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  • Опубліковано 28 гру 2024

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  • @GenieChef
    @GenieChef Рік тому +19169

    Anduin is probably the first CGI human ever that didn't trigger any uncanny valley effect in me. Absolutely insane.

    • @bobunder9944
      @bobunder9944 Рік тому +274

      Reminded me of Chris Pine

    • @Bathrezz1
      @Bathrezz1 Рік тому +679

      @@bobunder9944 reminded me of dese nuts

    • @James_Johnson79
      @James_Johnson79 Рік тому +240

      Steve Amell lawsuit incoming.

    • @Hodevine
      @Hodevine Рік тому +160

      Steve Amell wants his face back

    • @prophet1546
      @prophet1546 Рік тому +26

      Shia LaBeouf

  • @wildeyestudios5
    @wildeyestudios5 Рік тому +12873

    Who else doesn't play anymore but still enjoys the cinematics? Big applause for the animators team

    • @judeluckin4915
      @judeluckin4915 Рік тому +222

      Yea gametime is too expensive, miss the game so much but this was incredible to watch

    • @tolgaardc9528
      @tolgaardc9528 Рік тому +134

      never played and have no idea what is going on, but looks cool though

    • @arminarlert1953
      @arminarlert1953 Рік тому +71

      Its the only saving grace of WOW 😂

    • @pgiulan
      @pgiulan Рік тому +5

      Tears

    • @CanadianOffroad4x4
      @CanadianOffroad4x4 Рік тому +96

      It isnt the same anymore since WOTLK but my last official game was Cataclysm

  • @jumprx
    @jumprx Рік тому +7392

    This is the best looking CGI ever, rivaling some of the best seen in film. Anduin straight up looks real

    • @peeko_luxx2873
      @peeko_luxx2873 Рік тому +165

      He legit looks like my cousin when he was younger.. like exactly.. 😂😂😂💀

    • @furbabies11
      @furbabies11 Рік тому +97

      Where do you think all the money goes too? Surely not the two weeks worth of content

    • @Szuturon
      @Szuturon Рік тому +117

      Kinda looks like Stephen Amell (CW's Green Arrow actor)

    • @driedpotatoes
      @driedpotatoes Рік тому +123

      And then you log into the game and it's like runescape.

    • @tamas9554
      @tamas9554 Рік тому +85

      This is is pretty much the standard from Blizzard Entertainment, their cinematics were always the best in the industry

  • @rickjang3357
    @rickjang3357 8 місяців тому +2875

    Even Anduin have PTSD for Shadowlands, imagine the player who have to sit through the whole patches

  • @heksenshus
    @heksenshus Рік тому +4316

    And right after Magni comes out of the ground and yells "AZEROTH WOONS MY FRIENDS!"

    • @KiyokaMakibi
      @KiyokaMakibi Рік тому +234

      NOOO! *grabs mallet* YOU GET BACK IN THE GROUND!

    • @6sentient
      @6sentient Рік тому +208

      CHEMPIOOON

    • @06024d
      @06024d Рік тому +65

      NOT AGAIN... Considering even healing the woons is better than Torghast

    • @camsmyth101
      @camsmyth101 Рік тому +4

      😂

    • @SuperSjaak11
      @SuperSjaak11 Рік тому +18

      Wha' is it lass🎅

  • @courtjezter4
    @courtjezter4 Рік тому +3199

    Man, if only we could get 1 hour shorts with this type of cinematic, I'd go to the theatre to see them or buy them or whatever. Amazing!!!

    • @nathanielt.7747
      @nathanielt.7747 Рік тому +10

      Yes

    • @darynamangeldiyev7493
      @darynamangeldiyev7493 Рік тому +9

      Exactly

    • @heyred1368
      @heyred1368 Рік тому +43

      Sadly it won’t happen, it takes around 9 month for Blizz to create 4 minutes cinematic. Unless Microsoft could just buy Disney or Pixar that probably would help

    • @courtjezter4
      @courtjezter4 Рік тому

      Buzzkill! XD@@heyred1368

    • @Shogoeu
      @Shogoeu Рік тому +41

      If they're one hour long, they are not shorts.

  • @Joe-rv3rb
    @Joe-rv3rb Рік тому +6360

    Your not going to sit here and tell me that blizzard couldn't make a 2-and-a-half-hour movie with this quality and voice acting. Give us what we want!

    • @fentdealr
      @fentdealr Рік тому +202

      They already did man like 10 years ago 💀

    • @TinusRep
      @TinusRep Рік тому +654

      @@fentdealr He said with this quality.

    • @fraserwhyte9694
      @fraserwhyte9694 Рік тому +37

      the voice acting is horrific@@TinusRep

    • @Darth1Marik
      @Darth1Marik Рік тому +86

      They can't. They didn't make this, they outsource.

    • @hardcorepeewee
      @hardcorepeewee Рік тому +30

      Probably take 30 years

  • @PaddyRoon7
    @PaddyRoon7 9 місяців тому +711

    Beautiful touch when Thrall lets the blade rest on his body, it steadies Anduin's hand. Shows that his friends and their trust in him will get him through the trauma.

    • @briandougherty8800
      @briandougherty8800 5 місяців тому +10

      Noticed and thought the same thing, pretty dope

    • @TheMMObro
      @TheMMObro 4 місяці тому +1

      Was thinking that

  • @prodPavka
    @prodPavka Рік тому +6656

    This has to be the most realistic cinematic ever done. Blizzard cinematic department is from another planet.

    • @haberak3310
      @haberak3310 Рік тому +230

      Not just Blizzard, it's the most realistic I've seen from any studio, including dedicated movie studios

    • @vandermeerkaine9053
      @vandermeerkaine9053 Рік тому +52

      It was fantastic, up there with some of the Love, Death, and Robots episodes

    • @TheRealLisaJSimpson
      @TheRealLisaJSimpson Рік тому +145

      Blizzard's cinematic team carrying the entire company.

