10 Best Video Game Trailers Of All Time
They may only be adverts, but they sure made an impact!
There's barely anything in this world as thrilling as the promise of a new gaming experience. Getting your hands on a fresh title is always full of promise and excitement. Whether it's a good experience or not doesn't matter because you're ready to find out for yourself, and trailers are an integral part of building this hype.
Seeing snippets of a new product put into a well-edited format can truly get gamers blood pumping as they eagerly await the title and re-watch the short preview over and over again. With E3 behind us, it's safe to say that there is a whole new host of video game trailers to watch on repeat. The likes of Breath of the Wild 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2, A Plague Tale: Requiem and more have gotten players around the world on the edge of their seats.
So, now feels like the right time to look into the industry's past and see which other trailers got audiences chomping at the bit to get their hands on something new. These short pieces range from cinematic to gameplay-based, but all of them went above and beyond to prove that advertisement can have identity.
10. Prey 2 - Bounty Trailer
The one word that can sum up this trailer is unfair; because it's unfair that the developers could produce such an enticing, exciting and compelling advertisement for a game that never came to be.
The woeful story of this sequel to the 2006 sci-fi title Prey is full of disappointment, as Bethesda cancelled it due to quality concerns - there are over 76 reasons why that's suspicious. Maybe this was a good thing, though, because what are the chances this game would have matched the trailer?
This short ad feels like a complete story that could be at home in Love, Death and Robots. The beautifully animated short gives you some pulse-pounding action, a lavish sci-fi city and an easily understandable narrative that centres on a bounty hunter on the prowl. Even those who weren't familiar with its predecessor were desperate to delve into this high-tech future.
It's full of solid voice acting and some outstanding character elements. While the visuals themselves are clearly the selling point, the small details like the protagonist's coy smirk when he's faced with danger shows you everything you need to know about who you'd be playing as and the vibes it was going for.