If only they showed him the game actually have Katars.
@SlayerSeraph
Жыл бұрын
And Zweihandler !
@lemmingrad
Жыл бұрын
Knight's Greatsword would also have been a neat thing for him to talk about its moveset.
@Rathbone_fan_account
Жыл бұрын
@@lemmingrad Beautiful moveset that comes all the way from some of Dark Souls 2 greatswords!
@zeallust8542
Жыл бұрын
For sure. Theyre one of my favorite weapons too.
@Elzzaw
Жыл бұрын
And actual straight claws that can stab.
@Lazarus7000
Жыл бұрын
The interesting thing about these games is that they very clearly had someone on staff who knew quite a lot about historic weaponry and how it's used, and it's also very clear that that person also spent a lot of time locked in a closet or stoned out of their mind.
@Scaevola9449
Жыл бұрын
Game design comes before realism.
@russianbot2630
Жыл бұрын
@@Scaevola9449 not necessarily, if it is too far removed from reality it breaks immersion.
@rodo1252
Жыл бұрын
@@russianbot2630 no it doesnt it depends on the type experience.
@djjazzyjeff1232
Жыл бұрын
That's those of us playing the game too though lol. Stoned out of our mind nerds, you've described the entire fantasy genre lol.
@ppppppqqqppp
Жыл бұрын
@@russianbot2630 versimilitude is not really gained from strictly adhering to reality, it's gained from staying consistent within your game's vibes.
@garrick3727
Жыл бұрын
Should have showed Matt the Zweihander because the moves for it are over the top. Also, there are sabres and katanas which are more in line with what Matt typically talks about. I'd love to hear what he thinks of the Hand of Malenia. There are people on KZitem who pump out tons of videos on Elden Ring weapons and most of them know next to nothing compared to Matt Easton.
@PalleRasmussen
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, most people know next to nothing about melee weapons compared to Captain Context. He is in the lucky position of having married his passion and his job.
@goose0078
Жыл бұрын
Yeah the weapon choices and showcases are the only downside to this video. Why show off the twin blade with a greatshield and not it's regular two handed moveset as it's sort of clearly meant to be used? Why not use the Knights great sword which has a hema inspired moveset.
@andryuu_2000
Жыл бұрын
The thrust is great tho
@obolisk0430
Жыл бұрын
Iirc the knights greatsword/longsword has a particularly dexterous moveset when twohanded.
@andryuu_2000
Жыл бұрын
@@obolisk0430 the DS2 hollowslayer based moveset
@graveyardghoul8482
Жыл бұрын
His ability to suspend his disbelief in the moment is great.
@benginaldclocker2891
Ай бұрын
that's because he's a fan of fantasy media and stuff like Star Wars
@KryllKiller
Жыл бұрын
As a HEMA guy and an Elden Ring enthusiast, it's great to see Matt Easton providing his expertise. Cheers from the US.
@AceTheMenace.
3 ай бұрын
didn’t know usa used cheers like that
@thesin24
Жыл бұрын
Was always curious what Matt's take on sword play / weapons in soul series would have been
@victorianotarioalejo2497
Жыл бұрын
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@favkisnexerade
Жыл бұрын
they are mocapped so they're okay, not hema "proper way" but realistically for dude who took weapon, have some training with it and slays zombies and beasts lol that's my guess
@andryuu_2000
Жыл бұрын
@@favkisnexerade ds2 has better animation but elden ring comes close enough
@sheldoniusRex
Жыл бұрын
7:05 a legendary Matt Easton context moment.
@coyboy8489
Жыл бұрын
There is actually a Katar in game (punch dagger) the one he showed literally looks the same you can get it in caelid
@tonykiller007
Жыл бұрын
Why does this guy look like patches? Lmfao
@final58fant58
Жыл бұрын
Lmfaoooo 😭🤣💀
@VIctorcerezini11
Жыл бұрын
How do you know he is not patches?
@lanequick7451
Жыл бұрын
He’s patches evil twin, ie, a really nice dude
@mrnogo9651
Жыл бұрын
The brilliant thing about the claws that do indeed lack reach, is that they come with the extremely powerful "bloodhound's step" ability which is basically the ability to "nothing personal" anything you want, as you can teleport straight past someone's attack and get behind them. It's infamous for fans of the game that enjoy pvp, but something to know if you've never played the game. Their lack of reach is actually accounted for with the weapon's special ability.
@MisterCynic18
Жыл бұрын
Matt is always so merciful towards all this nonsense, bless his soul
@malafakka8530
Жыл бұрын
Just because it wouldn't work in reality doesn't make it necessarily nonsense. It is done for entertainment first, realism second. End of argument.
