The Best Game Trailers

henke on 21/10/2016 at 10:09

TRAILERS! Gotta love em. No really, you have to love them, or you're not welcome in this thread. Now, let's list our favourite trailers. I'm gonna list mine by category, but go ahead and use top 5 or 10 lists or whatever you wish.

BEST SOUNDDESIGN: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HSyVXKYz8&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960&index=4) Limbo

BEST TONE-SETTER: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d02lhvvVSy8&index=22&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960) Firewatch - Reveal Trailer

MOST FEELGOOD: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzQ55_kmh2E&index=20&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960) Farming Simulator 15 - Console Trailer

MOST META: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ifmNBUC4bo&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960&index=11) Sword & Sworcery - iPad Trailer

MOST LYNCHIAN: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtbMF5pHOEs&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960&index=14) Puzzle Agent

MOST CREEPY: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HQshGnjpo0&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960&index=10) Hotline Miami

CRYBABY SADNESS AWARD: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg&index=6&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960) Dead Island

BEST FAUX-WERNER HERZOG: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1WqhziONX0) Lost Planet 3 - "Frozen to death" trailer

ACTUALLY MADE ME BUY A GAME I OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE/MOST SMOOVE: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxxnq5YAVHw&index=18&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960) Leviathan Warships

CULTURAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD FOR MAKING SURE EVERY TRAILER HAD TO HAVE DUBSTEP IN IT FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewwtznVkSxA&index=15&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960) Syndicate

BEST OVERALL: Fallout 3's E3 2008 Trailer

[video=youtube;iYZpR51XgW0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYZpR51XgW0&index=3&list=PLA59A0E5823EAE960[/video]

Join me, won't you, in this celebration of crass commercialism. What are your favourite trailers?

Thirith on 21/10/2016 at 10:13

Cool thread! Will look for some trailers later, but I like me some cool trailerage. Several Rockstar ones come to mind.

Sulphur on 21/10/2016 at 10:41

CRYBABY SADNESS!?

Okay, I'll admit it stirred feelings up in me, but considering it's a two minute and something video, the fact that Dead Island's trailer manages those feels through a combination of very assured techniques for yet another zombie outbreak game means it's a bit special.

Can't argue with the rest. Well, except the choice of FO3. It sent trickles of ennui running down my spine, which may not have been its intended effect back in the day.

Best semi-original tune: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XbQgdSlsd0) Dishonored
~~Best "Whoa, who knew CDPR were this good" trailer: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_KtvVvolY) Witcher 2~~
Best sheer artistic skill/technical chops: everything Blizzard's done for years, but (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCr7y4SLhck) Wrath of the Lich King stands out for me

henke on 21/10/2016 at 10:55

Rest assured I meant "crybaby sadness" in the best way possible. That trailer is a work of art. It seriously made me choke up first time I saw it.

edit: that Witcher 2 vid is the intro, not a trailer. One of my fave intros, to be sure, but doesn't count in the trailer category.

Sulphur on 21/10/2016 at 11:09

Well, it wasn't the intro for the PC version until a fair bit later, and I think most of us got to see it on the internet first. :P

But I getcher point.

Thirith on 21/10/2016 at 11:42

I very much like the atmosphere of this one:
[video=youtube;QkkoHAzjnUs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkkoHAzjnUs[/video]

Thirith on 21/10/2016 at 11:43

Same here:
[video=youtube;M80K51DosFo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M80K51DosFo[/video]

Thirith on 21/10/2016 at 11:44

And, yes, Assassin's Creed trailers are cheesy, but they're generally well made cheese (something I can appreciate, living in Switzerland):
[video=youtube;oVM558UI0y4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVM558UI0y4[/video]

henke on 21/10/2016 at 12:05

Good picks, Thirith. :)

Quote Posted by Sulphur

Well, it wasn't the intro for the PC version until a fair bit later, and I think most of us got to see it on the internet first. :P

Oooooh, I did not know that. Only played the Enhanced Edition of Witcher 2. If it was indeed a trailer first, then ok.

demagogue on 21/10/2016 at 12:15

Alright, I'm game.

Favorite trailer from a canceled game that made me seriously miss it coming out: (https://youtu.be/fMIDE-CXDi4) East vs. West.

The Comedy Option: (https://youtu.be/dvWGLcdI8o8) Goat Simulator

Surprisingly Affecting (like the game itself): (https://youtu.be/-0TniR3Ghxc) Little Inferno

Nostolgia Winner: (https://youtu.be/Up1Pgkv5sgg) Hardwar

I'm not one to declare a trailer best, but a really good one for showing off is the Last of Us re-release trailer--
[video=youtube;AaOWRvmtEFQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaOWRvmtEFQ[/video]