The Sad State of the Medieval Slasher Genre

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  • Опубліковано 1 лют 2023
  • The Medieval Slasher genre is a very niche genre of multiplayer action games that has an interesting history behind it. These games are awesome, but also have many significant issues that stifle the genre's potential.
    Music:
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance OST: Sasau Town Atmosphere 11
    Mordhau OST: Feitoria
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance OST: Tavern Theme 1
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance OST: Beer and Women
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance OST: Village Atmosphere 8
    Oblivion OST: Sunrise of Flutes
    Oblivion OST: Harvest Dawn
    Skyrim OST: Around the Fire
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance OST: Inn Brawl
    Gilead: Slave to My Conscience
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance OST: Talmberg Theme Variation 1
    Gilead: Snakes in the Grass
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 93

  • @CMacK1294
    @CMacK1294 Рік тому +72

    Excuse you, Overwatch did not create a new genre. It just took TF2's genre and repackaged it with Blizzard presentation.

    • @Garbearishere
      @Garbearishere Рік тому +2

      Absolutely

    • @dawsonmaclean2038
      @dawsonmaclean2038 Рік тому +4

      It’s absolutely hilarious that Overwatch came and went, now we’re on Overwatch 2 which is currently floundering …… and TF2 is still kicking, still super consistent and even growing player numbers hahahahaha!

    • @sharkpetro2288
      @sharkpetro2288 Рік тому +1

      I'm here to just make this comment and it's replies stay on top by liking and replying.

    • @nbshftr
      @nbshftr 6 місяців тому

      5 iq comparison. overwatch is so different from tf2 it might aswell be a new type of game, which it is.

    • @Auloss
      @Auloss Місяць тому

      no one cares about tf2 but it's players

  • @NaviniusGames
    @NaviniusGames Рік тому +45

    Yeah I wouldn't say melee combat is simpler to implement than fps at all. It depends a bit from game to game but generally it's the reverse

    • @ARTEMISXIX
      @ARTEMISXIX Рік тому +9

      Yeah that's an insane take. Half the things he listed about shooters that make them complicated to program (according to him) are nothing-burgers that could potentially take a few minutes to a few hours each. I've programmed pretty satisfying shooter mechanics in a day before but I imagine it'd take thousands of man-hours of tweaking and testing to make the game-feel of a medieval slasher feel anywhere near as good.

    • @amirtaj4323
      @amirtaj4323 3 місяці тому

      @@ARTEMISXIX I think he meant most FPS games people expect a certain level of complex quality but the majority of people don't expect that same level of complexity in most melee combat games, just being satisfied with light and heavy attacks.

  • @DaniilHomyak
    @DaniilHomyak Рік тому +24

    This video is extremely underrated! Dude just made a whole ass case study on a video game genre & nobody saw it! Unfair

  • @N.E.TGaming
    @N.E.TGaming Рік тому +8

    Mordhau is one of my favorite games of all time. One of those games when I don't know what else to play I go straight to

  • @Geeler
    @Geeler Рік тому +8

    Seeing Kingdom Come Deliverance all over this video...very good

  • @ninokaah1591
    @ninokaah1591 Рік тому +8

    Just found you and with this quality video I thought you would have more subs. Love melee slashers. Good work 👍

  • @SS-gy1cx
    @SS-gy1cx Рік тому +5

    Dude… your content is amazing. You deserve all the subs

  • @Stouty
    @Stouty 7 місяців тому +2

    5:58 we made it

  • @TheSteadyeddieShow
    @TheSteadyeddieShow Рік тому +1

    just binge watched a bunch of your videos, they're so good and also we have the exact same taste in video games

  • @voxkoshka
    @voxkoshka Рік тому +4

    I have no idea where you came from or when I subbed. I'm a HEMA guy so I appreciate that you exist. I've been...frustrated with the state of things in these games.

    • @almond5284
      @almond5284 Рік тому

      Look up Exanima. I've seen multiple people exclaim enthusiastically how they can implement HEMA into their combat style once they get a handle on the movement. And if you really want to see some good demos of skill, GilGamesHello is a tiny lil channel with exceptional videos of Exanima insanity.

