FILMMAKER REACTS TO STARCRAFT 2 | HEART OF THE SWARM AND LEGACY OF THE VOID CINEMATIC TRAILERS!

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:57 Reaction | Wings of Liberty
5:51 Reaction | Heart of the Swarm
8:43 Reaction | Legacy of the Void
12:11 Breakdown | Wings of Liberty
16:43 Breakdown | Heart of the Swarm
23:42 Breakdown | Legacy of the Void
27:36 Final Comments & Outro
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@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

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@TheLordsynfel 10 месяцев назад

The queen of blades was a badass villain the dream was a dream of the past her, but also forshadowed an invasion she starts later in game after retaking the zerg swarm, also the story of the games are about 3 races on a war for survival many, wars and under diferent circuntances each

@Minature.Moments 10 месяцев назад

I don't care that the sponsor info is really early in the vid. Based on how many people do it, it must be required. But the intro portion and the sponsored portion should be separate in the video timeline IMO

@J3553xAnotherFan 10 месяцев назад

I've binged all of your videos just now and I am not normally a person who enjoys reaction content. I will say that I love that you let the video play. Even though I have seen these cinematics before; Watching & reacting with you as it plays out is enjoyable. I personally would like to see more Overwatch cinematic reaction content. I haven't played the game since the first year of release, but I still love the cinematics. Have you considered recording your gameplay and reacting/ discussing the story as you play it through?

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for commenting my friend, I actually did do that but the sponsor asked me to remove it. Hopefully it wasn't too much of a disturbance. KZ

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

@@J3553xAnotherFanthank you so much, I'm glad you're enjoying my videos. It really means a lot. More Overwatch videos to come so don't worry, I've already decided which one it will be✌🏻. I've not ever thought about streaming or capturing my gameplay before. I'll have to think about it some more, thank you for the suggestion. KZ

@sudeshpillay5109 10 месяцев назад

Fun fact , in the legacy of the void one the time it takes for the pylon to warp in is exactly the same amount of time it takes in the game to warp in.

@AshenVictor 9 месяцев назад

It isn't. It's about three times as long. The archon merge is the in-game length.

@zachary8569 8 месяцев назад

There were a lot of awesome gameplay-inspired moments in that one. The templar waited until they were weakened to merge into an archon. Very often the pro players do that to get the most out of their templar units before merging. And the banelings trying to take down the pylon because they know it comes with reinforcements. Such a good cinematic for many reasons.

@shelldie8523 7 месяцев назад

The unit warp in time is fk all tho

@itshunni8346 7 месяцев назад

@@AshenVictor Bros been in too deep playing fastest the last decade. it is the actual speed.

@miculucianionel9332 7 месяцев назад

I play at normal speed. I absolutely hate playing faster because units move very fast kinda like real insects and lose their weight and inertia feel which kills the game for me.

@sbsftw4232 10 месяцев назад

Tychus Findlay's line at the end of the first cinematic echoes the sentiments of the entire StarCraft fanbase at the time. The first game released in 1998 and the sequel didn't come until 2010. "It's about time" indeed.

@RancorSnp 10 месяцев назад

With Starcraft 2 starting development somewhere in 2002ish (the earliest gameplay footage they released is from 2005 and that's build #365) I'm sure it echoed the sentiments of the dev team just as much as it did of fans ^^'

@lippyausletzeburg1455 10 месяцев назад

My Mom called my at Work. The preorderd Starcaft 2 CD!!! ( NOT online) was delivered. I walk to my Boss : Boss I need a few Vakation Days, He agreed. I went Home an just playd the Story strait in 1 GO. ( ok i feld asleep on the Pc )

@Bamelin01 10 месяцев назад

Spoiler: It's also the last voiceline in the epilogue when kerrigan gets back to reynor

@kaalesrex2933 10 месяцев назад

I remember the date my grandmother died because she died 27. July 2010 ... and I'm horrible with dates without my agenda... 12 years since brood war and 8 years since rumours started spreading about SC2 developement ... and they truly delivered ^^ although i don't play anymore .. too old and too much other stuff going on to train up the skills

@4nthr4x 10 месяцев назад

came here for this

@EvLch3dd4r 10 месяцев назад

I always thought of Blizzard as a cinematics company that makes games. Their art team and cinematics team are unbelievable.

@Jagernotty 10 месяцев назад

I still think Wrath of the Lich King is the greatest cinematic ever made. 15 years later and it still holds up.

@DoctorM42 10 месяцев назад

Were. Past tense.

@SeandeDios 10 месяцев назад

I think it's Blur Studios that's done their cinematics

@peterpan4038 10 месяцев назад

@@DoctorM42 Well, no. The art and cinematics team continues to be great... but the games that come out with said cinematics have gone down the shitter.

@Cornu341 10 месяцев назад

@@Jagernotty that cinematic is great, when you know about Arthas` story. If you do not know, it is a well made, but not very impressive trailer.

@russell9153 10 месяцев назад

10:18 *POWER OVERWHELMING* Goosebumps every time.

@sintanan469 10 месяцев назад

That archon is probably one of the best moments in any Blizzard cinematic. The only thing that might rival it is Wrath or the Lich King.

@lippyausletzeburg1455 10 месяцев назад

My Life for Aiur

@GenJuhru 10 месяцев назад

It's a glimpse of the direness of the Protoss faction, like dayum..

@jackthompson7546 10 месяцев назад

Favorite race will always be protoss, but the line when a Battle cruiser comes online is forever a top of mine for some weird reason xD "Battle cruiser, operational"

@sintanan469 10 месяцев назад

@@jackthompson7546 It is just such a simple promise of the power available. No need to hype it up, no screaming, no threats or promises. Just "your flagship is here".

@TerenceWht 10 месяцев назад

The ending of the 'Heart of the Swarm' trailer where Kerrigan wakes up is especially powerful because you dont know if what you saw is a memory, a dream, or a premonition of things to come.

@rusozawr4969 10 месяцев назад

Oh, actually, her waking up is after that battle that unfolds on the screen. She ravages the city and it looks like Terrans lost, but in the end, Kerrigan is captured.

@marks7484 9 месяцев назад

@@rusozawr4969ehm, you do realize that city is Augustgrad, y'know, korhal? She was captured on Char, brought to umojan facility, then HOTS happens, and it ends with invasion of Korhal.

@rusozawr4969 9 месяцев назад

@@marks7484 maybe baby

@SynneDennis 9 месяцев назад

@@rusozawr4969 just admit you misinterpreted the scene.

@rusozawr4969 9 месяцев назад

@@SynneDennis never 😡 angy!

@Linkman95 10 месяцев назад

Knowing a bit about the Protoss really adds to the last trailer. They warp in structures and units, so when the probe (the little robot dude) starts the warp, it starts the stakes of "this needs to finish, these guys need to protect this thing, or else every thing was for nothing" Its sort of a securing the beaches of normandy moment.

