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10 Best Video Game Trailers of All Time

There's no argument that many games rival big-budget movies now in terms of production, and just like the movies, they know that you've got to use a little sizzle to sell the steak. The art of the game trailer has progressed in ways we never could have imagined, and today we celebrate the best of the best.

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Donnieboi4017d ago (Edited 4017d ago )

Metal Gear Solid 2's premier E3 2000 trailer. Hands Down. WOW!

Maldread4016d ago

Definately agree. I was so mindblown when i saw this trailer, i couldn`t believe what i was seeing.

The extremely detalied graphics, insane weather effects and environment with the potathos rolling out as the guards was shooting at Snake, was just unseen at that point and set a new standard for games to come.

I can`t think of any game i`ve been more excited about than MGS2 after i saw that trailer.

I think the first footage of Half life 2 and the Killzone 2 E3 2005 video also was insanely good.

Hope they can get the same intensity in Killzone Shadow Fall with all of the action and shouts that was in that video :)

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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FamilyGuy4016d ago

They need that first Last of Us trailer on this list badly. the one that ended with the shotgun to the face. EPIC!

SuperLupe4016d ago

Agree with you guys concerning MGS2.

And that is that "wow factor" factor that was missing with the games shown at the PS4 reveal (I say PS4 because we havent seen the 720 yet).

I wish next gen can make my jaw drop like the MGS2 trailer did. I mean you could completely feel that you were in an advanced gen.

showtimefolks4016d ago

For me dues ex human revolution had the best trailers with most compelling short stories or story previews

MGS as always is top notch

Dead island yes but when games are so disconnected from trailer which are so emotionally filling to game which is a lot of fun but extremely generic story wise

Uncharted 2-3 had some pretty good ones

Killzone 2 how could it not be included lol

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ironfist924017d ago

Lack of Assassin's Creed or Deus Ex is dissapoint.

TotalHitman4017d ago

Agreed. The title of the article should be, "10 Best Video Game Trailers of All Time IMO." The list is crap.

medman4016d ago (Edited 4016d ago )

The Mass Effect 2 "fight for the lost" trailer was excellent. And Gears of War Mad World. And also, by the way, the Old Republic trailer is perhaps the best thing to exist in the entirety of mankind's history. Except for twizzlers.

RockmanII74017d ago

It's not high budget or majestic or anything, but I'll always be partial to the original Super Smash Bros trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Y_51504016d ago

"Get N or get out" lol

But yeah I liked when they did that isn't a trailer, it's an advertisement.

RockmanII74016d ago

What's the difference between a trailer and an advertisement?

Neonridr4016d ago

a trailer is something that showcases the game for the first time. Imagine a movie trailer, if you will. An advertisement is more like a commercial you would see on TV.

Y_51504016d ago

Both of them advertise something. I was wrong, a trailer is a form of an advertisement. But the video you showed us was a TV commercial. That commercial doesn't fit in the category of trailers. TV Spots are...Ok enough of me being stupid! Advertisements, Tv Spots, trailers, Commercial, and Promotions are all words with generally the same meaning! XP

Lone_Man4017d ago

Dead Island in he start it's not animation....music was great...and the gorrrrr....

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

GL compiles a list of some of the most mind-blowing video game narrative twists in recent memory, from The Last of Us to Outer Wilds

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Rebel_Scum11h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies13h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken9h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d ago (Edited 1d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt12h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken9h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.