Beowulf ‘Authenticity’ Trailer

Normally here at Gaming Today, when trailers become available for games we post them and then give you a small synopsis along with our thoughts on it. Sometimes, due to certain issues with ERSB we have to force you through an age gate kicking and screaming. The new Beowulf ‘Authenticity’ Trailer is a prime example, so instead I have provided the link to the trailer instead. But you know what? Nothing prevents me from giving you information on this video along with my take on its contents. The ridiculous thing about this trailer is that there is zero content included that would, should, or could make the trailer only viewable to an 18+ demographic. However, I assume this is the case just because the game is actually “M” rated. It is so silly. Trailers should be rated for their contents, not the content of the game and no matter what the contents of this trailer are, I would rather my 13 year old brother watch this than the offensive Beowulf movie starring Christopher Lambert.I am wasting my breath here… let me get to the subject of Beowulf the trailer.

The title ‘Authenticity’ describes what the developers were going for in a nutshell. The narrator of the trailer informs the viewer that little is known about the pre-Viking era of 6th Century Scandinavia when Beowulf takes place, but that unlike common depictions of Dark Age Norseman, we now know that their civilization and technology was more advanced than we previously thought. For example, in the trailer quite a bit is mentioned about the ships you will encounter and ride along in. These “long-ships” were the technological wonders of the pre-Viking era and while riding in these ships, an example is given of the advanced weather effects in the game, which in turn will affect certain aspects of the gameplay.

Much is also made of the level of detail that went into each aspect of the game especially in weapon design and players should be pleased to see the authenticity of the Viking weapons and armor when put into action. Considering that blacksmiths and iron workers basically attached leather straps to shields and sword making was hit or miss – players will find that their sword and shield may break during combat and improvisation is the only way to save their hide; thus going into hand to hand combat or commandeering an enemy’s weapon may be your only choice.

Squad-based combat strategies made Norse warriors very fierce and this is applied to the game as well – Beowulf can order men to watch his back, attack enemies and perform numerous heroic actions that can change the course of battle.

You can get the trailer but clicking here, and you will notice that it is very tame compared to other game trailers or movie trailers for that matter. Although the trailer felt more like a history lesson than anything, it still makes me even more anxious to get my hands on it.