do you think the people that made these trailers knew what they were doing
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counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten trailers that were better than the game
trailers that were better than the game
trailers that were better than the game god protect us for this list we’re
god protect us for this list we’re
god protect us for this list we’re counting down our picks for the best
counting down our picks for the best
counting down our picks for the best trailers that got us super hype to try
trailers that got us super hype to try
trailers that got us super hype to try out the finished product but once we
out the finished product but once we
out the finished product but once we press start we couldn’t shake our
press start we couldn’t shake our
press start we couldn’t shake our feelings of disappointment the door is
feelings of disappointment the door is
feelings of disappointment the door is unlocked I’ll tell the guys to let you
unlocked I’ll tell the guys to let you
unlocked I’ll tell the guys to let you through
through
through sorry PT and silent hill’s but thanks to
sorry PT and silent hill’s but thanks to
sorry PT and silent hill’s but thanks to Konami we’ll never actually get a chance
Konami we’ll never actually get a chance
Konami we’ll never actually get a chance to play the actual game so you’re
to play the actual game so you’re
to play the actual game so you’re disqualified number 10 Dragon Age 2 this
disqualified number 10 Dragon Age 2 this
disqualified number 10 Dragon Age 2 this epic trailer promised to make us feel
epic trailer promised to make us feel
epic trailer promised to make us feel like absolute badasses taking on
like absolute badasses taking on
like absolute badasses taking on fearsome adversaries in intense brawls
while we ended up with a relatively
while we ended up with a relatively solid RPG with various fetch quests
solid RPG with various fetch quests
solid RPG with various fetch quests missions and a healthy dose of text
missions and a healthy dose of text
missions and a healthy dose of text adventure the intensity of the trailer
adventure the intensity of the trailer
adventure the intensity of the trailer was lost in the countless hours spent on
was lost in the countless hours spent on
was lost in the countless hours spent on the campaign you have turned your back
the campaign you have turned your back
the campaign you have turned your back on your kin yes for a second time the
on your kin yes for a second time the
on your kin yes for a second time the typical RPG combat felt really hollow
typical RPG combat felt really hollow
typical RPG combat felt really hollow compared to the choreography of the
compared to the choreography of the
compared to the choreography of the trailer and the promise of choosing your
trailer and the promise of choosing your
trailer and the promise of choosing your own destiny felt wasted when we were
own destiny felt wasted when we were
own destiny felt wasted when we were sequestered into small repetitive
sequestered into small repetitive
sequestered into small repetitive environments washing out the epic scope
environments washing out the epic scope
environments washing out the epic scope and feel of the story
okay so after a decade in development
okay so after a decade in development hell we knew this wasn’t gonna be the
hell we knew this wasn’t gonna be the
hell we knew this wasn’t gonna be the game of the year
game of the year
game of the year but the trailer did give us a small
but the trailer did give us a small
but the trailer did give us a small glimmer of hope that at least it would
glimmer of hope that at least it would
glimmer of hope that at least it would be a bit of dumb fun a throwback to a
be a bit of dumb fun a throwback to a
be a bit of dumb fun a throwback to a simpler time perhaps did you think I was
simpler time perhaps did you think I was
simpler time perhaps did you think I was gone forever alas in the end duke was
gone forever alas in the end duke was
gone forever alas in the end duke was stuck straddling the old and the new
stuck straddling the old and the new
stuck straddling the old and the new with lame jokes and a confusing bunch of
with lame jokes and a confusing bunch of
with lame jokes and a confusing bunch of modern shooter mechanics without doing
modern shooter mechanics without doing
modern shooter mechanics without doing anything new or interesting with any of
anything new or interesting with any of
anything new or interesting with any of it Duke as a character was just as we
it Duke as a character was just as we
it Duke as a character was just as we remembered him which made him feel kind
remembered him which made him feel kind
remembered him which made him feel kind of old and dirty and not cool at all it
of old and dirty and not cool at all it
