r/videogames • u/Chunky-overlord • 1d ago

Discussion / Question What video game intro will you never skip

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u/Electronic-Clerk6735 1d ago edited 1d ago

“They let me pick. Did I ever tell you that? Choose whichever Spartan I wanted. Like the others, you were strong and swift and brave. A natural leader. But you had something they didn’t. Something no one saw but me. Can you guess? Luck. Was I wrong?”

I can probably quote nearly every cutscene from CE all the way to 3. But I never skip 3. It was my intro to the series.

Edit: Halo

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u/Quick-Benjamin 1d ago

Giving the initials is almost as much of a crime as not saying the name of the game.

Now I've got a brain teaser to deal with.

CE... With Spartans... Has at least 3 games... Hmm.

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u/Entity_survivor23 1d ago

The Left 4 Dead 2 Intro

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u/mally7149 1d ago

Kill all sumabitches

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u/sleepypolla 1d ago

that's my official instructions

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u/AlphaWolf3211 1d ago

"I have not.... come this far.... to die now"

revs chainsaw

Still gives me chills

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u/RRT4444 1d ago

Cheeseburger Apocalypse

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u/EdwardoftheEast 1d ago

Maybe the helicopter is made of chocolate

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u/Least-Path-2890 1d ago

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u/No-Task-2776 1d ago

I Love The Witcher 3 <3

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u/Gunner_44 1d ago edited 1d ago

The Witcher 2 intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQrInCEU2Fg is unrivaled imo. Letho ambushing the kings ship and tossing that flash-freeze bomb. Worth a watch even if you don't plan to play the game.

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u/Arya_Ren 1d ago

Witcher 1 intro is cool too, it's just like 7 minutes long or something

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u/bigbadonkahooganoger 1d ago

oh yeah that is cool, its a recreation of the first fight from the first short story Geralt was ever in. Its very book accurate too, they recreated it practically shot for shot.

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u/ThievedYourMind 1d ago

That opening was insane. Hollywood can learn a thing or two. It’s crazy how effective it still is, 15 years later

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u/Samjef_Kealclut 1d ago

Was looking for this. Real talk nothing compares.

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u/Odd-Cupcake-2552 1d ago

Witcher <3

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u/SquiggleMontana976 1d ago

This is great don't get me wrong, but witcher 2 definitely beats it

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u/OMGki11edkenny 1d ago

Fallout New Vegas is definitely up there

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u/akotoshi 1d ago

The truth is… The game was rigged for the start

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u/Mindless_Let1 1d ago edited 1d ago

Not putting the name of the game should be illegal

Edit: I'm being told it's Resident Evil 8

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u/_ShrugDealer_ 1d ago

Since no one else has mentioned it, this is Resident Evil 7.

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u/jsand2 1d ago

Lol.. I beat this game and sadly had 0 clue what this video above was!!

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u/RodinKnox 1d ago

Me too. I must have skipped it every time lol

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u/escapedfromhel 1d ago

I think it might be Resident Evil 7. Not sure, though.

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u/Antuzzz 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/BogWog-Goblin 1d ago

I'm starting to think it might be Resident Evil 7

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u/JusticeForAugust 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/Triforce__XIII 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/Iron_Fist26 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/rrd_gaming 1d ago

Who told you its 8,its 7.

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u/AdagioDesperate 1d ago

Thats 7 not 8. Its Biohazard not Village...

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u/DaedraLord 1d ago

I think they were joking since so many people responded with the same comment.

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u/YouSaidSomeDumbStuff 1d ago

The name isnt there because this a top 1 percent poster who doesnt actually give a shit of what the topic is. They just want karma

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u/Dazzling_Bit_7538 1d ago

Live from New York, it’s Resident Evil 7

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u/DudeBroMan13 1d ago

If you're not sure yet. Resident Evil 7

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u/TheChewyWaffles 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/VladTheSnail 1d ago

It's resident evil 7 bro not 8 idk who told you it was 8 but they have gotta be blind

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u/Uniplast21 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/Gunteronreddit 1d ago

Resident evil 7

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u/SirDibbin 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/xGUzzOxx 1d ago

It’s RE 7 , might have to fact check me though.

