Honkai Impact Fan Reacts to ALL Arknights Trailers!!! (Part 1)

[@aetherdraw]

No need to fear from copyright. Every single song that's already on the global channel is safe to watch. Even music videos.

[@akumaru0373]

Yes, all the music heard in this video and others (character EP songs, in-game BGM, contingency contract, and all other trailers) are copyright-free so it is safe to react to more music and trailers, they're available on spotify too! *IMPORTANT However, I'd like to add that there are indeed copyrighted songs for arknights to be aware of, but they're only very very few* . These copyrighted songs include collaboration songs (listed in the official channel's playlist) and the 3 concept trailer with STARSET. Edit: Reworded the entire comment for better clarity

[@cob-codeofbrawl7668]

hope he sees this before he edites next video in case he mutes it

[@DarronGA]

The collab songs are no bueno btw. They are copyrighted by the artist's music label

[@Razor4884]

This isn't completely true. For example, the concept trailers have Starset songs that play in them. Also, there are quite a few collaboration songs that are licensed.

[@kiarime]

Well ud got one on chen holiday

[@sli136]

You should delve into the rabbit hole of Arknights music - every 6* has a personal ep that ranges from heavy metal, hip-hop, jazz, pop, country, you name it, pretty much any genre you can think of. People joke that the dev Hypergryph is a music label company that happens to make a tower defense game on the side. There should be a playlist on youtube.

[@Kaes.R]

Unfortunately we dont have country yet :( Im actually waiting for some west country vibe sonf just like Krose radio from gta san andreas

[@sli136]

​@@Kaes.R Have you checked out the latest EP for Vigil, "Go My Way"?

[@Kaes.R]

@@sli136 haven't yet... Gotta check it rn

[@Kaes.R]

@@sli136 NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT

[@sli136]

@@Kaes.R Another genre off the list

[@Murmarine]

"Is it depressing?" One of the side stories is literal middle schoolers being locked in their school due to a war raging right outside on the streets.

[@ItzGabrieel]

@@spinelazuli29 STOOOOP

[@Sweet_Jelly39]

@@spinelazuli29 Dudee💀

[@kurojuzo5151]

1 2 3

[@MsDark93]

'Is it a sad story like Honkai or a happy one?' The answer to that question, Don, is simply "Yes"

[@SoulWhiteAngel]

As a note btw 'Most' of these trailers are unrelated to each other. So most will show different characters (there is a lot of characters) The longer animations are saved for BIG events

[@sibericusthefrosty9950]

If it's not Akumaru03, it's you.

[@SoulWhiteAngel]

@@sibericusthefrosty9950 whaaaa no its usually you

[@nicholasjacobs6605]

Usually the animated ones are for half-anniversary/anniversary events or really important times in the story. Also if you're curious about what Arknights is about, you might want to try looking at the Arknights anime as that should give you the basic idea of the story and the world thats within.

[@SxmmyWasHere]

Another Goat finding these God Tier trailers I see 👀🔥🔥🔥

[@joshuaaller736]

15:38 Arknights story covers multiple countries across a huge continent, so if you notice event themes that are not similar to each other, that's the reason.

[@tomatomaki]

For your concern, the song you're stopping to isn't a copyrighted song. It's promoting a seasonal game mode in Arknights called "Contingency Contract", CC for short, or as everyone called it "The Seasonal Torture". This game mode consist of various stages that you can set the difficulty by setting the provided tags that will in turn makes the stages harder because from the said tags. This time it's CC#6, Wild Scales, but the current CC, Dawnseeker had already been done, the current event now is "Stultivera Navis" more or less continuation of "Under Tides" Also, if you're sticking around, you might want to hear some of the song From Arknights. Notably: - Renegade (W operator Song) - El Brillo Solitario (Thorns operator Song) - "Ceobe's Fungimist" Compilation song - CC#0 - CC#10 lobby & battle song - "Il Siracusano" Boss Theme song - Eternal Flame (Fiametta operator Song) - Go My Way (Vigil operator song) - Sentenced (Penance operator song) Hope you're enjoying your stay bro. It'll be grindy at first, but you don't have to having the "very meta" Operators here. Use what you have, even a 3 star might get you around so far.

