Video Game Beginnings (WTF Edition)

[Jessweeee♪]

WK's thread got me thinking on some games that start out weird. This isn't just about opening animations, but the beginning in general. Think about the first hour or so.

My top two:

FFX-2. I didn't read a whole lot about it, and I was expecting something like Final Fantasy X. Imagine me and my little bro's surprise when we pop it in to find Yuna doing a concert followed by a Charlie's Angels style introduction of our three heroines.

Persona 4. I knew TVs and weather would be relevant to the plot, but it was pretty wtf when the protagonist almost got sucked into his television.

[Rocket Edge]

The only one I can think of is FFVIII. It was a bit all over the place in it's opening sequence and I didn't have a clue what was going on when I first popped it in.

[black orb]

>>> FFX-2, I was shocked..

[Jessweeee♪]

I should also mention LSD: Dream Emulator, but you expect some wtf after reading the title.

[qwertysaur]

The first time I played Persona 3. I was very confused when you first see Yukari. And was still wondering what was going on until you first go to Tartarus.

[Shauna]

Eternal Sonata. A girl falls off a cliff wtf. D:

[Jiro]

Infinite Undiscovery is a bit wtf is going on. You just sort of wake up and there's some chick and then happens. Nothing makes sense. Heck, the whole game is a bit like that really

There was one of those Kain games (Kain's Legacy or something) where you start out as some guy and then immediately die. That confused me. It's meant to happen, but I kept retrying xD

I could list so many for this tbh.

[Dreddz]

FFVII springs to mind. The entire opening in Midgar was very memorable. I also liked Half Lifes opening. If only because you can blow up a Microwave meal for no apparant reason.

[Old Manus]

Kingdom Hearts 2

[Iceglow]

The Hudson River...Two Years Ago....

I couldn't go anywhere without mentioning this namely because put in the same location together me and Paul invariably inevitably begin using this quote. Metal Gear 2 destroyed us.

Red Dead Redemption, the beginning of this game told me everything I needed to know, which was simple; I was going to love this game.

Fallout 3, you witness yourself being born and then get to control yourself both as a baby and a 10 year old kid finally as a teen ager before ending up as an adult.

[Vermachtnis]

Disgaea 2, the first scene involves preparation to fight the big bad and then a girl pops out of a cauldron. Even for Disaea that's a little WTFy.

Still doesn't hold a candle to Makai Kingdom. In the tutorial you're LV2000. Then he gets in a argument with a book and destroys it. Which destroys his world or universe or whatever. I forget which.

[qwertysaur]

Infinite Undiscovery is a bit wtf is going on. You just sort of wake up and there's some chick and then happens. Nothing makes sense. Heck, the whole game is a bit like that really

Well It is Capells story and he is pretty much WTF for at least 75% of the game.

[Shauna]

Kingdom Hearts 2

How could I forget this one. >.>

Or maybe I just blocked it out since it was so awful.

[ljkkjlcm9]

Resonance of Fate. If you played it, you would know.

THE JACKEL

[Jiro]

Oh yeah! I forgot about Resonance of Fate. I pieced it together almost immediately and still spent the whole game going "wtf wtf wtf wtf". Of course I'm only like half wayish so anything revealed later I'm in the dark about.