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u/Farsoth 1d ago

Diabolical edit lmao

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u/Sensitive_Pick_4212 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/Cool-Inspection3072 1d ago

Residente malígno sete

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u/flafalaf 1d ago

Nefarious Tenant, the Seventh

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u/PMMeMinis 1d ago

Odious Occupant Septimus

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u/Redd_is_compromised 1d ago

ill intended inhabitant 7

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u/superfastracoon 1d ago

Reseident Evil 7

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u/skag_boy87 1d ago

It’s from Go Tell Aunt Rhody: The Videogame.

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u/zoner420 1d ago

Right I thought this soo many times. I'm like wow this game looks really cool. Scour the comments go sometimes find it, sometimes everyone is just talking about how cool a game is and I'm over here trying to figure out what the hell it is!

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u/NombieTeeth8 1d ago

I can literally quote the entire intro.

https://giphy.com/gifs/pylNZOmEWUMwGXdzQj

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u/dave08dave 1d ago

Good morning, Night City!

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u/NombieTeeth8 1d ago

Yesterday's body count lottery rounded out to a solid 'n sturdy 30! Ten outta Heywood, thanks to unabated gang wars. One officer down, so I guess you're all screwed! 'Cause the Ncpd will not let that go.

Got another blackout in Santo Domingo. Netrunners are at it again, poking holes in the power grid!

While over in Westbrook, Trauma Team's scrapin' cyberpsycho victims off the pavement.

And in Pacifica... Well...Pacifica is still Pacifica.

This has been your man, Stan. Join me for another day in our City of Dreams!

Fucking love this damn game.

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u/MaxzxaM 1d ago

I love how Stanley just spoke that entire thing in my head

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u/Stranger-Chance 1d ago

Wow, I can hear this

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u/Mellero47 1d ago

I know it's not the actual Santo Domingo but it's still pretty neat hearing it said in a major title.

What's the state of the world in CP77? Do the Antilles still exist?

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u/give_peace_13 1d ago

Hell yeah every time I boot it up my neighbors hate me I shout it out with him

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u/TheSickestToastie 1d ago

And Pacifica, well... Pacifica is still Pacifica.

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u/NombieTeeth8 1d ago

Join me for another day in our City of Dreamssssss!

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u/SharkSprayYTP 1d ago

One officer so down so i guess youre all SCREEEEEEWED because the ncpd will NOT let that go.

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u/BrightSoundPodcast 1d ago

Metro Exodus

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u/SSAUS 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/bLHU523gQKaP7zAPaC

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u/Fable378 1d ago

Gives me goosebumps every time

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u/Ckarles 1d ago

Which one is this?

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u/Bur4you 1d ago

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion!

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u/raq_shaq_n_benny 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/HXuI6AeCgQ3jW

♫When you walk away, You Don't Hear Me Say, "PLEEEEASE! Oh BABY!"♫

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u/BMcCauls 1d ago

I remember making new saves just to watch the Kingdom Hearts intros. KH 1 and 2 was pretty much pre-video on the internet which is crazy to think about.

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u/Billo_187 1d ago

Yes… Indeeeeed… It was called….

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u/Runem4ster 1d ago

As others mentioned, Helldivers 2. Since skipping it would be considered Treason

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u/BrotherBeezy 1d ago

"JOIN...the Helldivers."

Such a good intro, lol

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u/Tiny_Day_7212 1d ago

The ones you can't skip.

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u/stinkus_mcdiddle 1d ago

This, after I’ve seen it once at the beginning of a playthrough I don’t need to see it again

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u/OPs_Mom_and_Dad 1d ago

When you walk away, you won’t hear me say, PLEASE, oh baby don’t go.

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u/AugustisGay2020 1d ago

SIMPLE AND CLEAN IS THE WAY THAT YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL TONIGHT, IT'S HARD TO LET IT GO-

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u/Subject-Ad674 1d ago

I think OP might be a bot, he ain't replying to any comments like a human would do

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u/a_smiling_seraph 1d ago

You might not be wrong. Purposefully leaving out the game's title to get people annoyed and ask what the game it to farm comments. And I'm contributing 🙃

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u/Party_Syrup_3035 1d ago

It was still somehow a great choice if they are. RE7 was incredible and I loved the intro and song.

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u/Friendly-Narwhal-386 1d ago

Silent Hill 1

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u/AXEMANaustin 1d ago

I wish the soundtrack was on spotify.

