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I’m a huge fan of the cinematic trailers that gaming companies are now releasing, you know the ones I am talking about. The ones that have little to no gameplay footage at all and wouldn’t be out of place in the world of blockbuster movie trailers.
So to satisfy my cinematic desires I have rounded up the top 10 cinematic trailers from the last few years.
Do you agree or have I missed out the best of the bunch?
10. Brink
9. Splinter Cell: Conviction
8. Burnout: Paradise City
7. Halo 3
6. Bioshock 1
5. Left 4 Dead 2
4. Deux Ex: Human Evolution
3. Gears of War 1 (Mad World)
2. Starcraft 2
1. Heavy Rain
Okay that’s my list, remember this isn’t a top 10 list of games but simply their cinematic trailers from my point of view.
Yep, Mass Effect 2′s one was absolutely epic. I think it was the music that made it though, Heart of Courage by Two Steps From Hell, will make anything look awesome.
Man I hate the term 4D, just because it’s interactive doesn’t make it 4D… the common belief is that time is the 4th Dimension and I don’t even subscribe to that BS as that would make Braid a 3D puzzler which it blatantly isnt..
The Killzone 2 trailer was fine but it didn’t even make my top 20 to be honest
When someone coins a term or applies it something it doesn’t necessarily have to be true to the bone. I mean why do Americans call Petroleum “Gas” or Carbon loaded Pencils “Grey Lead pencils” when there isn’t even any Lead in them (that would be dangerous lol).
The 4D isn’t there to describe Quantum mechanics, it just describes casually as you said, interactivity.
How about the Bioshock pre-render video, you liked that?
Have to kind of agree with Sleeper, WOW has some of the most amazing cinematics in gaming, but their GAME TRAILERS although atmospheric, relies on the ingame engine, and thus aren’t that visually pleasing.
12:15 pm
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July 28, 2010
12:40 pm
Never saw that Deus Ex one, that’s pretty good. Heavy Rain one is just pure power!
July 28, 2010
12:55 pm
yeah that Heavy Rain was deserves the top spot. Or does it? It actually shows you nothing of the actual game and is essentially a tech demo.
July 28, 2010
12:52 pm
Where is Mass Effect?
July 28, 2010
1:10 pm
Yep, Mass Effect 2′s one was absolutely epic. I think it was the music that made it though, Heart of Courage by Two Steps From Hell, will make anything look awesome.
July 28, 2010
1:26 pm
Would the Halo3 ODST “we are ODST” not count, seeing as it’s a live action trailer?
July 28, 2010
2:12 pm
agreed that one was awesome
July 28, 2010
1:28 pm
If you guys have a link to the trailer you are talking about I can add them into the comments…
July 28, 2010
1:30 pm
My favorite is GOW ‘Mad world’
July 28, 2010
4:11 pm
Yeah, the Mass Effect 2 trailer was epic, as well as the Dragon Age cinematic trailer
July 29, 2010
7:21 am
If you don’t have Killzone 2 in there you fail. Go on PSN and download the 4D interactive trailer.
July 29, 2010
7:38 am
Man I hate the term 4D, just because it’s interactive doesn’t make it 4D… the common belief is that time is the 4th Dimension and I don’t even subscribe to that BS as that would make Braid a 3D puzzler which it blatantly isnt..
The Killzone 2 trailer was fine but it didn’t even make my top 20 to be honest
July 29, 2010
9:07 am
When someone coins a term or applies it something it doesn’t necessarily have to be true to the bone. I mean why do Americans call Petroleum “Gas” or Carbon loaded Pencils “Grey Lead pencils” when there isn’t even any Lead in them (that would be dangerous lol).
The 4D isn’t there to describe Quantum mechanics, it just describes casually as you said, interactivity.
How about the Bioshock pre-render video, you liked that?
July 29, 2010
7:55 am
fail….HR no1
GoW3 nothing is the best trailer in history
July 29, 2010
8:03 am
God of War 3 (Fear Nothing) or Gears of War 3 where all the people turned to nothing?
July 29, 2010
12:21 pm
ahh sry donno how fear disappeared xD but hell yea God of War!! xD
July 29, 2010
9:53 am
Mass Effect 2 Launch trailer of course
But what about the WOW cinematics? Those are damn good.
July 29, 2010
10:34 am
The Deus Ex trailer has to be the best from that list. It has meaning.
Doesn’t this Crysis 2 trailer remind you a bit of the GoW Mad World trailer?
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/the-wall-crysis-2/64318
July 29, 2010
11:56 am
Have you not seen the trailer for The Force Unleashed 2?
Probably the best trailer for anything, ever…
Come on guys…
July 29, 2010
1:39 pm
No World of Warcraft cinematics? you gotta be kidding me…
July 29, 2010
2:06 pm
Have to kind of agree with Sleeper, WOW has some of the most amazing cinematics in gaming, but their GAME TRAILERS although atmospheric, relies on the ingame engine, and thus aren’t that visually pleasing.
July 30, 2010
9:51 am
Purely to cut costs, isnt it, Mr Kotick?!
July 30, 2010
1:55 pm
Of course Christo… :P