User blog comment:Aandrew07/Discussion of the Week: Intro Cinematics/@comment-5020152-20140303233110

1) My favorite intro is the one from MH3. Obviously, I like this one so much because it was in MH3 that my Monster Hunter career began. However, I also like it because it begins a game that has hardly ANY recycled content in it. An old MH veteran starting this game for the first time would be blown away by everything showcased in this intro - the addition of oceanic monsters, the new Velociprey replacements, Rathalos' update, and more.

A close second is MHP3's intro. For some reason, I've always wanted to play MHP3 - probably just because it has a different storyline and different location than MH3 and MH3U. I really think the intro for MHP3 is absolutely beautiful. I always get a shiver up my spine when I hear the remixed Misty Peaks theme playing during the Arzuros battle, and an additional shiver when the remixed Chameleos theme plays just before Zinogre appears.

These two are easily the best CG intros I've seen so far.

2) My least favorite is MHF1's intro. Moving on...

3) I'd really like to see hunters signaling one another. In the game, the hunter becomes surrounded by a series of sonic waves while a little *ping, ping, ping* noise calls out across the map. I wonder how Capcom would interpret that in a CG intro - essentially, a real-life situation.

4) I prefer monster vs. monster, simply because it shows how the beasts interact in their natural environment. Plus, nothing's more awesome then seeing a couple of wyverns locked in mortal combat.

5) Yes, I really like the CG intros. They provide a wonderful 'sneak peek' about what goes on in the game you're about to start, making you that much more excited to start the hunt!