I remember me and the boys being hyped as SHIT for Assassins Creed 3. We were all huge fanboys and getting together to watch the trailer all huddled around one dude's laptop was FIRE
Shame the game turned out less than great but it was still a fun time
Of course I can't mention being hyped for something around this time without also mentioning the og Watch Dogs trailer. This was the first game that really burned me on video game hype, but despite the game being kinda mediocre it was still a good time. Like, this was the SHIT when it dropped.
I just now realised that the trailers I'm most nostalgic for aren't for games that were the best, but the ones who me and my friends were really invested in back in the day. Funny.