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Many people don’t take the time to watch intros; they are hypnotised by the presence of a new game in their preferred console or cd-rom drive, which makes them randomly press any button simultaneously. Intro’s are what get you in the mood for playing your desired game; they usually contain lots of action and some good music. It depends on what type of game your are playing to what intro you have, take Resident Evil 2 for an example, the intro is a bit slow but it really gets you into the mood to hunt down some zombies. It is a scary game and it has a scary intro.
Shogun Total War, this game is based around Japan. The intro for this game sets the scene and gives you some information, not exactly action packed but it sets you in the mood to build a clan of warriors and become the ultimate Shogun!
I believe that great time must be taken to make a good intro, well it is the first action part that you see of the game before you play it isn’t it? The game company’s must spend good money on making a good intro but not too much because some people don’t even watch them! They must choose good music, suited to the genre of the game, either to put action or give you information about the game or even both. I prefer and action packed intro from the start because it makes me want to carry on watching it.
My favourite intro is a split between Driver’s intro or Resident Evil’s intro. I like Driver’s because it starts off pretty slow but then picks up, a man walks along looking for a nice car. He finds a nice car and steals it, he drives away normally as if it were his car. Then low and behold the police show up cruising around the parking lot…. “Wha wha wha” goes the sirens “Screeech” and the engine revs up from the thief. The thief heads for the exit making a clean one and the cop tries to follow but crashes into a moving car. The sirens die down and the thief speeds away. Action packed and it makes you want to drive like a manic avoiding police as they come.
I like Resident Evil 2’s intro because it is long and action filled. I won’t tell you about all of it because of its length, I will tell you of my favourite part. When Leon is in the car with Claire (I think) that zombie is hiding in the back seat and grabs Leon causing him to crash into the tanker or causing the tanker to crash (I forget these things, maybe it’s a sign of old age? ;) ) After that you have to play and you can see all the burning rubble and the petrol tanker and also Leon’s car. I think a lot of effort and time has been put into this intro and it has worked well.
Some games have amazing intro’s but the actual game is rubbish, this is a con. Why hide a game that is rubbish with a tarty intro? Baffles me. After a button is pressed the rubbishness is revealed so what’s the point? Most people don’t watch them anyway.
This shows that with a little time and effort intro’s can be made well, putting you in the mood for a fun time on your chosen game.
Thanks for reading
GasMask.
The best intro I've ever seen is on Gran Turismo 3. It has a superb soundtrack, as well as some great effects, making it a very special intro.
Many people don’t take the time to watch intros; they are hypnotised by the presence of a new game in their preferred console or cd-rom drive, which makes them randomly press any button simultaneously. Intro’s are what get you in the mood for playing your desired game; they usually contain lots of action and some good music. It depends on what type of game your are playing to what intro you have, take Resident Evil 2 for an example, the intro is a bit slow but it really gets you into the mood to hunt down some zombies. It is a scary game and it has a scary intro.
Shogun Total War, this game is based around Japan. The intro for this game sets the scene and gives you some information, not exactly action packed but it sets you in the mood to build a clan of warriors and become the ultimate Shogun!
I believe that great time must be taken to make a good intro, well it is the first action part that you see of the game before you play it isn’t it? The game company’s must spend good money on making a good intro but not too much because some people don’t even watch them! They must choose good music, suited to the genre of the game, either to put action or give you information about the game or even both. I prefer and action packed intro from the start because it makes me want to carry on watching it.
My favourite intro is a split between Driver’s intro or Resident Evil’s intro. I like Driver’s because it starts off pretty slow but then picks up, a man walks along looking for a nice car. He finds a nice car and steals it, he drives away normally as if it were his car. Then low and behold the police show up cruising around the parking lot…. “Wha wha wha” goes the sirens “Screeech” and the engine revs up from the thief. The thief heads for the exit making a clean one and the cop tries to follow but crashes into a moving car. The sirens die down and the thief speeds away. Action packed and it makes you want to drive like a manic avoiding police as they come.
I like Resident Evil 2’s intro because it is long and action filled. I won’t tell you about all of it because of its length, I will tell you of my favourite part. When Leon is in the car with Claire (I think) that zombie is hiding in the back seat and grabs Leon causing him to crash into the tanker or causing the tanker to crash (I forget these things, maybe it’s a sign of old age? ;) ) After that you have to play and you can see all the burning rubble and the petrol tanker and also Leon’s car. I think a lot of effort and time has been put into this intro and it has worked well.
Some games have amazing intro’s but the actual game is rubbish, this is a con. Why hide a game that is rubbish with a tarty intro? Baffles me. After a button is pressed the rubbishness is revealed so what’s the point? Most people don’t watch them anyway.
This shows that with a little time and effort intro’s can be made well, putting you in the mood for a fun time on your chosen game.
Thanks for reading
GasMask.