It helps that the axe of Godfrey originally belonged to a guy who was like 9 feet tall and ripped.

@lemmingrad

Жыл бұрын

And a detail he wouldn’t notice is one of the axe heads is broken. Am slightly dissappointed the player example doesn’t use the Ash of War to turn the heavy attack into a stomp, I’m sure he would find it amusing and not sure if he would know if there is a martial art that utilizes stomps.

@slxcelxfegaming

Жыл бұрын

@@lemmingrad Touch grass

@LongFingerL

Жыл бұрын

@@slxcelxfegaming has adin Ross and dying light 2 clips ,tells others to touch grass. How bout you touch a girl and stop being so salty.

@disnark

Жыл бұрын

Are you asking if there is a martial art in which humans utilize ground slams. Because “stomp on a dudes head and chest when he’s prone” is something literally every culture in history has done.

@Urd-Vidan

Жыл бұрын

@@LongFingerL goddamn, take a like.

Damn they got patches reviewing weapons 😭

@ceral1871

Жыл бұрын

😂

@ShadowProject01

Жыл бұрын

Bro….😆

@willzjohns556

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@ieshi23

Жыл бұрын

Bro why you gotta do him like that?

@javiacuna3987

Жыл бұрын

💀💀💀

Missed opportunity to show him the actual Urumi.

@rubentorres8433

Жыл бұрын

Great minds think alike

@toreymccleskey2848

Жыл бұрын

Haha just thought "this guy is gonna freak when he sees a Nox Flowing Balde

@dusty111

Жыл бұрын

Same with the Katar

@dogs-game-too

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@creamofthecrop6743

Жыл бұрын

He’s a weapons expert not a toy expert

He respects the fantasy setting of the game so much, and honestly that made the content more enjoyable than a lot of other experts reacting to video games. My guy straight up fall in love with the Helice despite of its ridiculous design. Please do bring him back, From Software has plenty of weapons in their catalogue of games to nitpick

@reporterid

Жыл бұрын

Matt has a keen sense of context (he always says that it's one of the most important things when talking about something) so he's able to understand that something impractical in the real world can make sense in a fantasy setting.

My favorite thing is this guy takes the world that the swords take place in seriously as a part of their story and that is really cool

@caseydia3957

Жыл бұрын

right like he appreciated the moonlight greatsword despite them showing a character 2 handing it he's a fun dude

@Blessed_V0id

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately most people don't consider it cool. Maybe they are busy looking for ways to wipe out eachother like colonies of ants

@caseydia3957

Жыл бұрын

@@Blessed_V0id the moonlight greatsword would be great for that

@reporterid

Жыл бұрын

Matt has a keen sense of context (he always says that it's one of the most important things when talking about something) so he's able to understand that something impractical in the real world can make sense in a fantasy setting.

keep bringing this guy back, he's great

@1IGG

Жыл бұрын

Matt has his own YT channel and it's fun. Schola Gladiatorae.

@Psycorde

Жыл бұрын

Have fun binging

1:25 "This is a fantasy setting, so I'm not going to worry about that." Man I'm love the way he approaches this topic. It has always annoyed me, in these types of videos, that experts were taking those fantasy weapons at face value. This guy is appreciating the fantasy-aspect of it, commenting on the creativity of it, instead of talking it down as merely unrealistic and useless. We know it is unrealistic; it's fantasy. Thank you for seeing that.

@dingdongspaghetti

Жыл бұрын

it's hilarious to me that someone would click on videos about a real-world expert speaking on short clips from a video game and then get annoyed when they point out that something is inaccurate or unrealistic, that's literally what they're here for lmfao

@Nat_the_Chicken

Жыл бұрын

@@dingdongspaghetti Well, pointing it out is one thing. Right before this he said something like "I'm not sure how on earth you would make this thing," so he _did_ point out how unrealistic it would be to see it in actual medieval combat. He just didn't spend his whole time looking at it complaining about how they could ever come up with original ideas for weapons in a fantasy game (which limits the amount you get out of the criticism as a viewer), he did his best to compare it to things he was familiar with, and guess about the most effective way to use it. Pointing it out isn't an issue, it's ruthless criticism and refusal to even consider it in any other light which is annoying, because it kind of misses the point of the video.

