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Great PC game intros

Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 01:46 PM

I get goosebumps every time I watch this intro. It's probably a combination of the music and the fact that I'm a Roman history nut. biggrin

Posted By: Stormtrooper

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 02:45 PM

I'm a fanboy so i have to. Just wish i could load the mods. Haven't been able to since Vista
Posted By: Khai

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 02:52 PM

I offer this one. brilliant even now...

Posted By: BD-123

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 02:54 PM

My favourite:
Posted By: VF9_Longbow

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 03:06 PM

Try beating this! Starcraft: Brood War's intro

This intro beats the crap out of 99% of hollywood trash released in the last 10 years and could have made for a wicked x-files episode in the original mulder-scully years.

Posted By: NimRud

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 03:13 PM

Good memories already seeing all those intros from the past! thumbsup

Not a PC game intro but stlll a video game. wink

One of my favourites intros which perfectly sets the stage for the best game in the Halo series imo:

Posted By: Paradaz

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 03:28 PM

Loved this and played it for so many hours......the intro is great, the music phenomenal

Posted By: WileECoyote

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 03:47 PM

I'm going to repeat my self, but...

I could never pick between these two for the title of best intro ever:



Posted By: F4UDash4

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 04:07 PM



https://youtu.be/OmgOuIcLESo
Posted By: boxin

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 04:18 PM

Janes USAF ... i think i like the intro better then the game

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Posted By: theOden

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 05:29 PM



To me, all Jane's are the most impressive throughout the years but I get most adrenaline from IAF biggrin.
Posted By: Bill_Grant

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 05:39 PM

This was the trailer released before the game.
Made you scream "Take my money now!" at the monitor! biggrin

Posted By: GrooveChampion

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 05:42 PM

This on the amiga from 1992



Posted By: semmern

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 05:45 PM

Originally Posted By: boxin
Janes USAF ... i think i like the intro better then the game



This. That intro always made me want to kick the tires and light the fires!
Posted By: Rambler

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 05:48 PM

One of my favorites:



Originally Posted By: Paradaz
Loved this and played it for so many hours......the intro is great, the music phenomenal

<BF42 Video>


Goosebumps. Loved that game to death. Still have it actually.
Posted By: LB4LB

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 05:49 PM

Going way back....

Posted By: semmern

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 05:57 PM



Total Annihilation is still one of my all-time favourite RTS games. The music by Jeremy Soule, played by a 96-person symphony orchestra, is still the best game music ever, IMO.
Posted By: Falstar

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 06:19 PM

I see a trend here...
Posted By: adlabs6

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 07:25 PM

A few I recall.

Pretty good intro here, made great by the music:


Enjoyed this one, and the main music themes are not featured, but even better:
Posted By: Master

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 07:33 PM

Posted By: Forward Observer

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 07:35 PM

A little change of pace with two of my favorites


1. The intro to the 1st Mafia game from 2002, which used all in game graphics along with a memorable theme song.
It ended seamlessly with the opening cut scene to start the game.


A long as Panzer started with a TW game, here's my fave of the series

2. All CGA intro for Shogun II (2011) This one's in 1080p with a great mo-cap sword duel.


Cheers
Posted By: Brun

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 08:13 PM

I thought this was amazing back in the day but it's not aged too well...

Posted By: Raw Kryptonite

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 08:18 PM

Armored Core...mediocre games, but great intros.






The new Deus Ex has a pretty good one. The background video you can watch summing up the last game is good too. The intro:




Independence War 2




Freespace 2

Posted By: Brun

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 08:20 PM

I have to include these cos I made them wink



Posted By: Mr_Blastman

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 08:54 PM

Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries

Posted By: theOden

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 08:59 PM

oh hell yes Master!
Let's hope for a Red Dead 2!
biggrin
Posted By: Forward Observer

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/10/16 10:42 PM

Originally Posted By: theOden
oh hell yes Master!
Let's hope for a Red Dead 2!
biggrin


Amen, and make it multi-platform, so we can have a PC version.
Posted By: Aeronautico

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/11/16 01:19 AM

Excellent choice there, two among my favourites too! Mafia was extraordinary right from the intro.

Originally Posted By: Forward Observer
A little change of pace with two of my favorites

1. The intro to the 1st Mafia game from 2002, which used all in game graphics along with a memorable theme song.
It ended seamlessly with the opening cut scene to start the game.

2. All CGA intro for Shogun II (2011) This one's in 1080p with a great mo-cap sword duel.


I see a Mechwarrior mentioned already. This was my first PC game and its intro gave me goosebumps for ages. It still does.

Posted By: DaBBQ

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/11/16 01:46 AM



Too bad that sucha great intro for a big bad petereed out in a dismal Ultima 9
Posted By: Coot

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/11/16 03:38 AM

So many great videos. Man Jane's Longbow and Rainbow 6 gave me the nostalgia fuzzies. I can almost feel and smell where I was in my mind which is weird I guess lol. Mafia also is exceptional. 2KCezch/Illusion Softworks always did a great job with that engine. Felt so organic and the music and sound details are second to none. I agree, we need a Red Dead Redemption pc port and a sequel. John Marston is now one of my favorite gaming characters. Here's a few:





adlab picked a good one. Not pc but these deserve notice. Always loved the opening mission intro. Snake Eater was also very good.





