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- Andrew Hall and Paul Suda, renowned sword experts and instructors in Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), have come together to share their reactions to the critically acclaimed video game, The Witcher 3. With their extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in traditional swordsmanship techniques, Andrew and Paul offer a fascinating perspective on the game's combat mechanics and weapon designs. Through their insightful commentary, viewers can gain a deeper understanding of the historical accuracy and attention to detail that went into creating the immersive world of The Witcher 3.
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"There is no advantage to ever rolling around"
In that moment, dark souls players on earth started to mass suicide
I use Quickstep and Poise so I'm good :)
No not suicide homicide
Their dodging skills are too good to kill themselves
@@ChronicTitan damn thats funny
the elusive meme which one and stop being sarcastic at everything because you are the type of person to take a cold shower and cry
“Don’t fight more than two people”
Geralt: hold my quen
Aard is a damn lifesaver when I’m clearing out bandits. Especially when they’ve got shields and pole arms.
Nah just put up quen and drink blizzard and just whirl your way through it.
@@yashsingh5611 ancient problems require ancient solutions
Quen + aard you'll be unstoppable
How to win all fights in Witcher 3: sidestep spam + quen spam
Good job Gamology for actually listening to the criticism in the comments and bringing in HEMA practitioners.
I was afraid they would bring in some total novices but those guys definitely know their shit.
@@The_Viktor_Reznov the fencers gave the same advice though
badfoody no they didn’t, HEMA and Fencing are similar but they practice different things.
@@justsomeguy6314 no, he said that "they gave the same advice." He didn't say "hema and fencers are the same."
@@badfoody No, they didn't. We watched the same videos.
HEMA instructors reacts to Kingdom Come Deliverance.
yes yes yes YES YES YES
completely agree. that would allow them to truly shine because even thou this video was good garalt dos not use hama but a dance and has enhanced ability. Henry on the other hand only got basic hama, axe, mace and jousting ability because hes a noob being tought how to fight using hama. hell the game starts with him not even able to throw a punch properly or use any type of weapon correctly
YES!!! I want that too!!
Or Mordhau
Omg yeeees!
"I want to stab you, but I dont want to be next to you when I'm stabbing you"
Best description of a spear I've heard in my life lmao
"Damn i really want to stab that guy but hes too far away" - Guy who invented the bow
@@jordanbrislane8093 No it was the fattest guy in the tribe. "You know what fatty, you are not getting any meat anymore. HUNT YOUR OWN FOOD" And this is how the fatty created the bow and arrow.
I read it at the same time it played on the video lol
And a bow and arrow is I want to stab that guy but he’s waaay over there
@@violetraven9440 Then came crossbow :
"I want to stab him, he's way over there, and I am just that lazy S.O.B. who don't have the muscles to pull a bow."
"It's illegal to own a sword if you're not nobel."
"Ok this is a giant knife"
So simple explanation but still so brilliant. 😂😂
There is some debate on why the messer comes about that is one of the proposed theories, though we don't have a definitive answer.
The actual most plausible answer is that the German knife making guild could only make knives but wanted in on the sword guilds customers so they make big knives and the debate was never settled on how big or small knives could be. Eventually the sword guild just saw the knife guild as another customer though and sold just blades to the knife guild cause their blades were better and then the knife guild just made the handle section. Reason why I think this is most plausible is that is wasn't illegal to own a sword in Germany and in some parts and times you were actually required to own some kind of weapon in case they drafted you.
*Noble
Let's get this guys to react to For Honor as well
No
YES
Absolutely
Indeed
plz
"Although that was a weak blow"
Geralt: "Want to fist fight a Witcher?"
why did i say that in geralts voice?
@@zerrierslizer1 Because that’s exactly the type of thing he’d say. Plus, he said something similar to that doppler in Novigrad. “Want to see an angry witcher?”
Vernon roche begs to differ!