  • @JohnTheBaptist87
    @JohnTheBaptist87 Рік тому +1

    Shoutout the algorithm for bringing your channel into my world... Great videos n takes, looking forward to more 👌

  • @gronkiusmaximus
    @gronkiusmaximus Рік тому +9

    Thank you for the video, I quit Mordhau before eastern invasion part 2 and this was really nostalgic, very bittersweet. I tried Chiv 2 but the meme stuff/community and customization wasn't the same not to mention the combat didn't feel as smooth and nice to play as Mordhau's (tho at least there's less scuffed stuff that makes "fights look more like fights", and throwing things is cool) so it couldn't keep my interest. I'm not going back to Mordhau so I hope those upcoming games succeed but I really don't have much hope for their quality or popularity if they don't match Mordhau's budget

    • @spaceli0n
      @spaceli0n Рік тому +4

      i bought chiv 2 after seeing mordhau with almst no players. Love it so much. many many ppl playing and good simple fun

  • @ridespirals
    @ridespirals Рік тому

    6k subs? damn man, you got one more, great videos.

  • @achiii3s682
    @achiii3s682 Рік тому +3

    Crossplatform is fixed for Chiv finally! It's been pretty enjoyable lately!

  • @ShadeScarecrow
    @ShadeScarecrow Рік тому +2

    Ballerina knights are fixed in mordhau? When? Wasn´t the case when I stopped playing. In fact, it was the main reason I stopped in the first place

  • @oblivion117
    @oblivion117 Рік тому +1

    Fantastic video! How do you feel about the newly announced patch for chivs 2?

  • @1998Canz
    @1998Canz Рік тому

    Dude, you're pretty fucking good at this kind of videos. Keep at it and you will be big soon. Subbed.

  • @pankraq
    @pankraq Рік тому

    Very nice video. Keep up.

  • @fulgrimventris8506
    @fulgrimventris8506 5 місяців тому

    Mordhau, with all of it's issues, remains one of the best experiences in the genre

  • @potatoman5953
    @potatoman5953 5 місяців тому

    What is the game from 1:21 to 1:26?

  • @RuIer-
    @RuIer- Рік тому

    awesome tattoos dude!

  • @quanscorp
    @quanscorp Рік тому

    Keep doing videos, man. You deserve a lot more views

  • @doommaker4000
    @doommaker4000 Рік тому

    Do Berserker from Killing Floor and Vermintide count?

  • @mr_jingm6636
    @mr_jingm6636 Рік тому

    Excited to see what these boys will make next

  • @sethleoric2598
    @sethleoric2598 Рік тому

    Havent finished watching but IMO the hardest part of Medieval slasher games really is balancing the combat, mainly because Medieval combat doesn't work like movies or stereotypes, knights could sprint in full plate armor and were actually pretty fast and padded jackets actually defend against Longbows, and Archers aren't mass produced and bad melee fighters.
    I believe two incidents from the hundred years war explains it best, one where 60 Men At Arms fought each other and a battle where the english commander tried to fight archers. During the 60 man battle, some of the knights brought horses, polearms, etc. And only about 11 people died, apparentally from getting ganged on, so basically you could have 64 player battles and only 5 guys would have any kills. Another one was some battle where a French archer killed the English commander... with an Axe.
    Ironically i feel like Mount And Blade shares all these traits for like entirely different reasons lmao.

  • @amirtaj4323
    @amirtaj4323 3 місяці тому

    Pretty good video, feel like you kinda glossed over some things, most important being most of the hardcore players disliking Chiv2 from the start because of the combat.

  • @danielcalabrese5769
    @danielcalabrese5769 Рік тому +2

    Just a bit of advice when it comes to maturity considering you spoke about it in this video and your maturity is also a reflection of your channel, while I only found your videos recently I enjoyed the first one I saw and subscribed and since then I have seen you fart on the mic and force random dick jokes that instantly made second guess my choice to subscribe. I guess you can't change who you are but maybe if you are looking for you channel to grow and for people to take what you say seriously enough to listen to you it might be a good idea to have less teen humour and more mature humour in its place? Or no humour at all? I don't know the solution I only know how immature humour makes me see you and therefore your channel and I think many others might feel that way as well? Because I like the topics you cover I will continue to watch more of your videos and do my best to try and ignore the more childish stuff which there isn't a whole heap of it but I'm just worried that it is going to get worse not better. Anyway I hope you are not offended because I'm not trying to do that

