Re: Best game intro ever

In article <gcfgsn$3g0$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Ross Ridge <rridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Magnate <not@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ultima V Warriors of Destiny - the pinnacle of the C64's capabilities (to be
honest I don't really remember whether this was an intro movie as such or
just a flashy title sequence)

So, far I've been reading this thread and thinking that I can think
of any game intro movie that I found all that interesting. However,
mentioning Ultima reminded me of how cool I though the title sequences
were in those games. They don't make them like that anymore.

If I recall correctly, Ultima IV had a series of static screens with prose
descriptions that led to the fortune teller character generation segment.
Ultima V actually presented the opening sequence using the game engine,
where a Moongate opened in your bedroom in the real world and beckoned you
into Sosaria to visit Iolo. So more than a flashy title sequence, but
something less than a real intro movie.

I find myself wishing that more titles would use the actual game engine to
renderc cutscenes like this. Even now, pre-rendered FMV is jarringly
different from the actual game footage.

-KKC, who wonders if the Runes of Virtue games were ever found on the PC
or not.
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