@sangun123 10 месяцев назад

literally when he's going to make his last stand and the pylon finally warps in, it's literally like the end of endgame lmao

@ngocongnguyen 9 месяцев назад

Totally agree. That pylon is the last hope to warp the Protoss reinforcements. That's why the whole remained army risked their lives protecting it until completion. I am also annoyed that the video owner does not know anything about Starcraft, but make reacting videos on the great Starcraft trailers

@kaollachan 9 месяцев назад

@@sangun123 i love how the probe even get named and turner into a hero in Heart of the Storms XD

@Zerradable 9 месяцев назад

@@sangun123not the first time a big movies/studios copied a Blizzard cinematic.

@stevef68 9 месяцев назад

I still want to know - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PROBE??

@gaborkalocsa1840 10 месяцев назад

I know it was mostly fanservice, but the line "power overwhelming" is something that gets me every freaking time. Like someone else mentioned, goosebumps. And after the sole probe finished building the proxy pylon, so mass reinforcements can finally warp in, man, that right there is exactly how you speak to your consumer base. To see actual game mechanics serve as a base for the brief story you want to tell, just pure beauty. Starcraft will remain one of my greatest memories when it comes to gaming, the productional and creative value was beyond measure, not to mention true spirit and passion. Blizzard still had those back then, amazing cinematics indeed, messengers of a cool era of gaming.

@CyRxJustin 7 месяцев назад

I think HotS had the best intro cinematic from an outside point of view, but if you play the game then LotV is the coolest for sure. I was so invested in the fight that I wasn't really thinking about the building warping in; I wasn't even sure it wasn't just a cinematic-only kind of thing, but when it was revealed that it was a Pylon warping in it got me so hyped.

@Hari-du6pt 7 месяцев назад

I was so incredibly bad at the game, never got over 70 apm but I loved it. Bronze league was complete madness, both people have a strategy, but they just don't have the apm to execute and it devolves into utter chaos - wonderful.

@jayzenstyle 11 дней назад

@@Hari-du6pt lmao you're not alone, still my favorite game tho

@8486odin 10 месяцев назад

Man..... legacy of the void opening cinematic is the most adrenaline filled intro ever... you can feel the desperation in their fight. It still gives me chills all these years later.

@eddieblanton2981 9 месяцев назад

"we will retake our home world and with it... our legacy"

@PerikleZ87 6 месяцев назад

En taro Tassadar!

@tonlomugdang 4 месяца назад

And MCU copied it on their End Game last battle.

@nahuel3433 10 месяцев назад

My favorite bit about the transforming robot dude is that to properly convey how heavy and haphazard they are as a unit they made it start shooting at the ground before it finishes landing and slowly and with difficulty start correcting its aim.

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

I did notice that it was shooting the ground. Such an epic moment visually. Love it! KZ

@sjent 10 месяцев назад

I would hazard a guess that he was using recoil of his miniguns to get into shooting position faster.

@TheSuperappelflap 10 месяцев назад

Its also accurate as vikings are one of the most clunky units in the game, especially on the ground

@ProtosR 10 месяцев назад

accurate as in lore very few pilots survive training as the transformation process from flyer to walker kills most by twisting their body in ways it shouldn't

@mr_confuse 10 месяцев назад

@@ProtosR Someone who read the unit descriptions in the armory :D. I fucking loved reading those and watching the little idle animations for the units, wish I could experience it for the first time again haha

@sonoffenix3399 10 месяцев назад

There's footage of the last cinematic, for Legacy Of The Void being shown in cinemas and the auditoria going mental, especially at the Archon Merge - where the two High Templar, one of whom is injured - cease to be individuals and convert themselves into a being of pure psychic rage. The warping in of the Pylon, which allows the mass assembly of Protoss warriors on the battlefield is also timed using the game's internal clock - it takes exactly the right amount of in-game time to warp. Details like this simply didn't appear in other company's cinematics

@RuneKatashima 10 месяцев назад

I fucking love Legacy of the Void cinematic. Always gives me tears as someone who is Protoss for life.

@taronzgaming7739 10 месяцев назад

@@RuneKatashima Yeah protoss main here too my guy, have been since the first game came out. Still gives me chills watching that.... also it is really amusing that my internal clock would tell you when that pylon was finishing without visual or audio cues at this point in my life lol.

@marchielli 10 месяцев назад

@@RuneKatashima As a fellow protoss, same. MY LIFE FOR AIUR!

@mst4705 9 месяцев назад

I did not know that! Such a nice wink to the fans and attention to detail.

@oponomo 9 месяцев назад

@@RuneKatashima en taro Artanis friend.

@purpleisthesneakiest 10 месяцев назад

A bit of real world exposition on the Wings of Liberty teaser trailer, it was the first trailer of StarCraft 2. Between Brood War (the only expansion of StarCraft 1) and Wings of Liberty, there was about a decade of empty time. When the prisoner Tychus Findlay said "Hell, it's about time," it wasn't just him expressing himself - it was an approximation of the years of hype and anticipation that everyone had been feeling since Brood War ended.

@GeryonM 10 месяцев назад

Not quite the only expansion. There were 2 others one blizzard authorized and the other not. They were launched without much fanfair and very little advertising. Starcraft:Insurrection was released 3 months before Brood War and was an official expansion by Aztec Media. It offered no new units but has 30 story missions and 100 new maps. It was am interesting play but didn't alter the Blizzard storyline. The unofficial one was Starcraft:Retribution by Wizard Works in 1998. it alsp has 3 new campaigns and 120 maps. But didn't mess with the main story lines. It had different heroes and villains. It was a very difficult expansion vs the other 2. As they came out before Brood War neither expansion new what to do with BWs new units making both of them rather easy to beat once they were intriduced. Unlike the main SC game these expansions allowed the new units but wouldn't build them as they were not programmed to.

@wojciechsura 9 месяцев назад

I remember when my friend gave me a link to the trailer of WoL, I watched it till the end, heard Tychus' line and thought "...yeah, exactly", almost angry that he ripped out of my mouth something I just was about to say. And then there were agonizing two-ish years until the game was finally released :)

@SolWake 9 месяцев назад

I've watched each of these trailers a dozen times over the years and they never fail to get the heartrate up. Always so masterfully hype!

@JamesFenczik 10 месяцев назад

The Heart of the Swarm intro is one of my all time favorite cinematics. the soundtrack, the vibes, everything.

@mirastor1796 10 месяцев назад

For my tier list it only takes second place. First is the inofficial Wings of Liberty trailer "Ghosts of the past"

@RealityBackHand 10 месяцев назад

I... am the swarm... armies will be shattered... worlds will burn.

@flexinamuen7838 9 месяцев назад

second place for me, first one is the short one after finishing conviction. nothing hits me like "do you still believe in me?"

