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Erik's Commentaries
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Erik's Commentaries is a video media project intended to entertain, educate and build relationships, and grow and profit through donations while doing it.
Was the Flat Earth taught and enforced by the Church in History? Testing Popular Claims.
Accompanying the previous video, I cover the other side of this strange debate.
Its pretty terrible that we have to spend time doing this these days.
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Its pretty terrible that we have to spend time doing this these days.
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Against the Flat Earthers Invading my Church - Testing the Flat Earth Theory
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Really feeling moved to talk about this theory. I keep encountering flat earthers, and its driving me nuts. Follow me on Twitter! ErikMacrae If you found this content enjoyable please consider liking the video, commenting on it and subscribing to my channel. It helps a lot! If you wish to donate to support the growth if this channel, you can do so through the following URL: Donorbox...
This character's Rescue Mission Superseded his own Death.
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If you found this content enjoyable please consider liking the video, commenting on it and subscribing to my channel. It helps a lot! If you wish to donate to support the growth if this channel, you can do so through the following URL: Donorbox: donorbox.org/erik-s-anime-and-gaming-commentary_ Any financial support is greatly appreciated.
Changes for my YouTube Channel for 2025
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Describing the changes occurring with my UA-cam Channel.
I am Back! (After almost 2 years)
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Just providing some updates as to what happened, what I've been up to, and why I am only just now getting back into making videos.
Dead Frontier 2 Gameplay: Part 3. This is Peak Zombie Horror!! [CONTENT WARNING: READ DESCRIPTION]
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Things are getting a lot more intense, very quickly. But thanks to this wonderful rifle and shotgun combination, I am managing to maintain a certain amount of control. And yet, there is this ominous feeling that something very dreadful lurks in the dark corners. [CONTENT WARNING] Gameplay includes some scenes of nudity, namely naked female corpses with exposed breasts, and the exposed buttocks ...
Dead Frontier 2 Gameplay: Part 2. This is Peak Zombie Horror!! [CONTENT WARNING: READ DESCRIPTION]
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Got the background sounds working for this one! Sorry about the last video. So, long story short: I accidentally drove the car to a very scary part of town. It sucked! [CONTENT WARNING] Gameplay includes some scenes of nudity, namely naked female corpses with exposed breasts, and the exposed buttocks of both male and female corpses. #gaming #scary #mmorpg #mmo #funny #funnyvideo #horrorstories ...
Dead Frontier 2 Gameplay: Part 1. This is Peak Zombie Horror!! [CONTENT WARNING: READ DESCRIPTION]
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I started recording a Dead Frontier 2 Gameplay Series a while back, but I did not get around to uploading it until just now. I actually had this finished BEFORE the promotion video, naturally. I am sorry for the delay. I hope you will find this enjoyable. [CONTENT WARNING] Gameplay includes some scenes of nudity, namely naked female corpses with exposed breasts, and the exposed buttocks of both...
Looking for a Terrifying Zombie Horror Game To Play For 2023? Check This Game Out!
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Dead Frontier 2: deadfrontier2.com/ store.steampowered.com/app/744900/Dead_Frontier_2/ The music used is "Miles to Go" By Symphonix: ua-cam.com/video/hYweJMtg4RY/v-deo.html Follow me on Twitter! ErikMacrae If you found this content enjoyable please consider liking the video, commenting on it and subscribing to my channel. It helps a lot! If you wish to donate to support the growth i...
Erik's Anime and Gaming Commentary Channel is Back From Hiatus! (Update: 2023/01/05)
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Follow me on Twitter! ErikMacrae If you found this content enjoyable please consider liking the video, commenting on it and subscribing to my channel. It helps a lot! If you wish to donate to support the growth if this channel, you can do so through the following URL: Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=82710520 Donorbox: donorbox.org/erik-s-anime-and-gaming-commentary_ Any financial suppor...
