7 Big Games Whose First Trailers Would Surprise You

As with any creative project, the final versions of videogames often differ wildly from their first trailers. History is full of games which were barely recognisable from their original forms when they finally landed on shop shelves, so join us now, as we take a look at some of our favourites and subscribe for more videos! tinyurl.com/SubToOxbox
Remember when 2011’s Duke Nukem Forever was originally announced? Maybe not, because it’s entirely possible to be a young adult human who was not even alive when the game first started development.
Duke Nukem Forever took roughly forever to develop, hence the name, so it’s hardly surprising that, over the course of that development, it changed dramatically. And we’re not just talking about changing dramatically from a game everyone wanted to play to a game no-one wanted to play.
Initial trailers included thrilling shootouts from the back of moving trucks, riding minecarts like Indiana Jones, low-flying fighter jets and destructible buildings, all elements that were conspicuous by their absence when the game finally came out in 2011.
Similarly, the first ever trailer for what would become the first Halo game gives us a glimpse of what could have been: a surreal parallel universe where Halo was a third-person shooter that launched on Mac computers.
However, the year after that first Halo trailer, Microsoft bought Bungie, and the year after that, in 2001, the game launched as Halo: Combat Evolved on the original Xbox, with an entirely different plot and no online play because Xbox Live wasn’t even invented yet, if you can imagine such a thing.
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[@cthulhubecausewhynot1182]

PT's first trailer surprised me! I thought the game would come out!

[@Patricswift]

Cthulhu Because Why Not Knowing Konami it will release, just in glorious Pachinko machine form. The way it's meant to played

[@ryderdrew]

Sir doge they honestly should have let them finish the game and then fire Kojima. Not saying I'm okay with them firing him but they should have at least secured another money making success before doing so.

[@Patricswift]

Trippy Hippy It's the logical move, but based on what Konami's been doing for the past couple of years I don't think they know what it means anymore

[@ryderdrew]

toongrowner1 you mean Resident evil 7? Yea its not scary the second time around but the opening segment in the guest house is great and still gets me.

[@roguedogx]

Cthulhu Because Why Not ouch.

[@gardanothdaedra-blood6834]

I think when the crap is picked up in Duke Nukem Forever, that's when the voice actor actually starts going "okay this is just... why are we even doing this anymore?"

[@davidjames4890]

Gardanoth Daedra-Blood He picked up the game.

[@LunchBXcrue]

"Hey guys, how do we show that a guy with a helmet is talking?" "Maybe just make their head twitch?" *_GENIUS!_*

[@NathanWeeks]

Master Chief does wear pajamas! It's just they are also green, bulletproof, and you can stick all kinds of weapons to them. He should really wash them sometime.

[@colemorris24]

Nathan Weeks due to your profile pic, I read that in Fry's voice

[@littlelambchop7985]

I'm sure they have an auto wash

[@michaelbreen7865]

Still, TMI!

[@jaredparkes5003]

'A man so stealthy, he could be standing right behind you and you wouldn't even know.' So the exact opposite of Mike, then.

[@humanbeing4893]

The spy from TF2 was made from a glitch that happened in the first game that made one (specific) class change color from their normal team color. So if you were on the blue team and had the class equipped, you would turn red. Just a cool thing

[@thegentleman8453]

Mildly surprised Bioshock: Infinite isn't on this list. If you look at the early trailers and interviews, they had a very different idea in mind when they first started working on it.

[@BooksandBuns]

Apparently, OX already made a whole video about that

[@georgesears934]

What about the first trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines? The first trailer implied it WOULDN'T be terrible.

[@gezblair]

George Sears still have PTSD about that game

[@laughingoctopus8556]

When are you running again Mr. President?

[@georgesears934]

Laughing Octopus Can't. While I was forced out of office only a year into my second term it legally counted as a resignation which means it qualifies as having served that second term. Also since I'm legally dead I'm ineligible to hold any public office.

[@castalov247]

George Sears It is for that exact reason that the political system needs reform. It is plain discrimination that the dead can't run for office.