@varlmorgaine3700 9 месяцев назад

Yes how i love this intro, i still watch it from time to time

@itherael_1 9 месяцев назад

LEGACY OF THE VOID>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

@faketheo3432 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for covering these trailers! A bit of context to the lore: it's about 3 alien races: Terrans (humans), Zerg (insect-like aliens with hive mind/ swarm intelligence) and the Protoss (high-tech aliens from the third trailer). These fight for dominance in a remote sector of the galaxy called the Korprulu Sector. The leader of the Zerg (Kerrigan, aka the Queen of Blades) was once human but was transformed into a Zerg. In Wings of Liberty you try to save the humans from the Zerg by making Kerrigan human again. That's why it's always a bit funny for me when people who haven't played Starcraft say at the beginning of the second trailer: "makes sense" and as soon as it is shown that it was just a dream they get a little confused, sometimes asking: "So she wasn't an alien?". Because for those who played it, it was kind of the other way around: "But we healed her, why is she Zerg again?"

@GENERALTIM21 10 месяцев назад

I love the way that even though she is portrayed as "the bad guy", if you have played all the Starcraft games you end up rooting for her to win due to the injustice she suffers by the hands of Mengsk.

@MotRi1986 10 месяцев назад

@@GENERALTIM21she did commit a few genocides but her story is so well written (especially in StarCraft 1) that you forget it.

@UrielAngeli147 10 месяцев назад

He should react to the ending cinematics...

@sjent 10 месяцев назад

Kerrigan is villain, no doubt about it. But her story is a tragedy. Even her ascension does not redeem her. She is a monster, with a human heart, like what she did for Warfield, sparing his men.

@1337PeeZy 10 месяцев назад

@@MotRi1986I will never forgive. En Taro Fenix. “Kuhn de’Lar!” The Tip of the Spear!

@bvang321 9 месяцев назад

I get teary eyed every time I watch these trailers.. they’re all so good 🥲

@mcdinkysgarage4514 10 месяцев назад

20:00 when you're talking about the flying transformer (Viking) I think the amount of intensity they put into the characters is phenomenal. He's squeezed the miniguns into action even before they're lifted up against the giant beast thing (Ultralisk). Aside from the frame and focus, the lighting and the smoke, the CHARACTERS are what struck me as amazing in these trailer videos and also the games, both in-era and still today.

@epicbird1568 10 месяцев назад

Viking* Valkyries are the ones that just flew through before Viking

@mcdinkysgarage4514 10 месяцев назад

@@epicbird1568 thank you. im not always smart

@erijian1263 7 месяцев назад

And I just thought: How stupid was this pilot? Why would a Viking transform to Assault Mode to land just in front of a friggin Ultralisk and rightfully get torn to shreds in a second? What a moron! But yeah, the whole trailer still gives me the chills, even after all this time! @kaizammit: Thanks for the whole analysis. This actually helps to understand some of the details that made those so great, like the whole "putting the foot down". I didn't consciously notice that one but I'm my my subconcious was influenced by stuff like that. :)

@epicbird1568 7 месяцев назад

@@erijian1263 I think he was trying to win some time for tanks

@erijian1263 7 месяцев назад

@@epicbird1568 Yeah, probably. Still stupid, given how the Ultralisk didn't even slow down. :D I think this was exactly what they wanted to show: How unstoppable The Swarm is.

@zzwz9417 9 месяцев назад

23:33 . Yes she do becomes the queen of blades. It was a foreshadowing of her becoming the queen but also explains what happened to her at the end of wings of liberty.

@BGRANT777X 10 месяцев назад

I always liked how the pylon being able to warp in troops was a game mechanic they used in the trailer.

@sonoffenix3399 9 месяцев назад

200-Gate Proxy pylon All-In

@guys886 9 месяцев назад

yeah but the Protoss player only had minerals lol bad macro.

@cybercifrado 10 месяцев назад

Just wanted to highlight a neat little detail in the 3rd cinematic - Legacy of the Void. Early you see the probe unit initiate a warp-in action; this later becomes the pylon later in the cinematic that enables all the reinforcements to arrive. The cinematic expends 60 seconds for this to complete. This is also how long it takes to happen in the game. It's a very interesting way to illustrate what can happen in just one minute. :)

@hangover89 10 месяцев назад

Build time for a pylon is 30 seconds

@PurpleHeartE54 10 месяцев назад

@@hangover89 It varies.

@Kassidar 9 месяцев назад

@@PurpleHeartE54 It literally doesn't. Build time for a SC2 Pylon is 25 Blizzard seconds. Which was then rescaled to 18seconds when they made blizzard time match real time in Legacy Of The Void. In both cases a Pylon would take 18sec on a stopwatch.

@PurpleHeartE54 9 месяцев назад

@@Kassidar You kinda proved my point there to an extent.

@teejay4034 9 месяцев назад

actually carbot animation's parody video has literal gametime limit :D, on archon merge, pylon, and warp in without nexus nearby, which was changed in that expansion. If the player warps in in the base it is 5 sec then erlier but if it is a pylon on the filed the build time is higher.

@Fissiccisst1 10 месяцев назад

Glad you liked the trailers! I love Starcraft lore and blizzard cinematics are still some of the best in the business! For some context: The first trailer was the announcement teaser for Starcraft 2 which had been years in the making so the "Hell, its about time" was just as much the fans saying FINALLY AN SC2! as it was the marine himself. Those marines btw are a basic unit. So for me, as a lore nerd, it was super sick to see all the tech that goes into the most basic fodder of the Terrans(human) faction in the game. The second trailer follows a woman named Kerrigan, who was originally a human, but was left on a planet to die to the Zerg(Swarm, bug guys). Instead of dying though She was taken, became infested, and eventually became the leader of the swarm for various story reasons. At the end of Wings of Liberty(from the first trailer), she's mostly purged of her zerg traits(minus the hair) which is why she has that fever dream of her invading Humanity's SC2 equivalent of Earth. (She's still mad about being betrayed). For the third trailer: The Protoss(blue guys) had their homeworld destroyed by the zerg in the first Starcraft game. This cinematic is them creating a breachhead to finally start taking back their desrtoyed homeworld. There's another video thats a prequal done in all 2d stills called "StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void - Reclamation" that showcases the leader and the protoss with 1 eye from the cinematic that is super cool that enhances the cinematic a lot I'd recommend you check out!

@tilpoltermann3118 10 месяцев назад

Best summary !!!!❤ Thx !!! I don't get this better 😊

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for all that information! Means a lot. I was so impressed by the trailers that I've installed the first game! Wish me luck. KZ

@tilpoltermann3118 10 месяцев назад

@@kaizammit i hope you enjoyed it!!! The story is so big an so beautiful! This can be a big big deep dive for you😁✌️

@janejvmmsvictoria5857 10 месяцев назад

@@kaizammit Starcraft 1 is from 1998, so some things might feel dated (unit pathing sucks), but I hope it doesn't take you away from the awesome story. Reminder that Starcraft 1 has an expansion, Brood War, that extends the story. Have fun!

