Top 100 Game Trailers

TouchingVirus · 30-08-2011 4:02pm #1

http://www.gametrailers.com/top-100-trailers/

This is a list that's long overdue. 9 years ago GameTrailers.com began as a catch-all for any and every single piece of video game media we could get our grubby little mouse cursors on, but the concept of the modern video game trailer evolved much earlier than that. When big titles hit the Atari, Intellivision, Nintendo, or Genesis in the 80's and early 90's, you (or specifically, your parents) only needed to know that the game would be for sale when it was already for sale. It was shortly before the formation of E3 in 1995 that the game industry smartly began adopting Hollywood's showmanship and shoveling more coal into the hype train, months and eventually years before the game was playable.

Majorly looking forward to this, game trailers the last few years have been amazing

ShadowHearth · 30-08-2011 4:06pm

gt trailers is my favorite website for games. this will be prety cool i have to say.

i bet that blizzard trailers will be in top10.

my most favorite recent trailers wer from Alice madness returns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8TNkeHk3Fo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR8wXsvUrBg

TouchingVirus · 30-08-2011 4:11pm

Deus Ex Human Rvolution trailer has to be in there somewhere. I've been creaming myself for over a year because of it

omerin · 30-08-2011 4:14pm

Dead Island coming a close second to Battlefield 3.

Dead Island because of its originality but really does have to be BF3 for its shear shock and awe

Zillah · 30-08-2011 4:19pm

TouchingVirus wrote: »

http://www.gametrailers.com/top-100-trailers/

Wow that game looks really good. A bit all over the place though.

TouchingVirus · 30-08-2011 4:22pm

Zillah wrote: »

Wow that game looks really good. A bit all over the place though.

I wonder if you hop onto all the threads that aren't to do with specific games and say the same thing.

Zillah · 30-08-2011 4:39pm

Just a joke, jeez.

The Deus Ex trailer is more exciting than the game :pac: I wonder how Dead Island will be ranked.

TouchingVirus · 30-08-2011 4:51pm

Zillah wrote: »

Just a joke, jeez.

My apologies, the tone didn't come across in your message

deathrider · 30-08-2011 5:23pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

gt trailers is my favorite website for games. this will be prety cool i have to say.

i bet that blizzard trailers will be in top10.

my most favorite recent trailers wer from Alice madness returns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8TNkeHk3Fo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR8wXsvUrBg

My favourite recent anything is from Alice: MAdness Returns

SeantheMan · 30-08-2011 9:07pm

I came @ the Skyrim trailer :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqsYzBrP-M

Blowfish · 30-08-2011 10:47pm

For pure cinematics, Bioware are going all out for SWTOR:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETLRnvup08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzdCdRPESps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ToztqqDcaY

krudler · 30-08-2011 11:13pm

Blowfish wrote: »

For pure cinematics, Bioware are going all out for SWTOR:

better than all of the SW prequels those trailers are.

DermotOH · 30-08-2011 11:33pm

funky penguin · 31-08-2011 3:46am

Can't remember if this was a trailer, the game intro or both......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-E1RcRvny8

WolfForager · 31-08-2011 6:22am

The Assassin's Creed franchise trailers are gonna feature heavily in it i'd say.

Kiith · 31-08-2011 8:09am

I love Blizzard cinematics. They've released some fantastic trailer, and even better cutscenes ingame.

Starcraft 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgyL08nhtkw

Warcraft 3 - For sheer 'omg! factor, after Warcraft 2 was my favourite game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOdTeT1xUQQ

Dead Island, Skyrim and the latest Battlefield trailers will be in there too.

gizmo · 31-08-2011 8:13am

I still remember the trailer for the original Unreal Tournament really making me want the game, it didn't even need to rely on pre-rendered footage it just looked utterly awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybMQtdMz76M

VinLieger · 31-08-2011 10:19am

Id love to post a few trailers but theres just too many, needless to say im looking forward to this alot

Gandalph · 31-08-2011 12:23pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc-ClutaN_I

Like my fave trailer ever

Tar.Aldarion · 31-08-2011 12:46pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypVypuykZHc

TouchingVirus · 31-08-2011 3:32pm

The Warcraft 3 trailer is the intro video too, sooooooo epic

Tar.Aldarion · 31-08-2011 3:38pm

TouchingVirus wrote: »

The Warcraft 3 trailer is the intro video too, sooooooo epic

I was amazed by it, loved it for so long, still watch it now and again. Amazing game

Zillah · 31-08-2011 4:03pm

Blowfish wrote: »

For pure cinematics, Bioware are going all out for SWTOR:

These are really great short animations set in the Star Wars universe, its just so disappointing that the game will be absolutely nothing like this.

Burgo · 31-08-2011 5:51pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s2Qkx3lN5s

Otacon · 31-08-2011 9:30pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHYh02uCCJo

Yes, the game itself didn't live up to expectations, but this intro always got me jazzed for it. The music is fantastic.

papajimsmooth · 01-09-2011 1:45pm

YOU ARE NOT PREPARED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC6Qere25m4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srkeqFc2P14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7k9fUqbcyE

These are some of the best trailers ive ever seen

Retr0gamer · 01-09-2011 1:48pm

Jade Raymond demonstrating Assassins Creed.

It showed me that I'm so shallow that a pretty girl can make me buy any old crap.

