Greatest Video Game Cinematics Ever

[@outofhere2338]

even a 2010 cinematic can still hold up and look amazing today

[@DNSGaming]

Even I was surprised when I looked at the release date

[@darthlegolas9155]

I think they’re even better

[@Bollalillo]

@@Finis.Terrae That is not true at all, they have advanced greatly since then. Had you seen those trailers in full HD on todays monitors you'd see flaws. That being said its all about the creation, lights, angles, filters and how they are used. Any CGI from any decade will look bad if its in the wrong hands

[@balintmagyar3285]

@@DNSGaming well, even the cinematics of WarCraft 3 (2002) or Armies of Exigo (2004) are worthy challengers to this list. Blizzard and Black Hole are both very talented in this cathegory on their own right.

[@EngineeringScience015]

There has not been much improvement in graphics over the last 5-10 years, not to be confused with playing on larger resolutions and/or higher frame rates.

[@SebScribble]

That moment in The Old Republic trailer when he realises what he has just done is gut wrenching. The music syncing with the change of his eye gives me goosebumps everytime

[@habibiblocksberg2407]

the most incredible scene ever created, hands down.

[@gman99999]

And then the Emperor look at him in apathy with dith eyes.

[@jonathanstark9147]

The SC2 openings are all amazing. Still looks incredible nearly ten years later.

[@WimukthiBandara]

they are somwhere between 12-8 years old now. Blizzard cinematics have always been incredible tbh.

[@ebolachan8198]

@@WimukthiBandara except the ones far Dragonflight, they were all kinda meh

[@slavakislov3675]

Godlike tier

[@pylock]

ye eyyey eyeyeyyeeyye YEET!

[@MrQwertyman111]

Check out some of the 4k upscaled vids using AI. Incredible how much more detail all the vids can get, when in the original there were just blurs or smudged details.

[@gunzorzz]

The For honor trailer is an absolute masterpiece, how they switch from one faction to the other, from one type of warrior to another, the chaos.. everything... Just wish i could say the same for the game itself

[@backupaccount5784]

I still think the game is pretty good.

[@deepakashinath6522]

@@backupaccount5784 masochist

[@DTheCasualGamer]

Game is fire what are you talking about

[@Gotchouille]

It’s a great game still man !

[@tygarner9142]

The game is still amazing

[@AKANI32]

wow WOTLK is the greatest cinematic ever for me!!! Arthas rising as Lich King with his father's words echoing in background.... Perfect

[@aniruddhbhatkal1834]

Yeah, it's so great that Game of Thrones copied it! It belongs here for sure

[@BobbaDons]

blizzard cinematics always top tier

[@2PM.2024]

I partly agree with you in alot of aspects The World of Warcraft - Lich king Cinematics is on a shelf with a few others that has seen no peers. The Video that is in this list (dreanor) aint even in the same league. WOTLK is for me even better than the Burning crusade that i held close for a long time and is at breaking point of Diablo II cinematics (for instance the best of em : Act III). Conclusion is simple, Blizzard / Blizzard North before Activision bought our future and killed it was ALWAYS the best.

[@joshhudson9127]

Arthas My Son is the best video game song ever created.

[@leto22cz]

@@aniruddhbhatkal1834 How did GoT copied it??

[@Daehawk]

Sam did an amazing job with the apprentice in the Force Unleashed series. Wish we had a third game. All I wanted was for the two o0f them to be happy.

[@MrBishop077]

I agree the Force Unleashed series really could have used more games.

[@crazyunclecrispy6140]

@@MrBishop077 thank disney they cancelled the third game and every other star wars project when they bought lucasfilm

[@asahel980]

SC2 heart of the swarm is one of the best in the decade, especially after playing wings of liberty and seeing units being in the cinematics.

[@ulosen]

it's trash compared to legacy of the void intro

[@demianschymik8353]

@@ulosen Dude really just said HotS trailer is Trash lmao

[@furkannarin2844]

it is total bullshit if you compare it to shadow of war or to assassins creed

[@demianschymik8353]

@@furkannarin2844 Youre the most Sarcastic Person ever, i like it!