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u/Hot_Take_Feels_Hurt 1d ago

Kingdom Hearts intros. Cannot be fucking beaten even though out of context it's a fucking fever dresm

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u/RedNeyo 1d ago

What game is this

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u/Antuzzz 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/RedNeyo 1d ago

Peak

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u/Jaxxlack 1d ago

Command and conquer? Picks up air bass to play hell march

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u/Ilpperi91 1d ago

Red Alert 2?

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u/overseer76 1d ago

HM2 is on my Spotify favorites list and gets played monthly on average.

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u/TheDirtDangler 1d ago

Witcher 3

I see you gathered before me. Hungry, TERRIFIED

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u/ChrundleTheGrea8 1d ago

Clutching your babes to your breast....

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u/Supersnow845 1d ago

Emperor ehmyr has marched his legions into our lands

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u/TheDirtDangler 1d ago

He laid waste to every fortress between here and the blue mountains

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u/TTheGamersforge 1d ago

Rabid and Ravenous he bites, and bites away

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u/TTVBigDove18 1d ago

All of the Bloody Roar intros

Soul Caliber

Power Stone

Mgs3 Snake eater

Fallout 3/New Vegas

Fighting Force 64

Siphon Filter

Shenmue

I can keep going but those are at the top of the list

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u/Thekingofcansandjars 1d ago

Soul Calibur 2, peak intro

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u/TheNewGirl1987 1d ago

"Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold"
*epic music*

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u/Roth_Skyfire 1d ago

Gets me hyped every time.

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u/Zehdarian 1d ago

Tied with the first one for me

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u/waroftrees 1d ago

Soul Caliber 3 intro for me, so nostalgic

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u/TheBrewThatIsTrue 1d ago

But the soul still burns

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u/Desperate_Cherry6731 1d ago

Truly. It's when Soul Calibur peaked. The perfect game.

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u/Ahh5uhhDud3 1d ago

Bloody Roar 3 was the shit

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u/delonejuanderer 1d ago

Fallout 4

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u/MindlessFly6585 1d ago

War...

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u/Doublenamed 1d ago

War never changes....

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u/kylozen101020 1d ago

Mass Effect 2

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u/TheChewyWaffles 1d ago

OP couldn't even be bothered to name the intro...low effort crap post

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u/xCyn1cal0wlx 1d ago

Ocarina of Time, mostly because it won’t let me.

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u/MARKSS0 1d ago

The Crysis 2 intro.

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u/Dependent_Map5592 1d ago

Game  Looks awesome. You suck for not posting the title. I hate people like you 

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u/linkster271 1d ago

Resident evil 7 biohazard

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u/Ok_Piece_5020 1d ago

Why on earth would you not tell us the name of the game?

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u/ShaolinFantastic13 1d ago

Resident Evil 7

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u/AutumnWhaler 1d ago

“Yes Indeed”

Darksouls 3 intro still gives me goose bumps every time I hear it.

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u/DDelanoF 1d ago

Persona 5, Royal and the vanilla version both

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u/iankstarr 1d ago

Scrolled all the way down to find this. I can never skip that damn song.

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u/No-Rich-8409 1d ago

Man that resident evil intro comes out of fukn nowhere and I love it.

There's so many game intro's i'd never skip on playthroughs, mainly cause they are all old and some of em you literally can't, but they're cool enough i don't care.

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u/Whydaysgobye 1d ago

Kingdom Hearts 2, the amount of detail and high quality it looks for its time is stunningly beautiful

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u/Magma_Axis 1d ago

Chrono Cross

Wild Arms 1-2

Suikoden 3

Resident Evil 7

Final Fantasy X

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u/Zleck-V2 1d ago

Gave me goosebumps at the end of RE7 when they replay this song and she whispers "Dead" at the end.

For my own, its not everytime but id frequently watch the Persona 5 Royal opening while i was playing it

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u/SevereCantaloupe1954 1d ago

I just love the entire song ngl, and honestly can't help but jam out every time it plays😂❤️

https://giphy.com/gifs/EeSTSoGEeAPFefxZLP

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u/Skylair95 1d ago

Ruin has come to our family...

