General What’s the first thing you look for in a game trailer?

[quietoffensive]

I was watching a trailer and realized something. The first thing i check isn't the graphics. I immediately look at actual gameplay. A trailer can look like a Hollywood movie then the game itself feels empty after playing for an hour. Show me how units move. Show me combat. Show me strategy. Leave all those dramatic camera angles. If the gameplay looks boring, no amount of shiny graphics can save it.

 

[blitzmaster_84]

The sound design catches my attention first. People underrate it. A tank firing should sound powerful, not sound like somebody dropping a spoon in the kitchen. . I remember downloading one RTS years ago mainly because the weapons sounded amazing in the trailer. Funny enough, the game itself was average. Ever since then, I pay attention to audio before graphics.