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    Game Cinematics

    Navneet Prakash, Apr 29, 2008 1803 hrs IST

    A good intro video and in-game cinematics get you all charged up and raring to go

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Thief: The Dark Project



This is one of the key reasons I've grown to find flaws in today's stealth games because once you play Thief: The Dark Project, everything else is a mere compromise. I think companies have stopped developing games like Thief; they just don't make them anymore. All that we play these days are games with jaw-dropping visuals and no real stuff. Thief had all the essential ingredients; the video was dark and showed all the skills of the main character.



Half Life



Only a few games in the history of gaming have gained so much respect and popularity as Half Life. Here's a game that set such a high benchmark that none could touch it for years. Remember the train ride that showed you the various locations of the Black Mesa facility before it was turned into an alien-infested battleground. The video was simple in the game demo, with a voiceover and vital information and yet it was one of the best game intros ever made -- at least for me. Glory be to the wo/man who came up with the unique concept.



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(22) Comments
lim jun yang
,1997-11-8, on Dec 05, 2009 11:23 AM
gta
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saqib
,hyd, on Nov 18, 2009 10:51 PM
fabalous game
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Suresh
,Kerla, on Apr 28, 2009 09:03 AM
Good game
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Anoop
,Calicut, on Apr 21, 2009 04:59 PM
Wonderfull
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GamePlayer
,MTL, on May 28, 2008 06:05 PM
for everyone who likes Cinematics... Blizzard and EA have the best ones... no wonder since they are the biggest 2 game producers...i'm not talking to fanatics of ATARI or UBISOFT... i'm talking to the normal person who likes all games... if ur a fanatic of another company.. u don't fit in the category... Nevertheless EA had the poorest cinematic in ProStreet... let's face it .. it barely has a video... it's just lame... all other EA and Blizzard cinematics are great.
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Jordi Camps
,Igualada, on May 02, 2008 12:41 PM
I just can't believe Final Fantasy isn't mentioned. I hope this is only PC-games, otherwise it is a fault big enough to get violent, hehehe...
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Grim
,Bangalore, on May 02, 2008 01:34 AM
I always loved the Age of Mythology intro video ever since i saw it like 6 years back.
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bpr
,Bangalore, on May 01, 2008 06:13 PM
u forgot Rise of Legends ...
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Vineeth
,Bhilai, on May 01, 2008 05:35 PM
Resident Evil 4, Idiots
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VINEET NAYAR
,New Delhi, on May 01, 2008 10:10 AM
GOD OF WAR 1/2 & MGS series!!!
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Abhishek Kumar
,Varanasi, on Apr 30, 2008 05:35 PM
Unreal Tournament
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Jagjit
,Jalandhar, on Apr 30, 2008 04:23 PM
You missed the best GAME EVER. Still Life. Just check out a few of its cinematics on youtube. Blows the competition off.
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ZeRo
,Gurgaon, on Apr 30, 2008 03:48 PM
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver...Period.
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Dragor
,Mumbai, on Apr 30, 2008 02:17 PM
Here are some of my favourites: Quake II, Quake III Arena, Doom III, Quake IV, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast, Freelancer, Descent - Freespace [old game but good cinematics], Warcraft III [of course], The Need for Speed SE original Windows 95 edition [Oh man! This game is filled with real life videos of the fastest cars of those times! And it had 3 different Intro videos!], Need for Spped II SE [Only the intro is good, rest is crap], Need for Speed III Hot Pursuit [Intro rocks! P.S.: This is Hot Pursuit 1 not 2], Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed [Brought back the feel of NFS1], Need for Speed UG1, NFS UG2, NFS MW, NFS Carbon, NFS ProStreet. There are many more, but these are all I can remember for now!
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vats
,Chennai, on Apr 30, 2008 02:10 PM
Why no sports game on the list? EAs FIFAhas some amazing intro videos. Cricket is pathetic but football and NBA did had its own cool intros. N y not even NFS.
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varun
,hyderabad, on Apr 30, 2008 12:36 PM
FINAL FANTASY!!!!
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harkirat
,delhi, on Apr 30, 2008 11:44 AM
good list no doubt,,,,but i guess there are 2 worthy mentions more - god of war 2 and max payne,...the sound overs were simply amazing man,too powerful...tasty games
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Anuj
,New York, on Apr 30, 2008 03:51 AM
I think the list should include the Ninja Gaiden Series as well
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recent
,recent, on Apr 30, 2008 01:05 AM
gr8 list..... i think u sud include games like god of war and the recent witcher
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Gdn | TD
,Chennai, on Apr 29, 2008 11:24 PM
Without doubt, Warcraft III & the Frozen Throne expansions were the best when it comes to Game Cinematics. I still can't believe how good they were, technically, visually & story-wise. And those dialogues, damn!! I only wish they made em in bigger resolutions. And thank them for makin it possibly to view em without openin the game.. :p Coz I still watch it at times in a player.. :D
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Jake
,St. Louis, on Apr 29, 2008 08:00 PM
I agree, every cinematic video done by Blizzard is amazing, they always manage to get my feelings involved with their videos. Whether it makes me angry, happy, sometimes I cry >.< Anyway they have the coolest videos for sure. Illidan in Warcraft 3, and Frozen Throne was so cool.
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finally
,awesome, on Apr 29, 2008 06:37 PM
awesome u guys have linked the videos on the same page.....finally.......and awesome....
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