@@aelspecto Roach is the exception
Tbf I got knocked out by some homeless old guy whilst playing that game, if that’s a possibility I’d hedge my bets against Geralt 😂
Yay! Finally HEMA instructors
Please bring them back more and redo some older videos that the Fencers did
Definitely some of the ones the fencers did were horrible
Yes its because i think this kind of game is more hema than fencing things
The fencers should be kept to the fencing era assassin’s creed games.
I was afraid they would bring in some total novices but those guys definitely know their shit.
@@WellBattle6 fencers should not be kept in any circumstance...
I mean i know it would be a weak blow but.
*Geralt doesn't do weak blows*
Its weak for humans
He DOES NOT have superhuman strength like spiderman. His strength is slightly more than humans and that's not enough to cut off someone's arm with that kind of strike.
Edit : All right, I was wrong in the following comments, no need to reply.
@@odinson5911 actually he's a bit stronger than you think but obviously not as strong as Spiderman
@@David-nq8cv He's slightly stronger than humans, that's what witchers are. How do you know how strong he is?
@@odinson5911 The books and he is way stronger and more agile than humans that is why they call him a mutant plus if he drink the potions he will probably be able to massacre 8 people very quickly aka Butcher of Blaviken
you know, I was thinking of "WWII Veterans React to Call of Duty: World At War" and immediately realized that it might not be a good idea.
edit: I just noticed the amount of likes good lord-
or the recent ww2 game, the game itself wasnt that fun but the story was great.
@@swnick3211 That's funny.
@@swnick3211 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
@@blackjacka.5097 to each their own
@@mariobadia4553 to each their own
Since we had Martial Arts teachers react to Samurais in For Honor, how about these HEMA instructors react to the Knight faction?
Still blown away the Orochi was the 1 character they didn't showcase despite using the weapon the teachers themselves were skilled with XD
Vikings would work well aswell.
Yes Assassin creeds tooo
@@oniemployee3437 Yup HEMA is western and Vikings with celtic roots also hold some germanic roots as well. And the thing with how they fight and their weapons it would make a lot of sense as they share a lot of traits even if the more celtic and germanic fighting styles aren't quite as refined.
@@oniemployee3437 Skadinavians reacting to vikings would be dope
Fun fact while yes Geralt puts his blades on his back witch doesn’t always work however if you look closely when you use your blades geralt uses his free hand to smack the sheath and angle it better for removing and sheathing of the blade
Shadiversity, well known Australian HEMA-tuber, workshopped a back scabbard to get past the issues of drawing a sword from the back with a conventional scabbard.
Well in the books he has his silver sword on his horse and his steel sword on him when around humans and non-humans. This caused some frustration amongst the game-only viewers since they thought the two swords on him was canon. There is a tale of a man who wore two swords on his back and slayed his opponents with both of them. One day the man got greedy and cocky, whilst pulling out his sword, it hooked together and both swords were pulled out, which caused the sword to fall on his neck killing him in the process, because of this urban legend, the sheathe and the blade were always on a knight’s side
Still wasted energy which could be utilized more efficiently if he didn't have to.
@@aiden_macleod i mean, they added that only to make the game easier, not a drag, it ain’t canon
@@aiden_macleod its the equivilent of scratching my ass if you're worried about wasting that little amount of energy you have more things you should be worrying about
Would be cool to see them react to some cutscenes like Geralt defeating Olgierd or Geralt/Lambert vs Wild hunt in Forest
What about Geralt vs Detlaff?
@@rishabiyer958 that's not really a sword fight tho
@@rishabiyer958 HEMA doesn't really cover fighting vampires with claw-hands, my dude. I know Detlaff was humanoid for at least part of that fight, but he wasn't using Historical European Martial Arts.
How about that cinematic with Eskel vs...what was that elf general’s name? Started with a ‘C’.
@@coltonwilliams4153 Wasn't that Imlerith?
You have to get these guys to look at kingdom come:deliverance
Yes!!!
That's all I was thinking while watching this
Another vote for this!
