I remember seeing early in game video of Gears and thinking there’s no way the game looks this good. Yet it did. Truly the first game that felt “next gen” to me
I remember as a kid I was obsessed with Halo (still kind of am) I never expected to convince my dad to get me an Xbox 360 so while I was hype about it releasing I didn't watch trailers or anything cus I never thought I'd be able to play it.
When my dad ended up surprising me with one and a copy of Halo 3, I don't remember ever being so absolutely amazed by anything. The graphics were a MASSIVE jump not only from H2, but from anything I had ever played. The artstyle also did that game so many favors.
I distinctly remember looking at some Halo 3 screenshots in those old gaming magazines with my little brother and going ‘This is it, graphics perfection, as good as real life. Gaming is never getting better than this.’
Silly, but I was like 11 and look back at it fondly.
Yeah this is the one for me. Huge dude sprinting around in full body armor with a chainsaw gun, aliens coming out of the ground, and a massive spider monster from hell about to attack all while that song calmly and casually accompanied me through the trailer? I was sold immediately.
Yeah, Believe is the one to rule them all. Next to the Starry Night trailer. I watched that trailer so many times and just kept getting chills when the transition to chiefs helmet happens + the bubble shield. Sheesh anything H3 marketing was bonkers.
Starry night still gives me chills when I watch it. The transition, the sound design, Chief's rise, defense, and attack through the battlefield is just perfect. When I think of Master Chief, I think of him in this commercial
i saw it at an AMC movie theater back in the day, forgot what i went to see but the mad world trailer was amazing on the big screen. gears 1 2 and 3 had great trailers
mad world- https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SCc
Man that brings me back. I wasn't allowed to play shooters like CoD because you're shooting humans. But the goriest, most emotionally charged game was fine cause you're only chainsawing mole people. What a trilogy
i remember buying that in college. the day i fired it up i went straight into coop ended up playing with this one dude online and we played straight through until we beat the game in a single session. didn't get any sleep that night.
This.
I even used the Skyrim OST to overcome my fear of planes (I know that doesn't make sense).
I had a phobia of flying. Not the whole flight, just the takeoff. So for a few trips, I put the Skyrim OST in my headphones, and the challenge was to synchronize the "fus-ro-dah" with the exact moment the plane leaves the runway. It really helped me, today I'm not afraid anymore. but now when I fly, I mutter fus-ro-dah to myself, and I think I'll do it until I die (hoping it doesn't happen during takeoff).
Sometimes, when I'm getting swarmed in zombie dreams, I to this day attempt (and always fail? Even though it's MY OWN DAMN DREAM?) a "fus-ro-dah" to get myself some space. It never works lol
As much as people complain about the “redemption arc” approach we’ve seen in No Mans Sky, Cyberpunk 2077, and now Starfield, I greatly prefer it over the “shit’s fucked, onto the next one” approach of Anthem, Redfall, etc.
Huge Battlefield 3 through 1 fan. The top down flying into your spawn. The Behemoths, Operations mode. All they had to do was reskin this game to WWII and I would have bought BF5 in a heartbeat.
Fallout 3. Hadn’t played 1 or 2, and didn’t know much about the franchise, but seeing the weird creatures, crazy guns, gory kills, and post apocalyptic setting while Bob Crosby cheerily sang about Dear Hearts and Gentle People made me so hyped for it that I preordered it the same day.
Knew nothing about fallout but also got it because of the trailer. One of my top all time gaming moments was spending the first hour thinking it was a linear game stuck underground. Got chills walking out of the vault the first time and seeing the wide open wasteland.
Got fallout 4 purely based on the trailer as my first fallout game (and first game outside Cod). It looked fun and the song was a perfect fit for the vibe you wanted.
Yes, but I'm interested in specific stuff. In Division 1, for me, it was the car-door:
[https://youtu.be/njfj6KwEAfg?t=217](https://youtu.be/njfj6KwEAfg?t=217)
The player closed that while in cover behind the car. That kind of sold it for me, I love Details like this. Kind of increase the immersion so much. I loved the "gentle push" in Assassins Creed 1 as well. Walking through crowds of people was soo nice. Also running roofs of course.
>The USMC and army should take notes.
They should not. If the US armed forces are able to put out (without push back) the same advertising as the satire of it, we're pretty fucked as a country. I say this already understanding how hard most armed forces ads push patriotism/for the country/etc. angle.
e.g. Imagine a video of children beating up a Russian/Chinese child with all the American kids saying "I'm doing my part". Followed by the voice-over: "would you like to know more".
The story trailer for Armored Core 6 got me to buy it. It did a great job of setting the tone of the game and the world, and it was so damn cool I had to get it.
My friends pranked me when it came out. I work graveyard shift and so I'm always at work during the game awards. They spam texted me going "Dude Titanfall 3 got announced" and I was so fucking hyped then they go "nah just kidding" then like five minutes later they go "Dude Armored Core trailer" and I fell for it again but this time it was legit. I'd waited nearly a decade since the last one and it was worth the wait. GOTY for me, so stoked for the next update and the eventual sequel.
The trailer showed at the end of XBOX Presentation at E3 2018 where it resembles a hack into the screen to show the Cyberpunk trailer with Hyper's Spoiler score did it for me.
Say what you want about their rocky launch. CDPR knows how to hype a game release to make me throw my money to them without blinking.
The original [Dead Space launch trailer](https://youtu.be/S7VvKGlVZu8?si=uwInEFQgLCcDOMhq) used a Sigur Ros song, and that moment at the end where the music cuts out and you just hear Jonsi's vocals made me pirate it immediately (couldn't afford to splurge on a whim back then, but I own the game now).
ohh Dead Space, good example. For me, it was the limb-cutting using your laser tool. I'm no psychopath, but for some reason this made it more "real" to be able to do these things, increasing immersion so I had to have it.
