#11: Batman: Arkham City Trailer
This Arkham City trailer is definitely the best of the ones that there are, and the thing that makes me the happiest is that it looks like they have changed up the game world a lot and the enemies even more - but they've kept the key essentials the same, or improved them even further.
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#10: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveal Trailer
I'm a pretty big fan of Call of Duty, and the trailer impressed me quite a bit (though I didn't freak out over it like I did with some of the other ones). Although it didn't show too much, it is a very theatrical trailer that gives me further hope that Modern Warfare 3 won't flop.
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#9: Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailer
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#8: Halo 4 E3 2011 Announcement Trailer
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#7: BioShock Infinite Debut Trailer
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#6: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Announcement Trailer
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#5: Dead Island Announcement Trailer
This is probably the trailer that brought the most hype in 2011, and unfortunately the reason Dead Island didn't score all that well. IGN and GameSpot are normally the places I go to for reviews, as IGN is usually very generous with scores, and GameSpot is usually quite harsh with scores, as I mentioned in an earlier blog. I usually read both of their reviews for a game I'm interested in (but usually it doesn't impact my verdict on buying the game or not), and in my opinion IGN's review was better this time.
Anyways, back to the point - Dead Island would have scored better had it not been so hyped up by everyone. When games get to a point where everyone gets super-hyped and thinks the game is going to be the game of the year, and it ends up being a great game, but nothing "spectacular", they overlook everything good about the game and just get straight to the bad. That's just my opinion, anyway.
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#4: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Official Gameplay Trailer
I wouldn't call this a gameplay trailer myself, as it's more of a cinematic trailer, but I didn't get to choose that! Either way, this trailer looks awesome, as does Skyrim. TobyTurner made a funny parody of it on his YouTube channel that you should check out if you have time.
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#3: Battlefield 3 "Fault Line" Gameplay Trailer
This is the longest trailer on the list, if I'm correct. It's got cinematics, gameplay, action, etc.... Usually trailers only show about two minutes total, but this trailer is around 6-7 times that, and it really gives you a glimpse of how great this game is going to be, and already is. I think having long trailers and short trailers for games is a good idea, that way you can actually see what you're going to be playing instead of just read about it (that only applies if you're buying it right at release or pre-ordering).
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#2: Portal 2 Co-Op Trailer
I don't know why, but this trailer makes me smile when I see it. Portal 2 elaborated on practically everything that Portal had left open, such as characters and story. The story in Portal 2 was so engrossing, and the Co-Op mode is a blast. Atlas and P-Body are the characters that star in Portal 2's Co-Op, and this trailer shows you these quirky robots in action. It's kind of fun to see them fumble around and become friends, and this trailer made me very excited to try out the game's Co-Op mode.
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#1: Professor Layton and the Last Specter Trailer
For some, this trailer might not mean all that much, and if that's the case - you haven't played a Professor Layton game before. The trailer for the fourth entry to the Professor Layton series is finally being released in North America, and this trailer just shows how epic the game is going to be. I'll do a full blog on it later, but this game is going to have a lot more content than the previous games, as it features an RPG called London Life that will last around 100 hours, and this trailer made us Professor Layton fans smile.
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I decided to make this list a 2011-only list because most of the trailers on it were from 2011. If you want some other good ones that would have been on it if it wasn't restricted to 2011, check out the Left 4 Dead 2, Fallout 3, BioShock and StarCraft II trailers. Also, for the trailers to count towards the list, the trailers must be for a game that WAS/IS GOING TO BE RELEASED in 2011, or a trailer that came out in 2011, like the BioShock Infinite trailer.
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