Rockstar Will Always Be The Kings Of Video Game Trailers
“Why did I move here? I guess it was the weather.”
With this single phrase from reformed criminal Michael De Santa, you can instantly see the beaches of Los Santos at sunrise. Just as a discordant synth begins to play in the background, people start jogging over the boardwalk with immaculate detail as we catch our very first glimpse at the world of Grand Theft Auto 5.
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I can still remember watching that trailer for the first time ten years ago with a few friends from school and dreaming of what GTA 5 might one day be like. It’s hard to imagine a time when Michael, Franklin, and Trevor’s adventures seemed like something new and fresh but, once upon a time, this was the most exciting thing to happen in gaming since, well, GTA 4.
Rumours have recently been swirling about the long-awaited sixth Grand Theft Auto game and what it might entail, which had me feeling nostalgic and looking back on the leadup to the last entry’s release. I went back and rewatched all of the trailers leading up to GTA 5’s first launch, and it’s incredible that they can still make me excited about a game that’s almost a decade old.
Although the initial reveal trailer for GTA 5 is by far the most iconic, all of them have a special place in my heart and stand as some of the best in the industry. Michael, Trevor, and Franklin’s individual trailers all manage to portray their journeys and arcs within a minute and manage to set the tone perfectly, while the gameplay deep dive presents GTA 5 as more of a world than a game, something that still comes across many years later when we know everything it holds.
Another thing that makes these trailers so great is the music. Having Queen’s
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