Wow Cinematics Ranked From Worst to Best

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WoW cinematics are some of the most impressive pieces of visual art the game industry has to offer and today we’re going to talk about why that is. World of Warcraft’s popularity among fans of MMORPGs may have steadily declined over the past few years

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To celebrate the announcement of Dragonflight, the latest World of Warcraft expansion, we decided to rewatch all the game’s cinematics and rank them from worst to best. Including the latest one, of course.

MISTS OF PANDARIA: BOTTOMS UP I’m guessing most people either aren’t familiar with this first one or have forgotten seeing it. Bottoms Up is a very short cinematic about an Orc and a Human having a drink in a tavern and discussing their encounter with Chen Stormstout.

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WORLD OF WARCRAFT (LEGION) CINEMATIC TEASER Next up we have another short cinematic, this one having a runtime of about one minute or so if you skip all the logos. Its name is simply “World of Warcraft Cinematic Teaser” on the game’s official YouTube channel

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We could go on about how Illidan became corrupted by the Skull of Gul’dan in the original timeline, and how he destroyed the skull of alternate Gul’dan in the current timeline. But we don’t want to turn this into a lore rant.

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SHADOWLANDS LAUNCH CINEMATIC: BEYOND THE VEIL Alright, so I’ll be perfectly honest here. Upon rewatching it recently, I vague remembered seeing it around the launch of Shadowlands but it evidently didn’t leave a lasting impression on me.

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The problem with Beyond the Veil lies in the fact that it’s so incredibly generic that it makes Shadowlands look like a budget version of Warhammer Fantasy with a splash of Age of Sigmar thrown into the mix. Which, let’s be honest here, isn’t too far off from the truth.

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BATTLE FOR AZEROTH: SAFE HAVEN Battle for Azeroth was one of the worst World of Warcraft expansions in terms of content, but one of the best in terms of cinematics. In addition to the launch trailer, we got almost 20 minutes worth of additional cinematics. Which together form what is essentially a short movie.

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Wow Cinematics Ranked From Worst to Best

WoW cinematics are some of the most impressive pieces of visual art the game industry has to offer and today we’re going to talk about why that is. World of Warcraft’s popularity among fans of MMORPGs may have steadily declined over the past few years

To celebrate the announcement of Dragonflight, the latest World of Warcraft expansion, we decided to rewatch all the game’s cinematics and rank them from worst to best. Including the latest one, of course.

MISTS OF PANDARIA: BOTTOMS UP I’m guessing most people either aren’t familiar with this first one or have forgotten seeing it. Bottoms Up is a very short cinematic about an Orc and a Human having a drink in a tavern and discussing their encounter with Chen Stormstout.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT (LEGION) CINEMATIC TEASER Next up we have another short cinematic, this one having a runtime of about one minute or so if you skip all the logos. Its name is simply “World of Warcraft Cinematic Teaser” on the game’s official YouTube channel

We could go on about how Illidan became corrupted by the Skull of Gul’dan in the original timeline, and how he destroyed the skull of alternate Gul’dan in the current timeline. But we don’t want to turn this into a lore rant.

SHADOWLANDS LAUNCH CINEMATIC: BEYOND THE VEIL Alright, so I’ll be perfectly honest here. Upon rewatching it recently, I vague remembered seeing it around the launch of Shadowlands but it evidently didn’t leave a lasting impression on me.

The problem with Beyond the Veil lies in the fact that it’s so incredibly generic that it makes Shadowlands look like a budget version of Warhammer Fantasy with a splash of Age of Sigmar thrown into the mix. Which, let’s be honest here, isn’t too far off from the truth.

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