Halo 3 ODST Ad

[CrysisMcGee]

At the beginning of Yahtzee's review of The beatles and Guitar Hero 5, there was an ad for Halo 3 ODST.

Did this ad make any sense to anyone? Did it make you want to go out and buy the game? Could you even tell it was an add for a 3d shooter?

Is it too much to ask for some gameplay footage so we know what the hell the ad is for?

EDIT: sorry, I am unfamiliar with ads that don't tell you what the game is.

 

[Radeonx]

..It is an ad. Get over it, and stop complaining.
This thread is stupid. There is no discussion. I'd rather have an ad for a game at the beginning of videos then this.

 

[Valkyira]

No need for all that swearing at also no need for another Halo ODST thread.

EDIT: Reported

 

[DigitalSushi]

What is ODST, please elaborate?.

I didn't see the ad.

 

[WrongSprite]

Everyone already know Halo is a 3D shooter, they don't need telling twice.

 

[Sassafrass]

The ad made think "Cool, an ad for ODST"

Didn't sway me to buy it or not, though.

 

[Gxas]

Actually, yes, that ad made me buy the game. I was on the rocks until I saw that ad. After, I was stoked for the game.

Besides, I'm a Halo fan, I've read the books. I know what ODST and UNSC stand for. I know what an Assault Rifle looks like.

And yes, the ad made perfect sense. I don't need gameplay graphics in order to know what a game is about or what the ad is for. Bungie has always succeeded in advertising, in my opinion. The Halo 3: Believe ad with the diorama was outstanding and gave me chills.

EDIT: I saw the ad a few weeks ago on TV. This wasn't the first time i'd seen it.

 

[usgentleman2007]

Actually, I quite agree about the ad. I don't like the ODST ad campaign nearly as much as I liked Halo 3's.

While Halo is such a known entity that they don't need gameplay footage to advertise it, why did they have to go with that? The John-117 memorial ads were interesting and made me REALLY want to play the game. I was pretty disappointed though that the huge battle with the grenade and everything never took place in the game, but they did their job well: got me pumped for the game.

 

[awsome117]

Ads are weird. Have you seem over half the ads on tv? Most of them have nothing to do with the actual product...

 

[Emphraim]

I have to ask...

What ad? Was it actually in the video? I didn't see any add, except for that little Escapist news Network part and the end of the video.

 

[fix-the-spade]

I have to ask...

What ad? Was it actually in the video? I didn't see any add, except for that little Escapist news Network part and the end of the video.

Serious question, do you use an adblocker?

I didn't see any ad either.

 

[Emphraim]

I have to ask...

What ad? Was it actually in the video? I didn't see any add, except for that little Escapist news Network part and the end of the video.

Serious question, do you use an adblocker?

I didn't see any ad either.

Yes, I do. That's probably is why I didn't see it.

 

[DigitalSushi]

And yes, the ad made perfect sense. I don't need gameplay graphics in order to know what a game is about or what the ad is for. Bungie has always succeeded in advertising, in my opinion. The Halo 3: Believe ad with the diorama was outstanding and gave me chills.

I just searched for the Believe advert, thank you, thank you so much, what a wonderful advert.

It gave me goosepimples.