of old and dirty and not cool at all it was time for Duke to grow up but instead
was time for Duke to grow up but instead
was time for Duke to grow up but instead we got the same dirty old jokes about
we got the same dirty old jokes about
we got the same dirty old jokes about the game Duke was it any good yeah but
the game Duke was it any good yeah but
the game Duke was it any good yeah but after 12 years it should be number eight
after 12 years it should be number eight
after 12 years it should be number eight assassin’s creed this was a renewed
assassin’s creed this was a renewed
assassin’s creed this was a renewed focus on cinematic presentation for a
focus on cinematic presentation for a
focus on cinematic presentation for a new console generation and Ubisoft
new console generation and Ubisoft
new console generation and Ubisoft promised to deliver it with the trailer
promised to deliver it with the trailer
promised to deliver it with the trailer showing off a slick and sneaky
showing off a slick and sneaky
showing off a slick and sneaky assassination being surrounded by a
assassination being surrounded by a
assassination being surrounded by a crowd and still managing to take out
crowd and still managing to take out
crowd and still managing to take out your target using parkour skills was
your target using parkour skills was
your target using parkour skills was impressive and looked really fun but it
impressive and looked really fun but it
impressive and looked really fun but it turns out the game thought little of the
turns out the game thought little of the
turns out the game thought little of the city’s AI which resulted in a world that
city’s AI which resulted in a world that
city’s AI which resulted in a world that felt lifeless despite its size
the potential to make you feel like a
the potential to make you feel like a stealthy assassin was all here but it
stealthy assassin was all here but it
stealthy assassin was all here but it never quite delivered the killing blow
number seven Resident Evil operation
number seven Resident Evil operation Raccoon City looks like we missed one
Raccoon City looks like we missed one
Raccoon City looks like we missed one hell of a party
taking on zombies as military personnel
taking on zombies as military personnel should have been intense and the
should have been intense and the
should have been intense and the cinematic and Atmospheric trailer had a
cinematic and Atmospheric trailer had a
cinematic and Atmospheric trailer had a perfect blend of horror and action to
perfect blend of horror and action to
perfect blend of horror and action to get your adrenaline pumping
get your adrenaline pumping
get your adrenaline pumping but then the game turned out to be a
but then the game turned out to be a
but then the game turned out to be a mess both mechanically and in terms of
mess both mechanically and in terms of
mess both mechanically and in terms of AI the best military games put an effort
AI the best military games put an effort
AI the best military games put an effort into making your comrades feel like
into making your comrades feel like
into making your comrades feel like effective partners yet the trailers
effective partners yet the trailers
effective partners yet the trailers emphasis on a team-based zombie genocide
emphasis on a team-based zombie genocide
emphasis on a team-based zombie genocide was simply non-existent in the game
while we’re not completely against an
while we’re not completely against an action focused Resident Evil game so
action focused Resident Evil game so
action focused Resident Evil game so long as it’s a spin-off at least make it
long as it’s a spin-off at least make it
long as it’s a spin-off at least make it a good spin off shit
a good spin off shit
a good spin off shit number 6 Killzone 2 Sony would probably
number 6 Killzone 2 Sony would probably
number 6 Killzone 2 Sony would probably rather forget the debacle that this
rather forget the debacle that this
rather forget the debacle that this trailer caused promising incredible
trailer caused promising incredible
trailer caused promising incredible graphics and cinematic gameplay that
graphics and cinematic gameplay that
graphics and cinematic gameplay that would justify the high cost of these
would justify the high cost of these
would justify the high cost of these soon to be released PlayStation 3 Sony
soon to be released PlayStation 3 Sony
soon to be released PlayStation 3 Sony passed off this video as in-game footage
passed off this video as in-game footage
passed off this video as in-game footage despite being actually pre-rendered and
despite being actually pre-rendered and
despite being actually pre-rendered and even included an entirely fake gameplay
even included an entirely fake gameplay
even included an entirely fake gameplay segment
while they did end up doing a good job
