FILMMAKER REACTS TO WORLD OF WARCRAFT BATTLE FOR AZEROTH CINEMATIC TRAILERS!
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Hey guys, how's it going? Chris Connor here and welcome to another episode of filmmaker reacts for my channel. Seat back, relax and lets study the filmmaking techniques as well as talk about what visual effects can be pulled of within after effects! his week we are taking a look at the world of warcraft battle for azeroth cinematic trailer!
In part 1 I react to the world of warcraft battle for azeroth cinematic trailer and in part 2 we dive in to have a trailer analysis! Make sure to let me know which trailer you would like me to react next!
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Ok so if you want to see all the cinematics you have to do it by each expansion and the original game. you just watched almost all cinematics from the Battle for azeroth expansion. to take it in order you should do Original World of Warcraft cinematics, then The burning crusade expansion cinematics, then Wrath of the Lich King expansion cinematics, then Cataclysm expansion cinematics, then Mists of Pandaria expansion cinematics, then Warlords of Draenor expansion cinematics, then Legion expansion cinematics, followed by the latest expansion cinematics that you just watched from the Battle for Azeroth expansion and you can also see the trailer for the upcoming expansion called Shadowlands.
You want so quick history. To make it short, Sylvannas was once an elf slain by a human Death Knight and turned into a Banshee as she was losing hope seeing her people, she was defending, being slaughter around her. Eventually, she recover her freedom, but only hatred remain in this lady's heart. We don't know as of yet her plan, but she seems to have played everyone for some nefarious plan we will discover in the upcoming expansion of Shadowland where she rips open a rift between the afterlife and the living world.
As for the sick sword you saw and since it is a magical world, it is one of the reason it can split. The sword name is Shalamayne and was once two twin blade (those you see when it split, but could find their name). In their split form, they were given to the father of the wielder of the sword as they were split in two by magic. But magic fuse them back together and made the blade. The father of the young man (would you guess is only 18 yo?) died fighting a demon invasion and thus he inherited the blade. The orb you see is actually holy light infused within Shalamayne as the boy is a wielder of the Holy Light, a priest (which explain the bubble of light he call to heal and protect his subject).
Finally, the guy, who doesn't want to lead the Horde no more, goes by the name of Go'El or Thrall and was the founder of the Horde. Sylvannas was the last named warchief of the Horde and the multiple race composing it choose that from now on the band would be lead by a council of each species making the faction.
Last finally, the reason they attack the castle, in the first video, was in retaliation for the Horde went and burn the city tree of Teldrassil, because a Night Elf (bear with it, but their is more then one species of elf and Sylvannas is a High Elf), refuse to lose hope and the Banshee Queen (Sylvannas nick name), order the burning of the great tree and the entire population still within its branch. Lets say that burning the capital of one of you rival faction species attract retaliation.
Here is a link to the official playlist starting with the original cinematic trailer back from 2004. The cinematic team is considered to be one of the best in the world. "Old soldier" also is considered among the community to be the most nuanced and unique cinematic of them all. I would consider doing a "react to all of them" style video. Love your work btw!
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Really liked them all - especially after seeing last one on stage on BlizzCon.
You should also watch Starcraft cinematics (SC 2 - for sure, SC 1 - for fun or to compare old tech and new).
"I guess they are both good and wrong at the same time." You picked up the games lore quicker than most :)
True that, so many just think Sylvanas is evil and everyone else are the good guys while the truth is far, and I know is a meme to say it but its true, grayer.
@John Arch First of all I am not a she, second yes she did kill a lot of civilians which was horrible but it was necessery to save the universe. Death is broken, that we know, and Sylvanas is trying to help fix it and regain its rightful place by feeding it. You are making the mistake countless others do by comparing her actions to what they would mean if WoW was real life....but its not. In WoW you have Gods that can influence things, you have the cycle of Life and Death that can break and go out of sync and when that happens, someone needs to balance it again, to make the hard decisions others are not able to make, and that one is Sylvanas. And while its a meme to say it, that is what makes her morally grey, some people will understand that what she did, although horrible, was necessery and others will just not be able to forgive her no matter what her reasons were because she burned their city, she might have helped save the cosmos but to do that she burned someones capital and someones family and for that many will hate her and understandably so. THAT is what makes her story so good in BFA and probably SL and its a shame only a fraction of the playerbase sees that because everybody is treating WoW like its real life and applying those rules to it.
@@tzoanast1061 Sylvanas helped break death. She has a deal with the jailer who is the one benefiting from death being broken. She went from being an amoral character with an understandable sense of self preservation to a cartoonish villian who just does things cause its all part of a "bigger plan". She used to have cool shades of grey, but the horrible writing of bfa, and some of the setup in legion has gotten rid of all of that.
@@absolix730 We have no proof of her helping to break Death, yes Bolvar says the veil between the Shadowlands and Azeroth screams because of her but that's because she shattered it. The Jailer is gonna turn out to be a neutral or good guy that much is obvious. No she is not a cartoonish villain, you just can't understand that killing a lot of people doesn't necessarily make you an evil person in WoW, please understand that. It's obvious from the start that she has some sort of bigger plan that's gonna redeem her actions, I don't think anybody expects Blizz to make her an actual villain, so with that in mind, in my opinion, that's what's going to happen, we're gonna learn that Death didn't break because of her or the Jailer but because of something else and that they've been helping to rebalance Death to it's proper place.
@@tzoanast1061 the universe that you live in does not make the action of killing others any less bad. It's actually hilarious that you're defending what is essentially elf hitler.
"So the elf one is the bad one, she is hot though" hit the nail right on the head haha.
Simping for an undead, that's reaching a new low
@@harz632 calling someone attractive isn't simping, my dude
@@mortmortmort8908 gotta say... Kids nowadays make some pretty stupid fads. First they just called everyone over the age of 14 a Boomer, and now anyone that isn't an incel or a misogynist is a simp. Comedy is dying
she isn't bad, she's ahead of the curve
she's right. the horde is nothing. the horde stands for nothing. they will change their beliefs at whim.
saurfang shows this perfectly. his "honor" means nothing. when killing and fighting people he think worth fighting and killing in a war, he's fine with it, but killing the one person we're here to kill? no, that's too far.
the horde used to stand for something, and now they sympathize with their oppressors.
the horde has no reason to forgive the alliance. she is correct in her thoughts and actions.
Blizz just seem amendment that they will make her out to be "bad", but in doing so only re-emphasized how correct she really is.
she used to be good, but somewhere around cataclysm she started going off the deep end. some speculation that it was sooner. i wouldn't be overly shocked if the exact turning point was her second death at ICC, impaled on Saronite. which has been noted to cause literally mindless ghouls to go insane. the old gods also had vessels in close proximity to her seat of power (mountains just north of undercity) that could have influenced her. i wouldn't be shocked if we had to kill her, but i really hope we dont have to.
He completely missed the sheer impact at 17:04 - "The Horde is nothing!" - Music becomes very muted, the accompanying guard makes that uncomfortable glance towards her, and Sylvanas looks around as if she knows she messed up. Almost sad when it contrasts so starkly to the prior trailer where she seems fully on board with the Horde, her entire entrance to the battlefield felt so much like she couldn't just sit and watch her people die, and all of a sudden, she seems like she doesn't care about any of them at all.
That moment really hit hard.
