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Just Watch This Crawl Trailer, Okay?

THIS is how how you make a video game trailer.

Mar. 4 2014

Posted by: Patrick

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Crawl

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wow this is rad

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It's a little too pixelated for my taste. But that music, holy shit!!!!!!! it needs more exclamation marks !!!!!!!!!!!!

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This looked amazing, sign me up!

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Hopefully the game is short enough that it can be finished in one sitting. I think that will definitely be best suited for the importance that this places on the style of multiplayer shown and that it will therefore be replaying the game that keeps people playing as ever session will be different.

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@bumpton: Ha, I guess you're right. The shape and colour looked an awful lot like a Diablo town portal, and I'm sure the portal being in the middle of a cairn stone ring was something Diablo II did. Maybe I've just played way too much Diablo II, and am projecting a little :)

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Wow, that is pretty amazing.

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@vulkans: you mead made me loolol hard XD

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I have watched this video 10 times in a row now.

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@immortal_guy said:

Was that portal to the surface at the end a Diablo II reference? If it was, I may have to buy this game...

Call me crazy, but I feel like portals are pretty common not just in fantasy or dungeon crawl games but like, all games...

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Was that portal to the surface at the end a Diablo II reference? If it was, I may have to buy this game...

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That voice acting.

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@amafi said:

@bisonhero said:
@mikelemmer said:

Looks like Dark Souls Invasions got its own game.

@meanl3r said:

This looks like a lovechild of Dark Souls and Sword and Sworcery. If that's accurate, this game has my attention.

Alright, I give, what the fuck are you guys talking about? How is this anything like Dark Souls?

I gather it's not even meant to be played single player, so these aren't really "invasions". It sounds like you join a multiplayer game, and essentially take turns being the human. One person is the human, while everyone else controls enemies and traps, trying to kill the human so they can become the human.

Maybe I'm wrong and the game is totally playable as PvE by yourself, but given that literally every second of the trailer showed a player-controlled ghost fucking with the human, I sorta doubt it. That seems like the entire point of the game. Seems like it would always at least be 1v1, if not 3v1.

I guess it's a dark soulslike like spelunky is a roguelike? In that they're comparisons you can make that make zero sense and does nothing to explain what the game actually is? No idea.

Looks cool though. Can always do with more multiplayer couch games to ruin friendships with.

http://imgur.com/a/BqPzT

Cool comic, but I can't tell if you're posting it genuinely or ironically. I really don't see what comparison people were drawing between Crawl and Dark Souls other than "I dunno, they're both PvP and you use a sword", which is a pretty broad category.

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@amafi said:

@bisonhero said:
@mikelemmer said:

Looks like Dark Souls Invasions got its own game.

@meanl3r said:

This looks like a lovechild of Dark Souls and Sword and Sworcery. If that's accurate, this game has my attention.

Alright, I give, what the fuck are you guys talking about? How is this anything like Dark Souls?

I gather it's not even meant to be played single player, so these aren't really "invasions". It sounds like you join a multiplayer game, and essentially take turns being the human. One person is the human, while everyone else controls enemies and traps, trying to kill the human so they can become the human.

Maybe I'm wrong and the game is totally playable as PvE by yourself, but given that literally every second of the trailer showed a player-controlled ghost fucking with the human, I sorta doubt it. That seems like the entire point of the game. Seems like it would always at least be 1v1, if not 3v1.

I guess it's a dark soulslike like spelunky is a roguelike? In that they're comparisons you can make that make zero sense and does nothing to explain what the game actually is? No idea.

Looks cool though. Can always do with more multiplayer couch games to ruin friendships with.

http://imgur.com/a/BqPzT

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I was reminded, right down to the voiceover, of THIS dungeon-crawlery commercial from my childhood.

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ANYthing that reminds me of Hero Quest is alright in my book. Now I just need to find 3 friends who play PC games and have similar schedules to play this with...

Strongly Agree.

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Man, that VO. The game could be whatever, the art style could be whatever, but that VO is fan-fucking-tastic.

@undeadpool said:

Now I just need to find 3 friends who play PC games and have similar schedules to play this with..
And this is why I will never play this game. I have 3 friends who play PC games, yes...but none with similar schedules.

EDIT: Holy shit. Fuck this comment formatting bullshit. How the hell do I un-quote myself? I can only go deeper into quotes.

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Edited By Undeadpool

I was reminded, right down to the voiceover, of THIS dungeon-crawlery commercial from my childhood.

Loading Video...

ANYthing that reminds me of Hero Quest is alright in my book. Now I just need to find 3 friends who play PC games and have similar schedules to play this with...

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that was cool, I liked it.

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Cannot wait to see the GB crew play this together.

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@antivanti: You're not alone. I can usually stomach anything 16-bit styled and later, but this pseudo-4/8bit stuff is annoying. Can't help but think of how they're squandering a great concept on such an undetailed, hot mess. Animation looks solid, though.

