Well once you get past the terrible opening and theme song it's not that bad. I mean the story seems pretty forgettable so far (actually this is probably true of all Grandias, they seem to be more about the journey than the story itself) but the battle system is incredibly awesome and strategic (and you will have to actually use strategy because the bosses and even some minor enemies can be brutal if you don't). Overall it feels like a natural evolution of the series. I'll say that the worst part of it is that the characters are straight up cookie cutter JRPG templates. The most interesting character (Miranda, the hero's mother who actually looks younger than him) leaves the party early in the the game.

Final Fantasy VIII

Opening (Click to reveal)

Forget FF7! This is DA real game. FF8 gets no respect nowadays...

This doesn't really count, but I was just thinking about the Pokemon intro with Gengar and Nidorino fighting, and even though that wasn't very cool, when they did the exact opening in the cartoon I remember it blowing my mind as a kid.  I was really thinking "THIS CARTOON REALLY IS LIKE THE VIDEO GAME"

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My personal favorite is Metal Gear Solid 2's intro. And with intro, I basically mean the entire Tanker Chapter, especially at the end.

There are some funny gameplay parts in there, and there's also the fact that you get all sorts of weird things thrown at you that aren't explained until near the end.