If videogame trailers told the truth...

comp_ali · Jul 4, 2009, 01:24 PM

As a marketing tool, the trailer has become as indispensible to videogames as it is to film. The problem is that by design, the spectacle of a trailer glosses over a game’s shortcomings. Luckily, we’re here to help you cut through the treacle and decode the true meaning behind all that slick publicity.

If videogame trailers told the truth, we think they’d look more like this:
Gamesradar

OmegaRED · Jul 5, 2009, 08:45 AM

Meh, I was expecting something better. They didn't even make fun of the constant overuse of pre-rendered game footage in trailers being passed off as actual gameplay.

comp_ali · Jul 5, 2009, 08:54 AM

I agree with you. Cutscenes and trailers are never the same as gameplay.

Judas · Jul 7, 2009, 12:52 PM

Sony's the biggest abuser of video game trailers..... shit didn't they finally get sued a few times over prerendering everything and not showing ANY real game footage

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jul 8, 2009, 06:15 AM

It would certainly make the world a lot of a happier place.

Jul 4, 2009, 01:24 PM	#1
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 3,687 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	If videogame trailers told the truth... As a marketing tool, the trailer has become as indispensible to videogames as it is to film. The problem is that by design, the spectacle of a trailer glosses over a game’s shortcomings. Luckily, we’re here to help you cut through the treacle and decode the true meaning behind all that slick publicity. If videogame trailers told the truth, we think they’d look more like this: Gamesradar __________________ "It is doubtful how DRM could reduce piracy and there no way it can boost games sales either"

Jul 5, 2009, 08:45 AM	#2
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comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 3,687 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Re: If videogame trailers told the truth... I agree with you. Cutscenes and trailers are never the same as gameplay. __________________ "It is doubtful how DRM could reduce piracy and there no way it can boost games sales either"

Jul 8, 2009, 06:15 AM	#5
~~RE III - Frankie~~ BANNED Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Castle Mansion Paradise 113 Posts: 1,200 Rep Power: 0	Re: If videogame trailers told the truth... It would certainly make the world a lot of a happier place.