Top picks and least liked starting moves in games.
Top picks and least liked starting moves in games.
Your top game opening would be Dead Space or CoD 4: Modern Warfare. Both start with strong atmospheres that shape your experience right away. In Dead Space, you're thrust into a mysterious situation where no one responds from inside, building tension and curiosity. With COD4, the scene of a car filled with dramatic events immediately grabs attention. These openings effectively create the right mood and leave players eager for more.
top starting choice: Tomb Raider 2013 – three Lara’s adventure
great story hook: *spoiler* The ending feels perfect
classic Final Fantasy X – one of the most compelling narratives in gaming
modern visuals for its era, with a strong plot
average opening for Final Fantasy XIII – confusing and hard to follow
some think players should grasp lore before diving in
Top start: Alan Wake, Saint's Row 3 and 4. Dying Light offers a pleasant cinematic intro, though it repeats each time you launch the game, so it doesn't stand out. The opening for COD 4 actually covers the ship mission and the training camp.
I remember the first time I played Witcher 3—it really shook me up, and I was hooked right away. Far Cry 4 also had a strong opening, though it felt more intense from the start. Most games ease into action, but this one dropped you right in.
The worst part is the Battlefield 3 single-player campaign. It begins at the conclusion, then throws in a lot of generic, overused characters without giving us any reason to care or connect with them. The story jumps around in an awkward, non-linear way, and it feels poorly executed—so much so that you can't make sense of it until you've experienced everything at the end.
Favorite: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PS2) The worst: Fallout New Vegas, it felt like a completely random start—no preparation, just immediate action.
they enjoyed that pirate intro and the action in the Myan ruins, probably thinking it reminded them of Fallout 4. I felt a face palm expression.