A sense of humour goes a long way, but does it go all the way to 25 million units sold? Probably not, which is why Black Ops 2 is also a game about weaponised iPods, slavering zombies, tanks that resemble angry metal gorillas and beautiful women on horseys. Horseys! They're like attack dogs, but with more sentimental value. Gizz an equestrian killstreak, Treyarch.
Activision's latest live action trailer is notable for the presence of Robert Downey Junior, the fast-talking human face of Iron Man. There's also the Tacitus chap who revealed the game's iconic Quadrotor to the world, and in all probability a bunch of other celebrities I don't recognise. Suit up! Time to drop some names. Or alternatively, nukes. While I'm on, here's a thinky piece about why game trailers aren't always the best way to learn about games.
11 comments so far...
Bezza89 on 29 Oct '12 said:
If I was you Ed, I would link that mind-piece writing you did about trailers, and their non-gameplay-ness. *Bezza mistakenly confuses nationalities*.
Great bit of fun anyway, but useless as a 'trailer'.
CunningSmile on 29 Oct '12 said:
I thought he was born and bred in New York?
Bezza89 on 29 Oct '12 said:
Ah... I think I'm getting mixed up with Hugh Jackman then... Well, that's embarrassing lol.
FishyGinger on 29 Oct '12 said:
You're thinking of Steve Irwin mate, he's the australian one.
OXM ETboy on 29 Oct '12 said:
Sold!
Bezza89 on 29 Oct '12 said:
No he's dead, and he's not in superhero films, that I know of. I still think RD Jr is an aussie, I don't care what you say! I think it's cos of that vietnam spoof that got me confused.
FishyGinger on 29 Oct '12 said:
Paul "You call the a knife?" Hogan?
Decent_Jam on 29 Oct '12 said:
Ironically to Ed's piece, the trailer got pulled from YouTube for being non-representative advertising or some such, which I thought was very amusing, since it's clearly intended to be taken seriously...
msbhvn on 29 Oct '12 said:
Sounds like sour grapes from EA to me.
Zombie Trooper on 29 Oct '12 said:
While I am not a massive fan of CoD, the live action ads do make me laugh, w/ the added bonus of Robert Downey Jr is always a plus, and masterfully choice of Back in Black, but that may just be a choice based on the name of the song. I know that these ads are not representative of the game, and at times just want to make you gag (I'm looking at you GRFS) but when done well, like in this instance they are extremely fun, and when performed perfectly, like w/ Halo, are stunning, and can add depth to the games story. But the one thing that this ad does put across is that in CoD, there is always something that will trump your wonder weapon, even if it be a hoard of zombies.
Bezza89 on 30 Oct '12 said:
I want to see more of this guy, and then suddenly none of him.
The advert was bollocks, let's face it. If it's been pulled from youtube it reinforces Eds article that I may have reminded him about. Blops 2 might be amazing, but does that excuse shit advertising? Why don't I employ Katy Perry and Dominic West for the Minecraft 1.2 update? Ask this question to yourself once more in case you are retarded.