@lookingforsomething 10 месяцев назад

@@kaizammitI recommend playing on some easyish setting. The story and cinematics of the first two installments are so good that it's worth playing through. No need to have too high a difficulty hindering a good story experience 😊

@secondghost 10 месяцев назад

SC2 is well worth a playthrough. The story, cutscenes, music, and cinematics are all very good.

@matteonespoli4233 7 месяцев назад

You forgot "best love story of all times".

@syweb2 4 месяца назад

@@matteonespoli4233 This better be sarcasm.

@syweb2 4 месяца назад

It has really good production value, but I feel like the story isn't very good as a sequel story. If it was on its own, I would give it a pass, but it's following after the phenomenal StarCraft 1, and also just kills or otherwise warps a lot of character personalities.

@gabedavis3294 10 месяцев назад

If you want some other REALLY COOL Blizzard stuff, check out some of the in-game cinematics on these games. Standouts include "Artanis Alone" and "The Betrayal of Kerrigan." Also awesome is the trailer for Heroes of the Storm, a MOBA-style Blizzard game that pulls characters from all their different properties.

@gabedavis3294 10 месяцев назад

When the WoL trailer was shown the first time, it was shown to Korean audiences, and they weren't told beforehand that this was a Starcraft sequel. If you look up the reaction videos, it's fun to see them start to put the pieces together and get excited about it, especially Tychus Findlay's line there at the end.

@officechairpotato 10 месяцев назад

Kerrigan and the queen of blades is something of a fan favourite storyline. For various reasons, Kerrigan manages to retain elements of her personality while being assimilated into a hive mind super swarm that covers most of the galaxy, and takes it over as the dominant personality. Consider the treatment of the first soldier in that trailer, and remember Kerrigan was from the same army and society. " I go to face him, having renounced everything. My humanity. My identity. The man I love. But I will not face this enemy alone. I am the Swarm." ---- "You can never suffer enough for all the lives you've ruined, Arcturus." "I made you into a monster, Kerrigan." "You made us all into monsters." The swarm becomes less mindless and far more strategic and planned out and gains elements of psychological warfare under Kerrigan, and so on. As to your question as to whether she's a real villain by the end? She's... controversial. Anti-Hero or Anti-Villain maybe. Heart of the Swarm is all about her personal journey to redefine herself in terms of being a hero or a villain, and wrestling with which she is now and which she wants to be. She mentions a few times she will answer for what she's done, *after* she's finished with her villanous bullshit. Tv tropes: "Heart of the Swarm shows her still swaying between Anti-Hero and Anti-Villain, finally settling on an Anti-Hero Noble Demon but until then edging on Villain Protagonist in her darker moments.". It's better to understand her as a person who is going insane through their situation being taxing in terms of extreme pain and clinging on to general humanity due to their hive mind status, has a very legitimate grievance with various people, and struggles to remember about collateral damage along the way, who also has to deal with the fact that everybody wants them dead for likewise legitimate reasons and whose survival depends on being an assimilating swarm hostile to all life in the universe. She swings back and forth between "Fuck em, if I have to be this to survive, I will" and "I'm slipping. I'll kill the assholes and then let everyone kill the swarm" and various positions in between. She eventually finds an enemy who wants her *and* everyone else dead she's comfortable doing a suicide charge against "Because the alternative is to lay down and die", and (Maybe?) does so, satisfying all her motivations.

@komo6103 10 месяцев назад

I just wish that she was better characterized with this internal struggle outside of the big cinematic moments. Pretty much the entire campaign was just her going "we need to get stronger and crush the competition so I can kill Mengsk. Screw the costs and the collateral." I mean, you can see hints of it, with how she abhors Abathar, but uses him because he's useful and she can limit the damage he does. But her interactions with Zagara should've been prime moments of her wavering between just being the swarm and maintaining her humanity, as Zagara was the perfect opportunity to be the devil on her shoulder while Karrigan's teachings would slowly make her learn morality, not just tactics and strategy, changing the swarm forever even after Karrigan is gone.

@pezdispencer113 10 месяцев назад

What the fuck are you talking about? The skinwalker they have in SC2 has nothing in common at all with SC1 Kerrigan. They took the most evil character in the universe and made her space jesus, and this was after Brood War went to such lengths to show that she's completely in control of her actions. SC2 retcons are so extreme that you can't even consider most of the characters as the same people. You claim Kerrigan was going insane, she was completely sane and rational the for all of SC1 and BW. She *was* one of tthe best villains in gaming until SC2 ruined everything about her that made her interesting. The funny thing is she can't even get through HotS without some of her original character accidentally slipping in. But everyone seems to just conveniently forget about the Protoss tribe she completely massacred on that ice world. Raynor forgiving her, and even claiming he's in love with her was the first obvious sign that something had gone horribly wrong with the writing. He goes from swearing that he'll hunt her down and kill her for what she's done, to becoming a total simp willing to sacrifice his entire rebellion to save her.

@sjent 10 месяцев назад

_For various reasons, Kerrigan manages to retain elements of her personality while being assimilated into a hive mind super swarm that covers most of the galaxy, and takes it over as the dominant personality._ Kerrigan was designed by Overmind. He could not defy Amon, so he created someone who could. Someone who would be able to both lead the swarm and to challenge fallen Xel'Naga. _As to your question as to whether she's a real villain by the end? She's... controversial. Anti-Hero or Anti-Villain maybe._ She is a villain, no doubt about it. But a sympathetic one. You can understand and relate to her and her actions. _Heart of the Swarm is all about her personal journey to redefine herself in terms of being a hero or a villain, and wrestling with which she is now and which she wants to be._ While Kerrigan was engineered, her design was not flawless. And just all of the zerg, she needed to evolve. That was the point. _She swings back and forth between "Fuck em, if I have to be this to survive, I will" and "I'm slipping. I'll kill the assholes and then let everyone kill the swarm" and various positions in between._ Not really, she is quite determined and knows where she is going. Her bouts of "humanity", like what she did to Warfield men, letting them go, is because they pose no threat and he asked for it. Its pragmatism. _She eventually finds an enemy who wants her and everyone else dead..._ True, but she was meant to find him. Whole Mengsk affair was merely a distraction.

@komo6103 10 месяцев назад

@@sjent What I was trying to say was that while yes, I could see bits and pieces of Kerrigan's struggle, most of it was in a handful of cinematics, and barely appeared at all during briefings, conversations between missions, and in mission dialogue. She was 95% mission focused outside of a few key cinematics. And as for her initial conversion, of course she retained her personality. What the Overmind did was upgrade her to be it's perfect agent, not turn her into another mindless drone like the rest of the swarm. Like a Cerebrate that can move around and fight. She'd have to learn her psychic powers from zero if it erased her memories, and considering how absolute the Overmind's control over the Zerg was, it's no surprise that it had no worries about Kerrigan betraying it. She never did either, and she only managed to free herself after it was dead. I also don't buy the "weapon against the Xel'Naga" bit, unless if it was something from outside the games. Kerrigan was supposed to be a clue to advancing the Zerg race with psychic powers most likely. It was the one spot where the Zerg was weakest, as no Zerg unit had any real psychic powers beyond telepathy.