[@Hunter_6601]

too bad the game isnt to scale like the cinematic

[@pigozz]

I like how for honor is literally the gameplay with environmental kills, friendly fire, switching targets, pushing, ledging, catapult and archers commands and close combat wall fizzles...god damn I love that game

[@antiquefuturistic]

The Brothers cinematic from the old republic is not only great looking but also tells an epic story. “Light and Dark sides unified” , isn’t that epic

[@rdnowlin1206]

Disney could redeem themself by making a whole Star Wars Old Republic moive using CG cinematic artwork.

[@johnymustacio]

@@rdnowlin1206 doubt disney actually made the game... and i have further doubt that the company that made the game made the cinematic for it though they prabably did

[@meleardil]

That is a piece of ART down to the smallest details. The brothers hold hands the same way over and over, helping up each other, until the last time, that last moment together. This short cinematic holds more passion and a more tragic story than all of the trash Hollywood produced in the last 10 years.

[@zQuellinHundo]

So sad

[@zQuellinHundo]

They need to make a series tv 📺

[@drewfrench5271]

Shadow of War's narrator (the voice of Shelob) is so well casted because she sounds like the movie narrator (Kate Blanchette).

[@GraveMindII7]

Also the entire trailer is a banger. And the game is one of my all time favorites. Just saying. Hope they continue those games someday as an old ass 27 year old retired competitive gamer that only plays single player now 😂

[@pleaseclap5210]

Sorry but the black dude in the middle of a battle in a tolkien world just pulls me right out of the action

[@drewfrench5271]

@pleaseclap5210 there were black men in middle earth. More so in Southern Rhûn but I believe there were still some

[@pleaseclap5210]

@@drewfrench5271 sorry but seeing a sub-Saharan in the middle of a Germanic/Nordic/Anglo-Saxon universe is just odd and out of place. That's like seeing A native American in a Greek Pantheon

[@drewfrench5271]

@pleaseclap5210 yeah... I guess they probably wouldn't have intermingled much since the cultures were so different. Like think of all the Middle Eastern race mercenaries from Deep Harad.... I guess they would've never married or intermixed with the Numenorians

[@casecamel6719]

for me wrath of the lich king trailer was the best cinematics... the contrast between the narrative and Arthus's actions, the texture, color, all was perfect.

[@EvilNecroid]

no king rules forever my son

[@mackenziehunter4593]

I agree, though I do like Cataclysm's cinematic. Deathwing just looks really cool.

[@chinncannon]

Absolutely

[@fastjeff6]

In-game when you finally reach the cinimatic in Northrend blew my freakin mind. Yeah it didn't look super great, but story wise it was awesome.

[@LizardoiL]

Gives me goosebumps everytime I watch it.

[@aldunlop4622]

I live in hope of a StarCraft movie series one day. Definitely my favourite, the story is great.

[@NB-TB]

Hopefully they will wait till all this woke BS has crawled back under its rock before trying.

[@death2abrahamism]

Good luck with that one. I'm still waiting for a new Onimusha, or at least another Ninja Gaiden.

[@Hwh00t]

i thought the exact same thing the first 15 seconds of the trailer - you could honestly make legendary movies out of the lore

[@creationsmaxo]

This is a thing about Activition Blizzard. They have been wanting to create a cinematic series of movies from most of their work, but the sheer cost of the production and distribution is off-putting to say the least. The movie Warcraft the Beginning is just an example of how off-putting the price tag on Blizzard's movie can be as they were forced to use actors and adapt the scenario to a simpler setup than they wanted due to the production cost skyrocketing through the sky. As one of my friend in movie production said: Activision Blizzard has a lot of talents in creating original stories and designs, but they don't have what it takes to make a commercially good movie. It's not about the talent to render stuff or the story or how cool looking stuff is looks, but about how you can make the content flow in a great way from start to finish, but while staying within the length desired and all that with as little change to the environment as possible because, in movies, changes is the costing bit.

[@johnnythesnow253]

Both Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War games are incredible. I absolutely loved the gameplay and the story. I really hope they'll make another game based on professor Tolkien's world

[@MooseBear-ob2wh]

I kinda wish they kept it possible to be within the lore, like a, "this is wild, but it doesnt contradict anything so it technically could work if want to headcanon it". They abandoned that pretty early on lol But they are hella fun.

