{"id":13697,"date":"2012-03-02T16:36:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T00:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=13697"},"modified":"2012-03-02T16:36:44","modified_gmt":"2012-03-03T00:36:44","slug":"please-dont-watch-the-mass-effect-3-official-launch-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2012\/03\/02\/please-dont-watch-the-mass-effect-3-official-launch-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Please don&#8217;t watch the Mass Effect 3: Official Launch Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bG2mdZ23eP8?fs=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>First, let me explain that I&#8217;m really weird about trailers for movies.  I don&#8217;t watch them, because they mess up the experience of letting a movie unfold the way the director intended.  I know Tom Hanks is going to get rescued in the end, that Johnny Depp isn&#8217;t going to want to jump off that cliff, and that Jason Bateman is going to be grossed out when Leslie Mann uses the ladies&#8217; room.  I feel similarly about some game trailers, which is one of the reasons I am a terrible Videogame Journalist &#8482;.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you and I understand each other a little better, I have a favor to ask.  Please don&#8217;t watch Electronic Arts&#8217; latest trailer for Mass Effect 3.  You probably already have.  You&#8217;re probably watching it right now since I have embedded it in this post to test your resolve.  In which case, you&#8217;re spoiling at least one truly awesome moment in the game.  So if you must watch the trailer, please don&#8217;t pay close attention to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, let me explain that I&#8217;m really weird about trailers for movies. 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