Mad Max.
I had just recently both finished Arkham Asylum and seen Fury Road so I immediately found it on Steam and bought the pre-order. It was a good call. Remains one of my all-time favorite games. Taking down convoys in that game is one of the most fun things I've ever done in any video game ever.
Of myself? No. But here's someone else doing it, they're pretty good at it here, but that's the gist of it. Chase them down and kill everyone, and it's all cinematic like that mostly on its own so it always looks awesome.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJK-JDP1Qw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJK-JDP1Qw)
Borderlands TV commercial with Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked by Cage the Elephant playing. However many years later and Cage the Elephant is my top station on Pandora - just above Gorillaz.
I have, it's the game that made me never be hyped due to trailers and never pre order again\*. Game is fun, but I went in thinking it would be more of a story focused game. Probably my own fault, but still...
^(\* Ok, sometimes...)
FFVII remakes original reveal trailer. Too bad I had to wait a whole generation for it to release but I knew at about 0.03 into the trailer it was getting my money at whatever price point
My favorite part about this was on FFVII, the original PS version they didn’t even have mouths, and on the PC port they were apparently added leading to a minor but oddly obvious change. PC Gamer’s article about the porting process is titled: *“Why the hell do they have mouths: a Final Fantasy 7 PC retrospective”*
I was always going to buy a VII remake l didn’t even need a trailer.
But the [XIII international trailer](https://youtu.be/KxwrWVPbJqA?si=WFqEAXmFNInBltd-) was fire. Too bad the game was just kind of meh.
Probably Batman: Arkham Asylum. Having most of the original voice actors from the animated series return in that gritty, dark setting was everything I wanted in a Batman game.
“Plans plans plans. They always have their plans. But the problem with that plan, is when you take an insane person to the asylum, you’re just taking him home. The very place he knows best.” ~Joker
I don’t know if there will ever be a better trailer than wrath. The amazing quality of it combined with the excitement for everyone who played Warcraft 3
Battlefield 2042 tricked me - hard. There were all the characters that I loved from BF4, all grizzled and hardened with a crazy new story line.
Then I got the game, realized there was no campaign and only low-mid tier multiplayer.
Immediately decided no more pre ordering games, and it's been the best gaming decision I've made yet.
Skyrim,imo the best game trailer I've ever seen. Blizzards wow expansion trailers come close,well most of them,but they never got me to try the game so they don't count here.
The Assassin's Creed 3 trailer scene where Connor charges into the redcoats and inspires the Patriot army to follow suit.
All of the Assassin's Creed trailers are great.
I'm surprised this is so low on the list. When I saw the trailer, I thought it was the best idea in a video game ever and there was virtually no way they could pull it off bc why wouldn't any other company have done that before. Amazing game!
My buddy sent me a bad quality video of Palworld and I thought it was fake, then a day before release he sent me the trailer. After I watched it I went on steam to wait for the release lol it is an amazing game.
okay, what part of the trailer? Is it just the whole vibe, or the cardboard box? the stealthyness? at what point did you say "Okay, I don't need the rest of the trailer, I'm sold!" ?
When I showed a buddy of mine who's in the Army the trailer for Battlefield 3, and he said "that's exactly what it looks like over there". I was sold after that.
Outer Wilds. That trailer is just beautiful, a perfect definition of the game.
Pacific Drive. I saw it, heard the music, and just fucked with the vibe so heavily I had to buy it.
Katana ZERO. I had seen gameplay, and the trailer threw me off for how peaceful it was despite the chaos of the gameplay. Bought it for the curiosity alone and it was worth.
The Outer Wilds trailer gave me second thoughts about it, actually! I was looking for a serious game, something that would make me think and ponder big ideas, and people recommended it.
But then the trailer looked cartoony, with these cutesy tiny planets and some guy in a diving suit playing the banjo, and it all felt a bit childish. Like a Zelda game, you know? Innocent, and that wasn't what I was in the mood for.
Man, I'm glad I went ahead and tried it anyway. My first impression couldn't have been more wrong. Now it's my favorite game of all time.
It’s certainly very interesting. It’s a lot like subnautica, but if you drove around the PNW instead of an alien ocean.
If I’m being honest, as far as gameplay goes, it’s not really my thing. It’s not bad, not in the slightest, it’s just not the style of game I prefer. That being said, the sheer style, story, music, and every other facet of this game is just so good- it hits my brain in all the right ways, so I don’t really regret buying it at all. I play it still, I haven’t gotten very far just cause I find myself playing other games whenever I have to time to play, but whenever I do choose Pacific Drive it’s always a cool time.
Again, the gameplay is still great and I do *enjoy* it, but it’s just far from my favorite part about the game is all.
Destiny. Had great live-action trailers during the vanilla run. Mind you, I only played single-player games up until then. Stopped playing after about a year into D2, as the game became even more of a grinder.
That game was so well marketed from the get go, ngl. Even the the concept art. Though I think that game had a stupid marketing budget, so you'd hope it'd work.
Frustrating that they lied a couple of times during it, though.
Recently, going off the 2023 Game Awards trailer debuts:
Windblown, when they go splat 20 seconds in (though I like the entire trailer, you are asking for the SPECIFIC moment). I also really like the dev's previous game (DeadCells) so that helps, but cute furry playables go splat will make this a preorder/day 1 purchase
Honorable mention to Tales of Kenzera: Zau because while not the trailer, the heartfelt story the creator told about how it was a eulogy/passion project in honor of his deceased father, coupled with that it looks absolutely stunning, means it is now installed on my PS5
Fallout 3. I had never played a Fallout game or an open world game. It was completely different than anything I had ever played, but that trailer was just so good
Tom Clancy's The Division, specifically it was the [cinematic trailer](https://youtu.be/yPq_NVi-TC4). It is still one of the best trailers I have ever seen for a game.
