FILMMAKER REACTS TO DIABLO IV ANNOUNCE CINEMATIC | BY THREE THEY COME

[@jaroslavsvaha6065]

No matter how many times I've seen this, I still get chills up and down my back when the the Lilith's face is revealed, and the female choirs kick in

[@chesterra]

"There is no light here.." makes me shiver everytime. Such a great line to crush our scared protagonist.

[@eviljesus84]

Such an awesome cinematic... for such a shitty game, by an even shittier company😮‍💨

[@DutchDread]

Lilith is just proper nightmare fuel design, it's horror done right because it's humanity but warped, I hated the design for diablo in diablo 3 because it was just a random monster, but Lilith was just amazing in this cinematic.

[@BKay121]

This is one of the best opening cinematics to a game that I think I've ever seen and I'm 37 years old

[@headoverheels88]

Honestly, same. I'm obsessed with the idea that you don't reaaaaally need to know what Diablo series is to understand how darkly intense that scene was (I would know... I've never played a Diablo game! I'm of similar age.)

[@kaizammit]

That's what was fantastic about the way the story was put together. As an outsider looking in, I was able to put pieces together and still enjoy it immensely. Thank you for watching, KZ.

[@lupebalderrama4392]

Can confirm am 38, best scene ever!

[@bapbirb]

I hate that Ive been so desensitized to horror in general now lol But the first time I saw this trailer, I was genuinely shocked at how crazy and eery lilith looked.. It was one of those times when you see an image you've never seen before which would linger in your mind for a long time. The music made the entrance scarier too.

[@kaizammit]

The whole thing was amazing👏🏻. Just an intense climax. It's been a while since I've watched something that made my chest pound.

[@FeedWillyStyle]

One small thing that I love about this trailer is that the opening scenes with the strange cross and the wrecked town are very faithful recreations of the first scenes from the in-game opening cinematic from the original Diablo, right down to the shutter flapping in the wind.

[@Soundaholic92]

Love the symbolisms in that trailer. The 3 sacrifices are upside down at the womb area of the statues because they are "children" of Lilith, then their bellies are ripped open and they essentially "give birth" to Lilith, mother of all humanity. Amazing details

[@yimpyoi9808]

lot of decently clever shots too. when the main guy finally accepts the darkness and recites the summoning ritual, he lowers his head and his face goes into complete darkness, completely disappearing, before he raises his head (kind of like how many people do when trying to speak to god) and is put upside down (now facing hell instead of heaven) and the darkness becomes blinding light, to the point of glinting off his eyes, symbolizing the enlightenment he was seeking in the darkness.

[@Piratesaregay12322]

Elias isn't a demon actually, hes a human. A powerful mage, a former Horadrim. He's an interesting character, he forsook his path as a Horadrim to seek out a way to save Sanctuary and Lilith was the answer he found. You get find out a lot about him in the game.

[@vocken_og9617]

thought it was rathma but again i never played the game and only know a bit of the lore

[@OnyxANZ]

@@vocken_og9617 Necromancers keep the balance, and Rathma was the first necromancer. Summoning Lilith would not be keeping the balance.

@@OnyxANZ it could keeping, IF one knows, Inarius walks in Sanctuary

[@OnyxANZ]

@ Rathma also you know, knows his own prophecy and knows that Inarius really doesn't matter.

@@OnyxANZ aswell as he could know, Lilith will be summoned. We know very little about Rathmas prophecy and just overall about him.

[@testpattern23]

I would love to see a full length movie done in this CGI quality from them.

[@kaizammit]

Just from what I've seen, you are talking about a masterpiece if that were to happen. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! KZ

[@thergal]

@@kaizammit Blizzard do make insanely good short movies for their games, they have been doing it for many many years. You should check out diablo 3, world of warcraft etc the cinematics are super cool in this style.

[@ianashmore9910]

That's what I was hoping the Warcraft movie would be.

[@oniinsanity5186]

Trueeeee

[@kaizammit]

@@thergal I'll add them to my list. Do I need to watch them in order?

[@raphaelperry8159]

The window shutter banging in the wind at the beginning is a throwback to the first few seconds of the original Diablo 1 intro cutscene where a window shutter banged in the wind in a ruined village as the hero searched through the village and headed on his way towards the church.

[@kaizammit]

Amazing👏🏻, I love it when they plant easter eggs/call backs to the lore. Completely over my head but for you, a fan will get even more from the story. Brilliant! Thank you for watching and commenting! KZ

@@kaizammit i think, that one wanted to represent, they are back to the roots (gorey, realistic look), but they actually went pretty soft still, compared to the first 2 game in this regard.

[@Architraz_PHX]

Love the details in this... When they're trying to get in the gate, the initial drops of blood drop a panel, leaving a spike in the center of the palm. The three slam their palms on the spikes, which is where the blood comes from. And as you mentioned, when they get flung to the statues, they're in the womb position to be 'born'. Just a lot of details and story telling in a fairly short video.

