugWfVb0E

 

[Piston Hyundai]

X-Men 2

 

[SgtCobra]

Just for fun because it's the shit, Sonic The Fighters:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cUznpBTSEJ0

 

[Soup Bar]

Ace Combat 5's intro still gives me goosebumps. Everything about it is masterfully composed: the music, the camera shots, everything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0WUypLOfeU

Ace Combat Zero's isn't too shabby either:
https://youtu.be/RmkSm1r-KWs?t=1m16s

Does the Japanese version have that Puddle of Mudd song?

X-Men 2

That might be the winner.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

Sonic Unleashed also has quite the spectacular opening cinematic. Too bad the rest of the game couldn't quite follow suit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAGW9ysHc3Y