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00:00A story of war and friendship. A story of a love that can never be. And a hatred that always was.
00:09Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we're looking at the unfortunate times when trailers
00:14spoiled major moments in video games. We're rich! Oh we are going to the major leagues!
00:22Before we begin, we publish new content all week long, so be sure to subscribe and ring the bell
00:27to get notified about our latest videos. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. Kane was the first man
00:36ever to strike down another. Call of Duty is all about the big explosive set pieces,
00:42and Modern Warfare 2 has its fair share of great ones. The sub-series mostly dealt with things
00:48happening in other countries, but a late game mission brought the war to the U.S.,
00:53peaking with an attack on the White House. This was a great moment of jaw-dropping spectacle,
00:59but the reveal of where the mission was taking you had some of the wind
01:03taken out of its sails by a trailer released one month before the game.
01:12The preview, titled Infamy, featured a shot of the White House surrounded by flames and debris.
01:19There was plenty of hype already surrounding the sequel,
01:22so the decision to show this climactic moment is a strange one.
01:26Kingdom Hearts 3.
01:46Fans had been waiting an awfully long time to get their hands on Kingdom Hearts 3.
01:51Square Enix could have shown the bare minimum, and still, the game would have sold like hotcakes.
01:57And yet the studio decided to show off way too much in its trailers. It was revealed that Aqua,
02:03a long-lost Keyblade wielder, had been corrupted and turned evil.
02:14There was also a lot shown of the Keyblade graveyard, featuring scenes that happened
02:19late in the game. The Keyblade war that resulted in such a graveyard is a major
02:23piece of the series' overall lore, and there are a great deal of fans who would have preferred
02:28to wait and see it all in the final game. Quake 4.
02:43The Quake games have never been heavy on story,
02:46but the fourth entry made a bigger push in narrative for its single-player mode. It was
02:51still fairly simple, following a sci-fi marine in a battle against a villainous alien race known as
02:57the Strogg. However, a mid-game twist saw you get captured and experimented on by the Strogg
03:03in an attempt to make you turn sides. Of course, you're set free,
03:08now with more abilities to use against your enemies.
03:17This could have come as quite the shock, and did, unless you watched the game's trailer.
03:23Not only did players catch glimpses of your character's forced surgery,
03:28but on-screen text clearly stated, to defeat the Strogg, you had to become one of them.
03:38Resident Evil 6.
03:50Outside of the smaller section following Ada Wong, Resident Evil 6 featured three main campaigns.
03:57One where you played as Leon Kennedy, another as Chris Redfield, and a third as new character
04:02Jake Muller. Players may have been curious as to who this new protagonist was, but the
04:07trailers took that mystery and absolutely obliterated it. The first trailer made clear
04:17the significance of his blood, while also showcasing his impressive combat feats. If
04:22this led you to guess he may have some relation to series villain Albert Wesker, the next trailer
04:28confirmed it. In fact, it outright states that Wesker is his father. There were a lot of issues
04:34with RE6, but Capcom still could have tried to keep that bit secret. Portal 2.
04:56Admittedly, the twist spoiled in Portal 2's trailer happens fairly on in the game,
05:01but we still believe if it had remained secret, it would have made for a monumental moment in
05:07game. The first portal ends with you destroying the AI villain GLaDOS. Three years later,
05:13the announcement trailer at E3 2010 began with GLaDOS getting reactivated.
05:23There were plenty of other elements to showcase. New companion Wheatley for one,
05:28or some of the many puzzles in the single player or co-op modes. There was enough there to comprise
05:34a trailer without showing GLaDOS, which would have made her revival all the more impactful.
05:39That scene is obviously still incredible, as is the game,
05:43but going into it not knowing about her return would have made for a huge surprise.
05:48But I think we can put our differences behind us. For science, you monster.
05:55Shadow of the Colossus
06:04The climax of Shadow of the Colossus sees Wander killed by Lord Emon and his men for the crime of
06:10felling 16 colossi. However, Dormin, the spirit who commanded him to do so on the promise he'd
06:17revive Mono, fuses with his body forming a horned shadowy creature. Lord Emon is able to seal Dormin
06:24away, and Mono lives. Unfortunately, one of the game's trailers included a lot of important moments
06:30from when this happens. We see Lord Emon and his men, the fused form of Dormin and Wander,
06:36and Mono opening her eyes.
06:39It's all quick and without context, but it still seems like the marketing team could have left it out just to be safe.
06:51Cyberpunk 2077
07:01Cyberpunk 2077 opens with a sequence where you and your best friend,
07:05and literal partner in crime, Jackie Wells, witness a murder. You then have to make a thrilling escape,
07:11which you do, but poor Jackie breathes his last in the getaway car. Jackie's death was shown in one
07:17of the game's several trailers.
07:29While this moment does happen early on in a pretty huge game, it could have been a
07:35strong early twist. He's set up to be an important part of V's life, but the whole of his screen time,
07:42we knew he was going to die. Going into that opening act without knowing Jackie's fate
07:46would have allowed us to get closer to him, amplifying his demise.
07:55Dead Space
08:05Dead Space is known for its freakish enemy designs.
08:08They build up in ferocity and potential to disgust, leading to the final confrontation
08:14with the Hivemind. The final boss is a hulking behemoth with plenty of tendrils and teeth.
08:21Unfortunately, the launch trailer of Dead Space spoiled the reveal of Isaac Clarke's final obstacle.
08:35In general, we'd prefer it if trailers kept any part of a game's finale a secret,
08:40but that's especially the case for a game built around the shocking appearances of your enemies.
08:46Maybe it was the fact that Dead Space was an unproven IP, or maybe the marketing team wanted
08:51to overpack the trailer with excitement. Either way, it was a mistake.
09:01Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
09:04Far greater a sin for a trailer to commit is to spoil your surprise final boss when they're a
09:15pop culture icon. The placement of Fallen Order in the Star Wars chronology would have been
09:20impossible to keep secret, given Order 66 is built into the protagonist's backstory.
09:26So, Darth Vader showing up wasn't out of the question. Still, to spoil his appearance at
09:31the very end, a scene which is clearly set up to be a surprise end game, was entirely unnecessary.
09:42People were already excited about the game, and if they needed villains to show,
09:47the Inquisitors should have been more than enough. His appearance is an incredible moment
09:52that could have been far greater had we not seen it coming.
10:02Final Fantasy VII
10:11It is beyond us that anyone thought spoiling a major character death in Final Fantasy VII
10:17was a good idea. There are a lot of noteworthy moments in the game, but chief among them is
10:23when Sephiroth kills Aerith, the lovable flower girl and invaluable party healer.
10:28It is still one of the most memorable deaths of any video game, so it's really a shame for anyone
10:34who saw a particular TV ad. The death itself isn't shown, but the scene of Cloud holding
10:40Aerith in a pool of water with her eyes closed is. The ad's narrator also hammered home the fact
10:50that Aerith was dead, calling it a story of a love that can never be.
10:59What video game trailer spoiled a big moment for you? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to
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