Comments on: Top 10 Video Game Cutscenes

By: David 'Ryatta' Wyatt

David 'Ryatta' Wyatt — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:38:06 +0000

The intro for Full Throttle certainly gets you pumped for playing the game but it never really goes anything beyond that. Its just keeping you entertained through the credits, not really striving to create any sort of emotion in the player outside of the feel good factor.

While I never considered that game for the list I did consider the opening of Boarderlands for a while which does the same style of intro, with the cartoon style and awesome music it seemed like a recreation of that opening in spirit.

By: Paladin

Paladin — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:00:09 +0000

I think there were some true classics that were missing from the list.
One that comes to mind is Lucas Arts Full Throttle. The cartoon like graphics were great for their time and its the only game where i can say I have never skipped the intro.
Ben’s gravely voice over leading into the Main theme perfomed by the Gone Jackals was pure cinematic gold.

By: Jonathan Gipson

Jonathan Gipson — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:57:06 +0000

I definitely see your point. FFX definitely had a very powerful story, which required all that build up to make the impact it did at the end (which is why it’s on of my favorite games of all time). Though FFX-2 certainly had it’s flaws, I felt the end redeemed it in a way, and that it brought some closure that was lacking from X.

By: David 'Ryatta' Wyatt

David 'Ryatta' Wyatt — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:02:11 +0000

I’m pretty certain I know the scene your referring to and I admit I was actually considering it as an alternative to my FFX-2.

FFX does alot of things right, with the most important being the build up the scene you mentioned. FFX-2 on the otherhand does alot of things wrong, especially in narritive and that makes the 1000 words scene game defining in its own right compared to FFX where that scene is the climax of a games worth of build up, not quite as powerful without the setup.

By: Christopher A. Carlson

Christopher A. Carlson — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:43:14 +0000

I still watch the ‘1000 Words’ cutscene from FFX-2, years and years later.

By: Jonathan Gipson

Jonathan Gipson — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:35:08 +0000

Very unique list. I’ve only experienced 3 of them, but they’re understandable choices! You mentioned X-2, but one of my favorite scenes is in Final Fantasy X. The end cutscene (which I won’t reveal for anyone who hasn’t played it) is one of the most powerful scenes I’ve ever seen, and the wonderful musical score amplifies that power to make a beautiful ending to a wonderful game.