The intro for FFVIII was really good...too bad the actual game sucked hard. My least favorite FF game EVER.

Lost Odyssey had a good intro, too.

FF VII was good (didn't like FF VIIIs intro that much tbh)
Warcraft 3's - all of the WOW CGIs seem to be very nice aswell

but my favorite one is Diablo 2's intro CGI .. pure excellence

Well others named FFVIII already...

I also loved FFX's intro especially the music:

I didn't think the FF 8 intro was amazing, but there is one thing interesting about it..

The intro had so much symbolism in it that my 9th grade English teacher used it during class to define some archetypes and give some examples of symbolism in use. I forget exactly what we did with it though, it's been a long time heh.

What the fuck are you talking about?!?Such foolishness.

Anyhow my pick is Kingdom Hearts I.

Tekken Tag Tournament....

It was my first PS2 game and it blew me away....after years of blocky N64 graphics

Warcraft III
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Blizzard's are always brilliant.

Planescape: Torment. No opening cinematic so intrigued me as the one at the beginning of that game. Rather than simply telling the story, Torment's opening provides the player with a series of brief flashes, where the meaning of each is revealed later in the game. The catch, however, is that you have no idea what you're watching the first time you see it. Then, as you progress through the game, you think back and go, "Oh! So THAT'S why he was with that girl," and so on.

Definitely one of the most innovative uses of CGI cutscenes I've ever seen. Seriously, look it up on Youtube.

As an honorable mention, I'll also plug Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, if only because it borderline-mocks the emerging convention of CGI exposition at the time through fourth-wall-breaking. Just when you think there's going to be some resolution, Abe goes, "So, GET ME OUTTA' HERE!," in a tone of voice that says, "What? You were expecting something more? Hell no; this is in your hands, now, so don't screw it up."

Garcian Smith,

HUH !!

what ? I never noticed this !!

shit, I have to look more carefully about this intro ...

for console FF8

For PC any blizzard game but mostly Diablo 2 and starcraft