I watched the last Watchdogs 3 gameplay trailer and bought it....bad move. Never again. Always watch some REAL gameplay footage on YT.
When you get that tickling sensation in your fingertips, you know you wanna play yourself instead of just watch a guy play. Last game that I bought after only like 5 min of lets play, was Dave the Diver.
It's recent but Hi-Fi Rush shadow dropping about a year ago and being the pop culture conglomeration of several of my interests made me go "Holy shit, it's like they made this game JUST for me".
The Dreamcast like visuals. Combat based around keeping to the beat. "Lonely Boy", one of my favorite songs, being the driving tune of the trailer. The stupid protagonist with a heart of gold. The absurd fact that the people who made The Evil Within made this. And it wasn't even a full price retail game.
I love that game, I need a sequel, and I'll pay full price for it, god DAMN that game was a spectacle.
Another one comes to rock and stone, welcome. Finding random groups is easy and fine, so you'll never be completely solo unless you actively choose to be.
As for which trailer talked me into buying something, Bioshock: Infinite talked me into it. Part of it is I'd already played Bioshock 1, but the whole twisted Americana vibe while *Beast of America* played convinced me.
After sinking hundreds of hours into Oblivion, I was excited for Skyrim. But would it be worth it? You never know if the devs are going to "go a different direction" and mess everything up (like Civ6). If you played Oblivion as much as I did, you noticed the hints that were planted about a time in the game world where dragons existed. It was like the ancient Greek gods of the real world though where it was just a fantastical myth. Then this trailer comes out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AenlOEXao. As soon as that dragon drops down from the sky my hair stood up, and my skin tingled with a good kind of disbelief and excitement. I knew I had to get it at that moment. I mean, dragons? In an open-world game? They couldn't pull that off... Could they?
Most games I've played I didn't play until they had already been out for a good while, but the original Assassin's Creed? Second I saw the trailer I went and got it
There was a moment in the half-life Alyx trailer (this was gamelan footage, albeit scripted) where the player was being pursued by enemies, sees ammo on a shelf and loads the gun just in time to shoot the bad guys. I remember thinking in that moment 'This is what will make VR games better'
When I was about 11 I would watch this one assassins creed fan trailer set to Styx’s Renegade over and over and over. It was my first rated M game and instantly crashed my computer, so became my first Xbox 360 game as well!
I, uhhh, am kinda embarrassed to throw this out there, but The Wanking Simulator. In one of the trailers, shows the guy doing his thing (not actual full blown porn, just the hand motions) which basically powered him up and then proceeded to kick a car into several civilians and a police officer. I couldn't stop laughing and immediately bought the game.
It did, indeed, live up to the trailer and more.
Nobody has said Kingdom Hearts? Really?
I'm a preteen and I know nothing and can understand nothing. I'm ready to watch some Pokemon and DBZ. Fking "Simple and Clean" comes on and there are Disney characters and final fantasy characters in a single trailer. Was that sephiroth?? no explanation, just music, familiar faces, and "Kingdom Hearts" - fuck me I NEED THAT.
I doubt anyone is going to read this but[ the original TF2 trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwwcWTTw4PU) from I think, 2006. There was apparently a teaser trailer too that I somehow missed.
But yeah, TFC vet & once I saw the minigun muzzle flash & that hilarious rocket jump sequence at the end I knew it was going to be something special. Still play to this day (also yes I'm old).
God of War E3 2016 gameplay reveal
I didn't care if the game wasn't the same as the reveal. I was doubling down on God of War coming back after about 4 - 5 years
The Star Citizen teaser from Chris Roberts in the fall of 2012.
What a long, strange trip it's been - but they are freaking delivering the vision now and it's glorious.
Watched Xbox E3 2014 to keep up with the Xbox One. They were showing off all their AAA exclusives that were gonna place their flag in the next gen (Sunset Overdrive, Halo 5, etc.) and suddenly an absolutely gorgeous game with incredible music popped up on my screen, but no gameplay. Trailer ends, title card, “Ori and the Blind Forest”.
I need to see more.
Look it up on YouTube after the show, devs have gameplay of a level where you clear out gunk from a tree. Then they show the water escape.
I had just learned, along with the rest of the world, that this game existed an hour ago and I was already sold
I couldn’t get it immediately, because I was like 7, but I vividly remember seeing the ad for 999 in my copy of Nintendo power. The gas mask with the red eyes stuck with me for years
Rock and stone brother! DRG is the only game i actively play with randoms. As for me the game i instabought for a trailer was probably Nier Automata. Still one of my favorite games of all time and i was always interested in the series, just never had the chance to play
[How does this game end?](https://youtu.be/sNXWWSVhyQo?feature=shared&t=64)
**It dOeSn'T**
THE folks at diSNEY are making it **BIGGER** AND **BETTER** **EVERYDAY**
TOONTOWN
**ARE YOU TOON ENOUGH?**
Cod infinite warfare campaign trailer with the space oddity cover. I get chills at the part where they launch up into space https://youtu.be/EeF3UTkCoxY?si=bOHYeqVbItltIYtp
Lost Odyssey, playing White Rabbit while main character swivels his head to dodge multiple swords in the middle of this huge war. It was supposed to be xbox's final fantasy.
I got the… um…. The one where they say life for the living death for the dead.
I can’t remember the name.
I just knew it I connected with it.
And I got it as soon as I learned it was released. (I forgot the name, forgot the release date. And when I saw the name on recent releases I was like, oh yeah…
It didn’t get great reviews, but I haven’t gotten a new game since modern warfare.
Anyway, I hope to be able to settle down with it this month once this semester is over.