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u/DodoJurajski 1d ago

"You remember our venerable house"

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u/hollowcharlotte 1d ago

“I’ve been having these weird thoughts lately

“Like…

is any of this for real

Or not?”

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u/The_Skeletor_ 1d ago

KH1 MENTIONED

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u/hollowcharlotte 1d ago

WE NEVER SKIP A KH OPENING 🫡

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u/Dazzaster84 1d ago

https://youtu.be/RR8YIqm1Q8Q?is=jPTu9OM8TsDQ7mzk

Legacy of Kain : Soul Reaver

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u/Current-Escaper 1d ago

This is what I came for. Eerily beautiful and brutal. I loved this game when it came out.

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u/Blankhead13 1d ago

Dead Island 2. That music intro and when you reach the main menu, it was so good.

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u/FreshVanillaBean 1d ago

I really liked Fable 2’s Bowerstone cinematic.

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u/Duckmastermind1 1d ago

Last of us 1 and witcher 3

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u/AaronYogur_t 1d ago

Really any persona intro but the original persona 3 is my favorite

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u/Ku-xx 1d ago

Hey, you... you're finally awake

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u/thicmamba 1d ago

Kingdom hearts

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u/Hackinyeti 1d ago

There's a point where you can see "VII" grown in the mold. It's re7

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u/DarkAizawa 1d ago

Kingdom hearts 1 and 2. Everytime I turned the game on, id wait on the main menu just to watch the into.

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u/maximusbawbagimus 1d ago

Game is this?

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u/Least-Path-2890 1d ago

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

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u/Vamsi-Thopu 1d ago

Resident eVIl

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u/Axxxem 1d ago

World at War

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u/Poopawoopagus 1d ago

Any Persona game. BUUUURN MYYY BREEEAD.

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u/Nethiar 1d ago

Castlevania Order of Ecclesia

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u/frybros 1d ago

any game I'm playing for nostalgia

other than that, ehhhh

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u/32mafiaman 1d ago

Crysis 2

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u/dlcdrummer 1d ago

dead island for sure

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u/Yenserl6099 1d ago

Started playing this for the first time and the opening animation is so gorgeous I don’t want to skip it anytime I open it

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u/treefruit 1d ago

"Kain was deified..."

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u/Hoyle33 1d ago

Halo 2 - that song is engraved into my skull

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cXBMuFqJBc

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u/Gavin_mcavoy15 1d ago

Every borderlands game. Their intros go hard

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u/Spiritual-Purple-638 1d ago

Borderlands 1 because ain't no rest for the wicked refuses to leave my brain 24/7

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u/Clear_Prize_9368 22h ago

Dying light for me, the fucking theme gets me every damn time

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u/Seanspeed 1d ago

I don't think I've ever skipped an intro scene before. Why would anybody do that? :/

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u/SharkSprayYTP 1d ago

When youve seen it before sometimes you just wanna get to the game

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u/nexus180 1d ago

“Kain is deified….”

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u/Lerraman 1d ago

Upvote for LoK, downvote for shitty AI.

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u/IndividualCompany657 1d ago

You guys SKIP INTROS????????? Degenerate behavior, the lot of yous!

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u/SpeechAutomatic7941 1d ago

Jojo all star battle r's intro ig

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u/SteelHaze57 1d ago

armored core 4 answer metal gear solid 2

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u/VinnySmallsz 1d ago

Il never skip X-Men 2's on Sega genesis.

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u/Rade4589 1d ago

Marvel Ultimate Alliance

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u/OsteoBytes 1d ago

Love the song….they killed this reintroduction of resident evil at the time

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u/r107und3rgr0und 1d ago

saints row 1

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u/AnchorVita 1d ago

Realistically, usually, I only have time to play a story mode game once, so I watch the intro and all of the cutscenes.

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u/Dutchbarry 1d ago

Resident Evil 7 for sure.

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u/ya_bleedin_gickna 1d ago

The ones I can't!!!!

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u/LegionOfDeer 1d ago

The intro to Suikoden III

For those unaware: https://youtu.be/RINHCpYzQK0?is=ay38WidrfZ_Dyb3T

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u/RadleyButtons 1d ago

I play River City Girls with my five year old daughter, and we always have to watch the entire intros so we can sing along.

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u/insanetvx 1d ago

Shadow of the Colossus