History Main / TaintedByThePreview

* The PSP Vita appeared to have a good reception when it was announced at E3, and then they announced the service provider would be [[CollectiveGroan AT&AT...]]

* ''LoonaticsUnleashed''...whoo boy. Now, Warner Bros. certainly has done updated versions of ''LooneyTunes'' in the past - ''[[SpinoffBabies Baby]] [[BabyLooneyTunes Looney Tunes]]'' and ''TinyToonAdventures'' being among them. However, people who saw the apparently DarkerAndEdgier initial designs for the show immediately flipped out, saying that the animators were [[RuinedFOREVER raping their childhoods]], and one twelve-year old started a popular petition protesting the show over a year before it even came out.

** ''[[Anime/YesPrecure5 Yes! Precure 5]]'': "[[FiveManBand FIVE GIRLS]] INSTEAD OF [[WonderTwinPowers TWO]]!?!? And important male characters (never mind that season one had them too)? And everyone has individual attacks and transformations? This isn't even ''Precure'' anymore! Give me ''Splash Star''!"

** ''FutariWaPrettyCure Max Heart'': "It's not two girls anymore! There's a third! And she transforms independently! And she's associated with [[TheScrappy Pollun]]! Give me the original!"
** ''FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'': "[[AlternateContinuity Cast reboot]] with characters who are either [[{{Expy}} too much]] or [[ReplacementScrappy not enough]] like Nagisa and Honoka! And they use magic more than fistfighting, even though they still fight, and ''even though it's a MagicalGirl franchise''! And they look like some RainbowBrite rejects! Give me ''Max Heart''!"
** ''[[YesPrecure5 Yes! Precure 5]]'': "[[FiveManBand FIVE GIRLS]] INSTEAD OF [[WonderTwinPowers TWO]]!?!? And important male characters (never mind that season one had them too)? And everyone has individual attacks and transformations? This isn't even ''Precure'' anymore! Give me ''Splash Star''!"

** ''FreshPrettyCure'': "These girls look like Heidi crossed with the [[MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch Mermaid Princesses]]! Well, just the main character looks like Lucia. But still. And [[WordSaladTitle what's so Fresh about it anyway]]? Who cares? Give me ''[=GoGo=]''!"
** ''HeartcatchPrettyCure'': "Oh, just what we needed, some soulless little [[FushigiboshiNoFutagoHime Fine and Rein wannabes]]! And look at that childish art style -- they're obviously going to remove everything exciting about this show and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids dumb it down for little girls]]! Give me ''Fresh!''"

** ''SuitePrettyCure'': "They're going back to the [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl original duo concept]]? Neat, but the artwork looks so generic! They're just re-hashing elements from the earliest series! Give me ''Heartcatch''!
** Mostly averted for ''SmilePrettyCure''. When the designs were first leaked to the public, many had this reaction, mostly due to rehashing the five-girl dynamic from ''YesPrettyCure5'' with similar colors, as well as the weird hairdos. Once the designs were confirmed to be official, the fandom reaction became much more positive, in particular due to there being an orange Cure and a second green Cure. Some people still had problem with the hair though.

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** ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'''s level list. Some people are complaining there's no variation between them, despite the fact that the zones barely resemble their original game counterparts (the Modern-era levels being especially guilty of this.)

** The earlier "preview" (actually a [=GameCube=] tech-demo) that displayed a hyper-realistic ([[TechnologyMarchesOn for 2000]]) duel between Link and Ganondorf really did not help matters. It seems that most of the pre-release complaining about ''Wind Waker'' was specifically from gamers who felt cheated by not getting a game similar in style to the earlier demo; a style very different in spirit from both ''Wind Waker'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess''.

** The realistic humans and fifth hedgehog in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''.

** It also got flack for the character designs, which were nothing more than a GeorgeLucasThrowback to N64 graphics.

* ''MetalGearSolidRising''. Metal Gear is now a multiconsole release, but the main character is... [[TheScrappy Raiden]]? NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!one!!1111!!!eleven

* Every ''SpyroTheDragon'' game after the original trilogy has gotten this, but [[TheLegendOfSpyroTrilogy both]] reboots got it real bad.