I think you gotta know the back story there to really catch that, also not obvious why she technically lost the duel
@@cpt.zappbrannigan9762 It is obvious, it's a Mak'gora, she failed it, you are not supposed to use spells in a Mak'gora (although it can be used, no rule against it), its supposed to be a honorable fight to the death, she chose the coward way out to just kill him with a "cheat" spell. If you have seen the movie, the Mak'gora in the movie gave Lothar his honor when he killed (cant remeber who) in a Mak'gora. And as it is mainly orc's in OG, they would not take it lightly that Sylvanas "cheated" her way thru that Mak'gora vs Saurfang, who is held in HIGH regard by the Horde.
@@MrLangeman88 its not obvious to someone who doesn't really follow the lore and know/ remember what the Mak'gora is.
@@mikechartofilis 100% what I was getting at
@@mikechartofilis It's pretty obvious if you're paying attention. These cinematics are filled with details, so anyone could understand main plot. I stopped playing WoW at LK, did not followed lore since and already forgot almost everything. I understood it all from the second viewing. But that's the problem with reactions. You have react and say something, thus can miss some of these details. And then, after you watched it only once and missed some things, you have to comment on it.
"My son!"
"The day you were born the very forests of Lordaeron whispered the name; "Arthas..."
"My child. I watched you with pride as you grew into a weapon... of rightousness.
Remember; our line has always ruled with wisdom... and strength... and I know that you will show restraint when exercising your great power! But, the truest victory, my son, is stirring the hearts of your people.
I tell you this, for when my days have come to and end;
YOU! SHALL BE KING!"
*cue music*
At long last no king rules forever my son
the greatest cinematic! maybe ever^^
That's a fantastic one too, wrath of the lich king
"So the Elf chick is the bad one..."
Blizzard: "Eh, we'd call it morally grey."
Everyone after Teldrassill: “Eh, you’d be wrong”
@@suitedpanda3108 imo she isnt bad, killing elves doesnt have to be bad if you arent a elv
@@kreshka just because they were elves doesn't make it bad. The genocide is what made it bad. Hurting innocent civilians with a sense of impunity makes it bad.
@@geniusenigma cant agree, they were just elves, from the perspective of undeads it was totally reasonable
@Riwero Don't you dare start that up... Got mentally exhausted from Garrosh did nothing wrong haha
"So the Elf chick is the bad one... She's hot though"
lmfao, whether you like her, love her or hate her that is always the response when it comes to Sylvanas.
Alliance player by heart but man when Sylvanas yelled "For the Horde!" I got chills.
Im getting goosebumps and tears everysingle time im watching @forthehorde part. Lady banshee 4ever
@Tfalconius F I Cbdbxhfbd Stop talking and defend the WARCHIEF!!!
Mostly horde player but was openly crying when Anduin Mass Rezzed his army
A proper alliance player would only feel disgust. For Teldrassil.
Same. Every single time
As a diehard WoW player, I was actually cheered to hear you (as a newcomer to the game) not simply ask "is he the good guy or bad guy", but recognize that both sides are good and bad, and both have made mistakes over the years. It's part of the dynamic that makes this game fun. I also agree that the WoW movie was a major disappointment in many ways, and I'm not the only one who dearly wishes Blizzard would make their own feature film in the style of these glorious cinematics.
I've been a fan since the very beginning. Like Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. Gotta say, I totally feel the same way. It's interesting to see him pick up on YEARS of lore from just a few minutes of cinematics. It betrays a high standard of film making. I've always felt that the people making these videos serious should be the ones making a movie. But, of course, that's not what we got x_x
Ehhh... I kind of agree...sorta. The horde has always been a far lot more "evil" in the things they've done. At least as an organization. Yes, I know the Orcs were possessed of Mannaroth's blood. But they continually end up being ruled by "Might Makes Right" sorts of Leaders, They were the pure aggressors in WC1 and 2, they were the victims of WC3, i'd say, the Alliance especially after the Disappearance of Varian Wrynn did take a sort of Dark Turn, then again...who could blame them. The whole Blood Elves thing never sat right with me though, it made absolutely zero sense why the alliance would suddenly be racist to the one race that they'd be allied with for centuries if not millenia.
But Garrosh's War Crimes, and then Sylvanis's genocide of the Night Elves weighs a lot more than Jaina's temporary lapse in sanity.
Those cinematics take a hell of work, there is no show which will last long enough, keep quality this high and will be still profitable for creators. But graphic engines tools are developing, so developing cinematic should become cheaper over time, so maybe, one day... but we are still far from that. But actually I love how blizzard actually good in this staff. And they are actually one of the few studios who is good in it. Though not the only one, Assassin creed had some nice cinematics, some new season introduction of league of legend has nice one. But blizzard ones are the best for sure for quite a while.Guy in the video looks like he realised he has a long way to go in his profession XD
@@antonzhdanov9653 you actually made a good point. With little shorts like these for videos games it's easy to stay under budget. However, when making a TV show or a movie series it would be tough to keep up that same level of quality while staying in or under budget.
Exactly! They put this much effort, skill, and story in a short cinematic. If they had put a fraction of their animators talents I to making a full length movie they'd have a mass influx of new players!
Not hating on the warcraft movie, but a movie in the world of warcraft univers, made in this style would be way better.
Falgren but inpossible to pay
@@videos8159 in time we will get animated movies like that, so hyped for that
please hate on the WoW movie they need to understand how poorly done it was.
I agree if they did an animated film, I'd shell out 30 bucks for a night out at the movies
Everyone I know outside of WoW that I've shown WoW's cinematics to has said they would watch a feature length version, they're that good.
ActiBlizzard just need to pull their fingers out of their asses and get it done.
There is only ONE way to make a WoW movie. With their cinematic team at Blizzard. Every cinematic trailer they've done since BFA has been blockbuster quality that Hollywood gets a hardon over. Its the only way to go to get the lore, no, the franchise justice.
14:08 "I wonder what her story is"
Holy hell, as a fan of the Warcraft franchise since WC3, that hit me hard. If only he knew Sylvanas story beforehand.
First she was an elf bitch, then she became undead elf bitch who jumps from one job to another.
@@vanphoenix676 salty anduins bias :D
@@skilledever5704 wouldn't you be ? After being showered with Anduins tears for years
@@vanphoenix676 at first she wasn't a bitch. then later stuff happened and she became a bitch.
So to lay down some backstory here.
"She" Sylvanas was initial the Ranger general of Quel'Thalas(an acient elven kingdom, of arguably the most powerful magic users in the world). By their near immortal standards she was considered to be exceptionally beautifull and gifted as a ranger. As a ranger general she was in charge of the entire Thalassian military, and is arguably one of the most skilled fighters "alive" on Azeroth today. Comparable perhaps only to Illidan/Tyrande and maybe the prophet Velen if he ever cuts loose. She was so effective in the defense of quel'thalas that the lich king raised her as a banshee( a tormented spirit capalbe of posessing bodies). To further torment her the lich king kept her body perserved and often near her. During the events of Frozen Throne she was one of the first to break away from his will and lead most of the undead that make up the playable characters in a rebellion against him. Even defeating Arthas in single combat. For that reason the Forsaken(a free willed faction of the undead you see in these trailers) revere Sylvanas with near godhod and saintly virtues. Now her character has had an arguable 180 in this expansion but they seem to be trying to tie it up since... Basically Sylvanass is one of the few people that actualy knows what happens to you after you die(it's in one of the short stories), and apparently it isn't pretty :)
I like how you compare her to other lore characters he probably doesn't know
Best Pringle despite your sarcasm, I actually found it helpful that he used the comparisons
Sylvanas is NOWHERE near Velen, Tyrande, Malfurion or Jaina in lore. She's "stronger" now because of old gods shenanigans but it's borrowed power.
