Do game trailers make you want to buy games?
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Sure, the cinematic trailers get me interested in checking out the game but it's the actual gameplay footage that will get me interested in playing it. Who doesn't want to play as a dual pistol wielding Han Solo with a goatee and a high-tech cowboy hat? Or is John Marston in outer space?
It gets me excited, but usually I wait for reviews to come out before I get me a copy. It's only if it's from a well loved franchise that I preorder like the sad fangirl I am (coughxassassinscreedrevelationsxcough)
Yes they do. I get your argument about how you want to see actual gameplay, but for me, a good cinematic trailer that brings in the 'wow' factor makes me think, 'This game looks awesome!', regardless of whether or not it actually is. I know it shouldn't work like this, but it does.
Gameplay trailers are good too, but in a different way. Ideally for me, a game should have both a cinematic and a gameplay trailer.
These are both very different trailers, but they both got me stoked for their respecive games.
Gameplay trailers are good too, but in a different way. Ideally for me, a game should have both a cinematic and a gameplay trailer.
These are both very different trailers, but they both got me stoked for their respecive games.
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Trailers can make me want to buy games, yes, but I still have enough sense to wait and see the reviews (or preorder, I suppose, if it's a developer I know and trust).
I think the widespread answer to that question is yes, when the trailer is done right. When they showcase both pretty graphics and at least a small taste of the gameplay, it's sold if the game interests me.
A fine example of this, are the Mass Effect 2 squadmate spotlights:
A fine example of this, are the Mass Effect 2 squadmate spotlights:
Not at all, most trailers these days show little to no gameplay (did they ever?). That's what I'm the most interested in and if they don't show it I don't even bother.
Cinematic trailers are shithouse in that all they do is tell you what the game is not.
Some trailers, however ... are actually informative, and thereby have an influence on my decision.
Some trailers, however ... are actually informative, and thereby have an influence on my decision.
A good trailer will pique my interest, but I'd never buy a game without reading about it and knowing what I was buying. I think those that see a trailer and then just go out and blindly buy the game are being foolish and careless with their money.
Yes they do. But usually I am disappoint after the devs make some smug ass comments or just flat out say that the game is shit.
For example, I was so hyped for Skyrim that even if someone said "Dragonborn" I would cream my pants but then the devs ruined it all by saying that the game is going to be shit on the PC because the market lies on consoles. Well that may be the truth but this is no excuse to make your game disabled on one platform. If you are going to give them a game so shit then why are you even crying if the game doesn't sells well on the platform?
Another one would be duke nukem forever. I was hyped for the game because I needed a good run and gun shooter that didn't involve hellish demons but I was again disappointed when they made duke a sissy coward who could live without running from cover to cover. The personality was nailed pretty tight but the gameplay sucked. Sucked so much that I had burned my copy of duke nukem 3D(Lucky for me, I had 3 of them).
And currently I am hyped for Prey 2 and no amount of smug ass comment or snobbery would remove that hype because the game is just concentrated awesome in every possible way.
For example, I was so hyped for Skyrim that even if someone said "Dragonborn" I would cream my pants but then the devs ruined it all by saying that the game is going to be shit on the PC because the market lies on consoles. Well that may be the truth but this is no excuse to make your game disabled on one platform. If you are going to give them a game so shit then why are you even crying if the game doesn't sells well on the platform?
Another one would be duke nukem forever. I was hyped for the game because I needed a good run and gun shooter that didn't involve hellish demons but I was again disappointed when they made duke a sissy coward who could live without running from cover to cover. The personality was nailed pretty tight but the gameplay sucked. Sucked so much that I had burned my copy of duke nukem 3D(Lucky for me, I had 3 of them).
And currently I am hyped for Prey 2 and no amount of smug ass comment or snobbery would remove that hype because the game is just concentrated awesome in every possible way.
A good trailer will make me rent a game. I wont buy a game unless I have read reviews or absolutely love the series; for example, Assassin's Creed, Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, NHL, and though I have been burned before - anything that says Final Fantasy Tactics.
Absolutely yes. Trailers probably make me want to buy games more than any other kind of advertising.
depends on the game, if it's something i've been hoping for, such as when golden sun 3 was announced(i literally danced with joy), or diablo 3, then yes. if it's something that looks cool but doesn't really give any decent info, it goes in the "I'll see what it's like when it comes out" pile.
all that aside, i saw the teaser trailer for the next metro game and got mega excited, mainly because i love the book and original game.
all that aside, i saw the teaser trailer for the next metro game and got mega excited, mainly because i love the book and original game.
It depends on what the game trailer shows. For me, a trailer that shows cinematics/a well-animated video of characters doing things that you can't do in-game, does not appeal to me. Yes, it's shiny and pretty, but it's not telling me the sort of fun that I can have if I purchase that product. Game trailers that show in-game footage of characters in the meat of the action are what get me interested. Take the new trailer for the Skyward Sword. That's all in-game graphics and environments. Areas I'll get to see and explore, with NPCs I'll get to interact with. That, more than anything, makes me want to play the game, because it's giving me the game at face value and the face is pretty damn good looking. Showing off only the cutscene cinematics in commercials makes me feel like a game is hiding something that it really should be showing.
The cinematic trailers get my interest, but it is the game play walkthroughs and the like that get me to buy a game. The Old Republic CGI trailers for example look amazing, and why it isn't just a film is beyond me, but seeing the gameplay trailers of it the game simply doesn't appeal to me,