@CodfishJoe
Жыл бұрын
That and also there do exist an incredible range of really, really weird stuff that actually did get used throughout history, so Matt being the scientifically minded guy that he is understandably doesn't like to dismiss anything out of hand (unless it's just absolutely bonkers).
@adriafro7321
Жыл бұрын
@@malafakka8530 well some aspects in reality would be nonsense but in game it does have a lot of sense XD
@andryuu_2000
Жыл бұрын
Not all of this is nonsense, dumbass
@StevelyBruckShut
Жыл бұрын
He used to not be, cool to see him err on the side of fantasy finally
@Zagardal
Жыл бұрын
Now I'm wishing for a pommel throw in souls games just so Matt has to talk about the meme again
@1IGG
Жыл бұрын
Skall would be proud/annoyed.
@Zagardal
Жыл бұрын
@@1IGG like a dad begrudgingly admitting defeat to one of his kids
@KickyFut
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't it For Honor that had a pommel throw?
@Soul-Burn
Жыл бұрын
@@KickyFut Mordhau had an achievement to "End someone rightly" by throwing the pommel
@thisismyname1940
Жыл бұрын
LetMeEndHerRightly
@Ichengo42
Жыл бұрын
1:22 Funny he mentions that 'cause in the competitive side, spears are actually meta (the go-to that everyone uses)
@RubberToeYT
Жыл бұрын
Great video, looking forward to the rest of this series
@Loading_Profile...
Жыл бұрын
Actually the claws have a closer real-world counterpart: the Japanese tekko-kagi claws. From my memory (take this with a grain of salt), they were mostly by ninjas as defensive weapons made to trap and defend from swords. Their use wasn't very widerspread though.
@prometheanrebel3838
Жыл бұрын
Didn't they also use something similar for scaling walls and cliff faces?
@Beithyr
Жыл бұрын
Nah that was proved to be false by some analysis of the only manuscript to mention them. And they had been drawn on in the 1980's. The surviving examples were agricultural tools used to lift up bales of hay. If you used them like wolverine your wrists would break immediately!
@havcola6983
Жыл бұрын
That's basically most of the pop culture conception of ninjas, though, right? Based on very little reliable historical data and a lot of modern speculation and mythologizing.
@LordSevla
Ай бұрын
Don't mix anime with real life.
@theloweffortchannel7211
Жыл бұрын
Actually, the longsword thrust seems to coincide directly with the enemy exposing his armpit.
@zeallust8542
Жыл бұрын
The longsword thrust is actually meant to be an upper chest/neck stab, but in Elden Ring the enemies tend to be taller than in Dark Souls, and its the same animation
@Perkustin
Жыл бұрын
Lets be real, they just wanted to show him the sickle cos they got it to drop.
@TheKingOfJordan1
Жыл бұрын
7:04 "They would come in and nail you however they wanted" Even on other channels, Matt can't get away from innuendo lol
@paxonite-7bd5
Ай бұрын
Captian context
@Dujma
Жыл бұрын
more of this pls
@MrDeathCell
Жыл бұрын
Claw is actually use in China, japan, and many other Asian country. Can't say for the effectiveness but they were use. In fact wolverine claw were inspire by the real life claw weapon.
@frankiecedeno3724
Жыл бұрын
Just have him react to all of them. This is so great.
@Getsugaru
Жыл бұрын
There is a weapon similar to the claws at the end in real life; they are called tekkō-kagi and are likely the inspiration for Wolverine's claws (though I'm not so sure about that curve shape).
@VentreidesXD
Жыл бұрын
now imagine a throw and recall feature for the double blade
@sebastiangiovannella7778
Жыл бұрын
Hold on… I’ve seen something like that with a double sword before
@jerq887
Жыл бұрын
A big issue with the twinned sword also, is the size of the blades themselves You cant do an overhead strike, with a hilt that small, with a blade that big on the other end, you're going to have to practice trying not to accidently hara kiri yourself An overhead strike from a weapon that has an identical blade on the other end, would always have to be angled from 1 o'clock to 7 o'clock If you aim it from the sky to the ground? that other end is going directly into your gut 😂
@mirsad7
Жыл бұрын
Dont mess with Doctor Context
@stevenrs11
Жыл бұрын
"Favors the roll" oh you sweet summer child
@Deffinnition
Жыл бұрын
This guy is AWESOME! Please bring him more! There's a lot more weapons to analyze!
@jakenbakin9086
Жыл бұрын
As someone who mained bloodhound claws this man would be absolutely aghast at watching me fight fire giant, Loretta, Maliketh etc with my 2 inch attack range.
