The best (only) fake trailers for Skyrim

Post » Sun May 06, 2012 9:35 pm

I remember a year ago when my Oblivion was bloated with mods (and it still is) and I too svcked that baby dry as it gets. People were starting to get restless. There were rumours going around telling that the fifth installment of Elder Scrolls is in the works, but nobody knew for sure. Bethesda was persistently stating that there was not going to be another Elder Scrolls game any time soon. But even then there were creative people who were able to leech of from this epidemic desperation. ES V trailers began to manifest all over youtube as a sign of frustration within the fanbase. The purpose of this useless thread is to take a trip down the memory lane to reminiscence these audiovisual relics that shall be soon forgotten for all eternity. One by one they are disappearing from the cyberspace and this might be our last chance to take a final look at them.

1. ES V: Elsweyr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMOxELhqdlA
What I like about this one (except the musical score of course) is how low Bethesda must have financially sunk to make a debut trailer with still screenshots. And not a single Khajit! I give it 7/10

2. ES 5: Shadowrealm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-UyJA5l7Zk&feature=related
First of all, a great title. Shadowrealm has that great originality to it that will definitely get the consumers' attention. The highlight of this trailer has to be the "Yes, yes, I know it's Frostmourne". Did Todd put it there? Maybe he was trying to add an apology to Blizzard for ripping them of his next game. And the famous Mountain Lake screenshot that was supposed to be the first leaked Skyrim screenshot. Lot of history here. This one also has Dragons, so there's definitely some psychic s**t going on here. This one deserves an eightball - 8/10

3. ES 5: The Worst RPG Ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrD2AaeICeE
Not sure what the marketing power of this particular sneak peak is, but it does not make any false promises or create unnecessary hype. Still I'll give it only 3/10, because it lacks the vigor of the other trailers.

4. ES V: Akavir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei2y5gmx5Wo
This one has a brotastic twist to it at the end. Unfortunately I'm disappointed of the authors lack of seriousness compared to the other contenders. But the bros need a trailer of their own and this one serves the purpose. 4/10

5. Elder Scrolls 5 teaser (leaked E3 footage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX17j--_gIo&feature=related
This one speaks for itself.

If you have access to additional pictures and videos that do not fall under the overrated label of officiality, please post them here, the world needs to know.
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