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Post by Addictress on Jun 15, 2017 3:55:57 GMT
Pretty sure the very early cinematic trailers of DA:O also looked like "stupid sexed up action crap" but then, as we all know, it mostly certainly is not. Therefore, perhaps Anthem will actually have meaningful lore behind it and we just don't realize it yet.
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Post by luketrevelyan on Jun 15, 2017 4:10:17 GMT
Oh wow, I guess had never watched a DAO trailer before. That was...interesting. Seems like they completely misrepresented the game, though it did look cool lol.
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Post by isaidlunch on Jun 15, 2017 4:32:13 GMT
30 Seconds to Mars and Marilyn Manson, those were truly dark times
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Post by Hrungr on Jun 15, 2017 4:52:06 GMT
Mind you, it'd be great if the DA Team could pull off a battle on this scale in the next game... (ideally you'd have a little help with this one though... )
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Post by SofaJockey on Jun 15, 2017 6:32:42 GMT
This remains my favorite WTF trailer
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Jun 15, 2017 10:12:59 GMT
It's just a reminder that BioWare have always had a shit-tier marketing staff.
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Post by Steelcan on Jun 15, 2017 17:12:17 GMT
Yeah but I don't think those trailers from a decade ago are the same here. we should look instead to MEA and DA:I as a baseline to compare this game's marketing presence to
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Post by Iakus on Jun 15, 2017 18:28:29 GMT
This is what really hooked me about DAO
Then there was a second one (which I can't find) that was the exact same scene only as an elf mage and making different choices, and showed how things played out differently.
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Post by The Elder King on Jun 15, 2017 19:12:04 GMT
They probably thought of showing the gameplay first and foremost, to showcase both the graphics (animations included, given the renown problem in Bioware games), as well as the Javelin suits (which I think they'll give them a good aumont of sold copies regardless of the quality of the story or other features, because it looks cool and it's something very popular right now with the success of Iron Man).
Given the aumont of writers in the team, I do think there'll be a good aumont of lore and a story behind the game, more then the trailer implied. I do though think at the same time it's better to not expect the game to have all the traditional features associated with Bioware games, because I think theyll change something from their formula. Companions as we knew in the past, even as in Andromeda, are unlikely, in my opinion, to be in, for starters.
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Post by LightningPoodle on Jun 15, 2017 19:44:41 GMT
30 Seconds to Mars and Marilyn Manson, those were truly dark times Hey! I'll not hear a word against Thirty Seconds to Mars.
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Post by Kelwing on Jun 15, 2017 21:24:49 GMT
Mind you, it'd be great if the DA Team could pull off a battle on this scale in the next game... (ideally you'd have a little help with this one though... ) Pfftt...I got this. Now hold my beer!
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Post by slimgrin on Jun 16, 2017 0:30:50 GMT
I thought they looked great.
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Post by phoray on Jun 16, 2017 3:45:12 GMT
This remains my favorite WTF trailer I laughed like 6 times during this trailer. It's like they clipped all the most violent scenes together with bits of Loghain's angriest speech and a sprinkling of sex via morrigan. Gave you absolutely no sense of gameplay let alone what the actual story would even be about.
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Post by Almila_Lavellan on Jun 16, 2017 4:19:22 GMT
^^ This is... cringeworthy at best.
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Post by phoray on Jun 16, 2017 4:21:51 GMT
^^ This is... cringeworthy at best. It actually makes you think that Loghain is the protagonist, there is no sense of any other characters
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Post by Almila_Lavellan on Jun 16, 2017 4:38:45 GMT
^^ This is... cringeworthy at best. It actually makes you think that Loghain is the protagonist, there is no sense of any other characters Yes, you're right. It doesn't really make sense for a character who makes a real appaerance only at the begining and at the end. All the other times he's in cutscenes. The companions except Morrigan are somewhat downplayed. I'll just go and cringe a little bit in the corner.
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Post by Daft Arbiter on Jun 16, 2017 15:00:42 GMT
I like how the DA:O trailers are almost the exact opposite of what the game actually is. Of course they wouldn't have to use the songs they did in the trailers if the game had a decent soundtrack to start with.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jun 16, 2017 21:01:33 GMT
I never understood the derision that the Origins trailers received. I really liked the duality of the traditional fantasy setting framed by the modern music. Its not like 30 seconds to Mars was on the sound track for the game (which would have been an entirely different matter).
The only marketing "fail" from my point of view was that awful cosplay sexy-time thing they did with british models...*shudder*
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Post by Uchimura on Jun 17, 2017 0:30:50 GMT
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Post by Addictress on Jun 17, 2017 2:04:36 GMT
I never understood the derision that the Origins trailers received. I really liked the duality of the traditional fantasy setting framed by the modern music. Its not like 30 seconds to Mars was on the sound track for the game (which would have been an entirely different matter). The only marketing "fail" from my point of view was that awful cosplay sexy-time thing they did with british models...*shudder* What.... what're you talking about
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jun 17, 2017 3:35:36 GMT
I never understood the derision that the Origins trailers received. I really liked the duality of the traditional fantasy setting framed by the modern music. Its not like 30 seconds to Mars was on the sound track for the game (which would have been an entirely different matter). The only marketing "fail" from my point of view was that awful cosplay sexy-time thing they did with british models...*shudder* What.... what're you talking about Which part? The cosplay thing? Ugh. It was awful. They gathered a bunch of young english girls, dressed them up in DA attire (pretty sure Morrigan was there) and filmed them waving stage swords and shit at each other. It'll be on YouTube if you really want to see it...but have bleach ready for your eyes if you do watch it...
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Post by Absafraginlootly on Jun 17, 2017 8:59:17 GMT
This is what really hooked me about DAO Then there was a second one (which I can't find) that was the exact same scene only as an elf mage and making different choices, and showed how things played out differently. Yup, those two videos are the first dragon age marketing I ever saw and they're what got me to buy the game.
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Post by jagaro on Jun 17, 2017 11:31:14 GMT
I watched gameplay after release and that's what sold me.
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Post by Hrungr on Jun 17, 2017 14:05:36 GMT
The first time I heard of DAO was a TV spot which ended with the tagline "Not all heroes are good". I can only vaguely recall it now, but my reaction was... It was only after the game had won a number of GotY awards and friends telling me how great it was that I finally picked it up on a Steam Sale.
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