    • @john-kn2re
      @john-kn2re 6 місяців тому +1

      old man go watch MASH reruns

  • @Auloss
    @Auloss Місяць тому

    >no mention to war of roses/war of the vikings

  • @Theredsunrising
    @Theredsunrising Рік тому +1

    RIP TB, you king

  • @candemirdogen5214
    @candemirdogen5214 3 місяці тому

    If you wanna play good medieval type games here is my list
    Mordhau
    Chivalry
    Kingdom Come Deliverance
    Mount and Blade
    Skyrim
    I know that skyrim, Mount and Blade and Kingdom Come are singleplayer games but they have to many pros to neglect.
    All of them are more relaxing and actually focus on story instead of mainly a fun combat system. Skyrim can also be formed into whatever you want so thats a plus. Mount and Blade also has strategic elements and Kingdom Come Deliverance just is immersive as fuck.

  • @reggie_au
    @reggie_au 6 місяців тому

    great vid

  • @miguelangelus959
    @miguelangelus959 Рік тому +1

    I know For Honor is a completely different beast, but it is still direction based medieval combat game. Players I know seem to compare it much more with Soulsbornes, maybe because it is 3rd person, but I think there are enough similarities to include it in the Chivalry Mordhau niche

    • @Tacticaviator7
      @Tacticaviator7 Рік тому

      I think it's the match type itself that separates it from these, max 4v4 compared to the chaos lobbies Mordhau/Chiv gets, it's just a lot calmer I guess ? Just imagine getting ganked by 10 dudes in For Honor, just fighting against 4 coordinated players with annoying characters is enough to give you all kinds of mental disorders so I don't even wanna imagine more. Still love For Honor though.

    • @herrdrizzt9547
      @herrdrizzt9547 3 місяці тому

      Nah, dude is just extremely ignorant. Making a video dedicated to Chiv and Mordhau and calling it genre

  • @Minnan1
    @Minnan1 Рік тому +1

    What's the game with that blue haired character you showed?

    • @Tonesville
      @Tonesville  Рік тому +3

      Outward! Planning on doing a mini review of it sometime in the future.

  • @sayftysayfty4228
    @sayftysayfty4228 Рік тому

    I remember playing Pirates Vikings and Knights a lot. I think it´s the first "Medivial Slasher"? Anyway, great Video.

  • @marioseabra6937
    @marioseabra6937 7 місяців тому

    Hey, I know I'm late, but just wanna say this is a great video. Here's hoping Triternion makes Mordhau II one day, with better map/gamemode design and more regular updates.

  • @sleepyjoe333
    @sleepyjoe333 Рік тому

    Yooo there is Терентий's (taerss, 9:17) footage in the video

  • @StorieswithBilly
    @StorieswithBilly Рік тому

    This video has convinced me that my decision to stick with bannerlord multiplayer was the right call, thanks buddy!

  • @KelebMoonDancer
    @KelebMoonDancer Рік тому +3

    First person hack and slashes like this will never, ever have a big audience. Period. They have a very high skill ceiling wich just ends with noobs being stomped and quitting. The game also actively punishes strategies noobs gravitate towards. It was near imposible for me to get any friends to play this game, wich honestly ended with me leaving to play other things with them.

  • @BrAkki
    @BrAkki Рік тому +1

    The most reasonable way to fix the bloody team killing must be for the red team to have blue blood.
    Problem solved!

  • @FatGuyWithAKatana
    @FatGuyWithAKatana 9 днів тому

    I am proud to say that I have improved greatly at not killing teammates when on Agatha. Sometimes in the heat of the moment you just see red and swing your sword at it but I've gotten better at redirecting it into the ground or the ceiling or a wall or just away from them when I notice the blue under the blood

  • @sadclownsad9396
    @sadclownsad9396 Рік тому +2

    I miss war of the roses

  • @WarthunderClipsAndShorts
    @WarthunderClipsAndShorts 4 місяці тому

    Somebody hasn't played chiv II

  • @mr.heccinkek8322
    @mr.heccinkek8322 Рік тому

    this looks fun im downloading mordhau again

  • @daviiidavo5100
    @daviiidavo5100 Рік тому

    Mordhau have modders to make a new game for them

  • @frankb5728
    @frankb5728 Рік тому +2

    damn, I'm here too early, 360p squad.

  • @iitzgh0st757
    @iitzgh0st757 Рік тому

    Where does the circle go?
    That's right, the square hole!
    BTW I'm suing you for using Oblivion OST.

