Board 8 > Jesse Ranks Video Game Intros - The Rankings

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NFUN posted...

Fair

Out of curiosity, how would this compare to the other version I nominated?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc4whvKFEdo

Neither probably hit what you value in an intro, but I realized after I nommed there were seven options and I chose probably the worse

That was really nice visually, but I preferred System Shock 2. Since you mentioned it, Ill put up what I wrote for that one:

30. System Shock 2 - NFUN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dQp8gv2KBw

Ive never played a System Shock game, but this intro did a pretty good job of laying out the plot of what I missed and what Id need to know going into the sequel.

I liked the way a segment of the story here is told through a mock promotional video about the voyage of the starship as some bright future for humanity. But as the screen goes dark at the end of the video, it quickly becomes clear something has gone wrong, with the sounds of static and a voice saying security has been compromised. Then we get a time jump and see a character awakening on the ship while it is embroiled in chaos, as a womans voice fills in the character who has no memory of what led to that point.

I think its a nice touch the way the player is put on equal footing with the character, who knows no more than I do at this point in the game. Theres also enough unanswered questions to make this an intriguing starting point.

I do think this intro could have been a bit shorter (it was a bit longer than I was looking for in this topic, but I let it slide because it was close enough). Still I cant say it ever dragged, and I liked this intro overall.

darn i was hoping ys made it into the top 20

also ef (though it wasn't my nom)

Jesse_Custer posted...

That was really nice visually, but I preferred System Shock 2. Since you mentioned it, Ill put up what I wrote for that one:

I mean relative to the other PSO2 intro. SS2 is clearly the best

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NFUN posted...

I mean relative to the other PSO2 intro. SS2 is clearly the best

Oh, I misunderstood. I like the one you just posted a bit better. Theyre both visually impressive, but I didnt get enough of a sense of story or what the characters were about from them.

Can we see what the full list would have been?

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PIayer_0 posted...

oh wow

I haven't found time to keep up with the write-ups yet, will probably have something to say later. Though I haven't played GRIS so don't really have insight into how much the intro ties into the game's story

I forgot to mention, but the song from this intro has found its way into my heavy rotation playlist on Spotify since discovering it, and I havent tired of it yet. I still havent gotten around to playing the game yet though.

Hbthebattle posted...

Can we see what the full list would have been?

Ill have to do a little work to put it together because of the way my document is organized with rough write-ups after each entry, so probably not tonight. But I should be able to post that.

Even seeing the rough writeups would be neat.
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Mac Arrowny posted...

Even seeing the rough writeups would be neat.

I understand, but Im not crazy about doing that. I normally do plenty of editing and reading over write-ups before I post them, and many of my initial drafts are very rough (especially for around the part of the list where I skipped ahead). I was okay with putting in the work for the top of the list so this wasnt an abandoned project, but the rest of the list is a bit too much for me now.

Edit: Although now that I think about it, just posting all the rankings is probably going to result in plenty of questions about why I ranked X intro so low, and Ill effectively be doing write-ups to explain them anyway. So Ill have to give some thought what I want to do about the rankings I skipped over.

Thanks for wrapping this up! I'd love to see the full list too.

And Gris'...wow, didn't expect that. The stick arms and legs with the head makes me uncomfortable but it is very entrancing.

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Gris is a gorgeous game

definitely has big Journey vibes

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Had a nice Saturday morning going through the top 20, thanks for taking the time to share those! I think we can all relate to going through difficulties in life, so do as much or as little as you need to bring closure to this project and reclaim some energy for more important things.

I remember watching a video of GRIS and not being too interested by the gameplay, but the intro mesmerized me and really stuck with me. Love the way her dress floats and flutters in the wind, and how I never quite process just how far the camera's zoomed out until the end. There's a follow-up to the song called Gris, Pt. 2 placed near the end of the OST (the intro is Gris, Pt. 1, for context) which I've listened to a bunch, but haven't looked up where it plays because I feel it'll be an ending sequence with massive spoilers. Might eventually check out the game at some point; I like the Journey and Monument Valley vibes, but it never seemed hyped enough to really capture my interest (apparently it has more Steam reviews than Celeste, so maybe I've just been living under a rock). Reading the Steam description, it does seem like losing her voice in the intro is a metaphor for some major life event.

Other thoughts on the top 20:
MGS3 is a classic, if only because of the song
Mario Party 2 is really fun and charming
I've been on a history binge lately, so Civ V was a good watch
Besides the two KH appearances, the other common thread I noticed was Stardew Valley and Stanley Parable starting from the drain of office life - maybe we should've nominated more of those! Definitely think Stanley Parable is a game worth trying.

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Ha mine were all in the middle

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