[@Valfara770]

A litte bit of lore: Lilith (the demon woman) and the angel Inarius (that was the glowing guy in the other video) grow tired of the neverending war between the angels and demons and got together to make their own world Santuary (which is why she is called the Creator) and the offspring of angels and demons became the humans of this world in the end. Inarius and Lilith had a falling out since their offspring was very powerful and Inaruis wasn't happy about it and tried to destroy them and Lilith tried to safe them. That ended up with Lilith banished into the Void (and finally released from it in this cinematic) and Inarius imprisoned (and tortured) in Hell for a few thousand years. He also got out (but it's not quite sure how, probably will be explained in the game) but he isn't really sane (lots of PTSD probably :P) and wants revenge on Lilith. She goes around Santuary influencing people but not sure to what end exactly. Hope that helps a bit. :)

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for lore lesson, I feel smarter and more prepared for my first step into the diablo game series. Thank you for watching and commenting! KZ.

[@aaronburdon221]

@@kaizammit She influences the humans of Sanctuary to form an army to kill the angels and demons so that she can rule over all of creation. It's discussed in the book trilogy "The Sin War" by Richard A. Knaack. A little bit more lore being that Anu (the Supreme being of the universe) divided himself in half because he didn't like the evil within himself. The good side of his body was the High heavens, and the bad side as you might've guessed was the burning hells. These sides were destined to be at war forever as mentioned in the OP. The problem being that each side was weaker than the whole. So by mixing Angelic and Demonic blood (e.g. humans), you've formed a portion of Anu again which means they can be stronger than angels or demons (which is why Lilith wants to create an army out of them)

[@Piratesaregay12322]

@@kaizammit A bit of a correction but the beings that became humans were the actual concern, the Nephilim. They were spared from extermination but at the cost of the collective memory of the past. The original Nephilim were immortal so they could still be wandering the world but the humans that descended from the original became weaker and weaker each generation until we finally got the humans of sanctuary.

[@jotaux3652]

Blizzard cinematics have always been years ahead of their time.

[@sherrij5566]

Great reaction! I’m so glad that a member of the community turned you on to this. I was at the Blizzcon (game convention revolving around all of the Blizzard ip’s) when this was released and the energy of that crowd was electric. Imagine how you felt times a thousand. ALL of the Blizzard cinematics are exceptional. Each ip has many and they all tell a story. I would definitely recommend the Overwatch cinematic “The Last Bastion”. It’s an excellent example of storytelling without spoken words.

[@kaizammit]

Consider it done! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss it. Sounds interesting, I'll dive into the techniques too. KZ.

[@Tanji1k]

Ay lets go! I'm glad you ended up enjoying it lol watching how amazed ya looked at some of the scenes that gave me chills is great. Props to the team behind it because they really gave us that long of a trailer, that's not only a fat blizzard budget but it's also nothing but love for the game from the team. But my most favorite blizzard cinematic content is World of Warcraft Cinematics!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for the suggestion it, it was wicked! This is why I made this channel, to discover amazing stories that I would have missed. Sorry for not going into more of a breakdown as in filmmaking techniques, I wanted to get this out ASAP. Next reaction and going forward will be a return of sharing filmmaking knowledge. If you have a favourite WOW cinematic, let me know and I'll add it to my list. Thanks again ✌🏻, KZ

[@Twooshort]

@@kaizammit "The Wrathgate" may be 12 years old, but it was the first major ingame cinematic they did (not counting launch trailers), and it still holds up in my opinion. There is a fan-remastered version by IKEdit, but it's mostly just updating the models to newer ingame versions.

[@kaizammit]

As I say, if its done correctly then it doesn't matter how old it is. Thanks for watching! KZ

[@vct454]

Some more lore tidbits, as another commenter mentioned Lilith is the creator of Sanctuary. Hell is ruled by three Prime Evils: Diablo the Lord of Terror, Baal the Lord of Destruction, and Mephisto the Lord of Hatred. Lilith is Mephisto's daughter, which is why the scholar in the video referred to her as "Daughter of Hatred". Mephisto is also regarded as the most intelligent and cunning of the three Prime Evils, yet he's the only one that hasn't had a major storyline following him. So I'm guessing he might play a major but currently unknown role in the upcoming game.

[@rigdigwus]

man those cinematics were so damn intense. i was so hooked while playing it. like you say, it just draws you in completely. amazingly well done

[@kaizammit]

Signs of good story telling but film techniques is what will grab you. Keep up with this channel and you'll be dissecting films/content yourself. KZ

[@seiaghen]

the diablo2 remasterd cinematics are also really, really good, you should definetly put them on the list

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for the recommendation, I will check them out once I've done the full version of the latest Diablo 4 cinematic. KZ

[@Squirrelies1]

Agreed. The original cinematics have aged so I am glad they redid them for the remaster (resurrected) version. They're so good!

[@Madara__Uchiha]

Another small detail I’ve picked up on is how violently the 2 robbers were flung up to the stones, meanwhile the one that surrendered was peacefully placed there.

[@mixx1346]

I just discovered your channel and I love your reactions and immediately subscribed! I hope way more people in the future get to have the privilege to discover your channel 🎉😊

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much! You've made my day. I've only just started so hopefully, plenty more reactions and story analysis to come 🙏🏻✌🏻😁, KZ.

[@Cravos060290]

No matter how many times I watch either this one or The World of Warcraft Cataclysm Cinematic... 100% goosebumps guaranteed.

