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...so after watching the new E3 cinematic trailers for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Starcraft II, those two games went from very cool to "Must Buy" for me. I mean c'mon, watch the videos and tell me that the "powerslide" under the flamethrower droid wasn't cooler than anything in any of the star wars movies. So fellow escapists I ask you, what is your favorite Cinematic Trailer for any game?

StarCraft II Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxrTk_sOasM

Star Wars Force Unleashed II Cinematic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCBMF6b2zSk
 
scnj

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The problem with cinematic trailers is that they can essentially show what they want. Whether the gameplay stands up is another matter entirely.
 
Thaius

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I've got two, actually.



Runner-ups: Halo 3 Announcement Trailer, Gears of War - Mad World

scnj said:
The problem with cinematic trailers is that they can essentially show what they want. Whether the gameplay stands up is another matter entirely.
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This is true, but because of this, cinematic game trailers are not about the gameplay. No one watched the ME2 launch trailer and said, "That game is going to have awesome gameplay." But we did know it was going to be an epic space opera. Video games are about a lot more than gameplay now: if they want to make a trailer to appeal to my desire for a good story, I'm not complaining.
 
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the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer got me more exited than any trailer ever has and probably ever will. too bad the final game didn't look that good.
 
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Lost Odyssey intro probably, especially when Kaim comes in and kicks major ass.
 
Gethsemani_v1legacy

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To be honest, the Force Unleashed II trailer had me thinking "Wow, nice way to butcher Star Wars" all the way through it...

And I will just side with Katana314 on the fact that Deus Ex: Human Revolution sent shivers down my spine from anticipation and excitement.
 
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I prefer gameplay trailers, this cinematic trailer for The Force Unleashed 2 showed me you'd be playing in the Star Wars universe with a lightsaber and some force powers. So what? I already knew that, a gameplay trailer will reveal more about the game.

Completely beside the point though, I couldn't actually tell if it was filmed with live actors or animated... does anybody know? Does anyone care? Is there anyone who can't wait until games look that good?
 
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ciortas1 said:
scnj said:
The problem with cinematic trailers is that they can essentially show what they want.
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...So? Isn't that the whole point of them? Try imagining a trailer that looks cool done with an RTS engine. Doesn't look too awesome now does it?

If you want gameplay, just watch a gameplay video. I don't know if I've seen a game in the last 3 years that hadn't shown at least some of its gameplay prior to launch.
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I never said it wasn't the point of them. I'm pointing out that it's not always a good idea to get excited for a game based on a pre-rendered trailer.
 
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Thaius said:
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Aren't cinematic trailers not meant to contain any in-game footage at all? I mean, I'm not sure about it at all, but I always thought cinematic trailers were stuff like this:


I'm happy to be corrected though, as I'm not entirely sure of what the strict definition of a 'cinematic trailer' actually is.
 
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The Diablo III trailer gives me the chills every time I watch it:


Also, as someone mentioned, the Deus Ex 3 trailer was spectacular.

Anyway, it is absolutely true that a good trailer doesn't necessarilly mean a good game. Heck, that very much applies to movies, let alone games. Still, it doesn't hurt the game to have a good trailer.

EDIT: Also, Blizzard's pre-rendered cinematics were always something to behold.
 
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the force unleashed 2 trailer just made me think kinda... "Mate, what a dick move"

So I've trained up some Sith apprentice dude, who I know is pretty badass... I want him dead... I KNOW !!! I'll leave him, AND his weapons, in a room with a couple of typically incompetent storm troops, who have shown over and over they are genetically hardcoded to miss with rifles 99% of the time.... THEY can kill him for me.

Yeah good one Vader.


Sorry, just kinda stuck out at me.
 
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DividedUnity said:
Irridium said:
The Old Republic


Just... holy shit.
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Damn. If that bounty hunter girl is what the actual in game characters look like, im buying that game.
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Nah, the trailer's CGI, so the game won't look like that. But I'm sure the characters, locations, and armor will all share the designs and still look awesome.
 
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