8 Recent Video Game Openings That Blew You Away
3. Red Dead Redemption 2
One word that can be used to describe the opening of Red Dead Redemption 2 is cinematic.
Snow covers the camera as you’re slowly shown each of the main characters galloping. There’s a heavy sense of atmosphere, of meaningful depth. You can almost feel the snowdrops as they fall onto the characters. All of this is followed by simple conversations from the main gang of the game that tells you everything you need to know about the story without it ever being too blatantly obvious.
The early missions you do afterward serve as great introductions to not only the world but also the gameplay and characters. As you walk around, you can feel the weight of your movement; the difficult terrain Arthur Morgan has to traverse.
It’s something truly impressive. And it does all of this while introducing you to each of the main characters and major story beats. Setting you up for the rest of the game.