- The World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria trailer is out. You've probably watched it, but I really like embedding videos now.
- Opinions are mixed, as I've come to expect from the internet. I was pretty happy with how it turned out. I like having actually Horde and Alliance characters in the video again. I love that it evokes a sense of mystery about the world. And I love that it returns to the whimsy that has always been a hallmark of the game. If the trailer tells me anything, it's "This is going to be fun."
- Since I love Top Five lists, here are the WoW trailers from my most to least favorite:
- World of Warcraft - The first is still the best. It introduced the world, the characters, and the conflict cleanly and clearly.
- The Burning Crusade - Following in the footsteps of the first, TBC's trailer sticks with the character focus while giving a hi
- Mists of Pandaria - See above. It feels like a natural continuation of the first two trailers.
- Cataclysm - Like the WotLK trailer, this is more about telling a story than introducing a world. But it pretty cool seeing Azeroth messed up like that.
- Wrath of the Lich King - Definitely the worst of the trailers. It is beautiful from a technical perspective. But it takes the focus away from the characters and the world and places instead on the big Blizzard story instead. No thank you.
- What did you think of the new trailer? Which one was your favorite?
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I actually hadn't seen the trailer yet, so thanks for embedding it. It didn't change my mind about skipping this expansion, although I'm not really skipping the expansion so much as I am done with the game itself, but it did make me wish Blizzard would give up on making games and make animated movies instead.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your ranking on the trailers completely. The MoP trailer is entertaining, but it's also a cartoon to a greater degree than any of the past trailers. I feel it's a signal that Blizzard is no longer committed to making a serious game at all, in terms of narrative or content that caters to hardcores.
ReplyDeleteAddendum (to clarify): Not to imply that MoP won't be fun. I think it will, I'll put in my month or two gunning through it. The trailer just seems to me like one of multiple lines of evidence pointing to a shift in focus from here on out.
ReplyDeleteI think I mentioned on Twitter that the first trailer is still my favorite, but I'm completely biased because my main is a druid and that particular cinematic made the class look so badass. I still remember seeing that night elf female run through the woods and that moment she shapeshifted into a panther was like pure awe for me.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Panderia trailer, I thought it was all right. I appreciated the bit of humor in it too.