Maybe the trailer’s editing was meant to obscure the franchise reveal, but I think it was pretty clear from the beginning to anyone who remembers Nintendo’s commercials for Ocarina of Time that this was a Zelda game. They used the same Basil Poledouris score, which I always assumed was a deliberate statement.

Your experience mirrors mine pretty much perfectly. I knew very little about its background material going into Brutal Legend (I’ve never minded metal, but rarely seek it out), but it impressed me in almost every way. I’d easily count it in my top handful of favorite games.

It made me think of this...

Rube: What a gorgeous dog.George: Isn’t she?Mason: Is it a golden?George: Yes! She is.Mason: What’s its name?George: J. D.[Rube looks underneath J. D.]Rube: J. D.’s a male.George: Yes, she is.Mason: Why you callin’ him a she if he’s a he?George: Because dogs are referred to in the feminine.Rube: In the way some guy…

I logged so many hours walking around and exploring the Enterprise D with the Interactive Technical Manual. At the time, I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

Well you may not have liked Dennis McCarthy’s DS9 theme but John Williams liked it enough to use it as the opening ceremony theme for the 1996 Olympic games.

Carrying this thought through, while I don't feel too weird or dopey playing through an empowerment thrill ride the first time, what does it mean if I go back more than a decade later to do it again? Am I just some weird masochist who likes to play simulated hardship so that I can enjoy programmed and plotted…

Easily one of my favorite games on the Super Nintendo.

He's joking. Torkoal's type is "Coal Pokemon."

Sudowoodrow Wilson.

Genuine interpretation question: Is it? I thought it looks like Tetra grumpily changing out of her princess outfit. She kicked off her heels and she's putting her hair back up into the style she normally wears.

Erm. Yes. None of that.

Fascinating read. Thanks for sharing it!

I really really like the second intro as well, but I think there's something to be said for the short simplicity of the first one.

I don't know that it's my favorite favorite, but Borderlands had a pretty great opening that was succinct, catchy, and a good impression of what you were about to get.

I was just considering adding that warning myself. I did it at work...on a public service desk... oops.

Good luck! I'm rooting for you!

I just think Kirby's cuter when he's angry. It's like when a five year old tells you about how bad his day was. He might be frowning and pouty, but meanwhile you're studiously trying to avoid hurting his feelings by cracking the biggest grin.

I almost stopped watching after the trailer part of the video, but I continued and am really glad I did. The animations during the explanations are really cute.