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?
Mechwarrior games take the trophy
Reactor online.
Sensors online.
Weapons online.
All systems nominal.
Persona 5’s title screen, feels like the characters are all waiting for the player to start the game and do some shenanigans.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Goooooooood morning Night City!!
Fallout. The one that comes to mind is the Fallout 4 menu music, but I’ve gotten that feeling with nearly all their games.