[@kaizammit]

So you're saying I should do a filmmaker reacts on World of Warcraft Cataclysm? KZ

[@Cravos060290]

@@kaizammit I only said that "I" am getting goosebumps from those trailers. But I can only recomment having a look into it mate :D

[@kaizammit]

If it's giving you goosebumps then I've got to check it out. Thank you for watching and commenting, consider subscribing so you can catch it once I've made it. KZ

[@CarlosHuiskens]

@@kaizammit Pretty much all of the World of Warcraft expansion cinametics are great. It makes you wonder why Blizzard never did a WoW movie themselves. The level of quality is amazing.

[@kaizammit]

@@CarlosHuiskens From what I've seen, I'm actually blown away. They understand filmmaking too! I think I left it on the cutting room floor for the Dragons reaction but I said something along the lines of, I'd rather watch a full movie with this art style and storytelling than any of the new Disney Pixar films. Thank you for watching and commenting! I'm going to do some reactions to the WoW cinematics. Hopefully you like the videos, please subscribe so you catch them, KZ.

[@lockie144]

I have loved the Diablo lore for years. Angels, Demons there is no good nor evil, just perspective.

[@TheAluvisify]

I would argue that demons are very much evil and angels are very much good. It just happens that both evil and good don't give much of a shit about humanity lol

[@psychosiskahn5952]

Pretty much If you read the background story of diablo 1 pretty much they don't care .

[@sumelar]

@@TheAluvisify Demons are evil, but if you think angels are good you know nothing about the lore. Diablo is a setting about order vs chaos. Angels are just as evil as demons.

[@Sure0Foot]

Sir, you summed it up perfectly. "Croikey!" I love how Blizzard tells a story. And that music..croikey indeed!!

[@SrChr778]

This cinematic by Blizzard Cinematic Studio was nothing short of a masterwork.

[@kaizammit]

I enjoyed it very much as you can tell but being a fan of the franchise prior to this film, then the release of it. Instant mindblown-age! Thanks for watching and commenting, KZ.

[@Than211]

In the game, you're actually given the option to see the backstory of the priest and get to visit that very dungeon/room which is super cool.

[@Ares11787]

where? id love to go into that dungeon

[@Yawgrimas]

From another video it's in the swamp zone, you'd have to goolge the quest "by three they come" that's the final part in the chain, but should help you find it :).@@Ares11787

[@jamescombridgeart]

@@Ares11787 somewhere down in hawezar. Bottom left I think

[@Ryprovis]

I just subscribed. and now I shall be binging everything lol you're awesome, mate

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for the sub! My format has changed slightly since that episode, it follows the Space Marine 2 reaction. Want to give back with advice etc. Hope you still enjoy ✌🏻, KZ.

[@srmj71]

The first time i saw that, like you, i was sucked in, heart pounding, just blown away.

[@Darmoth85]

I believe the shutter is a call back to the intro from Diablo 1, all the way back in 96 or 97, not sure. I don't think it's the same town, but gives the same vibes.

[@Hankthespank]

I love the fact that in this cinematic, Lilith is just reborn and thats why she looks like a fetus in the flesh. Its just so good and creepy.

[@daetros1626]

My wife and I just wrapped up the campaign for her first time and we kept forgetting it wasn't a movie during the cinematics. All I can say is that the quality and intensity of the opening cinematic sets the bar for the rest of the game cinematics.There is always room for criticism but I think the cinematic team absolutely nailed it.

[@kaizammit]

I've enjoyed what I've seen so far. Thanks for commenting!

[@vonmeier]

Anthony Howell's voice adds so much to this video, he is amazing.

[@zshakur]

Diablo IV's cinematics are Horribly GORGEOUS!!!

[@kyvanrae]

I love Blizzard's cinematics

[@MacMiittens]

the music after he says hail lilith is so heavy i love it

[@RockRPSN]

I subscribed! Your video for the Assassin's Creed trailers reaction popped up in my feed amongst my AC hyperfixation a few days ago and I have been enjoying your videos! Looking forward to a deep dive into your channel and see what you have review/reacted to!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for joining the community fella! My channel has changed over the year it's been going but hopefully you'll find some stuff you like. Kai

[@ne0ndaddy]

SUBBED, babyyyyyyyyyy. Great stuff, m8

[@kaizammit]

Thank you! I hope you like what else I've got planned in the pipeline. I'll go more into the filmmaking techniques going forward but thank you again! KZ

[@overcast80]

2 suggestions. 1) smaller cam and bigger video next time. maybe its just personal preference but its how i see others do 'react' content. and 2) Diablo Book of Lorath series. Its brand new and explains ALL the lore in a very captivating sense. The lore is so deep and twisted. Cheers!

[@Akeche]

The book of Lorath series might not quite fit the "filmmaker" angle though. Also, he likely has the video smaller to avoid copyright problems.

[@MannexX]

I second him watching the more books, not as a reaction bit, but for him to get into it, if he so wants.

[@kaizammit]

I think I will, cheers! KZ

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for the suggestion, I will look at those videos before I play the game. Regarding video format, it's good to be different and I don't want a copyright issue just as I'm starting out. Thank you for watching. KZ.

[@overcast80]

@@kaizammit very fair!

