New DC Universe Trailer Puts the Movie Trailers to Shame

I don't play many video games. Not out of dislike but out of the fear of losing years of my life to a virtual world, which is why I espcially avoid MMORPGs like the DC Universe Online. HOWEVER, I am a sucker for trailers (just listen to any episode of my podcast) so I can confidently say that this new Fractured Future trailer is better than anything I saw during the Super Bowl. Enjoy!

 

 

Originally posted by Geek Native.

Comments

  1. Oh holy wow…

  2. dude!

  3. Serious Vader rip off with Batman.

  4. I think the first cinematic trailer was a lot cooler. They should make an animated movie with this look instead of the traditional style.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Nf-m6WGl4

  5. ummm…unreal…

  6. Awesome

  7. Very awesome. Expect future Batman to show up at some stage in the game.

  8. @THX7168  I agree. I want to see a whole movie with this animation.

  9. Yeah, they went all out with the cinematics for DCUO.  That combined with a great graphics engine and some Jim Lee art make it a very visually impressive game.

    The voice acting is excellent for most characters too. (Though I can’t stop thinking of Firefly when Wonder Woman talks.) 

  10. Man, they really need to make a feature length movie.  The launch trailer was fantastic – when Wonder Woman screams and Superman opens his eyes and rockets towards Earth I got chills.  The way he mand-handles Black Adam really conveyed his power.

  11. That’s crazy. Time to play some DCUO!

  12. The “NOT GAMEPLAY” is pretty much why I avoid MMO’s. When the coolest part of the game is the trailers, I get kind of sad. That said, it is a pretty friggin’ sweet trailer.

    I’m in the mood to play ME2, now… 

  13. @OttoBott  Couldn’t agree more. About the trailer and the ME2.

  14. Loved the betrayal by Luthor. Makes me want to see Marsters do more Luthor.

  15. LUTHORRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!! (fist shaking emoticon)

  16. “I’M COMING FOR YOU!!!”

    Oh Batman.  Yeah, This was better than the Marvel movies.  Batman shoots laser beams from his hands and uses a jetpack.  “JETPACK AND LASER BEAMS?!…COUNT ME IN!!!”  😉

  17. This is done by Blur Studio, who does some fantastic stuff.  They did some cinematics for the upcoming Star Wars MMO and got the same reaction (“This is what the Star Wars movies should be like!”).   They mainly do stuff for video games and commercials, but they have one upcoming theatrical project: The Goon. Yeah, it’ll be awesome.

  18. Oh……………………………..crap. That was awesome.

  19. Everything about that was awesome!

  20. if i never see bits of masonry exploding in slow motion again, it won’t be a problem at all… i’m also expecting a shot of a bullet in mid-air which the camera will spin around; they probably kept that as a big reveal for the next video. “Luthor Alpha 5?” is that the best code they could come up with?, it’s always “[insert name here] Alpha 5”! i just think that is so lame, honestly!

    Spider-Man on the Sega Mega Drive [Sega Genesis to you Americans,] that’s the one to go for

  21. It is a cool cinematic but the difference is movie trailers show bits of the movie.  They are often amusing but non-gameplay trailers for video games rarely get me excited for a game.

    My initial DCUO subsription (on PS3) actually expires tomorrow.  I’m still on the fence about paying for the next month.  I was all about the game at first.  It has some serious problems but solid gameplay behind it and the appeal of playing in the DCU overshadowed the problems.  Now it still has its moments but it’s getting harder to see past the technical issues.  The game really needed a few more months of work and more beta time before release.

  22. well, this is enough to make me totally lose my grip on reality.

    like that movie with tom hanks about dungeons and dragons

  23. I’m a big fan of this game. If anyone plays, look for my hero Freeze Tag, a speedster with ice powers, on The Killing Joke server.

    @stassibal SOE just introduced a special 3-month subscription pricing plan that reduces the cost down to $10/month. You have to sign up for it by March 1.

  24. Nice CG.

  25. will it ever be offered for xbox?

  26. @Apotheosize  it’s made by Sony so I doubt it will ever come to xbox.

    I’m such a sucker for this stuff.  Itching for another marathon weekend with the game now.

  27. That was awesome! I loved how they did Batman on this. I can’t resist this game much longer…

  28. I liked how Kevin Conroy (I’m assuming it was his voice) dropped into the Batman voice after the reveal.  I watched it a few times, and he definitely disguises it a bit at first.  Pretty clever.

    This was cool.