The first thing you see in action role-playing game Mass Effect 2 is a blue star, hazy, hot, and untouchable. “In 2183, the heart of the galactic community suffered a devastating attack,” a text ...

Castlevania’s 1987 NES port has a to-the-point, 11 second introduction. An 8-bit bat flies toward you as you’re encouraged to push the start key. Protagonist Simon Belmont stomps up to a sharp-looking ...