I believe it's more complicated than that, her character has been going through emotional wringers for a few expansions now, especially with regards to her sisters (which I believe was the biggest contributing factor to her bitterness). What she experienced after Arthas died wasn't merely deception, I don't think. She had actively led the Forsaken down a dark road with the plague developments and general philosophy of leaving emotion behind, that I doubt she'd earned a peaceful rest. Once her former family ties were severed for good she began to cling to the Forsaken more tightly, which made her more angry when they used their free will to make decisions she didn't like, ie The Desolate Council and the Meeting at Stromguard. The Azerite giving her visions of herself as a Master of Life and Death certainly didn't help. Now that she's desperate to avoid death by any means necessary, which has been true since Wrath, she's been making deals left and right.
Well as of now we all know and I can't be the only one who thinks that maybie it was not that she was undead and the things she did as undead but how long had the arbiter been broken and maybie that was it I mean bluther wanted revenge but he died before the arbiter broke and they said In life but the things undead do are not in their life. So based on what devos says before she turns evil and what they said at the blizcon 9.1 trailer to the archon maybie it does not matter as long as you were good in life possible redemption for her as she could learn and be sent from prob maladaxtrous to Revendreth and learn do be as she was????? Maybie 9.2??
My favorite moment is when the human king throws away the sword and turns to the light. He is a healer and priest at heart, and I enjoyed that he, when push came to shove, he was true to himself.
yeah, Anduin deep down is a Priest, though he respec'd to Paladin when he had to take his father's place as King.
I've seen this cinematic a hundred times, but reading your comment I noticed something: That scene also plays well with the idea that Anduin is Arthas counter-part. Arthas was more Paladin than Priest, but of course he also was a skilled healer. Eventually though, he abandoned Muradin (who he could have healed) for Frostmourne aka. "the weapon". Here, Anduin atleast temporarily abandonds his weapon, to concentrate on the healing.
In reference to Sylvanas
Him: "She's hot though."
Me: BRO SHES A CORPSE (you're not wrong tho)
If she corpse why her body not rotten and still fuckable
@Radamenti pre BFA yeah cuz she wasn't as crazy back then
Lmao
@@phantafalconpunch she's not crazy, theirs forces at work that want sylvanas to die. And it's not the green pickle this time.
Everyone
Wraith of the lich king trailer with the old kings voice over is still my absolute fav. The haunting choir boys singing makes it so damn tragic.
Wrath of the Lich King was arguably the best expansion. Great cinematic and even better gameplay... those were days, before the Activision Blizzard madness.
This can't possibly be right, that would mean there was a strong female media character before new age feminism?
When he react to it, he should watch the Wotlk 8k remastered trailer ... It's pretty sick
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@@Englesch watch this man, this just shows the dedication the cinematic team has th-cam.com/video/m2vFuZ2FmfM/w-d-xo.html
Would also recommend the scene where Arthas kills his father, and then the one where he ascends to the frozen throne from Warcraft 3 before watching Wrath of the Lich King.
In my opinion, as a player for 15 years, the best cinematic trailer of all Blizzard's gorgeous trailers. It still brings goosebumps and a tear to my eye when Anduin makes his stand. I'm not even an Alliance player but knowing the story and what Anduin's been through and having a young son of my own resonates very strongly.
Favorite part: "For the Horde!" chills every time i watch it
Stop talking and defend the WARCHIEF!!!
“I love how this is more engaging than the movie ever was” spot on.
i want them to make another movie, but not live action and just have the cinematic team make a full length film
They just did choose the most uninteresting part of the lore... I believe that they choose it because it gave screen space to both alliance and horde and it's soon enough to have something to say after, if they ever want to do another film. But I think that if they gave up on the balance between horde and alliance and just did the story written in rise of the horde (I would love seeing the war of the ancient trilogy but it couldn't fit in just a film) it would have been an awesome starting point for everything
@@Mirimes I would love to see Broxigar on screen.
@@Mirimes I am pretty sure they did the plot of warcraft 1 in the movie. So if they followed that trend (meaning movie 2 = warcraft 2, movie 3 = warcraft 3) the third movie would be fucking sick. Seeing Arthas turn bad and the origin of sylvanas. Oh boy I would like to see that.
"So he's going back to his village...maybe..." =))) Man...it's so interesting how people that don't know who THAT is interpret the scene. It's refreshing to watch. Love your reaction to Battle for Azeroth battle scene....it was like I was watching it myself first time....a little tear went down my face...beautiful. Nice vids...keep it up.
So much background behind this scene. Those two guys have seen so much.
See that's so interesting to watch.
just a little one? geez... am crying like mad over these cinematics. i love Saurfang so much. wanted him to be Warchief after Thrall. Saurfang has such a small role in the games sadly =( As does Eitrigg. As an orc lover seeing Thrall and Saurfang interact is just beautiful. These BFA cinematics are amazing in many ways
Imagine if he would have known the whole story of the characters.
Ikr, gives it 1000x more depth and hype.
He would've been choked up when Saurfang died, no doubt.
r/Seriousmentalorgasm
yes, that's true, but it's also nice for someone to look at this game with fresh eyes, not being a part of the game and seeing the cinematics as they get better and better.
Ik I always cry on his death bc he was my favorite for so long
When you mentioned 'the golden hour' it reminded me of the sense of time throughout the BFA clips.
I love how the 'Old Soldier' cinematic happens just before dawn when Saurfang is at his lowest point and about to give up, giving that 'darkest before the dawn' feeling before zappy boi gives him hope again.
Then the 'BFA Cinematic Trailer' takes over at mid-day, even starting out with the camera directly over Lordaeron castle like it's high noon.
And 'Saurfang's Mak'gora' takes place at the gates of Orgrimmar at dusk as the sun sets on an old hero. And Sylvanas flies off basically saying savor these last bits of light, nothing lasts.
So the sword with the light in it is called Shalamayne, which was originally 2 swords, Shalla'tor and Ellemayne. Anduin's (the blonde guy) father, Varian, was split into two beings by the magic of an evil dragon. Each self of Varian received one of the blades. When Varian became whole again, the two swords became one (Shalamayne).
Varian had the ability to split Shalamayne into their two selves. There's not really a clear reason that I know of as to why others can do it, so I liken it a lot to Thor's hammer, where a worthy warrior can use the blades [speculation].
I think you are not far off. The Sword/swords respond to those of purity and honor. Saurafang was both, and so when he chose to split the weapons they like Thor's hammer responded to his will.
it is exactly like thors hammer only the ones worthy and have the honor can split it..anyone can wield but only the one's worthy can use it's powers which was not many. i'd say it's mostly because if you played the game it was once explained the person worthy had to have traits such as being honorable on his/her words and pretty much anything he/she does meaning executing people would be considered a dishonor , in sense the wielder needs to be a great/good person and not someone like others in the past.
varian being the main one cause he kept his end of the deal , did not backstab the horde or anyone . i'm pretty positive thrall could wield it as him and varian are 100% alike just like varian's son. trying to make a peace .