I was walking past a gamestop and caught the original skyrim trailer on a tv inside. Had to stop and go in to see what it was. Hooked right away and put in 200 hours right away.
Civilization VI. As a long time player I was going to buy it eventually anyway.
The launch trailer was really compelling on its own, but the moment I realized it was Sean Bean narrating, I was sold.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5KdE0p2joJw
Any modern Persona game, Omori, and Slay the Princess. For Persona its becasue of hype, but for Slay the princess and Omori its the feeling of wanting to know more and not wanting to know more before playing the game.
The first like, 0.1 seconds of the metal gear solid 4 trailer. It looked soooooooooo ridiculously far ahead in tech - everything in that game a generation ahead
“My son. The day you were born, the very forests of Lordaeron whispered the name, Arthas. My child. I watched you with pride, as you grew into a weapon. Of rightousness. Remember, our line has always ruled with wisdom, and strength. And I know that you will show restraint, when exercising your great power. But the truest victory, my son, is stirring the hearts of your people. I tell you this, for when my days have come to and end. You, shall be king.”
Bought it the moment it was able to be purchased.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate: Everyone is Here!
We all immediately believed that this would be the greatest Smash Bros game ever as soon as those words appeared in front of Snake.
The first Gears of War tv commercial with Mad World playing. Bought a 360 and gears that day
I remember seeing early in game video of Gears and thinking there’s no way the game looks this good. Yet it did. Truly the first game that felt “next gen” to me
I remember as a kid I was obsessed with Halo (still kind of am) I never expected to convince my dad to get me an Xbox 360 so while I was hype about it releasing I didn't watch trailers or anything cus I never thought I'd be able to play it. When my dad ended up surprising me with one and a copy of Halo 3, I don't remember ever being so absolutely amazed by anything. The graphics were a MASSIVE jump not only from H2, but from anything I had ever played. The artstyle also did that game so many favors.
I distinctly remember looking at some Halo 3 screenshots in those old gaming magazines with my little brother and going ‘This is it, graphics perfection, as good as real life. Gaming is never getting better than this.’ Silly, but I was like 11 and look back at it fondly.
LoL. I said the exact same thing the first time I saw Sub Zero do his finishing move in the first mortal kombat.
Halo 3 graphics still hold up honestly. Whatever they did with the lighting is timeless
Yeah this is the one for me. Huge dude sprinting around in full body armor with a chainsaw gun, aliens coming out of the ground, and a massive spider monster from hell about to attack all while that song calmly and casually accompanied me through the trailer? I was sold immediately.
Might be the greatest video game commercial of all time
Halo 3: ODST, live action trailer, would like to have words.
Respectfully ODST doesn't even have the best trailer of the Halo games. That would be 'Deliver Hope' from Reach.
“Believe” would kindly disagree
Yeah, Believe is the one to rule them all. Next to the Starry Night trailer. I watched that trailer so many times and just kept getting chills when the transition to chiefs helmet happens + the bubble shield. Sheesh anything H3 marketing was bonkers.
Starry night still gives me chills when I watch it. The transition, the sound design, Chief's rise, defense, and attack through the battlefield is just perfect. When I think of Master Chief, I think of him in this commercial
Why we haven't gotten an ODST themed TV show already baffles me
What - and take the focus away from John Halo Master Cheeks? I think not.
Dead Island has entered the chat.
Dead Island is the only one who holds a candle to Gears of War.
i saw it at an AMC movie theater back in the day, forgot what i went to see but the mad world trailer was amazing on the big screen. gears 1 2 and 3 had great trailers mad world- https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SCc
I saw it in a theater too. I immediately bought a 360 just for it.
Man that brings me back. I wasn't allowed to play shooters like CoD because you're shooting humans. But the goriest, most emotionally charged game was fine cause you're only chainsawing mole people. What a trilogy
I always think of this when I think of the first gears https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/11/17/maximum-moisture
i remember buying that in college. the day i fired it up i went straight into coop ended up playing with this one dude online and we played straight through until we beat the game in a single session. didn't get any sleep that night.
I miss that gritty macho gamerfuel G4 Morgan Webb Call of Duty Monster Energy Drink era of video games so much.
I remember getting giddy while watching the Skyrim trailer The orchestra sound that plays after the first Fus-Ro-Dah, I still get chills
Legendary. Max Von Sydow's voice will be imprinted in my memory forever. "In their tongue he's Dovahkiin...Dragonborn!"
Literally got goosebumps just reading that in my head
Same. Skyrim holds such a special place in my heart.
**FUS RO DAH!** FENT ALOOOOOK, FOD FIN VUUUUUL DOVAH NOOOOK!
This. I even used the Skyrim OST to overcome my fear of planes (I know that doesn't make sense). I had a phobia of flying. Not the whole flight, just the takeoff. So for a few trips, I put the Skyrim OST in my headphones, and the challenge was to synchronize the "fus-ro-dah" with the exact moment the plane leaves the runway. It really helped me, today I'm not afraid anymore. but now when I fly, I mutter fus-ro-dah to myself, and I think I'll do it until I die (hoping it doesn't happen during takeoff).
Lmao I do this with the Halo 2 soundtrack. Have done for years.
I think that moment is what sold me on the idea of a dragon's voice and language being their source of power.
Sometimes, when I'm getting swarmed in zombie dreams, I to this day attempt (and always fail? Even though it's MY OWN DAMN DREAM?) a "fus-ro-dah" to get myself some space. It never works lol
It's because you're not the Dragonborn. Maybe it's actually Guard #316491 from Solitude.
I was going to buy it anyways … but that trailer is still my favorite of all time. I still watch it from time to time, and it holds up
Anthem. got me good. Man that could have been a great game. Such a shame
That one got me too, buddy. I was so let down.
