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New Red Dead Redemption 2 posters going up in NYC; New trailer inbound?!
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RDR1 was basically a new IP. RDR is a big name now. It markets itself.
Rockstar marketing was like this before GTA V happened though. GTA IV didn't have any gameplay before release.
Let the fans do the obsessive, slobbering marketing for you. Much cheaper..
..? no they arent its already confirmed. Is it because there are multiple characters?
Are those 4 playable characters?
Edit: ah only Arthur is playable, If I recall.
That's cool too, I think I prefer playing as one character anyway
Edit: ah only Arthur is playable, If I recall.
That's cool too, I think I prefer playing as one character anyway
I want another "Life in the West" trailer series please. Still not playing until (if?) it hits PC tho :(
I always hate this. Twitch/YouTube personalities have mastered the over-exaggerated reaction since they do it daily on their channels and they dont hold back on impressions that they only get to see. I rather R* employees explain the game and how excited they are. At least that's more transparent.
I want to see single player as if I'm playing it, UI and all. And some blowout about the online part.
Reasonably excited. I'm in for an open world western. Hope they didn't compromise on the single player in favor of the online part.
Reasonably excited. I'm in for an open world western. Hope they didn't compromise on the single player in favor of the online part.
So it's Dutch, Sadie, ?, and John
His name is Charles Smith. He's a Native American.
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Native American fella is known as Charles Smith.
So it's Dutch, Sadie, ?, and John
I don't think Rockstar will show YouTubers and Streamers the game. Only journalists AFAIK.
I wouldn't get my hopes up. They showed so much for RDR because it was more or less a new IP. They don't need to advertise this one as much. It is already projected to be the best selling game of the year.
I'll be honest, I'd personally be fine without seeing gameplay since we pretty much know how it's going to play. I want to go in completely dark about any new features they've added.
I would like to know if the heists play like they did in GTA V and if there's character swapping, but thats it.
*edit* Although if they pulled an Assassin's Creed 1 where SURPRISE there's actually a completely separate unskippable story and setting that slows down the entire experience, I'd be pretty disappointed.
I would like to know if the heists play like they did in GTA V and if there's character swapping, but thats it.
*edit* Although if they pulled an Assassin's Creed 1 where SURPRISE there's actually a completely separate unskippable story and setting that slows down the entire experience, I'd be pretty disappointed.
New trailer ? Ingame trailer ? I mean what the hell Rockstar ? Why such a stealthy marketing campaign so far ?
Better image. Credit goes to GTAforums
They better upload those artworks to their website ASAP!
Since when ? With GTA V we had much more coverage. We had pretty much nothing for RDR2, and the game is coming out in like 3 months.
No we didn't. GTAV's gameplay trailer came out 10 weeks before the game's release. We're still ahead of that timeframe.
As has been posted in this thread, GTA IV never had traditional gameplay shown pre-release.
GTAV had 6 trailers before launch, a 2 gameplay videos months before launch, lots of artwork revealed a year prior and much more than we have for red dead which is a lil over 2 months out
There's not actually that much incentive to advertise until you're near release due to the way users consume media.
Having talked to a game marketer before, apparently almost everyone just watches the trailers when a game is first announced, and then often doesn't re-engage until one month before launch.
Obviously a stage like E3 or a beta is a bit of an exception.
Since GTA IV had no gameplay shown before release.
GTA V had so much coverage at this point before release? We hadn't seen any GTA V gameplay until 70 days before release.
RDR2 had 3 trailers so far. It's safe to assume we'll get 3 more before release. Gameplay trailer, Online trailer, and Launch trailer.
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They don't really like those more awful YTers, they do Twitch streams with some big names but they usually avoid the other guys and I don't think they'd show them the game either. Just journalists.
GTA4 didnt have gameplay shown but it had way more trailers and press previews than I think any other GTA. All the way from early 2007 to release in April of 2008 there was never a drought. And we got a huge GTAV blowout a whole year before the game was released along with lots of artwork, screens, and a second trailer. and 2 gameplay videos for it. Rockstar has never been this silent on one of their bigger games before
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Nothing you're saying refutes that their (lack) of traditional marketing hasn't been successful. That's why they do it and that's what I was answering.
The first gameplay video for GTA V was 10 weeks before launch. That's a fact. We've gotten 3 'story' trailers for Red Dead and plenty of artwork for RDR2 as well.
I feel like I'm in the twilight zone because the exact same impatience and projecting was being done in 2013 like it was now. I'm super excited for RDR2 too. I'd love a gameplay trailer right now as well. That doesn't mean Rockstar hasn't done this before or the lack of a traditional marketing campaign being indicative of the game's quality. There's precedent and a history for this exact same thing happening before. I'd expect Era to recognize that.
The gameplay trailers for RDR 1 got me stupidly hype for it. They should do the same here.
define "plenty" of artwork. Because rn all we have is the trailer 3 arthur artwork and the same one theyve been using since october of 2016. Please post the other plenty.
Plus, in May of 2013, GTAV was already getting promoted worldwide from posters in new york and even 3 huge ones on that famous hotel in LA
https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/60435/Screens-From-Red-Dead-Redemption-2
https://www.rockstargames.com/newsw...Dead-Redemption-2-Is-Coming-October-26th-2018
https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/60210/Red-Dead-Redemption-2-Is-Now-Coming-Spring-2018
I don't really know what point you're arguing for. You'd like more promotional material for a game you're excited for? Join the club. If you're saying the lack of traditional marketing means the game's quality isn't up to snuff I'd say go back to the precedent the company making the game has adhered to before.
What's your point exactly? Or are you just here to agonize over the slight discrepancy between the somewhat little marketing we got for GTAV and the somewhat littler amount of marketing we have for RDR2 2 months out from release, and right on the cusp of their actual marketing push?