An introduction explaining that game trailers can sometimes be misleading forms of marketing.

• The video opens with the assertion that game trailers are marketing tools that can sometimes stretch the truth.
• Examples are promised to showcase various levels of deception in game marketing.

The Mortal Kombat 1 trailer for the Nintendo Switch used PC footage, falsely representing the game's graphics.

• The trailer uploaded to Nintendo's YouTube channel showed PC version footage instead of the actual Switch gameplay.
• The lower quality of the Switch version compared to the trailer's content was evident upon release.
• A steam achievement pop-up in the trailer provided clear proof that the footage was not from the Switch version.

Trailers for 'The Day Before' promised more than what was technically possible, leading to a disappointing release.

• The game's trailers showed features that were highly unlikely for a large scale online game, such as fluid physics.
• The final product was a disaster, far from what the trailers had indicated.

Cyberpunk 2077's trailers set expectations high, but the game was initially released with many bugs and missing features.

• The gameplay reveal showed elements like wall running that were cut from the final game.
• Trailers suggested an open-world epic, but the initial release was a buggy RPG.
• It took years for the game to reach the quality standard presented in the trailers.

The Last of Us Part II's trailers intentionally misled viewers about a key character's role to preserve a plot twist.

• Trailers altered events and characters to suggest Joel would accompany Ellie, which was not the case in the game.
• This intentional deception aimed to surprise the audience but also manipulated their expectations.

Aliens: Colonial Marines' gameplay trailer was so different from the final game that it led to a lawsuit for false advertising.

• The gameplay trailer showed high-quality graphics and interesting scripted events absent in the final game.
• The game was ridiculed for its quality, and the misleading trailer only amplified the criticism.

Final Fantasy XV's early trailers showcased features and gameplay that were significantly altered or removed in the final game.

• The game went through several direction changes during development, resulting in trailers that did not align with the final product.
• An E3 2013 trailer showed an ambitious version of the game that was not delivered.

A Dragon Age: Origins trailer misleadingly portrayed the RPG as a fast-paced action game with a Marilyn Manson soundtrack.

• The trailer aimed to attract a different audience by using music and editing techniques that did not represent the game's true nature.
• While not outright lying, the trailer heavily mischaracterized the game.

BioShock Infinite's trailers displayed a vast, open world that had to be significantly scaled back in the final linear shooter game.

• The early trailers promised a level of scale and freedom that the final game could not deliver due to hardware limitations.
• The game was still well-received, but the trailers set expectations for a more expansive experience.

Madden 06's so-called 'gameplay' trailer was entirely pre-rendered, misleading consumers about the game's true visuals.

• The trailer was presented as gameplay despite being obviously pre-rendered and not representative of the final product.
• EA's attempt to pass off a movie as gameplay was seen as a shameless act of false advertising.

Mobile game trailers often show content that is completely different from the actual downloadable game.

• Mobile games frequently advertise with CGI animations or showcase features not present in the game.
• The disconnect between the trailers and the actual games is so prevalent that a parody game was created to mock the practice.