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[DaBoss]

This thread is a prime example of all the posts are right. Man I agree with pretty much every one of these.

I just came here to post this GIF of the Xenoblade title screen along with a link to the music.



New GIF courtesy of Alo81: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=58080308&postcount=130

 

[Fireblend]

Golden Sun:

Yoshi's Island.

I liked Fire Emblem: Awakening's, but I can't find a screenshot

 

[Kurita]

 

[Yawnier]

Uncharted 3 definitely has it's flaws, but I always liked it's title screen for whatever reason.

 

[kayos90]

This thread is a prime example of all the posts are right. Man I agree with pretty much every one of these.

I just came here to post this GIF of the Xenoblade title screen along with a link to the music.

Fucking yes.

 

[Gintoki313]

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle's title screen for me. The music during it is hype too.

 

[Zumblakladla]

Sup HALO buddy.

+1

Nostalgia.

 

[BlackJace]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBVZFlC_q9c

Holy fuck, how could I forget this.

 

[LamerDeluxe]

Shadow of the beast on the Amiga, the parallax scrolling was amazing for the time:

Love the Metroid Prime one as well.

 

[EscoBlades]

 

[Fireblend]

Ah, here's another one I really like:

 

[Contra11]

Beautiful interactive menu

DiRT 3 - Menu Walktrough
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oemuky-RQI

 

[Kokonoe]

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle's title screen for me. The music during it is hype too.

Heck yeah.

 

[hao chi]

I don't really pay too much attention to title screens, but Catherine's quickly came to mind.

 

[NameGenerated]

Sup HALO buddy.

Game Demos
Fuzion Frenzy
Twisted System

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Jet Set Radio, rather, but NA gamers got dinged.

 

[Outtrigger888]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=sUc3p5sojmw

First zelda game I was introduced to as a kid. It's a combination of the music and the image. Was a really intimidating game at the time. This game, with its art style and soundtrack, gives a vibe I've yet to get from another game.

 

[Seanspeed]

Xenoblade's intro is the most suitably epic beginning to such an epic game.

Really like Skyrim's also

 

[electr8r]

This is a good candidate! So peaceful and relaxing especially with the music.

 

[kayos90]

All of these are great.

 

[Meccanical]

This thread is a prime example of all the posts are right. Man I agree with pretty much every one of these.

I just came here to post this GIF of the Xenoblade title screen along with a link to the music.

It's pretty impressive when you can make a title screen an emotional audio-visual experience.

The combination of the music and scenery makes this win handedly for me.

 

[U2NUMB]

Fun seeing this thread.. I have always really enjoyed title screens and over the last 6 months or so I started a youtube channel just for game title screens. Totally for the love of title screens.. I have no placed any adds at all. I am nearing 300 right now and plan to keep going.. some of my favorites are the Halo title screens and the Uncharted ones. Favorite recent ones would include Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon and Deus Ex. I hope to one day document as many as I can get my hands on.

If you are interested in seeing the channel..

Press Start Once

 

[Satch]

I reeeeally need to play Xenoblade.

 

[Astra]

I agree with those who said Persona 3, 4 and Xenoblade.

Ocarina of Time, too. It was my first 3D game, and the intro blew me away back then. I was so excited.

 

[morlock]

My favourite is hands down Wipeout HD Fury. Design + Music = pure awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1s-eCBVedw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Labrys]

+

A large part on both is the music. Both have lovely title themes, Ocarina of Time having my favorite.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Xenoblade @ 1080p in dolphin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgPcl1WJ98Y

 

[Fou-Lu]

This thread is a prime example of all the posts are right. Man I agree with pretty much every one of these.

I just came here to post this GIF of the Xenoblade title screen along with a link to the music.

It's so goooood.

 

[PinkCrayon]

How could I forget? Mass Effect has some pretty good title screens.

Mass Effect 1

Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 3

 

[Vashetti]

 

[GAMERG0D]

Super Metroid and Fallout 3.

(couldn't really find good pic)

 

[BlackJace]

You guys are absolutely killing it with the choices, goddamn.

 

[Dany]

So iconic.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

For me, it's Super Metroid.

The even, pulsating rhythm of the music once the eerie, crawling intro is swept away by the game's title text is what sells it. That musical drop is like one of the most simple and effective "Oh shit" moments in all of gaming for me. At that exact moment is when you see the dead bodies on either side of the baby Metroid's holding tank, and you can see him floating about within the dim glow of the lights, his membrane growing brighter every time he chirps. It's fucking intense, and the experience hasn't even properly started yet.

From as objective a standpoint I can say this from, this one is honestly the best I've seen. It's not just good for 1993, it's better than any other title released before or since that I've seen, put side-by-side. It just seems so... sophisticated; I wasn't actively gaming in '93, but I imagine most title screens tried to be as bombastic and rousing as possible. SM slowly builds the scene with quick flashes before showing entire terminal. It's ominous, it leaves you wondering what happened to the scientists and it's an actual place at a certain point in time before starting the game, not some abstract title screen with a collage of the hero and villains. You go there early on, so when you see that

Spoiler

the Metroid is missing

, you're like "Uhhh..." So good.

I find Metroid Prime's, Ocarina of Time's and Xenoblade's to each be amazing, but not on Super Metroid's level.

 

[Samir Sedlar]

Castlevania Lords of Shadow

Sadly I couldn't find the chapter select screen anywhere, it was quite cool as well.

 

[Beermeister]

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

perfect

 

[dokish]

Simple and awesome.

 

[Dai101]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeehdFbb7Fs

And the alternate one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NBn6spsCs

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

I've always loved the Double Dragon title screen.

 

[Htown]

Metroid Prime

This is the one.

 

[Hazelhurst]

This.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Neat blog post on why Catherine's title screen is excellent.

 

[unaveragekid2]

Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando. Ratchet sits around and plays the classic PS2 first party platformers.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Mass Effect and the latest Tron game with the Daft Punk soundtrack

 

[Data West]

Ocarina of Time.

Lots of good choices in this thread though.

How did this take so long?

 

[Neiteio]

This thread is a prime example of all the posts are right. Man I agree with pretty much every one of these.

I just came here to post this GIF of the Xenoblade title screen along with a link to the music.

 

[Don'tBeWeird]

Snake Eater one is my favourite.

 

[HTupolev]

Game Demos
Fuzion Frenzy
Twisted System

Only if it's an early enough copy. Some later Halo 1 discs have Halo 2 marketing videos in the Game Demos tab.

It's unfortunate that the Xbox 360 is too weak of a console to handle the Game Demos tab.

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Half-Life 2, and similar title screens in Source games in general, deserve a mention.

 

[Jotamide]

iconic

The feels...

These. ME3 gets a honorable mention.