It's a shame wild strikes wasn't used on the flail, very representative of maintaining momentum

@staLkerhu

Жыл бұрын

The sad thing is you can't really use any kind of AOW on flails with useful/powerful movement (sword dance, spinning slash). Why? ...

@benucho3016

Жыл бұрын

@@staLkerhu you can use lions claw on flails though 💀

@ngotemna8875

Жыл бұрын

@@benucho3016 Ah yes, the ol' reliable flail technique: doing a flip

@Mystic-Midnight

Жыл бұрын

@@ngotemna8875 lions claw got me through malenia phase one consistently :)

@ThreeGoddesses

Жыл бұрын

@@staLkerhu im pretty sure wild strikes is flail compatible

The thing about the bloody helice (corkscrew blade) is that in game it has a passive bleed effect on the weapon so it actually kind of makes sense when considering that the cyclone knife leaves a wound that is very difficult to treat.

@justinthompson6364

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much anything that would leave a particularly nasty open wound gets bleed. Case in point with Ghiza's Wheel and the petal whip

@devinspencer1678

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: that cyclone knife is a war crime 😆. Triangle daggers are forbidden in the Geneva Convention specifically because they are difficult to treat

@Rogsnutle

Жыл бұрын

@@devinspencer1678 No

@Sinhsseax

Жыл бұрын

@@devinspencer1678 Mohgstein does not care about your Geneva Convention.

@TheElefanteBranco

Жыл бұрын

@@devinspencer1678 Stop spreading misinformation. It's not fun nor a fact.

They should have showcased the larger weapons being wielded with 2 hands.

@Lucas-qo5go

Жыл бұрын

yeah why were they dual wielding a unique sword? they didn't show off the weapon art either. seems like a missed opportunity to get his opinion on some cool fantasy elements of the weapons

@Adlore

Жыл бұрын

this channel always makes this same mistake

@FigglersFacts

Жыл бұрын

2X Watchdog’s Greatsword or Rotten Staff is 🐐🐐🐐

@DankMoonBlade

Жыл бұрын

@@Adlore Just no care or thought put in, bare minimum of required content for the reaction. Literally ign defined Lmfao.

@carythacker8049

Жыл бұрын

@@Lucas-qo5go why are we surprised? it's ign lol

Should’ve shown him the Nox Flowing weapons, would love to see what he would think of them.

@gogogo123454321

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully a Part 3 with those, that would be great.

@strangewolf1261

Жыл бұрын

That thing basically IS an Urumi.

@SophiaLilithUwU

Жыл бұрын

@@strangewolf1261 there even is a weapon called urumi in this game

@DarkSoulsssss

10 күн бұрын

​@@SophiaLilithUwUYes because Urumi are real weapons. They were made by Indians the one in-game is a bit more fantasy. Katars are also an Indian weapon in Elden ring

Let's not forget that these characters have godly levels of strength

@silverjohn6037

Жыл бұрын

If the weapon weighs more than you do, it would stay still well your body moves around;).

@delphidelion

Жыл бұрын

@@silverjohn6037 E = MC^2 my dude. Energy counters that. There is a reason crossbow gets heavier when you set it. The energy is converted to potential energy which contributes to the weight.