Everybody can do it just change the spec for warrior fury haha lmao
Lore aside, Gabriel Michalick is correct. Shalamayne was designed to be the ultimate warrior weapon for both the stalwart defender (Protection warrior) whom would need a single handed version alongside a shield, as well as a version for a bloodthirsty berserker (Fury warrior) whom would need to dual wield weapons for an effective unrelenting assault.
If you chose arms then you have to grind a proper PvP weapon and get no glory in lore.
@@TarukZerg And Anduin, the young human, can't or won't do it because he's trained as a priest, thus the massive heal he does in the first fight.
Maybe watch the Warbringer animated shorts. those give a lot of story to the characters (Sylvanas as well) and they are awesome too.
Lords of war and harbingers are also super worth checking out
@@Gravy_Jones Absolutely
Big true
Shadowlands trailer is also great
Wasn't Sylvanas' clip mostly how she was killed and raised by Arthas?
That was mainly for people who didn't know Warcraft 3 or the previous expansions
10:08 that's thrall, the baby in the ending of the movie "warcraft"
I really would love to get to know the horde-leader thrall of classic to wotlk better with such cinematics!
@@Fargram You dont get to know him much, play wc3 reforged or watch the cinematics of it
The sword that split in Saurfang's hands is Anduin's father sword called Shalamayne, previously those were twin blades called Shalla’tor and Ellemayne. The sword has its own quite big lore. It doesn't split for everyone, the sword finds people fitting, so the sword responds. Indicates that Saurfang was truly a honorable character.
Chris: "If you have some input about the characters..."
Me, invested in the lore since '95: "You fool!!"
Hundreds of other lore nerds:
hahahaha!
@@ChrisConnorFilms Please do Wrath of The Lich King. It's so epic, also Burning Crusade and Cataclysm. (Chronological order is Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King and Cataclysm). Warlords of Draenor is pretty insane too I think you'll apreciate the camera work in that one.
@@ChrisConnorFilms You need to see all the Blizzard cinematics, tbh...
@@Godmcgod It may not have been the most beloved expansion, but the cinematic for Mists of Pandaria was really great. A nice breath of fresh air after all the chaos and darkness of the previous ones.
The flood gates are about to open. Brace yourself.
Warbringers: Jaina, there's a reason it has 10 million viewes ( from WoW universe also and from the same expansion as the ones you are reacting to now ). I think as a film maker you will love this one. There's lots of cinematics in this expansion. You really need to react to one that is more "Solo" and doesnt need 10 cinematics before to understand.
Warbringer: Jaina is just so amazingly done.
Chris is a VFX artist. I don't think that there is anything going on in the warbringers/harbingers aside from transitions. Although maybe it would be good to explore integration of the song, I'm not sure how much he would get out of it.
Well you kinda need to know Jaina's story to understand who is she, what is she doing there and what is the song about.
@@um536vids2 I disagree. The three warbringers do a fantastic job illustrating framing, transition, temperature and character focus. You can teach a class on pacing with the Azshara Warbringer alone.
@@Orgrimmar21 well the Jaina story is no so big, he can understand it with a little explanation. But if he watch the Shadowlands trailer he wouldn't understand wtf is that dude that is burning alive but have ice powers
I'm very used to binge-watching WoW reactions so I have generally seen everything a million times. You managed to stand out, be unique and interesting. Top notch!
As a long time WoW fan, I itched to explain the lore every time he asked a question or got something wrong lol.. It's one of those dearly loved things that a serious fan could go on about for hrs and hrs.
I hope one day this game comes to the home network as a show, with the major points coming to the big screen.. It's a lore rich game that definitely has the capacity for a slot on a TV network.
He got the feels without even knowing who the characters are and the YEARS of lore behind them. Blizzard does a fine job indeed!
Sylvanas was killed in the defence of her homeland by arthas, the guy you'll see in wrath of the lich king trailer, and denied death, instead being raised as a banshee under his control. She managed to free herself and became queen of the undead who were able to free themselves as well. The Undead joined the horde, where sylvanas was eventually made warchief after the abdication of thrall (black haired orc of trailers) and the death of his successor, vol'jin. Then another war with the alliance started and sylvanas did some warcrimes, which is why everyone is so pissed at her.
as a very, very rough outline, i can support that so far.
but she wouldn't have so many fans, if that were all.
in-depth lore videos of her are like 3-4 hours long, since she is also a part of warcraft for like 20 years, all the way back to Warcraft 3.
And she will most likely play a big role in the coming addon
Yeah that’s why you can’t say Sylvanas is evil. Originally she was a tragic figure. Blizz turned them into an antagonist character who is obviously more or less selfish and bad but I am certain she has reasons which will be obvious to us the next expansions. And it’s still sad they turned her to a bad character but there are definitely worser characters than her (dreadlords and demons for example)
@@klavicus2276 They also seem to building her up as someone who has discovered something horrible and is only acting evil too prevent or stop or change whatever it is she's learned. I feel like they turned her in to an evil person to turn her in to a tragic hero or anti hero in the next expan. Kind off an Illidan story.
@@klavicus2276 I mean her goal has been always the same since post-WotLK. She wants essentially immortality as she's afraid of her own death to point where she has made a pact with a greater power which is the reason for her new powers.
@@siliarba she made a deal with a being called the jailer and gains power by sending him souls. thats why she kills so many people in genocide etc
Missed old solider cut scene though gives you more incite into Surfang.
I dont know why TH-cam suggested me this but I love seeing someone as hype about these cinematics as me
Awesome to have you, part two wow reaction just dropped!
You should see the "World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Cinematic Trailer"
i prefer the commercial trailer where they show off all four Covenants and the Jailer, Sylvanas beating Bolvar being a cheap ass makes a mockery of both characters.
The darkness under her eyes are her tears that were seared into her face when Arthas ripped out her soul and turned her into a banshee. She is the banshee queen and that is her banshee form that you see during the opening battle.
that's the retcon version of her death from the warbringers series. anyone who played the original games that were made before WoW will tell you that scene is not how he killed her, in fact there's probably a video of it on here.
@@natashadixon8470 The scene where he killed her is... Basically, what happens in the Warbringer series. The Warbringer series just gives it more, 'fluff'. Even in Warcraft 3, Arthus runs her through and turns her into a banshee.
@@mrcaterpillow9926 it's not even fluff it's full on retcon. he didn't just catch her offguard when she left herself vulnerable in a field and stab her. he cornered her, overwhelmed her with superior numbers and used frostmourne's magic to seperate her soul from her body. even in both wc3 and reforged he never physically touched her.
@@natashadixon8470 There is also a machinima made by blizzard that was made for Sylvanas lament of the highborne song. So there are a few different versions I would say
Watching these really wrenches my heart. Again.
Imagine playing a game, reading its books, and experiencing it all for more than a decade. These cinematics are powerful, but they mean even more in context.
Seeing Chris reactions to everything brought tears to my eyes. To be able to watch this and just the emotional rollercoaster that it is and see him get excited for things just was amazing.
"So the elf chick is the evil one? She's hot though"😂
Pretty much the whole bfa horde story and why the player base was split summed up in those two lines. And he doesn't even play the game. :D
its a shame they just pulling a same old Garrosh card over again.. and such a waste for her character! She was a mastermind back then Breaking Arthas's control by her own will, now she is a slave of death basically :/
@@Xyrionasd12 This, she's an extremely interesting character lore-wise, it's a shame that she's being wasted like this ... (also, yes she's hot, ngl)
@@reckoningfate5656 Lore-wise after Arthas her story pretty much ended. There was some interesting parts about her sisters tho; but that's it. There is nothing much after that.