Agreed. If memory serves, the guys consulted for the game’s combat were, themselves, HEMA practicioners.
I agree
These guys work pretty well with eachother
@Jay yeah I felt like the guy on the right was interrupted a lot by the one in the left if I am not mistaken
Dude on the left kept interrupting as if he had something to prove.
I'm impressed that you actually went and got HEMA instructors for this. Thanks for listening to your viewers!
4:06 "Toss a prayer to your witcher" hahaha
Should tell them that Geralt is a superhuman magician lol
He's not a magician, witcher signs are very weak kind of magic, and real magicians of this world aren't using it
The guy on the left literally says that he loves the game in the beginning. I'm sure he knows that Geralt is superhuman.
@@faziufaziowski4572 no geralt is a special type of Witcher as he has undergone more mutations than any other Witcher in history also of witcher's his magic and Mana is incredibly skilled and high because he possess an ancient bloodline that is basically on par with ciri's bloodline
@Fernando Reimpell Bravo umm isnt a geralts mother a sorceress named vissena
@Fernando Reimpell Bravo ok cool
“Don’t fight large groups. Geralt you would’ve been dead five minutes ago”
*nervous sweating*
Geralt: "Wrong, I could easily butcher this whole town if I felt like it"
_Flashback Intensifies_
Geralt: " hold my Aard! "
I like the historical lessons theme a lot
At the time the messer was made it was required for military age males to be armed at all times. It was the law and swords were common. The reason the messer exists has more to do with knife trade guilds getting around their limitations of only making knives.
Yeah, I kinda cringed at even the HEMA practitioners repeating an old myth we know is just that. I was also a bit disappointed they didn't talk about how good Geralt's cuts are timing-wise and how there are a bunch of real guard positions in his animations (fenestra/ochs for blocking, moving through dente di cinghiaro after cutting from high right to low left etc...).
Do you know specifically where I can find information about that?
Here is shad's video on the topic. His sources are in the description.
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@@penttikoivuniemi2146 Both guild story and peasant story are unconfirmed at best. Plenty of records of knife makers making swords for military use.
Also, while some social classes had to have swords, that doesn't mean they could carry them around. You had to have a helmet and a real weapon (more useful than a sword), and let me tell you, walking around a Medieval Germanic city with those wouldn't make you very popular.
"There is no advantage to ever rolling around"
Dark souls players:"LIES!"
I'm glad somone here finally said that drawing a sword from that position is impossible. It's bugged me all my life.
Well... If I'm not mistaken it was said somewhere that Geralt wasn't just drawing sword with one hand, but he also tossed a little sheath with other hand to make it easier and doable to draw weapon.
Finally? Literally every sword channel on you tube says that.
@@MrAntroz what do you mean by 'tossed a little sheath'?
@@odinson5911 just look it up you will see more than u have see ther a more details in the game then u think
@@odinson5911 I was referring to this particular channel. Let's face it, a gaming related channel like this will reach far more people with info like that then any sword channel.
Tankers Experts react to World Of Tanks or Pilots Experts react to to Ace Combat 7 since u guys r doing Americas Soldiers etc etc. mights as well finished it right👍
Go look up the c.w. Lemoin channel. He is US fighter pilot that has piloted the F/A-18 and F-16. He just recently up loaded a video about AC7.
@Scream So is COD, battlefield and this game, doesn't make it any less fun
Why not warthunder, ofc world of tanks can give dem monetized ads lol
@@R3TR0J4N completely forgot the rest during this I was very very sleepy 😂😂
i think war thunder would be better than world of tanks, mainly bc it's more realistic
Geralt has superhuman reflexes and a lot of experience in sword fighting, so it seems legit to me that they are doing slow and over exaggerated movements in Geralt's eyes.
Yes HEMA finally now is the time to react to For Honor.
Yessssssss. People with a broader knowledge on various combat styles and can realize that Highlander is completely valid with how he fights.