Sparagus Party Plays Cry Of Fear
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This was recorded from the UA-cam Livestream I did. The quality looks off, this might be because I did not record directly. My apologies for any lack of quality. Moreover, to make matters worse, a lot of Live footage didn't record properly. At least 2 and a half hours of gameplay only recorded my webcam, but no the gameplay on the screen. I don't know why this happened. This may not work out th...
Coming Soon to This Channel...
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I wanted to make a trailer for my next gameplay video. I was inspired by 04touchdownsbundy's Alien Tribute which you can see though this URL: (ua-cam.com/video/xhFkcdRxyms/v-deo.html) Follow me on Twitter! ErikMacrae If you found this content enjoyable please consider liking the video, commenting on it and subscribing to my channel. It helps a lot! If you wish to donate to support t...
You can Save this Channel by Clicking This One Button!
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Sharing is caring. Please help save this channnel! In the future, I will be using this video as a self-promotion clip inside my othr videos, so you will probably get more familiar with it over time. Check out my channel on Rumble and feel free to Rumble my videos up the list! rumble.com/c/c-2160710 Follow me on Twitter! ErikMacrae If you found this content enjoyable please consider ...
November Summary/Accountability (Erik's Anime and Gaming Commentary)
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Enacting some self-analysis and grading for the channel, in terms of how I performed in video production and keeping promises. I am a little disappointed in myself, but not broken. I am encouraged by the realization that most people understand that I am a human and at least appreciate the efforts I put in. Follow me on Twitter! ErikMacrae If you found this content enjoyable please c...
[SPOILER ALERT] One Piece Chapter 1068 Reaction and Commentary
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Finally got it out! One Piece 1068 is a pretty loaded chapter. To maintain interest, I've clipped out a lot of boring stuff. (Me reading the chapter with monotone.) #onepiece #anime #manga #luffy #zoro Follow me on Twitter! ErikMacrae If you found this content enjoyable please consider liking the video, commenting on it and subscribing to my channel. It helps a lot! If you wish to d...
Explaining the Ideology of YouTube Moderators that Drives Them to Illegally Discriminate
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Explaining the Ideology of UA-cam Moderators that Drives Them to Illegally Discriminate
Why Shadow Banning Is Exceptionally Terrible (My Explanation)
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Why Shadow Banning Is Exceptionally Terrible (My Explanation)
Bigoted Moderators Shadow Banned My Anime and Gaming Channel for Christian Views. (Help me!)
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Bigoted Moderators Shadow Banned My Anime and Gaming Channel for Christian Views. (Help me!)
Stay Away From World of Warcraft Roleplayers.
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Stay Away From World of Warcraft Roleplayers.
My YouTube Strategy, Part 3: Work Within Your Means
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My UA-cam Strategy, Part 3: Work Within Your Means
My YouTube Strategy, Part 2: I'm not Judging by View Counts
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My UA-cam Strategy, Part 2: I'm not Judging by View Counts
My YouTube Strategy, Part 1: Rebellion Against the YouTube 60 Second #shorts Meta
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My UA-cam Strategy, Part 1: Rebellion Against the UA-cam 60 Second #shorts Meta
ONE PIECE: Why Whitebeard and Luffy Surpass Other Pirates Explained
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ONE PIECE: Why Whitebeard and Luffy Surpass Other Pirates Explained
The Reason Why Fire Fist Ace Could Not Accept Garp as a Substitute Parent
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The Reason Why Fire Fist Ace Could Not Accept Garp as a Substitute Parent
Advice for Handling YouTube Copyright Claims
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Advice for Handling UA-cam Copyright Claims
Channel Announcements: Upgrades, Twitch, Discord server and more!
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Channel Announcements: Upgrades, Twitch, Discord server and more!
I react to the short horror film "Do You See It Too?"
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I react to the short horror film "Do You See It Too?"