[@trihexa3024]

yeah imagine if they copyright cc songs, streamers playing arknights cc will be getting struck left and right

[@Archangels_righthandboi]

@@trihexa3024 I can’t even imagine how big the backlash would be

[@OctaveHigher.]

Yes, Arknights is a tower defense game, but unlike most TD games that only needs overpowered units to win, Arknights requires bit more strategy and proper timing especially in later stages of the game, it's fun and you should try if TDs are your thing

[@WrenWren27]

You previously reacted to the animated PVs. What you're reacting to now are the actual trailers. If you're looking for the 2D animation style you saw, search for animated PVs and not the trailers. 11:50 Yes, the angel statue is holding a shotgun. The angels take pride in their gunship. They get one when they turn 12. 15:35 The main story of Arknights is about the struggles of the people infected by magic rock cancer called oripathy. Many of the trailers you saw show side stories that aren't necessarily about the main story but rather expand on other parts of the world. There are also some side stories that are essentially flashback arcs that go more into depth about things happening in the main story. Personally, the story takes about 4 chapters to get good much like Honkai takes about 5 chapters to get good. 19:11 That was a magikarp. I shan't elaborate. 19:22 I approve of your taste, Don 27:00 It's a collaboration with a Chinese cartoon, Nine-Coloured Deer. 28:30 For some perspective, SilverAsh was a launch character and he was only introduced into the story in this event which took place over 2 years after launch. 29:40 Yes, it is a tower defense game. And it is a mobile game. There is no PC port, so PC players play through emulators. What you showed us was indeed the game. 31:50 Because Hypergryph is a music company and Arknights is just ads for their label /s 32:25 No, but they are both Angels. Come on Don, not all Angels look the same /s 34:35 ATK Mode Nearl, or NTR Knight if you prefer, is indeed stronk. Whenever there's a name and a title like Nearl the Radiant Knight, that means that that character is an alternate version of an existing character, hence why I call her ATK Mode Nearl. 35:05 Dripknights indeed 36:20 Imagine knights, but capitalistic. Instead of being noble heroes, they're now just people fighting in tournaments and essentially acting as sports stars. Also, we gotta add some discrimination of the infected. This is Arknights after all. 40:17 She was most probably gravely injured, but Nearl's arts can heal people. 40:46 Platinum, the archer, is an ex-knight. She wasn't really satisfied with knighthood and chose to become an assassin. Capitalism. 42:00 This is the second event in a three-part story. Near Light was climax and this one goes into the story of a specific group of infected knights of which Flametail is the founder of. 44:40 That's the in-game shop theme. 46:35 At least Honkai has heartwarming moments. Unless it's a summer event, I can't say it's lighthearted. 47:00 Monster Siren Records, Hypergryph's music label, is quite chill with music copyright. It's non-MSR songs you should watch out for like the Steve Aoki and Reona ones.

[@MrLuzakman]

After getting a direct invitation, I don't think Plat had much choice in the matter

[@WrenWren27]

@@MrLuzakman I guess that's fair. The KGCC makes a habit of forced employment.

[@DarronGA]

Yes! It is indeed the very same phone game you saw at the play store. Thank you for reacting to the game's many events and story that takes place in the world of Terra and we hope you had a great time! If you are going to get into the game, then I'd like to sincerely welcome a new dokutah to the world of Arknights and our community and hope you'll enjoy your stay and have an even greater time! Cheers Don 🍻

[@abbsy6940]

Btw Irene(the lantern girl) from the first trailer have the same VA as Kiana in Honkai Impact :)

[@HIWTYLSL]

Arknights currently has 235 unique operators in the game (global) and these are trailers and animations for all of them and their separate storylines since this mobile game has different branching stories as their events. The world in Arknights has a lot of different locations in their world-building

[@CryptidFlame]

As someone who was never into tower defense games either, Arknights wayy surpasses that genre imo. It's evolved beyond it, especially in the later parts. Earlier sections are very much simple tower defense as to not make things too difficult for new players, but the game quickly introduces new mechanics in the gameplay that make it more than just a tower defense game

