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[FoxSpirit]

mik keeps on delivering :lol Great job.
I didn't know this was a competition.

I would agree with you if Mik´s effort haven´t left me in tears... I mean wow! :lol

:lol :lol @ mik's!

:lol :lol
holy crap wow mik wins the thread.

It's not. It's just the reaction to the ads when I just thought the were okay. Like mik himself said, only if you played the game.
*shrugs*

Oh, and congrats Beardz, a truly great ad

 

[TheGOHN]

So, do I have to upload everything somewhere els now or can i just do a few and free up some space?

 

[A Link to the Past]

Man, these are so awesome.

I just hope a developer recognizes this thread and offers to use some of these.

 

[Zeliard]

:lol

Terrific.

 

[Scum]

This is just simple yet brilliant.

 

[Beardz]

Oh, and congrats Beardz, a truly great ad

Thanks man, at first I wanted to do something with Thriller/Michael Jackson theme, but I couldn't find the right images so...

 

[mik]

That is a great one. Communicates the game concept without a word. Even the color scheme helps deliver something as abstract as a sense of dread.

 

[Sword Familiar]

It's not. It's just the reaction to the ads when I just thought the were okay. Like mik himself said, only if you played the game.
*shrugs*

Too much bitterness in there

*shrugs*

...

...

...

*SHRUGS*

 

[AndrewG009]

I really like this one.

 

[The Hermit]

It's not. It's just the reaction to the ads when I just thought the were okay. Like mik himself said, only if you played the game.
*shrugs*

Oh, and congrats Beardz, a truly great ad

As an ad, Beardz wins hands down.
Mik´s post this time is the least "magazine ad" but it´s extremely funny especially for Gaf("they don´t realize they can move and shoot") .

Don´t need to be so defensive ok?

 

[sixthsubset]

Mik raised the bar for himself too high! oh noes!

 

[PantherLotus]

Looks like somebody forgot the purpose of this thread!

Hint: "for the hell of it."


If you guys want to start giving legitimate critical responses, that would be better than "you guys are picking the wrong one." I know I would love more feedback, and even mik and xintin have responded positively to all comments.

I have noticed a trend of ad-types:
1. Legitimate glossy magazine-style ads
2. Marketing promos
3. Movie-style posters
4. Teh Funneh

I think all 4 are legitimate contributions to the thread.

 

[PantherLotus]

As an ad, Beardz wins hands down.
Mik´s post this time is the least "magazine ad" but it´s extremely funny especially for Gaf("they don´t realize they can move and shoot") .

Don´t need to be so defensive ok?

Agreed. Mik's would probably work best as an online marketing ploy, targeted directly to fans of the dev/pub/genre.

 

[firex]

eh, the only one of these that I didn't think was good was the one using the old earlier screenshots of characters that don't look like the ones in the actual game. It's not even that bad, but if it were an ad I'd be kind of annoyed when I get the game and none of the survivors look like they do in the ad.

 

[mik]

I have noticed a trend of ad-types:
1. Legitimate glossy magazine-style ads
2. Marketing promos
3. Movie-style posters
4. Teh Funneh

I think all 4 are legitimate contributions to the thread.

Whew. Because now I'm imagining that the agency responsible for the Shatner/Mini Me/Mr T World of Warcraft ads got the Left 4 Dead assignment:

 

[NameGenerated]

:lol :lol

 

[Dreavus]

Whew. Because now I'm imagining that the agency responsible for the Shatner/Mini Me/Mr T World of Warcraft ads got the Left 4 Dead assignment:

http://i39.tinypic.com/91mgex.png[img][/QUOTE]

Oh wow! :lol

 

[Arch]

\

:lol :lol

 

[TheGOHN]

I dig it, it looks cleaner and more professional now.

I'm really happy that you like it.

 

[Nose Master]

This thread is pure joy.

 

[snoopers]

Whew. Because now I'm imagining that the agency responsible for the Shatner/Mini Me/Mr T World of Warcraft ads got the Left 4 Dead assignment:

Wait, this is real ?