[@JL-cn1qi]

Cool , cool, wickittt, cool. Great insight there mister filmmaker.

[@kaizammit]

Glad you enjoyed it! Going forward from this video there will be more insight and story analysis. Hopefully you enjoy learning or if you're not interested in filmmaking, I'm just entertaining to watch. KZ.

[@spamfilter32]

@4:34 There was a spike in the hand print, when they slapped there hands down, it pierced their skin allowing the blood to flow.

[@everythinggamingnow]

after almost 20 years of playing blizzard games. The various ups and downs. The cinematic team has ALWAYS been like a shining light of brilliance, regardless of how good the game is, or how good the story is. The cinematics are always absolutely beautiful!

[@shawnadams1460]

NO ONE...and I mean no one does cutscenes better than Blizzard. Even on their worst games their cutscenes are better than most other AAA titles.

[@kaizammit]

I've been very impressed so far. Thanks for watching, KZ.

[@djgunhoe]

I subscribed 😊 but the first movie that came to mind when you said movies we might suggest is Flight of the Navigator. It's an older movie I remember from a kid I haven't seen in many years lol

[@kaizammit]

I love that movie! Great taste my friend, the music in it is wicked! I liked a song so much recently, I hunted it out on Spotify, a week later, they removed it from the service! You never know what's in the contracts of these license agreements. Thank you watching and for subscribing, KZ.

[@Grayald]

That shit was like some hellraiser stuff. How far we've come since the cutscenes from Diablo 1.

[@kaizammit]

The lighting as I said in one of the scenes, really made it feel real. Amazing stuff! Thank you for watching, KZ.

[@guardianofthemoon]

I subscribed, and love the content!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for subbing! More reactions and story analyses coming, if you have a suggestion, please let me know as the channel really is led by you guys, KZ.

[@paulfischer3180]

Did you see the nod to Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" @ 10:14? The lore is that Lilith created Sanctuary, Diablo's world. I thought it was a brilliant, subtle reference/game foreshadowing.

[@emil87th]

The only thing to follow this up with is the "Astartes" short film made by ONE dude. Pure excellence in every aspect of the art of film making. Took him 3 years I think? Insane craftsmanship. It's on KZbin ^_^

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for letting me know, I'll add that to my list. It was made by one guy too!? Wow, I've got to see it. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss it when I do a reaction/story analysis. Thank you for watching and commenting. KZ

[@raphaelperry8159]

Not only was it made by just one guy but it was such a good Games Workshop fan animation that Games Workshop themselves offered him a job to keep make films for them.

[@thehuskyraccoon]

The Quan Chi reference took me by surprise haha

[@CurriedBat]

Watch the rest. They are so good. Give us your take on Inarius vs Lilith.

[@kaizammit]

You got it! Already on my list and I want to know what happens next! Thanks for watching and commenting fella, KZ.

[@salhak77]

Best cinema ever. I wish they made movies like this.

[@ToreOnYouTube]

The trailer that captivated us all. Chills. Sad what D4 became through the years.

[@kaizammit]

Are you not happy with the game? I've not played any of the games so unable to comment.

[@ToreOnYouTube]

@@kaizammit Unfortunately not. It’s clear that a lot of the Diablo Immortal games’ ideas leaked over to Diablo 4. And I was never happy with Diablo Immortal either. Diablo 3 was great though.

[@BoyCcns]

Perfect timing with the game coming out today :D

[@kaizammit]

That's why I was up till the early hours getting it done. Thanks for watching! KZ

[@azure5584]

There aren't really more cinematics of this level released / revealed in Diablo 4 yet (there will be in a few days once people progress the story and start uploading them to youtube), so for now you could either cover the Diablo 2 or Diablo 3 cinematics, they're all amazing.

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for the suggestion, I'll add them to my list. As long as there is story and a great one at that, I'm sold. KZ

[@streetsurgery]

Starcraft 2 has some great ones too even if the story overall was a bit lacking. Warcraft 3 has a few bangers too.

[@aaronburdon221]

@@kaizammit Diablo 2 act3 to 4 transition is my favorite. been playing that game for 20 years and that one still gives me chills.

[@kaizammit]

@@aaronburdon221 amazing to hear! Means you're a true fan my friend. There are a few games I play every year just to get my quick fix from. Thank you for watching and commenting! Please consider subscribing for more reactions and story analysis. KZ.

[@noelennon420]

Would love to see your reaction to playing the actual game and the game's cutscenes too!

[@kaizammit]

I'd love to do a reaction etc to playing the game, would be wicked! Problem for me is I don't get much time to play games anymore, not now I've started this channel. It's been worth it so far ✌🏻

[@marlonelias]

He’s good looking!.!.

[@kwititnow]

You should watch the D2 cutscenes, they are old graphics sure and told at the end of each chapter and the DLC, I belive there are collections of them on youtube. It shows more of one of the archangels who is a major player in the lore :Tyriel ( Tyreils wings are more like giant light ribbon feather things- as opposed to Inarius whose wings are jagged and lightning like in the other D4 cinemetic - really good visual demonstration in the difference in their personalities) I'm only on the first part of D4 story and haven't gotten very far yet, but my guess is that it isn't going to be as simple as previous games like Inarius good, Lillith bad - just thinking about Inarius's design.

