This might sound a bit random, but Cyberpunk 2077 has this sort of warmup sound that plays through the game startup sequence that always gets me relaxed or psyched up to play. Another example is the title song in Trails from Zero. Calms me every time.
Whether it’s a sound effect, music, or a loading screen, is there a game that does this for you immediately when you open it?
The valve game loading sound
One of my best gaming experiences is when you boot up Half Life Alyx. It has a giant and fully 3D model of the bald dude with the valve on his head and he does the slow turn at the end of the iconic music.
Not only is it a killer intro, but it’s one I felt like I’ve poured so many hours into valve titles to receive in what feels like its best and final form.
It wasn’t as classic, but the valve intro for The Lab was really unsettling for me. Giant room with hundreds of valves, felt very surreal. A simple space that would/could never exist, but here I am standing in it. But I might just have trypophobia lol
Mechwarrior games take the trophy
Reactor online.
Sensors online.
Weapons online.
All systems nominal.
Rock music starts blasting as your mech turns to face the bulkhead. The dropship’s engines roar louder as it approaches the ground, and the wall in front of you flies upwards. Your mech’s feet slam into the ground with a heavy thud.
Burnout: Revenge for the Xbox 360. The whole game gets me hyped up, but the intro feels really good.
I would also put Shadow The Hedgehog, but that game is not a good one. Still tho.
Subnautica loading screen music is quite relaxing.
Persona 5’s title screen, feels like the characters are all waiting for the player to start the game and do some shenanigans.
Probably Katamari Damacy Reroll. The music is so whimsical, and loading your save at the startup screen uses the unique movement (double joystick) so I’m already using the controls before actually playing.
HYDRO THUNDER!
The narrator is constantly yelling everything as you go through the screens to start the game. He yells the title, the name of the track, the name of your boat, and he doesnt stop when the race starts. Always makes me hyped to play.
Fallout. The one that comes to mind is the Fallout 4 menu music, but I’ve gotten that feeling with nearly all their games.
War, war never changes…
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The old school PS jingle is the ultimate gaming warmup sound for me 🤌🏼 absolute vibes
The Gameboy Advance startup sound never fails to activate my neurons either.
Ooh, and while we’re at it,
SE-GAAAAA
is permanently burned into my brain
Red Faction 2 has the evil dictator’s speech playing over the start menu. I always enjoyed it
Mario Kart Wii (others versions too maybe) has a music with more and more instruments. The more you configure your kart, the more instruments are playing. It’s a nice warmup.
Goooooooood morning Night City!!
Another one for Cyberpunk. Its the only game I put my hearing aids in to play 100% of the time and sometimes I’ll just sit at the main menu until the music loops.
Rocket League usually.