[@heimkringyeakuez5890]

"Oww its the wolf guy,no dog guy" That's Fishy guy lmao

[@SirGacha]

"is that angel holding a shotgun" yes... yes it is

[@EricChien95]

27:00 no its Chinese artstyle the collab is with the same studio that did the wukong movie animation Havoc in the Heaven(1963)

[@dergrive88]

Trust me, even though it seems like a tower defense, but it’s actually not it’s a real time strategy defense And the the story for this game is amazing, also you should check out their music! I think you don’t have to worry about copyright

[@Dawnitediyarite]

The wolf/dog guy, his name is Lee, he’s a lung (basically a Chinese dragon) he is based on the legend of carp that turns into dragons

[@bakutie]

arknights teases you a lot with their trailers it's well worth listening to the full tracks or learning about what they show through the game

[@kapacb2412]

Les go! My man finally exploring this rabbit hole

[@nicholasjacobs6605]

You might want to reverse the order of the playlist as you're watching from most recent to oldest, tho it doesn't really matter that much as either way the stories are all kind of disconnected in the trailers.

[@turritopsis_said80]

Looking forward for your next video! Arknight is an amazing game with its music, amazing story, characters, and beautiful designs.

[@HittingBandy]

"Is he evil?" Everyone in the community: "Well yes but actually no but still a yes."

[@argisus1279]

Always love to see new people to arknights and see what the music- I mean Games that game devs made. (insight to that meme, the game has so much music to it that it is like the game devs were actually a music label instead of a game dev team.

[@giahuytran720]

During the present there are Sultifera Navis event which is the first trailer you reacted to. It the sequel to the previous Under Tides evt

[@carlidixon]

All the trailers are events for the game and every event has a different story that’s happening on either the past, present or the future of the game’s world (Terra). The world in Arknights is BIG and even now it’s still expanding with a lot of stories and characters.

[@vikawitte7038]

"Hypergryph is music company" it's a common joke in game community since Arknight have many various genre music. glad to see you react AK trailer

[@Pieroozeg]

23:59 without spoiling much, the blue haired dragon-girl (Ling) is basically a half-god, that's why she seemingly creates stuff out of thin air

[@Unyubaby]

Fun fact about Arknights music, they made their own music record called Monster Siren Record just for the game.

[@Kaes.R]

Fun fact: back in cbt it supposed to be 5 star only, but it added up to *6 just because the one star are only for the robots

[@Nitsuj293]

Arknights is primarily a mobile game but usually people play on PC so we can just do grinding in the background

[@dokutah7374]

In Arknights’ story if you manage to make it pass all the gloom and death and depression, you’ll actually find that there’s *even more gloom, death and depression*

[@kaimuraki5685]

3:30 That is Specter. She’s part of an organization called the Abyssal Hunters, and until recently, was more or less insane and had amnesia (sort of). The other woman seen a few seconds later is Skadi, who’s a part of the same organization. The scene you’re seeing here is essentially her getting all of her mental faculties and her full power back. The storyline involving the two (and a few others) is a very worthwhile read!

[@darkrealmlight92]

Unfortunately the beautiful high-production 3D animations you saw are usually reserved for annual anniversaries, in-between anniversaries (basically special events held 6 months between anniversary events), summer events and Chinese New Year events.

[@tomatomaki]