ShadowHearth · 01-09-2011 2:07pm

Otacon wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHYh02uCCJo

Yes, the game itself didn't live up to expectations, but this intro always got me jazzed for it. The music is fantastic.

i loved it thought... i know i was "WTF" moment, when you had to play raiden, instead of snake, but its still was great. i would even prefer this, to mgs4...

soundtrack in that trailer makes me jizz every single time too...

Grimebox · 01-09-2011 10:20pm

Two recent ones. Decent music and slow-mo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHeOiPbV5Do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTtv3DyXRow

SeantheMan · 02-09-2011 1:43am

Skyrim trailer didn't even get in the top100, just gets an honourable mention under no 89 .....:(

WolfForager · 02-09-2011 2:31am

Don't understand the point of the "Honourable Mentions"....

busyliving · 02-09-2011 2:39am

Skyrim and Oblivion trailers should be well placed

weiland79 · 02-09-2011 7:46am

Holy Crap that Dead Island trailer is insane. Serious chills down my spine.

VinLieger · 02-09-2011 12:05pm

Really was unimpressed with the first batch, alot of stuff there imo should have been higher up.
They seem to have contradicted themselves as well by stating they wont be showing old stuff just for nostalgia and yet that is exactly what they did.
And dont get me started on the honorable mentions garbage, seriously Skyrim getting an honorable mention at number 87 WTF is that?
Also they seem to be forgoing alot of cinematic stuff for gameplay which is a big mistake in my opinion
After watching that im not really looking forward to the rest of the countdown

humanji · 02-09-2011 12:39pm

SeantheMan wrote: »

Skyrim trailer didn't even get in the top100, just gets an honourable mention under no 89 .....:(

Where does it say honourable mentions?

Kiith · 02-09-2011 12:45pm

Yeah, some odd choices already. The honourable mentions are to the right of the name of the actual trailer. Skyrim was 87, and Hellgate London (which was a great trailer) was an honourable mention in a similar position. Still though, enjoyed watching the 1st part, even if i don't agree with a lot of them.

YouSavedMyLife · 02-09-2011 2:28pm

Wow cant believe that Hellgate: London trailer only made it as an honorable mention. Plus the fact that the Castlevania Lord of Shadow trailer was in the 80's. But I guess they cant please everyone...

ShadowHearth · 02-09-2011 2:55pm

weird choices alright....

i am not a fan of GoW, but i remember that trailer. it made me to buy xbox and Gow back then. Deffo had to be higher then that...

SeantheMan · 02-09-2011 3:16pm

humanji wrote: »

Where does it say honourable mentions?

As you look at a video..at the start with the title...right hand bottom corner. I don't know how you've missed them haha. They take up near a 1/4 of the screen for a few secs

Skyrim gets a mention at 89 at the start of LA.Noire

My only other hope is that this gets a high spot
I can still remember being blown away by it for the first time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYZpR51XgW0

SeantheMan · 05-09-2011 9:08pm

Ahhh no no no ....only came in at no.67

YouSavedMyLife · 05-09-2011 9:10pm

This countdown is pointless. Im only watching it now to spot some cool trailers that i may have missed

Kiith · 09-09-2011 12:37pm

Watching the latest two at the moment (80-41). There are some really odd choices. Starcraft 2 launch trailer, Mass Effect 2 launch trailer, Halo 3 Believe....they should have been much higher imo. Same with the Fallout 3 trailers.

Still though, and enjoyable watch.

ShadowHearth · 13-09-2011 12:23pm

okay... list officially is bull****

40-21

Warcraft 3 trailers
WOW Wotlk ( should be atleast in top 10, most epic trailer i ever seen, even outside of being ex wow player. great sound, video, idea )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5lnPgGD1Vc

DMC4 trailer was bad ass, still one of the favorites of all time!

all these had to be waaaaaay higher then they are!

Liber8or · 13-09-2011 1:45pm

Lads, the narrator even stated at the start of this entire campaign that game trailers are becoming pieces of art. Art is entirely subjective, and consensus is almost impossible... :P

I am enjoying this for the nostalgic purposes and I am curious to see what GT thinks are the top 10 greatest trailers of all time.

My bet is on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjhJcm-lpjc

being a top 3 trailer and their argument lying with how it grabbed millions of people's interest and how they destroyed George Lucas' prequels in just four minutes of awesomeness!

YouSavedMyLife · 13-09-2011 8:35pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

okay... list officially is bull****

40-21

Warcraft 3 trailers
WOW Wotlk ( should be atleast in top 10, most epic trailer i ever seen, even outside of being ex wow player. great sound, video, idea )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5lnPgGD1Vc

DMC4 trailer was bad ass, still one of the favorites of all time!

all these had to be waaaaaay higher then they are!

If i was put on the spot i would say this WotLK is the best trailer i have ever seen. The narration is fantastic along with the animation and graphics.

Gametrailers have a massive hardon for the CoD series. No doubt one of those will be in the top ten or even number 1

Burgo · 13-09-2011 8:47pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Gametrailers have a massive hardon for the CoD series. No doubt one of those will be in the top ten or even number 1

Yeah pretty much, not outside the realm of possibility that the top 10 will be purely CoD :pac:

Kiith · 13-09-2011 9:22pm

The Warcraft 3 cinematics were far better then the World of Warcraft ones. They are all brilliant, but nothing beats the Death of Hellscream or the Arthas Betrayal.