I watch and react to the short horror film "HELLO"
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I watch and react to the short horror film "HELLO"
You should look into the characters Artorias and his companion Sif, rom Dark Souls. It’s another tragic yet heart warming story
Eternal Darkness is one of the greatest survival horror games of all time
Great topic! 👍
Stumbled onto this because I've been asked by my own subscribers to address "flat earth". You touched on a couple rather thorny topics , some of which I think I can assist you with. In James 3:1 you see the instruction that "Not all should be teachers". If you look at the context they aren't just talking about the context of liturgical texts but teachers in general also. I put to you that this lack of distinction was made with the same purpose that false prophets are equally not protected. When a false prophet is allowed to speak for a religion... be it Judaism or Christianity, the whole are judged by the success or failure of the prophet. If they are right in what they propheside then there is no issue. Because some prophecies are long term and some short, biblical prescient for judgment was based on ALL prophecies. The idea being to catch the false prophet in ANY wrongful prediction and thus be able to level punishment to get them out of circulation quickly and permanently. Now I'm not suggesting that James 3:1 points to the same earthly punishment as for false prophets but I am going to argue that the same level of application is directed towards any educators or even those who teach their children. It's fine to say that you don't know something or that something is still being studied, but it is NOT acceptable to continue to teach nonsense. In the case of church representatives daring to teach science related topics, this places them in the position of a prophet... in a way. If they teach something that is scientifically false but liturgically ambiguous, many feel they are doing so as a way to proselytize and try and recruit for their religion. The problem with this is that, like false prophecy, when the adherent learns that a teaching is false, they are likely to abandon the entire religion as a whole. Such is also the case with young earth creationists and those who teach instant creation over god using evolution to create. So I put to you this. If you are looking at the "flat earthers" in your congregation any differently to those who believe the earth is only 10,000 years old... you aren't being honest with your critique of their beliefs... because they likely represent similarly outrageous beliefs that other congregants hold. Better to not play the game of ego where you profess any CLUE as to how your god created. Where religion differs from scientific fact, it's religion that is wrong... not science. To offer up any such idea simply places your god only in the gaps and will breed atheism when biblical "truths" being taught differ not only from scientific fact... but from common sense as well.
Great video . Do you have a theory on the history of Afro's father and Justice ?
Now that is interesting. They definitely had a shared past from the perspective of the Anime, since Justice says "Remember me, Number 1?" I haven't thought about it that much. If time allows, I will look into this and see what thoughts I can come up with.
@@erikscommentaries5165 Thanks , yes because Afro's dad didn't know about the third arm with the sword and would like to know what accident happened to him and how did Afro's dad try to hide the headbands ? And who was afro's mom and did Justice kill her ? So many questions after all these years lol
As a weird turn would have it, I accidentally cut one of the audio clips from the video editor and failed to catch it, which is why you hear me say "Which I mentioned earlier" around 0:31 made sense before I deleted that audio clip unknowingly. Sorry for the confusion. Under a lot of pressure and rush, and not thinking perfectly clearly.
But this is how it justice turned out to be what happened to it he turned the villain a cycle Revenge taking their own lives that's how this is how his real revenge it makes them weak too strong no heart no helping but this is how I wish to to what they want to get to their honor that was a lie that's how black people kill each other by their own people and that's how they will think they never betrayed a cold-blooded that's how they wanted to stay alive the most thing with men's monster headband
See I figured Justice did reach godhood he died but only came back to fight Afro as the anime shows the headbands yet we see no other headband warrior so I figured safe to assume the man is alive and is a God. In the spirtual sense and finding out that shit might not gave even happened I figured it between the 3 versions its simply different interpretation of the same story sorta like stories in history.
i think if you look at it in a different way the shackles on azure kite could symbolically represent (upon not knowing that he was stitched together by aura and only had the first 4 games to go off of) that kite was shackled in a way to the world after what had happened and was still trying to protect the game
That's very insightful actually, and makes a lot of sense.
