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9/10/12 2:51:03 PM#101
Brilliant. ArenaNet nailed it. If I were to see that on TV, it would have grabbed me from the first few seconds. It is completely different to any other MMO trailer I've seen, and if I didn't know anything about GW2 it would have piqued my interest.
If anyone has watched Caprica (the prequel to Battlestar Galactica), then perhaps the best way of describing this trailer would be equating it to holobands. The immersion they're hinting at is one and the same.
Regarding the scenes...I don't understand why people are confused as to their inclusion? The trailer tells a story of people rebelling against the norm and rising up to take fight in a new kind of world.
Remember - they're trying to sell the game to people who haven't actually bought it, not those of us who have. For me, at least, they definitely would have succeeded in making me take note of the game's name instead of forgetting it a couple of commercials later.  |
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9/10/12 2:52:36 PM#102
Wait, wait... maybe it's even deeper than that... hang on...
Earth, statue, someone trapped in the old mold for too long. Inner fire burning to break free, begins to break out... Air, freed and escaping. Sirens in the background. Open defiance against the old system with the spraypainting. Text written in the air. Fire. New challenge, dragon in the smoke makes him hesitate, like minded people come together giving him the strength/courage to proceed Water, freed of the old ways, emerging into the new to immediately face and take on the challenge.
Hmm... something like this... Oderint, dum metuant. |
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9/10/12 2:56:21 PM#103
Originally posted by Lydon Yeah, that is potentially the best part of the ad. I know a lot of people will think it's "cool" and look up more info simply because of that. It reminds me of the weird ads for SNES and Sega games back in the 90's that didn't have much to do with the games, but they still sold well because the ads were somewhat "edgy". I don't care why people buy it so long as I have plenty of people to play with for the foreseeable future, but what bugged me was the "modern day" setting for the live action video portions. That's not really the same audience they're trying to reach is it? Would you hire the guy who designed the sets and models for the Terminator to introduce Mists of Pandaria? Just doesn't make much sense to me. Oh well. no GW2 won't kill WoW, but it's time to move on and quit worrying about those people still playing it. - eyelolled |
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9/10/12 2:56:36 PM#104
Originally posted by Lydon I'd never buy GW2 if i saw this trailer first. I feel rather offended by it. Shilling a computer game by appealing to rebelion... in a world which is in the state it is right now. I am deeply offended. They should have stuck with fantasy and Jeremy Soule, not this "fight the system buy our game" exploitative hypocritical crud. What's the message of this trailer? Watch out, Blizzard's agents are gonna try to off you if you buy GW2? Oooooh soooo edgy, like i'm really sticking it to the man now lol. Look at me I'm playing a pc game, nya, nya, nya. I'm so dangerous lol. |
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9/10/12 3:03:15 PM#105
Originally posted by Lydon as i mentioned earlier a similar commercial worked for apple back in 1984, Apple got many awards for it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_%28advertisement%29 not sure its as effective now tho |
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9/10/12 3:05:00 PM#106
Originally posted by sonoggi Super casual friendly game aimed at the mainstream crowd = rebellion?
Ummm ...ok. Nothing to see here but a WTF trailer. time to return to the Zergfest
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9/10/12 3:06:18 PM#107
You are watching the Ad wrong ... you just don't get it .. It has to be viewed with a certain mentality ... :p
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9/10/12 3:08:05 PM#108
Originally posted by Nadia Running with a sledgehammer looks more like GW2 to me than Parkour in the first one :) Definitely get TSW vibe from both videos more though. |
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9/10/12 3:08:13 PM#109
Originally posted by Pilnkplonk Well I thought at least that part was pretty obvious, given ANet's mission statement. They're not fighting "the man", they're rebelling against convention. That's what GW2's features list was about from the beginning. no GW2 won't kill WoW, but it's time to move on and quit worrying about those people still playing it. - eyelolled |
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9/10/12 3:08:53 PM#110
Lame at first I guess; but I thought about it on a deeper level and realized the point. "We've been frozen for too long." MMO's are just copying each other. Regurgitating the same content over-and-over. "For those who dream of a better world." Obviously an MMO that tries to break the chain of repetition. The scene of the people standing around the pit of fire coals represents the test of will. Will you step in, do you want something new? Or will you give up and go back. The water scene might be too complex or too obvious to really get. Swimming through dark waters towards a light; finally emerging. Played - M59, EQOA, EQ, EQ2, PS, SWG[Favorite], DAoC, UO, RS, MXO, CoH/CoV, TR, FFXI, FoM, WoW, Eve, Rift, SWTOR, TSW. |
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GeezerGamer
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Joined: 4/03/12
Who ever said "Familiarity breeds contempt" didn't have an internet connection. |
9/10/12 3:11:32 PM#111
Originally posted by Requiem1066 I lol'd If the conversation turned "Tit-for-Tat", and I've stopped posting, Consider it your win. |
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9/10/12 3:14:07 PM#112
Rebellion by trying a new computer game? Sorry but that is almost offending and just painful to watch. One of worst game trailers I saw and I saw alot. |
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9/10/12 3:14:37 PM#113
Originally posted by BadSpock
I agree! That transition part was pretty cool going into the game. I just wished they would have used that for the other folks in the commercial. I mean jumping over a fence and spray painting?
I’m going to have some milk and cookies. The revolution started yesterday!!!
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9/10/12 3:20:34 PM#114
which zone that boss dragon event is in?
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GeezerGamer
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Joined: 4/03/12
Who ever said "Familiarity breeds contempt" didn't have an internet connection. |
9/10/12 3:21:16 PM#115
Originally posted by AmbrosiaAmor That should have been the opening scene and then gone from there. If the conversation turned "Tit-for-Tat", and I've stopped posting, Consider it your win. |
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9/10/12 3:25:57 PM#116
Originally posted by Requiem1066 LOL. Nice one!
You want me to pay to play a game I already paid for??? Be afraid.....The dragons are HERE! |
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9/10/12 3:27:07 PM#117
Originally posted by GeezerGamer My thoughts exactly.
You want me to pay to play a game I already paid for??? Be afraid.....The dragons are HERE! |
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9/10/12 3:29:33 PM#118
Enjoying the game, did not like the trailer.
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9/10/12 3:30:44 PM#119
Originally posted by MMOExposed It's not a zone event. That's Zhaitan just being used ofr the trailer. |
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9/10/12 3:33:39 PM#120
I thought that trailer was more off putting than grabbing me to play, Its a great game, a pity they couldnt come up with a better trailer.
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