Top 5 Cinematic Trailers for Video Games

As of late I have been doing far more gaming than listening to newer albums so I'll stick with what I can focus on until I can spit out a review. So whats a good start? Another list!

As I mentioned before on the Destiny trailer article I do love cinematic trailers, but they always put me on edge. I get way too fired up about the game in question and basically set myself up for disappointment when game play reveals finally roll through. So with this list, it will simply be my 5 favorite cinematic trailers that got me the most jacked up for the game in portrayed.

#5 Halo 3:
This trailer blew me away in a big way when I first saw it. I was, like most people at the time, eagerly awaiting any spare news or rumors about the "final" game in the Halo series and would do anything just to get a small glimpse of the Chief's new adventure. Then this drops, serene, peaceful, then BAM! Chief is back with his fancy new bubble shield and my precious assault rifle that I missed ever so much in Halo 2. It may have revealed next to nothing about the actual game, but god damn was fired up and ready to play right then and there.

#4 The Last of Us:
I love post apocolyptic settings, atmosphere building, and survival mechanics in games, and this trailer is like a beacon in the night for all of that. Without telling me who these people are, what they're doing , or what happened the amount of tension that is built here can be cut with a knife. It's outstanding, dramatic, and you can certainly count on me getting this game the minute it is released. Summer dead zone my ass.

#3 Deadpool: The Game:

To see Deadpool done right in a game is a big part of making my life complete. This reveal trailer hits most of the Deadpool spots perfectly. It's zainy, over the top, completely parodying itself, has badass action, Cable is in it. About 90% of what I wanted this game to turn out as is confirmed so hell yes I'm excited. Hopefully at E3 we'll all get to see a little peek at the actual game play but for now, I remain a squealing fanboy.

 

#2 Star Wars: The Old Republic:

Raise your hand if you don't think lightsaber fights are cool... even a little... not one bit... that's what I thought. This trailer just gets why we all love the Star Wars series, it is the ultimate clash of good and evil and  the Jedi and Sith are the perfect warriors to duke it out. The big dynamic action of this trailer made me get truly excited about an mmo for the first time in a long time, and for that Bioware, I thank you. Playing it on the other hand...well....LOOK MORE LIGHTSABER FIGHTS!

#1 Gears of War (All of them):

I for the love of God cannot decide which one I like best. All of these trailers suckered me into buy the games, and maybe even colored my opinion of them entirely. They are so profoundly disturbing in how they shot this war torn planet and the fight for survival that these soldiers face. I mean, These are some of the grittiest, most violent, and quite frankly at parts out-rightly disturbing games I have played. So what does Epic games choose for the trailers? Generic hard rock? Skrillex? The mating call of a dial-up modem? No, they choose minimal soft music to contrast the action, which makes it seem all the more intense. Seriously I can't decide, they are all outstanding.