Spoilers: A cool detail that I like is how Ovan was there the whole time (as shown at the end of the fight). Meaning that Azure Kite wasn't even there for Haseo. But instead, simply trying to delete the AIDA data in Ovan's character model. Great character analysis as well.😊
Considering he data drained haseo, i wonder if ovan planted AIDA data during their encounter
@@aokyoutsuki7744 That's an interesting thought? From what I remember/heard, Haseo's model was already bugged since he was unnaturally leveled up by the A.I. Harald (in The Forest of Pain). Thus, Azure Kite may have just been trying to restore Haseo's character back to it's original state.
@@Canibar13 didnt know that tidbit, i have 0 recollection of any details regarding pre game haseo, but considering azure kite appears where AIDAs are, the fact he data drained haseo despite him being such a pushover means that something about him was deemed purge worthy, besides AIDA (especially ovans), would it bother sparing a glance?
@@aokyoutsuki7744 That incident in The Forest of Pain was exclusive to the G.U. prequel anime: .Hack//Roots. And Haseo being reset certainly helped to humble him too. Cause that instant level up gave him a bloated ego. I guess that the other the data drain was also cause Haseo (unknowingly) was standing between Azure Kite and his true target. Which (if I had to guess) is what Ovan was counting on. After all, he was the one to give Haseo the location of where Tri-edge would strike next. Meaning that Ovan most likely already knew of Azure Kite, and had Haseo believe that they were the Shino's Killer (after all, Azure was brandishing triple bladed weapons) Showing that this was Ovan's trap to help push Haseo on his journey to defeat the AIDA program. And on a different topic. Have you played the 4th volume that was included with the remastered collection?
@@Canibar13 yup, 5th form and the rather odd decision to characterize ovan's AIDA
Manga was better. He was dead. He destroyed other people lives to get revenge and it was for nothing. He is a villain. Teddy Bear guy, the master and the women were right. Did all that for nothing killed people for revenge and he ruined lives. All for nothing
He ended up my favorite out of all
I need to rewatch the anime and read the manga. Never played the game
Cringe
A lot of people think Azure Kite is a villian why so though he is one of the knights of Aura if you played .hack//G.U. he is a guardian of the system not a villian. Oh yeah I remember staying up late as a kid to watch dot hack in the early 2000s I miss being a kid x_x I wish time travel was real.
.hack// was actually the first Fandom I was ever in, when I first got internet. I remember an er before the G.U. trailers, and I remember when they dropped having it truly shake my 11-YO mentality. Who was "zombie Kite" as I called him initially? Who was "goth guy"? They were obviously in HFHg, but, everything els ehad me shook!
I do like your Deep review of Afro's Revenge against Justice and its meaning... But.. you kinda went too deep into it.. Afro Samurai is just a Story of Revenge that mostly shows the Consequences and effect of revenge.. there was no Political or Race with the story.. It was just a Story of Revenge and its Cycle.. Yes Afro's Revenge is not wrong as he saw Justice kill his father when he was young.. at the time, he didnt understand the meaning for The Headbands that his Father and Justice collected.. He only understood that he has to be the Number two to Kill and Earn the Number One headband.. So yes the gang he fought at the beginning, Wouldve been spared and Left Afro Alone if he gave them the Number two headband because they were payed to get the headband.. Nothing else. But Afro killed them all and the Leader just explained before he died.. "You could've just gave us the Headband and moved along.. Why.. Why you gotta kill all of my men?" And Afro just says "Nothing personal, It's just revenge" Because they were in his way.. But the other thing was that Anyone could challenge the Number two Headband wearer.. Even in his young days with Sword master and Jino.. Swordmaster gave Afro a Choice in the anime to Either run along with the Kids to be safe or Stay to see the Consequences of wearing the Number two.. Afro chose to Stay and Kill Swordmaster.. Basically abandoning having a Family and to only Avenge his "Real Father" Even Ninja Ninja told Afro to not wear the Headband.. but Afro didnt listen and put it on.. Because Ninja Ninja wanted Afro to have a