Posted By: Friday

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/11/16 05:35 PM

This is one of my favourites.

Posted By: Vertigo1

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 03:00 AM

nostalgia

Posted By: wheelsup_cavu

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 04:07 AM

Originally Posted By: BD-123
My favourite:


yep thumbsup

EAW is still fairly long by today's standards but can you see ANYONE sitting through a three of four minute intro anymore?


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Posted By: IceManHG

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 04:51 AM

Originally Posted By: Aeronautico
Excellent choice there, two among my favourites too! Mafia was extraordinary right from the intro.

Originally Posted By: Forward Observer
A little change of pace with two of my favorites

1. The intro to the 1st Mafia game from 2002, which used all in game graphics along with a memorable theme song.
It ended seamlessly with the opening cut scene to start the game.

2. All CGA intro for Shogun II (2011) This one's in 1080p with a great mo-cap sword duel.


I see a Mechwarrior mentioned already. This was my first PC game and its intro gave me goosebumps for ages. It still does.



I second this. The Mechwarrior 2 intro left a lasting impression on me.
Posted By: mugwump

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 08:17 AM

Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 10:59 AM

Originally Posted By: Brun
I have to include these cos I made them wink





Great work Brun!!
Posted By: Jedi Master

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 03:01 PM

WC3, a REAL movie (low budget but great actors):


And although it really blows now, when I first saw Gunship's in 1989 I was moved by the choice of music.

Here's the Atari ST version of it as I couldn't find the PC version:





The Jedi Master
Posted By: Jayhawk

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 03:17 PM

Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 04:13 PM

Another favorite of mine and a bit more "recent" than the Second Triumvirate era. wink

Posted By: kilosierra

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 05:44 PM

Homeworld

Posted By: Ozias

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 06:29 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7AsRQXOUSY
first Independence war
Posted By: U-96

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/12/16 09:18 PM

Originally Posted By: PanzerMeyer
Originally Posted By: Brun
I have to include these cos I made them wink





Great work Brun!!


Yeah, thanks for that Brun: the Beatles intro is one of the best, most evocative game intros I've seen in 30 years of gaming. In fact the whole game design is beautiful.
Posted By: Tarnsman

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/13/16 03:10 AM

Surely one of the best.
Posted By: Jedi Master

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/13/16 01:54 PM

I would agree.

And don't call me Shirley.



The Jedi Master
Posted By: THX-1138

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/13/16 04:40 PM

Wow! How could many of you have forgotten I-War?! One of the best intro for space PC game (14 minutes long!), this before current version of Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen:

Posted By: Warbirds

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/14/16 12:38 PM

Funny thing is I skip the intros if possible.
Posted By: Peally

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/14/16 01:07 PM

You're doing it wrong.
Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/14/16 02:09 PM

Since I'm a Total War fanatic here's one more great one from me. smile


Posted By: Jedi Master

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/14/16 03:01 PM

Really? I don't think playing a minimum of 2 hours of TW each day, every day of the year, makes you a fanatic.

You'd need to...um...wait a second, I had it...nope. Not really sure what more you could do.



The Jedi Master
Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/14/16 03:10 PM

Originally Posted By: Jedi Master
Really? I don't think playing a minimum of 2 hours of TW each day, every day of the year, makes you a fanatic.

You'd need to...um...wait a second, I had it...nope. Not really sure what more you could do.



The Jedi Master
I could play a TW game while dressed in costume. Maybe as Napoleon or Julius Caesar. I wouldn't do I though since I'm not that hardcore. wink
Posted By: Jayhawk

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/14/16 09:33 PM

Originally Posted By: PanzerMeyer
Originally Posted By: Jedi Master
Really? I don't think playing a minimum of 2 hours of TW each day, every day of the year, makes you a fanatic.

You'd need to...um...wait a second, I had it...nope. Not really sure what more you could do.



The Jedi Master
I could play a TW game while dressed in costume. Maybe as Napoleon or Julius Caesar. I wouldn't do I though since I'm not that hardcore. wink


I'd pick Caesar: you'd only need a bed-sheet and a laurel wreath. smile
Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/15/16 11:11 AM

Originally Posted By: Jayhawk


I'd pick Caesar: you'd only need a bed-sheet and a laurel wreath. smile
Good idea. I'm also way too tall to dress as Napoleon anyway. smile
Posted By: bones

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/15/16 01:30 PM

One of my faves--Nothing Beats a Corley!



v6,
boNes
Posted By: 531 Ghost

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/15/16 02:51 PM

Posted By: Raw Kryptonite

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/15/16 03:57 PM

Almost forgot Brutal Legend!
A hidden gem of a game too.


Posted By: wheelsup_cavu

Re: Great PC game intros - 09/15/16 06:00 PM

Originally Posted By: 531 Ghost

Nice one Ghost. thumbsup


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