    • @clydemasterson1129
      @clydemasterson1129 Рік тому

      Yeah! They're straight up aliens!

    • @andsoitwas3046
      @andsoitwas3046 Рік тому +41

      it's outsourced, not made by blizzard themselves - but yeah it's probably one of the best cinematics ever made in terms of realism@@TheRealLisaJSimpson

  • @robertbenefiel2625
    @robertbenefiel2625 Рік тому +1869

    The look on Anduins face, the eyes, the quiver in the lips, even the jump when Thrall places his hand on Anduins shoulder, it was all done so well and probably the best simulation of emotion I've ever seen in CGI.

  • @usegamey
    @usegamey Рік тому +9687

    They outdid themselves with the quality of the filming this time!

    • @bishopdredd5349
      @bishopdredd5349 Рік тому +22

      Don’t they contract it out to special animation studios?

    • @Shadenium
      @Shadenium Рік тому +276

      The most boring cinematic ever done in the history of WoW.

    • @jordanicaly1393
      @jordanicaly1393 Рік тому +208

      @@ShadeniumNah dude

    • @marcuss.abildskov7175
      @marcuss.abildskov7175 Рік тому +37

      ​@@Shadeniumtotally lol

    • @Bram_Duin
      @Bram_Duin Рік тому +197

      @@Shadenium If only you understood the technical achievements made with this, you do realize this is CGI right? The fact they made it so realistic it almost doesn't trigger the uncanny valley is super impressive..

  • @ToKander
    @ToKander 7 місяців тому +820

    Anduin pulling the Lich King pose just kills me

    • @wovenwolf8320
      @wovenwolf8320 6 місяців тому +46

      Good foreshadowing.

    • @Tommybotham
      @Tommybotham 6 місяців тому +12

      ​@wovenwolf8320 it's cringe.

    • @joshb8496
      @joshb8496 6 місяців тому +37

      @@Tommybotham In what way?

    • @sirwhitemeat9785
      @sirwhitemeat9785 6 місяців тому +67

      @@joshb8496 epic things cant be appreciated by simple minds

    • @austinabrams2272
      @austinabrams2272 6 місяців тому +46

      ​@@Tommybotham your comment is the only cringe thing here

  • @usingarchbtw
    @usingarchbtw Рік тому +4651

    The cinematic team is unbelievably talented, you guys never disappoint.

    • @tonic316
      @tonic316 Рік тому +11

      Especially the managers directing it all. great job to them!

    • @morlock2200
      @morlock2200 Рік тому +58

      the only thing that never really dissapointed me about WoW has been the cinematic´s the story might not be the best. the game might not. but the cinematic´s like these have never been bad.

    • @SirAvila
      @SirAvila Рік тому +13

      Yeah we get this comment every cinematic. We get it.

    • @NickleForYourThoughts
      @NickleForYourThoughts Рік тому +2

      they just get better and better

    • @AsifIcarebear3
      @AsifIcarebear3 Рік тому +18

      All looks, no content.

  • @grandemage
    @grandemage Рік тому +653

    This is honestly some of the best CGI used yet. There are billion dollar movies that would be jealous of the fidelity used in this. Honestly great job to the trailer team!

  • @CyberJedi1
    @CyberJedi1 Рік тому +3342

    This crossed the difficult uncanny valley barrier, it looks completely photorealistic and believable, amazing job by the cinematics team

    • @midnightblue3285
      @midnightblue3285 Рік тому +18

      Imagine an engine like that

    • @zorbacosum1978
      @zorbacosum1978 Рік тому +74

      @@midnightblue3285 imagine the 3000$ gpu needed for that

    • @Hake2506
      @Hake2506 Рік тому +4

      Nope, not past it. Dangerously deep in it. This is great work but they could have, should have done soooo much better. This is just state of the art graphics and not ahead of it like it used to be.

    • @michaelkovalsky4907
      @michaelkovalsky4907 Рік тому +79

      @@Hake2506 Looks good to me, in fact it looks sufficiently good to where anything more is just unnecessary.

    • @AurigaStar
      @AurigaStar Рік тому +4

      Too bad the game itself isn't anything like this!

  • @AC-fi8ge
    @AC-fi8ge 9 місяців тому +1529

    Thrall casts *Therapy Aura*.

  • @zeaig
    @zeaig Рік тому +2538

    The cinematic quality jump is unreal, it seems like they got rid of the caricature proportions & stylizations entirely now, this is movie level stuff.

    • @zackjandali
      @zackjandali Рік тому +158

      blizzard has always made good cinematics but THIS?! this was INSANE!!

    • @Devonellah
      @Devonellah Рік тому +6

      Agree -- VERY impressed!!

    • @lixunxie6295
      @lixunxie6295 Рік тому +17

      And the narrative is much better than before. That "1000 years ago" transition subtitle in the trailer of Dragon Flight almost made me rofl.

    • @danieljurisevic
      @danieljurisevic Рік тому +10

      yeah the cinematic quality jump is unreal (5) xD

    • @gulutu
      @gulutu Рік тому

      ​@@lixunxie6295 do you really think 'eye of sauron' thing is much better?

  • @realastrophotography
    @realastrophotography Рік тому +2736

    Blizzard’s cinematic team is legendary. They’ve always pushed the limits of what’s possible even from the very first vanilla cinematic.

    • @mirceazaharia2094
      @mirceazaharia2094 Рік тому +46

      Now let's hope the rest of Blizz can measure up to the cinematic team.

    • @non_brewed_condiment
      @non_brewed_condiment Рік тому +6

      @@mirceazaharia2094 for real

    • @valenten89
      @valenten89 Рік тому +25

      Blizzards cinematic team is the only reason people keep coming back. Cause they give the players hope that something has changed for the better with Blizzard and their dev team.

