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Conviction – An Anthem Trailer From Neill Blomkamp
- Thread starter SweetNicole
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Hmm, i'm confused, how is this a short movie? This is a trailer for a short movie, and the story is like centuries behind the story we are gonna get in Anthem, or not?
I mean, it looks cool and all, and i would love a Series/Movie like that, but this seems to be rather pointless.
i was just told that it was made to 'build awareness'.
as someone who was very aware of anthem, this did nothing for me.. so yeah, I guess we weren't the target audience for this specific set of marketing.
You are correct, this is my opinion (based on some knowledge of how the movie industry works) . I apologize for not clarifying, I thought that if I stated something without citation it would read as opinion, my mistake. I have no insider knowledge in regards to this. I'm going to clarify my previous post to avoid any confusion or speculation.
See above.
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Shame. It makes me think of the FFXV Omen trailer, epic, but pretty much nothing to do with the game. (Obviously we dont know this yet)
Was hoping it was going to be a mini Netflix series or something.
That was well done, though I would have rather they had done a self contained short film or something more directly tied to the game like ODST. If I knew nothing about Anthem I would think that was a movie trailer.
Yeah, i get it, but wouldn't it rather confuse customers? Wouldn't casual people seeing this await a Movie? I would get if it was a short film, like 10 mins or so, but this is just confusing.
But maybe it will work, no idea ^^
This game will definitely be a "flop" because judging from that trailer EA is going to be pitching ludicrous sales numbers to its shareholders.
I'd laugh if they claim "best selling game EVER" and then at the end of the fiscal year cite "disappointing sales of Anthem."
I'd laugh if they claim "best selling game EVER" and then at the end of the fiscal year cite "disappointing sales of Anthem."
Holy shit. That was amazing. I'd love a full length movie. Anthem's world seems incredibly rich with lore.
The missions in the demo were kinda cool, in terms of story, so I've got high hopes for this.
Hah, they changed the Youtube title from "Story" to "Trailer".
So there is no cool short film coming. :/
So there is no cool short film coming. :/
That was a really, really cool short but it really did nothing for me other than wish he made an Anthem movie.
Man, that was really disappointing.
I still have no idea what the story in this game is. I've played the Closed Alpha and the Demo and they both did fuck all to explain what's going on. And that'd be fine if it was any other developer but fuckin' Bioware.
Bungie live action trailers remain the gold standard. Destiny ones are light on story and BIG on mood. But my favorite one is Halo: Reach's Deliver Hope:
Simple story, but it sells the game and the mood.
This Blomkamp trailer was just a mess.
I still have no idea what the story in this game is. I've played the Closed Alpha and the Demo and they both did fuck all to explain what's going on. And that'd be fine if it was any other developer but fuckin' Bioware.
Bungie live action trailers remain the gold standard. Destiny ones are light on story and BIG on mood. But my favorite one is Halo: Reach's Deliver Hope:
Simple story, but it sells the game and the mood.
This Blomkamp trailer was just a mess.
I agree.
While I applaud all the effort that was put into it's creation, it was very cringe-worthy for the most part.
Pretty cool though I was hoping or an actual short film instead of what is more of a live action trailer. Looked great and would enjoy a series or movie in this style if they could get a decent script together for Blomkamp.
On a more random note but I love the look of what I assume is the main villain.
On a more random note but I love the look of what I assume is the main villain.
It's a pretty good trailer, but feels quite disjointed; as though it's made to advertise an Anthem TV show or something. Referencing what seems like specific plot points ("I will get your son back", "You sold us out, you traitor!") that probably won't be in the game as this takes place decades beforehand seems kinda weird.
You'd trust Neill Blomkamp being in charge of the story over the guy who wrote KotOR, Jade Empire and Mass Effect?!
You'd trust Neill Blomkamp being in charge of the story over the guy who wrote KotOR, Jade Empire and Mass Effect?!
I enjoyed it but I do think once he had to cut his script from 20 minutes to 3, he should have gone with a different story that could have been told in that space. It's a little weird being a trailer for a story that's not going to be expanded on.
I'd rather take a miniseries in this universe that looks like that than the game tbh. After reading how boxed in the game feels in terms of environments that Blomkamp trailer really gives a different vibe.
I'd trust anyone to write a better narrative then Bioware after the shit storm that was ME: Andromeda.
I don't think District 9 was the work of a poor director and most of his shorts are pretty cool. Looking forward to his take on Robocop.
I think all it takes is one bad game to do damage to a persons or company's reputation. It's harsh but we can only judge a persons artistic merit on what they currently produce. Yes, having past successes is great, but if you then produce something sub par then of course that's going to effect your reputation.
Your argument is like saying well let's ignore how terrible Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull was because the past movies were amazing. Therefore Spielberg and Lucas are as good as they were back in the 80s, is ridiculous. Times change.
The fact is given how bad the writing was in ME:A it's perfectly fair to be critical and worried about how Anthem's narrative will turn out.
And besides, KOTOR and the OG ME was years ago. It's a very different Bioware now and we should be aware of that. Treating Anthem like it's made by the Bioware of old will only lead to disappointment.
This was rad. Makes me wish they had integrated a much longer version into the game as big set piece narrative bits like Quantum Break.
