The Coalition decided to play on nostalgia and directly referenced the video to the famous 2006 series commercial featuring the song "Mad World." Instead, a dramatic version of "Adagio for Strings" by the game's composer Adam Lastiwka was played.
The video shows the residents of Kalona trying to take shelter in the subway, while young Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago fight on the surface. The heroes' efforts prove futile: the ground beneath the station collapses, forming a giant fissure that swallows the platform along with the people there. A huge Corpser emerges from the ruins.
The trailer emphasizes the grim atmosphere of the beginning of the war and gives new meaning to the phrase that those who died on E-Day were the "lucky ones," avoiding years of slaughter. The authors focus on the helplessness of people against the Locust, laying the foundation for the prequel's story.