 

[PIMPBYBLUD]

Not coming up with many ideas on this one. I'll have to try again later. For now, ads targeted at people who have already played the game, which is... kinda fucked up and nonsensical.

http://i43.tinypic.com/28gta8n.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/15rjmes.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2yngq6q.jpg

Dude you win...

 

[Red Scarlet]

Whew. Because now I'm imagining that the agency responsible for the Shatner/Mini Me/Mr T World of Warcraft ads got the Left 4 Dead assignment:

Haha, awesome. I had a similar idea, but the Wayne Brady one is better.

 

[timetokill]

Here's a quick edit, hope mik doesn't mind, I just couldn't resist:

 

[Sword Familiar]

Here's mine. Totally uninspired, but at least I tried :lol :

 

[TheGOHN]

Sword Familiar


I like it. Maybe if you did 4 ads like this but with just one of the characters on each ad( but leave the tag like the same ).

 

[Sword Familiar]

Sword Familiar


I like it. Maybe if you did 4 ads like this but with just one of the characters on each ad( but leave the tag like the same ).

Yeah, I guess that's a nice, albeit tried approach to it. I'll sleep on it and see what I can do.

Thanks for the input.

 

[xintin]

after playing and enjoying both demos, im curious: are we going to give Killzone 2 and Resident Evil 5 a crack before their respective release dates?

 

[mildewproduction]

Not that good, but you get the idea.

 

[Odinson]

 

[pirahna1]

Here's a quick edit, hope mik doesn't mind, I just couldn't resist:
IMG:cr0wn a witch

This is amazing. The cr0wn a witch just takes it over the top.

 

[zoku88]

Not that good, but you get the idea.

I giggled.

 

[timetokill]

This is amazing. The cr0wn a witch just takes it over the top.

:lol Thanks, man.

 

[AdventureRacing]

after playing and enjoying both demos, im curious: are we going to give Killzone 2 and Resident Evil 5 a crack before their respective release dates?

Left 4 dead is being done now so i'd say resi 5 is no chance. No idea about killzone 2 but i wouldn't get your hopes up.

 

[FoxSpirit]

As an ad, Beardz wins hands down.
Mik´s post this time is the least "magazine ad" but it´s extremely funny especially for Gaf("they don´t realize they can move and shoot") .

Don´t need to be so defensive ok?

Ok

 

[Jugendstil]

The original was better, but was lost when Photoshop crashed on me. *sob*

IMO, I'd really like it if we continued to focus on less blockbuster type games. Maybe even going so far as to work on ads for retro games (Shinobi? Ninja Gaiden? Anything with a ninja!). I would jump at the chance to do something for Phantasy Star. Or how about an ad for an older console? I'm sure we can all to do better ads for the Saturn than what it ended up being stuck with in the US. Doing ads for hyped up and coming or recent releases just isn't quite as fun. Just my two cents.

 

[bistromathics]

someone quote mine on this page because i need attention

edit: oh goddamn...you switched back from pointycuffs babe to fisticuffs babe...i woulda posted pointycuffs but i didn't save that gif ;_;

 

[timetokill]

IMO, I'd really like it if we continued to focus on less blockbuster type games. Maybe even going so far as to work on ads for retro games (Shinobi? Ninja Gaiden? Anything with a ninja!). I would jump at the chance to do something for Phantasy Star. Or how about an ad for an older console? I'm sure we can all to do better ads for the Saturn than what it ended up being stuck with in the US. Doing ads for hyped up and coming or recent releases just isn't quite as fun. Just my two cents.

I think it might be possible to do one of those every once in a while, but I would imagine that for the success of the thread to continue, it would need to keep including games and consoles that a large amount of people are excited about and can relate to in some way. We saw how the more niche titles did in terms of quantity (Persona 4, Team Fortress 2, etc.)

I definitely would love to see some more out-there sorts of things but perhaps for items people are still excited about. maybe some of the retro games getting re-releases or something could be cool -- a Chrono Trigger DS ad or something, perhaps.