@sjent 10 месяцев назад

@@komo6103 _And as for her initial conversion, of course she retained her personality._ Not really "of course". Infested terrans do not retain any. Kerrigan was allowed to retain most of her personality and memories. _Like a Cerebrate that can move around and fight._ I am pretty sure that Cerebrates are semi-stationary. They can warp, but it is a very limited ability. Also they cant really fight fight, using their psionic powers instead. _She'd have to learn her psychic powers from zero if it erased her memories_ Not really. Knowledge of how to use psionic powers could have been retained, while her personality would be erased. _and considering how absolute the Overmind's control over the Zerg was, it's no surprise that it had no worries about Kerrigan betraying it_ Overmind foresaw it death and Kerrigan was meant to replace it. I would hazard a guess that Kerrigan going against Overmind was a possibility, after all she was meant to be free from foreign influences, acting completely independently, but there was simply not enough time for it to happen. _I also don't buy the "weapon against the Xel'Naga" bit, unless if it was something from outside the games._ There is quite a lot of lore about it. Overmind clearly meant for her to take over the Swarm and eventually face Amon. It absolutely hated control that Among had over it, so Kerrigan was meant to remedy all of it. She was suppsoed to be a leader that would be completely free from Amon control and eventually confront him when time would come. _Kerrigan was supposed to be a clue to advancing the Zerg race with psychic powers most likely._ Zerg already had psychic powers, altho in limited amount and completely different from those of either terrans and protoss. This is why psi emitters affected them. Overmind had a plan to assimilate terrans and merge psi powers or both species to greatly enhance them. This is how Kerrigan, already potent psychic, went all the way up not to 11, but to like 99, after her transition. Both of them enhanced what she already had. Resulting her being able to unleash so much power, that it could engulf whole planets in psionic storms. _It was the one spot where the Zerg was weakest, as no Zerg unit had any real psychic powers beyond telepathy._ Not in games, but according to lore certain types of zergs had psychic powers. They were carefully maintained, as those traits were very hard to cultivate. Something that for species centered on constant rapid evolution, was a big problem. You either evolve or you keep psychic powers, not both.

@dylanisonfireOG 10 месяцев назад

Man, every time I watch these cinematics I always get chills--they're so good.

@wojciechsura 9 месяцев назад

Honestly, I *never* saw an in-game cinematics that were THAT good. Nowadays games drift toward cinematics done on the game engine, which looks good, but never that great...

@ShiroKage009 10 месяцев назад

The context of how long it was between the first and second game makes the first trailer way more impactful.

@andrewhoward6946 10 месяцев назад

Loved the breakdown of some cinematics that got me hyped back when they first dropped. To answer a question on the ending of the Swarm trailer, the dream sequence is a foreshadowing of the final climax of the campaign where the Queen leads the swarm to the human Capital world, and has to break through their strongest defenses. All in all, it's really cool to see a discussion of these from someone with a solid filmmakers vocabulary, and some of the little added details like the camera getting pulled in before resettling during that sacrifice scene really go a nice way to showing how many little details go into productions like this.

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching and taking time to comment. Means a lot 🙏🏻. Plenty more to come on this channel, KZ.

@janejvmmsvictoria5857 10 месяцев назад

I really like how the HOTS cinematic begins with how the story ends, and ends how the story begins... Its kinda like... weird bookmarks

@mr_confuse 10 месяцев назад

@@janejvmmsvictoria5857 Honestly, it is genius as it opens a lot of questions for different viewpoints. In the video he states "Wait, that was all a dream?" while people who played the games up until then were like "Wait, she is Zerg again?" - So many nuances it is amazing. What a shame the company fell off so badly.

@Shriike2001 10 месяцев назад

As for the Queen that's what she was. They captured her after they restored most of her human genome and mind. And at the same time its a sorta fore shadowing of what she will need to be. I highly suggest you play all three parts. They came to use as i believe if i remember correctly three separate games or One game and two expansions i don't exactly remember.

@cybercifrado 10 месяцев назад

WARNING SPOILERS!!! -- @shriike2001 don't forget that the entire original purpose behind the Overmind originally capturing and adapting Kerrigan was to escape the absolute control from the SC2 BBEG. Kerrigan was originally a loophole to preserve the zerg as a species.

@Ziggetren 10 месяцев назад

Growing up playing starcraft these cinematics still give me goose bumps and what a story they wrote. From power hungry men, loosing everything, fighting for survival to a love story in all this carnage was a an emotional ride for me, surely for many of us that played the games.

@MorsAquilae 10 месяцев назад

Hey dude, been watching RU-vid for 15 years now and from a RU-vid content POV, you have a good niche here. With the audience from the gaming/pop culture sphere and transitioning them into cinematography. Your channel deserves more than 5K subs.

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, I'm sure time will tell. I've been doing this for 3 months so fingers crossed. As long as you and everyone else enjoys the content, then I'm happy. Thanks for watching and commenting fella, means a lot. KZ

@daefaron 9 месяцев назад

What I love about these cutscenes is how they manage to tie in game mechanics to the actual visuals, in a way that feels natural and nice.

@SeethingEchos 10 месяцев назад

A bit of a small detail - the speaker in the Legacy of the Void trailer is actually Artanis, the Heirarch of the Protoss (at that time). The 'hero' that is displayed is called Kaldalis / Khaldalis. He can be seen in the StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void - Reclamation video, where he and Artanis have a talk before the cinematic canonically takes place.

@Wolfsblutratte 10 месяцев назад

The way you approach those videos and how much love and understanding you show for the art is just so comforting to watch. If you want another series of epic trailers maybe you could go for the Witcher 3 because the were just amazing

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the Witcher is on my list. Thank you so much for commenting, it means a lot. KZ ✌️

@Koshak87 10 месяцев назад

Sounds like an awesome idea! Bump.

@sjent 10 месяцев назад

Ohh yes, "Killing Monsters" trailer is creme de la creme of game trailers.

@TallDutchGuy25 10 месяцев назад

Not sure if you're familiar with Halo at all or if it fits the scale of your reactions, but the remastered cutscenes for Halo 2 by Blur Studio are some incredible work. There's a number of collections uploaded on here (For example 'Halo 2 Anniversary All Cutscenes - Halo 2 Movie - Remastered by Blur Studios [1080p @ 60fps]'). I'd generally suggest skipping to the 1:50 mark as the first scene is always a scene from Halo 5, but the first 11 minutes or so with the difference between Chief/Arbiter as well as the 'space battle' is some great remastering done (:

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

I love Halo hence my little Chief on my desk in the videos. However saying that, I never played Halo 2 remastered, I did with the first. Something for the channel maybe? KZ

@TheRoyalBison 10 месяцев назад

@@kaizammitDO IT

@BattlewarPenguin 8 месяцев назад

The most awesome part is that everything we saw on the trailers happens in a similar enough way in the game. -Protoss pylons being able to warp units anywhere within a pylon -Terran Viking unit being able to fly and land -Zerg units surrounding enemy units and overwhelming them by sheer numbers (Between other things, and even after some artistic liberties were taken) Those were good times for being a Starcraft fan.