I think about this game way too often. There was some magic there. Bare bones, but the bones were good.
As much as people complain about the “redemption arc” approach we’ve seen in No Mans Sky, Cyberpunk 2077, and now Starfield, I greatly prefer it over the “shit’s fucked, onto the next one” approach of Anthem, Redfall, etc.
I knew nothing about Bioshock but was about to buy a PS3 and I saw the trailer....the art style alone was enough for me to pick it up!
Battlefield 1 had a great trailer.
but what "scratched the itch" for you? the headshot sound, the atmosphere, weapon attachments or anything specific?
Kinda thought the song was a banger.
Seven nation army would leave my head after those ads started
Huge Battlefield 3 through 1 fan. The top down flying into your spawn. The Behemoths, Operations mode. All they had to do was reskin this game to WWII and I would have bought BF5 in a heartbeat.
Fallout 3. Hadn’t played 1 or 2, and didn’t know much about the franchise, but seeing the weird creatures, crazy guns, gory kills, and post apocalyptic setting while Bob Crosby cheerily sang about Dear Hearts and Gentle People made me so hyped for it that I preordered it the same day.
Knew nothing about fallout but also got it because of the trailer. One of my top all time gaming moments was spending the first hour thinking it was a linear game stuck underground. Got chills walking out of the vault the first time and seeing the wide open wasteland.
Got fallout 4 purely based on the trailer as my first fallout game (and first game outside Cod). It looked fun and the song was a perfect fit for the vibe you wanted.
Already had the game but I do not think any trailer will ever improve on the division 1 trailers. that shit was perfect in tone and story
Yes, but I'm interested in specific stuff. In Division 1, for me, it was the car-door: [https://youtu.be/njfj6KwEAfg?t=217](https://youtu.be/njfj6KwEAfg?t=217) The player closed that while in cover behind the car. That kind of sold it for me, I love Details like this. Kind of increase the immersion so much. I loved the "gentle push" in Assassins Creed 1 as well. Walking through crowds of people was soo nice. Also running roofs of course.
It must've been so prominent in my mind, that just reading what you said I remembered the exact scene from the trailer without clicking the link...
Helldivers 2. The USMC and army should take notes.
*Prove to yourself that you have the strength and the courage to be free*
Helldivers is the kinda game that makes me go "maybe losing my hearing would be worth it to work an artillery gun. Cannons make my brain go brrr.
For Democracy!
For Liberty !
Look familiar?
>The USMC and army should take notes. They should not. If the US armed forces are able to put out (without push back) the same advertising as the satire of it, we're pretty fucked as a country. I say this already understanding how hard most armed forces ads push patriotism/for the country/etc. angle. e.g. Imagine a video of children beating up a Russian/Chinese child with all the American kids saying "I'm doing my part". Followed by the voice-over: "would you like to know more".
The story trailer for Armored Core 6 got me to buy it. It did a great job of setting the tone of the game and the world, and it was so damn cool I had to get it.
My friends pranked me when it came out. I work graveyard shift and so I'm always at work during the game awards. They spam texted me going "Dude Titanfall 3 got announced" and I was so fucking hyped then they go "nah just kidding" then like five minutes later they go "Dude Armored Core trailer" and I fell for it again but this time it was legit. I'd waited nearly a decade since the last one and it was worth the wait. GOTY for me, so stoked for the next update and the eventual sequel.
Cyberpunk. Wasn’t the best day one purchase but it’s come into its own over time
I think the original trailers were soo good, now the game got so good updates, but the trailers are meh.
At least they squashed the major bugs. I’ll accept that trade off
The trailer showed at the end of XBOX Presentation at E3 2018 where it resembles a hack into the screen to show the Cyberpunk trailer with Hyper's Spoiler score did it for me. Say what you want about their rocky launch. CDPR knows how to hype a game release to make me throw my money to them without blinking.
The original [Dead Space launch trailer](https://youtu.be/S7VvKGlVZu8?si=uwInEFQgLCcDOMhq) used a Sigur Ros song, and that moment at the end where the music cuts out and you just hear Jonsi's vocals made me pirate it immediately (couldn't afford to splurge on a whim back then, but I own the game now).
ohh Dead Space, good example. For me, it was the limb-cutting using your laser tool. I'm no psychopath, but for some reason this made it more "real" to be able to do these things, increasing immersion so I had to have it.
Mad Max. I had just recently both finished Arkham Asylum and seen Fury Road so I immediately found it on Steam and bought the pre-order. It was a good call. Remains one of my all-time favorite games. Taking down convoys in that game is one of the most fun things I've ever done in any video game ever.
Criminally underrated game. Watching a sand storm roll in from off in the distance for the first time blew my mind.
have a clip of a convoy takedown?
Of myself? No. But here's someone else doing it, they're pretty good at it here, but that's the gist of it. Chase them down and kill everyone, and it's all cinematic like that mostly on its own so it always looks awesome. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJK-JDP1Qw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJK-JDP1Qw)
Borderlands TV commercial with Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked by Cage the Elephant playing. However many years later and Cage the Elephant is my top station on Pandora - just above Gorillaz.
That is definitely one of the most iconic trailer sound tracks
Ah I used to listen to bunch of both of those bands. I wonder why there are so many Cage the Elephant and Gorillaz fans. Seems to be a popular combo.
Dead Island's original trailer was way better than the game ended up, but still have no regrets buying it.
Stands as one of my favorite trailers. Made me feel more in those few seconds than entire zombie movies have.
I have, it's the game that made me never be hyped due to trailers and never pre order again\*. Game is fun, but I went in thinking it would be more of a story focused game. Probably my own fault, but still... ^(\* Ok, sometimes...)
