best ff intro

[Quindiana Jones]

Ah, XII was fantastic. However, I have to go with FFIX (obviously ).

[Night Fury]

VIII and X for me

[Jinx]

I hate FFVIII, but I have to admit: It has the best intro of the series.

[Yar]

Yeah I liked IX's opening... The first time. Anytime I play it now, all I can think to myself is "hurry up!!!!" It's too long for my impatient bones.


VIII's is my favorite. Epic song, epic video, that opening had me excited before I even did anything.

[Raistlin]

FFXII's is great.

Honorable mentions to FFVII and VIII (despite VIII being awful otherwise).

[Bolivar]

Maybe FFVII. I read that Kitase and Uematsu showed Sakaguchi the opening and when it was over he said "very good" in English and left, and they took it that they fully succeeded. It was also the first time a seamless transition between custscene and gameplay took place, something that modern developers still struggle to emulate (or deconstruct) and that blurs the immersion-killing boundary between story and game.

If we're strictly talking cutscenes, FFIX may take the cake. You'd think it was Steven Spielberg directing the game.

But then again FFXII's would have you believe Tarsem was directing it. The raid on the prison is also pretty cool if we're talking gameplay. But VII may take it again there.

The game starts off by having you orchestrate a terrorist attack.

[Bubba]

X followed by VIII for me

VIII and X for me

Yup.

I thought the intro to VIII was simply stunning and I remember being blown away by the water effects on FFX.

[maybee]

Final Fantasy VIII because it has awesome battle between Seifer and Squall and gives you a short preview for what happens in the game in it's future.

[black orb]

>>> FF8 is the best intro, I mean that thing was made in the 90`s..
And even today give me chills when I see it..

[Palom Porom]

Most definitely the PSP version for IV and The After Years.
Those two intros were insane. But a close second and third is X and XII.

[Del Murder]

VII's was the most memorable. To see this gigantic futuristic city only to find out you are a terrorist trying to blow part of it up. Good stuff.

XIII's was also pretty decent and it was one of the best parts of the game.

VIII's opening video is the best though simply for the music.