Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Trailers, teasers, ads and promotional videos for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
As a note, for some reason this game in particular has a ton of AI upscaled versions of its trailers on YouTube; I won't be linking them here
because in a choice between low-res, blocky videos or ones with unnatural-looking upscaling distorting things I'd rather just take the orignal low-res uploads.
Feel free to seek them out though.
▹ Teasers
Metal Gear Solid 4 E3 2005 Announce Trailer
May 2005 | 5:03
One of the greatest game announcements of all time. A fun reminder of just how much of a punching bag Raiden was at this time, both in terms of the on-screen gags with him and those boos from the crowd. Poor guy. The Splinter Cell reference is fun too.
▹ Trailers
Metal Gear Solid 4 First Trailer HD (TGS 2005)
September 2005 | 8:01
This trailer starts by playing with the concept of an FPS game, which is touched on in the game's themes. Our first look at the state of Snake's health and the environment of Act 1. Ends with Otacon talking about how the cell processor will win the console war.
Metal Gear Solid 4 - E3 2006 Cinematic trailer
May 2006 | 8:01
Cinematic trailer showing one of the early cutscenes in Act 1 and introducing the many ways in which war... has changed.
METAL GEAR SOLID 4 trailer E3 2006
May 2006 | 14:50
A longer E3 trailer squeezing absolutely everything it can from those Act 1 cutscenes with introductions to all the main characters. Our first look at Snake's suicide attempt and Raiden's redemption arc.
METAL GEAR SOLID 4 trailer TGS2006
September 2006 | 6:05
A trailer that really sets the tone for the game with a lot of negative statements interspersed with gritty Act 1 combat footage.
Metal Gear Solid 4 E3 2007 Trailer
July 2007 | 6:05
A trailer partially focusing on Liquid Ocelot and FOXDIE, and partially on Raiden and Vamp's homoerotic fight scene.
Metal Gear Solid 4 Trailer - Tokyo Game Show 2007
September 2007 | 6:18
Another narrative-heavy trailer introducing the rest of the supporting characters including Drebin, Sunny, Vamp and EVA. Also Johnny shits himself.
MGS4 Theatrical Trailer
2008 | 2:18
Epic trailer voice guy returns to tell us about the dystopian hellscape that is the year 2014.
METAL GEAR SOLID 4 Theatrical Trailer 2008 extra
2008 | 2:39
A slightly different version of the above trailer with the same voiceover. The intro is fun.
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Story Trailer
unknown | 8:03
A very extensive story trailer showing a lot of the major plot points, characters and locations.
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Gameplay Trailer
unknown | 7:06
An in-depth look at various mechanics.
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Beauty in the beasts trailer
unknown | 4:21
A trailer introducing the Beauty and the Beast unit.
▹ Ads
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Channel 4 UK TV Advert
2008 | 0:29
Congratulations to Channel 4 for finding the only guy in the universe with more gravel in his voice than Old Snake.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Japanese TV Ad
2008 | 0:29
This the first half of this ad shows gameplay, the second involving a gag where the man would rather choose Metal Gear over various things (including proposing to his girlfriend).
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Japanese TVCM (1) "Cat"
2008 | 0:30
A cute ad showing a cat being scared away from the PlayStation by the violence in Metal Gear Solid 4.
METAL GEAR SOLID 4 リゲイン Regain tie up Promotion Ad
2008 | 0:25
An ad made as part of a collaboration with Japanese energy drink Regain, showing Old Snake becoming his younger self after drinking it. It appears in game too, restoring LIFE and PSYCHE.
CM PS3 メタルギアソリッド4編
2008 | 0:15
An ad moreso for the PlayStation 3 (or at least the Japanese PlayStation TV in-store kiosks) than for Metal Gear Solid 4, with the game enticing a crowd of people to the console.
▹ Other Promos
Metal Gear Solid 4 -- 15-Minute Playable Demo, Presented by Kojima (2007)
September 2007 | 15:18
A gameplay demo presumably shown at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, narrated by Kojima himself.
