Game Cinematics
Navneet Prakash, Apr 29, 2008 1803 hrs IST
A good intro video and in-game cinematics get you all charged up and raring to go
Thief: The Dark Project
This is one of the key reasons I've grown to find flaws in today's stealth games because once you play Thief: The Dark Project, everything else is a mere compromise. I think companies have stopped developing games like Thief; they just don't make them anymore. All that we play these days are games with jaw-dropping visuals and no real stuff. Thief had all the essential ingredients; the video was dark and showed all the skills of the main character.
Half Life
Only a few games in the history of gaming have gained so much respect and popularity as Half Life. Here's a game that set such a high benchmark that none could touch it for years. Remember the train ride that showed you the various locations of the Black Mesa facility before it was turned into an alien-infested battleground. The video was simple in the game demo, with a voiceover and vital information and yet it was one of the best game intros ever made -- at least for me. Glory be to the wo/man who came up with the unique concept.
USER COMMENTS
I just can't believe Final Fantasy isn't mentioned. I hope this is only PC-games, otherwise it is a fault big enough to get violent, hehehe...
by Jordi Camps, Igualada, on May 02, 2008 12:41 PM, Report abuse Reply
I always loved the Age of Mythology intro video ever since i saw it like 6 years back.
by Grim, Bangalore, on May 02, 2008 01:34 AM, Report abuse Reply
by bpr, Bangalore, on May 01, 2008 06:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Vineeth, Bhilai, on May 01, 2008 05:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
GOD OF WAR 1/2 & MGS series!!!
by VINEET NAYAR, New Delhi, on May 01, 2008 10:10 AM, Report abuse Reply
by Abhishek Kumar, Varanasi, on Apr 30, 2008 05:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
You missed the best GAME EVER. Still Life. Just check out a few of its cinematics on youtube. Blows the competition off.
by Jagjit, Jalandhar, on Apr 30, 2008 04:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver...Period.
by ZeRo, Gurgaon, on Apr 30, 2008 03:48 PM, Report abuse Reply
Here are some of my favourites: Quake II, Quake III Arena, Doom III, Quake IV, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Freelancer, Descent - Freespace [old game but good cinematics], Warcraft III [of course], The Need for Speed SE original Windows 95 edition [Oh man! This game is filled with real life videos of the fastest cars of those times! And it had 3 different Intro videos!], Need for Spped II SE [Only the intro is good, rest is crap], Need for Speed III Hot Pursuit [Intro rocks! P.S.: This is Hot Pursuit 1 not 2], Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed [Brought back the feel of NFS1], Need for Speed UG1, NFS UG2, NFS MW, NFS Carbon, NFS ProStreet. There are many more, but these are all I can remember for now!
by Dragor, Mumbai, on Apr 30, 2008 02:17 PM, Report abuse Reply
Why no sports game on the list? EAs FIFAhas some amazing intro videos. Cricket is pathetic but football and NBA did had its own cool intros. N y not even NFS.
by vats, Chennai, on Apr 30, 2008 02:10 PM, Report abuse Reply
by varun, hyderabad, on Apr 30, 2008 12:36 PM, Report abuse Reply
good list no doubt,,,,but i guess there are 2 worthy mentions more - god of war 2 and max payne,...the sound overs were simply amazing man,too powerful...tasty games
by harkirat, delhi, on Apr 30, 2008 11:44 AM, Report abuse Reply
I think the list should include the Ninja Gaiden Series as well
by Anuj, New York, on Apr 30, 2008 03:51 AM, Report abuse Reply
gr8 list..... i think u sud include games like god of war and the recent witcher
by recent, recent, on Apr 30, 2008 01:05 AM, Report abuse Reply
Without doubt, Warcraft III & the Frozen Throne expansions were the best when it comes to Game Cinematics. I still can't believe how good they were, technically, visually & story-wise. And those dialogues, damn!! I only wish they made em in bigger resolutions. And thank them for makin it possibly to view em without openin the game.. :p Coz I still watch it at times in a player.. :D
by Gdn | TD, Chennai, on Apr 29, 2008 11:24 PM, Report abuse Reply
I agree, every cinematic video done by Blizzard is amazing, they always manage to get my feelings involved with their videos. Whether it makes me angry, happy, sometimes I cry >.< Anyway they have the coolest videos for sure. Illidan in Warcraft 3, and Frozen Throne was so cool.
by Jake, St. Louis, on Apr 29, 2008 08:00 PM, Report abuse Reply
awesome u guys have linked the videos on the same page.....finally.......and awesome....
by finally, awesome, on Apr 29, 2008 06:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
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for everyone who likes Cinematics... Blizzard and EA have the best ones... no wonder since they are the biggest 2 game producers...i'm not talking to fanatics of ATARI or UBISOFT... i'm talking to the normal person who likes all games... if ur a fanatic of another company.. u don't fit in the category... Nevertheless EA had the poorest cinematic in ProStreet... let's face it .. it barely has a video... it's just lame... all other EA and Blizzard cinematics are great.
by GamePlayer, MTL, on May 28, 2008 06:05 PM, Report abuse Reply