Mists of Pandaria Cinematic Trailer

Originally Posted by Valort

Nothing shows the alliance vs horde conflict more than a human giving an orc his weapon to fight someone who is trying to break up their fight.

/facepalm

Yeah, did kinda surprise me how they put so much amount of comedy into the Cintematic :S

That was one, jaw-dropping cinematic. Awesome.

Originally Posted by Reinaerd

I think the cinematic is absolutely brilliant, Blizzard has managed to once again raise the bar.
Oh and for the ones whining about how unlikely it is, that horde and alliance set aside their differences on a battlefield, to tackle something they deem a greater threat.
Click the link below, check the vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bx779b3qPY

So we would appreciate, not to see such dumbfounded nonsensical comments again. And you can also avoid looking like a biased little wrathbaby.

Adding on to this, it follows basic instinct, If you are and another are fighting, and something bigger comes along it just makes logical sense to team up on it, you cant worry about killing each other if the bigger threat already killed you. Trust me, if you and someone you hated with a passion were in a scruff and a tank rolled up, I am quite sure you would not keep bickering among yourselves. lol

Sigh. Nobody is judging the trailer for what it is. The WoW fanboys are screaming "Take my money!!!!" and the WoW-haters are say it's the worst piece of crap to ever be on a screen. Can't we just evaluate a trailer on it's cinematography, themes, symbols ect?

OT: I thought it was of a high quality of animation, but that is to be expected of blizzard. A couple of things just didn't make sense about it. The main thing that got at me was that the orc and human teamed up to fight the panda, when this expansion is about horde vs. alliance. I also felt like the impacts were a bit nonsensical. (People being thrown back 20 feet after getting hit, the ground shaking as a guy falls, ect) I also wasn't a big fan of the conclusion. The pandaren just picks up his pack and walks away? After that, I kind of wish there was an ending to tie it all together. The theme of the trailer, that you need to know what is truly worth fighting for, does not really apply to the horde or alliance in this expansion. He states that protecting your home and family are the reasons to fight, yet there will be no horde or alliance homes or families in Pandaria, so that feels moot. Finally, I really enjoyed that comedic moment where the human hands over his spear, but I felt like it had to crazy of a set up, (The orc being disarmed, and the panda putting the lighting fixture back felt like a cheap Bollywood movie) and while hilarious as stated before the human handing the orc the spear really went against the theme of the expansion.

In total: 7/10
(For reference, I would rate the original WoW trailer at 9/10)

Originally Posted by yoitsme

I lol'd so hard.

Originally Posted by frozenpatato

Not sure if troll or complete retard.

On topic, the cinematic was pretty good. Was expecting more, like the epiness of Cata's Cinematic, but eh still pretty good! Looking forward to the game.

The first warcraft cinematic I saw when I was like 12 or 13 was the warcraft III ROC one. That's warcraft for me. Not this joke of a "battle" taken out of a children movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bx779b3qPY

For the wrath babys, whining about the fact that a horde and alliance member set aside their differences to overcome what they perceive, to be the bigger foe.


Excellent cinematic, once again Blizzard has raised the bar on games CGI.

I personally liked it.

Aint gonna read all them comments.
You can't please everyone.

Man those ships almost made me cry.

Greatly reminded me of this :



Absolutely loved it. Would have chosen a dwarf instead of human and would have seen a bit of am intro to the sha though.

Originally Posted by Syrele

Sigh. Nobody is judging the trailer for what it is. The WoW fanboys are screaming "Take my money!!!!" and the WoW-haters are say it's the worst piece of crap to ever be on a screen. Can't we just evaluate a trailer on it's cinematography, themes, symbols ect?

OT: I thought it was of a high quality of animation, but that is to be expected of blizzard. A couple of things just didn't make sense about it. The main thing that got at me was that the orc and human teamed up to fight the panda, when this expansion is about horde vs. alliance. I also felt like the impacts were a bit nonsensical. (People being thrown back 20 feet after getting hit, the ground shaking as a guy falls, ect) I also wasn't a big fan of the conclusion. The pandaren just picks up his pack and walks away? After that, I kind of wish there was an ending to tie it all together. The theme of the trailer, that you need to know what is truly worth fighting for, does not really apply to the horde or alliance in this expansion. He states that protecting your home and family are the reasons to fight, yet there will be no horde or alliance homes or families in Pandaria, so that feels moot. Finally, I really enjoyed that comedic moment where the human hands over his spear, but I felt like it had to crazy of a set up, (The orc being disarmed, and the panda putting the lighting fixture back felt like a cheap Bollywood movie) and while hilarious as stated before the human handing the orc the spear really went against the theme of the expansion.

