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[Fireflu]

TODAY I WOKE AND LOOKED OUTSIDE AGAIN
BUT THE SKY LOOKED THE SAME TO ME
SOMETHING TOLD ME THAT THIS WORLD HAD CHANGED
COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT DID IT MEAN

I really hope this song is the first thing to be modded back into the game when it arrives on PC.

Can't believe they removed it from the Dark Arisen version of the game, it was utterly majestic.

 

[NetMapel]

Plenty of great main menus already posted so I'm gonna post one that I haven't seen but is great as well !

Civilization IV

with music.

 

[Astral/H3X]

Metroid Prime 1/2, and Xenoblade / X.

Accept no substitutes.

 

[Rodin]

Metroid Prime and Xenoblade.

The Last of Us

I always thought it was horrible, but people seem to like it

 

[f0lken]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNhu2_8Kyew

 

[Kenzodielocke]

I always thought it was horrible, but people seem to like it

Why don't you like it?

 

[CrisKre]

https://youtu.be/COZFtqciZkw
Yoshis Island title screen with the music buildup is sublime.

 

[Melubas]

The Metro games had great main menus.

 

[Astrates]

Adding these for the music too

Mass Effect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_JVEXDrJYg

Mass Effect 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZezD4o2ooQ

They'd be my choices even if the menus themselves are only average.

Enjoyed the HL2 and Fallout 4 ones for aesthetics though.

 

[TuXx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY8RkEa39kk

As a kid I probably spent more time messing around in the tittle screen than playing the actual game.

 

[Elitist1945]

Since TLOU already was stated, I'll go with Resistance 3:

 

[Rodin]

Why don't you like it?

Well, doesn't really do anything for me.

I'd say that it's quite fitting though, so there's that at least.

 

[oneida]

Metroid Prime

my first thought

 

[Deputy Dangle]

Wipeout HD FURY

We need a thread for bangin' main menu themes that make you want to sit on the menus rather than start up the games.

Dragon's Dogma and Civilization 4 are included.

 

[chronic_archaic]

Halo Reach

 

[Funyarinpa]

We need a thread for bangin' main menu themes that make you want to sit on the menus rather than start up the games.

Dragon's Dogma and Civilization 4 are included.

Danganronpa 1 and 2

 

[Deputy Dangle]

Danganronpa 1 and 2

YES

 

[Icyflamez96]

Very disappointed that Ratchet and Clank hasn't been posted yet.

The characters would lounge around and play their own games - sometimes Jak and Daxter.

https://youtu.be/w7vlq4gzTjo

A level of charm that is lacking from Insomniac Games as of late. They did a similar one for Full Frontal Assault but Into the Nexus brought back the lazy still shots with just the game title and music. Hopefully the next R&C game is a return to form.

My man

 

[Pics_nao]

No mention of MGS2? I'm disappointed.

Love how it has Snake up until you complete the game where he's replaced by Raiden. And that theme. Yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Iw-s2G824

 

[bman94]

Even though this isn't the best shot of it, I really like Lego Jurassic World's main menu screen. It shows a bunch of park related information as if it's a real running theme park. In the middle of the screen it would show various parts of park with cameos of all the main characters from all the movies interacting in the park. Coupled that with Jurassic Park's fantastic score and you have a main menu screen I could look at for hours.

 

[InfiniteBento]

These:

 

[Nesmaster75]

It gets flack, but god damn do I love this game & it's main menu (that music!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bE825afItQ

 

[WarpToken.com]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ED1oGjFUo4

metroid prime

So good!

 

[JonnyDBrit]

I confess, I'm a sucker for Main Menus that update as you go through the game. As a result, Sonic Unleashed's has to be my favourite - the world map is in the background, and how whole the world is depends on how far you've gotten in the game.

So in this case, its because their player has basically completed the game, leaving only Eggmanland (which is conveniently hidden from view)

 

[StriKeVillain]

The Last of Us and Persona 4 are absolutely elite.

Oh, and Metal Gear Solid 3!

 

[HylianHero12]

Since Xenoblade Chronicles X and the Metroid Prime series have been mentioned, I'll go with Fire Emblem Awakening. Unfortunately, I cannot find a good image or video of it from a quick search. I like how it has the Fire Emblem sitting in water and how it spans both screens. And I really like the Awakening rendition of the main theme.

It looks really nice in 3D as well.