[@jeffagain7516]

I've watched the WoW "Warlords" Cinematic at least 10 times over the years and though I truly love ALL of the Cins Blizz have made, this one I still think tops the rest. Everything in it clicks, the artistry, the superb action, the importance of the characters involved, the voicework (oh man, the voicework) and the awesome backdrop theme music, just all blends into a glorious show. :)

[@cinos8631]

I've always liked this cinematic the most because Garrosh saves Grom at the last moment, echoing WC3's cinematic that ended with his death.

[@ChaosDesigned]

It is really really good isn't it? I like how the fight plays out too so awesome the voice work in bliz is top notch. I wish they'd make more movies.

[@AzoiatheCobra]

2:59 this scene right here was the reason i only did the viking build... yes, in the scene it was craped over by the swarm monster (i dont play startcraft for over 6 years now) but that landing... as a weeb who loves mecha animes, i honestly loved that scene

[@rudiausbuddeln7573]

Comparing the Rings of Power Trailer from Last year with shadow of war is really making me smirk here

[@colewilliams6623]

The SWTOR one is from an expansion not from the original core game. But ALL of the cinematic trailers from SWTOR are amazing!

[@LikePizzas]

When i saw the title i was ready to see another "Top 10 World of Warcraft Cinematics" not gonna lie. ☠

[@pici5533]

Blizzard knows how to make good cinematics. Literally had some revolutionary cinematics for their time in the early days.

[@marcosdheleno]

dunno man, if compare something like sc1 cgs with something like parasite eve which released earlier, its not even fair how far ahead PE was. and if you compare the later games from square? ff viii and ix? and that's on a psx! then there was ffx and kingdom hearts 1 and 2.

[@rizzlerazzledazzle]

Man those early AC trailers 🤌🏼 hot damn

[@SpaceCinemaYT]

star wars the old republic and assains creed cinematics always on top

[@UnderScorePT]

These are all amazing, but it's a crime the Dead Island cinematic is not here...

[@joshuapannell8131]

You picked the Warlords of Draenor Cinematic over the Wrath of the Lich King cinematic. SHAME!

[@Bluegocrazy]

I was hurt too but the WOD cinematic had alot of action but Wrath was more about lore and the Lich king being badass.

[@joshuapannell8131]

@@Bluegocrazy it's just that for me Wrath of the Lich King felt like the Freeza Saga of of DBZ. And Warlords felt like the bullshit story ass pulls Buu Saga had.

[@quinnmichaelson6793]

Wraith is better on lore, but the cinematic isn't as good. You see a guy wake up from a nap, wake a dragon from the ground, and a bunch of undead goons do a fist bump. It would have been better to incorporate some action in. WOD might be meh on lore, but the cinematic is a masterpiece

[@joshuapannell8131]

@@quinnmichaelson6793 I could get behind that sentiment. It was just exciting to see arthas again after not seeing him for so many years after Warcraft 3

[@ЛехаБрюс-к3ы]

And ACB over the AC2

[@Finite_Source]

ESO cinematics are always awesome

This should be every Blizzard cinematic in one video.

[@saschaschmitt592]

yeah if they did1 thing 100% right, it was their cinematics....

[@Metalton95]

@@saschaschmitt592 and music!

[@Reddzion]

@@saschaschmitt592 and concept art, character design, character voice lines/sounds, background music, battle music, ambient music. The "fuck ups" is usually 1 or 2 departments only. Like you wouldn't include the musicians an artists to the blame

[@orkaydk9430]

@@Reddzion nah, the character design has been going downhill since 2016 imo, very hit or miss

[@Reddzion]

@@orkaydk9430 that's fair :)

[@FaronDexter]

wild to not include Diablo

[@ChityctyBangBang]

as soon as i seen force unleashed, went straight to it. My opinion, this is the only trailer that still gives me goosebumps. And to top it off, thats how the game actually plays! Love it!

[@dododimitrov9657]

This was fan fiction and was more lore friendly than what Amazon did with rings of power Tv series. I can't get over the gramma Celebrimbor adaptation there.

[@lotrismyreligion2505]

Yeah 😂

[@aldunlop4622]

By far.

[@SohnoZ]

Almost 10 years since SC2 Heart of the Swarm and the trailer still gives me shivers

[@tomdowney37215]

The Diablo IV with Lilith and the blood membrane cape deserves to be on here

[@Whittaz85]

It’s a gate.