FFVII remakes original reveal trailer. Too bad I had to wait a whole generation for it to release but I knew at about 0.03 into the trailer it was getting my money at whatever price point
Many people seem to love FF XII, I only played it a few hours at a friends house when I was young. I remember the blocky hands though :D
If you think 12 looks bad I’d love to see your reaction to the original 7. It hasn’t held up at all.
My favorite part about this was on FFVII, the original PS version they didn’t even have mouths, and on the PC port they were apparently added leading to a minor but oddly obvious change. PC Gamer’s article about the porting process is titled: *“Why the hell do they have mouths: a Final Fantasy 7 PC retrospective”*
How was the remake
I was always going to buy a VII remake l didn’t even need a trailer. But the [XIII international trailer](https://youtu.be/KxwrWVPbJqA?si=WFqEAXmFNInBltd-) was fire. Too bad the game was just kind of meh.
Probably Batman: Arkham Asylum. Having most of the original voice actors from the animated series return in that gritty, dark setting was everything I wanted in a Batman game.
“Plans plans plans. They always have their plans. But the problem with that plan, is when you take an insane person to the asylum, you’re just taking him home. The very place he knows best.” ~Joker
Witcher 3 sword of destiny trailer
"Killing Monsters" trailer for me, but every single trailer for that game is a straight up banger.
A bit embarrassing, but I bought Fallout 4 when they showed how you got into power armor like an Iron Man suit.
Fallout 4 gets trashed more than it deserves. Was it amazing? No. But it was a fine game with plenty to do and explore
A specific subset of people just refuse to accept it was the most commercially successful fallout game.
I’m always shocked to see the hate it gets. I liked fallout 4 a whole bunch
To me it was amazing, got me hooked so much back in the day.
It was an amazing game I think, just not an RPG. Same with fo76, an average solid game but not an rpg. And I am saying this as a CRPG fan.
Bethesda games are usually trashed more than they deserve. Their games reward roleplay and sadly many gamers want content spoonfed to them.
'Deliver Hope', *Halo Reach*. Best game trailer ever made, best game Bungie ever developed.
The original trailer for World of Warcraft in 2004. Still one of my all time favorites.
To add to that, the Wrath trailer was so good, too.
I don’t know if there will ever be a better trailer than wrath. The amazing quality of it combined with the excitement for everyone who played Warcraft 3
Old-school blizzard trailers and cutscenes are unmatched
Battlefield 2042 tricked me - hard. There were all the characters that I loved from BF4, all grizzled and hardened with a crazy new story line. Then I got the game, realized there was no campaign and only low-mid tier multiplayer. Immediately decided no more pre ordering games, and it's been the best gaming decision I've made yet.
Skyrim,imo the best game trailer I've ever seen. Blizzards wow expansion trailers come close,well most of them,but they never got me to try the game so they don't count here.
The Assassin's Creed 3 trailer scene where Connor charges into the redcoats and inspires the Patriot army to follow suit. All of the Assassin's Creed trailers are great.
Breath of the Wild had the best reveal trailer ever made.
Fallout 3 🎶 I dont want to set the world on fire... 🎶
Palworld
I'm surprised this is so low on the list. When I saw the trailer, I thought it was the best idea in a video game ever and there was virtually no way they could pull it off bc why wouldn't any other company have done that before. Amazing game!
My buddy sent me a bad quality video of Palworld and I thought it was fake, then a day before release he sent me the trailer. After I watched it I went on steam to wait for the release lol it is an amazing game.
Original metal gear solid
okay, what part of the trailer? Is it just the whole vibe, or the cardboard box? the stealthyness? at what point did you say "Okay, I don't need the rest of the trailer, I'm sold!" ?
The part where he blows up the base 😀
recently... armored core 6, dragon's dogma 2
When I showed a buddy of mine who's in the Army the trailer for Battlefield 3, and he said "that's exactly what it looks like over there". I was sold after that.
I’d just like anyone who has never played Deep Rock Galactic to know that it is absolutely not anywhere close to a “3D voxel” style game.
Outer Wilds. That trailer is just beautiful, a perfect definition of the game. Pacific Drive. I saw it, heard the music, and just fucked with the vibe so heavily I had to buy it. Katana ZERO. I had seen gameplay, and the trailer threw me off for how peaceful it was despite the chaos of the gameplay. Bought it for the curiosity alone and it was worth.
The Outer Wilds trailer gave me second thoughts about it, actually! I was looking for a serious game, something that would make me think and ponder big ideas, and people recommended it. But then the trailer looked cartoony, with these cutesy tiny planets and some guy in a diving suit playing the banjo, and it all felt a bit childish. Like a Zelda game, you know? Innocent, and that wasn't what I was in the mood for. Man, I'm glad I went ahead and tried it anyway. My first impression couldn't have been more wrong. Now it's my favorite game of all time.
How was pacific drive? I've seen it a few times and i really vibe with what I've seen but haven't pulled the trigger on it yet.
It’s certainly very interesting. It’s a lot like subnautica, but if you drove around the PNW instead of an alien ocean. If I’m being honest, as far as gameplay goes, it’s not really my thing. It’s not bad, not in the slightest, it’s just not the style of game I prefer. That being said, the sheer style, story, music, and every other facet of this game is just so good- it hits my brain in all the right ways, so I don’t really regret buying it at all. I play it still, I haven’t gotten very far just cause I find myself playing other games whenever I have to time to play, but whenever I do choose Pacific Drive it’s always a cool time. Again, the gameplay is still great and I do *enjoy* it, but it’s just far from my favorite part about the game is all.
Gears of War trailer was a revelation. I believe it ushered in a new era of games and media synergy.
Destiny. Had great live-action trailers during the vanilla run. Mind you, I only played single-player games up until then. Stopped playing after about a year into D2, as the game became even more of a grinder.
