Comments on: Joseph Kosinski: Gears of War

By: mooks

mooks — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:01:49 +0000

Wow, we’re in 2010, and it’s the first time I see this trailer. Thank god, it’s Gary Jules cover and not the Tears for Fears one. That would have made no sense.

By: PKS

PKS — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:54:22 +0000

Mad World has a depressed and hopeless emotion and works beautifully with the lone soldier meeting his end when everything else is lost.

I’m fairly sure digital domain produced this trailer.

By: Dax

Dax — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:19:22 +0000

Any idea what Vfx house did this ?

By: oeuf

oeuf — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:13:41 +0000

I’m looking forward to this game and think this commercial is stunning and makes me want to play it that much more.

By: jeickholt

jeickholt — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:03:01 +0000

I liked this formula more used in the Grand Theft Auto Vice City trailer with the song “I Ran (So Far Away)” by Flock of Seagulls. That was evocative of the 80′s feel of the game.

I agree it’s too melodramatic for a game that seems to just be about twitch reflexes and blowing shit up in different ways. Makes me want to roll my eyes at it. but meh I’m grouchy…

By: monovich

monovich — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:56:13 +0000

wow. that was a great trailer. I had no idea video that engine looked that good either.

only thing I didn’t like was the “jump in” at the end. What a mood killer. I’m sure that was a corporate thing…

By: jporter313

jporter313 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:22:47 +0000

I work at GameSpot, this vid has been a big topic of discussion here over the past week, so obviously it’s pretty effective marketing.

Personally, as much as I love that song and am looking forward to that game, I really feel like this trailer is way too melodramatic.

By: two.oh

two.oh — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:49:19 +0000

I personally don’t think the absence of sound design works here in this case. I don’t feel that it makes me focus on anything but either the song, or the video, when the two should work hand-in-hand. Again, it’s probably because I associate this sound with the Michel Gondry video.

But more than that, I believe it would work better with sound for one main reason: there’s a lot of ‘pain’ in the video.

The hero is a lone soldier. I just don’t feel any agony or pain without feeling encapsulated in the scene, especially because the music drags onto the XBox logo as well.

Anyways, just my two cents.

By: M.joshua

M.joshua — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:44:50 +0000

I’ve always loved atypical sound implementation. This one is a balsy move. Its encouraging to me to stand up for my “screwy music”.

By: jo3

jo3 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:54:19 +0000

the absence of any sound design makes you focus on what the spot is truly about, the power of the unreal engine, the music is there to add a level of irony of the situation, where the guy is there is no other place he would rather be.

perfect. spot on.