[@alucryts]

yup. that cinematic was absolutely legend tier.

[@PoisonSin]

THIS!

[@ataincee]

I was looking for this comment :)

[@audreyplaysnice2086]

all the ones by Blizzard give me goose bumps. good compilation!

[@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177]

Seriously badass such good graphics i don’t get why they didn’t jus remake the movie like that

[@omnimoon3553]

@@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177 because its very expensive

[@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177]

@@omnimoon3553 yeah I kinda knew that but it would have been way more epic and worth it haha 😆

[@omnimoon3553]

@@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177 agree but nobody will spend 300m $ on such movie especially when Warcraft didnt get much money

[@MaximusMeridiusDK]

How they did this video and not included the cinematics from Diablo 2 is beyond me... Those cinematics are basically the reason cinematics are so good today... They set a whole new standard for the cinematics part of games....

[@Forever_Thatter]

that's what happens when stupid youtubers like DNSGaming make their own lists.

[@WimukthiBandara]

Yeah I was wondering the same. Diablo 2 Cinematic is one of the greatest ever.

[@RoadRallyLife]

That was the best thing I've seen from Star Wars since the original movies.

[@TheYoungWolfI]

StarCraft 2 Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void. And all the Star Wars Old Republic trailers together in chronological order.

[@aldunlop4622]

Played them all, they’re epic. Where’s our movie series for both them?

[@marlonlourenco]

Man... Heart of the Swarm was a turning point in the SC2 franchise and for the gaming industry in general, not only RTS. The trailer scenematics was a masterpiece of the contemporary CGI.

[@RipOfflineAudio]

Be sure, if a SC3 comes out, it will be absolute trash and only money milking machine

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

turning point for cinematics sure SC2 is garbage though. SC:BW is a fucking classic. SC2 is just a reskinned WC3

[@ryanaegis3544]

@@user-tz9jh6pv2j Did you know you can now play BW versus SC2? Of course it is not perfectly balanced, but all the units are there. Pick your race and your generation and see how learning what counters what feels like all over again, but prettier.

[@fatleo]

Warlords was an amazing cinematic

[@Shinobito1]

How is it I realised it only now, that Sam Witwer lent not only hi voice, but also his face to Starkiller?

[@AkujinXII]

The Assassin creed was the best imo, the music with it is just insane.

[@JPMitreN]

I hate when a game doesn’t look as good as its cinematic trailer

[@KORGOTH_666]

I feel the same about women online Tbh

[@yonahsefchovich5931]

That drop ship trooper cinematic for planetside is still one of the best for me. And I’ve never even played Planetside.

[@jonasgonzalez2751]

3:00 I really like that transforming aircraft looks sooo cool

[@Ox5f3759df]

I have to say, I wasn't ready to see only one WoW cinematic here. I was not prepared.

[@Menevolence]

THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING SC2 UNDERATED GAME WITH BRILLIANT CINEMATICS

[@T0NI_]

Okay but that whole sequence from 19:40 onwards is incredible and just feels so damn cool

[@PippTheKid]

eso was such a crazy game when it first came out, fighting in an open field 100v100 and then third faction come running it down. Was one of the first games where it felt like a big giant war happening. Sieging keeps with 100-200 people, defending one was truly great at the time.

[@TacumaGamba]

ElderScorlls lol... That WOD cinematic always gives me goose bumps.

[@garrettshine9241]

17:28 The Elder Scorlls... So close guys so close. Lmao

[@alexanderfiedorov925]

I remember there was a time that every gaming shop had the DC Universe Online intro playing on loop forever, that intro was amazing at that time, for me it's one of the best game cinematics ever.

[@overmind3922]

When I saw the title of the video I knew that Starcraft 2 had to be there. Simply epic all its Cinematics.

[@strangelee4400]

When that 'L' block came down in Tetris and completed the row...absolute classic.

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

Star Craft and the Black Flag Assisans Creed Trailer were hands down short films, not even video games, just brilliant short films! They have a story in just a couple of min which some 2 hour films fail to do.

[@Fryzzi]

D3 Reaper of Souls Cinematic was badass too „No one, can stop Death!!!"