I think this was all so just Andrew could flex on everyone with his knowledge
If nobody flexes on what they know in a react video, what's the point?
Andrew definitely has the knowledge and capability to flex on em lol
Pls show these guys for honor.
No dont lol they would destroy it. I've already heard people evaluate the movements and swings and apparently its sub par. Dont get me wrong I love for honor 190 reps here but somethin like mordhau would be better
@@calvinbowman3289 Well i feel like it is good to have characters with sort of flawed moves. Because you are supposed to take advantage of those flaws to outplay your opponent. At least i think that is the reason why nobody points their sword at their opponent or they put their shield behind when they strike.
"Rolling in a fight is not done"
Have you ever heard or seen footage of Sir Tony Ferguson?
Same thing about turning your back. John Jones spinning elbows.
Whatever wins the fight is what's done in a fight. Just some stuff is recognised as really risky so you don't typically want to do it. Spins help generate force. They work with body mechanics and sometimes if you miss a strike its easier to spin through than physically cancel all the momentum and regain your footing. You see it after a whiffed roundhouse all the time.
Does my head in.
There is a difference between fighting unarmed and armed with long weapons.
@@callum4337 There's no historical basis on using Spinning Attacks with swords
@@callum4337 Yeah, except you don't need all that force to kill people when you're using swords. A piece of rebar with no point will kill you if you run against it, and a sword is like that, but longer, pointier and it can run AT you. HEMA was, like any sword fighting style, all about having as much distance and/or steel between you and your opponent as possible except in the instant you had him very dead.
But Gerald is fighting with armor and a sword which IS impractical
Thank you thank you thank you for finally getting real HEMA instructors for this! And thank you for letting them talk for a longer than normal episode.
Yess was waiting for this video! Thank you guys. Please bring these guys on to react to more games. I love ‘em
I love how unknowingly, they are already teaching the players the proper combat techniques in Witcher 3. One at a time, distancing, dodging instead of roll, these tips are practically Death March-proof
Now can we have them react to for honor as well?
This video is one of the most instructive videos from experts i think. Thanks for the video!
I LOVED these guys!! Such great chemistry, have em On again!
Finally some actually HEMA swordsmen.
Thank you for listening to us Gamology.
Fun fact: early closed helmets were often dropped after closing the distance (arrows were more feared; under them you had still your Mail haubwerk and maybe a skull cap) and later helmets were opened to give better vision, hearing, breathing, but also talking (giving orders).
From where do you have that, bc I never heard of that. The helmet was there to protect you from strikes you didn't see, like from behind or the side and the visor to protect the face from stabs and blows from the front.
That's a load of bullshit. Helmets are one of the most important pieces of armour for melee combat as a single strike to the head, even a rather weak one can be completely debilitating as the head is such a vulnerable part of the body. Visored helmets like the bascinet and salet were almost always worn in the closed position during melee combat to protect the face from strikes. In fact during duels between fully armoured combatants, one of the most important aspects was wrestling your opponent to the ground such that you could open their visor to attack their face with your dagger. Stop talking out of your ass.
@@bladez479 Exactly, this more sounds like Bullshit Fact.
@@bladez479 There was a reason why some Great Helms had chains connected to the coat-of-plates. After a lance-collision or when needing extra visibility the helmet was taken off.
Underneath there was another helmet called a "cervelliere", which eventually evolved into the bascinet and became a single standalone helmet with a moveable visor.
edit: just to mention, that there are helmets with "keyholes" where one can insert a T-shaped key, which is chained to the breastplate/coat-of-plates. There is evidence of this in artwork too and helmets under other helmets.
@@RyanRyzzo That is very intersting, i allways wondered what they do with their helmets if they want to take them of for a while.
This was super entertaining. These guys are awesome. More from these guys!!
I've learned so many things from this video. Thank you gameology for bringing these two to the react team.
The Messer is a real German response to not a being able to own a sword.