Then she became the Warchief. But in the end killing is all she does; she is an assassin. Garrosh was a Warrior and that's why he went with War; that was his way. She is a killer and many people died because of her.
It was also quite expected for her to go for the Lich King. However with Shadowlands it took a different turn. We are still to figure out what are her reasons to toss aside everything and treating this world as a prison.
actually that orc is an honorless coward with delusions of grandeur and a traitor too
if u knew what it means that anduin there carrying sarfang to orgrimmar , u would be in tears right now.
almost giving his father's sword to an orc.
this is something amazing from most of the cinematics, if you don't know the lore you're exited; but if you do then you'll might be frightened
@@s4nedrakcase237 Yea giving varian's sword to saurfang was so symbolic, almost made me cry
The whole thing was symbolic from Thralls words back to Saurfang, to Anduin and Thrall giving their weapons to Saurfang, and Shalamayne splitting in an Orcs hands
@@tritebs1673 it can't split in Anduins hands..he is not a warrior...at least how i kinda interpreted it...and the orb glows golden, referencing the connection he has to the light. Varok split it, in that particular moment of need, as a warrior..same as varian..and.,.the orbs had a redder tint coming back to them it seemed.
To answer some of your lore questions:
- The badass chick is Sylvanas Windrunner, a former elf and reagent general of her people, was killed and resurrected as a banshee (her banshee form is shown when she screams and kills a whole bunch of soldiers) and is now the leader of the undead race (part of the Horde). She is a master tactician and fighter and is not bound by common morality. The ends justifies the means.
- The human king is Anduin Wrynn (aka the boy king), leader of the humans (part of the Alliance) recently took the mantle of king after his father died (Varian Wrynn, a very powerful warrior). He is a priest and you can see him using a priest ability called Mass Resurrection to revive his army at 5:00 and is inexperienced in leadership and his advisor (Genn Greymane, the wolf you see at his side) tries to influence the king's decisions.
- The Horde is a faction composed of the following races: Orcs, Undead, Trolls, Taurens, Blood Elves, Goblins and Pandarens (neutral race that could be part of either faction)
- The Alliance is a faction composed of the following races: Humans, Dwarves, Night Elves, Gnomes, Draenei, Worgen and Pandarens (neutral race that could be part of either faction)
- The Horde and the Alliance, the two playable factions, are in a perpetual war over the planet of Azeroth, but occasionally join forces to defeat a common global threat.
- There are no "bad" guys within the factions, it is just a matter of perspective.
- The sword that split in two is called Shalamayne which is a two handed sword that can be split into two one handed swords. Shalamayne belonged to former King Varian Wrynn and is a symbol of heroism for the Alliance.
Hope I answered some of your lore questions :)
To add. Varian Wrynn wasnt just a warrior. But the best gladiator, praised even by the orcs for his ferocity and his sheer power.
When his soul was cut in half, his second one was imprisoned by orcs and forced to fight as a gladiator, where he quickly got a lot of praise and even a nickname "Lo'Gosh", he was very successful.
Note to Shalamayne. The sword chooses worthy wielders. The sword chose Saurfang for a brief moment.
@@RaskaTheFurry yes exactly I know that, but I was trying to limit as much details as possible while trying to explain some of the lore :D
For someone not familiar with the game's story, you responded very well to most of the plot points in the cinematics, Chris! It was a joy to watch you watch them. The only thing you missed was the betrayal by Chieftain Sylvanas of the Horde, when she said "The Horde is nothing". That's why the fallen body of Saurfang, champion of the Horde, was welcomed back into the Horde's main capital city of Orgrimmar.
how the actual f "old soldier" was left behind. best one.
I agree, Old Soldier and the last one really hit home.
Yeahh, He needed to watch old soldier to kind of see why he defected.
@@stefanmarjonasson1482 He needed to watch all of them. There's so much that doesn't make sense out of context. I'm glad he liked what he saw, but how could you watch one and not look to find them all in order?
"Im interested in the Story of the Elf Chick!"
You have to read VERY much. xD
For real.
all the way back to like the 90s right?
@Dragonfire2505 do you by chance have a list of books?
This would be a good start
th-cam.com/video/9z-Et1N8bv4/w-d-xo.html
dang man, you should look up "the old soldier" cinematic from wow, this gives so much context but also the animated and the game engine cienmatics, I believe there's a full playlist of the battle for azeroth story cienamtics.
Man, I've watched some of these cinematics more than I can count, and they still make me cry every time!
Actually, the correct way to understand this is
1. Warbringer Sylvanas
2. Old Soldier
3. Battle for Azeroth cinematic
4. Lost Honor
5. Safe Haven
6. Rechoning
oh man.... that means i started half way! Thank you for this :)
@@ChrisConnorFilms Now, this might be a long one, and many people might not think like me, but here are the stories
Sylvanas (the screamy lady), Warchief of The Horde (Red side), attack the Night Elves' capital city of Darnassus (Purple Elf), in order to start her plans of destroying The Alliance(Blue side). At that war, she ends up burning the world tree Teldrassil, where Darnassus is located under the tree. This leads to the Battle of Lordaeron (first video), where The Alliance seeks to take back the city of Lordaeron (where the Undercity, the Undead capital city is located), which was the Alliance territory long ago. They end up winning that battle, but Sylvanas cover the entire city with The Blight (a chemical weapon which the undead use a lot).
But in these events, Varok Saurfang (old Orc in spiky red armor) who is probably the oldest orc warrior who is respected from both sides, did not approve in her actions, consider it honorless. Before the battle began ( in the Old Soldiers video th-cam.com/video/aW_h0qf9vpA/w-d-xo.html ) Varok decides to just rush into battle to finally end his own life in battle (as he long for so long and consider an honorable death for an orc) but was stopped by the young Troll (aka Zappy Boi). He ends up getting captured during the Battle of Lordaeron. But the King Anduin of the alliance (boy king) knew that Varok held back during their fights (of he don't he could probably kill him). Anduin goes to ask Varok in the prison on why he did that. Varok said that he hopes that Anduin could stop Sylvanas from dragging The Horde that he fights for all his life to ruin. Anduin said he can't but he let him go because they gonna do it together.
Forward to "Safe Haven", Varok visit Outland, where Thrall, Former Warchief of The Horde (aka green Jesus) retire and lives with his family, to ask him to help him save The Horde. While they are talking, 2 undead assassins (and probably the most terrible rogue ever) tries to assassinate both of them but fail. Varok said that he follows them to here, that might mean Sylvanas send them to kill Thrall and said that people like them don't get to hide. Thrall decides to help him take back The Horde.
In the final video, Thrall and Varok rallied members of The Horde who thinks like him, along with Anduin and part of The Alliance, to attack Orgrimmar (The Horde capital city). Before the fight begins, Varok doesn't want to spill The Horde's blood, even if they are loyal to Sylvanas. He decides to challenge Sylvanas for "Mak'gora" (a due to the death in Orc culture), in which Sylvanas accept. Varok knew that he has no chance to win this fight, but just want to expose what Sylvanas thinks of The Horde, which is no more than an arrow in her quiver, a tool for her to use. He succeeds but at the cost of his life. Sylvanas then flies away (see more on th-cam.com/video/s4gBChg6AII/w-d-xo.html) and Varok's body then got carried into the city to honor him.