@zeppie_

Жыл бұрын

@@delphidelion a drawn crossbow doesn’t become any heavier than just the bolt and crossbow alone. Tension or impact can be expressed in force just like gravitational force, yes, but the similarities end about there

@MrWizardjr9

Жыл бұрын

@@zeppie_ it actually might be slightly heavier because gravity does pull or rather cause space time to push on energy. hot object are slightly heavier than the same object with the same mass cold

@SophiaLilithUwU

Жыл бұрын

@@delphidelion nice argument unfortunately big axe go "whomp" :)

Can't wait for ep.10 of this when we get to the ringed finger

@lencysoup

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanfringe_1 lol

@layerp

Жыл бұрын

@@lencysoup you've also been selected to "acknowledge your prize"!! Ffs man these bots are annoying

@user-kx4cf7iy5u

Жыл бұрын

mmmmm

@kylejohnson3889

Жыл бұрын

@@layerp KZread and fb and the internet as a whole should make a universal app that blocks all bot accounts and their activities

@bombomos

Жыл бұрын

The bubble horn

Matt: if you're going to hold a greatsword in each hand, why not wield a halberd in each hand? Or a pike in each hand? Elden Ring: Yes! 😅

@ShadowProject01

Жыл бұрын

The pike in each hand…meta pvp poke build matchup flashbacks…(shutter)

@shanedillis153

Жыл бұрын

Halberd dual wiled is one of the best for pvp double spears is actual cheese in pvp

@falcoon_f_zero9450

Жыл бұрын

If I've learned anything about Elden Ring players is that they must always dual wield everything they find, no matter how silly it looks. Halberds, scythes, even pillar sized greathammers.

@SophiaLilithUwU

Жыл бұрын

@@falcoon_f_zero9450 elden ring player are not concerned with petty questions such as "should we really dual wield this?" we simply do. :)

@luciogabrielveras3589

Жыл бұрын

Meta pvp is so historically accurate

Funny he mentions the urumi, it's actually in the game.

My favorite part is that he gives the strength benefit of a doubt, acknowledging that these characters are incredibly strong

suggestions for the next episode: great move set and style to analyse: - zweihander - uchikatana - rivers of blood - godskin peeler - double scavenger sword (with parry ash of war) - flowing curved sword fun options: - nox (urumi, hammer and sword) - magma whip - family heads - ringed finger - hand balista - visage shield / one eyed shield also, if possible, do a special episode for the ashes of war. they are the best for this type of videos because of how they modify the weapon usage. wild strikes, barbaric roar, sword dance, unsheathe, etc. great series!

Nice , Patches talking about weapons!

Always a fan of Matt doing those reactions.

This is one of the most in depth expert reacts I've ever seen, please keep continuing this series!

Hoslow's Petal Whip is a sick weapon in the game lol

9:20 Matt discovers the meta

The indian Urumi was the basis of the flowing weapons of the Nox Dancers of Nokron and Nokstella eternal cities in Elden Ring.

@pawsouth2897

Жыл бұрын

there's also an actual Urumi in the game. Even called that

1:15 "causes huge blood loss quickly" this game has fried my brain

Truly a weapon selection of a Game of a Year.

So a funny thing about the Urumi is that is actually in Elden Ring and is a whip.

This is a great video! Kinda weird that part 2 was recommended before part one. Lol

They really thought duping, powerstancing and avoid using the Weapon Art of the Dark Moon GS was a great idea to showcase the most iconic weapon of the entire franchise to the weapon expert. And obviously him talking about the Urumi didn't ring any bell. Classic IGN...

Love to see Matt on this channel, great pick!

wish he’d talk more about the Dark Moon Greatsword than how the player has decided to wield it

@infantiltinferno

Жыл бұрын

Give him some slack. It's kinda like watching a keyboard review where someone is typing on the bottom side of a comically oversized keyboard. Sure, you could talk about the switches, but honestly, _why are you typing like that?_

@Nat_the_Chicken

Жыл бұрын

There isn't much to say about the sword itself, tbh. "It's... a really wide greatsword" pretty much sums it up. As a HEMA expert he's at least as interested in the technique of using the weapons as he is in their design, and "how would you effectively use this weapon" is how he approached everything in the video. For that one, it wasn't an incredibly innovative design, and they happened to show him a clip of it being dual-wielded, which is indeed practically ridiculous.

