8 Recent Video Game Openings That Blew You Away

8. Metroid Dread

Unlike other entries you’ll see on this list, the opening of Metroid Dread lets the gameplay do the talking, while the story takes a back seat. It starts like many other games in the franchise, with Samus landing on ZDR and shortly afterward getting her previously gained powers drained.

And just like that, you’re in control; now it’s nothing but exploration.

There’s a deep sense of atmosphere in each of the first rooms you visit. It’s all unexplored, empty, abandoned. And all you can do is slowly get used to the controls as you wander deeper into the unknown.

As you do, questions start to form in your head: What happened to this place? Who are these weird creatures? And most importantly, what’s going to be in the next room?

These questions alongside the slow reveal of the opening make it hard to stop playing as you slowly get more and more engrossed into the Metroidvania world waiting for you.