Historically Accurate Longsword Techniques in VR - Blade and Sorcery 

Forgot to mention I also used the fast weapon handling mod (www.nexusmods.com/bladeandsorcery/mods/1911?tab=files) with custom values. Other mods and music used are linked in description. Thanks for watching!

the entire point of sword fighting is using the tactics and putting your own spin on it, your "liberties" aren't liberties, they're perfections. great video

If this game had PvP i would never leave the house

your parrys look so smooth when i try them in my game its really janky and most of the time the enemy just keeps attacking

That first kill, where you parried, then used a pommel strike across his wrist to disarm, that was really fuckin clean

This was so much more satisfying than 90% of 'John Wick' style montages, because each move has a purpose. I've always loved zwerchhau -- blasting through an attack with a horizontal counterattack to the head.

man this guy is so good he actually makes blade and sorcery look polished

Using the handle/pommel is always so satisfying with any weapon, especially swords

This guy is awesome. The way he handles and uses the longsword is beautiful and I love it. Keep doing what you’re doing, You’re amazing at it.

You can really see how many of these moves utilizes "little" motions. Gotta save energy

Did you change your slow mo setting below/above 50 or the same for the choreography? The edit looks amazing.

My inner Liechtenauer is screaming at the lack of Zwerchau strikes.

this guy playing b&s: main character me playing b&s: gets my sword stuck in the ground mid combo

The way you grab the end of your blade to lock up their weapons pushing the weapons down then deliver a deadly strike or stab is absolutely phenomenal. Your videos are the only ones I've watched that I enjoy the combat of. I even use some of the techniques in the video and apply them to when I play the game or when I occasionally spar with a friend. Love the content.

This is the kind of entertainment I suscribed this channel for. You literally can't get this quality, with this choreography, with this editing, anywhere else. Everytime a notification comes from this channel, I know I'm up for a ride. This was no exception, good shit man!

the fact that you make use of someone elses weapon shape to counter them

The style is awesome, but I just like the medieval BFG division in the backgrouns

🔥

thats some scarry stuff, usually it isnt how its portrayed in media. but compared to the media portrayal, this seems just so effective, and brutal, almost like it cant be stopped.

I call dibs on this guy when the zombies get here

i wish the physics of the game worked this well in realtime. always feels like I'm cheating when I use slow-mo. It may fix the physics and jank, but now I don't have to try :C awesome video as always btw! got any recommendations for tweaking the physics numbers in the Misc section of the book? (under the sandbox tab) To try and get something close or satisfying at least for myself?

Best blade and sorcery player ever

They're coming closer.

The music in the background is BFG Division from doom

only a minute into the video did i realise the music was medieval doom

that first one was cool as hell

This is so much more satisfying than the jumper pros. This is beauty

lmao this music, what a beaut of a remix

Warning: the Doom Slayer has possession of the BFC (Big Fucking Crossbow)

A lot of these techniques are pretty hard to do consistently in B&S. Nice work!

Absolute skill. Once i saw the first kill i knew i had to watch the rest lol

if kratos gets a sword his finishers will look like this

This medieval version of BFG division is sick th

Good music choice my friend!

Took me a second to realize bfg division was playing

I noticed the doom music with medieval influences.

I had no idea I was actually performing these techniques while I was playing. Good to know I'm a natural!

Cool stuff. I've been wondering, though, does this game have a difficulty setting or is the AI always like that? I've seen a lot of Blade and Sorcery videos and I don't think I've ever seen anyone be genuinely challenged or lose a fight.

It's really nice of them to not hit you when you're wide open.

when the midevil doom music kicks in

It has been so long trying to find a video of someone trying to play blade and sorcery realistically, and trying to use real sword techniques to parry and deliver a killing blow swiftly

I want this game so bad but it requires a headset I cant afford

Wait was the background music medieval BFG division?? Edit: just checked the description, that's awesome lmao

Its so anticlimactic when you do the parrys in 3rd person because of the legs lol

This is all well and good until you realize that you can much more easily launch them into the stratosphere by just punching them with your fists

BFG division medievalized

biblically accurate doom slayer

Its good but honestly slow motion footage sped up just takes the magic out of melee combat :p

I wonder how does your vr set looks like

it seems you really like the zornort

E-heh-epic. Good idea. Well executed. Inspiring. Sub'd.

Back then longswords were for dules without armor because ni sword can damage armor so best weapon was pollaxe that weapon had range had blunt sied to smash armor andhad sharp side to cut flesh

Your going to war and as you near the front lines you hear the enemy battle music and it just a doom music in a medieval style song and see a guy kill 20 of your guys

Damn, looks amazing

"i am not a expert" Bru

where are the 2handers and 2 handers

OH MY GOD HES SO COOL!

