It would be wrong not to include the best menu that not only showed off the mysterious Halo ring, but it also had the best theme
Deus Ex Human Revolution's title screen gives me chills. That music is so good.
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Your Favorite...and not so favorite Main Menu Screens
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mullet2000
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Not so Favourite:
Playstation All Stars Battle Royale. So....boring....I...zzz...feeling...sleep...y....zzzzzzzzz....
Playstation All Stars Battle Royale. So....boring....I...zzz...feeling...sleep...y....zzzzzzzzz....
I really like when there's action happening in the background... L4D, Diablo 3. ALso when there's a particularly badass song to get me pumped. The Legend of Zelda and Super Metroid start screens were pretty great examples of this.
Zelda
Super Metroid
Zelda
Super Metroid
Not so Favourite:
Playstation All Stars Battle Royale. So....boring....I...zzz...feeling...sleep...y....zzzzzzzzz....
Yup, really disliked it. Felt cheap and put together in Photoshop in a day. The loading screens were awful too.
Fun game though.
I picked like the first result for "halo reach main menu", lol
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
And it resulted in a B- post. Hope you're happy.
GX is better though imo.F-Zero X.
You just had to boot the console and bam! You've reached the main menu in less than 3 seconds. Plus dat music. Always gets me pumped when I'm starting the game.
The Albatross
Member
NBA 2K14 is the worst main menu screen I've seen in years.. especially because of this:
But this is what it looks like when it's working:
But this is what it looks like when it's working:
1v1 me irl
GamingIsDead
Member
Always liked the hl2 menu and it would change depending on what level you were on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWsLyU9uu-M
enslaved was one of my favs
Love the ominous music aswell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AksCZp8Ud3s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWsLyU9uu-M
enslaved was one of my favs
Love the ominous music aswell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AksCZp8Ud3s
I couldn't find anything video/image wise that showed the full thing but this game has great menu animations and great music. Very memorable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJsSaHJOfU Music is so good.
Was going to post this so i'll go with Crysis 2 just for the music
Terbinator
Member
Came for Reach and OoT. Leaving satisfied.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
The game is better, but not the menu.
Okay, MLG v7 at the Taco Bell parking lot at 9pm.
Askherserenity
Member
So fucking good.
MikeE21286
Member
Killzone 2 Main Menu
It's simple and clean, has great music to accompany it and looks like it could be an interface straight out of the game's universe.
It's simple and clean, has great music to accompany it and looks like it could be an interface straight out of the game's universe.
There is also Ground Control.
It probably doesn't look like something special, but if you wait a bit, there is a massive, detailed spaceship in the background which is shown at various angles; and also this music.
It probably doesn't look like something special, but if you wait a bit, there is a massive, detailed spaceship in the background which is shown at various angles; and also this music.
I never got to play F-Zero GX, but the menu looks soothing. It's pleasant, but I prefer the N64 one.
That magical feeling.. a vast world to explore on horse with epic music.
I can't state enough how much I love this title screen. Sends nostalgia chills down my spine.
Also, this :
The Banjo-Kazooie main menu looked creative and fun.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
wtf hax, I'm reporting you to MS
YESSSS, that one was awesome.
The Banjo-Kazooie main menu looked creative and fun.
I also really like the menu in Brutal Legend. Ironically, it's probably the best thing about that game.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
MGS Peace Walker, it's silent the background is a TV color correction card losing it's signal and snapping back every few seconds.
It's so ominous, like what you're about to experience is going to be strictly off the books.
To be honest, my memory of most actual menus happens to be pretty bad. I remember liking Nocturne's and Persona 4's though.
I can't decide between this and Metroid Prime 2.
Nymphae
Banned
Everyday Shooter comes to mind. Yes it's visually really simple, but I have found myself playing with the menu sounds for several minutes sometimes. A different sound is generated for up and down presses when navigating the menu, and you can get into a groove matching the sounds to the backing track that plays over the menu.
samurai1226
Member
The Halo 2 Main Menu is the best menu I've ever heard. Yeah heard, because the music makes it perfect, nevertheless you cant see that much
dragonbane
Member
Heavy Rain pre and post patch:
Crysis 1:
Twilight Princess:
Crysis 1:
Twilight Princess:
Not so Favourite:
Playstation All Stars Battle Royale. So....boring....I...zzz...feeling...sleep...y....zzzzzzzzz....
Ha, yeah, I like the game, but one of it's biggest issues was presentation. It had no sense of showmanship.
Oh, how could I forget?
Tick
Tock
And
Menu itself was standard fare, but the choice of music for BF: Bad Company was great. Instant 'Mulholland Dr.' flashback. Weird that I still remember that, even though I only played the demo of that game.
Other than that, I've always liked how the Animal Crossing games "replaced" menus with a cat (Rover) talking to you.
Other than that, I've always liked how the Animal Crossing games "replaced" menus with a cat (Rover) talking to you.
One of the best OSTs in recent years, epic stuff
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Seconding Arkham Origins. The pan-around stills look amazing and are all great little iconic shots.
It actually extends nicely into the multiplayer menus, though I'm sure precious few people have checked that part out. One of the character models in the various scenes of Joker/Bane thugs pulls from your custom-made multi characters, and the customization and modeling in AO's multiplayer is fantastic.
It actually extends nicely into the multiplayer menus, though I'm sure precious few people have checked that part out. One of the character models in the various scenes of Joker/Bane thugs pulls from your custom-made multi characters, and the customization and modeling in AO's multiplayer is fantastic.
Spring-Loaded
Member
A fly-through inside a Metroid membrane doesn't seem notably corny. If it were like the Batman Arkham series menus with Samus replacing Batman, it'd be inappropriately aggressive.
That magical feeling.. a vast world to explore on horse with epic music.
The people who made this intro did a great job emulating "early morning colors." I never played it, but the 3DS remake's intro does not do as good a job in that regard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzWguB-v32E
Anarchy Reigns was so damn good. Got me pumped to get in on all the action. In the title screen the camera pans throughout the bar showcasing every character in the game interacting. Some are drinking, some are reading, some are playing games or arm wrestling, it goes on. When you press the start button, Jack utters out the words "Anarchy Reigns" (or Max Anarchy if you're like me and imported the game) and the music segues in typical Platinum-fashion from a droney beat to jazzy loop. When you eventually go into the multiplayer menu to select your character, they all get their own cinematic that follows up on their current state.
Incredibly clever.
Killer7, easily. Very simple, but also very eerie; after some odd, ambient start-up music, the letters just keep dripping down on the menu. When you select an option, you hear the laughter of the Heaven Smiles, as well. Really sets the mood for the game.
I love this. When I started up the game, christ almighty was this the coolest damn thing ever. Easily one of the most memorable moments had with this game is simply starting the game up, experiencing all those grim idents, seeing that unnerving title screen and pressing New Game.
Easily one of my favorite games ever.
