Post your favourite video game cut-scenes. Please?

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Time-Traveller
I'm not sure if anything like this is in existence, sorry if it is. I just wanted to make a thread where both oldies can get nostalgic and scenes from newer games can get posted for others to see. It'll also be useful, saving me the trouble of searching for links again...providing the vids don't get deleted.

My list is going to focus on RPGs because all of my memories relating to games are RPG ones. Scroll down if you hate anything RPG related.

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Wild Arms 5: Greg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR5jok1VAL4

Considering the (lack of) quality of the dialogue and story in general, this is a surprisingly great sequence. Up there with the best video game scenes I've seen, actually.

Grandia: Fall and Jump - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6aQYrsuRs4

^ The first three or so minutes. The only thing that took away from that scene was the use of the word "bogus". Gotta love Grandia for being such a loveable game, full of memories that stick even in my goldfish brain.

Suikoden V: Last Stand - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oPI9HXWdVI

^ Best video game last stand ever. 'Nuff said.

Suikoden II: Gorudo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mZIOL8_ ... re=related

^ This one made me teary eyed way back when I first played it. You expect two friends to gight, only for them to join together once more because of the circumstances - great stuff.

Star Ocean 2: Destruction - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx_1l6EfkQk

^ Had the in-game graphics been better, this scene would've been amazing.

Wild Arms: Lament - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqqPv4vs8zI

^ Using the ACF version since it looks better. The last part is excellent.

.hack//G.U.: Tri-Edge - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSb6ammdAfY

^ Just watch and you'll understand. The above has to the most epic PS2 game cut-scene when it comes to a good old fashion scrap.

Final Fantasy VII: Start of the Crisis - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56U9D-af1qw

^ The best scene in the game, and it's easy to miss. I only want to play CC because of this scene.

Breath of Fire III: Horses 'n Fire - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kSYB5YXito

^ This is the scene that sticks in my mind the most from BoFIII. The best part of the game is the start, and the above scene ends that section of the story.

Breath of Fire III: Rei's Return - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poXD2mKF8CA

^ The above is a follow-up to the previous scene; one which occurs much later. Rei is such a likeable character that I love the scene just for him.

The Legend of Dragoon: Thrust 'n Stab - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt_RFbd-3jQ

A death scene. Death scenes always stick in the memory. I mean, Aeris' death scene transformed her from a boring, run of the mill female character and into a legend.

Suikoden II: Going Luco - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZtb8c4w ... 8697DFD09F

^ You'll have to skip to the end of this. At the end, the death of THE greatest video game villain ever is shown.

Grandia: Like Rabbits - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZIH1-5y5ko

^ Skip to the end of the credits for the most lol ending ever. I've never laughed before when ending a game - I usually feel depressed if it was good - but the Grandia ending made me lol a lot.


....there's more, but I can't be arsed to keep going. ;__;
 
I can't find a good version of my favourite cutscene from Knights of The Old Republic (probably because it's interactive);
The revelation from Darth Malak that you are Darth Revan, his supposedly dead master whose footsteps you have been retracing in order to try and defeat his apprentice. One of the few game plot twists that I didn't see coming until the last minute, realising just before my character did which made for a very immersive experience. "You are the enemy you've sworn to destroy" tops even "I am your father"
Proof enough that Bioware are gaming Gods and that the Expanded Star Wars Universe >>> George Lucas Star Wars Universe.

There will be more, I'll add some later.
 
Meh Cutscenes. They have no place in an interactive medium. I love the way First Person games are pushing story-sequences forward. Bioshock's opening is absolutely amazing, but it got there via similar sequences in the Half-Life games.... the way Half-Life 2: Episode Two finished was brilliant, but spoilerific, so I'll not post it.

Is not a man entitled to the sweat of his brow? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcZgcy9l ... re=related
 
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My all-time favourite cutscene is probably the awesome opening to my all-time favourite Final Fantasy XII:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0BzXKCAWwc

I love my Resident Evil cheesyness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFM6f1tvos0

"What am I inferior to you in? Have you ever.... Have you ever experienced any hardship in your life? You, your very existance itself denies mine."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOS53YVu2vM

Fairly long, but it made disc 3 turn from OK to AWESOME.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lE03vrC9Rw

This cutscene isn't one of my favourites, far from it, it's actually fairly dissapointing how amazing it could have been if handled right, but it's just awful and shows Gears of War just can't do emotion. I wanted this scene to be a tear jerker, but it's just a mess. People who've played GoW2 should know which scene I mean. But still, Cliffy B's manly shooter tries it best and ultimately fails.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-00JZo-j ... L&index=83

One of the best videogame scenes from one of the most underrated games IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXwWjxbz ... annel_page

Another from the same game, possibly one of the most disturbing scene's i've seen in a game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgSroCxm ... annel_page

WARNING HUGE SPOILERS IF YOU EVER INTEND TO PLAY THIS GAME!
I could have put every scene from this game on this list, but i will finish with this as it's the most powerful ending scene i've ever seen in a game and IMO will be hard to ever top.
 
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Another. Grim Fandango:

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Watch away - No spoilers since it's the opening scene, but that game was so cinematic I could have chosen just about any cutscene.
 
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Come on, please tell me I wasn't the only person who played this game as a kid?!
 
Little Big Adventure 2's ending.
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One of my Fave games too!

What was it about 1997 and flying moons into planets then using the planets "energy" to divert it?
 
The other 1997 meteor of death game had some great cut scenes too.
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One of my favourites is this...

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... And yes, I know it's not strictly a cut scene, but it's still ace.

Also, I just love the opening for Armoured Core 4 Answer...

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The Lego Star Wars one's were comedy gold
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... +cutscenes

Silent Hill 1 had some classics as well both for building up tension
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BHWxVSv ... 1&index=12
Messing with you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KdOnnay ... 91&index=9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPygeTmv ... 1&index=14
Making you care about someone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N3WEr-T ... 1&index=25
And heart breaking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMMs6eHn ... 1&index=44

And Arcanum has the wonderful idea that reincarnation may not be all that great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvlMud4ZXQo
 
Hmm...disturbing....several of my favourite scenes seem to be missing from here.

From Warcraft 3:
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From World of Warcraft:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/wrathgate.xml

I do agree on the spoilerific KOTOR one posted above, it's a fantastic revelation...then again KOTOR has some damn fine stuff in there...personally I liked the Dark Side one where you're lying to the Jedi council so you can massacre them in a few minutes time.

Oh, and before I forget...here's one from Gears 2.

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Tekken 2 OP
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Why? Glad you asked. Great Music, Great Graphics, Great Game.
 
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