[@KyoKiaNexus]

i love seeing how ppl react to this series cause i played the game

[@ktulucall01]

Subscribed today! Would love to hear your take on famous movie fight scenes like the ones from 'the duelists' by Ridley Scott, or from movies that in you would recommend to action film enthusiasts. Cheers!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much! For me personally, I enjoy the cinematography more in the duellists than the actual fight scenes. I love me the Hong Kong style of martial arts or action. However if you want a hidden gem for action but like the swashbuckling of something like the duellists, check out The Musketeer (2001) by Peter Hyams. It has eastern influences when it comes to fighting. The story is predictable and the action is short and sweet.

[@Titanscreaming]

Diablo 3 is stocked the brim with awe inspiring cinematics. The cinematic where Lilith fights the angel is just brilliant, especially how that ends.

[@kaizammit]

I'm thinking about covering all the cutscenes from the franchise starting with Diablo 1. Hopefully that would be something you and the other viewers would like. KZ

[@Barrsie]

Love seeing your reactions and the cinematic insights. Blizzard has stood as one of the best companies in the world at cinematic intros for well over a decade. Personally, my favourite is the intro for Cataclysm, one of the expansions for World of Warcraft. It's beyond epic.

[@kaizammit]

Thank you fella! I'll have to check it out. KZ ✌️

[@xzodsz]

Great and informative video. Would love to see you react to the Witcher 3 cinematics as well!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Consider it done, make sure you subscribe so you don't miss them, KZ.

[@PureYang0]

4:30 No there is a sharp pointy object sticking out of the center of each hand imprint, you literally stab yourself by smashing your hand into the imprint.

[@kaizammit]

Totally makes sense now, the amount of blood confused me! Thank you for watching and clearing that up. KZ.

[@buzzwildofficial]

The pale man is named Elias and was apprentice mage of the Horadrim

[@edwin4625]

I can't wait until you react to many more game cinematics in the future. I can tell you'll love the vast majority of them.

[@kaizammit]

I'm glad you're enjoying my videos! One coming very soon, probably on Saturday, KZ.

[@quecksilber457]

Hey i am so happy my comment reached you. :)

[@kaizammit]

Yes it did, thank you! I would have put it in the video but I couldn't find it. Not quite a normal filmmaker reaction of mine but one that just about made the launch day deadline. Any more useful nuggets, send them my way please 😁, Thanks again. KZ.

[@quecksilber457]

@@kaizammit You have no idea of the lore, you say? Lol and than you nail it at the with Lilith! That's great, even if you watched the other one, because people tend to forget fast. My own D4 builds made me 20k views. I hope it will be the same for you!

[@andrewames247]

4:35 Those little hand shaped pads have spikes in them; they're impaling themselves. "The blood of the willing".

[@kaizammit]

I have now learnt this from reading other comments, thank you for also letting me know. Hope you enjoyed the video.

[@spamfilter32]

@8:33 The Tall Man didn't make the priest relax, the priest realized that he had doomed himself, it was acceptance of his fate. Knowledge was his greed, his personal sin. He came there of his own free will, the blood of the willing was his own.

[@kaizammit]

I thought that at the end, the way the music shifted too told me the answer. Thanks for clearing up the hand on the floor moment. I thought it was something like out of Blade the movie. Haha.

[@professorhobbton]

this cinematic was easily the best part of D4. very good

[@Dan1elDTE]

For a brief over view on the lore there is a 4 part series on KZbin called “The book of Lorath”

[@kaizammit]

I've heard, I'll have to check it out. Thank you for letting me know.

[@Chpow01]

I never really noticed it until now, but @9:55 in your video, watch the reflection in the priests eyes, then his nose as the camera flips upside down, the reflection on his nose is contoured to look like someone being crucified, which mimics the reflection in the eyes that reflect Lilith coming down from the membrane (when it is forming you can see a pentagram on top of it) that formed from the blood of the three who performed the ritual.

[@kaizammit]

I'll have to check it out but great find 👏🏻 KZ

[@Nicholas1994]

If you're still looking for suggestions, the World of Warcraft cinematic trailers for each expansion, plus the short animated series they did (Warbringers and Afterlives) are good. It's the same studio that does the StarCraft and Diablo stuff. There's plenty of reaction videos for these already, but only really one good one by a film maker so far. It would be interesting to hear your perspective. I'd also be interested to know what you're able to glean of the story from the cinematic trailers and animated series alone.

[@kaizammit]

I'll check them out, thank you for the suggestion. What did you learn from the other filmmaker and did you enjoy it? What was the channel? KZ

[@kaizammit]

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[@Lergmeister]

I would say persona 5 or 4. But there is alot of story in those games and it takes time! But mayby reacting to some Vaati stuff? He does a good job of explianing stuff that is unnecessarily obscured .

[@kaizammit]

@@Lergmeister I've heard of Persona but not Vaati. Is there a cinematic or an episode of either that you feel I should react and story analyse? I'm looking for stories that blow me away, leave that lasting impression, a bit like this cinematic did. KZ.

[@InMaTeofDeath]

@@kaizammit If you want more that are similar to this one I'd look up the StarCraft 2 Cinematics specifically the Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void. They're created by the same company that made Diablo 4 so the quality level is just as high.