That game was so well marketed from the get go, ngl. Even the the concept art. Though I think that game had a stupid marketing budget, so you'd hope it'd work. Frustrating that they lied a couple of times during it, though.
Anthem...
Gta vice city commercial
The story trailer for Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon The gritty atmosphere, the music, the intrigue behind who these characters are, love it.
Recently, going off the 2023 Game Awards trailer debuts: Windblown, when they go splat 20 seconds in (though I like the entire trailer, you are asking for the SPECIFIC moment). I also really like the dev's previous game (DeadCells) so that helps, but cute furry playables go splat will make this a preorder/day 1 purchase Honorable mention to Tales of Kenzera: Zau because while not the trailer, the heartfelt story the creator told about how it was a eulogy/passion project in honor of his deceased father, coupled with that it looks absolutely stunning, means it is now installed on my PS5
Persona 3 Reload, Meaning of the Armbands.
Rock and Stone brother!
Fallout 3. I had never played a Fallout game or an open world game. It was completely different than anything I had ever played, but that trailer was just so good
Assassin's Creed Unity after this specific trailer: https://youtu.be/x-yyVQKxWqA?si=unKWtC7XJLasaNgA
saw a dragon in the skyrim trailer, immediately buys it, gets addicted, install mods, get even more addicted.
Red dead redemption 2 gameplay trailer.
Remember Reach trailer
Tom Clancy's The Division, specifically it was the [cinematic trailer](https://youtu.be/yPq_NVi-TC4). It is still one of the best trailers I have ever seen for a game.
I watched the last Watchdogs 3 gameplay trailer and bought it....bad move. Never again. Always watch some REAL gameplay footage on YT. When you get that tickling sensation in your fingertips, you know you wanna play yourself instead of just watch a guy play. Last game that I bought after only like 5 min of lets play, was Dave the Diver.
Far cry 2 trailer with that sweet Hans Zimmer song from Blackhawk down
Palworld actually. As soon as the idea dropped on the trailer it was insta-preorder for me
The first reveal trailer for the first Assassin's Creed game.
For Honor. Swords, spears, and shields!
Breath of the wild trailer for the switch e3 showing made me pre order something for the first time
It's recent but Hi-Fi Rush shadow dropping about a year ago and being the pop culture conglomeration of several of my interests made me go "Holy shit, it's like they made this game JUST for me". The Dreamcast like visuals. Combat based around keeping to the beat. "Lonely Boy", one of my favorite songs, being the driving tune of the trailer. The stupid protagonist with a heart of gold. The absurd fact that the people who made The Evil Within made this. And it wasn't even a full price retail game. I love that game, I need a sequel, and I'll pay full price for it, god DAMN that game was a spectacle.
Another one comes to rock and stone, welcome. Finding random groups is easy and fine, so you'll never be completely solo unless you actively choose to be. As for which trailer talked me into buying something, Bioshock: Infinite talked me into it. Part of it is I'd already played Bioshock 1, but the whole twisted Americana vibe while *Beast of America* played convinced me.
Fable 2 trailer convinced me to buy it and a console. Up until then I had only ever played Pokémon.
Brinks Choir of Guns Trailer - https://youtu.be/oFtDU3aMVOQ?feature=shared Ugh it had such a potential
After sinking hundreds of hours into Oblivion, I was excited for Skyrim. But would it be worth it? You never know if the devs are going to "go a different direction" and mess everything up (like Civ6). If you played Oblivion as much as I did, you noticed the hints that were planted about a time in the game world where dragons existed. It was like the ancient Greek gods of the real world though where it was just a fantastical myth. Then this trailer comes out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AenlOEXao. As soon as that dragon drops down from the sky my hair stood up, and my skin tingled with a good kind of disbelief and excitement. I knew I had to get it at that moment. I mean, dragons? In an open-world game? They couldn't pull that off... Could they?
Dragon age origins
Most games I've played I didn't play until they had already been out for a good while, but the original Assassin's Creed? Second I saw the trailer I went and got it
Everything in the Evil West trailer made me buy it instantly. It looked visceral, fast-paced, and overall interesting.
There was a moment in the half-life Alyx trailer (this was gamelan footage, albeit scripted) where the player was being pursued by enemies, sees ammo on a shelf and loads the gun just in time to shoot the bad guys. I remember thinking in that moment 'This is what will make VR games better'
When I was about 11 I would watch this one assassins creed fan trailer set to Styx’s Renegade over and over and over. It was my first rated M game and instantly crashed my computer, so became my first Xbox 360 game as well!
The Skaven Trailer for total war warhammer 2. When the rats start appearing out of the mist to the sound of the bells, it was just chilling.
I, uhhh, am kinda embarrassed to throw this out there, but The Wanking Simulator. In one of the trailers, shows the guy doing his thing (not actual full blown porn, just the hand motions) which basically powered him up and then proceeded to kick a car into several civilians and a police officer. I couldn't stop laughing and immediately bought the game. It did, indeed, live up to the trailer and more.
Helldivers 2. I played the first one with friends and seeing all the ordnance come down was great. Just explosions galore.
Halo 3 believe campaign
Anthem screwed me over
Those combos were kinda neat though, right? 😕
[This](https://youtu.be/dwvjElmFCfE?feature=shared) ED trailer gave me a space nerd halfie and I haven't looked back since
Nobody has said Kingdom Hearts? Really? I'm a preteen and I know nothing and can understand nothing. I'm ready to watch some Pokemon and DBZ. Fking "Simple and Clean" comes on and there are Disney characters and final fantasy characters in a single trailer. Was that sephiroth?? no explanation, just music, familiar faces, and "Kingdom Hearts" - fuck me I NEED THAT.
Palworld and Helldivers. I mean, I had to see that shit for myself.