[@Haibing22]

Jane: "It is a strategy game in as much as the strategy is... shoot all things" Mike: "YES! Finally!"

[@SpikeVampire1]

Jane, surely Master Chief puts his cowboy footie pjs on over the top of his power armour and enjoys his bed time with his cuddly teddy bear

[@JachAnen]

Always assumed he went full commando. With a teddy bear at his side of course.

[@SpikeVampire1]

Jan Christoffersen, I agree with Jane though I can't see him losing the power armour he's always ready for action

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

His cuddly teddy bear that's blue And not a bear And holographic. Who's actually his pseudo-mom's brain.

[@SpikeVampire1]

DavidtheWavid I can see that working, but if it's holographic how would he cuddle it?

[@loaf7575]

Spike Lycan I'm the only one concerned about how the hell the arbiter sleeps aren't I?

[@ayanhaider303]

Master Chief in pajamas? Maybe his power armor IS his pajamas and he's just too lazy to take it off. Makes you think.

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

I mean, he goes into cryo wearing it even though it causes freezerburn on your skin, and that's the only sleep he got between July 2552 and July 2557.

[@epicool6527]

Master Chief does take off his power armor (Halo 4 ending) and while in cyro he gets anti-freezerburn drugs.

[@jorgey4]

it's the poncho he's wearing in the first trailer for halo 5, which was what i was expecting to see in this list (not disappointed about knowing the original one qualified though.)

[@kstormgeistgem461]

Master Chief in a kigarumi... There's quite the mental image. XD

[@jonbaxter2254]

I'm still salty about Bioshock Infinite's first trailer...

[@outsidexbox]

We made a whole video about it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnu5ZoWbhLidfJI

[@XDarkGreyX]

I'm just happy that I mostly ignore trailers and if I watch them forget their content. This way I was able to enjoy a game like Infinite without any problems.

[@delpantion6045]

outsidexbox so are you disappointed about that too? One of the rare people who didn't like the finished product

[@FleshWolf]

But the game is so good

[@Codex_0613]

the game is pretty but the plot fall short once they start jumping dimensions think about that

[@buffthebaldy]

Borderlands. The original game had a completely new style, and even changed the main focus on the game! With the original siren becoming the baddie. Oh and also had a funky sound track to boot.

[@buttersbeans6929]

Top 7 times commenters actually helped us play games (Thanks Guys!)

[@APumpkinJess]

Can we still have the video about dogs in hats tho?

[@timothymclean]

"Five times you got to put hats on dogs in video games (and it was as adorable as it sounds)".

[@APumpkinJess]

Timothy McLean I am 100% down for that

[@KFPSchnitzelkochTschango]

It's a year later and they still havent done it...

[@filazuli3920]

That is the kind of content I want to see.

[@Zezlemetkun]

Give us what we want

[@redgunmen0579]

Anyone think the old guy in resident evil 4 that was talking about Wesker kids sounded like palpatine?

[@outsidexbox]

SO MUCH LIKE PALPATINE

[@Kfcbby33]

Do it

[@Coramelimane]

Spencer pretty much was Palpatine.

[@redgunmen0579]

Random Person and I just noticed that..

[@Aska2468]

You mean to tell me that WASN'T the voice of the guy who played Palpatine?

[@clintkubat4109]

I remember being weirdly excited about SC: Conviction was first announced and the tech for the physics-focused gameplay was shown off. The final game arguably turned out a lot better than the emo-tinged version we nearly got, but I still wonder what it might have been like had we gotten something more like the earlier draft.

[@christopherrocci2703]

I demand a video of Dogs with Hats. Please!

[@inkno701]

Through a wide angle lens. Please!

[@pauciloquentflibbertigibbe5217]

Did you end your demand with a 'please'? Grow a spine man! I demand a video of dogs in hats, and I will NOT say please!

[@timothymclean]

Um...you just did.

