# Great game videos/trailers **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 2, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353 "2013-05-02T20:49:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/1 "2013-05-02T20:49:18Z")
The recently posted video for the [Neverwinter](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yNrAxJTr83U) MMO was pretty good, and gave me the idea for this thread. [Far Cry 3](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CbY2lCVxefI) is another great example. The [Dead Island](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lZqrG1bdGtg) launch trailer was widely held to be much better than the game. Which ones have you liked? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/2 "2013-05-02T21:08:50Z")
All of the movies associated with the most recent Star Wars MMO were unbelievably good. Like, “please make a full-length movie and take my money” good. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/3 "2013-05-02T21:35:57Z")
The intro to [Abe’s Odyssey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLT-hCj8bTA) ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/4 "2013-05-03T02:38:21Z")
Wait wait, are we trying to talk about “Gee, look at this shiny CGI rendered thing” or are we trying to talk about awesome trailers? 😛 Because if the former, meh, whatever, every AAA release that comes out these days has a shiny CGI rendered thing. If we’re talking about the latter, [this is a brilliant trailer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Vxxnq5YAVHw) ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/5 "2013-05-03T03:00:22Z")
> [@Airk](#): > > If we’re talking about the latter, [this is a brilliant trailer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Vxxnq5YAVHw) …I had never considered buying a game based entirely on a single trailer before: until now. And only ten bucks on steam? What a bargain! ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/6 "2013-05-03T04:16:34Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …I had never considered buying a game based entirely on a single trailer before: until now. And only ten bucks on steam? What a bargain! Sold me a copy. And I’m enjoying it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/7 "2013-05-03T04:57:14Z")
The best one was Dead Island. From what I heard the game itself was so-so, but the trainer at least made me take notice of the game. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/8 "2013-05-03T04:59:58Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …I had never considered buying a game based entirely on a single trailer before: until now. And only ten bucks on steam? What a bargain! I’m looking into picking this up as well. ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/9 "2013-05-03T05:53:42Z")
> [@Airk](#): > > Wait wait, are we trying to talk about “Gee, look at this shiny CGI rendered thing” or are we trying to talk about awesome trailers? 😛 > > Because if the former, meh, whatever, every AAA release that comes out these days has a shiny CGI rendered thing. > > If we’re talking about the latter, [this is a brilliant trailer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Vxxnq5YAVHw) Heh. That is funny. IM(h)O both the Far Cry 3 and Dead Island trailers are a lot more than just ‘Shiny CGI rendered things’. And I wouldn’t mind looking at some shiny if it’s as entertaining as the Neverwinter trailer. ---
**Author:** ![Astral\_Rejection](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/10 "2013-05-03T13:31:51Z")
I thought Deus Ex: Human Revolution had [an amazing trailer.](http://youtu.be/Kq5KWLqUewc) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/11 "2013-05-03T13:52:31Z")
When I first saw the trailer for [the first Assassin’s Creed](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc-ClutaN_I) game I was totally in awe. I remember thinking “That can’t possibly be a real game; how in the world could you have that kind of control over a video game character?” but I was obviously quite wrong. The trailer for [the second game](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVWhWsgHzKM) was stunning as well. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/12 "2013-05-03T14:44:42Z")
[Lost Odyssey television commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-x12UEo-rs). Sold the game for me, easily. Fantastic use of a great song as well. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/13 "2013-05-03T15:48:22Z")
[Here’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg) the trailer to Dead Island that I mentioned earlier. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-game-videos-trailers/657353/14 "2013-05-03T15:55:59Z")
The opening credits for [Star Ocean 3](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB3-jGNcDvg) give me the chills to this day.