I might be wrong in someplace, but here are my attempt to summarizing the story.
Love your vids, if you have a chance, please check this one th-cam.com/video/wvYXoyxLv64/w-d-xo.html
Also, sorry for my bad English.
Thanks for sharing all this Satit!
@@satitlertritsumpun8930 you surmised the BfA cinematic's really well. It should help Chris a lot.
"She's hot though"
You've got my like brother
Love this videos we learn so much and love to see you whatching and shuffleling with it. U are awesome bro!
I just recently found your channel and my god i love your unbiased opinions to this. I haven’t looked over all your wow videos but if you haven’t done cataclysm, please do! I need to see more of these. These trailers still give me chills like when i first watched them. Do please try to get into the lore afterwards, its lore in amazing.
I suggest " Legacy of the void " Starcraft 2
My boi Alarak is the best. I wish he would one day watch full LotV animated movie.
Probius MVP.
Legacy of the Void, Yeeees, that would be nice
That one is a must see indeed
you know it would be better if he watch Zeratul vs Artanis fight
In reference to "The cool sword with the circle"
It's called Shallamayne, it belonged to his dad and it's a magical weapon that was made my merging 2 swords together. The person who is wielding it can split the sword back into the 2 that forged it whenever they wish! :)
one of the best parts about some of the WoW shorts is that they have to keep in mind that people play both sides. They can't just make one side bad. It's always so interesting to me to watch how they make each side still justified while against each other
I studied Animation and we even studied some Blizzard cinematics on classes...They are so much next level. They are not the only one we studied ofc,but they are above others anyway imo...
Yeah, even Blur struggles to maintain the same consistency. Not even Square Enix (Visual Works) has the same level of consistency.
8:10 "shes hot tho" basically everyone this expansion
Hothothot
"Lord of the Rings on steroids" is honestly the most apt description for World of Warcraft. I mean, there's over 20 years worth of lore so it's obviously more complicated but that's a really good one line summary :)
there's no denying that WoW is very LOTR/Tolkien inspired, the genre of Fantasy draws from Tolkien all the time, after all he created Dwarves, Halflings and Elves.
i love that at 32:15 he is describing the edge lighting while having the exact same type of lighting on himself, very nice touch
This expansion gave me a hole inside. I LOVED Sylvanas for so many years and to see them twist their character the way they did was mortifying. Playing as the character and following her story, building a relationship with who you think she is made this experience very immersive and all the harder to believe. We will see what they do with her in Shadowlands but I am still so conflicted with the state of the Horde right now. Seeing these all in order gives me the feels. They were able to capture the story without needing to give everything that is happening in the quest line for context.
She was never a saint, and all the fangirls need to realize she was always kind of, well first pragmatic and then quite evil. No hero even before BfA. But I agree in general. I had a hard time accepting the motives of the character(s) in BfA.
Her "Heroic" arc if you can call it that ended with Arthas' fall. She got her revenge and tried to end her existance. Whatever she saw there screwed with her, made her afraid of what comes after death and she started fighting from that moment. She's been a villain the entire time anyway, even before Arthas. You think the Plague used as Northrend was the action of a traitor? No, the only betrayal was him using it without her permission. She knew about it, she designed it.
This did not have old soldiers which tells backstory on high overlord Varok Saurfang (the main orc)...
The Villain of these is not actually considered an elf anymore , she is Sylvanas Windrunner former Ranger general of Silvermoon of the high elven capital city of silvermoon... During its defense against the tragically fallen prince of Loderon Arthas and his undead armies Sylvanas resisted till her last breath and in the end she did fall... But Sylvanas had caused too much pain for Arthas to allow her a peaceful death... Arthas used the power of the dark blade that stole his soul to bring Sylvanas back as a banshee and used her to slaughter her people...
There are many interesting stories in World of Warcraft from Arthas Menethil and his journey into the Lich King (Trailer Wrath of Lich King I Recommend you check it out and follow it with Remastered Wrath Gate, and Remastered Fall of the Lich King leading into WoW Shadow lands trailer)...
You should also check out the Warbringers and Harbingers trilogies which give background info on some of WoW characters (Sylvanas has a Warbringer which shows what lead to battle of Loderon which was the first video you reacted and contains a flashback to Sylvanases past Go ahead and check that out)
You should also react to just basically anything Blizzard has ever touched in game cinematics and trailers alike...
Blizzard really knows what they are doing when it becomes to writing and cinematics...
but as of now my recommendations in order are:
-WoW Wrath of the Lich King Trailer
-Wrath Gate Remastered
-Fall of the Lich King Remastered (preferably watch these remastered ones together)
-WoW Shadow Lands Trailer
-Harbingers Trilogy
-WoW Legion Trailer
- Legion in game cinematics (I cant remember them by name but I am sure someone else can tell you the important ones)
-Warbringers Trilogy (the Warbringers contain story relevant to the Battle for Azeroth aka the expansion where the cinematics of this video came from)
and those were the important ones from WoW that came to mind that you should see. There are a metric ton more cool shit from Blizzard with rest of the wow cinematics, Overwatch, and Starcraft 2...
I hope I helped and that you enjoy the worlds and stories Blizzard has created for us... If you have any questions about wow lore you can always ask me or go to the channel nobel87 (I am not 100% sure on the number in his channels name but whatever)...
damn thanks for sharing all this Feileri! you rock mate :)
@@ChrisConnorFilms Thanks!
@@ChrisConnorFilms OH I forgot to mention that the Shadow Lands Trailer takes place after the events covered in the cinematics seen in this video...
Don't forget "Burden of Shaohao th-cam.com/video/-D--GWwca0g/w-d-xo.html ", which is probably the first series Blizzard use that kind of artstyle.
@@ChrisConnorFilms WHEN you are watching Harbingers, do also watch WoW Warlords of Draenor trailer, since harbingers and warlords of draenor are together.
I learned soo much, thank you for your analysis
The beginning where Sylvanas goes wraith when they are loosing, I don't actually think it is defined as much by its visual effects, but more by the sound. The fact that the music abruptly stops and you hear this eerie scream is so powerful that one doesn't need all the visuals. The red eyes, a change in skin color and maybe some distortion would really be enough to drive the point home.
I always love these moments because of how powerful it is and it almost always signifies a major change in the story. For this exact reason it should also not be used too much. One time per movie is enough (twice in very limited circumstances for related events in the start and later parts of the movie). More than that and it will undercut that dramatic moment and actually make it much less impactful.
to know sylvanas back story watch the "warbringer: Sylvanas" I really love your videos💖and the biceps tho. THIRST🔥
As someone who works in the film industry and a WoW addict, i really appreciated your reactions to these cinematics. I'm glad you enjoyed them!
As far as watch order is concerned, the video titled "Varok Saurfang's Mak'gora" has them in chronological order. All of those events take place over the course of the Battle for Azeroth expansion, with Old Soldier taking place in the hours before dawn on the day of the huge battle in the main cinematic for the expansion.
Sylvanas is undead, and she leads the Forsaken, one of the factions within the Horde. She was made Warchief at the start of the previous expansion. She started a massive campaign against the alliance, and her decisions in that campaign led to dissent within the ranks, which is mostly represented by Varok Saurfang, the grey-haired orc that is featured in all of those cinematics. The fortress in the last cinematic is Orgrimmar, the seat of power for the Horde. Varok has spent most of his life defending that city, which is why he's reluctant to start an all-out battle which would kill thousands of his own people on both sides.
