Best of 2015 Part 1 - Best Title Screen/Opening

 (Since I post various title screens here I will not post any video game music in this post).

I will from time to time write on this blog about what I played under 2015 and what I liked the most. I thought it would be cool to kinda rank different games I played under 2015 in various categories, and what category is better to start off with than "best title screen"? A thing to note here is that I will not talk about games released under 2015, but rather games I played under 2015. In every "Best of 2015" post I will first mention some "honorable mentions" followed by my favorites. I will try to use both quriky and serious categories instead of just sticking to e.g. "best jrpg game 2015" (I will definitely make a that post though).

The title screen is the very first thing you see of a game, and hence does a good title screen give you a great first impression of the game. Something I noticed under my time as a gamer is that the games I love the most all has good title screen. Anyway let's go:

Honorable Mentions:

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate: My first experience with the Monster Hunter series was Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate (MH3U). I remember it having an interesting opening. While Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate (MH4U) may not have as good opening as MH3U, does it still have a very cool opening that ends with a badass twist. Moreover is the cgi in MH4U incredible!

Zelda: Spirit Tracks: Ah, who does not love a underrated game? Unfortunately, are underrated games often underrated since few people really like them. However I love me some Zelda and Zelda: Spirit Tracks is no different, moreover does it have a very good title screen that makes you instantly happy:

Some more honorable mentions: Zelda: Link's Awakening, Metroid: Zero Mission, Skies of Arcadia, Chrono Trigger

Best Title Screens/Openings 2015:

Secret of Mana: Secret of Mana's opening is famous for the recorded sound of a whale, which in fact is supposed to cover several mega byte, which was alot for a game at the time. Its title screen, like the rest of the game is very atmospheric, with some darker sound tunes. This is very typical to Super Nintendo games, however it is awesome!

Xenoblade Chronicles X: I am just going to say this right of the bat! I love Xenoblade Chronicles X (XCX), and I am sure this game is gonna take alot of attention in these lists. I had been looking forward to this game for over 2.5 years (!!!), which felt from time to time very painful. It was love at first sight when I saw the first trailer back in E3 2013.

That said,  as soon as I booted up the game and the title screen was loaded I knew I was in for a treat. I think the title screen speaks for itself when it comes to the fantastic world of Mira (the planet you are on in XCX):

Zelda: Majoras Mask: Not only does the remake of Zelda: Majoras Mask (ZMM) to the Nintendo 3DS make the game look much better, but moreover was its title screen greatly improved by the graphic overhaul. ZMM has imo a really cool title screen, where it starts out with the town and everyone is happy, but with time does it become darker and darker until the end where it's even quite psychedelic. It really sets the mood for how the game is going to be:

The Title Screen 2015:
Metroid Prime 1 & 2: Since I have an extremely hard time saying that Metroid Prime (MP) is better than Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (MP2) or vice versa, I will probably write about these two simultaneously alot of time in these lists.

As soon as one starts MP or MP2 they know immediately that they are about to play an extremely atmospheric game. Be it the more "native" or "organic" atmosphere of MP or the darker atmosphere of MP2. These two title screens are not only the best title screen I've seen under 2015, but moreover two of the best title screens ever. I'm sure the title screens speak for themselves:

Acknowledgement: As usual, do I not link my own videos, hence I thank all of the youtubers who have uploaded these title screens and openings. Among these youtubers, do we e.g. have Monster Hunter's official youtube (which have of late become some kind of cat channel, lol) and GameXplain.