Japanese Sword Experts REACT to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | Experts React 

"He's blocking in a stationary position and not moving." I don't think in any way shape or form you could succeed in blocking a 20 foot tall ape with a sword.

I was hoping they'd talk about mikiri counter cause I'd love to know an expert's opinion on the action of stepping on a sword in order to deflect or stop the attack

Should also show them the Ghost of Tushima gameplay

And also show them for honor to every faction to see their react either

That was a pretty realistic fight against a giant headless ape. Happens to us every time.

4:08 I’ve beaten sekiro 9 times and I never knew you could do a lightning reversal with the mist raven tool

Samurai react? In a few days we'll be getting Vikings react to AC: Valhalla

Cool, can we get Alexa reacts to Detroit: Become Human now?

Things they could have talked about: - His technique - His footing - His grip - Ninja/samurai arsenal - His "armor" - Way of the ninja/samurai and how they differ - How hard it is to cut clean thru - Is sekiro more of a ninja or a samurai? This could of made a crazy amazing video on the history of samurai and ninja and how it compares to sekiro, it just seemed like they were watching gameplay and commentating thats all

Professional monster slayers react to The Witcher 3, please.

Bruh did the "sword expert" just pull out a ninjato and use it as historical evidence...

Speaking of tripping, I have seen the Mongols in the game Ghost of Tsushima accidentally trip over some shields that were laying on the ground! And of course it made them vulnerable to Jin's attacks! I was impressed because I've never seen that happen in games before!

Samurai literally don’t exist anymore. These guys are martial artists that are trained in sword fighting. Edit: thanks for changing the title man! Respect

"Shinobi would use a ninjato" *shows a sword that doesn't have any historical evidence of existing before the 1960s*

This is so cool!! I love how simply they explained everything. I’m really interested in learning more about the art of Japanese sword fighting now....

disclaimer: there's actually no evidence that the ninjato ever existed historically. It was a later invention primarily from the entertainment industry. Even if you think about it logically the ninjato makes no sense, why would a ninja, who relies on infiltrating places without anyone suspecting him, wear a uniform or carry a sword that could uniquely identify them as a ninja, especially when swords were so heavily restricted during large portions of Japanese history, and having one would draw unwanted attention to them. Ninja didn't really operate by skulking about in shadows and doing parkour, they dressed like the people in the place they were infiltrating, gained entry without drawing attention to themselves, and did what they needed to do, which was mostly gathering information. They were the spies of their time, and operated as such. This isn't to say that the skulking and assassinations never happened, because they did, but that was a very small part of what ninja did, and when they needed to assassinate someone, dressing like a commoner and hiding a dagger was often a much more effective option.

The second that guy pull out that ninjato, he lost all credibility. Ninjato is a Hollywood thing

Really, Samurais react, ok, next let’s do a dinosaurs react

Can we please get some samurai react to for honor, I honestly think you need to do that again, I don't think fencers was a good choice for that game

I wish they would stick to the technique side of things more, because I love hearing about how one cut or attack is actually realistic (or not). Not to mention they obviously aren't historians, so most of the history they talk about is basically at the level you would learn from pop culture. That said, I feel like I have to point out there is no historical instances of a "Ninjato" sword, sure there where straight swords and short swords like the wakizashi, but the whole idea of a Ninja/Shinobi only sword is 100% a modern myth. That's not to say Shinobi may not have had their own particular type of weapons they may have carried, but that our modern idea of a Ninjato was not one of them, and there are 0 surviving sword that would fit that description, as most that do are only a hundred years old or so, nothing correct to the period in which Ninja/Shinobi were active.

"Liars reacts to lies" That would be an great episode for this channel.

I mean, the word "samurai" sounds cool for the title but technically speaking these guys aren't samurai even if they practice kenjutsu.

Viking reacts to Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, when?

"Real shark reacts to Maneater"

I actually thought they knew what they were talking about. But the moment the "Ninjato" came out, Yeah..... These guys dont know as mich as you think.

When Ghost of Tsushima comes out, I want them back. Looks like that game doesn't have hectic sword swinging as Sekiro does.

This type of videos are so helpful to understand videogames!

Great reaction. I really enjoy practicing Japanese swordsmanship or any other martial art style in general. It's so interesting learning about the various of styles.

Have them react to the samurais in for honor, that would be great

The feeling and sound when your sword collides with the enemies is phenomenal in this game. Sekiro, absolute masterpiece, more fun as well as hiding behind a greatshield like in Dark Souls. Hopefully Elden Ring adapts a lot of Sekiro in swordsplay.

For me it’s so satisfying to here the sound of the blades clashing

Awwwww YESSSS you don't how much i've been waiting for this🔥🔥

Did these guys just mention the ninjato as a historically accurate weapon? Also I wasn’t aware any Japanese male with historical knowledge of feudal Japan is a samurai😂😂

Modern Samurais? do they serve a feudal warlord or something?

Ah finally! Been waiting for this video for a while

this is a video I never thought I’d want to see

I think people wanted the experts react to Sekiro because of the posture mechanic (deflections rather than direct blocking to break through an opponents guard). Additionally, Wolf received the sword from Kuro and is an Ashina Katana, however the Interior Ministry shinobi do wield "Ninjato", so it was a narrative choice.