Brilliant

How do you change settings for sword or is it a mod cause when I try doing that it always sends em flying

I make extremely similar content, but with more emphasis on comedy lol, sick af fights though my g 🤙🏼🤙🏼

You’re pretty good for an amateur. Nice used of half sword btw.

I want to learn hema but dontknow where to start or get a longsword

Dude like what version of doom music is this cause I know its in there

When a Karens asked for the manager the manager

Badass! 😁

Why tf does my combat not look like this lol, the ai acts so wacky to fight

Thank you for just straight up saying it's slow motion gameplay that's been sped up. The amount of people who upload blade and sorcery videos that are clearly edited, but try and pass them off as "real" is embarrassing.

who is "historically accurate"? he seems pretty badass

Medieval bfg division lmao

I’m a HEMA fencer, I saw your post on the subreddit. Just wanted to say that VR melee combat rarely excites me, but you did a really admirable job of putting in some effort to make it look convincing. It’s still not 100% there - the lack of proprioception/kinesthetic awareness will probably always be there and make it feel floaty - but this is one of the best examples I’ve seen. Nice job.

Imagine Back then going to war and an infinitely stronger person was on the enemy side

As a HEMA fencer it's nice to see decently executed giocco stretto plays from Fiore! Even the largo stuff is good

“To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead.” - Miyamoto Musashi.

I'm always trying to reproduce some HEMA techniques I learned, It's so hard to do them in B&S tho. But you managed to do an amazing job recreating them, you can really understand each one of them, this is really cool

If For Honor taught me anything it’s that this is incorrect because you didn’t shoulder bash once and you stabed people

I love the medieval take on the doom soundtrack, great video too :)

I’ve been doing HEMA for a little over half a year now, and whenever I try something I learned in VR, it translates terribly. I’m extremely impressed with these! Edit: I blame Nomad’s not great physics.

0:11 has to be the cleanest one

DUDE that last move was so sick

Really smooth, really satisfying parries. More of this type of content please, really enjoyed it!

Title: historically accurate techniques Literally opening frame of video: lolz these aren't accurate, I don't even know what accurate is.

After seeing all of these techniques, i just imagine how terrifying a longswordsman would have been on a battlefield.

You know, seeing as how this is sped up slow motion footage. It shows you how insanely fast sword fighting had to be to be able to pull these techniques off

Some of these technique's can't be shown properly because the AI are greatly underpowered compared to the player. If flailing wildly allows you to win due to overwhelming strength, then technique is redundant.

There’s something… oddly menacing about the non-first person segment @1:23 ish. Seeing the chest area not moving when a parry or block occurs, only for it to kind of act like normal when you lean over for a stab is leaning on uncanny valley. If I saw that anywhere else but a VR game and the rest of the hypothetical game had normal animations I’m pretty sure I’d mark the NPC down as an unusual unit. It makes the VR disconnect in sensation act more like a warning to your instinct somehow, like the momentum of the incoming swing has been canceled so completely it doesn’t even shift you. I love it.

Anyone who’s tried these techniques can see what was slowed down and sped up. Nothing wrong with that though, just thought I’d mention

something I really wish they would do with a game like this is take an AI software and have it learn actual HEMA combat or Martial arts combat. That would be something impressive. Like in this video, He was dominating all the AI with a simple auberhau and Hangetort. It would be very fun for people in the HEMA and or the MMA community.

I wish the ai can use two handed weapons

when ever i play off camera ive been using HALT techniques? lol didnt know that, i just do what ever feels badass

This is why realistic sword fighting and more importantly two handers need to be used more over “duel-wielding”. Properly executed techniques like this are fucking beautiful, and would look incredible on screen. It’s clear, it flows well, and with the proper effects would create seamless shots without the need for fast cuts

Impressive swordsmanship and you do know your stuff quite well.

My favorite part of this video is at 1:57. That was just a medieval chefs kiss right there.

2:42 Slitting throat of the enemy - tis but a scratch! Gently caressing the front of his helmet - 💀

I didn't even know thatediaeval BFG Division was possible

Dude... just practice some HEMA for a week and you'll understand all tbe basics.

Very nice stuff. I think my problem is trying to emulate holding a real sword while using two hand controllers. Really hard to keep them situated together "naturally" as if I'm actually two-handing a sword. Guess I just need to practice.

O’ #InterestinGameplay it’s time for the slayer. I have found the super shotgun. LET THY UNHOLY BLOOD SPILL

Are we not gonna talk about hearing doom music in the back ground

That was actually impressive, looked a lot like real life techniques!

2:34 bro single handedly survived, and grabbed his sword not to mention he dodged really good somehow