The Best Video Game Beginnings and Openin Sequences
There's no second chance to make a good first impression. These games didn't squander the unique opportunity and delivered some of the most outstanding opening sequences in the industry.
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- The Best Video Game Beginnings and Openin Sequences
- Medal of Honor: Frontline – like Saving Private Ryan
- BioShock – Underwater world with a touch of decadence
- Mass Effect 2 – Biggest earthquake? Death
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Getting on the wrong train
- The Last of Us – Idyll to apocalypse in 15 mins
- Nier: Automata – a masterpiece that surprises everyone
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – whale and unicorn burn in the sky
- Final Fantasy VII – a bombastic start
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – yellow subtitles always promise an "epic" introduction
Medal of Honor: Frontline – like Saving Private Ryan
- Developer: DreamWorks Interactive
- Year: 2002
- Platforms: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, GameCube
In the case of Medal of Honor: Frontline, the authors didn't show much creativity in creating the initial stage, but I don't think anyone holds that against them. After all, this gave us the opportunity to dive right into the middle of the famous Omaha Beach landing scene, straight from the movie Saving Private Ryan. The opening minutes of Spielberg's masterpiece have gone down in cinematic history – so it's no surprise that they inspired video games. Although somne players consider this stage to be more part of the graphically enhanced PC version, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the Omaha landing began the console Frontline – just like in the movie.
DreamWorks Interactive was still owned by Steven Spielberg at the time, so using a ready-made recipe for an intense scene seemed understandable. In less than ten minutes, we experience a whole gamut of emotions. First, there's the calm before the storm, passive anticipation during the short trip in Higgins' boat. Then, all of a sudden, all hell breaks loose – gunshots and explosions everywhere, medics tending the wounded, and the player trying desperately to find some cover. Only after some time we take the initiative and the usual FPP shooting begins. I don't think any subsequent war video game has done the Normandy invasion as much justice as Medal of Honor.
