Post by Morreion on Aug 30, 2010 9:37:46 GMT -5
Trailers: Do they cause more harm than good? (Keen & Graev's Gaming Blog)
I think Keen is right about cinematic trailers- I'd rather see well-done in-game footage in game trailers. The hype machine is already overdone enough without adding misleading visuals!
Warhammer Online Cinematic Trailer – It’s a beautiful trailer. But it’s epic for the sake of being epic. There’s nothing in here that matches what the actual game was like. Characters are behaving in ways unlike they did in-game...This trailer got people excited. It caused more harm than good.
I could go on for hours writing here with the number of trailers out there. Trailers are supposed to get people excited but there’s definitely a line. There’s a line for the people making them where they have to consider who is watching and what they’ll be expecting after. There’s also a line for those watching to know that what you’re seeing is most likely not representative of the real thing.
Choosing whether or not trailers cause more harm than good, I would definitely conclude that they do indeed cause much more harm. Regardless of how much responsibility is on the viewer not to get excited, it happens and it happens to me all the time. I know it happens to you too because I’m not the only one buying the games that turn out nothing like the trailers.
Trailers are only a single ingredient in this enormous hype recipe, but they’re usually the first and they’re always one that appeals to the senses most. I want to see more trailers that do a better job at either telling a story or providing us with more realistic expectations.
Choosing whether or not trailers cause more harm than good, I would definitely conclude that they do indeed cause much more harm. Regardless of how much responsibility is on the viewer not to get excited, it happens and it happens to me all the time. I know it happens to you too because I’m not the only one buying the games that turn out nothing like the trailers.
Trailers are only a single ingredient in this enormous hype recipe, but they’re usually the first and they’re always one that appeals to the senses most. I want to see more trailers that do a better job at either telling a story or providing us with more realistic expectations.
I think Keen is right about cinematic trailers- I'd rather see well-done in-game footage in game trailers. The hype machine is already overdone enough without adding misleading visuals!