You cant have a sword
Ok I'll just make a giant knife
Its actually just guilds getting around limitations of only being able to produce knives, people were obliged to walk around armed, by law any able bodied man within a city was required to have a sword or weapon, they mainly walked around with messers because it was cheaper.
The people werent allowed swords is a myth
It's just such a German response and I love it.
@@LorisTheUntethered how
I love how Gamology went out of their way to listen to the fans and got HEMA instructors to react to this kind of stuff
Good stuff lads :)
i love their comments :D great video! thanks for the insight on historical fighting
Can i just say finding this channel has just made me binge all the episodes. But these guys are my favorite every other expert talks alittle of each thing but these guys dive into history and facts and talk theories its amazing 5 stars would sub again.
2:12 "I understood that reference"
Pls make a video about "experts analyzing Ryse: son of Rome"
Nah, way more better games for them to make a video about.
Guys, this was awesome!! Thank you👑
Loved it. Thanks!
People also overlook the fact that Geralt's style is for fighting monsters, large, small, singular and in mobs. Maybe spinning is good for mobs? Maybe acrobatic swings are good for slashing Griffins?
And yeah. He's superhuman. Don't forget that.
He's a superhuman like Captain America. Slightly more strength than a human, but not extreme super strength like Spiderman. Against a mob, spinning will work only if the enemies are close to him. Real life humans are smarter than video game enemies. They won't stay put near you while you spin a sword at their neck. They'll retreat, and while you're spinning your sword around like a crazy person, you'll run out of stamina and then they'll close up and finish you off.
@@odinson5911 I wasn't talking about a mob of humans, more like a mob of Nekkers. Creatures who don't know sword=ouch
For monsters probably would be better, but still....the moment I'm offering you my back....still very dangerous if the monster decides to risk it....
Yeah the spear is the best thing rn, social distacing never broken, HELL YEAH
We need a lot more of these guys
I’m so happy ta finally see HEMA folks talking about sword fighting rather than Olympic fencers! Also super happy ta see an instructor from my club on your show! Great job Gamology!!
The game would be too fast for our eyes to catch if we were actually seeing just how fast The Witcher was spinning right now that spin you see is as fast as a blink of an eye in the Witcher time
I like this explanation
Yep, a lot of people forget this. Geralt would be just a blur if it showed his actual speed.
Geralt isn't even that far above most baseline humans, he just has much faster reaction speeds. Anybody could move that fast if they had the confidence Geralt has in his movements.
And that's the only reason why he gets away with that technic. Gerald can basically do every move he wants as long as he fights normal ppl.
@@glowhoo9226 exactly if anybody forgets just how fast and geralt is they should re-watch the trailer for The Witcher 3 where the group of nilfgaardian soldiers were about to hang the woman
It wasn’t actually illegal for peasants to carry a sword in medieval Germany, that’s a myth. The Messer is actually seemed to originate from several craftsmen guilds wanting to make more profit.
These guys had a lot more commentary, love the knowledge these guys bring!
You have my respect for actually acknowledgeding the comment section's suggestion about using HEMA instructors instead of tourney focused practitioners
Fun fact Geralt had flashy hema like moves whilst the enemies had historical accurate attack types when they developed the game, as you can see. But never historical accurate equipments like a dark souls knight having a two handed weapon with a shield and a full plate armor with his tiny wiener.
Ah yes, the favourite weapon in medieval times. The pointy stick.
these guys are really entertaining to watch
Love these series with people reacting to video games, the marines are my favorite!
HEMA insctructors react to For Honor's Knight Faction (Warden, Peacekeeper, Centurion, Lawbreaker, Black Prior)! Make it happ3n!
*"Noice."*
ANDREW FRICKIN HALL! I did NOT expect to see you when I clicked on this video! Love to see you discussing what you love about an epic game!
This is probably the coolest episode yet
HEMA Instructors: "Nooo you can't just spin around and fight more than one or two people at a time that's unrealistic reeeee!"