[@florida2914]

all the warcraft 3 cinematics could fit

[@bluejays6223]

blizz is always on point with cinematics

[@homii4858]

Blizzard is so overhyped. They sell cheap boring games that look like they belong on an IPhone.

[@adison2117]

@@homii4858 u are on some drugs or some shit

[@The_Keeper]

"What? you guys don't have mobile phones?"

[@SkeletonGuts45]

the star killer cinematic was amazing... right up until the Troopers just started walking up to him when they have guns.

[@leonpetrich5864]

There are countless reasons to shame ubisoft but that that For Honor trailer is just amazing.

[@salexmatei]

#1 Eve Online Capsuleer

[@jasonboone4908]

I still love ToR's The Return cinematic. They have some of the best lightsaber battle choreography of any Star Wars product

[@billbeis7691]

If there's not "A night to remember" in a list like that then the list is not valid.

[@mathisbuilder]

Absolutely true

[@benjaminansell2538]

The greatest video game cinematic is the opening cutscene from Sonic Unleashed. It was just perfect.

[@dec5747]

bro, the Transformers war for cybertron trailer still holds up to today's graphics

[@Queldonus]

The opening cinematic from the 2019 Battletech game is an underrated masterpiece of storytelling. It doesn't have super detailed visuals or epic action scenes. It doesn't even have a single line of dialogue. In about two minutes it recaps the story of a setting with decades of history and highlights its themes in a way that makes even long time fans of the setting tear up by bringing forth every emotion from the setting's many tales.

[@undyingrex5485]

That WOW song tho! Goosebumps every time.

[@therageurai8120]

You could make a whole trilogy on just that one Star Wars the old republic cinematic

[@jtluns9]

The Middle Earth clip was better than the entire Rings of Power series The Star Wars clips were better than the entire sequel trilogies

[@guest0046]

Final Fantasy 14: Realm Reborn is the best ever for me. The one with Bahamut exploding and destroying everything. SWTOR when the jedi is fighting Malgus and his Master is up there too. Assassins creed revelations i think was great as well

[@ryanaegis3544]

FF XIV is one I play just for the music and story. It brings me to tears half the time and I have never even played a FF game. Definitely one of the all time greatests.

[@shanedriscol]

Starkiller was so OP. Such a great game. They need a new one!

[@muhammadimranmalaysia4523]

Agreed. So OP

[@zefurin7300]

The 3 introductions cinematics of Starcraft 2 (WoL, HotS and LotV) should be in this top.

[@dajshinshin6123]

Old Republic cinematics are still the best

[@subterraneancamote808]

The Elder Scrolls, SrarCraft II & Star Wars: The Old Republic are superb 👌

[@MrDevLinaz]

Blizzard does best cinematics as always

[@Freefire-gc6ff]

this starcraft video is sooooo sick

[@humblekain]

Wonderful cinematics here, great memories too.

[@Loncar-op1gg]

Amazing list but sadly you missed one above all... Wrath of The Lich King!

[@agama5538]

Those skills Galen Marek throws around in the end is on par with the original six films. Kept me grinning.

[@smokingbeetles5793]

Dang all that work and Sauron still came back.

[@ryanaegis3544]

They mentioned the name Celibrimbor. It has been a long time since I read LotR, but I think he was before the Bilbo and Frodo stories.

[@pugtimusprime5074]

little sad to not see sonic unleashed opening cinematic with is pixar levels in graphaics but damn these scenes were epic.

[@stevenjameswyatt2032]

Opening intro scene to the Witcher 2 has got to be one of the greatest.

[@resulnaki]

Diablo 2 still has the best cinematics ever along with Halo 2 anniversary edition. For years I wanted Diablo 2 to be a movie. The whole wanderer story and him becoming Diablo was magical

[@sebc6659]

The Old Republic trailer still gives me goosebumps

[@NomNomNom1989]

Blizzard will never disappoint with cinematics, thats probably the only thing they good at.

[@ShawFilmAndPhoto]

I'll never forgot the Left 4 Dead 1& 2 intro movies, they were so damn cool when I first saw them and i still get chills watching them back to this day

[@gjfwang]

The light Jedi was waiting the whole time to assassinate the emperor but once he killed his brother, he realized he had turned to the dark side

[@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177]

14:00 They should have just made the entire Warcraft movie in this form

[@MjollTheLioness-o4y]

As much as I like the KOTFE trailer from SWTOR, the one with Satele Shan and Jace Malcolm fighting Darth Malgus on Alderaan will always be my favorite.

