Earlier this week, we heard rumblings about alive action trailerfor EA and BioWare’sAnthemdirected by Neill Blomkamp; soon after, a teaser for the video, which turned out to be titledConviction,was released. Today, the full trailer finally arrived and it turns out that Conviction walks us through an abridged version of an important story that takes place years before the beginning ofAnthem.
For those of you who don’t know, Neill Blomkamp is an up and coming direct that is well known by fans of sci-fi media. His filmsDistrict 9, Elysium,andChappieall fall within the genre and explore it in interesting ways. Neill formed a production company called Oats Studios back in 2017 to work on experimental short films andConvictionwas birthed via a partnership between Oats Studios and EA.
WhileConvictionis technically a trailer, it still has an impressive amount of care and detail put into it that puts it a tier above theusual live action trailer.The fact that it tells its own story set years beforeAnthem begins is very unique, though its abridged storytelling style does blur the lines between trailer and actual short film in ways that don’t always work to its benefit. If anything, it makes me want Neill Blomkamp to direct an entireAnthemmovie that doesn’t jump around as much even more.
Over the course ofConviction,we see a few different areas and characters that will be in the final game. This means we get a glimpse at The Monitor, one of the game’s main antagonists, as well as the creation of Fort Tarsis by people who originally were “the slaves of the Urwrath.” If you are someone who really likes to get into the lore and worlds of certain games and plan on doing the same withAnthem, Neill Blomkamp’sConvictionwill definitely be an enjoyable watch for you.
You can check out Neill Blomkamp’sConvictionlive action trailer for yourself below.Anthemis poised to release for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on February 22, though Origin Access members will be getting early access to the game tomorrow. Those of you who want to get theAnthem: Legion of Dawn Editioncan currently pre-order it on Amazon.