    • @markjeffordjiz8934
      @markjeffordjiz8934 Рік тому +2

      ​@@SlickRickTPBTotally agree 💯

    • @codydorminey9757
      @codydorminey9757 Рік тому +9

      Honestly even since before vanilla

  • @mr.cookiecutter
    @mr.cookiecutter Рік тому +2080

    Andiun was Traumatized by Shadowlands, he just became the most relatable character in all of WoW for every player.

    • @thehousealwayswins8398
      @thehousealwayswins8398 Рік тому +271

      We were all traumatized by Shadowlands.

    • @jarus7618
      @jarus7618 Рік тому +34

      You're right...

    • @JustinSparfven
      @JustinSparfven Рік тому +70

      ​@@thehousealwayswins8398That's what the comment said... Hence, why it's relatable lol

    • @ElderRaven
      @ElderRaven Рік тому +8

      Bravo sir lol

    • @ankoe0803
      @ankoe0803 Рік тому +10

      @@thehousealwayswins8398 Shadowlands was good

  • @pokead245
    @pokead245 7 місяців тому +190

    After seeing Anduin grow up it hits different when he says he has no light man....

    • @AmocideB
      @AmocideB 5 місяців тому +24

      When you realize Anduin's going through what every DK goes through, it also hits different.

    • @agreb25
      @agreb25 5 місяців тому +2

      He just like me frfr

    • @RatedM123
      @RatedM123 5 місяців тому +1

      definitely

    • @tylermonday3558
      @tylermonday3558 5 місяців тому

      @@AmocideB DK?

    • @AmocideB
      @AmocideB 5 місяців тому +1

      @@tylermonday3558 death knight

  • @Bruder_Benny
    @Bruder_Benny Рік тому +2656

    The look of Anduin is so freaking awesome. you can feel his pain in his eyes

    • @bmo14lax
      @bmo14lax Рік тому +49

      We grew up with anduin 😢🫡

    • @devilmaycry2283
      @devilmaycry2283 Рік тому +26

      Yeah the cgi is evolving like crazy

    • @YalınÖzer
      @YalınÖzer Рік тому

      You are young we grew up with Arthas..@@bmo14lax

    • @viktor4183
      @viktor4183 Рік тому +10

      Now anduin looks like jesse pinkman

    • @Startrance85
      @Startrance85 Рік тому +13

      Anduin got PTSD from Shadowlands.

  • @LindaNancy86
    @LindaNancy86 Рік тому +2929

    Did anyone else notice the stance Anduin is in when he points his sword, it has WOTLK cinematic Arthas feels to it.

    • @MsLola2013
      @MsLola2013 Рік тому +137

      Blizzard keeps repeating itself. It's not the first time. Anduin did this in the BFA cinematic, then Sylvanas did it in the Maw.

    • @TheOriginal_Unaleska
      @TheOriginal_Unaleska Рік тому +214

      ​@@MsLola2013 Drawing parallel's from generational trauma.
      Anduin is to break that trauma.

    • @BMDowell
      @BMDowell Рік тому +121

      "After what I've seen? After what I've done?" - That harkens back to Saurfang in the "Old Soldier" cinematic from BFA.

    • @Krackerjax
      @Krackerjax Рік тому +42

      Yeah that was the point lil bro

    • @romantrojan1212
      @romantrojan1212 Рік тому +47

      "People like us dont get to hide" Saurfang to Thrall in another BFA cinematic@@BMDowell

  • @NetherStray
    @NetherStray Рік тому +2916

    2:30 That Arthas pose.
    Anduin is the Arthas that fought back against the darkness.

    • @EulianDax
      @EulianDax Рік тому +189

      Good catch! Whoa...

    • @FightClass3
      @FightClass3 Рік тому +98

      Always the same dumb fanservice...

    • @Kamikazenz1
      @Kamikazenz1 Рік тому +612

      ​@@FightClass3Always the perpetually upset fanbase

    • @bopo900
      @bopo900 Рік тому +257

      @@FightClass3 cry harder.

    • @iamwhoiam7887
      @iamwhoiam7887 Рік тому +75

      Frostmourne hungers

  • @ElementalGamer_-2018
    @ElementalGamer_-2018 7 місяців тому +226

    1:04 ''we dont get to hide'' Fun little call back when saurfang said the same thing to thrall in the ''Save Haven'' cinematic

  • @sirfelipejansen
    @sirfelipejansen Рік тому +2499

    Best CGI so far out there, hands down. No uncanny valley vibes. You can read Anduin face. Amazing.

    • @Kyriosv2
      @Kyriosv2 Рік тому +10

      Halo 2 anniversary is still the best CGI. This looks good but not even close imo

    • @ricknroll963
      @ricknroll963 Рік тому +90

      ​@@Kyriosv2bruh lol, best troll comment

    • @underslayer666
      @underslayer666 Рік тому +6

      Hes never looked so handsome! 🎉❤

    • @StarFyreXXX
      @StarFyreXXX Рік тому +9

      but you can tell he's CGI. They arent trying to make him true photo realistic.

    • @mop-kun2381
      @mop-kun2381 Рік тому +4

      hold my Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam Рік тому +3066

    Crazy to think World of Warcraft came out in 2004 and we still get cinematics 19 years later

    • @KaironKami
      @KaironKami Рік тому +143

      it's not crazy. It's crazy, that we will get hollywood like cinematics with such good quality of faces. CGI never fails by Blizzard for WoW.

    • @DevonTeaney
      @DevonTeaney Рік тому +62

      @@KaironKamieven if the level of action differs, the quality of cinematic for every expansion has been movie tier. From childhood to now they’ve never let us down in that aspect

    • @rogerhalverson1953
      @rogerhalverson1953 Рік тому +20

      @@KaironKami Their art team and director seem to ALWAYS bring top notch stuff.

