There’s been a definite trend in commercials and trailers for blockbuster video game releases as of late. They all seem to favour quiet, sombre music in an attempt to appear artistic and thoughtful — something that probably stems from the Gears of War commercial that Microsoft put out a few years ago featuring Gary Jules’ cover of “Mad World”. The idea of using live action shorts to promote a game has also really taken off.

With Halo it inevitably leads to talk about how great a live action movie would be. This new Metroid: Other M trailer does the opposite for me, however… it proves why a Metroid movie should never be attempted, unless it’s simply a two hour silent film. Let’s face it, Metroid has always been more about atmosphere and less about character development. I suppose it does make the game look pretty epic though.

Check out a few more live action Halo Reach spots after the jump.