[@kaizammit]

@@InMaTeofDeath I'll put them two on the list. Keep an eye out for them so consider subscribing. Thanks for the suggestions, KZ.

[@Lergmeister]

@@kaizammit Sorry i might have been abit unclear with the Vaati thing. He is a youtuber that goes through the lore of the Souls games the fromsoftware made. The story in those game is kind of obscured and you have to look for it item-descriptions and the like. Vaatividya i think is the full name. He puts the character stories and the lore together in his videos. Hope this made sense.

[@Jobber_84]

"assume he didnt make it" Well, I mean, I've seen some films and they never get out from under that door! lol

[@strawberrymilkshakepoetryt5910]

I've played about 30 hours of it by now with necromancer and it's amazing.All the cut-scenes are great! Honestly, I wish I had the option to zoom in on the shorter overlooking cinematics as well, but regardless of that personal preference 😇 The graphics, cut-scenes, lore And gameplay holds its own and are fantastic, so satisfaction is so far 💯 .🤩😎✨ Ps: The official o.s.t song by Halsey (produced and featured by the rapper S.u.g.a) is set to the "in-game-universe" and the production on this music video/trailer is really impressive. So this is also Definitely worth a view/reaction if you want .. 🤩✨🐈

[@kaizammit]

Can you link me it please 🙏🏻. Sounds interesting!? I'm glad you're enjoying the game. I look forward to diving in eventually myself. Just a heads up on the channel, I'm currently editing my reaction to the full fight scene between Inarius and Lilith. Hope you enjoy it.

[@overcast80]

easiest sub of my life. what a genuine good dude. wow!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you! What an awesome comment.

[@robertsouthard1174]

Diablo Lore is some of the best lore in Gaming. Rhykker has an entire lore series if you want to get up to day. As does the official Diablo KZbin channel

[@ryanjacob3338]

Yeah she seems to have a demon form and human form of sorts. From what we have seen and heard. This I would consider, story wise, her demon form and also a bit early on in it, being born. Starting kind of transparent and slowly drinking in all that blood and filling out. Like the crown of horns grown between the two times we saw her face. Could argue just filling out, settling and hardening into that human form. Plus the cape that was a womb of sorts, and the human demon dude kneeling, kind of made her look bigger perception wise. Crazy good cinematic all around. Diablo leans heavily and brilliantly on the human psychology side of demons and angels, the demons and angels in us all, with their storytelling and lore.

[@phoenixsui]

You could also watch all diablo 3 cinematics or starwars game cinematics swtor for example or overwatch cinematics.

[@kaizammit]

My next filmmaker reacts is on an Overwatch short. Requested by you guys in the comments. Thank you for watching and the suggestion, KZ.

[@evilbred974]

Hey Kai, I have now watched all your videos. I love your laid back but passionate approach to examining videos. Keep up the great work!

[@kaizammit]

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much! You'll be pleased to know, I'm currently uploading a new video right now... copyright pending 😬🤞🏻. Hope you like it. KZ

[@itsjonesh]

I don't know who is the cinematic director who did this and other cinematics in the game, but I hope Blizz call they again and give'em a pretty generous budget to make a Diablo tv-series, or maybe a movie. And if they are an in-house director, they deserve one hell of a raise. That is amazing. It was amazing the first time I've seen it, and it is still amazing to watch!

[@kaizammit]

I'd be up for watching a TV series like this. Same tone and format. ✌🏻💪🏻

[@JonasHDK]

the demon guy is and "fallen" angel, if u wanna know about the lore, book of lorath is 4 short movies here on youtube where a npc from the game tells the story real quick

[@terrorsanity]

There are dozens of these cinematics mate, I hope you will find time to watch all of them. Blizzard are exceptionally good with these, and they add sooo many details like mechanics from actual game itself with exact same "cooldown" let's say. "Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm" and "Starcraft 2 Legacy of the Void" are to watch.

[@kaizammit]

I'm sold, consider it done my friend! Which one should I react to first? KZ.

[@terrorsanity]

@@kaizammit I suppose you could watch it in order "Starcraft 2 Wings of the Liberty" "Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm" and "Starcraft 2 Legacy of the Void", but first one is old and quite underwhelming so I think you could do first and second in one video or completely skip first.

[@terrorsanity]

@@kaizammit I can actually give you complete cinematic list to check out🙃

[@terrorsanity]