    • @IIronixXxX
      @IIronixXxX Рік тому

      xd

    • @blackholesun4942
      @blackholesun4942 Рік тому +5

      Bot comment 🙄

  • @victorchan4415
    @victorchan4415 Рік тому +3199

    The CGI looks so realistic. Anduin's facial expressions are just seamless. Great work Blizzard!

    • @Mowthelawn3
      @Mowthelawn3 Рік тому +77

      When Blizzard wants to, they are the greatest CGI studio in the world

    • @Annihilus2000
      @Annihilus2000 Рік тому +34

      Way better expressions than Brie Larson.

    • @Muppet-kz2nc
      @Muppet-kz2nc Рік тому +16

      CGI is great but this story is old & tired, like most remaining WoW players. Compared to Cinematics from Vanilla, TBC, WOTLK, Cata, Pandaria, this is really lame.

    • @_Wake_Up_If_U_Can
      @_Wake_Up_If_U_Can Рік тому +2

      Wonder what they used to make it. Nvidia or AMD commercial graphics cards? How long did the production take? Like you said it looked so realistic.

    • @altide8784
      @altide8784 Рік тому +3

      Even Thralls eyes are full of emotions

  • @teejmorrison
    @teejmorrison 4 місяці тому +42

    This is THE greatest achievement of 3D animation that has ever existed. My lord... these people are immensely talented.

  • @forrrrestjohncave
    @forrrrestjohncave Рік тому +638

    It took me until Thrall showed up to realize this wasn't live action.

  • @ThisFace
    @ThisFace Рік тому +624

    With everything happening in the industry, I’m so glad that Blizzard’s cinematic team didn’t falter.

    • @aarengraves9962
      @aarengraves9962 Рік тому

      You are cringe and out of touch, your opinion doesn't represent WoW fans.
      Two people talking like philosophers... It's extremely bad and childish. Obviously nobody cares about Thrall's or Anduin's feelings and the views and likes are proof of this.
      Probably the worst cinematic in the history of World of Warcraft

    • @CBRN-115
      @CBRN-115 Рік тому +1

      Eh, Riot cinematics are better

    • @dcalliou7
      @dcalliou7 Рік тому +4

      ​@@CBRN-115lmfao that's undying bias right there

    • @Papitoti
      @Papitoti Рік тому

      Blizzard's cinematic team isn't going undo the damage that they have suffered during the last year.
      They are ruining their franchises one by one, it's pathetic.

    • @dcalliou7
      @dcalliou7 Рік тому

      @@Papitoti sure pepe

  • @thekhalanos3253
    @thekhalanos3253 Рік тому +2412

    This was genuinely, beautiful. If only they made the warcraft movie like this instead.

    • @Daz86.
      @Daz86. Рік тому +48

      or the game .....

    • @cnacma
      @cnacma Рік тому +213

      @@Daz86. the game? people's computers would explode trying to run it if they made the game look like this.

    • @r.i.t.randominterestingthi4031
      @r.i.t.randominterestingthi4031 Рік тому +19

      ​@@cnacmahe mean to actually fixed reforged instead of abandoning and trying to make it seems they actually do somthing other than editing stats like buffon

    • @Benrage321
      @Benrage321 Рік тому +26

      Would've been the biggest financial failure possible. They once presented some numbers on the cost of such animation. Would be the most expensive movie ever.

    • @Morte_n
      @Morte_n Рік тому +2

      Or just more of the Diablo 4 cinematics instead of ingame animations... :(

  • @soulyouth
    @soulyouth 7 місяців тому +97

    After reading Anduin's short story this hits so much harder, Thrall saying he trusts him mirroring what Cynda during the attack on their town, snapping him out of it. Anduin's writing has been on point since legion.

    • @staticmonkey8436
      @staticmonkey8436 6 місяців тому +5

      What is the name of that story? Where did you find it?

    • @Daydreamer343
      @Daydreamer343 6 місяців тому

      @@staticmonkey8436 It's "The Calling" and you can find it on WoW's main website, there's a whole section for short stories and related material!

  • @Shmiite
    @Shmiite Рік тому +1216

    Blizzard disappoints in many ways but cinematics is never one of them. Insane job by the team!

    • @danial9977
      @danial9977 Рік тому +29

      art team always carried this game

    • @Raii_Chu
      @Raii_Chu Рік тому +7

      Dragonflight *cough*

    • @lukewithann7256
      @lukewithann7256 Рік тому +7

      just makes the lack of quality of the expansion even more painful

    • @dbix11
      @dbix11 Рік тому +5

      Idk was Anduin really going to run his blade through thrall? needlessly dramatic

    • @vantao9408
      @vantao9408 Рік тому

      ​@@Raii_Chushadowlands, bfa big time

  • @tc63132
    @tc63132 Рік тому +783

    No matter what else is going on with the game you can count on the cinematics. wow that was good.

    • @GenJuhru
      @GenJuhru Рік тому +5

      The game, the company, there's just this one thing you can trust Blizz on. 🔥

    • @flyingegle4099
      @flyingegle4099 Рік тому +6

      @Aszkalon cope

    • @Donpurples
      @Donpurples Рік тому +2

      ​@Aszkalonthere been many wow copies,none of them has ever lasted that very long the run against wow. Wow even has subscription and that says alot about our love to this game

    • @austinroderick7967
      @austinroderick7967 Рік тому +2

      What are you talking about Thrall and Anduin were crying like little girls the whole time, NOT EVEN SYLVANNAS CRIED THESE CHARACTERS ARE LITERALLY WORSE THEN THE WOMEN WHEN IT COMES TO CONTROLLING THEIR EMOTIONS

    • @GioFan201051
      @GioFan201051 Рік тому +3

      @@austinroderick7967 Who in Warcraft does even control their emotions? Every character except maybe the titan creations are super emotional and impulsive. MoP has more than one questchain stating that.

