Video game bosses with two health bars are good, actually
It’s probably happened to you: After bashing your head against a particularly difficult boss in a video game, you realize you’ve been duped. As you watch that boss’ depleted health…
The 5 best Twilight Zone opening monologues of all time
“You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind.”
Critical Role’s animated intros are a master class in storytelling
If there's one thing guaranteed to get Critical Role fans hyped, it's a dramatic new opening for the company's incredibly popular actual-play Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. No matter whether you…
Mass Effect 2’s opening death was my first contact with the series
The first time I met Mass Effect’s Shepard, I watched him die.
MTG’s Dramatic Entrance card explains one of Avatar’s best season 1 moments
In season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender, few moments land harder than the reveal that the ancient, mad king of Omashu is, in fact, Aang’s childhood friend Bumi. He’s…
Video game openings used to say more with less
When I think of my favorite opening scenes in video games, plenty of blockbuster moments come to mind: Uncharted 2’s unforgettable train sequence, Resident Evil 4’s tense village shootout, and,…