Best title screen in a videogame
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Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Forgot about this menu screen, much to my shame - no fancy animations or sequences, but more than made up for by Baba Yetu.
And this followed from the excellent intro and the Coronation theme:
And this followed from the excellent intro and the Coronation theme:
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StreetsofBeige
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Amen!
I remember my bros, myself and getting my mom to chip in to buy it. $99.99 CDN. Most Genesis games were $79.99 or $89.99. Some reason this was $100.
Popped the game in. WTF. Best intro ever! Awesome game too. I think the game was only 4 mb too, but somehow Sega crammed in great graphics, music and gameplay into a small cartridge. Most 4 mb games were meh. And even better, since it was a V1 game, it had all the unlicensed bosses which I believe got changed later.
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Ishma3L
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Dude, all due respect, that's not a title screen that's an intro. Having said that, UN Squadron is the shit and the soundtrack is legitimate fire.....like west coast, total annihilation, uncontrollable blazing magnificence.
Walliwallipaloo
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Man, it's a beautiful, albeit lost art. Title screens were important for mood-setting, and I believe the Japanese really knew this. I read someplace about how certain temples require visitors to painstakingly hand-copy words or phrases before they enter, because this is (correctly) believed to put a person into a different state of mind, that they can actually properly appreciate the experience they are about to have.
Title screens from the golden era of gaming certainly seem to reflect this idea. The best of them try to tell you about the world you're about to enter, or just put you in the right frame of mind. So many beautiful examples here so far. So many wonderful memories.
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Demon's Crest. If it isn't the best, it's pretty freaking close in my opinion. I don't think I need to waste words describing this one.
Evergrace. In my opinion, the game's kind of a dog. But man, I was not ready for the title theme's mood-setting energy. Really unique, and it's stuck with me for years.
I can't find footage of it, but Breakdown (Xbox) had a really cool menu. Everything about it, from how the title logo appeared, to the actual menu itself once you pressed start to enter it, was super slick and, for me, extremely memorable. As you went through the different settings, you were urged on by this driving, electronic beat in the background - which just perfectly faded to a moment of pitch-black silence when you hit New Game.
Title screens from the golden era of gaming certainly seem to reflect this idea. The best of them try to tell you about the world you're about to enter, or just put you in the right frame of mind. So many beautiful examples here so far. So many wonderful memories.
I want to contribute!
Demon's Crest. If it isn't the best, it's pretty freaking close in my opinion. I don't think I need to waste words describing this one.
Evergrace. In my opinion, the game's kind of a dog. But man, I was not ready for the title theme's mood-setting energy. Really unique, and it's stuck with me for years.
I can't find footage of it, but Breakdown (Xbox) had a really cool menu. Everything about it, from how the title logo appeared, to the actual menu itself once you pressed start to enter it, was super slick and, for me, extremely memorable. As you went through the different settings, you were urged on by this driving, electronic beat in the background - which just perfectly faded to a moment of pitch-black silence when you hit New Game.
ForAcademicPurposes
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Juja
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I either overlooked them, or Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross haven't been posted yet somehow.
*I went back to page 1 and saw Chrono Trigger. It was a long work week that must've fried my brain. In the case of Chrono Cross, I suppose one could argue that the intro movie shouldn't count since the actual title screen is just the simple ambient underwater scene (which I do really like).
*I went back to page 1 and saw Chrono Trigger. It was a long work week that must've fried my brain. In the case of Chrono Cross, I suppose one could argue that the intro movie shouldn't count since the actual title screen is just the simple ambient underwater scene (which I do really like).
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Hugare
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I mean, comparing Megaman and SF to TLOU is like apples and oranges.
I dont want to feel pumped to play TLOU, then after pressing start I play with a 12y old searching for her dad.
TLOU title screen is perfect for its themes. It's eerily peaceful, but there's a sense of loneliness and dread that perfectly reflects its world.
They tried to pull the same with Uncharted 4 but that didnt work, imo. Still looks clean and beautiful, but doesnt reflect Uncharted's soul of adventure like Uncharted 2 main screen did.
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freemandos
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It was haunting to me even when I played its mp beta.
Shadowplay1979
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but yea....lets just call it a title screen buildup since it blends into it instead of a hard cut. Fun story...my first week moving to japan i saw a car parked with a big ass area 88 logo on the backwindow. Was blown away...its not really even that popular here
Walliwallipaloo
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For me, the theme was like the game laughing at me for how often I died and had to go to the menu.
Iconic theme, though, seriously, and a very stylish menu to go with it. STALKER's a bona-fide classic.
trikster40
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Finally. 4 Pages, and one of the coolest title screens ever.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I'm surprised this hasn't been posted. I saw a few posts back someone post the intro, but as far as title screens, the first one that came to mind was Crono Cross. I cycled this whole thread looking for a post to quote to agree and saw the intro posted. The title screen is a different thing.
BusierDonkey
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I loved Xenoblade Chronicles 2 because almost every time I fired it up, I was greeted by a new title screen. Also, the music is great.
UnravelKatharsis
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Juja
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Thank you. I'm the turkey that posted the intro, but I do acknowledge the title screen is different, but still evokes so much emotion.
Speaking of evoking emotion, has anyone posted the Breath of Fire III title screen yet? (Skip 15 seconds in)
Chuck Berry
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What a simple screen and some of the best title screen music of the 8 bit era (and still impressive today). If this doesn't get you pumped and hit you in the fees simultaneously, you probably have no soul. Just sayin'
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Juja
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It's unbelievably good. I know general opinion of Tommy Tallarico is pretty low around here, but watching him play some Mega Man on guitar at Video Games Live is something else.
Skip to 1:30 to hear/see exactly what I mean.
Chuck Berry
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Bro I fucking love Tommy. I dunno if you've ever seen the Nintendo documentary Playing With Power, but he's in it a ton and actually shows off his SNES dev kit that he was supposed to return but never did
Dude is the man and has made some of the best 16 bit music ever.First song I ever heard that an actual guitar solo. Tallarico got me into playing guitar for sure. Fuck the 90s ruled, because there were no rules.
VeganElduderino
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This my be the most memorable and revolutionary for the ultimate 2D to 3D transition. Not saying it's the best looking, but when you have the audio as well. It's the most impactful, at least to me in 1996.
VeganElduderino
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ITS A ME ..........you can hear it
ForAcademicPurposes
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trikster40
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Need one that shows all the transitions as you select menu items, that really shows off the features:
Hugare
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Came here to post this
I remember letting the game loop this screen so many times
Chrono Cross is amazing
SunnySideGuy
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I was going to put Halo 3 and Mafia 2 but they have already been posted.
Big respect for the Vietcong shout aswellGudOlRub
The Medal of Honor title screens where always good due to the music aswell
The music for these games in general feels like a damn film score. They're so catchy and memorable. Wish we got them on vinyl...
