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Derek Lieu's Game Trailer Critique BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. SHOTS ARE BUSY AND ILLEGIBLE
  2. SUBJECTIVE ADJECTIVES IN TITLE CARDS
  3. TOO MUCH TEXT ON SCREEN
  4. EXCESSIVE ESTABLISHING SHOTS
  5. TOO MUCH TIME SHOWING BASIC GENRE TROPES
  6. TRAILER OVERSTAYS ITS WELCOME
  7. WHAT DO YOU DO IN THIS GAME!?
  8. NOT ENOUGH TIME TO READ DIALOGUE
  9. MUSIC LACKS DRAMATIC ENERGY
  10. POORLY FORMATTED ESRB
  11. NOT ENOUGH COLOR PALETTE VARIETY
  12. NO CALL TO ACTION
  13. END SLATE LOGO SOUP
  14. REVIEW QUOTES ABOUT PLAINLY VISIBLE THINGS
  15. TOO MANY NARRATIVE THREADS
  16. OVERLAPPING NARRATION, DIALOGUE, TITLE CARDS
  17. BAD EYETRACE
  18. INDULGENT LOGOS IN INTRO
  19. GENERIC SOUNDING GAME FEATURES
  20. STORY BITS DON'T CONNECT
  21. NO SOUND EFFECTS
  22. TEXT FALLS OUTSIDE OF TITLE SAFE REGION
  23. DOESN'T SHOW ENOUGH OF THE GAME
  24. HUD/UI MAKES SHOTS TOO BUSY