[@Philadoxical]

Awwww demands with manners. I hope you get your video : )

[@recurvess9569]

Video game dogs who wore hats!.... Yeah, unless it's a mod for Dogmeat I can't think of any... :(

[@richardsonrym]

Just put a video game spin on the dog list like... Top 7 dogs in hats that should be hireable in Far Cry 6

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Ryan Richardson 5 Video Game Dogs That Should Wear Hats Because Reasons.

[@clevernamehere2812]

5 Video Game Dogs That Wear Hats.

[@polkarrty]

5 video games that have dogs that should wear hats

[@davidwit7749]

I demand a Halo mod that puts Master Chief in fuzzy footie pajamas! All of humanity's efforts must be directed toward achieving this goal.

[@Brokenbadge]

With Andy's current love of dogs you guys should make a list of 5 best good dogs and 5 bad dogs for karmic balance and it would be fun to see you guys talking about doggos

[@thezerfer9860]

Juan Meraz I agree

[@bigZoeGsm]

Doggos... are you a fan of achievement hunter

[@niallr9952]

Genuinely thought Sam Fisher in the thumbnail was Corvo Attano

[@guskathol266]

Niall Reddin me too

[@TheLoamCourierMTB]

I thought it was maybe an image from an alpha build Alan Wake..

[@Spamlynguist]

I thought it was the dude from Condemned 2

[@alicecousland]

Niall Reddin Thank god I wasn't the only one

[@TheBassDrumm]

I thought it was the guy from I Am Alive

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

Isn't it amazing how Resident Evil 4 didn't only become an astounding game, it also helped create two other cool games/game series? All because of the various ideas Capcom made.

[@Funkopedia]

Right when Steve Jobs said, "so here's the very first look at Halo!:" it suddenly cut to an ad for AFK Arena, and I looked up at the screen and I was like WOW, this really IS different than the end product.

[@elbiggus]

That's not Comic Sans.

[@andymcp4752]

How about the early dark souls 2 trailers? RIP the cool manikin mask

[@217adaptiveperspective]

We have Naruto to thank for the copyright nonsense

[@Murlak]

also the good lightning where torches actually mattered

[@natbez_42]

DOGS WITH HATS DOGS WITH HATS, WE DEMAND IT!

[@joel.jpgvid]

Dead Island, anyone? That was a disappointing let down...

[@i_k_d3815]

EnchantingManiac exactly.

[@stevewiser222]

What!? I dont know what you mean, they promised that you would feel emotions while playing that game, and it made me cry.... granted thats because i was playing dead island, but it still counts.

[@joehosie7553]

EnchantingManiac dead island 2 is still waiting I think at least

[@delpantion6045]

EnchantingManiac yeah Dead Island was a pretty disappointing one........../~`,

[@felman87]

Was that the first trailer?

[@Xeacons]

"Team Fortress 2 looks like a Pixar movie..." DUDE! I would so watch that!

[@JachAnen]

Wouldn't compare The Bureau with Gears of War, it was much more like a Mass Effect clone. It had the conversation options, cover shooting and squad commands just like it.

[@smoif228]

"Capcom as you are" Sneaking, I like it

[@docette2015]

So basically Resident Evil 4 not only produced itself, the process of making it birthed two other much-beloved games! Man, I don't know what magic was in the air during that development process, but I wish it would turn up again.

[@joppsy7588]

Master Chief does have pajamas. He wears them over the power armour duh.

[@danwithah]

Great guys. Long time viewer, first time commenter. List idea: 7 times we had to fall for obvious traps coz story. Every time Patches the Hyena kicks me into a crevasse he cracks himself up, but it's starting to get a bit old

[@TheRupertLitterbin]

Splinter cell conviction is one of my favourite games, glad they changed it

[@tr-2303]

I swear Connor Kenway was completely white in the first couple of Assassin's Creed 3 trailers

[@thecastawaydc]

Can the video about the dogs and hats be uploaded to Outside Xtra?

[@THE_DEMONLO_RD]

Rainbow Six Patriots still has me salty. Now I have to deal with asshats online instead of the couch co-op with my actual friends.