The black-haired orc that he met on the farm is Thrall, a long-standing character who was Warchief up until the end of Mists of Pandaria. They're not family, but Thrall is about the same age as Varok's son would be and their relationship has evolved from mentor/mentee to nearly father/son. Varok's son was corrupted by the Lich King and dies during that expansion, which you see a flashback to in the Old Soldier cinematic (the dead orc that he takes that bone necklace from).
Anduin is the human king of the Alliance. He is probably my favorite character after Varok right now.
The big takeaway from the last cinematic though, is when Sylvanas says, "The Horde is *nothing*. You are ALL nothing!". The Forsaken bannerman behind her gives a confused glance. Sylvanas does her little gloating thing, knowing she's played her last card. The small part of the Horde that's still loyal to her up to this point realizes that she's been toying with everyone the whole time, and the reasoning behind it is spelled out in the Shadowlands introductory material. Basically, she serves a greater power whose only goal was to break down the process of life and death itself. She heads straight to Northrend from here, to the other cinematic starring Sylvanas that you watched in the Lich King episode where she kicks his ass and opens a rift above the frozen throne.
I've always looked foreword to every cinematic from Vanilla to today, always seem to amaze me, with the graphics, sound and story telling.. great to see a filmmaker see and talk about sooooo much we love about WoW!!
Watch all the cinematics starting from classic and then discuss how they evolved over time.
Her backstory is: She was an elf part of the Alliance and she died protecting her home only to be resurrected as a banshee. She joined the Horde, years passed and she became the leader of the Horde. All these cinematics happen while she is leading the Horde.
That's a very basic and short version of her backstory, but it is correct. Only some things to add: She was resurrected by the Lichking (who she was fighting) to serve him as a banshee. She was mindcontrolled by him but when the Lichking was defeated she fell from his tower landing on a metal spike and died again. In the Shadowlands (the realms of death) she made a pact and got resurrected again. From then on the lead the forsaken (undead humans mostly, who are on the side of the horde). At the begining she tried to protect the living. At least it seemed that way, but she has the goal to extinguish all life so everyone can "live" peacefully in the deathrealms.
$1 story
Elf got too cocky protect her homeland got clapped by a Lichking turned into a banshee got salty af
Joins the horde becomes the Leader of the horde
@@shai2192 Wait, what? She impaled herself on a spike? when did that happen? Besides, Sylvanas broke free of Arthas' control in WC3 - The Frozen Throne, were the Lich King gradually weakened due to Illidan's efforts, not after his defeat in WotLK.
@@firexsan5755 .... becomes the Leader of the Horde, gets even saltier af.
@@shadowcat1606 watch this. It explains what happened at the Frozen Throne (and why Blizzard totally fucked Sylvanas' storyline in BfA): th-cam.com/video/I0eQ2Cjr4Bo/w-d-xo.html
I think you need to know that human king's sword was his father's first, who died defending all his friends due to the "traition" from Sylvanas (with the horde) in a huge battle.
AND Anduin, his son (the actual king) gives it to an orc (horde guy) to fight "For Azeroth" as he says when going to fight and ends exploding after.
That sword is a veeeeery huge simbol.
Just for you to know :)
Awesome reaction. But I really was hoping this included "Old soldier" (Chronological speaking it takes place right before the first cinematic, but was released halfway) as it gives a pretty good insight into Saurfang (the grey haired Orc) and is my second favorite after "Reckoning"(the final one).
Also hoping you will react to the three "Warbringer" animations that were released as teasers for that particular expansion. Those give some backstory to some of the key figures of the expansion (including the "hot" Sylvanas Windrunner) and are awesome animations on their own...
She flew away at the end because she said in anger "horde is nothing" which hurt both sides of the war - the ones in the city orgrimmar still thought she is the leader of horde and works for the hordes best interest but when she said "the horde is nothing" everything was clear and they stopped supporting her and united with the horde outside the gates
You should watch the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands trailer!
I'm so glad this showed up on my recommended. I've never seen any of your videos before but I've been playing World of Warcraft for years so this caught my attention immediately, I love the cinematics and stuff and you're such a charismatic person! c: I love watching your reactions as a self proclaimed noob haha.
I love your videos! I'm not a filmmaker (it would be cool learn one thing or two though) but I love the reactions and I'm a photographer, so talking about lights and angles do help me a lot
Obs.: The sword is actually two swords merged in one with magic.
hes ally... nobody cares....oh yeah...cant mass res in combat so the horde won right here..shit is over
There isn't buff in game where horde gets buffed damage while someone shouts for the horde, shit's over.
@@Supportik horde doesnt need it..allies are pussies..brad pitt for a king..and he cheats...so yeah u make no sense
I always liked the in-game cutscenes and their ability to convey dense storytelling in a very short time frame. Even if you've never heard of Sargeras before, you watch the cutscene where he's defeated, you'll get everything you need. I'm glad they've expanded on their trailers to be more than just cool action scenes and include the quieter moments of the story.
Imma try to keep it simple as my last comment, hope you'll see this one too.
The "Elf chick" is Called Sylvanas. As i explained to you on your other video, she got killed by the Lich King and then raised back to life. She managed to break from his will (she was submitted, just as all other undeads he raises). I'm not gonna explain everything but her and her Forsaken (the undeads who are not submitted to the Lich King anymoire) joined the Horde, and at some point she became the Warchief (so basically the Chief of everyone in the Horde, like, she's THE BIG GUY).
As you guessed there's two factions in Warcraft, Horde and Alliance, who have (basically) always been in war.
The thing is she did some pretty fucked up things (as i said i'm not gonna get into details) and became crazier and meaner little by little. So that's why the Orc (Saurfang) teamed up with the Human (Anduin), who's the king of the Alliance, to defeat her. But she still had the Horde with her, at least a part of it. But others followed Saurfang to take her down. That's why at the end, when he says "we bring him back home" (btw the guy who says that, Thrall, is a crazyly important character), they just go from where she came out. Because the city, Orgrimmar, is the Horde capital. so she was in it as the Horde Warchief, but it's still Home to these Orcs who are fighting her. And that's also why the phrase "The Horde is Nothing !" is like SUPER important, and why her soldier behind her looks at her that way, and why Saurfang almost smiles and just rushes in like that. He knows she just lost the Horde with this phrase.
Hope i helped, do not hesitate to DM me if you'd like to have some things on Warcraft lore explained to you or stuff like that. :)
I'm not at all into VFX but i really like your videos, keep going ! And i'm so much a fan of Warcraft that any pretext to watch the cinematics are good for me. I litteraly get chills and my heart going crazy everytime i watch them.
i love when she scream for the horde and saurfang shouts out like" Wraaaaaaaaaaaaah" ..... it gives me everytime goosebumps
Chris: "I love when she is just like...ok, boom"
Me: PepeHands
I play these games. I love their cinematic's. Isn't it amazing that these game makers make small movies? We WoW players have been clamoring for Blizzard to make a CGI movie for years. You went over Diablo VII, and now WoW, and I am elated you can point out all the details.
I think you meant Diablo IV not VII ?
Are we ignoring the full CGI that blizzard already made?
@Ryan W Well, Square Enix made 3 movies already, but yeah, i doubt they were profitable, especially the latest Kingsglaive, so current blizzard would never bother.