@nachonachoman
Жыл бұрын
Everything becomes viable with potions
@benginaldclocker2891
Ай бұрын
he would just be amazed that you are skilled and powerful enough to use a functionally bad weapon and kill someone powerful
@erickillough6476
Жыл бұрын
Get Matt to do Dark and Dark. Love to see his thoughts on the longsword
@clankymocha
Жыл бұрын
The game does have a katar, wish he'd have seen it
@justpassingthrough7728
Жыл бұрын
Oh dang it's Matt Easton! Great to see him here!
@Existential_Carousel
Жыл бұрын
You guys should get this guy to do a breakdown of Kingdom Come Deliverance. I'd love to hear his analysis and expertise on it.
@luna7157
Жыл бұрын
7:01 And that is exactly how you fight against that weapon in PvP, lol
@PalleRasmussen
Жыл бұрын
You are always so positive Matt.
@lefthandedscout9923
Жыл бұрын
He's actually right that you can't block with the claws in any of these games and equipping them means you have to dodge
@Allofyoush
Жыл бұрын
Great analysis!
@Psycorde
Жыл бұрын
Love Matt, glad he's getting more screentime as an expert
@Resomius
Жыл бұрын
To Sickle fighting there is a Video from Skallagrim where he went thorugh some of the Sparing Technics with Sickles and tryed them out.
@Cow98877
Жыл бұрын
The katar is actually also a weapon with the same swing style as the bloodhound claws
@DanFarrell98
Жыл бұрын
When are you going to show this guy Chivalry 2?
@bolicob
Жыл бұрын
Interesting how he said wielding the great sword in two hands would be more dexterous, as doing that in game doesn't actually improve your dex stat (only strength). Maybe that should be something to consider for future games.
@BelgorathTheSorcerer
Жыл бұрын
That giant saber reminded how there's still nothing that beats the Doctor Jones technique. It's not flashy, and it's not at all noble, but you can't argue with its results.
@mybawzarerichie
Жыл бұрын
have matt look at some of the armour
@Anidiotsandwich-uv2rc
Жыл бұрын
Sickles were also used in Japan as weapons, and from the looks of it they were effective against longer weapons by easily being able to move the larger weapons out of your way, so sickles would actually be decent against a sword in the real world
@NyarlathotepCrawlingChaos
Ай бұрын
There’s a few Japanese weapons that might serve as inspiration for the Bloodhound’s Claws. Honestly, to me they seem more like someone just decided to sharpen meat hooks and reforge them into a more combat ready weapon.
@gazethespectator1608
Жыл бұрын
The bloodhound claws are intended as a backup weapon to be used with the bloodhound fang, when used together it makes an all around useful set, but alone they seem, out of place.
@bazaks447
Жыл бұрын
Among the most qualified to commentate. Cheers Matt.
@jansenart0
Жыл бұрын
3:50 There exists a video of me in BCT, stabbing a target with an M16A2 bayonet, getting it stuck, and pulling it out by pushing away with my foot.
@itiscujo
Жыл бұрын
A duelist sword, top pun
@richter6699
Жыл бұрын
Matt Easton is the man
@ItApproaches
2 ай бұрын
So that Indian weapon is kinda like Brass claws instead of Brass Knuckles lol. Also the dual sided sword could work, but it would depend on the skill of the user.
@Morhgoz
Жыл бұрын
Bloodhound's Fang, me favourite sword in Elden Ring! Thought bow and spear are me favourites...
@sassbrat
Жыл бұрын
Nitpicking has always been a peeve of mine but somehow Matt your nitpicking doesn't bother me do to yours relating to the history and how the weapon should really be used.
@coldwarrior78
Жыл бұрын
Great analysis. Love this.
@deadlybeever6667
Жыл бұрын
Could you make an arm padding or armor that could be used to deflect
@562.anthony2
Жыл бұрын
Should have showed him the one that beast clergymen uses
@Mauripsu
3 ай бұрын
He's technically the heavy weapons guy
@phoephoe795
Жыл бұрын
Wondering if the dev team made mock-up weapons and practiced swinging them in the office?
@felis_moon
Жыл бұрын
Kind of a shame that they shown a Curved Greatsword instead of a regular Greatsword. That weapon is a weird hybrid that does not reflect the actual Greatsword, which he used to compare it to.
@Someone-lg6di
Жыл бұрын
Wouldnt mind seeing the tree spear
@shroomenthusiast7513
Жыл бұрын
Bro the tarnished is not a normal human being he’s literally a superhero 😭
@mordant221
Жыл бұрын
Swords were like pistols are today, great for self defense when out and about, awful for actual warfare.
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