Life that didnt involve the Headbands.. despite being the Guardian of the Number Two.. So.. Afro didnt want to Kill Jino when he was Kuma.. But chose the hard way because he was in Afro's Way and Afro had to cut him down.. In the Game boss fight against Ninja Ninja.. Ninja ninja gave a whole speech that Afro had so many moments to Abandoned his Revenge and to live a Peaceful life to be happy along with emotions.. but Afro Denied those moments to Focus on killing Justice.. And the game gave.. a Happy ending? to Afro where he Abandons the Headbands and lets them go.. Either to live the Peaceful Life that Ninja Ninja told him to get.. But he already killed Justice and completed his revenge.. While the Anime gives him the Revenge act and to Follow the Rules of the headbands.. While the Manga gives him a Darker ending where he doesnt get his revenge and he Basically becomes like Justice.. because he kills a Young Samurai who was.. Actually the Son of Shichigoro, who was a character in the manga.. he later came back in Afro Samurai Resurrection as a Character that had the number two headband. What im saying is that Afro Samurai was a Story of Revenge.. Its Great, it has very Great Art, very nice music done by RZA. And great voice acting by Samuel L. Jackson and Ron perlman including Lucy Liu for Resurrection.. I especially love the anime fight between Afro Samurai and Afro Droid.. thats a very well done Fight..
I think the movie added some depth to the anime. He got his revenge, now what? Afro is left to just spend his days barely functioning as a person, living with self-made carvings of all the people he’s killed. He lived for revenge, so revenge is the only reason he gets himself back on his feet. The sad reality is that no matter the outcome, letting vengeance consume you leaves you empty and alone.
Depends on the type of person you are
Agree. Movie was trash. He was empty. Teddy Bear guy came back. He never dies. More robot then man
What a video !
is no one going to mention that that guy was apart of pokemon xd?
As an anime only, finding out just now that Justice never fought Afro in the manga is so impactful. That "Justice" Afro was always seeking was already dead. His revenge that ruled his every thought only amounted to people dying for nothing. Even though I love the action of the Anime, I never thought of it as more than a really cool stylish sword fighting anime. Maybe I'll give the manga a try.
The anime's message was Afro got his revenge but got sucked into the cycle of violence, which betrayed his father's wishes. Justice said his father wanted to hide the headbands to stop people from killing each other to fight the number one. Even Jino's supposed to reflect Afro since he wants revenge for him killing the master. It's an endless cycle of violence and ultimately pointless.
I mean that literally goes for the manga as well
That's life. It keeps going, and it's meaningless. Without problems, we have no solutions.
It is time for Man to become God when God had failed... Justice.
I really like how Justice has a noble goal in the end, he wants to create a peaceful world free of Headbands and mindless killing.
He figured that only a ferocious and empowered warriors focused on the goal of absolute peace with falling into the same trappings as other mortal men. He sought to become a god to not become a monster that just killed for the heck of it. Justice had a purpose
@@lordadorable1140but, without problems there are no solutions. He wanted Nirvana for all. Death.
@@Twinklesparks His ideal was to end the headband wars. To create a world where power could be used for something other than just killing. At the end of the day though, he himself was but a man. A brilliant man though, for I had the feeling that Justice was pushing for this very end. Seeing him as he is on that throne indicates that he’s been dead for a long time, probably knowing that the son of the greatest swordsman was not gonna be there to get payback. Justice led the way for Afro, to a way that caused him to become a killer but one that could fight his demons
Honestly, the game version blew the Anime out of the water. ;/
U performed a great injustice of the character Justice, You ruin the voice & the delivery of his line u should be kicked out of the fan club
Jesus Christ this video is unwatchable. No one cares about your life story and your stance on what matters or not. Stick to talking about the game and it's systems.
Do you have any thoughts about Papaya Play's server?