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Trailer of the Year?

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Edited By CaptainFake

Crawl has been greenlit on Steam.

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I'm pretty sure I like the narration more than what I'm seeing on screen. To be fair, the narration is really, really good.

That guy could read a book about copyright law and I'd be on the edge of my seat.

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Nice.

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I'm pretty sure I like the narration more than what I'm seeing on screen. To be fair, the narration is really, really good.

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Damn, son.

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Edited By amafi

@bisonhero said:
@mikelemmer said:

Looks like Dark Souls Invasions got its own game.

@meanl3r said:

This looks like a lovechild of Dark Souls and Sword and Sworcery. If that's accurate, this game has my attention.

Alright, I give, what the fuck are you guys talking about? How is this anything like Dark Souls?

I gather it's not even meant to be played single player, so these aren't really "invasions". It sounds like you join a multiplayer game, and essentially take turns being the human. One person is the human, while everyone else controls enemies and traps, trying to kill the human so they can become the human.

Maybe I'm wrong and the game is totally playable as PvE by yourself, but given that literally every second of the trailer showed a player-controlled ghost fucking with the human, I sorta doubt it. That seems like the entire point of the game. Seems like it would always at least be 1v1, if not 3v1.

I guess it's a dark soulslike like spelunky is a roguelike? In that they're comparisons you can make that make zero sense and does nothing to explain what the game actually is? No idea.

Looks cool though. Can always do with more multiplayer couch games to ruin friendships with.

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I watched the trailer, and I am happy that I did.

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Yep...Looks fucking great...Don't know if I liked the voice over narration even more than the game...but both looks awesome

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DOPE AS FUCK. Seriously, why has this not been done before? I know it's Dark Soulsy, but still, the idea of a local game with those mechanics seems awesome. Also, that music was excellent.

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@rvone: You're not old, you're just no fun.

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Friendship Destroyer: The Videogame

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I don't think I breathed at all during this trailer.

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It just got my vote on Greenlight. Seems like another awesome local multiplayer game

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@assinass said:

This is a great trailer, indeed. Love the animations, especially the roll. Animations in the pixel style are so great now, this along with Hyper Light Drifter and Rain World are absolutely tops.

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Agreed. For a while it felt like this pixel style would get played out, but not even close, not with this attention to detail.

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I need someone to hold me.

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Maybe I'm just old but what's supposed to be awesome about this trailer?

It looks alright as far as gameplay goed, I guess, but you guys made me expect... I don't know what I expected but it sure wasn't a bunch of gameplay with a voice-over.

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I expect this trailer is more exciting to watch than the game is to play.

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That guy doing VO killed it and this was brilliantly edited.

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Awesome trailer and looks like a cool game. However I have a strong aversion to fake low-rez. Especially tilted pixels are a pet peeve of mine. It makes it painfully obvious that it is just a trick and makes me think of cheap flash games instead of awesome pixel graphics.

I know I have a problem and I'm probably in the minority but it hurts my eyes =P

No I feel the same way. I often do like that 'last century' look but they should take the aesthetic and evolve it to make it more appealing to look at.

The art looks good given the restrictions that they arbitrarily impose on themselves. I don't think that's good enough in many cases. It was creative but has become a crutch.

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wow!

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Looks like Dark Souls Invasions got its own game.

@meanl3r said:

This looks like a lovechild of Dark Souls and Sword and Sworcery. If that's accurate, this game has my attention.

Alright, I give, what the fuck are you guys talking about? How is this anything like Dark Souls?

I gather it's not even meant to be played single player, so these aren't really "invasions". It sounds like you join a multiplayer game, and essentially take turns being the human. One person is the human, while everyone else controls enemies and traps, trying to kill the human so they can become the human.

Maybe I'm wrong and the game is totally playable as PvE by yourself, but given that literally every second of the trailer showed a player-controlled ghost fucking with the human, I sorta doubt it. That seems like the entire point of the game. Seems like it would always at least be 1v1, if not 3v1.

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My God, what a trailer. I mean the game looks very cool, but damn son THAT is how you sell yourself.

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"This is HOW HOW..." XD

Also, this looks dope.

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Sold.

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Jesus, that was fucking fantastic. The idea behind the game sounds really cool.

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Awesome trailer and looks like a cool game. However I have a strong aversion to fake low-rez. Especially tilted pixels are a pet peeve of mine. It makes it painfully obvious that it is just a trick and makes me think of cheap flash games instead of awesome pixel graphics.

I know I have a problem and I'm probably in the minority but it hurts my eyes =P

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That is one of the best trailers I've ever seen. Wow!

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Edited By GenesisZ

oh cool a game where you play the dungeon master?And take over the players role if you kill him? O_o