[@Tikuros]

I actually liked how XCom Declassified turned out. I didn't know the series before and I ended up loving the whole thing :)

[@vladdracul5072]

Having played the strategy games since the 90s, Declassified is the only game I don't like.

[@glurp1er]

About Duke Nukem Forever, people just wanted more of the same, but with modern graphics, and that what the developers should have done instead of trying to revolutionize the genre... Funny enough, I didn't bought Conker Bad Fur Day because I thought it was just more of the same, now that the loose cartridge sells at more than 250$ I regret my younger self decision...

[@Ganesha6661]

you guys should bring back the time you guys explain game science with real science like the bioshock Infinite.

[@theDegausser]

Master Chief with footy pajamas is totally fine, Jane! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!!!

[@laughingoctopus8556]

i remember Sam being nicknamed Hobo Sam when that version of Conviction was shown, I also remember Conviction being compared a lot with Assassin's Creed during its golden years. Funny how a lot of (the least liked SC game) Conviction's mechanics would become part of other Ubisoft games for years to come Sorta like Prince of Persia before it too was abandoned by Ubisoft.

[@OliverMcCaul]

This video is one the most interesting you've done and probably one of may favourites

[@maks230698]

Outsidexbox, pls take care of your sound mixing - footage from games is way too loud.

[@StealthPants1]

Where is Prey 2, which became Prey? Have you seen the trailer? It's awesome and nothing like the game.

[@thewerewolff7248]

Original Goose1 prey 2 didn't become prey. Prey 2 was cancelled years before prey

[@zJoriz]

@Dave -- Doom 3, the original Prey and Unreal II were so (graphically) similar that sometimes I'm not sure which of the memorable game scenes was from which game. All pretty good games in their day though.

[@khanzheng647]

The new Prey has nothing to do with Prey 2. They just re-use the name.

[@GoblinLord]

I find the idea of Master Chief in power armor hilarious, imagining him in like childlike pajamas (star patterned) and bunny slippers while wearing his intimidating helmet and a gun next to his bed is great

[@lilscenechick1995]

Resident Evil 4 was my introduction to horror games. It will always have a place in my heart. When it was in development I was really young so I didn't know about E3 or any of that. Fascinating how much it changed...I'm glad they canned the hallucination thing with cliche horror tropes. It would've been amusing but not quite the same atmosphere. Leon technically did become "possessed" but it was the parasite trying to take over his body.

[@classicsmajor9699]

That's a bathroom sink Mike; not a kitchen sink. Or do you just have really unsanitary cooking habits?

[@alike03]

Do a List of game reveals where audience goes Apeshit.

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

Halo 2, when John grabs the two SMGs.

[@laughingoctopus8556]

Twlight Princess Death Stranding Smash Bros Mega Man reveal Audience went Batshit

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

alike03 Final Fantasy 7 remake.

[@yvonnedonohoe9557]

alike03 metroid prime 4

[@LordSleepy99]

Although I like the game, CoD: IW reveal trailer.

[@livinghell52766]

conker the most non family friendly squirrel? you obviously haven't seen Foamy the squirrel.

[@user-pj5ht5qx3e]

Hook-man seemed to have made his way into the Lost in Nightmare DLC for Resident Evil 5 living in Spencer's european mansion, so he wasn't lost forever.

[@nicoleamodio3284]

Maybe not the game itself but the characters of Bioshock Infinite went through a good scrubbing to become the ones we know and love today. Remember when Elizabeth looked a little like a Ukranian spy, and Booker was more of a couch sitting, football watching dad? Good times.

[@ryderdrew]

Nicole Amodio actually the whole game itself did kind of change actually. For example most of the enemies are completely different and the story itself. Check out the old demos actually it's really infteresting. I wanted the 2011 e3 demo out of all versions honestly.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Nicole Amodio By comparison, that's pretty moderate. I'd put that on about the same level as the first Kingdom Hearts trailer.