@Null_Experis

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't know that the blade is made of light and it's an extremely light perfectly sharp sword. It's only possible to wield because it's so light.

the Godfrey axe is infact broken in this form, if we got in game brand new it would actually be double sided which makes it way more wild!

@dragonfable66

Жыл бұрын

Iirc the phantom of Godfrey uses the Axe in its full double headed form….. we never get to use that tho

Can't wait to see what he says about the grafted blade greatsword and blasphemous blade

1:47 Brothers at arms: Reforged: Challenge accepted!

@jordanfringe_1

Жыл бұрын

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They should have shown him Prelate’s Inferno Crozier or the giant finger. It would have been interesting to hear his thoughts on those lol

It’s so nice that he almost immediately said the words “but this is a fantasy setting so I’m not gonna worry about that” like finally someone gets this isn’t about realism and is about what’s cool

It does help that, like in most modern fromsoft games, it is acknowledged that one can use the respective games currency to aquire quote:"Inhuman Strength".

It makes me so happy that he was so pleased with the bloody helice. It's one of my absolute favourite weapons.

Episode 3: Show him the real life weapons he mentioned, that actually happen to be in the game.

Tis cool that he thinks about the fantasy side and not analyze , rather than just say it dumb. Also talking about the movement along with the pain stick design

@reporterid

Жыл бұрын

Matt has a keen sense of context (he always says that it's one of the most important things when talking about something) so he's able to understand that something impractical in the real world can make sense in a fantasy setting.

really liked his approach, looking at the weapons within their fantasy context

Can't get over how he mentions the modern corkscrew being meant to cause huge blood loss and not that the Bloody Helice has that exact same function remarked in its description (which even showed up on screen!)

The thing about the flail too while spinning it, is that a fixed chain would not spin properly, it would get nudged side to side and the chains would get twisted, it would need to be altered a bit to make that motion

That cyclone knife made me feel ill

The "corkscrew" shape you mention isn't actually that hard to make, Matt - augers and twist drills are made in much the same way. The difficulty comes in sharpening the damn thing, although it isn't clear how sharp it would be. You're right that the heat-treat would probably cause some hard-to-predict warping, though!

Nice to see Matt Easton getting the recognition he deserves

disclaimer: as someone who does blacksmithing you definetly can make the bloody helice by twistng cold metal, although it wouldnt be very strong or particularly useful as a sword you would definitely be able to make this sword

Cracked up when he mentioned dual-wielding halberds, like thats not the pvp meta rn haha

@OG1Donut

Жыл бұрын

those are dual lances, dual halberds are kinda mid if you only use the dual wielding moveset.

im glad they got Matt. He's super knowledgeable of swords and stuff.

certified matt easton innuendos in this video, nice work.

The spinning flail could be a defensive option, essentially a way to negate an incoming blow by tangling it. It would negate your own offense as well, but if you have two then it's fine.

"...a pike in each hand." Quick, someone show him an average day in the Colosseum!

To make the bloody helica, you could simply forge the blade like a traditional blade to begin with and than you would heat up the the blade for the "twist" and turn it until you reached the desired twist ratio, finally you would coat the exposed core (and ONLY the core) with a type of fire clay (like the kind used for katanas) before finally heat treating the edge

7:38 "how could anybody use an axe of this size?" just put 50 points into strength and you will be fine

Even IGN got invaded by Patches, this guy is everywhere!

To be fair on the Axe of Godfrey, he is a BEHEMOTH of a man that actually managed to _shatter_ the other side of that axe so the size does makes sense

I'd love to see the sword expert and the gun expert react to Remnant: From the Ashes before the sequel comes out!

A couple of these weapons are specifically Bleed weapons, which matches up with the historical and real world weapons mentioned (Cyclone, blade whip, etc)

I've done 5 playthroughs of Elden Ring and never knew about the Bloody Helice until now

You should've showed him weapons wielded in 2 hands as well plus the weapon art, also there is an Urumi (Nox Flowing Sword) in the game as well, show him that!

Matt Easton is great. I've been watching him for a long time.

