Most launch trailers do little more than alert us to the name of an upcoming title and if we’re lucky show us enough gameplay footage for us to tell what genre the game actually will be. A rare few launch trailers, however, manage to fill us with excitement and a burning desire for the game. Essentially, we don’t just know the game is coming out after it, we know we’ll play that game. Here is a list of five of the best launch trailers that really got us salivating.
As The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered takes up 125GB, original designer Bruce Nesmith recalls fitting Skyrim into a tiny file size.
Skyrim is still my favorite ES game. I’m playing through it again right now since I never finished it.
Morrowind is by far my favorite. But I’m getting old and played Daggerfall Morrowind and Oblivion before Skyrim
That judicious lack of oversight permeated everything in Bethesda's RPGs, in a positive fashion.
I much prefer a left alone Obsidian and Larian Studios. Bethesda's formula has grown old for me.
Larian hit another level with DOS:2 and then took it even further with BG3. They do high quality work.
I agree, I found it an interesting game. But nowhere near worth the hype (unless you include mods)
Skyrim blew my mind when it released. That game took me to the gaming, promisedland. Going back to it when it was updated for the PS5, it felt slightly rough around the edges, but great for its time
We should leave Obsidian alone. Bethesda on the other hand should be kept under constant psychiatric observation.
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Great choice of trailers. I got really excited about Dying Light from its launch trailer alone. The Assassin's Creed trailers always build up a lot of hype as well, and thing I like most about them is that they don't give away too much of the story!
I remember the first ever trailer for Assassin's Creed, so much hype. And then there was Killzone2, another great trailer. Both games were pretty disappointing. The Gears of War launch trailer was great, even if I didn't play it.
The Gears of War trailer was a good shout. Also, you've just reminded me of how much I loved the build up to Dead Space 2, with the whole "Your mom is going to hate it" campaign.
Great read thanks.. this made me think way back to FF7. I remember when that trailer aired on TV everyone was so excited. It was the first time a game like that had been marketed as just this epic adventure..
It's pretty difficult to get a game trailer right. One of my biggest frustrations with this years E3 was that most of the trailers showed no gameplay, making it hard for gamers to decide whether or not it's their type of game. The best trailers manage to create good hype through the clever combination of graphics, story and gameplay.