Mark from GamersFTW writes his opinion on the top 5 opening scenes in games.
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.
Remember the days of four-player couch co-op? The Wealth of Geeks team certainly does. This list brings us back to the golden years of the original Xbox with the best four-player games that were available.
Some fond memories from this list :) Not necessarily an opening scene, but I absolutely adored the scene where you first exit Vault 101 in Fallout 3, when the sun hit your eyes - magical!
Will never forget the opening to the original Half Life - fully deserves to be on the list. It was masterful exposition; story-telling at its conservative best.
Some nice openings there. Completely agree that an opening can make or break a game. A couple of personal favourites include: Bioshock Infinite, Alice: Madness Returns, and Battleblock Theatre.
Half life opening was incredible.
All the Mass Effect feels have come flooding back to me. Was a great opening following on from the first game, and Martin Sheen makes a terrific bad guy!