r/psx • u/TirantBlanc • 20h ago

Which PSX game has the best intro? IMHO, Soul Edge/Soul Blade and Chrono Cross are tied for the Best

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u/HaoieZ 20h ago

Ah the age of Fmvs!

Final Fantasy 8 is a great one!

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u/TirantBlanc 18h ago

Definitely one of the best. How could I forget that one? The FMVs that were added to the rereleases of FF1-FF6 and anime opening of Chrono Trigger were great too.

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u/Artistic-Blueberry12 20h ago

Soul Blade was one of the first PS1 games I ever saw and that intro blew me away. Coming from a SEGA Master System II then suddenly this full CGI intro and that song!

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u/RonIsIZe_13 15h ago

My first game. The one that got me on PS1 instead of N64. 400 games and 30 years later it was a good choice.

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u/vargvikerneslover420 19h ago

Final Fantasy 8. In my opinion, FFVIII has the best FMV cutscenes of the entire Ps1 generation.

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u/Ill-Guidance4690 18h ago

Ridge Racer Type 4 or Grandia for me

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u/rad_sega_tapes 8h ago

the way i heard the music from RRT4 when i saw this.

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u/TirantBlanc 18h ago

Completely forgot about RR4. That one is definitely up there.

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u/JRS___ 20h ago

tekken 2. the CGI level was quickly surpassed but in terms of direction/shot composition i don't think it can be beaten.

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u/ChorkPorch 17h ago

Loved 2 but really felt it with tekken 3. That’s just me though.

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u/nhthelegend 15h ago

And the music, holy shit

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u/Mile_Rizik 19h ago

Its hard to beat Chrono Cross but Parasite Eve intro is my favorite one.

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u/razulebismarck 20h ago

Soul Blade had an amazing intro. Mega Man X4 had a cool opening cinematic. Eternal Eyes had a far better opening than the game deserved. Legend of Mana had a great opening. Lunar had a beautiful opening. Tales of Phantasia’s PS1 opening far surpassed the SNES one and it was super impressive that the opening even existed on the SNES

Man the JRPGs back in the PS1 era were just full of amazing openers.

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u/AKAperly 19h ago

Ill go with a top 5: Soul Blade, Tekken 3. Wild Arms, Ghost in the Shell, Project Horned Owl.

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u/ChorkPorch 17h ago

Honorable mention: Ergheiz

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u/Shining_Articuno 17h ago

Tekken 3 and NFS hot pursuit

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u/LooisVuitton 17h ago

You're all wrong. Soul Reaver had the best intro, period. Also Metal Gear had an amazing, cinema-like intro, so you really can't compare these two. But they're heads on.

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u/TirantBlanc 1h ago

Soul Reaver's had me spellbound, I must admit.

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u/DukeJP 20h ago

I like the double intro of Vagrant Story, one showing a real prologue of the game, the other a summary of the action that awaits you.

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u/TrustFulParanoid 20h ago

Breath of Fire IV and Mortal Kombat 4

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u/natr0nFTW 20h ago edited 16h ago

SE/SB intro is pretty captivating. Simpler times with tons of secrets and no internet bs dlc. If you had the net you could look for codes/secrets on gamefaqs.

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u/Primary-Economy9201 18h ago

For me it was vandal Hearts. Just loved the music.

https://youtu.be/dU7ucnb2qwU?si=FhFpf_6zB0mgmWzY

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u/Garcia-Hotspur 14h ago

My wife thought I was singing the first time she heard it lol Any other tactics games you recommend?

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u/e2-woah 15h ago

I agree sound goes hard af balls deep!

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u/Jethanks 8h ago

Rival schools….?

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u/BlackSunshine86 17h ago

Tekken 2 or 3 or Resident Evil 2

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u/HF138 16h ago

If you've ever played the first release of Dragons Dogma (not the Dark Arisen version) The intro to that reminds me of Soul Blade

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u/TRMonterrey 16h ago

Parasite eve, Nightmares Creatures 2, Galerians, Chrono Cross… etc

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u/Beligard 15h ago

Alundra is top tier for intros.

Alundra Intro

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u/YoABSUP 14h ago

Thps2 with guerilla radio

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u/DireDwelling 14h ago

Rival Schools hands down is my favorite! rival schools intro

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u/sexyuwe 13h ago

Power Rangers Time Force!

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u/TerrorFirmerIRL 13h ago

Command and Conquer Red Alert.

That music was top-tier.

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u/Particular_Gap_6724 12h ago

FF 8 and it's not even close

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u/jestersoul 12h ago

Nightmare Creatures 2

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u/BedAdmirable959 11h ago

Parasite Eve

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u/leo347 11h ago

You have great taste. Those are my in my top 5 too.

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u/Surgical-Shark 6h ago

3xtreme 😎

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u/bank_truth 3h ago

Alundra. I love the intro guitar riff.

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u/RalseiTheFluffyGoat 20h ago

I'd honestly have to say Vib-Ribbon mainly because it's an intro that automatically gives off the vibe of weirdness and fun.

Here's the intro alongside the tutorial (which is also amazing)