  • @liviuirimia0904
    @liviuirimia0904 Рік тому +430

    Beautiful cinematic. The art and sound team knocked it out of the park once again.

  • @autrider4128
    @autrider4128 8 місяців тому +88

    The Expression on Adnuins Face is absolutely crazy. These Cinematics are on top.

  • @johnocal3771
    @johnocal3771 Рік тому +200

    Everything is in the Eyes.... and they nailed it. Simply Beautiful.

  • @jameschristophercirujano6650
    @jameschristophercirujano6650 Рік тому +422

    It's okay Anduin, we have no idea what you did, we skipped Shadowlands!

  • @ricardomora9913
    @ricardomora9913 Рік тому +458

    This are the movies we need to see, this cinematics have always being movie worthy.

    • @86Corvus
      @86Corvus Рік тому +10

      No we need wod style cinematics and not this.

    • @Xeshiraz
      @Xeshiraz Рік тому

      Exactly!!!!!!!!!!

  • @blackfriar84
    @blackfriar84 8 місяців тому +281

    Time by itself, heals nothing. That line broke me.

    • @neilesguerra
      @neilesguerra 8 місяців тому +1

      These are retelling of the past, these are quotes back from the Middle Ages.

    • @QuietTokes
      @QuietTokes 8 місяців тому +16

      We all live through that in life, with mistakes we once made. Things we wish we could change.

    • @Sunnygirl305
      @Sunnygirl305 7 місяців тому +15

      @@QuietTokes but you are not your past

    • @xxxpurexxxstrength
      @xxxpurexxxstrength 7 місяців тому

      Is that thrall…

    • @Nemchick
      @Nemchick 7 місяців тому +8

      And it's also very wrong. Just by time passing your emotional response to past memories weaken, this is how human biology works. On the countrary any support does nothing if not enough time have passed.

  • @mangomariel
    @mangomariel Рік тому +210

    Man seeing Thrall and Anduin together looks 100% believable and natural. This is amazing!

  • @Daervar
    @Daervar Рік тому +1347

    Whoever designed Anduin here, the look, the subtle details... wow....

  • @alricmalicorne321
    @alricmalicorne321 Рік тому +263

    The Horde and the Alliance face their greatest foe yet....
    Depression.

  • @evilmarius
    @evilmarius 4 місяці тому +7

    You are Anduin Wrynn, son of Varian Wrynn. You always have light, you always have hope.

  • @DefaultDanielSGaming
    @DefaultDanielSGaming Рік тому +367

    Chris Metzen really knows how to deliver an announcement

    • @blackvial
      @blackvial Рік тому +52

      He has charisma

    • @Ryquard1
      @Ryquard1 Рік тому +27

      ​@@blackvialand took the inspiring leader feat too

    • @aimene_.
      @aimene_. Рік тому +8

      He needs to know because the cinematic is very bad. I'm not talking about the graphics.

    • @Pepegalord
      @Pepegalord Рік тому +4

      He wasnt even back until recently...

    • @Dataraptor-v9l
      @Dataraptor-v9l Рік тому +3

      FYI He was creative advisor of Blizzard since 2022 already @@Pepegalord

  • @skinsegan
    @skinsegan Рік тому +219

    Wasn't entirely sure if Anduin was CGI or not. So frickin good!

  • @4F0xSake
    @4F0xSake Рік тому +365

    Truly one of the most beautiful animated cinematics I've ever seen.

  • @Kaszkieciorz_TG
    @Kaszkieciorz_TG 8 місяців тому +31

    Can't believe they revived Paul Walker for this clip

    • @jimmiekarlsson4458
      @jimmiekarlsson4458 7 місяців тому +3

      He never died, he was simply hiding just to show up for this cinematic. then he went in to hiding again

  • @TheDuality0fMan
    @TheDuality0fMan Рік тому +645

    There is so much pain, so beautifully portrayed here. This cinematic is so tight compared to the others. There's no sweeping battles, or pomp and flash. This is an incredibly powerful way to reintroduce Anduin.

  • @thecringekid5744
    @thecringekid5744 Рік тому +591

    Glad to see Anduin is now rocking the middle aged cut in his 20's

    • @almas4663
      @almas4663 Рік тому +36

      He's past 20's by now

    • @Subtledge-
      @Subtledge- Рік тому +38

      He've seen stuff.

    • @DAYBROK3
      @DAYBROK3 Рік тому +18

      no longer the little boy indeed

    • @crystalclark1025
      @crystalclark1025 Рік тому +57

      Anduin went from Brad Pitt to Karl Urban

    • @midnightblue3285
      @midnightblue3285 Рік тому +31

      @@crystalclark1025 weird, for me he doesn't look anduin he look tottaly different model and character ? why they changed him ? and why he is aged so fast ?

  • @ArumarTheGrateful
    @ArumarTheGrateful Рік тому +686

    Man wish you guys did full length movies like this

    • @gasser5001
      @gasser5001 Рік тому +88

      They really dropped the ball with the movie franchise. They could have made billions from it.

    • @Nydas
      @Nydas Рік тому +57

      The costs to do that would be astronomical. Just these couple minute videos take ages.

    • @BFG-hv2ml
      @BFG-hv2ml Рік тому +6

      You are probably right, sadly@@Nydas

    • @Bleilock1
      @Bleilock1 Рік тому +2

      Ot would literally be many times more expensive than oppenheimer and barbie combined
      Thats why we dont get them...

