We're used to seeing epic movie-style trailers for video games. They feel like million-pound productions that were directed by a famous Hollywood director with a cast of blockbuster actors. Of course, these are all animated sequences, often showing in-game footage, which makes sense, because modern 3D video games look very realistic and are often set in an epic conflict of some sort. Board games are a bit different though, but because CGI and 3D animation have become so highly accessible these days, many crowdfunding campaigns and some board game marketing campaigns feature these amazing looking videos.
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Links
- Magic: The Gathering trailer: https://youtu.be/b5W9t62t10I
- Shasn: Azadi trailer: https://youtu.be/P6a-g-Bav5w
- Shasn trailer: https://youtu.be/P6a-g-Bav5w
- Thunder Road: Vendetta trailer: https://twitter.com/RestorationGame/status/1447619661709860868
- Unsettled Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orangenebula/unsettled-board-game/description
- Circadians: Chaos Order Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shem/circadians-chaos-order-first-light-2nd-edition
- Solar Sphere Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drandagames/solar-sphere-harness-the-power-of-the-stars/description
- Lunar Base Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hugphones/lunar-base-a-moon-colonization-base-building-card-game/description
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