[@andrewtickel6804]

"Games who were different from their original trailers" ? *glares at Ubisoft*

[@LaikaLycanthrope]

Sounds like "uncute" Conker was made as a big middle finger to the gaming press to me.

[@deliverencerise6351]

I was so excited by the xcom concept. I loved every idea about it. I lost track of it and eventually forgot about it. I recently found the game at a discount. Apon playing, I realized I had already played it lol. That says a lot about the game.

[@timothymclean]

"Is Comic Sans acceptable?" He would be if he would stop plaguing my life with incidental music.

[@VioletSerenade]

Timothy McLean ayy oooh

[@madbabykiller]

How about games that changed grammatically

[@zachattack4642]

Great now all I want is a dogs with hats video thanks oxbox

[@markuskrakowski1022]

Master Chief with pajamas would be adorable especially if he was cuddly

[@jamesratzlaff9556]

It sounds like Jane may have a fantasy that she just let slip.

[@200mccsa]

How about "Most Gratuitously Phallic Items in Games"?

[@SolidSonicTH]

Mike seems to be the go-to guy for vindictive letdowns. I would have liked to play that XCOM game. I remember that old Splinter Cell: Conviction stuff. That game seemed more interesting than the final Conviction game (since it emphasized social stealth over traditional "sneak through the shadows" stealth). Sam looking like a hobo was also cool, made you wonder what happened to him after DA (where I think he was labeled a rogue asset).

[@turtlebuttmudd]

That original Conviction sounded so promising back when it was revealed. Remember installing that trailer on my 360.

[@galangsmp2]

i'm a simple man. i see Jane, i press like

[@mikeoxmaul577]

Galang Vilmantara Interesting

[@yoshifrazzled7628]

2 months later and couldn't agree more she's my favorite outta the gang..sorry all

[@cocoliscious7841]

A man of culture, I see

[@mistermeatcake1785]

xcom looked hella lot like prey

[@quantumleap4023]

Xcom resembles prey**

[@UltimateShadow10]

If the scrapped version of RE4 didn't have Ashley, it probably would've been flawless. "LEON!!! HELP!!!"

[@MrZSimko]

I would love to play that original Splinter Cell! Final Fight was a favourite of mine back in the day.

[@Gag1800]

Damn i really want an alien hunting game set in the 1950s now, so long as it takes a comedic approach like destroy all humans, i love settings that mock the red scare using aliens

[@TheReZisTLust]

*Better yet* Were getting DAH remastered baby

[@niallr9952]

No Man's Sky- the original trailer made it look like a good game

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Niall Reddin At least it's improved after launch.

[@niallr9952]

ajmrowland to it's credit, I agree

[@TeryJones]

5:27 - Hey that's not a fair comparison....Pixar movies have hats too! 9:20 - Oh the irony _(looks at Resident Evil 6)_ 14:25 - God bless this channel...

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

Meanwhile, there's Final Fantasy 15, where the main theme, character designs, Nifelheim soldiers, core gameplay, and design of the Citadel remained the same after 10 years and a total reboot of production. Out of any game with a crazy action scene in the cinematic trailer, FF15 is the only one that delivered, with its sword teleporty thing.

[@ethanworner864]

this is basically a video on games that escaped development hell.

[@scrax6]

Alien colonial marines! The trailer actually made the game look good, when actually it...it...erm was not.

[@Excalibur-Sonic]

I've met John St. John. He was a guest appeared on my brother's podcast.

[@wolfbeam3915]

After that intro you definitely need to do a video on the best cats and dogs in games. Such as your canine partner in Fable 2, or the cute fuzzies in the Assassins Creed series. Perhaps follow it up with a video on the worst ones too?

[@fiercetooth4330]

Who still plays tf2? Me only? Ok 😭😭😭

[@teko1987]

How do you say that you have a game about alien black goo and doesn't put Prey on the list? Don't you remember the bounty hunter trailer of 2012? Or the 1998 trailer with the 2006 game?

[@darkwaxer]

'Capcom as you are'.. CAPCOM AS YOU ARE!!! That's the best you had that afternoon? Someone needs to get in the sea.