  • @truemisto
    @truemisto Рік тому

    melee online games are tough cause your guy will never have the reflexes youd think he ought to due to the inevitable latency and input awkwardness

  • @adcaptandumvulgus4252
    @adcaptandumvulgus4252 Рік тому

    Rune Gold an og slasher like unreal tournament but melee only

  • @staffofthecrystalserpant7751
    @staffofthecrystalserpant7751 5 місяців тому +1

    Chivalry 2 needs to add battle royale. It think thats what it is

  • @EkoFranko
    @EkoFranko Рік тому +3

    You forgot war of the roses and war of the vikings from paradox interactive

  • @Iamconnorlee
    @Iamconnorlee 4 місяці тому

    Any game that starts off or becomes an Epic Games Store exclusive is a huge red flag. Actually even any games that aren’t exclusive sometimes go to shit (Rocket League trading)

  • @stormdisc
    @stormdisc Рік тому

    great video essay :)

  • @OversizedPringleToe
    @OversizedPringleToe Рік тому +1

    Exanima!

  • @red_ness_671
    @red_ness_671 Рік тому

    For honor is 🔥

    • @itswindle1580
      @itswindle1580 Рік тому +3

      For honor is awesome. It’s the people that play it that make me want to die when i play it.

  • @mercster
    @mercster Рік тому

    Have a sub.

  • @UberChargedTrollFace
    @UberChargedTrollFace 5 місяців тому

    i love mordhau lol

  • @brothertyler
    @brothertyler Рік тому +5

    "racism is bad" lmao

  • @Ayden-vi1io
    @Ayden-vi1io Місяць тому

    Chivalry 2 is good

  • @seth3491
    @seth3491 7 місяців тому

    Chivalry 2 is a step in the right direction, for the most part.
    Imagine chivalry 2 but without battle pass and mordhau tier customization and mod support

  • @michael3k80
    @michael3k80 6 місяців тому +1

    Idea that melee combat is easier then shooter to program is absolutely retar...hmm wrong. True Mordhau fight is super fun and probably better even then Ch2. Ch2 have much better levels and staff to do on them ...take you pick then.. ah and ch2 have paid customisations ...

  • @egan1499
    @egan1499 Рік тому +1

    mount and blade is far better than all others

  • @Dev_242
    @Dev_242 7 місяців тому

    played mordhaur again yesterday, chat was full of crybabies talking about how trans people should not exist and it being a mental disorder. Glad to see the community never changes, game is still fun tho.

  • @TheSharpmarksman
    @TheSharpmarksman Рік тому +1

    Whoa, i never realized the Mordhau community was THIS FUCKING BASED

  • @josedorsaith5261
    @josedorsaith5261 Рік тому +10

    Disagree that chat moderation is needed. Devs are better served putting their time and effort into fixing bugs & implementing new features
    If you're getting hurt by mean words in a game about caving your fellow man's head in with a frying pan, I don't know what to tell you

    • @_vxd_
      @_vxd_ Рік тому +9

      You’re missing the point though.
      The lack of chat moderation is why
      Mordhau garnered that reputation and is why new players are repulsed by the game. It’s self sabotage.

    • @spaceli0n
      @spaceli0n Рік тому

      @@_vxd_ not at all

    • @john-kn2re
      @john-kn2re 6 місяців тому

      people are totally bitch made today, it's not the developers' fault.

  • @alexfilisanu5462
    @alexfilisanu5462 Рік тому +1

    this genre has to be the worst medieval gaming genre. its only for sweats and tryhards, worse than any other

  • @lilidane8975
    @lilidane8975 7 місяців тому

    just try not to talk about racism with such a lack of knowledge, and you're good

  • @youknowdingo656
    @youknowdingo656 2 місяці тому

    this video kinda sucks. you put so much emphasis on mordhaus community and chiv2s monetisation and neglected the whole.. gameplay part.
    mordhau died because of the combat and lack of content, not because some people said the nword.

  • @theschnoz3385
    @theschnoz3385 9 місяців тому +1

    if you cant be racist in a game, the game isn't good

  • @Puca_Patchworks
    @Puca_Patchworks Рік тому +7

    Racism good

  • @timuravar8229
    @timuravar8229 Рік тому +4

    boohoo racism in my online video game!!! My wifes black boyfriend will now take away my youtube account and prevent me from posting:(!!!

  • @Impact36027
    @Impact36027 Рік тому +2

    chiv 2 is fun