while they did end up doing a good job with the final game the trailer built up
with the final game the trailer built up
with the final game the trailer built up so much hype and received so much
so much hype and received so much
so much hype and received so much criticism for essentially being a
criticism for essentially being a
criticism for essentially being a bait-and-switch that the game simply had
bait-and-switch that the game simply had
bait-and-switch that the game simply had no chance of living up to the trailers
no chance of living up to the trailers
no chance of living up to the trailers tainted legacy number 5 aliens colonial
tainted legacy number 5 aliens colonial
tainted legacy number 5 aliens colonial Marines
the beloved movie franchise finally
the beloved movie franchise finally seemed to have its chance at delivering
seemed to have its chance at delivering
seemed to have its chance at delivering a truly bone-chilling aliens experience
a truly bone-chilling aliens experience
a truly bone-chilling aliens experience sir what happened in that we should have
sir what happened in that we should have
sir what happened in that we should have bed being part of a large military group
bed being part of a large military group
bed being part of a large military group getting massacred by the xenomorph
getting massacred by the xenomorph
getting massacred by the xenomorph threat we thought of nothing less than
threat we thought of nothing less than
threat we thought of nothing less than tons of action heartfelt losses and
tons of action heartfelt losses and
tons of action heartfelt losses and scary Xenomorphs the intense struggle
scary Xenomorphs the intense struggle
scary Xenomorphs the intense struggle that the trailer showed was all but lost
that the trailer showed was all but lost
that the trailer showed was all but lost in the end with the copious amounts of
in the end with the copious amounts of
in the end with the copious amounts of ammunition and weapons you were given
ammunition and weapons you were given
ammunition and weapons you were given not to mention the stupid amount of bugs
not to mention the stupid amount of bugs
not to mention the stupid amount of bugs and terrible AI you’re never left
and terrible AI you’re never left
and terrible AI you’re never left wanting in a firefight and the
wanting in a firefight and the
wanting in a firefight and the Xenomorphs ended up as nothing but
Xenomorphs ended up as nothing but
Xenomorphs ended up as nothing but roaming idiots
roaming idiots
roaming idiots there’s nothing less frightening than
there’s nothing less frightening than
there’s nothing less frightening than this number 4 Mirror’s Edge
promising first-person platforming like
promising first-person platforming like never before and never since this
never before and never since this
never before and never since this trailer was exhilarating to watch as we
trailer was exhilarating to watch as we
trailer was exhilarating to watch as we witnessed parkour jumps across buildings
though the final game was loved by many
though the final game was loved by many the linear levels poor combat set-pieces
the linear levels poor combat set-pieces
the linear levels poor combat set-pieces and repetitive gameplay left a lot of
and repetitive gameplay left a lot of
and repetitive gameplay left a lot of people wanting you think this was an
people wanting you think this was an
people wanting you think this was an accident Kate there are no accidents in
accident Kate there are no accidents in
accident Kate there are no accidents in this city
this city
this city the lack of platforming imagination and
the lack of platforming imagination and
the lack of platforming imagination and gameplay options made the game feel
gameplay options made the game feel
gameplay options made the game feel extremely limited and what should have
extremely limited and what should have
extremely limited and what should have been an example for others to follow
been an example for others to follow
been an example for others to follow became more of a cult classic number
became more of a cult classic number
became more of a cult classic number three Star Wars The Old Republic
finally Bioware has always been a strong
finally Bioware has always been a strong storyteller and their foray into this
storyteller and their foray into this
storyteller and their foray into this universe is no different with an epic
universe is no different with an epic
universe is no different with an epic trailer that oozed medic lorian’s we
trailer that oozed medic lorian’s we
trailer that oozed medic lorian’s we were ready to forget the prequel movies
were ready to forget the prequel movies
were ready to forget the prequel movies and return to what made this franchise
and return to what made this franchise
and return to what made this franchise so special the game’s story choices felt
