Game: Detroit Become Human

Why: Chloe breaks with fourth wall in an immersive way. She is beautiful and expressive. The actress did an amazing job expressing the doubt and confusion of Chloe.

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    CoD: Black Ops with the title screen being a playable “level” is very cool, and the campaign starting seamlessly from the title screen was neat as well.

    Metroid: Prime with the unsettling background and soundtrack that draws you in is amazing as well.

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      CoD: Black Ops with the title screen being a playable “level” is very cool

      Oh yeah, I forgot about that. The fact that you can leave the chair in the menu, walk over to the PC and play two completely different games was absolutely crazy to me at the time. I don’t think there’s another menu that can beat this one.

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    I’m a fan of Dead Space Remake’s menu. Selecting continue game just zooms out slightly to reveal that the game scene was already loaded the entire time.

    Special mentions: SOMA for how the face in the menu slowly changes over the course of the game, and Outer Wilds because it perfectly captures the vibe of the entire game

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    Maybe it’s a bit trivial and I don’t really know if it’s my favorite, but Baldur’s gate 3’ has a glorious menu screen. Both the overworld and the underground

    Also Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 have amazing menus

    Edit: fuck I was forgetting about Xenoblade chronicles 1 and X menu screens. Yeah, xeno X is definitely my favourite one

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    Civilization IV.

    That loading screen, with Baba Yetu playing as the menu music. The rising sun was timed to one of the big swells in the song.

    That song deserves that delayed game Grammy. Absolute art.

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    Always been a huge fan of The Last Of Us Parts 1 & 2 title screens. Always haunting and beautiful, with just enough context to be relevant but only if you have gone far enough to understand why.

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    The moment I saw the title screen for Max Payne 3 I knew I was in for it. It was a very simple title screen but the music and shaking title told me shit was about to get real.

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    I always loved the one from the first Mafia. When you select the different options of the menu the camera will move through the room and focus on an item related to your selection. “Intro” for example moves to the projector, “Load Game” moves to the typewriter and “Free Ride” moves to the map. And “Credits” shows you a photo of the dev team dressed as gangsters lol

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7XH-nSMXYM

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    Kingdom Hearts 1.

    There’s some heavy nostalgia attached, especially to Dearly Beloved as a song, but the overall vibe of it has always been peaceful to me. It’s very simple and clean, and welcoming. The way Sora is posed, looking out over the ocean, ready to start(or continue) his adventure makes it feel more like a landing spot, like there’s a raft just offscreen, ready to take us away once we hit start.