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Pirateking2000 posted...

So is it interchangeable like potential pre start screen cinematic (alternatively waiting on title screen long enough) or is it only the events / cinematic that occurs after hitting new game?

RyoCaliente posted...

Also, I would need some clarification. Final Fantasy XII for instance has an opening cinematic and a menu screen cinematic that plays if you wait too long. Do both of these count? Or only one of them?

Any sequence that plays if you wait too long on the menu screen counts as an intro. If theres an additional scene that plays after you start a new game, that would also count as an intro. Whether its part of the same intro or two separate intros is more debatable. Since theyre separated by the act of starting a new game, Id say they should be counted as two intros (meaning you could nominate both).

RyoCaliente posted...

Also ME 2 does give you control at the start, but it is only to basically walk from A to B. Would that one count?

This is a tough question I knew would come up. My initial instinct was no, but Ive changed my mind. If its literally just walking down a hallway or something very simple and brief, I think it counts as an intro. If, however, its more of an opening level where you can look around an area for awhile, that wouldnt count.