The live-action trailer is among the most overused “genres” of game trailers. Since Microsoft started the fad with Halo 3, every AAA blockbuster seems to get some variety of live-action trailer that permits you to know the stakes couldn’t be any higher and the action couldn’t be any bolder.

Keeping in keeping with this unspoken tradition, Sony has just released its live-action ad for Killzone: Shadow Fall. In it, we’re treated to a scene ripped straight out of any generic sci-fi action film, just minus the joys. Instead, it’s all bleakness, death and disaster as you notice males and females being gunned down within the streets as soldiers recite their oath to guard the innocent and weak. The trailer concludes with our hero surrounded by bodies because it asks the player – “What will you sacrifice for peace?”

Like the live-action God of War: Ascension trailer before it, the production values are incredibly high. Sony really knows how you can nail the live-action game trailer. The sole complaint you’re able to levy against it really is that it doesn’t really do a stellar job of marketing you a game. Instead, it kind of feels kind of like a music video for a undeniable overused song by Drowning Pool.

Despite that, Killzone: Shadow Fall remains one of the crucial anticipated PS4 launch titles. It should officially be available on November 15 alongside the PS4, but many shops are already selling copies. i used to be capable of pick up a replica over the weekend and my local game shop still had many left.

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