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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Video Game Intros of All Time After doing a “best endings of all time” list last week, I, of course, immediately started thinking about what a “best intros of all time” list what would look like. So here…

After doing my top 10 video game conclusions last week, I naturally started thinking about my top 10 intros.

These are the 10 that have stuck with me the most throughout my life. Enjoy!

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The Last of Us in the best intros and endings, love to see it.

And I hope you ever get through Automata! Maybe the third time's a charm 😂 loved the list!

You really made it your own and changed it so much that I wouldn't have made the connection without you saying so, so while I'm happy to take the credits, they're all yours! 😂

Oehh thanks for the shoutout, appreciate that! And I absolutely love these snack sized stories. In this case I read all of them, but it's perfect for when you have little time and just want to scan over the topic(s) that especially interest you.

5 out of 5 ketchup packets for sure 😂👏

I spend way too much time thinking about gaming so if you want an idea of what it’s like inside my head, you’ll find a taste of that here 😅

Would appreciate any & all feedback! Let me know what you think of this newsletter-style format & we’ll see if I keep iterating on it 🧐

The worst feeling when that damn bot brings back scraps instead of functioning pitons 😭

Almost as bad as running out of food or drinks 😬

exactly, this aspect is so well done. It ALMOST does yes 😆

AGREED! Finally making it onto solid ground is so satisfying. And then being rewarded with views like this 🤩 Really feels like you accomplished something great after all those setbacks

It really is 🤩 Hope to continue my second playthrough this year

Well deserved buzz! Truly one of the most unique games I've ever played.

Cheeky little #promosky before I forget like always?

Hi, I'm Chip. Bloody love a video game, and will happily gab away about them with you (and other things)

Currently playing:
- Borderlands
- Cairn
- Mass Effect
- Divinity: Original Sin 2

Feel free to come say hi, hello or maybe even a hey

Hahaha unfortunately not 😂 I actually turned the survival stuff off near the end. I appreciated it in the beginning but in the final hours I had enough trouble not constantly falling to my death, let alone also having to worry about starving or freezing or to death 😅

My final time said somewhere between 11-12 hours. I didn't do a whole lot of exploring though, cause the survival stuff stressed me out 😂

Ahh if you just met the young guy you've got a lot of pretty sights ahead of you 😄

Thanks man! Had to work hard for it 😂

Appreciate that! How's your trip going? 😄

Cairn credits rolled! What a unique, captivating experience this was. Not perfect, but certainly memorable.

This game managed to provoke feelings in me that not many others did. Mostly good ones.

Full review coming soon ✍️

Trying to get through a Monday be like

I’m not sure I’ve ever actually done a #PromoSky, so here goes nothing!

My name is Zack and I’m a gamer/writer in my 30s. I primarily write game reviews on my blog (link in bio) and love talking with all kinds of people about this wonderful hobby.

I also enjoy

Movies 🎥

Books 📚

Metal 🤘

And even constantly interacting with each other 😭 that's a new level of having no life

Same, I miss my man Snow on here. Fuck these people ruining it for everyone

Some of y'all should be detectives for real. Impressive stuff

One moment Cairn is therapeutic and giving me all sorts of zen vibes. The next I'm raging out if my mind.

It's an interesting cocktail

Oops 😂 well trash is easy to come by, and therefore chalk as well 😄 you won't immediately need it either.

No problem!

So collect and compost trash so you can make more chalk
-avoid the rain 😅
-time those pitons right cause you're gonna need them
-use photo mode to plan your route instead of L1, as the game suggests. L1 is still useful whenever you found a map though, since it shows the easiest routes

That never gets less stressful 😂 not sure getting tips from someone who is constantly dying is the best idea, but here goes:

-manually selecting limbs with L1 can be really helpful since the auto-select isn't always the best choice
-Use your items, hoarding isn't rewarding
-Chalk is a lifesaver...

One can never practice enough! I could've used the extra time indoors 😅

You went through all of them? I never even noticed there were more than 3 😂 heard it from @themcmr.bsky.social yesterday and I had no idea

Ahahah LET'S GO!! My girl Aava doesn't give a shit. Gotta love that cross legged pose.

Hope you enjoy! And do keep me updated on all those deaths so I can feel better about myself please?

Yeah that's not really my thing either. Mostly because I kinda suck at it, not gonna lie 😂 I do love the platforming sections in those games

What a lineup 🤩