Geralt: "He he massively superhuman mutant physiology goes BRRRRR"
@incinerator950 He's massively superhuman as far as barely-in-shape hema purists are concerned.
Do them reacting to kingdom come deliverance
That’s so cool both these guys are experts in a fighting form nobody uses anymore! Neat!
Those are some really good comments. Wish they would be on more vids.
Make them react to Mordhau and Kingdom Come Deliverance
Please please do Kingdom Come Deliverance
FINALLY! Thank you Gamology!!!! For getting HEMA instructors!!!
I love these guys, they end up talking more about history than the game but it is very informative and interesting to hear their point of view
Humans alive in 2020 react to Plague Inc.
"If you wanna see, breath or move: armor's rough"
*meanwhile the internet has people performing gymnastics in full plate to prove the myths about how sluggish it is incorrect*
As for the point about seeing and breathing in restraining helmets; I say wear as much as you can bear where the head is concerned, and for the love of everything keep your sword up; it's your head's best armor.
These two are my new favorite experts 😄
My man's Andrew Hall wearing a kilt. An amazing sight to see
Goats react to “Goat Simulator” make it happen!
"There is no advantage to rolling"
Rolling in dark souls: Am I a joke to you?
*Ninja flipping in havel plate*
Love to see pros tips about their experience
This is great stuff
"Geralt, you would be killed by six people"
We´ll just ignore all of his superhuman physical characteristics, his special abilities, his incomparable skill, his signs and his potions to mention a few of his possibilities to achieve it.
They're commenting on the capacity if a normal human, expert of swordsmanship or not, is placed under that circumstance. Realistically the lone person will die if he/she fights the group head on.
Just a reminder so that some silly people don't say "oh, there are twelve armed people looking to kill me there. Geralt can do it, so surely I can take them on if I follow his example."
That's why no one does videos like these: "Oh yeah but you didn't know that X character is God and could totally do it".
In the books Geralt got killed by an Angry Mob of peasants, and routinely runs away from any group of soldiers larger than 3 because to him that’s an automaticly lost fight.
@@Kingdomkey123678 He massacred the shit out of the group of 4 assassins in Blood of Elves though, but ended up dying of blood loss if not for help from another human.
@@spearsage this was only a joke I supposed they talked if all of them were on equal condition which would include being human but even in that circumstance the opponent wouldn't be Geralt of Rivia (his circumstances, his decisions, all would be changed)
He speaks of poleaxes, yet you show a picture of an axe... that's not right.
When did that ever happen?
@@PoIy178 in the intro.
@@zerrierslizer1but... That is a poleaxe, I mean Google it look at images of different poleaxes that's a poleaxe
I'm sorry but that is a poleaxe man
@@PoIy178 i only stated when he claimed it was wrong. i know it's a poleaxe ;)
These guys are Awsome, love there knowledge ☺ love to see more from them...
I like this, most of the focus on the armour being the reason you lived over the movie version of armour making you look pretty as you die in a single strike.
just two dudes comparing themselves to a monster slaying mutants whos been alive for more then a century
woah, one of these guys is the one who played arthur dayne from the ASOIAF fan film of the tower of joy. didn't even realize until the picture was put up lol
Great want to see them more
These guys are great!
@3:40 messer is one-handed.That, my friends, is a kriegsmesser, the knife-equivilant to the longsword. It's for two hands.
Eyy. They listened 🙂 Imma subscribe now
I like how they cut to a scythe when flails were mentioned.
FINALLY they bring actual sword fighters to the show. Thank you gamology :)
This was perfect. I want moar of them.
Im super excited for hema to react to lots of these
Yo these guys & the marines are very entertaining to watch! More of these two duos please! Sorry the cop on the police videos is legit as well! Very entertaining 👍🏽
Damn guys, good interpretation:)
Honestly these are the most entertaining reactors you’ve brought on the show yet
Oh my lord. You actually did it. Thank you so much Gamology.
Love the video
Now this is a reaction I learned a lot by just listenin