** ''SuitePrettyCure'': "They're going back to the [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl original duo concept]]? And the artwork looks so generic! They're just re-hashing elements from the earliest series! Give me ''Heartcatch''!
** Mostly averted for ''SmilePrettyCure''. When the designs were first leaked to the public, many had this reaction, mostly due to rehashing the five-girl dynamic from ''YesPrettyCure5'' with similar colors, as well as the weird hairdos. Once the designs were confirmed to be official, the fandom reaction became much more positive.

** Smile Pretty Cure!: "YOU MEAN THIS ISN'T A HEARTCATCH SEQUEL?! They're going back to the 5-girl concept?! They just look like the lovechilds of Yes! 5 and Heartcatch! And they look like children! Their hair is ''horrible!'' What kind of name is ''smile?!'' Give me ''Heartcatch!''"
*** Though fandom is happy that there is an orange cure and a green cure.

* Pretty much ''every'' new announced ''SonicTheHedgehog'' game after the ''SonicAdventureSeries'' seem to run into this trope.

** The realistic humans and fifth hedgehog in ''SonicTheHedgehog2006''.

** The [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Werehog form]] in ''SonicUnleashed''.

** ''SonicColors'' being Wii-only. Sega, being [[GenreSavvy Fan-Savvy]], disguised the helper characters as powerups to stifle that element of fan whining.
** SonicGenerations's level list. Some people are complaining there's no variation between them, despite the fact that the zones barely resemble their original game counterparts (the Modern-era levels being especially guilty of this.)

** As the marketing campaign for ''MassEffect3'' picks up, BioWare has revealed they felt too much of ''MassEffect2'' was spoiled by pre-release videos and interviews. It's hard to argue.

** SonicGenerations's level list. Some people are complaining there's no variation between them, despite the fact only two levels have been shown in detail.

*** In an aversion to this, they actually cheered when they got that very thing with trailers ''TwilightPrincess'' ([[UnpleasableFanbase but then complained after it came out]]). Now every time a new Zelda game is announced, the art style will be ripped on regardless of the style - if it's "real", it's derivative, if it's "cel", it's violating the spirit (or kiddie).

** Smile Pretty Cure!: "Now they're going back to the 5-team concept?! They just look like the lovechilds of Yes! 5 and Heartcatch! And they look like children! Their hair is ''horrible!'' What kind of name is ''smile?!'' WHY DOES THEIR MASCOT LOOK EXACTLY LIKE POTPOURRI?! Give me ''Suite!''"

** Smile Pretty Cure!: "Now they're going back to the 5-team concept?! They just look like the lovechilds of Yes! 5 and Heartcatch! And they look like children! Their hair is ''horrible!'' What kind of name is ''smile?!'' Give me ''Suite!''"

** ''Yes! Precure [=5Go!Go!=]'': [[SixthRanger This new Milky Rose chick]] is [[ClingyJealousGirl Milk]]? And who had the bright idea to make another sequel when ''Splash Star'' didn't get one? And now they have lightsabers, which I'm sure are going to be a major element that completely changes how the show works and not just [[StockFootage part of a]] [[SpiritBomb finishing move]]? Give me ''Precure 5''!

* A whole lot of comic book fans were outraged upon discovering that the upcoming miniseries ''{{Batman}}: [[TheDarkKnightSaga Gotham Knight]]'' would be done as an {{anime}} and produced by multiple Japanese studios. Humorously, people complained about huge eyes and technicolour hair right after seeing the preview, which has only realistic hair and eyes.

* Every single new installment of ''PrettyCure''.

* Happens a lot with {{Anime/Pokemon}}. The new series revealed, as expected, that Dawn will leave the main cast. Previews and cover art show that she's not being replaced by the [[EnsembleDarkhorse Generation V female player character]] people expected, but an original character. Fandom raged.

* {{Madhouse}} is making an anime adaptation of {{Wolverine}}!? Awesome! Wait, who's that tall, thin, clean-shaven {{Bishonen}}!? ''That's'' Logan!? Ghaaa! [[RuinedForever RUINED FOREVER]]!!!!