Personally I'd like to see GAF try at some of the less "gamer-y" titles that are still really well known, such as Wii Music or Wii Fit or something, but I also wonder if it would turn some of the posters off or be bait for trolling or something.

That said, I'm really happy with this thread so I wouldn't mind if we kept on our generally current course as well. Maybe the best thing would be to allow a "wild card: game of your choice" every once in a while where people could get these ideas out there without derailing the whole thread.

 

[Jugendstil]

I think it might be possible to do one of those every once in a while, but I would imagine that for the success of the thread to continue, it would need to keep including games and consoles that a large amount of people are excited about and can relate to in some way. We saw how the more niche titles did in terms of quantity (Persona 4, Team Fortress 2, etc.)

I definitely would love to see some more out-there sorts of things but perhaps for items people are still excited about. maybe some of the retro games getting re-releases or something could be cool -- a Chrono Trigger DS ad or something, perhaps.

Personally I'd like to see GAF try at some of the less "gamer-y" titles that are still really well known, such as Wii Music or Wii Fit or something, but I also wonder if it would turn some of the posters off or be bait for trolling or something.

That said, I'm really happy with this thread so I wouldn't mind if we kept on our generally current course as well. Maybe the best thing would be to allow a "wild card: game of your choice" every once in a while where people could get these ideas out there without derailing the whole thread.

No, totally. I definitely don't want the thread to lose momentum, but I don't want it to devolve into only focusing only on newer blockbuster type games. It's selfish, but I'm way more interested in designing ads for games I want to play or have played as opposed to GENERIC FPS SEQUEL OF THE MONTH. Anihawk's done an awesome job so far, so kudos to him for keeping it going strong.

On another note, while it's debatable which of these function best as ads, IMO mik's work is consistently second to none in terms of design and typography. Dude has crazy skills and makes it look too easy. In terms of actual advertising design, Orobi's SFIV stuff was my favorite work in the entire thread. I mean, he basically designed an entire campaign! I still want to know where those photos came from... Anyway, it's cool to see everyone's specific strengths in creating these as the thread progresses. This is the best thread going on GAF right now.

 

[bistromathics]

I have a cool idea for once but I suck with photoshop, nor do I have photoshop.

GIMP, son, GIMP!

 

[bistromathics]

http://www.dragon-rojo.com/images/lfd.jpg

shiiiiit, great addition from a jr!

has nobody made an ad w/ a smoker infected and a surgeon general's warning yet? i'm still a page behind, so apologies if it has been done

 

[sixteen-bit]

mik you are beastly

 

[PantherLotus]

I really, really like Sword Familiar's. Nice job.

 

[FoxSpirit]

edit: oh goddamn...you switched back from pointycuffs babe to fisticuffs babe...i woulda posted pointycuffs but i didn't save that gif ;_;

This??

 

[bistromathics]

dividedunited.png

ooooo i like the taglines!

and mik, god damn @ the WoW ad :lol :lol

edit:

This??

That.

 

[-tetsuo-]

Whew. Because now I'm imagining that the agency responsible for the Shatner/Mini Me/Mr T World of Warcraft ads got the Left 4 Dead assignment:

:O

 

[PBalfredo]

I like this except for one thing. The survivors have the same hunched over posed as the zombies. Unless they are trying to pull off the old Shaun of the Dead maneuver, the survivors should be standing straight up.

 

[PantherLotus]

I like this except for one thing. The survivors have the same hunched over posed as the zombies. Unless they are trying to pull off the old Shaun of the Dead maneuver, the survivors should be standing straight up.

Good point.

Am I the only one that can stand back and a giant zombie eye when staring at it? That's creepy.

 

[TheGOHN]

Was that intentional?

 

[Beardz]

I like this except for one thing. The survivors have the same hunched over posed as the zombies. Unless they are trying to pull off the old Shaun of the Dead maneuver, the survivors should be standing straight up.

You know what? you have my name :0

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