@zZkillbarrelsZz 7 месяцев назад

more then a decade yet the first cinematic still gave me goosebumps

@kaizammit 7 месяцев назад

That means they did it right the first time!

@Ferdawoon 10 месяцев назад

Also, just wanted to say that I love your detailed analysis of cinematics! I've followed a handful of similar channels but your takes are very detailed and you get many new aspects that others have missed! Also, always good with repetition! Knowing all these tricks and techniques makes it more impressive when I watch new cinematics, realizing how much thought has gone into creating it and not just "This looks cool". EDIT: words and typos

@simoncoupe8294 10 месяцев назад

Just found your channel and gutted you don't have more. You are on to a winner. Love the react format you have and please keep then coming.

@auroxl 10 месяцев назад

As the person who requested this on the Diablo 4 react video, I really appreciate you doing this. Great video once again!

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

This channel is shaped by you guys, I just hope you enjoy the content. Thank you for watching another one. KZ

@petrhanke8644 10 месяцев назад

I would suggest watching Amerigo Space Station cutscene from the Original Starcraft as it blows my mind how atmospheric it is even with limited resources the team had at that time.

@wojciechsura 9 месяцев назад

Oh yeeeah, that's my absolute favourite cinematic from SC1 - even with the still-to be developed 3D animation techniques. The atmosphere and storytelling is absolutely amazing even though the video is ~3 minutes long. "Thank god for cold fusion." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9AL-kScqdr0.html

@olliebeast1012 10 месяцев назад

All 3 of these SC2 cinematics legit had me teary eyed. The first one after waiting so long from SC1. The second and third ones after being so invested in such a good story in the games.

@11Camzilla 10 месяцев назад

I'm sure you have a lot of recommendations on what to react to next, so I will add another if that's alright! The Warhammer 40k Armoring a Space Marine Ritual is great!

@GoldPicard 10 месяцев назад

Well he already did Astartes and he absolutely loved it, so I'm thinking he'll love most of the 40k cinematics.

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

I hope so but you never know 🙏🏻 KZ

@paulp2311 9 месяцев назад

My friend, knowing the story behind those videos will make you feel the art x1000. I still watch the intro of Legacy of the Void feeling goosebumps, listening Artanis trying to recover back his planet, watching the Ultralisk intro and the fight against the high templar becoming the Archon.

@happyninja42 4 месяца назад

I always love the bit in the LotV trailer, when the final zealot is staggering to his feet, and the music's tone shifts to sound almost defeated and beaten....until he reignites his sabers. And in time with the 2 blades ignitions, the beat returns in a triumphant double drum tap, along with the other instruments. That moment the music begins to rise again, as the pylon finally finishes porting in, and the reinforcements start to show up. Such a fantastic synergy of sound design and visual narrative. Love it.

@Luke_wait_for_it_marengo 10 месяцев назад

For me it was always kerrigan saying thankyou to Jim and him saying "my pleasure darlin, always was" Gets me every time.

@danieleugenioriosarcaute6694 10 месяцев назад

This was an awesome breakdown. Really on the mark with how you felt the videos were trying to tell you something vs how the games/narrative for them went. I think it would be really cool if you go and watch the Mass Effect trilogy trailers and break it just as these 3! This is amazing and refreshing content. Learning a lot je, Cheers!

@0htwo 4 месяца назад

Legacy of the Void trailer still gets me emotional.... power overwhelming

@SmokeBloody 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video! I was afraid to see just a typical reaction video, so I was glad to hear your professional commentary👍

@TeamOT 10 месяцев назад

The three vids are for the three expansions. Each expansion focuses on a different race (three in total). Starcraft is Dune, it's Warhammer, it's Starship Troopers, and many other things. I thought that the third one would end with an "My life for Auir." It makes me tear up every time (because F Terrans).

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for clearing that up ✌🏻. KZ

@hardtma 10 месяцев назад

Hey Kai, by all means, please do play the game! I thoroughly enjoyed you reacting to the trailers and I would love to see you reacting to all the cutscenes etc. , which are also amazing by the way! The story is captivating and you get really immersed in the experience - a fantastic game where you can feel how important the game was to everyone involved making it.

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching, hope you enjoyed the breakdown too? KZ

@hectorhueche9029 7 месяцев назад

My life for aiur!! 😢😢😢😢😢 To have the same effect you have to have played since starcraft 1... Otherwise, it's a good cinematic but it won't make you cry

@JaredCarter6625 10 месяцев назад

Starcraft was such an amazing expiriance, these cinematics were a huge part of that. Blizzard as a company was one of the best in short form videos to build hype and tell stories. The starcraft lore was very underrated imo with love, loyalty, betrayal and revenge.

@m.k.9181 9 месяцев назад

The Legacy Of The Void cinematic will always be the most epic game trailer ever made. I am overwhelmed every single time by everything that happens also because of these weird, detailed sounds: the voice over and the orbiting shot, the probe warping in the pylon, the zealot crashing into the banelings, the templars merging and annihilating the ultralisk and then the glorious ending with the warp in. It's absolute insanity, how can you even surpass this?

@Dwergarphalanx 10 месяцев назад

That "was that a dream" bit... that was foreshadowing. She turns into that Queen as the game series goes on. I believe that Blizzard North were originally slated to make a Warhammer 40k game back in the day but GW pulled out so Blizzard changed up some of the game, names etc. Thus was born Star Craft. The marine at the beginning and the "bugs" were supposed to represent the Imperium's Space Marines and the Tyranids, but after the split from GW we got this instead. and it was a good thing for Blizzard too. they are great story tellers, or they were at any rate. The last race was a race they created, dunno what the inspiration was. Chaos+Tau maybe i dunno. but they are the Protoss so the RTS had 3 factions. You should look at the other Cinematics that they have for Starcraft. Or hell even do some videos on the Wow cinematics.

@openfly4u 10 месяцев назад

Protoss was supposed to be Eldar/Drukari/Aeldari(Space Elves). Thus the whole righteousness/architecture style/ haughtiness of elves and the split between Dark Templars and normal Protoss. Also Warcraft was supposed to be Warhammer fantasy, thus the Orcs being green (The big change from Tolkiens Orcs) and Horde like and Goblins looking like they do and "working" for Orcs. Naga of Warcraft were *probably* first concepted to be like lizardmen, but changed with everything else when GW pulled out. Most of Warhammer fantasy is based off LOTR loosely (carrying over much of the fantasy style base but making it depressingly more grimdark), but set in like fantasy earthlike planet.

@khronkos 10 месяцев назад

Warcraft was supposed to be a Warhammer 40k game like you said (not starcraft). It is a common, often repeated misconception. Starcraft was blizzards own creation, bizzarely it was originally meant to be about space vampires *shrug*.