 

[Nakazato]

Megaman 2

 

[galvenize]

Dragon Age: Origins was really good too, even if the biggest reason for it is the music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoSWam15z5k

God everything about this game was so godlike.

 

[Static Veins]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNhu2_8Kyew

This is my favourite. A fitting introduction to a game that is a wonderful love letter to the world of heavy metal.

 

[ant1532]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY8RkEa39kk

As a kid I probably spent more time messing around in the tittle screen than playing the actual game.

ayyeee

 

[DaciaJC]

Seeing those soldiers, endless, marching across the screen while the main theme plays in the background ... powerful stuff.

 

[PillarEN]

Could not find a YouTube vid but Max Payne 3 also has various main menu screens depending on where you are in the game.

 

[AcePartyN7]

Reach. Simply the best that Halo did.

 

[vityaz]

Some great ones in here, though nothing beats the Starcraft main menu.

 

[tbd]

Xenoblade... oh-taken-umm, the sequel I think did good too. The pan around the planet is really nice, one even showing the game's story (with just the theme music going instead, and it's a beautiful song https://youtu.be/f7frjIF2ypg )

This.

 

[A.D. Skinner]

Always liked the menus in Dirt.

 

[franbatista123]

Seeing those soldiers, endless, marching across the screen while the main theme plays in the background ... powerful stuff.

Every Total War game has an amazing main menu.

 

[Celegus]

I feel like this comes up every month, and the answer is still Metroid Prime. Pretty much the only game I let sit on the menu every single time I boot it up because the music and visual are so incredible.

Mario Maker's is really great too, since you can play the darn thing as well as poke all the letters.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

The Deadpool game was meh, but I liked the menu. If you don't touch any buttons he teleports and does random shit around the apartment in alternate outfits.

YouTube link

 

[magnetic]

I really like Battlefronts menu screen:

Reminds me of Forza, which is all about shiny cars in clean environments - Star Wars being a very "used" looking universe makes this a weird combination.

I mean, it's clean and functional, but also very nondescript. I feel that this sterile sans serif style will feel very dated after a few years (just like that futuristic Perfect Dark menu font that was everywhere in the late 90s/early 2000s).

Aside from that, screens with a lot of white always are very annoying if you're playing in a dark environment.

Skyrim is the first game I remember having an oddly current design in its menus, which took me out if the immersion a bit. I don't need old timey medieval designs in fantasy games all the time, but it was way too sleek for such a serious fantasy title in my opinion.

 

[Mr. Nice_Guy]

Well since it is technically the game's menu:

Nintendoland

I love that menu and hub world so much. So colorful and full of fun fan service. Really did feel like a Nintendo amusement park.

 

[Alienous]

Reminds me of Forza, which is all about shiny cars in clean environments - Star Wars being a very "used" looking universe makes this a weird combination.

I mean, it's clean and functional, but also very nondescript. I feel that this sterile sans serif style will feel very dated after a few years (just like that futuristic Perfect Dark menu font that was everywhere in the late 90s/early 2000s).

Aside from that, screens with a lot of white always are very annoying if you're playing in a dark environment.

It is sterile but I think they were going for a museum vibe. 'Look, all these Star Wars things'.

 

[Strootman]

 

[A.D. Skinner]

Civilization V: Brave New World has amazing menus music.

 

[ZehDon]

Half-Life 2.

It changes based on your progression, but each vignette shows a small piece of the world. A chopper flies over the canal area, while the grass gently blows in the wind. The soldiers endlessly patrol City 17, the sound of their indecipherable radio chatter echoing through the empty streets. Each one tells a small piece of the game's history and setting, and couples with the game's understated story telling perfectly.

 

[nillah]

I really like Battlefronts menu screen:

BIG fan.

Interactive too

 

[magnetic]

Half-Life 2.



It changes based on your progression, but each vignette shows a small piece of the world. A chopper flies over the canal area, while the grass gently blows in the wind. The soldiers endlessly patrol City 17, the sound of their indecipherable radio chatter the only sound beside footsteps. Each one tells a small piece of the game's history and setting, and couples with the game's understated story telling.

I don't even like HL2 all that much anymore, but I absolutely agree with you there - such a great atmospheric detail, draws you right into the game.

 

[Dolobill]

Reach had an amazing UI. Best of all the Halos.

 

[Macheezmo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY8RkEa39kk

As a kid I probably spent more time messing around in the tittle screen than playing the actual game.

Came to post this.

 

[Xal-Shoota]

MGS3 ! A slightly less impressive now, but I loved dat style back then