12 Greatest Opening Video Game Sequences Since 2000

3. Mass Effect 2

Being that their first game had a plethora of choices that between the thousands of us had none that were identical, seeing how they were going to reign all of this in for another go-round was an achievement in itself, but what we got wasn't just a satisfying answer to that question - it was one of the most intense and hauntingly beautiful moments in the entire game. Set upon by an unknown ship of immense power, your thought-to-be powerful Normandy has its hull blasted apart, causing a mass evacuation that right away put all of us on the back foot in not knowing who would survive, along with marvelling at the sheer power of the opposition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hia_m36pEpA#t=34 The bits that stay with you come just after the majority of the crew have taken off and you're attempting to rescue the over-devoted Joker from piloting the ship. Emerging from one of the back rooms you actually get to play the moment your Shepard looks up and into outer space, with debris and wreckage floating off into the nether, never to be seen again. Following that Joker is saved, but there's not enough time for you to meet a similarly hopeful fate, and as your beloved ship explodes, firing your body off across towards an unknown planet. The "We can rebuild him"-style montage that follows as once-evil corporation Cerberus slowly patch you back up is another immaculately crafted piece of sci-fi media, and set up the brilliant 'who do you trust?'-aspect that would come to help define this stellar entry in the series.