    • @thepimpyoda
      @thepimpyoda Рік тому +5

      ​@@NydasAvatar has entered the chat

  • @zuque6199
    @zuque6199 5 місяців тому +16

    Just saw the official cinematic and came back to watch this because this has more emotion then the other video full of pixels

  • @bobbyrabii6119
    @bobbyrabii6119 Рік тому +851

    The way Anduin grips his sword after each little speech is an amazing lifelike telll of someone under immense stress trying to hold it together

    • @ryansauer5964
      @ryansauer5964 Рік тому +41

      he's also holding it similar to how the Litch King Arthas did during the WoTLK cinematic.

    • @ArantyrDarkhand
      @ArantyrDarkhand Рік тому +18

      He just did like Arthas seens like foreshadowing.

    • @bmar192
      @bmar192 Рік тому +17

      Also how thrall stabilizes his shaking sword by putting his chest to the tip of the swords blade to show him he actually trust him.
      It’s a small detail, but it’s a huge one!

    • @ConnorNotyerbidness
      @ConnorNotyerbidness Рік тому +3

      @@ArantyrDarkhandnot foreshadowing. Its referencing when he was under the jailers control

    • @ArantyrDarkhand
      @ArantyrDarkhand Рік тому +1

      @@ConnorNotyerbidness Well or foreshadow that still something there.

  • @bobbob-iq8yn
    @bobbob-iq8yn Рік тому +158

    The music and VA compliments the cinematic SO WELL. Absolute legends...

  • @DylanF
    @DylanF Рік тому +535

    The acting for Anduin is spot on. The distress, guilt and grief he's feeling is excellently portrayed to the viewer. The shaking of the eyes, the head snap when Thrall touches him and the quivering of his voice, it's so authentic. This is on another level of excellence.

    • @dominicluptak8488
      @dominicluptak8488 Рік тому +9

      Crazy how it's CGI and not acting

    • @vincentfdrums
      @vincentfdrums Рік тому +25

      @@dominicluptak8488 It's most definitely motion capture, so there is someone acting and the VFX artists based their renders on that performance. Nonetheless the quality is absolutely impeccable.

    • @VraulJawrip
      @VraulJawrip Рік тому +23

      @@vincentfdrumsThey said somewhere in an interview there was no mocap on this. All handmade animations directed by Chris Metzen and the team he has.

    • @clogs4956
      @clogs4956 Рік тому +9

      @@VraulJawripif that’s the case, this cinematic is beyond awesome.

    • @preds43
      @preds43 Рік тому

      ​@@VraulJawripWarcraft cinematics like this are almost always godly fr

  • @LeeRenthlei
    @LeeRenthlei 10 місяців тому +20

    Blizzard just give us an animated movie already! We know you can make it.

  • @haldir19871987
    @haldir19871987 Рік тому +102

    Love how Thrall’s chest/heart steadies Anduin’s sword/hand.

  • @ajbolt7
    @ajbolt7 Рік тому +214

    Anduin's theme hits different every single time. That melody just gets me man

  • @Heartscream91
    @Heartscream91 Рік тому +721

    That moment where Thrall is just giving Anduin that cold blank stare..
    Our Boy Thrall has literally seen so much and always helped people overcome their darkness. He’s seen so much of similar struggle.. Idk the way he just gave that cold blank look got me. Feels like if anyone understood how Anduin felt, I’d be Thrall. 😢

    • @daltoncook209
      @daltoncook209 Рік тому +64

      Thrall sees his own arc, he blamed himself for Garrosh’s war and he fled. Anduin does the same.

    • @Aequitas887
      @Aequitas887 Рік тому +6

      personally would have wish thrall would have died instead of any other horde character.

    • @microwire007
      @microwire007 Рік тому +1

      Poor Taretha....

    • @kaelmic7476
      @kaelmic7476 Рік тому +5

      ​@radensukiperish

    • @Davesothoth
      @Davesothoth Рік тому +3

      Nothing cold or blank about it

  • @LoneCoast
    @LoneCoast Рік тому +22

    I've never played World of Warcraft... this makes me want to play World of Warcraft.

  • @JohnnyStigStaff
    @JohnnyStigStaff Рік тому +844

    It's really impressive that they managed to find an actor who looks just like Anduin

    • @jamesbernards8409
      @jamesbernards8409 Рік тому +27

      😂

    • @denxx56
      @denxx56 Рік тому +417

      Even more impressive that they managed to find an actor that looks like Thrall

    • @lucromel
      @lucromel Рік тому +64

      @@denxx56 Good ole, Ron Perlman

    • @Sussurrus
      @Sussurrus Рік тому +7

      ROFL @@denxx56

    • @Hyukju_Cha
      @Hyukju_Cha Рік тому +7

      The most impressive part is that they found an actor that looks just like Gorribal

  • @LayllasLocker
    @LayllasLocker Рік тому +417

    The quality of this cinematic is INSANE. just WOW

    • @shake9662
      @shake9662 Рік тому +7

      It is WOW, good job!

    • @LayllasLocker
      @LayllasLocker Рік тому

      @@shake9662 they never fail. ♥

    • @shake9662
      @shake9662 Рік тому +1

      @@LayllasLocker yeah this cinematic is the coolest one since WOTLK in my opinion

  • @SoApost
    @SoApost Рік тому +317

    "You needed time. We stayed away. But time, by itself, heals nothing." Epic words!

    • @Masteroftheweb
      @Masteroftheweb Рік тому +6

      But time heals all wounds!

    • @Perid0tStar
      @Perid0tStar Рік тому +2

      I've been thinking about that quote all morning.

    • @newera478
      @newera478 Рік тому +3

      ​@@MasterofthewebOnly physical ones.

    • @Jyul1
      @Jyul1 Рік тому +5

      ​@@MasterofthewebThe Wundz! Champion!