** A Disney film about Rapunzel has recently had its name changed to the more Dreamworks-esque ''{{Tangled}}''. To make matters worse, a teaser trailer attached to ''ToyStory 3'' played the above comments painfully straight and put its emphasis on the male lead instead of the heroine. The fandom did not rejoice.

** One recent example of this is ''JonahHex''.
** Another recent one is ''{{Priest}}''

* The new ''{{Nightmare on Elm Street}}'' movie has already fallen into this. Some find the new voice grating, are unsatisfied with the new facial design, and complain that it's by {{Michael Bay}}'s [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_Dunes production company]].

* Previews of the upcoming ''{{The Secret of NIMH}}'' remake have been met with hate from many of the fans of the DonBluth version for it being a live action/ CGI hybrid. Articles gleefully comparing it to the ''{{Alvin and the Chipmunks}}'' movie don't help. Now we all expect to see a joke where [[IAteWhat someone eats a piece of poop]] and [[ToiletHumor claims it's a raisin]].
* There was much wailing and rending of garments on the news that RobertDowneyJr. and Jude Law had been cast as the leads in, and Guy Ritchie was to direct, a ''Film/SherlockHolmes'' movie. Holmesians all around the world were wary, mainly because Downey Jr didn't look like Holmes as he was described and illustrated in the books at all, but some maintained a let's wait and see attitude. Then the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlvBw1ulCJY trailer]] came out, which made Holmes seem more like if {{House}} and Film/IronMan had a baby in Victorian times than the real SherlockHolmes, and everyone ''but'' the fans were happy. Some gave up [[InkStainAdaptation and feared the worst]] and some preferred to [[NeverTrustATrailer Wait and See]]. [[BrokenBase Heated arguments arose]] and every new clip and trailer served to make matters worse, but some minds were changed. Then the movie came out, [[YourMileageMayVary and while opinions on how good of a story it was differ]], most agree that RobertDowneyJr and Jude Law did a great job as Holmes and Watson, and some put them amongst the most beloved like Jeremy Brett and David Burke/Edward Hardwicke.

* Fans of the KirBulychev children's SciFi series AliceGirlFromTheFuture were initially excited for the upcoming LiveActionAdaptation ''CaptivesOfTheThreePlanets''. But then the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmHAUQR6ens teaser trailer]] came out in fall 2008, and fans felt let down. Why?

* ''Survivors'', the new ErinHunter series... is not being written by the authors who work under the Erin Hunter pen name. The WarriorCats and SeekerBears fans aren't happy.

* It seems that some ''{{Torchwood}}'' fans are getting ludicrously negative over the casting calls for the new characters in Series 4, and complaining about characters not being 3-dimensional enough when these are just ''casting calls''.

* The reimagined ''BattlestarGalactica'', full stop. Before the 2003 miniseries premiered, hardcore fans were already up in arms after a preview trailer that showed it was a reboot, Boomer and Starbuck had been changed from men into female characters, and that the Cylons were now CGI and no longer resembled their bulky "man-in-suit" predecessors. Not helping matters was Richard Hatch (Apollo from the 1978 series), who was loudly railing against the show because it had caused his personal continuation project of the original series to be shunted aside in favor of the new series. Even though Hatch hadn't seen the series, he blasted it on message boards and interviews every chance he got. Most of these cries died down when the show become a critical and commercial hit (including Hatch's; he ended up becoming a pivotal supporting character starting in the first season).

* ''{{The Legend of Zelda}}: TheWindWaker'' was widely scorned when it was first announced that the game would be {{cel-shaded}} (leading to the derisive "Celda" nickname), with many proclaiming it to be a complete disaster based purely on the first screens released. Its gameplay (and a graphic update) did change many minds, but there are still some holdouts.
** The earlier "preview" (actually a [=GameCube=] tech-demo) that displayed a hyper-realistic ([[TechnologyMarchesOn for 2000]]) duel between Link and Ganondorf really did not help matters. It seems that most of the pre-release complaining about ''WindWaker'' was specifically from gamers who felt cheated by not getting a game similar in style to the earlier demo; a style very different in spirit from both ''WindWaker'' and ''TwilightPrincess''.