[@juanrodriguez-ng3rb]

Mine too

[@ryanaegis3544]

Yep, that one is definitely better. Heck, in its two minutes it is better than all of Disney's sequels except maybe Rogue One.

[@loganhartsel5513]

Heart of the Swarm and WOD were my favorite for years

[@deepruc7608]

The last one is visually the bottom end of the list but starkiller has been my favourite force user since ive played the games. Love the fighting style and force abilities he uses.

[@THEL05]

Definitly better than any postlogie character…

[@latinoheat612]

Middle earth games were spectacular! Taking the micro trans away of course that shit was legendary

[@el6700]

Would love to see an animated series, just not by Netflix or Amazon

[@nickmark5376]

Forgot one more. It's old but it was a masterpiece back then Onimusha 3 greatest cinematic i believe at the time!!!

[@0That_Guy0]

Like many others here I struggle to understand the choice of the WoD over the WotLK cinematic. Draenor was longer and arguably visually more impressive by today's standards, but for long time fans of the Warcraft universe, the Wrath trailer had a much greater impact despite being a shorter cinematic. The fantastic narration by Arthas' father, the music, the scenery, and all put together with every move Arthas makes in the scenes - It's perfect.

[@ArtMagik]

I'm not a WoW fan, I only played vanilla but Wrath of The Lich King cinematic is with Mist of Pandaria my favorite WoW cinematic. Both of them have a very cinematographic style and have something unmatchable, they tell a story that don't need to know the lore to be understood (as the opposite of WoD, Shadowlands or Dragonflight)

[@keamu8580]

There's just no argument to be made that the Lich King raising Sindragosa while King Menethil speaks in the background is a cooler spectacle than Grom Hellscream attacking Mannoroth with the Blackfuse Company's gadgets. "Ohhh I cast a spell on a dead body with my scary LichSkullPowerDeathSword! Ohhhh..." Please. Such a pretty boy under that helmet.

[@0That_Guy0]

@@keamu8580 First of all I think you and I look for very different things in cinematics, and unlike me you don't seem to be interested or invested in Arthas' story, which makes this almost a needless discussion. Anyway: I don't think you understood what I wrote either, as the WoD cinematic being a "spectacle" was my point. You got to check off more boxes than "cool" to be concidered one of the greatest cinematics. If making an impact on the viewer was just about having them go; "Ooooh, things go boom boom, hell yeah!", then sure, it's great. But I was hardly invested in that story at all, so it was nothing more than a spectacle to me, with very little impact. Grom's story ended in WC3 as far as I'm concerned, and I've disliked Garrosh from the very beginning. He was a selfish, warmongering prick with no redeeming qualities, certainly not any I'd bother go looking for. So to me it was indeed just a spectacle with very little impact. So I don't think the spectacle makes it a better cinematic at all. I am a fan of Arthas' story, and I think the WotLK cinematic was a perfect re-introduction to bring him back from WC3. Feel free to read the OP again as to why. Though the Lich King certainly has no redeeming qualities, Arthas used to, and he had a far more interesting journey than Garrosh. You may disagree 100%, and that's fine, i don't mind. But to claim that the WoD cinematic is better than the WotLK as undisputable, that's a little silly. Especially if we're going by subjective standards.

[@keamu8580]