[@risingsun5713]

Can you guys do an impractical outfits one. My fav is bravely seconds towel outfit

[@igorbummel3779]

Rainbow 6 Siege at E3, 2 different games

[@painn9674]

Stalk Reaper ikr

[@restinpeas1284]

I actually ENJOYED Duke Nukem Forever. 'Course, this is with a general love for games and no familiarity with Duke Nukem 3D at the time (Played it since, SPECTACULAR game). DNF was an average shooter. In trying to make fun of every other shooter, it BECAME every other shooter, and while that's not necessarily bad, that's not necessarily good either. It's not very replayable, it's not very impressive, but it's not very bad like everyone else would want you to believe. It's just... average.

[@MuffinHunterX]

It was exactly what I thought it should be. I never understood the hate it got.

[@21RedRabbit]

The Duke Nukem 3D was bloody amazing. I had it on my phone for a while, but it got taken down from play store...

[@zJoriz]

So what did you guys think of the Serious Sam series? I enjoyed playing those, I must admit.

[@emeraldaly7646]

I Am Alive was originally a big budget open world game with a protagonist called Adam protecting his family. The visual style was starkly different from the released game as well. Through its tortured development history we wound up with a generally linear game with an unnamed protagonist, no family, and a much 'dirtier' art style (fittingly so I'd say) The general post-unspecified-calamity setting persisted but almost everything else about the game changed

[@spikester-yy2lf]

Not only was there a boot polishing mini game, but there was also a cleaning everything mini game and even a getting yelled at by Sergeant Major mini game.

[@codussigma]

I am disappointed that No Mans Sky wasnt up here. that POS was NOTHING like the trailer.

[@MuffinHunterX]

I don't care what everyone says I actually liked Duke Nukem Forever. Over-the-top 90's movie style macho-man B.S, tongue-n-cheek humor and a smattering of T&A. It was _EXACTLY_ what I expected it to be after playing 3D and Zero Hour back in the day..

[@xHiGHK]

" Can you imagine a stylish action game with a main character named Tony ? " My only answer : " Say hello to my little friend ! "

[@abbeymarie2491]

I'm really into the "favourite photos of dogs in hats" idea. It sounds like a winning idea.

[@TheManinBlack9054]

Cool Rod Serling shirt, Andy!

[@AntiR2525]

Midway through the video, I'd LOVE to play that weird castle version of RE4. It looks haunting as all hell, and damn fun to play.

[@ACBlackJ0ck]

For a war vet in his 50's, Sam Fisher looks like he's taken good care of his looks in Conviction, both early and final releases XD

[@LordSleepy99]

Andy!! What are you talking about?! There are dozens of games about cats and dogs wearing hats and even glasses, and… actually clothes TOO!!!

[@evan.6397]

0:46 Inoue would be proud of that shirt.

[@joseluislopez7511]

Thanks guys! Game on ✊

[@CthulhuianBunny]

I'm surprised you didn't use the ending of the bit about the Bureau to segue into talking about how radically different Prey 2 looked in its trailer from the Prey "sequel" that we got.

[@Quirky_QF]

With all the NintenDog games, general dog games, and dogs IN games, I think you can make a 'Dogs in Hats' list work.

[@faqihbintang3390]

Games where you fight your own character at the end, please!

[@adinafriedman1555]

What about the E3 2009 reveal trailer for Borderlands? It was photorealistic instead of the game's final cel shaded appearance, and we saw the original design for Lilith before she had red hair (the one that was eventually the design for commandant steele). The trailer also makes it seem like the game was going to be super serious vs it's final comedic narrative style.

[@skuzzyj]

I had Halo only on PC, so I totally played it as a 3PS, because mods and shit. Also, the Custom Edition maps are still fucking amazing because the entire SDK was open so people added everything from new guns to the Tachikomas from _Ghost in the Shell_

[@monicasearle695]

That got me so good you put me in tears I laughed so hard.. you'll get that t virus down eventually...... oooo swing and a miss. Hahahaha