Oh brother, you have no idea just how big this game is, and the lore within it - incredible story telling! Loads of great cinematic in each expansion too.
First of all great reaction my dude. You nailed it and your excitement was more genuine than most of the warcraft channels out there.
Speaking of which, there is this guy Taliesin, who studied filmmaking and does one of if not the best explaining of the craft of these videos. He truly is the best.
PS: You really REALLY should have reacted to old soldier and warbringers: Sylvanas videos, to get some background.
Stay strong! 💪😁👍
The cgi trailers for The Elder Scrolls: Online might be interisting as well. Impressive in their own right, crazy settings, stunts and visual effects. Keep these going! Very cool stuff and very insightful.
Agreed. Those are well done. Not much dialog at all, all tension building and fighting scenes. Highly recommend.
You need to check out the "Burdens of Shaohao," "Lords of War," "Harbingers," and "Warbringers" on the World of Warcraft youtube channel. They are a different animation style, but they are something I think you will find interesting. I've played World of Warcraft since 2007 and then they first starting making these in 2014, it really gets you into the lore of the characters you met along the way through the different expansions.
i really appreciate your video I am a long time warcraft fan played the game since the second world of warcraft game the story and lore are amazing , made a lot of us emotionally invested.
Great video!
If you are curious about the backstory. Basicly the World of Warcraft universe is build up on the war against the Horde (orc, undead, tauren etc) vs the Alliance (human, dwarfs, gnomes etc).
Sylvanas is/was a part of the horde, and after another leader of the horde's death, became the leader of the horde. But, to compare it to real world she turned the Horde in to a dicatorship - and went against the core principles of the Horde (which is fighting with honor). There is a lot more story behind her - but basicly she became a enemy of everyone. But due to her dictatorship, she had control over all the horde forces.
The Alliance and part of the Horde then gathered up and turned on her - which is what you see in the cinematics. The last cinematic ends with her saying that the entire horde is "nothing". And her army realizes that she is just using them, and has no love for the Horde.
The final scene is the guards of Sylvanas letting the main characters in to the main town of the Horde (because they realized Sylvanas is the real bad guy, and the Horde lost its core cus of her)
(A lot a lot a lot more story is behind Sylvanas her self, but that is for a completely different explanation)
Hope this wasn't too confusing of a description - but the universe is huge, and a lot of back story and main story is missing from these cinematics, but hope you get a better idea of it!
Omg, why am I enjoying this so much
Can’t wait for you to see more cinematics like from Starcraft 2 (also Blizzard)
cinematics from Blizzard are best remmember Warcraft 3 and it was released in 2002
in reforge they reworked these cinematics and was promissed more cinematics but that promise was not uphold + lot of bugs at release and we all know how rating of the game droped compared to original release
You missed "Old Soldier" one of the more favorite of these recent cinematics!
“Lich of the king!” XD yessss! I loved the comments you made during the cinematics, so not in place and so so funny! Thanks for this!
Ok im really getting to love you channel. It's awesome getting to see the perspective from someone who works in the industry showing how much work this takes. Us as players have a tendency to take for granted the amount of work involved in the game. Even in the cinematics sometimes. You bringing out the level of detail put into these is just awesome!
The bubble that Anduin is creating is actually a "Mass Resurrection" spell. Essentially everyone that has died that is within range he brought back to life.
Shalamayne, the sword with he orb effect, was the weapon of the previous King of Stormwind Varian Wyrnn. He died saving the last stand of the Alliance Army in the previous expansion from The Burning Legion. Essentially Hell's army, if you will. The sword has a conscious presence itself and can split in two if the sword decides that the wielder is worth of its power. In a nutshell.
"They play with golds and muted blues." Very clever considering gold and blue are the colours of the Alliance.
3:20 chiiiiillllsss everytime.
Hi Chris, it's nice to meet you. I have been playing World of Warcraft for 16 years. My absolute favourite expansion was Wrath of the Lich King. The storyline for the Death Knight from start to finish is very interesting to me, and they were very awesome to play. In your presentation, my favourite is the Mak' Grah sequence where we see Sylvannis has a new power when she kills Saurfang
All World of Warcraft Cinematic's are massive! Love them :D
"Lich of the king"
Lmao 😂
If you're at all interested about the characters and the surrounding lore of the world they exist in, I'd highly recommend Nobbel87. He's a TH-camr that goes in-depth about the stories about individual characters, but also much larger subjects as well, such as the creation of the Warcraft universe!
Agree with this, Nobbel is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know, at least for the very important characters/events
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Something to know about world of warcraft. Players take up the mantle of either the horde or the alliance. Some few play both factions but usually most choose a side and stick with it. This is why you keep seeing the perspectives shift from side to side. The elf lady archer in the first segment is Sylvanas Windrunner, originally a night elf who was slain and raised by Arthas Menethil as a banshi for the undead army of the scourge. After breaking Arthas' domination she and many of the scourge formed a new race known as the forsaken, who form one part of the Horde. The blonde man in armor head to toe is Anduin Wrynn. He was originally a priest but changed his class to paladin around the time of his father's death. The part where you thought he broke his sword was a depiction of one of the early abilities paladins were able to use. However, when he plants his sword and raises the golden shield that was healing everyone, that was a throwback to his days as a priest.
These cinematics are designed to evoke a sense of nostalgia in the viewers who have been long time players of the game. The orc who faced off with Sylvanas in front of the gates of Orgrimmar was Saurfang. And the orc he met with and helped against the assassins is Thrall. It has been revealed that Sylvanas will be one of the big bads in the next expansion called shadowlands. Her actions in Battle for Azeroth were designed specifically to cause as much death and destruction as possible to both sides of the conflict.
Something to remember as well, or to know about the history of warcraft is that World of Warcraft was preceded by three real time strategy games under the warcraft name. So there is a very long and rich history that has gone into this title.
As far as the order of cinematics to watch, I'd say start with the original warcraft games. Keep in mind that these date back to around 1994 so the fidelity and quality won't live up to what they can do today. But you can see from the very beginning the level of attention to detail this company has put into all of their endeavours. Following that Start with the vanilla game, then burning crusade, the wrath of the lich king, (Arthas Menethil), cataclysm, the mists of pandaria, the warlords of draenor, legion, and then up to the point where you've reviewed today Battle for Azeroth. Also of note there is an epic introduction cinematic to shadowlands where you'll get to see the elf chick kick butt once again.
Wow woow WOW!) That's cool! Thanks for doing this!
Kinda sad that Blizzard makes way better animation than games these days.
That's 100% true!! I mean the cinematic for Bfa was awsome the in-game content kinda suck
@Radamenti Except most of the teams are the same as before.. Only the communities have moved on, some of the leaders did but those below them simply got promoted who have also been there for decades. The issue is what they are told to do, the Developers are fucking amazing but are not the deciders on everything we get no matter how they want.
@@relaxaretotala7915 It has been extremely popular especially recently, last two patches changed its projectory completely.
Clearly they outsource!
Bro they always made better animation and cinematics than their games.
This has been the case even when their games were epic. Diablo 2? The cinematics were absolutely the best you could ever find in gaming at the time. Same with Wc3. And those were awesome games.
"So the elf chick is the bad one.... She's hot though" Genius i love it
Watched it a hundered times and still get so many goosebumps and tears haha
I just love how much you can tell he loves the craft so much