why spend a fortune at the movies when
you can get that cinematic experience
with a video game at home sure you
wouldn’t rather take a seat we’ll be
fine
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 most cinematic video games nice gun
just to clarify what we’re looking for
when we say cinematic games were mostly
looking at games that have stories
worthy of Hollywood films in combination
with a strong production value artistic
design and well directed action
set-pieces
as you might think
gameplay is taking a backseat on this
one also we decided to allow entire
franchises to cover one entry if we
couldn’t limit it to just one cinematic
experience it’s gonna be a bumpy ride
number 10 Final Fantasy series
many gamers recognize this series as the
birth of cinematic games starting as
early as Final Fantasy 6 on the SNES
though when final fantasy jumps to the
PlayStation with number seven the scope
of videogame storytelling changed
forever
Final Fantasy has given us some of the
most sweeping fantastical tales in
videogame history and just to name a few
iconic scenes Sephiroth and eros at
number 7 the ballroom scene in number 8
and thus ending in number 10 with
beautiful soundtracks by Nobuo Uematsu
amazing visual works and engaging
stories final fantasy always delivers in
the visual Department
demigod number nine Mass Effect series
Bioware’s first foray into space operas
was with Star Wars Knights of the Old
Republic an epic licensed adventure that
implemented groundbreaking branching
narratives nobody imagined that Bioware
could weave an original sci-fi tale on
par with Star Wars mythology but they
created an equally gripping universe
with Mass Effect word war no one wants
to admit it but humanity is under attack
every character felt important and
developed and every decision had its
consequences
I left a friend to die that day and I
didn’t do it casually with nuanced
narrative trees amazing visuals
atmosphere and a fantastic soundtrack
the Mass Effect series truly felt like
triple a blockbuster sci-fi movies and
you were the star you might be the
reason I’m still alive but that doesn’t
mean I trust you you need to put your
personal feelings aside humanity is up
against the greatest threat of our brief
existence number eight god of war 3 the
first two god of war games were awesome
hack and slash errs but lacked a bit of
storytelling depth often feeling like
style over substance God of War 3
changed that dynamic
the boss fights in particular we’re
totally insane and made you feel like
you were a crazy badass facing
insurmountable odds or gods the true
warrior does not hide beside God of War
three combines sweeping movie like
camerawork an absurd sense of scale and
punishing action-packed cutscenes to
create a cinematic experience that most
action movie directors would envy number
seven Metal Gear Solid series that how
they do it the KGB sometimes would you
rather I did it american-style the Metal
Gear Solid games are some of the first
to embrace a mature complex aesthetic
employing professional actors and
weaving a complex story of intrigue
conspiracy and espionage get whatever
information you can from them about the
terrorists if he’s alive that is
cutscenes in these games are really long
with the ending alone for Metal Gear
Solid 4 clocking in at over an hour and
the sheer amount of voice acting
dialogue and storytelling in this series
is almost unheard of that one man’s
desires grew huge things can get a
little complicated but matched with the
tenth stealth sections and riveting
action sequences Hideo Kojima created
one of the most compelling universes in
all of gaming kernel
what’s the Russian gunship doing here I
have no idea
number six Gears of War series awesome
couple fast or your ass will be swimming
a subtly crazy innovators of the
now-standard duck-and-cover system
during gunfights the Gears of War series
threw you into the midst of the most
realistic and visceral battles to date
yet beneath its insanely detailed
graphics punishing gunplay and macho
charisma why is an emotional and
enthralling story about desperation
survival and brotherhood we came here to
help you that’s what we’re gonna do
years pulls us into a grim sci-fi
universe where humanity is fighting on
its last legs
and reminds us of the very best action
sci-fi movies oh shit we see your kids
just keep down and head to the room
number 5 halo series could you possibly
make any more noise I guess so with a
tone setting ambient soundtrack and
action-packed cutscenes the halo series
makes you feel like you’re in the middle
of a large-scale intergalactic battle
Master Chief defend this station yes sir
I need a weapon right this way
the series is packed with memorable
characters intense firefights and
winding sweeping narratives that bring
us around the universe and back again it
all feels like a big-budget Hollywood
blockbuster and it’s impressive array of
live-action trailers certainly fueled
the desire to see this series on the big
screen I will not allow you to leave
step number four The Last of Us that is
a stupid idea
Naughty Dog took all of the lessons
learned from the also highly regarded
Uncharted series and gave us one of the
most profound and thought-provoking
zombie narratives of all time sir move
your hands be a new baby I don’t know
incredibly acted with beautiful
environments and some of the most
realistic character design ever seen
this game is truly a masterpiece of
digital storytelling bleak
uncompromising and difficult The Last of
Us has incredibly rewarding gameplay but
it’s the depth and complexity of Joel
and Ellie’s companionship for which the
game will definitely be remembered is
that everything you hope for jury’s