These guys are the incarnation of "while you were chasing chicks I was studying the blade"

I have waited for this reaction for sooooooo long

Thats what i waited for!!!

pretty sure in sekiro most blocking is actually deflection, so it wouldn't deteriorate the sword so much

Nobody who claims the Ninjato sword was a real thing could really be considered an expert.

Absolutely a blessing for the eyes to watch! Thank you Gameology ❤️

Such an honor to hear their thoughts! ♡

Nioh seems like the next choice for a vid with these guys.

2:30. I thought the historical use of Ninjato was unproven

Wait oh my god I've seen this video a hundred times, but... "Your muscles need to loosen up, it's so much tension but your body needs to relax." That's a core game mechanic. You take all these hits whether or not you block them, and it takes a toll, so you need to take a moment to compose yourself, and reinforce your Posture Man! Cool stuff.

Sekiro: drinks gourd juice Literal stab sounds: Oh no, meesa disappearing

Have them react to For Honor's Samurai

One day you'll see "Two Italian Plumbers react to Super Mario" and they'll deny ever killing turtles, dinosaurs and hitting brick walls with their heads on purpose just to obtain coins... That day, I will delete internet for everybody.

Really wanted to see then react to the Mikiri Counter specifically, but the video was really good

-Takes a lot of time to master. *sits in a statue acquiring shaolin and samurai skills*

I think we can give the game a break with "the blade will break if you block" Liked when they talked about the best weapon for an occassion

Beyond perhaps finding descendants of samurai for this discussion, you'd think Gamology's producers would have enough knowledge to be aware that there haven't been samurai for several centuries now, the only exception being Forest Whitaker.

I love videogames because they bring reality into fantasy and thats so beautiful. War in videogames is awesome, but in reality its just painful.

odachi and nodachi were also worn sheathed on the back if they weren't carried in hand, although it wasnt for practical sheathing, rather simply because the massive swords were too long to be worn on the hip.

I'm a big fan of the old black and white japanese film. Its amazing. Period. If you haven't seen "Snake crane secret" go check that out. Perfect amount of cheese and pure action

I love how you guys actually listen to the comments. That being said, Ghost of Tsushima Gameplay.

That knucklecracking was pretty impressive.

FINALLY. THANK YOU GUYS

In the future can we get someone from the Navy to watch Assassins creed naval battles?

I feel like someone commented "do Samurais react to Sekiro!" as a joke and gameology was like "alright bet".

I think it deserves a longer video where they cover more

Should show them the stance-mechanic fighting of Nioh/Nioh 2.

WAIT, Wait, wait! The "japanese sword experts" said that ninjas used Ninjato with a STRAIGHT blade??!! This STRAIGHT-bladed sword never existed at that time. This is a MYTH!

Can we please have Marines react to "Escape From Tarkov"? Most realistic FPS imo and I feel like it would be really interesting to see what they would say.

I love how for the entire video they refer to the deflect mechanic as blocking

I love these react videos!!!

Should have had them reacting to the fight with the samurai mini-boss in the estate, he uses a lot more samurai techniques, Sekiro is a shinobi after all

They should totally react to ghost of tsushima

Cool reaction video! Love this game asw

Nice keep up the uploads ❤❤

I want real assassins react to Assassin's Creed

I thought The Last Samurai was Tom Cruise xD

I want the left guy's tailor. That a red silk vest? And that coat is fire. Like a low key version of what Red Hood wears.

The guy on the right looks like he's going to tell me "These aren't the Shogun your looking for"

この2人が日本刀のエキスパートなの？？ どこの国の人か知らないけど、ただのアクション俳優じゃないの。

Do one for ghost of tsushima when it comes out

Be interesting to have them check out ghost of tsusima. Apparently they tried to make the combat similar to the samurai films which would give us some very interesting commentary.

They did have a way to pull out a Nodachi (The longer version of regular Katana) from the back. If I remembered it correctly it was drawn from the shoulder

Day 4 of asking them to do “marines react to arma 3”

Have racecar drivers react to hotweels acceleracers

1:28 he is deflecting not blocking 0:52 That's why posture is in game

The only episode of this i have seen where the experts sound like they know what they are talking about

The sequel of "Zombie Specialist"

Honestly the most unrealistic thing in the game is how durable your swords are

Damn you actually learn so much in these

I like that they aren‘t cocky like other self-proclaimed „sword masters“ on this channel

Should've brought an actual shinobi/ninja instead, if they still exist

Samurai react to For Honor!!!!

At 1:00, that might explain why American baseball is also popular in Japan because the commonality of the batter and the shinobi is that they both DEFLECT, one against a ball and the other against an opponent’s slash.

Thank you so much! 👍

"SAMURAI" ? You mean Swordsman right, someone must've made a typo or is on serious drugs.

Haven’t Samurai been abolished?

It's so cool that Chris Yong and Lawrence Mok have a fluent American accent!

Wow how are you guys finding these people and still got 429K subs you deserve more!

Calling them samurais is kind of a stretch. It's like calling someone who reads comics an comic book analyst.

For the love of god, can you stop hiring “stunt coordinators” as “sword experts”? Their literal job is choreography, not the understanding of realistic swordplay.

waiting for the part 2 where Amputees react to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. I gotta hear an expert's opinion on shooting fire from a prosthetic.

*NEED MORE*