@Dwergarphalanx 10 месяцев назад

@@openfly4u ahhh that i didn't know about Warcraft the things you can still learn. I knew the Protoss had to be based on something in 40k. just didn't know exactly what. thanks for clarifying that one up

@openfly4u 10 месяцев назад

@@khronkos Really? I had heard both warcraft and starcraft were from (inspired/conceptualized however ya wanna call it) the GW IP's until GW pulled out. Made sense since both blizzgames were in development talks around the same time (warcarft first, then starcraft after GW wanted back in but pulled out (i heard) [they have a checkered history with copyright and IP ownership/loss])

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Interesting! Was she a true villain or did she see the light by the end of the games? When they (storytellers) focus on villains they normally realise what they've done is wrong by the end. Most commonly on their death bed. KZ

@GiangNguyen-uc3yv 5 месяцев назад

Rrally good analysis of film making techniques, love how you break it down shot by shot and provide comparison from other movies. Very knowledgable and enjoyable, would watch you all day.

@technohellscape 10 месяцев назад

Really cool insights, I'd forgotten how much I loved especially the second cinematic, and it's very interesting to hear a professional's comments on some of the moments that made it so effective.

@openfly4u 10 месяцев назад

Personally love the Wilhelm scream, its a bit of a tradition at this point to have at least one in a movie/series. I like to be immersed and suddenly Wilhelm scream. Always gets a chuckle

@Kratatch 10 месяцев назад

Yea it is more of a homage than anything else. It was in the first SC also, i think it was the Firebats that had it if you clicked on it several times.

@TheRCScotsman 10 месяцев назад

Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm had two of the very best campaigns I have ever experienced! I was completely blown away and utterly sucked-into the story! I never did buy Legacy of the Void, though... perhaps I should.

@joshua-ov4ne 10 месяцев назад

Yes you should legacy of the void is the conclusion of kerrigan's ark it may seem like a protest story and in some ways it is but it's actually the ending of the StarCraft universe

@sintanan469 10 месяцев назад

Legacy of the Void was a bit of a let down... a lot of missions are just timed defense scenarios with different window dressing. If you ever want to experience Starcraft in a new way, check out the Real Scale Mod for the game. You want marines fighting a real scale ultralisk? Prepare for the beast's kaiser blades to chop through six of your soldiers in a swing.

@trombonemasta 10 месяцев назад

Do it!

@TheRCScotsman 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the input, folks. Appreciate it. I think I will. I played through SC1 and Brood War, so it seems a shame to miss the end. Sintanan, the Real Scale Mod sounds great fun! I'll check that out. Thanks.

@MrPaint4blood 10 месяцев назад

There are 3 playable races in SC2: terran (humans), zerg (the swarm), and protoss (blue alien guys). As far as story goes, the first game was about how Mengsk (ruler of the terrans) betrayed Kerrigan (the woman in the videos) which resulted in her being captured by the zerg and transformed into the queen of blades. The 2nd game is about her going after Mengsk for revenge (Mengsk is a tyrannical warlord who cares for none who stand in his way). The 3rd game is about the protoss trying to reconnect to their gods, the zel' naga, in order to create a new home world and destroy the zerg once and for all

@Hellfire4WD 4 месяца назад

That Legacy trailer still makes me cry a bit every time I watch it. So beautiful. I miss that kind of high quality stuff...

@cranederoc 10 месяцев назад

Just as an idea, maybe just skipping through a bit of lore before watching game trailers would be helpful to get a better grasp at what you see, I think it'll help your breakdowns and reactions instead of being a bit lost by what's happening since you'd understand the general gist at least.

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

I've thought about doing that but I love the idea of stories educating me and pulling me in as a cold caller. Like seeing a movie without watching a trailer. I'll definitely consider it though going forward. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. KZ

@cranederoc 10 месяцев назад

@@kaizammit yes and no. Cinematic trailers are too short to explain much, and especially trailers dealing with a sequel are very based on interesting the people who played the first games. For example, "killing monsters" of witcher 3 is an excelent cinematic trailer, cool and all, but without the context of geralt being a mutant and professional monster killer it looses quite a bit of it's weight imo.

@cranederoc 10 месяцев назад

@@kaizammit plus on a more simple business and growth level, people checking out reactions are generally fans of the game that want somebody else to see what they love and displaying some recognition generally goes appreciated. You show genuine care and enthusiasme along with your filmmaker knowledge and that is already good enough tho, do what you enjoy, just some ideas from my pov

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Very valid points my friend. I think I'll try your approach when I tackle World of Warcraft but the problem I face is where do I find the Information without it giving away to much information? KZ

@seesharpist4194 9 месяцев назад

The Protoss cinematic always gave me chills, so damn cool. Blizz always nails their trailers

@yunadestined 10 месяцев назад

I still get chills everytime I watch Heart of the Swarm cinematic

@SKy_the_Thunder 10 месяцев назад

_Very_ quick run-down of the Starcraft lore: In the first game the Zerg Hive Mind (the creepy monster-aliens) started mass-conquering planets, with the Terrans and Protoss (the aliens from the LotV trailer, basically techno space-elves) struggling to work together until they finally killed the main hive brain of the Zerg, which had settled on the Protoss' homeworld. However, the remaining minds of the Hive turned the captured human Kerrigan (seen in her mutated form in the HotS trailer) into their new connection point, which they aimed to control as a puppet. She disagreed and went on a war against all 3 factions - which thanks to a bunch of infighting among Terrans and Protoss actually worked, leaving her as the ruler of the Zerg Swarm. Starcraft 2's first campaign, Wings of Liberty, plays from the Terran's perspective, with the goal of catching and un-infesting Kerrigan, which they eventually manage to do. Heart of the Swarm then opens up with Kerrigan coming to terms with her past as a monster (the "dream" was a memory of an actual invasion she led), until she realizes she has to reclaim that position to prevent an eldritch god from taking control over the Swarm and destroying everything instead. Legacy of the Void in turn plays from the perspective of the Protoss, with their first order of business being to free their home world, which had remained infested by Zerg despite the destruction of the original Hive Mind.

@nobodysbusiness2178 10 месяцев назад

This was awesome to see I always loved these games and the cinematics where icing on the cake I would recommend playing them all.

@devinmurphy4665 10 месяцев назад

"power overwhelming" literal goosebumps.

@belldrop7365 10 месяцев назад

Imagine being someone who used to play this alot in the 90s and then seeing this level of cinematics of your old digital toys.

@blalhoihreuf 10 месяцев назад

As someone who started Starcraft as a kid on the N64 lol, that "Power Overwhelming" gives me nerd chills EVERY time I watch this,

@fergusonja8 10 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed and loved watching this, thank you

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting, it means a lot! KZ

@shaevel9787 9 месяцев назад

Super glad you took to the time to watch this videos and react to them! Some people down here also did a great job summerize what's going on in the games to better understand the cinematics.