still out man chanting aye that vo
number three beyond two souls guys guys
why doesn’t Jodi give us a demonstration
of her super mega powers now we’re
getting into what I like to call the
absurdly cinematic games as with beyond
two souls the balance between cinema and
video games was very lopsided tracing
the coming-of-age of a young woman with
supernatural powers played by Ellen Page
and co-starring Willem Dafoe this game
wasn’t afraid to rely almost exclusively
on an intricate detailed story he hates
me
the whole time he was imagining my head
on a stick I found you charming I should
be flattered switching between the
protagonist and her ghost-like partner
Aiden is interesting but this games real
strength is the ability to suck you into
an interactive drama I’ve been living
with an entity
today I was born number two LA noire I
also here’s someone I’d like you to meet
call Phelps with LA noire Rockstar
created a tense slow-moving crime
thriller with pacing that was almost
completely opposite to their zany and
frenetic Grand Theft Auto series alas
poor Yorick I knew him Horatio le noir
implemented motion scam one of the most
detailed facial rendering graphical
technologies seen to this day and we
were left with characters that felt like
real fleshed out human beings there’s
nothing to tell I’ve done nothing wrong
combination of these startling ly
realistic characters with a sweeping
hard-boiled crime thriller narrative
helped create a very convincing version
of the 1940s I thought she could use
some lipstick rusty stop don’t hit him
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions I repeat Shh baby
just another nightmare everything’s fine
I’m gonna move quick I’m gonna keep cool
my job my score yes you’re all across
the ocean to start a new life
number one heavy rain whoa heavy rain
showed that video games could take the
best aspects of film the plot the acting
and the ability to weed and manipulate
narrative arcs into an intriguing
branching story what do you want to know
Quantic Dream is actually hesitant to
call heavy rain of video game rather
they call their masterpiece an
interactive drama we prefer to call it
as cinematic as a game can get creating
a realistic believable experience one
that throws you right in the middle of
the action and has you on the edge of
your seat every step of the way you have
five minutes to cut off the last section
of one of your fingers in front of the
camera there’s quite a lot of cinematic
games out there so it’s likely that some
of your favorites didn’t make the list
he’s correct
it was a delicacy in our cycle so let us
know what games made you feel like you
were watching a movie and for more
gripping top 10s published daily be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com can’t even
eat a snake during a mission huh I
wouldn’t mind eating
you can get that cinematic experience
with a video game at home sure you
wouldn’t rather take a seat we’ll be
fine
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 most cinematic video games nice gun
just to clarify what we’re looking for
when we say cinematic games were mostly
looking at games that have stories
worthy of Hollywood films in combination
with a strong production value artistic
design and well directed action
set-pieces
as you might think
gameplay is taking a backseat on this
one also we decided to allow entire
franchises to cover one entry if we
couldn’t limit it to just one cinematic
experience it’s gonna be a bumpy ride
number 10 Final Fantasy series
many gamers recognize this series as the
birth of cinematic games starting as
early as Final Fantasy 6 on the SNES
though when final fantasy jumps to the
PlayStation with number seven the scope
of videogame storytelling changed
forever
Final Fantasy has given us some of the
most sweeping fantastical tales in
videogame history and just to name a few
iconic scenes Sephiroth and eros at
number 7 the ballroom scene in number 8
and thus ending in number 10 with
beautiful soundtracks by Nobuo Uematsu
amazing visual works and engaging
stories final fantasy always delivers in
the visual Department
demigod number nine Mass Effect series
Bioware’s first foray into space operas
was with Star Wars Knights of the Old
Republic an epic licensed adventure that
implemented groundbreaking branching
narratives nobody imagined that Bioware
could weave an original sci-fi tale on
par with Star Wars mythology but they
created an equally gripping universe
with Mass Effect word war no one wants
to admit it but humanity is under attack
every character felt important and
developed and every decision had its
consequences
I left a friend to die that day and I
didn’t do it casually with nuanced
narrative trees amazing visuals
atmosphere and a fantastic soundtrack
the Mass Effect series truly felt like
triple a blockbuster sci-fi movies and
you were the star you might be the
reason I’m still alive but that doesn’t
mean I trust you you need to put your
personal feelings aside humanity is up
against the greatest threat of our brief
existence number eight god of war 3 the
first two god of war games were awesome
hack and slash errs but lacked a bit of
storytelling depth often feeling like
style over substance God of War 3
changed that dynamic
the boss fights in particular we’re
totally insane and made you feel like
you were a crazy badass facing
insurmountable odds or gods the true
warrior does not hide beside God of War
three combines sweeping movie like
camerawork an absurd sense of scale and
punishing action-packed cutscenes to
create a cinematic experience that most
action movie directors would envy number
seven Metal Gear Solid series that how
they do it the KGB sometimes would you