Build?
Consistency
Thank you so much for checking out the short! Sorry we only just saw this! You raised some really great points, we definitely leant into making Sophie appear as creepy as possible in the background when on the landing, we wanted to keep the audience guessing as to where the creature would appear. Thanks again for the support! 💀
I remember looking at the dot hack website in middle school computer class, and seeing the new Altimit hud and the somber piano music accompanied with glitching images of Haseo and Kite. Filled with me excitement but also dread, seeing Kite ragged. Also the genius naming of Azure Flame Kite, he gets an Azure title like Orca and Balmung (Blackrose should've had one too like ffs) but also the AFK in MMOs means Away From Keyboard. It all goes so well!!
Wow I never thought about the AFK abbreviation in the name. That is actually a pretty ingenius hint to the story plot.
Liked the video Blackbeard is my favourite one piece character
For years I’ve been trying to write a video exploring the game anime and manga of Afro but only recently did I figure out how I wanted to do it. I didn’t think anyone remembered any of this. I’m kind jealous you beat me to it.
I like your voice 😀
I would rather play on private server
It was one hell of a game back in iCBT, but now its not that good anymore, I feel like the devs dont really care about it now. As much as I love the aesthetics, music and gameplay I cant recommend this game to anyone anymore.
I mean most probably thought that was the real kite until people learned he was a digital copy made by aura.And then aura made digital copies of balmung and orca .Though azure balmung doesn't have angel wings
Well azure balmung still has wings but aura gave him those red bone like sticks. but the damage from R1 getting deleted by the activation of the 8 epitaphs really messed orcas model.
Yes and no they are the original PCs made with the remnant code .
Just so you know the manga was published last. First afro samurai was an amateur manga that win a prize Then the anime is supposedly an adaption this manga Then the videogame was made And finaly the manga which is explictly a reinterpretation of the original story.
Great video! love Afro samurai, i would like to share this, the creator of Afro said in a interview that he wanted every version of the story to be slighty different from each other and he used batman as an example. The manga, anime, game, and even the black and white pilot all differ from each other one way or another
am i able to play this with a controller?
Aurigans respects your drip from within his ToS grave ☠️
dam he wanted to fight him
Getting the chance to cut down Justice was seriously all Afro was living for. He had no other plans after doing so, aside from isolate himself from society and wait to die. There was really nothing left, as far as he cared. To say Afro was devastated to learn Justice was already dead would be FAR too grave an understatement.
@@Blackheartzero it's like when you are trying to avenge a loved one but the culprit is already gone or dead once you found out.
@@iii_brad5863 "Like" nothing, it's _exactly_ like that! Weren't you paying attention?! At least it ends a little better for him here in this game than it did in the Manga, where he ended up straight-up catatonic for a long time. He wouldn't snap out of his zombie-like state until one day, when a kid trying to take revenge for _his_ father came to try and kill him. And he beheaded that kid on nothing but _pure defensive reflex._ Think about that for a moment; dude had developed such incredible skill over his time as the Number Two, that even though he had totally mentally checked out and completely gave up on life, _his body wouldn't let him die!_
Kinda of the point all of the people he killed and lives ruined was for nothing.
+ Massive grind + Pay2win (esp. PvP) + Not all builds are balanced + Very low playerbase (Queues for dungeons can take ages, or might not pop at all) + Dungeon queues are limited per day / week + You have to grind dailies on all your characters to be optimal + You have to play multiple characters to be optimal (same problem Lost Ark has, but without the limit to 6) + Your gear is always made irrelevant by the next level cap update This game is great and relaxing to be played on a second monitor while watching a movie or series, if you're just playing for yourself and you're not trying to compete. You'll need a casual mindset and like grinding the same mob spot for hours on end to enjoy it. If you intend to compete with the top players however, better be ready to dual-wield your credit cards and cancel all your hobbies.
