Mists of Pandaria Opening Cinematic

Posted 2012/08/16 at 7:41 AM by Ashelia

You've ended Deathwing's destructive rampage and saved the dragonflights from extinction. Now you must unlock the mysteries of the lost continent and discover the dark secrets of Pandaria's past. Explore ancient kingdoms hidden since before the Sundering, plunder vast treasures from the depths of the forgotten vaults, and rise to defend Pandaria from the shadow of a long buried evil - before it's too late.

We are pleased to present the opening cinematic for Mists of Pandaria as presented at gamescom 2012. Whether you’re Horde or Alliance, there is one question we all must consider: “Why do we fight?”

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Comment by ZalmonAwesome! :D Can't wait for September 25th!Comment by nik666That was fairly awesome.Comment by AsheliaFirst impressions: this is way prettier than past ones. I don't like the story more (I loved the TBC one, honestly), but man, their technology is improving so much over the years. Wild.Comment by SolarSceptileI love it! the best part was when the Human and Orc looked all suprised and the Human gave the orc the stick :DComment by 667585Absolutely amazing, can't wait! Was a bit surprised about the whole 'goofy' aspect in it, but still. Reminded me a bit of the polymorph bit in the BC cinematic. Well done!Comment by PaganleafWhen he passed the spear I lol'd so hard! Their faces were priceless. Very excited for this xpac!Comment by 915883This post was from a user who has deleted their account.Comment by Ninjaking47they have outdone themselves with this cinematic much better then the previous ones and the cinematic it self loved it when both horde and alliance stunned all u see is alliance hand the sharpened stick to hordeComment by JakkusThat.... That is easily one of the most gorgeous uses of CGI I've ever seen. The guys and gals over at Blizz have really outdone themselves this time.Comment by 62803GLORIOUS!

And I have a new wallpaper :)
http://i.imgur.com/UAkIP.jpgComment by VicibleThat was incredibly awesome, loving it! and a welcome change to the tired main bad guy monologue. Reminds a lot of the Vanilla WoW Intro Cinematic.Comment by HakunamatataCongrats on making the first funny cinematic. Loved it!Comment by james44776That was amazing, I want MoP now! :D
I can't believe how great that looked, and the funny parts were very nice as well, excellent cinematic. Well done Blizzard!Comment by 605755Other intro's had a more "Big things are coming" feel to them... Vanilla, war. BC, Illidan will kill you. WotLK, the big armies of the undead. Cata, the world will burn. MoP feels more like the panda's will make fun of us. Still a very good intro, but lacked that feeling of great battles to come.Comment by JfluffySay what you will about Blizzard's game development side of things. But Blizzard's cinematic team is awesome.

GLORIOUS!

And I have a new wallpaper :)
http://i.imgur.com/UAkIP.jpgComment by ThandionI really liked it, and cannot wait for MoP now! To me, it showcased a lot about the expansion: the basic storyline (Alliance v Horde following the discovery of Pandaria), the Pandaren fighting style (and their ethos when it comes to fighting) and Pandaria itself. It shed light on it, and left me wanting more :)Comment by 664871This post was from a user who has deleted their account.Comment by karatechopWasn't too keen on it to be honest....looks very cartoony imo.

Does grow on ya a bit after 3/4 watchesComment by lokuvReally well-done. I couldn't help but see a little Shrek in the orc when the monk started 'handling' both of them.

By far the best looking cinematic so far as well.Comment by InterestOkay so I have a couple things to say about this:

-I like how they went back to their bases and went with a classic Orc vs Human battle. I mean come on, there's a reason the first Warcraft title explicitly mentioned Orcs vs Humans.
-The Pandaren was pretty badass (I too found it amusing in general).
-I liked how the cinematic also sent a pretty strong message
-I'm wondering what will happen if they ever make the Warcraft movie a thing.

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