rather I did it american-style the Metal
Gear Solid games are some of the first
to embrace a mature complex aesthetic
employing professional actors and
weaving a complex story of intrigue
conspiracy and espionage get whatever
information you can from them about the
terrorists if he’s alive that is
cutscenes in these games are really long
with the ending alone for Metal Gear
Solid 4 clocking in at over an hour and
the sheer amount of voice acting
dialogue and storytelling in this series
is almost unheard of that one man’s
desires grew huge things can get a
little complicated but matched with the
tenth stealth sections and riveting
action sequences Hideo Kojima created
one of the most compelling universes in
all of gaming kernel
what’s the Russian gunship doing here I
have no idea
number six Gears of War series awesome
couple fast or your ass will be swimming
a subtly crazy innovators of the
now-standard duck-and-cover system
during gunfights the Gears of War series
threw you into the midst of the most
realistic and visceral battles to date
yet beneath its insanely detailed
graphics punishing gunplay and macho
charisma why is an emotional and
enthralling story about desperation
survival and brotherhood we came here to
help you that’s what we’re gonna do
years pulls us into a grim sci-fi
universe where humanity is fighting on
its last legs
and reminds us of the very best action
sci-fi movies oh shit we see your kids
just keep down and head to the room
number 5 halo series could you possibly
make any more noise I guess so with a
tone setting ambient soundtrack and
action-packed cutscenes the halo series
makes you feel like you’re in the middle
of a large-scale intergalactic battle
Master Chief defend this station yes sir
I need a weapon right this way
the series is packed with memorable
characters intense firefights and
winding sweeping narratives that bring
us around the universe and back again it
all feels like a big-budget Hollywood
blockbuster and it’s impressive array of
live-action trailers certainly fueled
the desire to see this series on the big
screen I will not allow you to leave
step number four The Last of Us that is
a stupid idea
Naughty Dog took all of the lessons
learned from the also highly regarded
Uncharted series and gave us one of the
most profound and thought-provoking
zombie narratives of all time sir move
your hands be a new baby I don’t know
incredibly acted with beautiful
environments and some of the most
realistic character design ever seen
this game is truly a masterpiece of
digital storytelling bleak
uncompromising and difficult The Last of
Us has incredibly rewarding gameplay but
it’s the depth and complexity of Joel
and Ellie’s companionship for which the
game will definitely be remembered is
that everything you hope for jury’s
still out man chanting aye that vo
number three beyond two souls guys guys
why doesn’t Jodi give us a demonstration
of her super mega powers now we’re
getting into what I like to call the
absurdly cinematic games as with beyond
two souls the balance between cinema and
video games was very lopsided tracing
the coming-of-age of a young woman with
supernatural powers played by Ellen Page
and co-starring Willem Dafoe this game
wasn’t afraid to rely almost exclusively
on an intricate detailed story he hates
me
the whole time he was imagining my head
on a stick I found you charming I should
be flattered switching between the
protagonist and her ghost-like partner
Aiden is interesting but this games real
strength is the ability to suck you into
an interactive drama I’ve been living
with an entity
today I was born number two LA noire I
also here’s someone I’d like you to meet
call Phelps with LA noire Rockstar
created a tense slow-moving crime
thriller with pacing that was almost
completely opposite to their zany and
frenetic Grand Theft Auto series alas
poor Yorick I knew him Horatio le noir
implemented motion scam one of the most
detailed facial rendering graphical
technologies seen to this day and we
were left with characters that felt like
real fleshed out human beings there’s
nothing to tell I’ve done nothing wrong
combination of these startling ly
realistic characters with a sweeping
hard-boiled crime thriller narrative
helped create a very convincing version
of the 1940s I thought she could use
some lipstick rusty stop don’t hit him
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions I repeat Shh baby
just another nightmare everything’s fine
I’m gonna move quick I’m gonna keep cool
my job my score yes you’re all across
the ocean to start a new life
number one heavy rain whoa heavy rain
showed that video games could take the
best aspects of film the plot the acting
and the ability to weed and manipulate
narrative arcs into an intriguing
branching story what do you want to know
Quantic Dream is actually hesitant to
call heavy rain of video game rather
they call their masterpiece an
interactive drama we prefer to call it
as cinematic as a game can get creating
a realistic believable experience one
that throws you right in the middle of
the action and has you on the edge of
your seat every step of the way you have
five minutes to cut off the last section
of one of your fingers in front of the
camera there’s quite a lot of cinematic
games out there so it’s likely that some
of your favorites didn’t make the list
he’s correct
it was a delicacy in our cycle so let us
know what games made you feel like you
were watching a movie and for more
gripping top 10s published daily be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com can’t even
eat a snake during a mission huh I
wouldn’t mind eating
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