@emjizone 7 месяцев назад

17:45 In this scene I like the contrast between the static and extreme speed and the suggestion of extreme forces under the surface of things, how static the frame of the cockpit is, while drops of water are ejected violently, sublimed by this little detail of a pendulum giving a strong sense of gravity and acceleration. It creates a tension, and strong expectation of liberation of energy.

@patrickburden8257 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for this content. Was very enjoyable to watch someone appreciate this from outside the community

@kaizammit 9 месяцев назад

You're most welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Hopefully you stick around with the channel. Plenty more franchises for me to discover and breakdown. KZ

@halfmehalfyou3565 7 месяцев назад

Good work mate... love it!

@CHiQoooooo 9 месяцев назад

21:55 similarly there is a rusty door or gate opening sound i noticed in many movies and games :D

@magni5648 8 месяцев назад

One slight note is that the Wings of Liberty intro was a teaser... but when they used it as a teaser, only the female adjutant's voice and Findlays "Hell, it's about time" were in it. The male voice was only added for the campaign intro when the game released, and it puts the whole scene into a different light. That's the voice of Arcturus Mengsk, who was a major character in Starcraft 1.

@cerviche101 9 месяцев назад

Makes me emotional every time watching these cinematics, a call back to a great story, great memories of a better time :')

@MetalforOden 10 месяцев назад

The way you explain this all sounds just like how you build a song and I never realized how similar the two were until you were explaining the ebb and flow of the sequences to make sure the consumer is never too bored or overloaded.

@yanicerabaini2564 10 месяцев назад

Starcraft 2 is probably my favourite game of all time. These cinematics have a lot to do for that. They're simply amazing and have made me a fan of both the artwork, the storyline and the game. Simply stunning, I started playing the beta in 2009 iirc, I still get chills from these.

@Cattrap20 9 месяцев назад

ANOTHER brilliant breakdown Kia. I can tell your more experienced than me. The military just gives us the bare basics so but I can tell you've been in this business much longer than myself. Your attention to detail is spot on. I can catch maybe 80% of the techniques they use in a lot of these videos but you catch the other 20 and I cant thank you enough for pointing them out. Stuff like this is definitely going into the next video I have to make. And the final product will be just a little better because of you! Thanks again!

@kaizammit 9 месяцев назад

This is exactly why I make these and want to continue making them. Everything I discuss can be used in everyday filming and writing. I look forward to seeing your next video fella! Thank you again for watching! KZ

@Csizi90 9 месяцев назад

I have seen these cinematics a billion times, but only your analysis shown me a beautiful aspect of the Legacy of the Void video. The narrator also mentions it but every member of this race (protoss) is connected telepatically. When you mentioned how nicely they react to each other narratively it’s also a perfect demonstration that they constantly knows each other thoughts. Brilliant.

@kyleclark4242 10 месяцев назад

Another fantastic video!

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much my friend!

@Lightboiardo 9 месяцев назад

9:01, haha, you had me with that "we lost", because it comes from a person that is new to the saga, so cute. :) Very good video, I enjoyed it. :)

@zshakur 10 месяцев назад

Love your reactions and analysis. Had to Sub! Thanks for the content. Keep it coming!

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Thank you my friend! KZ

@itsjonesh 10 месяцев назад

Bro, I'm loving to see all the love that Starcraft seems to be getting these past few days. I played the first game a little bit a few years ago, but never played the second. A gem of a game and very effective storytelling all around! Nice video as always, Kai!

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

Maybe this is fate telling you to play it now? Thank you for watching and commenting, I appreciate it very much. KZ

@User-_-Invalid 9 месяцев назад

@@kaizammit I highly recommend a short film called Patient Zero by TheParryGod it's from the half life universe if you're familiar with it. Awesome videos can't wait to watch you react to it!

@patrikpeli1016 9 месяцев назад

These trailers are absolutely awesome, but the campaign cinematics are just as amazing as well. There are a few that are my personal favourites to this day, like Fire and Fury from Wings of Liberty, or Alone and Warriors from Legacy of the Void. I'm hoping you go further down this rabbithole of StarCraft, because it is well worth the time!

@Bliss467 10 месяцев назад

Excellent job noticing those little details!

@ahh_yes_mr_bax 9 месяцев назад

Second clip wasnt just a dream. It was a memory. She whipped out entire worlds before she got to where she is at the end of that cinematic

@shupesmerga4694 9 месяцев назад

No matter how many times I watch legacy of the void, it always brings me tears and goosebumps towards the end.

@danielj6897 10 месяцев назад

Was just taking a break from playing SC2 when I saw this vid pop up in my notifications. Nice!

@kaizammit 10 месяцев назад

I love the fact people are still playing even though it's quite old...right? I've actually installed the first one now after watching these. Thank you for watching, I hope you enjoyed the video. KZ

@birisuandrei1551 10 месяцев назад

You didn't talk about the battlecruiser crashing on the planet 😂 that scene was absolutely insane... Its The largest weapon and the Zerg Swarm not only destroyed it, but used it like a nuke against the people by making it crash on the planet...

@m.h.490 7 месяцев назад

Minor correction, the voice over in legacy of the void is of Artanis, leader of the protoss. Hes still in orbit overseeing the invasion at this point. (He dosent appear at all in this trailer) The "main character" (the one with the scar over his left eye) is Kaldalis, Alhundalar, who was one of those leading the invasion. Not quite the main character, but significant nonetheless

@rizurper 7 месяцев назад

The Capt's "Avenger assemble" in the Avenger Endgame scene reminds me of this One-Eyed Zealot scene at the end.

@brandomar1 10 месяцев назад

love watching the videos :3

@Koshak87 10 месяцев назад

Congrats on getting the sponsor! Looking forward to your future videos.

@NA-oe5jj 10 месяцев назад

I love watching your fresh perspective on the units, Tech and actions that are really recognizable to players of the game. Visuals meant to get players excited with old favorites, appear to still resonate with new viewers such as yourself. Fun video!

@hoofhearted4 7 месяцев назад

one thing that wasnt mentioned was in the third one, when the Probe starts warping in the Pylon. the quick silence that happens, it just hints at the gravity (pun intended) of what is happening. you know that what the Probe is doing is important. and ofc, its foreshadowing for the end.

@anaboli_o 10 месяцев назад

That first one was more like a reveal trailer for fans. Like "look what were making in future" so it was so much older than those others.

@Baleur 9 месяцев назад

7:40 i love the extra little stomp of her leg there, that's attention to detail.

@kaizammit 9 месяцев назад

Me too, I do go over that a little later in the breakdown. KZ

@paoweeo 7 месяцев назад

Always gives me chills

@Limrasson 10 месяцев назад

Note on the second video, when she (The Queen of Blades) stomps down on the remains of the statue, that's the statue of Arcturus Mengsk, whom is a nemesis to her. The entire plot of the expansion is the climax of their conflict. (For reference, Kerrigan executed Mengsk' family to which Mengsk used her and left her to the zerg (the bug creatures) whom assimilated her.)