History SpoilerOpening / VideoGames

* In ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'', if you wait long enough on the "Press Start" screen, a different intro will begin to play. Unlike the first, this one consists entirely of actual scenes from the game, many of which are spoilers. Some aren't spoilers unless you know the context, but many spoil huge plot twists that happen fairly late in the game.

*** The first shot of the opening fades in the image of a blond person in white. It's debateable wether this is [[TheChosenOne Colette]] or [[BigBad Yggdrasill/Mithos]] as they look pretty similar.
*** Pretty sure it's the latter. If only because of the hair.

** The opening for the original game for UsefulNotes/SegaCD also heavily implies that Ghaleon is the main big bad.
** The opening of ''[[VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar Lunar: Silver Star Story]]'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation give some spoilers, like Alex turning into a Dragon Master, Nall's transformation into a White Dragon and the only party members that will stay with you until the end of the game.

** ''The Conspiracy'', the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] port of the game, takes steps to minimize the spoilers by having the characters never clearly show their face, {{Retcon}} several lines of dialogue and move the action away from the open hall the original takes place in to a conference room displaying feeds of rioting going on around the world, making the connection much less straightforward.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' have an opening cinematic of some of the game's plot. While it technically has minor spoilers (e.g. Ike fights the Black Knight, what a shock), everything happens so fast that one is more likely to be confused than spoiled if they haven't played the respective game.

* Pre-Dragon Engine ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'' games have intros that use gameplay and cutscene footage. Although the footage is often spliced and cut in confusing ways to throw off players (like making it look like Majima is about to demolish the orphanage in ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza3}}''), spoilers still slip through. Notably, Kiwami's intro makes it pretty clear that Nishiki is a villain, which is pretty shocking for players who started with Zero.
* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': The opening cinematic brazenly spoils a good chunk of the game's plot, though [[RewatchBonus it's hard to figure out on a first playthrough]]; [[spoiler: Marika is Radagon and shattered the Elden Ring, Mohg kidnapped Miquella, Margit was a player in the Shattering (making him likely a demigod), Rykard fuses with the God-Devouring Serpent, and Godfrey is Hoarah Loux.]]

** The UK special edition/pre order box art for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' has to be the most ridiculous example of this ever, because it features the final boss battle on the front cover. Keep in mind that at the start of the game, you technically don't know Ganon is in it, don't know Tetra is Zelda, don't know the Light Arrows exist and don't know about flooded Hyrule. Here's the artwork in question: [[http://www.zeldacollectorsmuseum.com/2009/05/wind-waker-limited-edition-uk.html The Wind Waker box]]

* If you do not want to be spoiled by the game, then do not watch the opening of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel I and II''. The first game alone shows off the [[HumongousMecha Panzer Soldats]], the party members fighting against a boss halfway through the game, the [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters Imperial Liberation Front members]], [[CoolAirship the Courageous]] which only appears in a very late chapter of the game, the setting of what appears to be the ClimaxBoss, and Celine being associated with Emma.

* ''VideoGame/StellaGlow'''s opening spoils two revelations: that Mordimort is the Earth Witch and not Niki as the game proper initially leads you to believe, and suggesting that--via the Witches' tuning cutscenes briefly shown at the start of the opening--[[spoiler:the main antagonist for the first 2/3's of the game, Hilda, [[HeelFaceTurn would join Alto at some point]]]].

*** The very first actually playable part of ''Awakening'' counts too. It shows the Avatar killing Chrom after fighting Validar. The final fight with Validar takes place in one of the last few levels, though the PC manages to avoid killing Chrom when this happens for real.

** The theme song ''itself'', which pretty much lays out the relationship between Luke and Asch throughout the entire game, right through the epilogue. Well, it's pretty moot if you don't know Japanese, and the English version took out the lyrics...