@@0That_Guy0 Sorry but due to eating too many paint chips I haven't the attention span to read your rant, however, take solace in knowing that it is very likely others WILL read it! Kudos for writing all that text. That reminds me of one time when I attended a picnic with my auntie Judith. I remember it like it was yesterday. “Here, put this in the basket.” Judith directed the children like a sergeant on D-Day. A flurry of activity centered in the kitchen as they prepared for the Annual Ladies Auxiliary picnic. She placed the container of floweret cut radishes in front of Cindy. Will was in charge of sandwiches. He opened a beautifully wrapped sandwich and took a bite. “Ew. What’s this?” Judith snatched the food from his hand. “These are cucumber sandwiches.” She placed the rest into the picnic basket. “I told you children that these are for the Ladies Auxiliary. Everything has to be perfect.” “Won’t there be hot dogs?” “I’m not sure,” she wiped down the counter with a tea towel. “I made you peanut butter and jelly just to be safe.” Cindy rolled her eyes, “What a stupid question, doofus. These are ladies, and they won’t have the yummy food like hotdogs and chips.” “But it’s a picnic.” “It’s not that kind of picnic.” She held out her pinky finger and put her nose in the air. “The hoity-toity will be there.” “That’s enough, kids.” Bill walked into the kitchen. He lifted the ice cooler and handed it to Cindy and Will. “Load this into the wagon.” The kids rushed out of the kitchen, eager to get away from their mother. Judith noticed Bill’s weary expression. She knew he worked hard, and it was because of her. Ever since her best friend Annie married a wealthy man, Judith wanted the same thing. “It looks like it might rain. Are you sure you want to go to this shindig?” Annoyance made her reply sharp. “This is a big deal, not everyone gets invited, you know.” Bill walked around the table and hugged her. “Judy, Judy, Judy,” he started his horrible Cary Grant imitation. She leaned into his hug. A shout from outside broke the moment. Bill sighed. “I got this. You finish here, and we’ll hit the road.” Judith carried the rest of the items out to the station wagon and overheard Bill talking to the kids as they cleaned up the mess. The cooler had tipped over, and everything was in the driveway. “…this is important to your mother. You two have to be on your best behavior the whole day.” “Why does she care about a bunch of old ladies?” Will ran in circles not really helping. Cindy crawled under the tailgate to retrieve a soda. “Ever since Aunt Annie joined them she’s always so mad.” “Aunt Annie used to be fun too.” He stopped spinning. “Is Mom going to stop being fun?” Cindy snorted, “She already did. And she’s not even in the club yet.” Ha ha, those were the days.

[@0That_Guy0]

@@keamu8580 And of course he's just a troll.

[@SBragg88]

It's amazing that the art division of Blizzard knew their audience so well, where the game developers failed their player-base at almost every turn.

[@g1sunstreaker584]

Epic as it is, the Brotherhood cinematic always makes me laugh because I just see the crowd of onlookers and I imagine they must be going "oh damn"

[@MurderMostFowl]

You picked some relatively recent stuff… for the most impressive stuff in history, I’d say the opening for the title screen of Mechwarrior 2, Command and Conquer Red Alert 1, 7th Guest Star Craft 1 and Half Life 1 were mind bogglingly awesome when they came out. Of course it’s not an apples to apples comparison, but I think those games deserve a shout out.

[@bdleo300]

War Thunder, definitely deserves to be among the best ever.

[@desertvik1ng]

Half life opening for sure

[@marcosdheleno]

dont forget final fantasy, chrono cross and so many other square games.

[@Legendarysetsandtapepacks]

The intro to shadow of the beast 2 scared me as a kid 😅

[@Guendison]

damn, no FFXIV ARR intro

[@RionaSL]

WoD for Warcraft's choice was ok but i think it could be better with Mist of Pandaria or even Battle of Azeroth. Yet... i know... WoW's lovers would choose WotLK but we speak about cinematic guys, not lore. No Diablo ? 😶

[@fluffybacon]

I definitely don't agree, MoP's cinematic is one of the worst in terms of character appearance. It's better than Dragonflight, but that isn't setting the bar high.

[@Capense-q9m]

Damn that star wars one

[@wood2103]

You only Missed the BEST one ever made, The Diablo 4 announcement Trailer...Sent shivers up my spine when I saw the look on Lilith's face as she surveyed the world in which she was newly "born" into and the crouching, humble figure in front of her. She took him in as one might look at an ant on the ground.

[@lucaesposito6896]

Right!? I was looking for this comment! The last sequence is a cinematic masterpiece

[@shoresy6927]

Blizzard is god. So are the people who make the Old Republic ones

[@jabbrewoki]

Why can't they make movies like this?

[@jollmicelis8253]

budget maybe

[@MadScientyst]

Cuz they need to make 'Toys' & keep the PG-13 shit, so we get lame ass Comicbook Superhero flicks with piss poor storylines & characters over & over....smh

[@JoshF-x9c]

Star killer was impressive…I agreed with the liche king cinamatic…he had many good moments