Game Trailers Trivia 4 ā Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which game's reveal trailer at The Game Awards 2019 surprised everyone by announcing a collaboration with George R.R. Martin?
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Elden Ring (Correct answer)
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Deathloop
Correct answer: Elden Ring
Elden Ring's first trailer at The Game Awards 2019 revealed FromSoftware's partnership with Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin.
Question 2: In the 2016 'Doom' reveal trailer, what made fans immediately distinguish it from the poorly received 'Doom 3' era?
- Fast, aggressive gameplay with glory kills and no cover mechanics (Correct answer)
- It used photorealistic graphics far beyond current hardware
- The trailer ran at 144fps in real time
- The main character was revealed to be a woman
Correct answer: Fast, aggressive gameplay with glory kills and no cover mechanics
The 2016 Doom reveal trailer emphasized speed, brutality, and glory kills, explicitly contrasting the slow, horror-focused approach of Doom 3.
Question 3: What controversy arose from Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2 announcement trailer regarding a particular audio track?
- The music was unlicensed and had to be replaced
- Fans claimed the piano theme was plagiarized from Ennio Morricone (Correct answer)
- The trailer used a song by an artist who later sued Rockstar
- A leaked build revealed the actual in-game audio was lower quality
Correct answer: Fans claimed the piano theme was plagiarized from Ennio Morricone
Some fans and commentators argued that the main piano melody in the RDR2 announcement trailer bore strong resemblance to Ennio Morricone's classic Western compositions.
Question 4: Which character's silhouette appeared at the very end of the 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' E3 2018 trailer, teasing the 'everyone is here' reveal?
- Snake
- Ridley (Correct answer)
- Simon Belmont
- King K. Rool
Correct answer: Ridley
Ridley's dramatic silhouette teased his long-requested inclusion at the end of the E3 2018 Ultimate trailer, followed by the shocking confirmation that all previous Smash fighters would return.
Question 5: The cinematic trailer for 'Destiny' (2014) was unusual for Bungie because it was the first time the studio used which well-known actor as a voice actor?
- Peter Dinklage (Correct answer)
- Nathan Fillion
- Nolan North
- Mark Hamill
Correct answer: Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage voiced the Ghost in Destiny's reveal trailers and the original release, though his lines were later re-recorded by Nolan North.
Question 6: What recurring visual motif appeared in nearly every teaser trailer for the 'Five Nights at Freddy's' video game series?
- A slowly brightening stage light revealing a mascot animatronic (Correct answer)
- A jump-scare face appearing at the last second
- A phone ringing unanswered in an empty office
- A broken security monitor going to static
Correct answer: A slowly brightening stage light revealing a mascot animatronic
FNAF teasers consistently used slowly illuminated darkness to gradually reveal animatronic characters, building dread before the final jump scare moment.
Question 7: Which game studio broke the internet in 2018 by releasing a completely blank teaser with no audio and no visualsājust a plain background and a logo appearing after ten seconds?
- Naughty Dog for The Last of Us Part II
- Bethesda for Fallout 76 (Correct answer)
- Rockstar for Red Dead Redemption 2
- Valve for Half-Life: Alyx
Correct answer: Bethesda for Fallout 76
Bethesda's Fallout 76 teaser was a near-silent 'Please Stand By' screen with a Vault-Boy bobbleheadāgenerating enormous speculation despite showing almost nothing.
Game Trailers Trivia 4
Which game's reveal trailer at The Game Awards 2019 surprised everyone by announcing a collaboration with George R.R.
Martin?