​@@kaizammit BEHOLD KAI ZAMMIT! COMPLETE CINEMATIC LIST. Save this and start watching whatever you want. There some other niche cinematics that exist but these are like main one's. In order from bottom to top: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Launch Cinematic The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Killing Monsters Cinematic Trailer Cyberpunk 2077 - Official Cinematic Trailer | E3 2019 Cyberpunk 2077 Teaser Trailer 2013 Warhammer 40,000: The New Edition Cinematic Trailer Pariah Nexus Trailer Warhammer 40 000: Space Marine 2 - TGA 2021: Reveal Trailer | PS5 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - World Intro Trailer Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - Official Teaser Trailer The Armouring of a Space Marine Cinematic - 2022 Warhammer: The Horus Heresy Cinematic Trailer - 2022 Warhammer 40,000: Cinematic Trailer - 2020 (9th Edition) Astartes Project by Syama Pedersen - Original Version - Full Edit - All Parts (s-tier cinematic fan-made) STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ - 4K ULTRA HD - ‘Betrayed’ Cinematic Trailer STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ - 4K ULTRA HD - ‘Sacrifice’ Cinematic Trailer Diablo IV | Official Release Date Trailer Diablo IV Announce Cinematic | By Three They Come Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Opening Cinematic Diablo 3 Imperius vs Diablo Diablo 3 Act 2 Cinematic: Imperius vs. Tyrael Diablo III Black Soulstone Cinematic Diablo III - Act I Ending Cutscene (Spoilers) Diablo III Opening Cinematic Overwatch 2 Announce Cinematic | “Zero Hour” Overwatch Animated Short | “Shooting Star” Overwatch Animated Short | “Reunion” Overwatch Animated Short | “Honor and Glory” Overwatch Animated Short | "Rise and Shine" Overwatch Animated Short | "Infiltration" Overwatch Animated Short | "The Last Bastion" Overwatch Animated Short | “Hero” Overwatch Animated Short | “Dragons” Overwatch Animated Short | “Alive” Overwatch Animated Short | "Recall" Overwatch Cinematic Trailer StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Opening Cinematic StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Opening Cinematic StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Teaser Trailer World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Cinematic Trailer Cinematic: “Reckoning” (Spoiler) Cinematic: "Safe Haven" Cinematic: "Lost Honor" Cinematic: “Old Soldier” World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Cinematic Trailer World of Warcraft: Legion Cinematic Trailer World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Cinematic World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Cinematic Trailer World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Cinematic Trailer World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Cinematic Trailer World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Cinematic Trailer World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer REVELATION // Episode 6 Cinematic - VALORANT SHATTERED // Episode 5: DIMENSION Cinematic - VALORANT WARM UP // Episode 4 Cinematic - VALORANT DUALITY // Official Lore Cinematic - VALORANT RETAKE // Episode 2 Cinematic - VALORANT DUELISTS // Official Launch Cinematic Trailer - VALORANT

[@kaizammit]

Mate, I love the dedication! You are a trooper. If I had a badge of honour for this channel, you just earned it! You'll be pleased to know, the one I'm currently editing is on this list. I'm excited to share it with you. Top 🍌 my friend! KZ.

[@bojnebojnebojne]

Don't think they could've made a better cinematic to hype up the game than this one, i for sure was hyped as fk after seeing this for the first time. It's the entire setting of how dark and gory it is.

[@kaizammit]

I really enjoyed the aesthetic of this world. This was a great world building film. Love it! Thank you for watching, KZ.

[@michaelmay1434]

you should watch one or all of the the starcraft 2 cinematic trailers, there are 3 - Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm, and Legacy of the Void.

[@kaizammit]

You're in luck, it's my next video and all 3 of them. Should be out next week depending on sponsors approval. Thank you for watching and recommending! KZ

[@JohnPalb]

Just found your channel, and I really enjoy how you breakdown the craftsmanship here. I'd love to see you give the opening cinematic of Baldur's Gate 3 the same treatment. It's coming out on PC in a couple of weeks, it'd be a timely reaction. In any case, I liked this a lot. Liked and subbed. Enjoy your day! Edit: Just as an aside here, the developers state that BG3 is coming with over 174 hours of cinematics! Insane...

[@kaizammit]

Sounds like fun! I'll add it to my list. The timing sounds right but sadly, I'm already working on a new video for the channel. Thank you for watching, KZ.

[@JohnPalb]

@@kaizammit Its all good, I'm enjoying what you're putting up here. Just a case of 'if you like this, I think you'll like that'. I'm looking forward to whatever you're putting out next, though. Enjoy!

[@joeshodipo9001]

love to see this adapted to live action

[@kaizammit]

I think production value, it would look like the Witcher Netflix show. Would you be happy with that?

[@joeshodipo9001]

@@kaizammit I want a full on Hollywood big budget lord of the rings but horror rated R

[@kaizammit]

Problem with Hollywood pricing is you need Hollywood backing. They will have a say on the script and probably change the story. Always happens. Would be epic though! More of a chance with the Netflix/Amazon original pricing. Still isn't cheap but more doable.

[@markreinink6364]

New recommendation, the intro cinematic of Baldurs Gate 3

[@szacsesz]

This was such an amazing cinematic. I would 100% watch it if this became a show. Well, probably the budget spent on this few minutes is probably too enormous for that.

[@kaizammit]

You'd have moments like this but it would come with a lot of smaller scenes to balance out the budget. KZ

[@Kaeladran]

If you could make reacts on Stacraft 2 Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void cinematics, that would be really great :) Discovered you today and your breakdowns are really great i love it! :)

[@kaizammit]

You're in luck! I'm editing that video now ✌🏻. Should be out next week but it depends on the sponsors approval. Glad to hear you like my videos, thank you. KZ

[@chrys_stone8716]

This is Diablo going back to its roots of gothic horror imo.

[@Hamish_Hossack]

You should react to the cutscenes for assassin's Creed origins. Bayeks story and feelings in the character feels so real

[@kaizammit]

Love that idea!

