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[PeteBull]

Im actually big cuckman/tlou2 hater but game's reveal trailer was top notch:


Proof lies in the pudding aka 332k likes/only 5k dislikes on yt (and over 10m views)

 

[Radical_3d]

Mass Effect 2 Launch Trailer

And it's not even close. Legendary!!

 

[DirtInUrEye]

Halo 2 E3, no contest. The reveal, and other multiplayer Zanzibar map one.

 

[VulcanRaven]

Someone posted MGS2 trailer already. I think this might be even better:

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Probably this opening cinematic from Destiny. I watched it a couple of dozen times over the years and it never gets old.

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

Gears, rendezvous with death.
Halo, starry night and believe.

 

[Felessan]

 

[Valt7786]

Since the ME 2 one has been posted already.

 

[vodka-bull]

I'd top that of with this one:

 

[pasterpl]

I know this is an intro. But still one of my favourites. Didn't like the game at all

 

[SSfox]

I have few favorites like re4 or mgs3, but this one has spécial place, and it's my most watched trailer ever

 

[WhiteWaterM00se]

Retro Studios Zelda tech demo on Wii U and Madden Xbox 360 trailer. Ironically, we are still waiting for both!

 

[REDRZA MWS]

 

[Lunarorbit]

I am too dumb to know how to link videos, but I loved the trailer for Breakdown on the Xbox. Driving music, the promise of playing as a powerful "last hope of mankind" hero protagonist, and a badass girlfriend sidekick. It hit all the right notes for teenager me all those years ago.

this one?

 

[GudOlRub]

Don't have an absolute favourite, a few come to mind

 

[Plague Arisen]

 

[Furiousrunt]

For just the pure sound of a car and nothing else

 

[Games Bookstore]

Easy this:



Pity the game didn't turn out nearly as good to what I was hoping.

 

[BlackTron]

Another one that didn't end up as good as I'd hoped, but watched 100 times.

Core game: good. Story: ruined childhood. Multiplayer: LAN removed

Most game releases in my fav IP since then have been like this for me, kinda great kinda stupid.

 

[GoldenEye98]

More of an ad campaign than gameplay trailer but I always like the Halo 3 ones:

 

[nkill20]

 

[REDRZA MWS]

Last time I saw trailer and "next gen" sadly. Since the ps3/360 days unfortunately it all looks and feels all the same.

Edit: only real game I'm looking forward to is Gears E day.

 

[Yerd]

This game was never made but I feel like this might be one of the first game trailers to have the music and video to hit together on beat.

This is from 2003.

 

[Chuck Berry]

 

[Baemono]

 

[SunnySideGuy]

Man, I have SO many favorites but the Gears 3 marketing was 10/10. I couldn't sleep for like 2 weeks leading up to release haha

 

[Werewolf Jones]

 

[KloetenQuetsche]

This question can only be answered with this video!

 

[The ninja farmer]

Came here and could see

Dead island and the destroyed beauty for the gears of war

Nothing more to really say

(Well maybe the weird headed girl, from the og PlayStation days )

 

[Lambogenie]

The Sora reveal for Smash was really well done. And that's just for one character!

 

[Audiophile]

1/3

Assassin's Creed:

Spoiler

AC II "E3"


AC: Brotherhood "E3 Premiere"


AC: Revelations "E3"


AC "Reveal Trailer"


AC IV: Black Flag "E3 Horizon"

Grand Theft Auto:

Spoiler

GTA IV "Things Will Be Different"


GTA: Vice City "Trailer #1"

Death Stranding:

Spoiler

DS "E3 2016 Reveal"


DS "TGA 2017"


DS "TGA 2016 Teaser"

...

 

[Audiophile]

2/3

Death Stranding Ctd.:

Spoiler

DS "E3 2018 Teaser"

The Last Of Us:

Spoiler

TLOU "Premiere"

Gears Of War:

Spoiler

GoW 3 "Dust To Dust"


GoW "Mad World"

Cyberpunk 2077:

Spoiler

Red Dead Redemption II:

Spoiler

Stray had a really nice teaser too:

Spoiler

...

 

[Audiophile]

3/3

And the number one of course...Dead Island:

Spoiler

I also really liked the Announce trailer for the new Marathon from two years back (even though the near-final game they just showed off looks kinda bland, cheap & underwhelming by comparison):

Spoiler

Looking back on these, many are very much about the music.

Edit: Probably should've gone through the thread before posting, seems most of these have been covered already..

For just the pure sound of a car and nothing else

This is one of the most underrated racing games about imo (or at least, not covered anywhere near enough). NFS Shift Unleashed 2 & Driveclub are my north stars of driving games.

In which case, I'd add the Driveclub reveal trailer too for a similar approach:

Spoiler

And just on the racing + Evolution Studios front, Motorstorm:

Spoiler

Plus an honourable mention for The Crew's trailers:

Spoiler

The Crew "E3 Announcement"


The Crew "Launch"


The Crew 2 "Cinematic Announcement"

This one comes to mind:


But all the Mirror's Edge trailers are great, including Catalyst.

Man, I just get awash with nostalgia when I see and hear this.

I just wish they found a way to carry on with it and had made some better choices with Catalyst too, the character design change felt pointless (even with it being first person) and my main gripe from an atmosphere standpoint is dropping the "Still Alive" track heard here, it kind of became the core theme by default and I think they would have done well to still feature it with some variations; or built on it, deriving similar sounds. It was a key part of the game's vibe and it's lack of presence was really felt. I'd kill for a fleshed out and refined, path-traced remake/remaster of the original game going into the next generation. It's the perfect game for the treatment.

 

[MandingoMcThickens]

This and the buzz it created online was something else. I loooooved combing over the trailer with my friends just KNOWING it was Metal Gear.

 

[deriks]

Whoever made this trailer did their homework on what the fans wanted and presented it in the best way possible. They nailed the order of characters shown in this one.

Was Sakurai

If I'm not wrong, every game that he ever made, at least the main trailer of it, was made by the man

 

[VGA-Games]

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

I don't really watch trailers anymore, but the one I will never forget, and actually go back to watch from time to time is the goated announcement trailer for the crew:

 

[CosmicComet]

The choir...still makes me tear up at times.

Still my favorite JRPG of all time.

 

[Guerilla Munch]

On topic, these FF7 commercials made me go out and get a Playstation

 

[Garnox]

 

[Tiamat2san]

Already posted , Halo 3 finish the fight, it still gives me goosebumps and Gears of war mad world.

 

[Davevil]

 

[Sevyne]

One trailer to rule them all...

 

[NeverYouMind]

The game never came out...


If we are talking about teasers in prequels:

 

[Diddy X]

Still gives me chills

It's all gone downhill since then.

 

[Laptop1991]

 

[zizou6971]

BOTW launch Trailer with japanese VA

 

[zizou6971]

 

[JaxarGT]

Easily my two favourites. Loved the games too.

 

[Walliwallipaloo]

this one?

Ah-ha! Indeed it is!