In total: 7/10
(For reference, I would rate the original WoW trailer at 9/10)

You're talking about physics in a world where races look like they're pumped on steroids and elves can turn into kittens and bears. It's a cinematic, they're going to do some 'exotic' things with movements. They're teaming up on the panda because at first: he seems like a threat. And who can blame them? He was kicking their asses. He picks up his staff and rice barrel because he's done showing them about what their petty fighting COULD HAVE destroyed, and he's not out to -kill- them, he was getting them to STOP destroying the little area they were in.

Theme of the expansion, really? We already understand it's war, and all of the quests in WoW lead up to war, but like someone else pointed out; The human giving the orc the spear to fight with could be foreshadowing of having to team up against Garrosh at the end.

P.S., It's rude to call people WoW fanboys just because they know a good trailer when they see one.

If that was trailer for the first patch, maybe they will pull out more cgi animations for next patches diablo 3 acts style, cmon blizzard, give us more!

Awesome!

Wotlk is staying my favorite cinematic tho, that's the only one that gave me the chills. But I've gotta say I'm an Arthas fanboy.

Buttt this trailer is WAY better than the classic/tbc/cata one

Originally Posted by Girlyman

Aint gonna read all them comments.
You can't please everyone.

Man those ships almost made me cry.

What's there to cry for...?

Anyone else notice the people complaining about it being "kiddie" tend to be unable to form coherent sentences? Why, it's almost as if they are children themselves! Go figure.

Folks are welcome to their opinions of Blizzard, but their cinematics are second to none. They just have so much life and aesthetic..they really are works of art in and of themselves.

Very very very very very good cinematic. Missed some Sha action in there though.

Originally Posted by Cammancy

You're talking about physics in a world where races look like they're pumped on steroids and elves can turn into kittens and bears. It's a cinematic, they're going to do some 'exotic' things with movements. They're teaming up on the panda because at first: he seems like a threat. And who can blame them? He was kicking their asses. He picks up his staff and rice barrel because he's done showing them about what their petty fighting COULD HAVE destroyed, and he's not out to -kill- them, he was getting them to STOP destroying the little area they were in.

Theme of the expansion, really? We already understand it's war, and all of the quests in WoW lead up to war, but like someone else pointed out; The human giving the orc the spear to fight with could be foreshadowing of having to team up against Garrosh at the end.

P.S., It's rude to call people WoW fanboys just because they know a good trailer when they see one.

Could not have responded better to this, thank you.

Personally disappointed in the trailer.

Originally Posted by manniefaces

Could not have responded better to this, thank you.

Very well said!

I'll try to explain why I thought this cinematic was brilliant a perfect fit to the expansion and more importantly, the entire Warcraft universe. Here goes:

The war between the two sides goes all the way back to the first Warcraft game. The factions continued to fight with renewed ferocity in the sequel. In Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, we saw the arrival of a powerful common enemy in the Burning Legion. Both sides endured, even joining hands to thwart Archimonde, but the fighting didn't stop. Since then, we've seen plenty of iconic villains like Ragnaros, Nefarian, the Old Gods, Illidan and The Lich King threatening to lay waste to both sides. More recently, we've even had the maniacal Deathwing literally breaking the very world and yet, the fighting hasn't stopped.

Evidently, even the most dangerous super-villains come and go. The only constant in the massive Warcraft universe is of course, the war. Any form of peace turns out to be temporary. The cinematic conveys this brilliantly with the first few lines. Eventually, the war reaches the shores of Pandaria. Enter the Pandaren, who have largely attempted to stay neutral or indifferent in the past. They seem well aware that no matter what they do, the fighting between the two sides won't stop. It will NEVER stop.

The fighting IS Warcraft. Not the heroes, not the villains. It goes back to a much more basic impulse.

The last bits of the cinematic delivers this beautifully. Chen Stormstout looks them both in the eye and smiles, implying that the question for all Pandaren now lies in what they, as individuals believe is worth fighting for: The Alliance's ideals of justice or the Horde's code of honour.

Other than this, to those who consider the cinematic a Kung Fu Panda rip-off: Pandaren Brewmasters precede Kung Fu Panda by five years. They were always melee fighters with a high chance to dodge incoming attacks using their Drunken Haze / Drunken Brawler spells. They certainly borrowed from the Drunken master theme that is popular in Chinese martial art movies but to state Blizzard ripped off Dreamworks is sheer idiocy. The only thing the movie did was popularize the idea of a Panda martial artist.