[@alannolan5126]

that look like the Trailer of the Movie the Cell

[@everythinggamingnow]

the very rought lore is. Theres heaven with angels, and hell with demons. But at some point a demon and an angel got together and created sanctuary populated wth humans (earth essentially) and the eternal conflict in heaven and hell between the angels and demons, spilled into sanctuary. Lillith in the trailer, is the "mother" and the angel Inarius was the father. There's more to it, but thats the basic outline. A grim, dark world, with demons all over the place, where we (the player) start smashing demons to pieces and trying to, in the end, shut down some big time demons before they manage to do whatever demonic shenanigans they are trying. In this one, lillith is the big bad. In diablo 3, you actually fought diablo himself.

[@kaizammit]

Amazing, thank you for all the lore information. It will be useful when I react to the full version which other subscribers have informed me about. Thanks for watching, KZ.

[@auroxl]

Please do a reaction video to the Starcraft 2 Legacy of the Void trailers. Although it came out a long time ago, I believe it still holds up as one of the best game trailers ever.

[@kaizammit]

You got it, I'll add it to the list.

[@KdVSerpentinit]

Blizzards always making such beautiful cinematics. You can deep dive into their library. There you'll find cinematics for WarCraft and WoW, StarCraft, Diablo, Overwatch and maybe some in some of their older games but I only know the top 4 of them.

[@kaizammit]

I've already shot another one of their works, an Overwatch short. It will be out after my next video which is in the Warhammer universe. KZ

[@KdVSerpentinit]

@@kaizammit Oh, Warhammer is also a good pick. I can recommend the fanmade project Astartes. :D

[@kaizammit]

A few others have also recommended that to me, good thing is I've never seen it so I'm excited!

[@SonicSyndicate13]

I can only recommend you to watch the World of Warcraft Trailers, or at least the Wrath of the Lich King one. They're all brilliant!

[@kaizammit]

I do want to check out some of the World of Warcraft cinematics, I've heard only good things! KZ.

[@jamesnelson5741]

Hello Kai Zammit, Have you done all the World of Warcraft cinematics?

[@kaizammit]

Hello! No I have not, I've not even seen a single one! The channel is new so you've joined at the best time! Make sure you subscribe so you can catch my reaction and story analysis on World of Warcraft cinematics. KZ.

[@Charsept]

It really holds your attention doesn't it

[@kaizammit]

It demands it! It's treated like a corridor or a funnel, all this madness happens and then you're left with the final moment after everything else has been stripped back, equalling you been drawn in as a viewer. Thanks for watching!

[@Pseudoku_RL]

Your SC2 cinematics popped up on my feed and the first thing I thought was "I wonder if he's seen Diablo 4's" 😂 it's truly a masterpiece The only thing that beats this trailer, imho, is Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty trailer

[@kaizammit]

Unfortunately for the channel I have seen it! Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk basically CDProjekt Red, anything from them I would have seen years ago before I did the channel or like Phantom Liberty, I just couldn't wait! I may one day in the future do a breakdown on it but I know a lot of viewers enjoy my reaction part and I can't do that if I've already seen it. I could do Cyberpunk if I ever bring a guest on i.e. my boss for example. Who knows. Thank you for watching! KZ

[@gregkral4467]

Man, Blizzard is epic in their animations.

[@kaizammit]

My next filmmaker reacts is on another blizzard animation, should be out today/tomorrow so keep an eye out. ✌🏻

[@audriusg1536]

''I was expecting to him look more devilish'' Lilith: sup, nigga :D

[@kaiderhai86]

This trailer reminds me alot of an episode of Love,Death and Robots season 3, in vaulted halls entombed. But tjat came out 3 years later, so maybe they got inspired from this.😅 Anyway. Both are great!

[@kaizammit]

I'll have to check them out, I love a short little film. Would that be something you'd be interested in? Thinking of content and story analysis for the channel.

[@kaiderhai86]

@@kaizammit of course. Although I have no actual knowledge of filmaking, i adore these shortfilms for their storytelling and cinematography. Not all of them are my style, but i enjoyed them nontheless. Gotta sub now bc i am looking forward to that. 😁

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much ✌🏻

[@PaulGuy]

If there's anything Blizzard has been able to do well for a long time, it's cinematics. Al the way back to Warcraft 3, they've done some great work on their shorts.

[@Flohrd]

You should start with some World of Warcaft and League of Legends ones. A good possible start would be The Call (LoL) and starting from the first WoW expansion, so you have an idea about the story.... and the first one is more than amazing when you think how old it is.

[@kaizammit]

Both are on my list, LoL, I have awaken and warriors at the top of my list so I hope they will be okay for you? ✌🏻KZ

[@Flohrd]

Both are amazing too ! The call is the one coming after these two, so epic and the image quality is so real

[@terrorsanity]

ahahah "f-ing hell" at the end made me laugh XD You watched these in wrong order btw, this first announce trailer was wild when it came out and then 2023 release trailer not a while ago. Lilith was basically just born and that's why she had transparent body I guess, afterwards her skin is going to be white. I recommend you to start watching these in order to keep everything logical.

[@kaizammit]

I didn't even know it existed until someone suggested it but thank you for the heads up. Going forward and looking at certain franchises, I will do some homework. Thank you for watching and commenting. KZ