    • @colebaker6110
      @colebaker6110 Рік тому +2

      Nah. Those are emotional and potentially swaying words. Epic lines would be something like "you are not prepared" or "we will never be slaves, but we will be conquerors" or " the whole of azeroth will break, all will burn beneath the shadow of my wing"

  • @louievelayo4100
    @louievelayo4100 Рік тому +101

    The boy Anduin hath becometh...
    *THE MANDUIN!*

  • @Vsevolod720
    @Vsevolod720 Рік тому +528

    wow they finaly noticed the sword of Sargeras, it took time for sure

    • @Gigusx
      @Gigusx 10 місяців тому +83

      What sword?

    • @CustodianHadrian
      @CustodianHadrian 10 місяців тому +58

      What sword?

    • @Salmon_Toastie
      @Salmon_Toastie 10 місяців тому +35

      Now they gotta update the mountain they’re both sitting on to higher res textures.

    • @Snackable_
      @Snackable_ 9 місяців тому +11

      What sword?

    • @WadeWilson-
      @WadeWilson- 9 місяців тому +9

      What words?

  • @pappitoce1992
    @pappitoce1992 Рік тому +246

    This looks incredible ! Huge props to the cinematic team, well done guys. Hopefully the game will manage to bring out the joy it used to.

  • @Twehb
    @Twehb Рік тому +94

    CGI Anduin looks more real than some of the top shelf actors I've seen, that's wild. Amazing job!

  • @bogdanpetretudorascu363
    @bogdanpetretudorascu363 9 місяців тому +11

    Forever in love with warcraft cinematics. You have my eternal gratitude for making these and it's a priviledge to behold them. Thank you

  • @rsmith8113
    @rsmith8113 Рік тому +51

    Did you notice that Thrall when his out of focus, looks like young Thrall with his OG armour? It’s a nice detail

  • @hunterb40
    @hunterb40 Рік тому +366

    The music adds so much to this scene, it just drove home every emotion being potrayed for me.

  • @Ps4sneakerhead
    @Ps4sneakerhead Рік тому +325

    Loved the sword pose of Anduin which is almost identical to the Lich King before waking up Sindragosa, seen in the WOTLK trailer.

    • @HTWW
      @HTWW Рік тому +3

      To me it looked more like that frame in BfA cinematic where Anduin orders his troops to charge.

    • @Toxicfox63
      @Toxicfox63 Рік тому +26

      Also the "my son"

    • @AdrianRuiz-wb5mo
      @AdrianRuiz-wb5mo Рік тому +8

      This just blown up my mind so hard... Anduin to be the next lich king??

    • @MarUlberg
      @MarUlberg Рік тому +15

      @@AdrianRuiz-wb5mo Whos gonna tell him?

    • @Blade0091
      @Blade0091 Рік тому +1

      Reused animations is something very common. Lowers the cost of production, you know.

  • @SecMem
    @SecMem 11 місяців тому +17

    can't get over the level of detail and realism, by the light.

  • @Asyipyip
    @Asyipyip Рік тому +134

    the incorporation of Anduin's Theme (one of my favorite songs in all of WoW, tbh) here was SO well done.

  • @julabotak3060
    @julabotak3060 Рік тому +419

    please dont disappoint us blizzard, this cinematic is great

  • @RaptorGoesRAWR
    @RaptorGoesRAWR Рік тому +116

    The cinematics team deserves major props for this one. Probably the most consistent quality over time and they never disappoint.

  • @bonestryke5391
    @bonestryke5391 7 місяців тому +7

    This is one of the greatest WoW cinematics of all time. It nearly brings me to tears every time. This is genuinely what Warcraft is all about.

  • @Voidress
    @Voidress Рік тому +229

    Anduin says "You're here to tell me we don't get to hide". In the BFA cinematic, the Mak'gora between Saurfang and Sylvannas, Saurfang says "My old friend" then Thrall says "We don't get to hide"
    Also, Anduin pointing his sword towards Thrall is the same way the Lich King pointed his sword in the Wrath of the Lich King cinematic.
    Absolutely brilliant!

    • @azureapathy92
      @azureapathy92 Рік тому +17

      Saurfang was the first to say that to thrall when he found him hiding and killed two of sylvanas rogues

    • @gemmabarnes
      @gemmabarnes Рік тому +8

      Well Anduin was being made into Lich King Point 2

    • @Stumn98
      @Stumn98 Рік тому +9

      He's also saying "After what I've seen, After what I've done". Saurfang said same thing before the Battle for Lorderon

    • @jayc5695
      @jayc5695 Рік тому +2

      nice catch on all these points!

    • @nik0_plays
      @nik0_plays Рік тому

      it was him heading down Arthas path before been pulled back by Thrall

  • @URSoDead2Me
    @URSoDead2Me Рік тому +164

    You can clearly see in Thrall's eyes, that he feels the pain and anguish that he knows Anduin is going thru and Thrall hurts for him. This cinematic is absolutely beautiful you guys. Thank you for what you do and making WoW still look this good after all these years. Respect 💪

  • @Gamakatana
    @Gamakatana Рік тому +75

    The Arthas reference with the pose is incredible.

    • @Dayz3O6
      @Dayz3O6 Рік тому +15

      yeah it is but that is all they got, pulling the nostalgic string of WrathLK while butchering Arthas back in SL.

    • @Gamakatana
      @Gamakatana Рік тому +5

      @@Dayz3O6 Arthas served his purpose, 25 anima is no small deal.

  • @Seck02
    @Seck02 4 місяці тому +7

    Who comes after Chris Metzen's interview talking about the World Soul Saga

  • @alexpro8846
    @alexpro8846 Рік тому +238

    How Anduin feels is the state of our world right now.

    • @Soldruid
      @Soldruid Рік тому +19

      Exactly. And sylvanas story has been my life so far .