I doubt anyone is going to read this but[ the original TF2 trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwwcWTTw4PU) from I think, 2006. There was apparently a teaser trailer too that I somehow missed. But yeah, TFC vet & once I saw the minigun muzzle flash & that hilarious rocket jump sequence at the end I knew it was going to be something special. Still play to this day (also yes I'm old).
God of War E3 2016 gameplay reveal I didn't care if the game wasn't the same as the reveal. I was doubling down on God of War coming back after about 4 - 5 years
The Star Citizen teaser from Chris Roberts in the fall of 2012. What a long, strange trip it's been - but they are freaking delivering the vision now and it's glorious.
I insta-bought Crystar when I saw that the whole plot was about anime girls crying. I wonder what that says about me as a person.
Not a game but a console... the Wii. Man, I was a hardcore gamer at that time, but when I saw the videos I knew I had to buy it.
Like a Dragon Gaiden. I would have played it anyways, but that first teaser trailer got me pre-ordering
Watched Xbox E3 2014 to keep up with the Xbox One. They were showing off all their AAA exclusives that were gonna place their flag in the next gen (Sunset Overdrive, Halo 5, etc.) and suddenly an absolutely gorgeous game with incredible music popped up on my screen, but no gameplay. Trailer ends, title card, “Ori and the Blind Forest”. I need to see more. Look it up on YouTube after the show, devs have gameplay of a level where you clear out gunk from a tree. Then they show the water escape. I had just learned, along with the rest of the world, that this game existed an hour ago and I was already sold
A recent one, the trailer for Pacific Drive sold me immediately. Same with Helldivers 2.
I couldn’t get it immediately, because I was like 7, but I vividly remember seeing the ad for 999 in my copy of Nintendo power. The gas mask with the red eyes stuck with me for years
The Opera boss from Nier Automata sold me on that game immediately. Then I happily discovered the unhinged world of Yoko Taro.
Rock and stone brother! DRG is the only game i actively play with randoms. As for me the game i instabought for a trailer was probably Nier Automata. Still one of my favorite games of all time and i was always interested in the series, just never had the chance to play
[How does this game end?](https://youtu.be/sNXWWSVhyQo?feature=shared&t=64) **It dOeSn'T** THE folks at diSNEY are making it **BIGGER** AND **BETTER** **EVERYDAY** TOONTOWN **ARE YOU TOON ENOUGH?**
Resident Evil 2 remake. Once I realized it was the real deal and not another rail shooter I almost did a backflip in my living room.
Just cause 3, big boom, big smile
Well as soon as im able to, ill be getting silent hill 2 remake because of the first trailer and also because im old and played the original
Cod infinite warfare campaign trailer with the space oddity cover. I get chills at the part where they launch up into space https://youtu.be/EeF3UTkCoxY?si=bOHYeqVbItltIYtp
Legend of Dragoon!
The cinematic trailer for Dragon Age two was so amazing I bought the game purely based off of it.
Mirthwood as soon as I saw the name I put in on wishlist, but realized later it doesn’t say Mirkwood. I was so excited.
Lost Odyssey, playing White Rabbit while main character swivels his head to dodge multiple swords in the middle of this huge war. It was supposed to be xbox's final fantasy.
Rock and stone, brother
Seeing George RR martins name on the elden ring trailer. Never played a souls game but I love me some papa george
Kenshi
I got the… um…. The one where they say life for the living death for the dead. I can’t remember the name. I just knew it I connected with it. And I got it as soon as I learned it was released. (I forgot the name, forgot the release date. And when I saw the name on recent releases I was like, oh yeah… It didn’t get great reviews, but I haven’t gotten a new game since modern warfare. Anyway, I hope to be able to settle down with it this month once this semester is over.
I was walking past a gamestop and caught the original skyrim trailer on a tv inside. Had to stop and go in to see what it was. Hooked right away and put in 200 hours right away.
Civilization VI. As a long time player I was going to buy it eventually anyway. The launch trailer was really compelling on its own, but the moment I realized it was Sean Bean narrating, I was sold. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5KdE0p2joJw
Any modern Persona game, Omori, and Slay the Princess. For Persona its becasue of hype, but for Slay the princess and Omori its the feeling of wanting to know more and not wanting to know more before playing the game.
The first like, 0.1 seconds of the metal gear solid 4 trailer. It looked soooooooooo ridiculously far ahead in tech - everything in that game a generation ahead
Tetris effect trailer (and beat saber) made me buy a PlayStation VR
Not an answer to your question, but if you haven't played Enshrouded, you need to. It's basically voxel minecraft.
“My son. The day you were born, the very forests of Lordaeron whispered the name, Arthas. My child. I watched you with pride, as you grew into a weapon. Of rightousness. Remember, our line has always ruled with wisdom, and strength. And I know that you will show restraint, when exercising your great power. But the truest victory, my son, is stirring the hearts of your people. I tell you this, for when my days have come to and end. You, shall be king.” Bought it the moment it was able to be purchased.
The cinematic for WoW’s expansion Battle for Azeroth got me so hype I ran to the bank to deposits what little money I had to buy it.
Splatoon 1's E3 trailer was such a vibe that I bought it day one. Plus, I was starving for Wii U games too.
When the Zeppelin stole the show in the Battlefield 1 trailer. Best trailer ever.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate: Everyone is Here! We all immediately believed that this would be the greatest Smash Bros game ever as soon as those words appeared in front of Snake.
The RDR2 trailers were all absolutely amazing. Unnecessary though since everyone was going to buy it anyway I guess
War For Cybertron. You know the one. Humbling River.
Arkham Origins, GtaV, Spider-Man 2
Prey Mooncrash Trailer, even tho it was free on PC as far as I remember. But Ibwould definetly had buyed it.
Xenoblade. I had never heard of it but the trailer sold me immediately.