so special the game’s story choices felt
so special the game’s story choices felt impactful and did Lucas proud but then
impactful and did Lucas proud but then
impactful and did Lucas proud but then the gameplay got in the way the promise
the gameplay got in the way the promise
the gameplay got in the way the promise of becoming a Jedi just doesn’t meld
of becoming a Jedi just doesn’t meld
of becoming a Jedi just doesn’t meld with the slow and repetitive RPG
with the slow and repetitive RPG
with the slow and repetitive RPG mechanics ultimately the intense
mechanics ultimately the intense
mechanics ultimately the intense lightsaber clashes of the trailer were
lightsaber clashes of the trailer were
lightsaber clashes of the trailer were left behind in favor of executing
left behind in favor of executing
left behind in favor of executing commands if only we just got a
commands if only we just got a
commands if only we just got a movie-like version of this trailer
movie-like version of this trailer
movie-like version of this trailer instead
number two halo 3 ODST this live-action
number two halo 3 ODST this live-action trailer reminded everyone that the
trailer reminded everyone that the
trailer reminded everyone that the Covenant was dangerous it was emotional
Covenant was dangerous it was emotional
Covenant was dangerous it was emotional intense serious and even kind of scary
the final game was impressive by all
the final game was impressive by all counts with a compelling campaign and
counts with a compelling campaign and
counts with a compelling campaign and excellent multiplayer but it was missing
excellent multiplayer but it was missing
excellent multiplayer but it was missing the emotion and thoughtfulness from the
the emotion and thoughtfulness from the
the emotion and thoughtfulness from the trailer not to mention the super gritty
trailer not to mention the super gritty
trailer not to mention the super gritty atmosphere the trailer was a reminder
atmosphere the trailer was a reminder
atmosphere the trailer was a reminder that you weren’t the all-powerful Master
that you weren’t the all-powerful Master
that you weren’t the all-powerful Master Chief
Chief
Chief but another soldier fighting against an
but another soldier fighting against an
but another soldier fighting against an unstoppable enemy the game was a
unstoppable enemy the game was a
unstoppable enemy the game was a reminder that the Covenant still felt
reminder that the Covenant still felt
reminder that the Covenant still felt like villains from a Saturday morning
like villains from a Saturday morning
like villains from a Saturday morning cartoon before we unveil our top pick
cartoon before we unveil our top pick
cartoon before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions
taking the media by storm his
taking the media by storm his controversial trailer received huge
controversial trailer received huge
controversial trailer received huge backlash for showing violence against
backlash for showing violence against
backlash for showing violence against children
alas the beautiful slow motion trailer
alas the beautiful slow motion trailer depicted a heart-wrenching zombie
depicted a heart-wrenching zombie
depicted a heart-wrenching zombie apocalypse but the game itself ended up
apocalypse but the game itself ended up
apocalypse but the game itself ended up being an action heavy RPG with bland and
being an action heavy RPG with bland and
being an action heavy RPG with bland and repetitive missions this is why it’s
repetitive missions this is why it’s
repetitive missions this is why it’s important for your trailer to reflect
important for your trailer to reflect
important for your trailer to reflect your game properly because people felt
your game properly because people felt
your game properly because people felt like this was the ultimate
like this was the ultimate
like this was the ultimate bait-and-switch
bait-and-switch
bait-and-switch plain and simple ultimately though Dead
plain and simple ultimately though Dead
plain and simple ultimately though Dead Island did a lot of things right the
Island did a lot of things right the
Island did a lot of things right the gameplay experience eventually became as
gameplay experience eventually became as
gameplay experience eventually became as mindless and heartless as the zombies
mindless and heartless as the zombies
mindless and heartless as the zombies roaming the island and that’s why the
roaming the island and that’s why the
roaming the island and that’s why the trailer was so much better than the game
do you agree with our list I have a
do you agree with our list I have a feeling what’s your favorite trailer
feeling what’s your favorite trailer
feeling what’s your favorite trailer that was better than the game for more
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