    • @richardshiflett5181
      @richardshiflett5181 Рік тому +7

      He needs to man up and hook up with Talia. It's the only way he can honor Fordragon.

    • @graddeos
      @graddeos Рік тому +2

      @@richardshiflett5181 That will happen 100%. Taelia and Anduin will end up together.

    • @allanaalberto9730
      @allanaalberto9730 Рік тому +10

      Thats what happens when you spend 2 years doing dailies in the Maw

    • @blacksun6245
      @blacksun6245 Рік тому

      ​@@allanaalberto9730😑 Please don't remind me

  • @hassamlatif1169
    @hassamlatif1169 Рік тому +505

    The reveal of Sargeras's sword sent chills down my spine

    • @Albel7
      @Albel7 Рік тому +23

      Would be cool if Illidan makes an appearance

    • @callumstones3837
      @callumstones3837 Рік тому +7

      ​@Albel7 seems that its all to do with time he might aswell. But if he does chance are it's an illidan that has lives much longer since the time we last saw him.

    • @deanmasteller4203
      @deanmasteller4203 Рік тому +21

      What sword ?

    • @yeggeg
      @yeggeg Рік тому +2

      ​@@callumstones3837Well hear me out, im thinking every single important character who is still alive is gonna come back during the WorldSoul saga

    • @VValkyr
      @VValkyr Рік тому

      Just the same way it sent chills down my spine the first time they shown it in Legion ending cinematic.

  • @warenxitta
    @warenxitta Рік тому +30

    You can see in Anduin's eyes and face that all that pain and experience has made him grow... He is no longer the little lion anymore

    • @KaranGoswamikenz
      @KaranGoswamikenz 10 місяців тому +2

      They gonna have the most epic explosion of light when he next time calls out to the holy light

  • @albertobenucci-s2h
    @albertobenucci-s2h 7 місяців тому +14

    top notch soundtrack, hits you right in the heart

  • @ChillYourMind
    @ChillYourMind Рік тому +474

    *GOOSEBUMPS!!*

    • @mrlozano
      @mrlozano Рік тому +16

      EVEN THE GOOSES WATCHED THIS AND GOT PEOPLEBUMPS!

    • @avthateck
      @avthateck Рік тому +1

      @@mrlozano underrated

  • @schwif
    @schwif Рік тому +33

    The parallele between "what I've seen, what I've done" is the same thing saur fang said in the other cinematic back in BFA.

    • @Elchupanibres
      @Elchupanibres 10 місяців тому

      the sum of ur actions, its what shapes you, it was needed to have happend, for good or bad, same goes for saurfang or anduin

  • @andreluiszipf9736
    @andreluiszipf9736 Рік тому +127

    This gave me chills just like the daughter of the seas cinematic.

    • @lohcantfail
      @lohcantfail Рік тому +14

      That alone brought me back for bfa, whoever the director was nailed it & then some.

  • @TheCeekon
    @TheCeekon 11 місяців тому +8

    Anduin in this looks UNCANNILY similar to an IRL buddy of mine, me and my friends were unnerved by the resemblance.

  • @Zaratrustme
    @Zaratrustme Рік тому +143

    Anduin, we've seen you grown, have faith, loosing it... And you keep fighting, so do we, the people behind. Never give up your light, people, no matter how dark it turns

  • @O4OUR
    @O4OUR Рік тому +157

    Anduin pulling the Arthas pose was incredible.

  • @Bukal9209
    @Bukal9209 Рік тому +63

    The quality of Anduin is freaking INSANE. You beat your last record every time new WoW cinematic comes up, amazing!

  • @Chris9183
    @Chris9183 11 місяців тому +46

    notice the light in Shalamayne is gone

  • @sinanotomanu9550
    @sinanotomanu9550 Рік тому +121

    2:30 reference to Arthas in the WOTLK trailer.
    Beautiful.

    • @Bambuchurik
      @Bambuchurik Рік тому +11

      And to Saurfang from the bfa cinematic with zip troll before the siege of Lordaeron (What i've seen, what i've done)

  • @Xenomorph1508
    @Xenomorph1508 Рік тому +84

    That Anduin Theme hits me every time. Thank you Neal Acree ❤

    • @Mrpropretop5
      @Mrpropretop5 Рік тому

      do you know the name of this song ? it seems amazing !!

  • @aussiespringbok8504
    @aussiespringbok8504 Рік тому +65

    So much raw emotion in this, got goosebumps watching it, well done.

  • @level80Lamonoy
    @level80Lamonoy 5 місяців тому +8

    This one feels more like an Official Cinematic Trailer rather than the newly uploaded one.

  • @Blistoz
    @Blistoz Рік тому +153

    Watched it for the 3rd time today. The chills are still there

    • @f34r0r
      @f34r0r Рік тому +4

      I'm literally shaking.

  • @nyfs322
    @nyfs322 Рік тому +180

    maan everytime WoW release their cinematic they just always give me chills. They made the details even more realistic . The team who made this is like 100 yrs. advance compare to the other film makers

  • @Darkry
    @Darkry Рік тому +291

    3:15 that transition to Anduin's theme is just... tear evocating.

    • @azureapathy92
      @azureapathy92 Рік тому +14

      And his father saying his name

    • @nosleeveproductions
      @nosleeveproductions Рік тому +3

      Did you learn that big word from your gnome mage

    • @vividly94
      @vividly94 Рік тому

      Its really not that sad. Lol.

    • @Darkry
      @Darkry Рік тому +3

      @@vividly94 not really sad... But rather emotional.

    • @azureapathy92
      @azureapathy92 Рік тому

      @@vividly94 for you maybe.

  • @JohnJack-ur8rl
    @JohnJack-ur8rl Рік тому +27

    So Anduin is basically Jessy from breaking bad