That corkscrew sword looks like a down sized core drill you'd use to go ice fishing and drill a hole in the ice! :)

I'm just happy that he gave my babies, Hoslow's Petal Whips, a glowing review.

That corkscrew blade looks like someone attempted to weaponize a ice drill

If you didn't know the Bloody Helic has a Cutting Sweep attack on its Super move

Ain’t no way. Patches is out here reviewing weapons!

The approval for Hoslow's Petal Whip brings me great pride, as it has been my weapon of choice.

Coiling blades are fun to make. It's like making an incredibly large drill bit!

The thing with melee weapon proportions is they don't really change with a character's size and strength. Certain ratios are always ideal for delivering maximum kinetic energy when accounting for velocity and weight as the two components, only difference is the overall size of the weapon which increases or decreases with the size of the user

8:05 that's a great shot

"... and causes huge blood loss quickly..." It's ironic how this is weirdly accurate

Now am thinking about weapon expert react to enemies/minibosses/bosses moveset

Please do a part 3! Include bows and crossbows and throwing knives

This person knows what they’re talking about. So many people on KZread don’t regarding weapons and how to use them.

Take into consoderation that the guy using the whip can lifte 15 inch thick 10 by 30 feet solid steel doors. So the power behind his whip swings and swings in general are nutso. Take into consideration that a real life grizzly bear. One of the worlds most dangerous creatures. Is legitimately one of the absolute weakest things in the game can be killed with a few dagger swings.

Regarding the Bloody Helice: What if the "Corkscrew" were a sort of sheath, with a locking mechanism in the handle? Inside the corkscrew would be an estoc!

To be fair the axe of godfrey belonged to a hulk sized man and the petal whip was ceremonial, not meant for battle.

12:14 you can get Urumi in elden ring xD

Ive watched the the Witcher video and fell in love with this man. And now he reacts to my most fav game atm? My day cant get any better.

To be fair 7:40 the one who that acts was made for in elden rings floor was literally massive to begin with

Man they should do a new one with some of thr DLC weapons. Would be really interesting to see what an expert would say about the light greatswords and their moveset, as it is absolutely incredible. Especially since each attack ends in a stance which you can use to delay your combos, or even flow between heavy anf light attacks. In honesty ints probably the most versatile and fluid moveset of any from game so far.

When the nobles use the Helice they do use thrusting and they are strong the design is meant to cause bloodloss like the guy said

The Ghiza's Wheel is literally the Whirligig Saw from Bloodborne.

@willzjohns556

Жыл бұрын

My favourite weapon in BB

‘Why would you hold a greatsword in one hand?’ *laughs in power stance*

Insanely cool

14:34 we do that with tape measure 😂

You have to see the boss that holds Godfrey’s axe, then it would make sense. Then missed the cool part of the wizard sword or moonlight great sword

Dark Moon Greatsword is, without an Abso-fraking-lute doubt, one of my Most Absolute favorite Greatswords in Elden Ring!!!!!

You should link his page in the description

"When you've got a decent amount of shaft, there's certain things you can do with it.."

You shouls show him the prelate's inferno crozier. Would blow his mind.

S/o to the OG scholagladitoria fans🎉 cool to see Matt get a spotlight

really insightful

Matt Easton's channel is awesome

Wow whoever provided the game footage completely dropped the ball. The expert got hung up on why the player was dual wielding cumbersome weapons when we could be focusing on the weapons themselves and the subject of the video. There is a reason why there is a strength benefit in-game for two-handing one weapon..

Plot twist: Dude is actually one of the consultants for the game.😱

Bloody Helice could be done with some free spinning elements, it would just make it even more unwieldy.

"How would you block with it?" Tarnished rolly pollying around like a chad- "Am I a joke to you?"

People forget just how heavy iron and steel is, its not untill you work with it that you realize its density

11:53 theres literally a whip in the game called the urumi which is exactly that lmfao

flabbergasted about the fact that he did not say that greatswords do not shoot beams