O yea, forgor to add some stuff: - Most of these trailer is rather a side story, like the very recent Stultivera Navis. - If you tried to play this game, I recommend you to play it on PC with Android emulator (example LDPlayer 9). It's the one with blue-eyed rabbit woman looking kinda menacing, probably staring at your soul, and produced by Yostar. - The girl in "Shatterpoint" teaser is not the same as the girl in who touched the mirror. This is Theresa, not gonna spoil it but she's a biggie in terms of main campaign role. The earlier was Specter, a playable character that got her limited variant, the Unchained. - Everytime there's a "New Collection", it means that there's a new skin for some operator that are displayed with the said skin, like for example Siege. Also at the very end you'll see "some brand" coming soon to the store, it's an in game clothes brand that are making the clothes/skins if you will. - Yes, This is a Tower Defense game, with each and every Operators in-game has different role to fit in, their gimmick and such. - The highest star in the game are 6 star, but the higher the star is the higher too the Deployment Points required to deploy the said Operator. 2 star defender can go as low as 12 DP, while 6 star can go as high as 35 DP. - On special Occasion (Collaboration, Summer, Anniversary), the teaser will most likely be 3D animation. Keyword: MOST. - Arknights main story is about there is a rock cancer spread amongst this world called Oripathy, and the one who caught called Infected. As such, some nation In this world discriminates Infected lives heavily because of the incurable disease and also it allows you to get some "superpower" that will change their life completely. We are Doctor who is awaken from Sachrophagus, waking from slumber and got amnesia, didn't remember anything at all, either close confidant or our own name. We are a leader of Rhodes Island, a Pharmaceutical company that seek cures for Oripathy Disease, with Amiya and Kal'tsit as out closest person. The rest you have to venture on your own. - All 1 star Operator is a robot (like Lancet-2) - In 25:50, these items are from Integrated Strategies, a Roguelike mode with different stages from usual, you can get advantages/disadvantages from getting this items in the mode. That's it from me, if you got any more question please don't refrain to ask. We will be gladly to help you to understanding something you might not sure or others. And correct me too if I'm wrong. As veteran as I am, I'm not as big brain as other Arknights player, so do inform me if I made soem mistake, or some info I might lost.

[@jasonphan3669]

you actually dont reconize the voice at phantom event in 25:00, that is our lovely overseer voice.

[@quieness]

i fucking love this game

[@nektarsolne4niy804]

Arknights is a dope gacha game that has very good gameplay without requiring you to buy new units all the time. Well at least that’s how it was for the 1st year after release. Stopped playing after that, but I enjoyed the heck out of that game. Waiting for their new game.

[@chiffonshrimp94]

Welcome to the music company’s community with a game on the side

[@AquaFieds]

fun fact:irene's jp va is Rie Kugimiya(might be wrong) the same Va for kiana.

[@yuhezou123]

Yes this is a tower-defense game. Yes it is the one you found on your phone app store. Yes the music in this game is crazy good. Yes there are many characters in the game, namely over 200, and almost all 6-star characters (the highest rarity) have their own theme songs. Yes the story is as depressing as Honkai. And yes watch more Arknights trailers Don love your reactions.

[@yuhezou123]

And an FYI so that it might make more sense to you, the structure of most of these trailers would be the story, new characters, new skins, and then miscellaneous items like modules, records and furniture, etc.

[@edwinovsky_]

some animation trailer might not available on some playlist, so make sure to watch all of em XDDD

[@kvr3678]

And the second part (?)

[@ipatchymakouli415]

Anime reaction? Hell yeah. I also got into the game ONLY because of the OSTs, and didn't expect much from a tower defense. But I'm actually having a blast. Hope you'll feel the same.

[@LuteaNelum]

"What is he?" Lee's race, the Lung are based off of Dragons of Eastern folklore. I believe Lee specifically is based off of Goldfish though, as in "The goldfish that leapt over the waterfall to become a dragon". It's an old folklore and is likely why the design is as it is. As far as I am aware, this is just my theory though, as far as I am aware the intention behind the design isn't specifically known.

[@RyushiroK]

Lee is a "Koi", which is a fancier type of "goldfish". They have these cloud-shaped marks on them, making them very pretty. Aside from that, you are correct. Lee is a representation of the Asian folklore of the "Fish that becomes a dragon". Also, fun fact: Lee's JP VA is Urahara Kisuke from Bleach. There are many other characters that have a well known VA, like Ayerscarpe being Erin Yaeger; Mountain being Roronoa Zoro; etc.

[@thebiglut]

About your question what the story is about, the core of the story is a fight for the rights of the infected(people suffering from a deadly transmittable disease), but the story goes deeper than that, often outright stating that even if the disease was cured people would still oppress, discriminate and fight one another, as long as the system which creates discrimination to enrich itself doesnt disappear. So the real point of the story is bridging the gaps between people, nations, races etc. a story about fighting for a better and more just future.

