Animated Trailers Vs. Actual Gameplay

• whocares8128 wrote on 2012-08-07 18:22

  Quote from RicochetOrange;928604:

  They are still trailers though. :o

  
  
  Yes, they are, but I think you're missing the point of this thread...
  
  
  Still, it's worth noting that trailers rendered with the game engine can still be rather misleading, but it requires conscious effort, like using in-game resources that aren't really used as part of the game.
  
  [SPOILER="Spoiler"]
  A few issues... (and yes, this gets rather nit-picky)
  

  
  
  • 0:18-0:41 All of the animations in this cutscene can be performed in-game (aside from the stance and look over her shoulder at the end), and there is a blood decal system (where it hasn't been censored), but it only bloodies the ground momentarily. Never does blood get on the player character, nor does any armor the player can wear have a "damaged" effect for it.
    
  • 1:22 While there are animations for drawing weapons, it's not something you can do in the game.
    
  • 1:28 The lancer jumps down in a fashion that is not possible in-game.
    
  • 1:37 The castanic seems to be leaning as she turns while running...which doesn't happen in-game, iirc.
    
  • 1:45 When does an enemy ever jump out like this?
    
  • 1:52 Pterippi fly in fixed paths to and from portals...a scene like this isn't possible. A conga line of them is all that could be done.
    
  • 2:11+ All of this seems like one long cutscene. I'm not sure if it's part of the game or if it was simply created as promotional material.
    

  [/SPOILER]
• Xemnas wrote on 2012-08-07 20:01

  Quote from Rin;928458:

  In that case, Guild Wars 2 trailers are also representative of the actual game.

  
  I just watched the trailer, 100% animated and no gameplay.
• Rin wrote on 2012-08-07 20:11

  Quote from Xemnas;928683:

  I just watched the trailer, 100% animated and no gameplay.

  
  
  You mean this?
  
  [video=youtube;Em0Sd60iI2w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em0Sd60iI2w[/video]
  
  

  Animated Portion: The animated, pre-rendered lore intro portion of the video was done completely in-house. This was not contracted out to a specialty studio that produces high-end pre-rendered videos. All of the illustrations, animation, editing, and rendering was done at ArenaNet.
  
  In-Game Portion: The in-game part of the video is actual in-game footage. It was rendered in real-time in the game engine and recoded live using video capture hardware. Nothing was pre-rendered. All models, textures, and other assets are actual game play versions. They haven't been prettied up for marketing purposes.

  
  
  All of GW2 videos released by the developers so far, I've seen them to be either showing off their in-game engine, or the style used for their in-game cinematics.
• Xemnas wrote on 2012-08-08 02:33

  Quote from Rin;928690:

  You mean this?
  
  [video=youtube;Em0Sd60iI2w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em0Sd60iI2w[/video]
  
  

  
  
  Animated trailer that looks nothing like actual gameplay, vs trailer that shows actual gameplay and players can actually experience for themselves.
  
  
  [video=youtube;9IbPrk-yuts]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IbPrk-yuts[/video]
• Rin wrote on 2012-08-08 04:19

  Quote from Xemnas;928945:

  Animated trailer that looks nothing like actual gameplay, vs trailer that shows actual gameplay and players can actually experience for themselves.

  
  
  Like this?
  
  [video=youtube;FU1JUwPqzQY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU1JUwPqzQY[/video]
  
  Never seen any GW2 animated trailers that you're talking about. All I see are live talk, in-game gameplay, and in-game cinematics. Pretty much everything on their official channel shows actual discussion or gameplay, that players can actually experience for themselves (and they have with the betas).
• Xemnas wrote on 2012-08-08 10:27

  Quote from Rin;929010:

  Like this?
  
  [video=youtube;FU1JUwPqzQY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU1JUwPqzQY[/video]
  

  
  And now here's ACTUAL gameplay from GW2
  
  
  [video=youtube;ygFJ1n7f1eo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygFJ1n7f1eo[/video]
• Rin wrote on 2012-08-08 15:59

  Quote from Xemnas;929204:

  And now here's ACTUAL gameplay from GW2

  
  
  I already showed you actual gameplay before though.
• whocares8128 wrote on 2012-08-08 18:06
  I think the issue with GW2 trailers is that the "gameplay" sections they show have custom camera work showing perspectives and transitions that the player will never experience.
  
  Also, can you turn off all the floating numbers and UI elements?
• Elena wrote on 2012-08-08 18:14
  The real difference between the two GW2 videos (aside from...the really obvious people talking and the art) is the camera angles. Things in the Manifesto are things people can actually do, with the actual size, behavior, etc of players and monsters. They're just shown at a cooler, more cinematic, trailer-like angle.
  
  Also, no UI to distract from the action.
  
  While actually playing the game, a camera like that would be downright ridiculous, but for a trailer, it works nicely.
• Rin wrote on 2012-08-08 20:36

  Quote from whocares8128;929413:

  I think the issue with GW2 trailers is that the "gameplay" sections they show have custom camera work showing perspectives and transitions that the player will never experience.
  
  Also, can you turn off all the floating numbers and UI elements?

  
  
  That's a good point.
  
  And no, can't turn off the numbers. You can hide the UI elements though. The numbers only pop up when its your attack though.