** The FanDumb's newest victim is ''SpiritTracks'', with its [[ForTheCelOfIt Wind Waker-like graphics]] and for putting AnachronismStew on a whole new level (you know, from a series with a boomerang and a primitive grappling hook as among its iconic weapons) with the introduction of a [[CoolTrain Steam Train Engine]] as mean of transportation. Later trailers and the release of the game have reduced this outcry. Considerably.

* Pretty much ''every'' new announced ''{{Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' game seem to run into this trope.

** The new victim is ''Other M'', mostly because [[JigglePhysics it's developed by Team Ninja]] and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks focuses more on action than the ''Prime'' series]].

* The first one-minute teaser trailer for ''MassEffect 2'' was greeted with a good bit of flailing from the fanbase, and several proclamations of RuinedFOREVER. Pictures of a new squadmate -- a tattooed, pierced woman -- also set off the same reaction.

* [[FanDumb Quite a number]] [[http://steamcommunity.com/groups/L4D2boycott of people]] [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92174-Valve-Fans-Form-Left-4-Dead-2-Boycott-Group were]] [[UnpleasableFanbase really]], ''[[MissionPackSequel really]]'', '''[[RuinedFOREVER REALLY]]''' not happy with the announcement of the upcoming ''Left4Dead'' sequel.[[hottip:*:That "quite a number" is well over 40,000.]] Also, those fans' complaints were all made off E3 2009 footage (which seemed to include content and features promised to be provided in the original for free.)

* The excitement some people had for mere announcement of the upcoming third ''MaxPayne'' game has been marred with Max's new design. Then came the new Brazil setting (translating into daytime missions. No clue if there are gonna be [[{{Crysis}} jungle missions]] though.). Then the new voice. Then ''[[GearsOfWar the cover system]]''.
* ''TetrisTheGrandMaster 4''. A new TGM game gets announced? Yay! Preview screenshots that show [[LighterAndSofter pretty]] [[http://am-show.sega.jp/jamma09/t_tgm.shtml flowery visuals]]? {{Oh crap}}.

* Every ''SpyroTheDragon'' game after the original trilogy has gotten this, but both reboots got it real bad.
* Much like the Short Circuit example above, most fans of ''MortalKombat Armageddon'' were hyped when the newest installment was anounced...until someone hacked the demo and leaked the info they found of the full game in there, revealing several character designs that not many people liked and a story mode that is being almost universally derided as being of the same poor quality that ruined ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks''. [[MurderArsonANdJaywalking Not to mension the fan furor over Rain being deconfirmed for the game...]]

* Happening right now with ''Modern Warfare 3'', mostly because it looks almost exactly the same as ''ModernWarfare 2''.

** Now attempting [[TheLooneyTunesShow another Looney Toons reboot]] (April 2010), the artists are specifically told NOT to repeat Unleashed's artstyle, along with a TeamShot with the caption "Do not do this" underneath. Take that as you will.

* Fans of ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' got pretty divided about whether or not the live-action movie by MNightShyamalan would turn out as unfortunate as some of his earlier projects. After the movie came out, the fanbase became united again when they almost universally declaired TheLastAirbender the Worst Movie Ever. The movie then proceeded to win 5 [[GoldenRaspberryAwards Razzies]], proving that this was NOT just a case of TheyChangedItNowItSucks.

* This trope plays itself disturbingly straight with (the lack of) ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' promotional materials: Hey look,{{Ume-sensei}} is working with StudioShaft to make ''HidamariSketch'' MagicalGirl... OMG [[VisualNovel/SayaNoUta GEN UROBUCHI]] [[FateZero IS ON THE]] [[SteinsGate STAFF LIST]]?! Of course, [[YouBastard some of the more dubious people]] [[AndTheFandomRejoiced rejoiced]] the chance to watch PuniPlush girls getting broken in various ways. [[spoiler:[[{{Deconstruction}} They get exactly what they want]] [[{{Reconstruction}} AND MORE.]]]]

** The team mechanic of ''SonicHeroes''.