I will go ahead and say those kind of trailers ain't targeting the kind of people that visits these forums.
Gave me chills.
Our time is now.
Did you think we had forgotten? Did you think we had forgiven?
if i saw that i wouldnt play GW2, very unintresting compared too other stuff the released.
its was really boring especially if compared what other MMO's brought out as comercials (most recent wow with MoP, which was a lot better then this)
Looked more like a poorly executed surreal art project than a trailer designed to make you want to play a game.
But I guess this is what advertisement is these days. It's not about actually advertising the game, it's just about making people remember having seen the advertisement.
"Quack, quack, Mr. Bond."
Found it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s46Jim2bChk
Almost a month later GW2 releases this. Still funny how they think they are revolutionary, well I guess the downed state is new....but I wouldn't call it revolutionary thats for sure lol.
"I just wanted them to hand us our award! But they were just talk!, talk!, talk!......" - Wrathion
The chick spraying graffiti on a wall at the start reminded me of the: "Self-Aware Colony" secret project from Alpha Centauri, if any of you played it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwqN3Ur-wP0
That trailer must be for the EU market or something. Stateside most folks watching will think its some sort of tennis shoe commercial until the last few seconds.
Sir Robin, the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot.
Who had nearly fought the Dragon of Angnor.
Who had almost stood up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol.
And who had personally wet himself, at the Battle of Badon Hill.
Didn't like it really. It didn't feel like a advertisement. More like someone trying to be super artsy. (also that "we are the saviours of the genre, let us unite against the other evil ones!"-attitude they have, doesn't really make me like ANet mor)
Disagree that's what it was about. Had a very "Let's all go on adventures and be heroes" message to it. Kinda reminded me of how they supported Ameranth, in her message to get out and have adventures for real, instead of living our boring, stale lives, living the same routine every day.
I hope you haven't forgotten my role in this little story. I'm the leading man. You know what they say about the leading man? He never dies.
If you give in to your impulses in this world, the price is that it changes your personality in the real world. The player and character are one and the same.
Its unusual Ill say that. As a ad man myself I can appreciate what they have done with it but they could of done a much better job. The first 2/3rds of it leaves you not sure what your watching. I think the transition from real life actors to game was done well though and I can see them trying to do something different here.
All in all this is the first time ive seen em miss from a design stand point. That money could of been better spent.
To all that are having a issue with the hot gamer chick thing.. what are they really going to use? come on now this is advertising.
Last edited by Mistral; 2012-09-10 at 06:14 PM.
The advantage of the dreamer is that he never has to face the chains of reality.
Blackhand[EU] - Mistral
I hope you haven't forgotten my role in this little story. I'm the leading man. You know what they say about the leading man? He never dies.
If you give in to your impulses in this world, the price is that it changes your personality in the real world. The player and character are one and the same.
Sir Robin, the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot.
Who had nearly fought the Dragon of Angnor.
Who had almost stood up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol.
And who had personally wet himself, at the Battle of Badon Hill.
At the start made me think it was a trailer for a new movie and would have thought that if not for the CGI at the end showing the game world and the big dragon.
Not a big fan myself, I won't be showing it to any friends to convince them to play the game that's for sure. It was kinda cool but didn't really sell the game at all. Felt kind of like how car adverts on TV here are often nothing to do with cars, putting so much emphasis into seeming like they should be artsy and sell "style" and then at the end I'm always like... OH they wanted me to buy a porsche? Yeah.. I'm not doing that.
I would have preferred a gameplay trailer, or an actual lore trailer, even if people do feel it's already been done and is boring, it would actually sell the game to the people I want to convince.
Clearly it should have been a slightly overweight male, a bit on the pale side to indicate the lack of sun he gets, with a two day shadow, and a splash of acne. You know, to live up to that gamer stereotype. Because everyone knows that girls, let alone attractive girls, don't play games, herpderp.
Agreed. The Races of Tyria trailer did a much better job of introducting players to the world.