Working Titles

The Good Place is known for its novel premise, and also for it's many twists and turns. In this episode of Working Titles, T1J explains how the pleasant, but eerie opening theme gave viewers an early hint to one of the series biggest surprises.

Polyphonic explores the dark histories and hidden meanings in The Man in the High Castle's opening credits. From propaganda posters to Broadway musicals, find out the story behind one of the most chilling title sequences of the modern era.

We all know it's time to blow this scene… get everybody and their stuff together. But why is it we’re always excited to jam after a simple three-count? Glad you asked oh wonderful-viewer-of-Working-Titles-you! Because Matt from Extra Credits breaks down how in a mere 90 seconds, the opening credits of Cowboy Bebop quickly and effectively primes your mind for the world you're about to inhabit, though its lens of fast jazz, western cinematic language, and science fiction iconography. Now does he also go on a tangent about the series using Jazz as doctrine rather than a set-dressing, a personal flashback to a Suncoast Video, and get emotional over a spy satellite's planetary carvings? You bet he does. But he assures us, it's all integral to discussing how this open perfectly pumps you up, while at the same time assuring you that you‘ll be rewarded for your time spent aboard the Bebop. Of course we’re not saying it's the most successful setup for a forthcoming piece of media of all time… but we’re pretty sure Matt is.

In this video we examine the explosive opening of Mass Effect 2: Legendary Edition with Lead Writer Mac Walters and Character & Environment Director Kevin Meek.

Few games have evolved quite like the Saints Row franchise. In this episode of Working Titles, Nando from Nando v Movies looks at the openings of both games to see what changed and why those changes led to the biggest glow-up in gaming history.

You might now know The Witcher as one of the most popular RPG franchises of all time, but this wasn’t always the case. Join Chris from People Make Games as he takes you back to 2007 to share his appreciation for an opening cinematic that paved the way for CD Projekt Red to take on the world.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask had an impossible task: provide a sequel to what many still consider the best game ever made. The games uses these expectations to set up players for an incredibly ambitious emotional journey, and nowhere is this better represented than in the first few hours of the game