Dorkly: Videogame advertising should be almost impossibly simple: all anyone needs to hear is that it’s a videogame, it’s fun to play, and…that’s it. “Videogames are fun, you should buy this one because look how fun it is!” Nothing more is necessary. But maybe it’s because of the utter simplicity needed that marketing for videogames gets so weird – to set your videogame apart, maybe the ad should be a surreal journey into a bizarre, trippy, nonsensical world?
The answer to that question is “no, really you shouldn’t do that, that’s just confusing”, but don’t tell the gaming industry that, because they’re pretty committed to it. Here are the worst videogame commercials of all-time.
Screen Rant, "The return of one controversial character could have an incredible effect on The Legend of Zelda, prompting the introduction of new features."
Honestly I really changed my mind on Fi with the remaster because they didn't make her interrupt your gameplay every 5 seconds, that drastically changed my views on her
Technically she's in ToTK but obviously can't take any other form than the sword she was made into. Also the companion feature has been done plenty of times in Zelda, I don't think it'll add anything new. If anything should be brought back it should be the Minish.
Matt from We Game Daily writes "The Legend of Zelda series has gone in a different direction. One which, try as I have, I just can’t get on board with. Here is why I think Zelda should return to its 3D roots."
Amen! A good, tight, Zelda game with a focus on dungeons and puzzles. Let people have the new style Zelda if you gotta, but let us have the OoT style games too. That's not without precedent either, the handheld 2D Zelda's in the style of A Link to the Past etc have coexisted alongside the 3D Zelda's before
As much as I like BoTW, TotK, I need my traditional Zelda games as well, I could not endlessly play the open world Zelda games, plus it's harder to keep those fresher than the traditional games.
BotW was just as fresh to the franchise as OoT was. TokT was great but the next LoZ would have to move from that formula to be fresh again. There's only so much they can do with the hardware. I think they focused too much on making the world big instead impactful. I felt the world was sort of empty and repetitive in TotK, sure there was a lot to do but no more difference a Ubisoft game..
Wind Waker had a perfect balance of open world and a cool, well hand-crafted design. Maybe try to keep the open world but put in effort to make more memorable story driven quests and locations.
A fan of The Legend of Zelda has recreated the iconic Japanese monster Godzilla in Tears of the Kingdom using the game's Zonai devices.
I like it would also be cool if some created Dragon Caesar in the game I would love to watch the two going at it.
I remember 15. Yoshi’s Island
I saw it on TV all the time
I'm rarely one to defend Xbox, but the "Life" commercial was a success. Most people LOVE that commercial. I don't understand what's bad about it. I've seen it on several "Top 10 Game Commercials" lists, as well.
Also, the N64 commercial with the transvestite dad is funny. It's not a bad commercial. It gets the point across and entertains the target market. That's the important part.
Jesus christ what an idiot.
The "Mental Wealth" PlayStation commercial wasn't about a strange looking girl. You see, it was actually about what the girl said.
She talks about what makes games special, and how they are the medium of the future. She dismisses television as passe and tells people where we're headed:
"It's no longer about what they can achieve, out there on your behalf; but what we can experience, up here, and on our own time."
She's talking about interactivity. She's talking about videogames.
That commercial was one of the key influences in establishing the PlayStation's appeal to older demographics and withering the notion that videogames are exclusively for children.
It's not one of the worst commercials, it's one of the best. Along with the 'Double Life' ad, it's a reminder of the PS1's landmark status as a revolution in gaming.
I suppose you also think Apple's classic "1984" ad was terrible since it opted to be iconoclastic instead of simply saying "here's our new product, the Macintosh. It features blah blah blah and is getting rave reviews. Preorder now!"
Shame on you.
The guy on the Sega Saturn advert reminds me of Kratos