[@Akarumey2023]

21:35 its a fish Fish guy.

[@whymyluckstatsistoolow]

Music in this game is on fire? No, you are wrong Hypergryph is music company that create Arknights to promote their music... not the other way around... so the focus is on the music instead on the game it self.. Trust me

[@freykakumei2308]

i play arknights both on pc and phone, both work just fine, the official arknights is published by yostar limited. And yes its a kicking ass tower defense game

[@viinq]

why no honkai reactions recently? there are new animation short and many pv trailers 🤔

[@TheFabHawk]

Nice! Great reaction, love this game :D

[@InfernalDrake117]

We got another one, boys and girls!

[@Archangels_righthandboi]

Beware, for we Arknights players are anywhere and everywhere. We lurk in the shadows, we roam near light, and dance around the seas. Fear the almighty power of the brain’s CPU at its max capacity.

[@voledae]

you don't have to worry about copyright. the anime has been pretty great, it closely follows the main story of the game so you'll get a good understanding of the story. arknights doesn't get a lot of animations but man they are always worth the wait.

[@locke03]

As someone who likes neither mobile games nor tower defense games, I highly recommend Arknights to anyone even a bit interested in it. It can be brutally difficult at times, but it makes you feel like a genius when you figure out a strategy in a difficult stage that works, the story and writing are rather good, and the music is fantastic.

[@raffibagus3035]

Well if your strugling there's a lot of guide on KZbin

[@yon9533]

nice reaction my guy, please enjoy arknights osts they are mostly available on yt music and spotify under the name MSR

[@Waizardt]

I knew about Arknights for a long time and didnt play it cuz gacha and tower defense, but the anime made wanna try it out and now im playing it everyday even at work :D. I made a mistake not playing it when it came out. Im starting to really like it.

[@Aurileas]

I might be late in commenting, but personally I play this game on PC through emulator (LDplayer), but I do have this game on my phone too. That said tho I find it easier to play this on PC. So if you're interested in playing this game I recommend downloading LDplayer (or other emulator) to play arknights with on PC.

[@k_a4685]

better watch it from the oldest to newest order

[@Werday-bv7eh]

12:00 my fav as always 👌😌🌃

[@LawzarXR]

Not gonna lie the PVs in arknights is so good you should see it

[@aikage_jirojirojii]

Firstly, welcome aboard the Arknights train: Arknights is a Tower Defence game which revolves around a pharmaceutical company called "Rhodes Island", with you playing as The Doctor. Its mission is to provide assistance to patients and a cure for a cancerous disease called "Oripathy" - a disease caused after an exposure overdose from a mineral called Originium. People who suffers from Oripathy as known as the Infected, and are heavily subjected to harsh prejudice from the public. In your journey, you travel across the world meeting new people (trailers, new operators). Do note that all these people and places are a part of the overall Arknights worldbuilding. As for the character designs, all are based after animals and mythological creatures such as Pegasus, Dragon, Angels, Demons etc. Every trailer contains the upcoming (updated) lore and its implications, new characters (New Operators), character skins, dorm furniture designs and other misc stuff. Lastly, Arknights music is a heavy banger so I highly suggest that you check all of them out!

[@awesomesauce980]

You can play Arknights just fine on your phone. You need an emulator to play on PC and playing on PC is only necessary for strategies that require literal microsecond reactions involving pausing and unpausing the game. Also, beyond the 3d animated videos and operator trailers, there are actually mini anime style trailers for most events. As for the story, the short of it is that you are part of a pharmaceutical company in a conflict riddled world and your character is in charge of commanding the military/security branch. The first part of the main story is about fighting an extremist group made of up of people infected by a disease that the company treats but the world hate and fears for a variety of reasons. (I'll leave it at that for no spoilers) The long answer is that there are literally several dozen different side stories exploring the world and the main story is actually a very small part of the greater narrative.