An overall good video, especially the segment about Afro unintentionally deifying Justice in his quest for revenge. I agree that Afro Samurai as a piece of media is way more subtle and well-written than most people would see at first glance. Like the gangster rap that inspired it, it's loud, vulgar, & bombastic nature can cause a lot of people to write off the entire thing as flashy and without substance- putting them off from analyzing it in any meaningful way. I appreciate that you took the time to take a critical look at the series. I do however, think you may have missed out on a lot of the context and symbolism in the story. I agree with your comparison of the Justice's cowboy design to that of the white slavemasters of old - a stand in for the "Oppressive White Man". But beyond that, the view of the concept of "Left-wing African American social justice" being about vengeance is a bit of a strawman. Justice, the character, representing the concept of social justice is a strange reading, and not really supported by the series in any meaningful way beyond the name. A more likely comparison is that of that of the American Justice System. Historically speaking, the judicial system has been an antagonistic force to black Americans- from the bounty hunters & slave catchers of the South to the modern police force of today. All things considered, Afro's interaction with Justice has been relatively short- but extremely impactful. In the few minutes that Afro had seen Justice - he had his home, family and security taken away in an instant by a stranger, leaving him with nothing but headband and a challenge. This parallels the unfortunately reality of many a black youth having his father either killed or arrested in front of him (i.e. taken away by Justice). This is where things get interesting. "Justice" here takes on a double-meaning. On the one hand, there's a quest for revenge- a la 'eye for an eye'. On the other hand, there's the physical being of Justice, a powerful, yet mysterious entity, ruling the world from on high. In his search to find justice(revenge), Afro is willing to commit terrible acts in the hopes. Eventually this turns him into the very monster that he is hunting. Notice that Afro's battle happens in his own head, with his own thoughts telling him that he is bad and Justice is good. Afro is "just a killer with an excuse" and Justice killed "but a single man, in an honorable duel, for a noble purpose". He ignores the reality & complexity of the situation in that Justice had the number 2 headband in the first place- meaning he had to have killed it's previous owner even before killing Rokutaro. Afro's internal perception of Justice the character is just like his concept of justice the idea- a limited and incorrect perspective based on extremes. In his mind, Afro sees Justice as an authority figure who has wronged him personally- but is overall morally correct. In reality, justice was a stranger to Afro- who killed for his own goals in order to secure his own power, at the expense of everyone else. Afro defeating him is a representation of overcoming his internal warped perception of the concept of justice. Depending on which ending is happening, the lesson he learns is different. In the manga & anime, he accepts that he is powerless to end the cycle that killed his father and accepts his place in it. In the game, he transcends the cycle entirely- letting go of the need for revenge. In both of these, justice is something that he realizes he will never reach. tl;dr - A child's father is taken away by a self-defined "Justice", which sets him on a path of destruction. This is the same story of many black kids who grow up to become gangsters and a theme that is common in much of the gangster rap that inspired Afro Samurai and is reflected in the work itself.
Well thought lol! Seriously, revenge is a tough topic. The way I see it is this: afro should have realised that when his master took him in, he finally had a family. A father(not sure about the mother) a friend and possibility(could be wrong) a wife( gino sister). His desire for justice(lol no pun intended) was not wrong until he became so obsessed with the idea of justice that he even killed his own master for the headband. That's where it went wrong. He should have just accepted his new family instead
@@thandogonna4207naw. Revenge is everything
i agree with @CaptScrotes thanks for making this dude. i learned a lot about the manga and game. i only saw the show but this was VERY interesting to see and think on... wonderful!
Thank you so much for the reply! I want to make more like it in the future, when I feel more motivated.
When me and my best friend saw azure kite take out haseo, it was crazy and cool how bad ass kite became.
This game will always have a fond place in my heart. But just knowing how grindy it is and how hard it is to make any progress to get stronger I really shouldn't get back into it. It is what it is unfortunately
hahahhahahah I like the jumpscare
Love this game