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' comes to mind here. It has a good opening and song to go with it, but you notice certain things, especially when playing the game over. The entire thing seems to be symbolism. You see odd, somewhat creepy looking, white-haired teen holding out a hand as the brown-haired protagonist hesitates and looks somewhat scared. A wave goes to engulf white-haired teen and brown-haired kid runs out finally, trying to help him. The wave crashes down, washing away brown-haired boy, but the white-haired boy is still standing, smirking. This is pretty much telling you that Riku is going to be "evil" and Sora afraid of that darkness. In fact, the scene in the game is almost exactly like this, but there is actual darkness rather than a wave. It also pretty much says who the three original main characters are and who of your friends on the Island won't be appearing again. ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' shows pretty much the entire plot of the previous two games, hot older Kairi in the costume that doesn't appear for about half the game, an odd connection between Kairi and Namine, and connection with Sora and Roxas, for all those people who didn't play the first one or ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' or are just getting into the series? Well, there you go, everything told for you and you didn't even have to try. Of course, it somewhat manages to avoid this with a good about of symbolism.

* The ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' opening, which spoils such events as the Epoch getting its wings. It also shows 1999AD's world erupting and being split apart and Lavos appearing.
** ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' follows in the same tradition, showing off many of the scenes from the final act in the game, although some without context, including the Dragons gathering together to form the Dragon God, Serge sailing to the Terra Tower, and Serge as Lynx being reborn in his own body.
* The opening of ''[[VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar Lunar: Silver Star Story]]'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation give some spoilers, like Alex turning into a Dragon Master, Nall's transformation into a White Dragon and the only party members that will stay with you until the end of the game.
** The opening for the original ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar'' for UsefulNotes/SegaCD also heavily implies that Ghaleon is the main big bad.

* The opening to ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' is littered with spoilers, most notably Asch looking exactly like Luke, Luke fighting Asch, Luke having cut his hair (which is very symbolic in Japanese media), Luke and Natalia being surrounded by soldiers (from the land which Natalia is princess of) and the appearance of the final dungeon, among other things.
** Not to mention the theme song ''itself'', which pretty much lays out the relationship between Luke and Asch throughout the entire game, right through the epilogue. Well, it's pretty moot if you don't know Japanese, and the English version took out the lyrics...
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' did the same thing, wait, is that assassin in a set of shots containing various party members?
*** Looking at the opening, you also couldn't tell that Regal does a HeelFaceTurn, either.

** It's a series thing. ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'''s PSX opening featured Fujibayashi Suzu prominently - she was a minor character in the [=Super FamiCom=] incarnation of the game, but had been upgraded to a semi-secret playable.

** In a similar vein, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' had an FMV cinematic on the PS PortingDisaster that showed off most of the characters, although it didn't exactly spoil their role in the game. But it did contain some key elements, such as the coin toss between Edgar and Sabin.
*** This example also some what spoils a major plot twist due to what it doesn't show. Emperor Gestahl is the big bad for half the game before being replaced by Kefka yet he does not get a single appearance in the trailer while Kefka appears in every third scene.

* In ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter 3 Ultimate'', TheStinger at the end of the trailer shows a gigantic serpentine monster at a lake letting out a low-pitched roar. Said monster is Dire Miralis, the final boss of the game's guild quests.

* ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 2|SonsOfLiberty}}'''s opening briefly spoils the [[ItWasHisSled infamous]] FirstEpisodeTwist of the game - [[spoiler:Solid Snake is the DecoyProtagonist and the real Player Character is a rookie named Raiden.]]

* Pre-Dragon Engine ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'' games have intros that use gameplay and cutscene footage. Although the footage is often spliced and cut in confusing ways to throw off players (like making it look like Majima is about to demolish the orphanage in ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza3}}''), spoilers still slip through. Notably, Kiwami's intro makes it pretty clear that Nishiki is a villain, which is pretty shocking for players who started with Zero.

* The intro of 2009 ''VideoGame/ABoyAndHisBlob'' game shows various powers the blob can have, plus most of the bosses.