[@bettylmt196]

What is everyone talking about? Arknights is a game with light and happy stories! LOL

[@giahuytran720]

34:47 the game has both pc and phone version

[@dokutah7374]

Unfortunately Arknights isn’t “officially” available on pc, you’d have to emulate it for that

[@MrWalldos]

maybe other people already answer you, but yes, its mobile game, and most of stories is dark, like their world)

[@MBrandr]

2 mins in: Yup, Yostar’s reversed order playlist strikes again! 😂

[@skywalkerjohn8965]

Dusk and Ling are sisters. The other one are Nian. Pretty much 3 pokemon starter

[@mateomarangelli9191]

Arknights is playable on Phone and Bluestacks, and is perfectly playable on both

[@Einzeilhandery]

dont let the tower defense genre fool you, this game went way beyond that already, we can treat it as an RTT game at this point

[@ryansra91]

If u wanna play Arknights open world gameplay, u gonna need to wait until AK endfield release... It's a different story, but it's on a same universe

[@violette3421]

Arknights is technically a mobile only game and yes that is the actual game. Most people just use an emulator to play the game on pc though. But honestly theres not much difference its just up to prefrence

[@Gwynsladle]

Aah.. shit.. here we go again :SagaNom:

[@Clarste]

Arknight's story is kind of depressing, but ultimately hopeful. Like, "the world sucks, but we have to believe we can change it." And of course it has plenty of comedy and light-hearted moments on the way. In terms of the event trailers you're watching, each one has its own complete story, although most of them are side stories. You mentioned Genshin Impact, so I'll compare it to that: each side story is usually about a different country or city-state in the setting, and has about as much story content as an entire country in Genshin Impact. So, like, in Genshin you'd visit Liyue, meet a bunch of people there, solve their main problem, and then move on to somewhere else next time. It's like that, for every single one of these trailers. Whereas the main story goes way deeper into one region at a time, over multiple chapters. Sometimes the side stories have sequels though.

[@levan5856]

arknights music wont disappoint

[@HyperXZ009]

Arknight is a game of depression, that make you lose your sanity every fight. That is if you read the story and don't get help from lord Kyo.And yes it is playable in mobile.

[@Akarumey2023]

30:33 i personally think it's better on phone. As a player saying.

[@Nemara_Rose]

Oh no, the gacha shall overtake you 😂 loving these reactions recently, they’re great!❤

[@GooglePleaseEmployMe]

Cool animation for limited events haha

[@muhammadwildan2009]

I really nate higger

[@Sadpp18]

just watch sammy and your last arknights today 😂

[@AndoaintheMartyr]

Arknights is a tower defence game, unlike Honkai Impact which is 3D ARPG and of course had more appealling to most people, Arknights is very tactical game tbh and certainly not in everyone cup of tea, but for fans of strategy game (like me), they will likely love it... And if you think the lore, the world building, and the music are inferior than HI because it's a mere chibi TD game, you are a dead wrong man...

[@jayveeakia3404]

yes, that is the game.

[@unholyknightwhowanttowield5522]

React to Loyal to the Beat, that shit from Arknights is fire bruh

[@Xollistrea]

it's technically a mobile game, but it's so much better to play it with emulator on PC

[@bilirain]

FGO all noble phantasm when ? :>

[@raffibagus3035]

I do not recommended whatching the anime not because it's bad but because it's only cover the main story not the side story plus it's only just 8 episode so you wont get to the good stuff just yet But if you just want to understand the general story go for it

[@mozza4976]

Bro. Didn't expect you to watch some arknights content.

[@taka_0012]

welcome to arknights

[@Goose_doom]

Bru the app in mobile is OS much better... cuz pc is kind of hard to use... not to say it like sucks but I personally recommend mobile and yes the app you showed us is the official game

[@danviferahr1426]

Phone is the best way to play arknights imo

[@lunaria2505]

If you cant play the game, at least you can anjoy the Music

[@raffibagus3035]

If you want to understand the 3d animation you need to understand the conteks

[@neilmenardpaderan9100]

Both mobile and pc

[@caseofzero]

Please react to arknights songs next, they are copyright free

[@Tsu-375]

Moar❤️

[@talonhollins6962]

Watch arknights!