Favorite video game cutscene

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-02-14 06:08pm

GDI ion ending to C&C...

SHODAN · Post by **SHODAN** » 2003-02-14 06:33pm

Intro of original X-Com. Just hilarious.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-02-14 06:47pm

The Marine demo squad on the infected Sci Vessel in Starcraft is one of my favorite.

The intro to the Team Fortress mod of Quake 1 is also excellent. All the killing and the music, who hoo!

RadiO · Post by **RadiO** » 2003-02-14 07:05pm

I remember the intro sequence from GunGriffon on the Sega Saturn impressed the hell out of me when I saw it, in 1996 or thereabouts.
The coolest near-future MBTs I'd ever seen (up to that point) slugging it out in kinetic battle... And then the text comes up - blah blah blah, back then they were still using 20th century technology - and then a shitload of mecha tear into the scene and start blasting the piss out of the really cool tanks.
Looking back on it, I suppose the GunGriffon itself seemed to be riding on inline skates, but damned if it didn't look cool driving forwards with a Ka-50 keeping pace.

McNum · Post by **McNum** » 2003-02-14 07:11pm

I like the "Weapon attacks Junon" scene of Final Fantasy 7. Especially where Weapon looks at the Big Cannon in contempt and gets its head blown clear off. Classic...

However, there is no denying Warcraft 3. Human and Orc endings were exceptionally good for a game. Blizzard sure has som movie making talent. They do it everytime! (The intro from Diablo 2 needs an honorable mention.)

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-02-14 07:14pm

Darksider wrote:so what are yours???

mine changes from time to time but right not it's the one at the end of the human campaign in warcraft 3 the music is good and it has a kickass sendoff line

Thought I'd just snip out the huge ass spoiler for anyone that hasn't played the game, you might want to make use of that edit button.

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-02-14 07:23pm

ooooo, decisions, decisions.

The Starcraft cutscene's are brilliant *southern accent* "I love you, Sarge"*/Southern Accent*.

Diablo 2, the outro at the end has presence. The beginning of Fallout 2 still makes me laugh when the vault doors open.

I remember really liking the original C&C cutscenes (the flametank in the open plan Mall still sticks in my mind). X-wing Alliance cutscene's just for sheer quality and detail. Lastly, the unlockable scene's in the Tekken series (though it was of seriously varied quality, some were funny, some were boring and some were just awful.) Brian Fury swatting away bullets and then ripping off and throwing a T-80 turret made me giggle - especially as, in the game, he can be very easily beaten up by Xiaou who is a 15 year old chinese girl.

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2003-02-14 07:28pm

My current favorite is the Airship fleet vs Dragon swarm near the end of FF9, or the Kuja vs Bahamut scene.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-02-14 07:41pm

The opening cutscene from StarLancer for Dreamcast was pretty awesome.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-14 07:51pm

One of my favorites is one of the endings if you lose in Colony Wars 2. They actually built a panopticon.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-02-14 07:53pm

Mr Bean wrote:Day of Lavos
End of Human Campain in Warcraft 3(Though the end-game cinimatic was just pathetic)

My favorite however is the Brood War's Intro Cinimatic

the brood war intro used to be my favorite too and warcraft 3's ending was pathetic. i mean after starcraft's great ending i expected somthing grand and got crap instead

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-02-14 07:58pm

Lets see.

I-War intro. Goddamn amazing.

Fallout - any of the intros.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-02-14 07:59pm

Jadeite wrote:My current favorite is the Airship fleet vs Dragon swarm near the end of FF9, or the Kuja vs Bahamut scene.

by the way i never beat FF9 how does it end????
(i only got up to the part where you have to fight the elemental gaurdians at the shrines so i need to know the story from that point onward)

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2003-02-14 08:42pm

Mine changes quite frequently, but right now it would have to be the final cut scene from AOM where Uber Arkantos is fighting the living Poseidon statue.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-02-14 08:45pm

Oh, and how could I forget, the intro to Arcanum. Ogres - in monoplanes attacking a Zeppelin.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-02-14 08:46pm

Darksider wrote:so what are yours???

mine changes from time to time but right not it's the one at the end of the human campaign in warcraft 3 the music is good and it has a kickass sendoff line

BAttle on the Amerigo (SC)
UED victory report (BW)
All cutscenes from warcraft 3.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

God Emperor · Post by **God Emperor** » 2003-02-14 08:50pm

I really enjoyed the cut seens in Home World.

Yogi · Post by **Yogi** » 2003-02-14 09:20pm

Besides the ones mensioned above.

Grey Fox's final scene, Metal Gear Solid.

The whole cyborg Ninja cutscenes, from when you first see the corridor filled with bodies till when the Ninja escapes, Metal Gear Solid.

The Flight of the Falcon, Final Fantasy 3/6.

"Inside Cloud's Head", Final Fantasy 7.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-02-14 09:42pm

Freespace: the breifing for the Tyrannus mission, and the destruction of the Lucifer.

Kingdom Hearts: the intro and nearly every cutscene for the last two levels.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-02-14 10:12pm

Final Fantasy X "The Dark Aeon", Anima rises up from the underworld and lays down an unholy smack.

the Final Fantasy X scenes with The airship vs. Sin and the Terra Graviton attack were bad ass, as was the scene where they storm Bevelle and slide down on the Cables.

ff9- Alexander appears from Alexandria castle, also Atomos eating Lindblum castle

ff8- The opening scene and ending, also the plunge into Ultimecia realm.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-02-14 10:33pm

I'd have to say the intro to RA2, just at the time the best thing I'd ever seen, just the scene of everything going over New York.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-02-14 10:33pm

The cutscene from Metroid Prime after you kill the Omega Pirate. Stylish black baby!

Day of Lavos in the original Chrono Trigger was great too. Say, did Square change the scene for the FFChronicles version of it?

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-02-14 10:37pm

Oh yes, I forgot: the opening sequence for Zeonic Front has the best fucking Gundam music EVER!

The ending sequence, with Gihren's A Baoa Qu speech voiceover with shots of massive carnage is heartwrenching, one of the best endings ever.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-14 11:27pm

Luca Blight's death scene from Suikoden II (really incredible, worth the price of the game, it's amazing what a good developer can do with simple 2D sprites).

Ending of Chrono Cross, with Schala's liberation from TimeDevourer (not so much because of her dialogue, which is good, but the music is extremely moving).

And of course, the quintessential console RPG cutscene: The Opera House, Final Fantasy VI.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-02-14 11:38pm

Goddamn, how can I forget -

KKND 1 - ANY of the FMV sequences. They were funny as hell.

"We weren't able to triangulate his position, but we've quadrilaterilised pentagonally."

Giants: Citizen Kabuto - again, some of the funniest cutscenes in the history of gaming.

"Here hold this -" *whack* "Tiiiimmmy!" "TIMMY!" "Tiiiiiiiimmmmmmyyyy!" "TIMMY!" "Timmy?" "Tiiiimmmy!"

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