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Asmongold Reacts to: Ballad of Antara Gameplay Showcase
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[@oswaldjh]

Eastern Devs gobbling up Western Devs lunch. Western Devs: You will bend the knee to our message. Eastern Devs: We have all the fun stuff and none of the drama.

[@Errouy1]

Western developers who throw money at russians and ask them to make a game (space marine 2)

[@Lircaa]

Nintendo?

[@LawfulBased]

Western Dev: _" You will bend the knee to our message. "_ Western Customer: _" Do not listen to my courtjester. _*_I am the King here._*_ Show me the product. "_

[@dondahighhh12]

Eastern games are outselling Cyberpunk, call of Duty, Hogwarts Legacy, Fortnite, Apex Roblox, GTA, Valorant, DOTA League of Legends? whats your definition of Western.

[@alirezaeftekhary9980]

as gandalf said: look to the east, eastern game developers will save the game industry

[@phantomsnoopy]

Crazy how Tolkien wrote that before computers, but it checks out.

[@refugeehugsforfree4151]

Yea and then make all the games Mobile games with Macrotransactions. The only good games they make are Single Player.

[@alirezaeftekhary9980]

@@phantomsnoopy yea the man was a visionary

[@tempoaccla4041]

I hope Japan wakes up and joins China and Korea in making based games again, I'm so sad they've been going deeper and deeper into DEI and censorship

[@alirezaeftekhary9980]

@@tempoaccla4041 with rise of better tools like ue5 and things like that game development wont be only in the fist of giant corporations so others can make good games or die out in the market

[@ezakielshihan4959]

Reality is that China and Korea and Japan know they can conquer the gaming market easily with almost no competition since they don't focus on DEI and rather focus on story and gameplay rather than DEI.

[@polionly9632]

Recently, Japanese games have been caught up in DEI. I have yet to see Chinese and Korean games involved in it.🤔

[@carlorielmendez6505]

Not Japan though. They've lost the sauce. Bandai Namco won't keep their games alive for more than 2 years on average. Shit in quality. I'd still expect good ones from smaller companies like for visual novela. But for major games? Pokemon is barely above slop for the past decade. Economy is downward, fast. Labor cost is the highest among the 3 East Asian countries. Wukong is worth 70M because chinese devs and artists have been godlike. Bilibili is filled with high quality craftsmanship from portfolio shows of vids. And the cost of living is artificially kept low by the government.

[@NovelVampire]

@@polionly9632 China will not at all endorse any sort of DEI, thats for sure. For them, Americans whole LGBT and DEI nonsense look probably clown show

[@dkmchui]

Japan game studios are extremely woke. They are finished.

[@hectornieves537]

Y'all tripping Japan isn't really woke. Also Square Enix has been carrying most of the Japanese gaming market.

[@mj4lyfe404]

black myth had damage numbers too you just had to turn it on

[@erwins_arm]

Too much brain for aschmont

[@fabian7334]

This game gonna change his life

[@charaznable8072]

This game changed my knoife.

[@QuanNguyen-uc2sn]

It's not gonna make him clean his room

[@Sumi_S]

You say that about every game

[@LawfulBased]

This game's gonna get crazy ( _as soon as a female appears for the thumbnail_ xD )

[@tylermca8616]

If you smack tf out of something with a hilariously large sword and there is no visual evidence of a strike it's pretty disappointing.

[@N3K0Cloud]

Yeah the hit feedback feels very lackluster, I want more umph out of it. Everything else looks good though. But that hit feedback alone is enough for me not to want to buy it, doesn't satisfy me.

[@redeyejedi17]

Elden ring has the same boring problem.

[@zephyrz0902]

@@redeyejedi17 Really, seems like all the bosses pretty much stagger alot.

[@doperapper26]

Looks better than Italian souls

[@hano5277]

Italian souls was trash

[@Brutes_]

played for about 30 mins and refunded it

[@Inkbrush_]

Everything looks better than Italian Souls

[@marksullivan00]

True that game looked like literal garbage tbh lol.

[@rancidiot]

Italian souls is full of jank

[@drradzig81]

I love people calling out Asmon Nitpicking on an alpha game. Thats literally why its there. He has a giant platform, can point out shit that is annoying to him, and perhaps devs can see it and be like, oh shit i guess we gotta nail those details down. ... If they want a quality product anyways.

[@PCgamerChannel]

You are funny. These eastern developers don't even know who Asmon is XD. You are acting as if he has 200 million fans in China XD. The majority of the population is completely unaware of him.

[@zera2314]

@@PCgamerChannel he doesn't need 200 million fans in China. It's a fact that many game developers have watched or do watch Asmons streams or his KZbin channel.

[@drradzig81]

@@PCgamerChannel I am not acting as if he has 200 million fans in china. Anyone looking on youtube for "Ballads of Anatara" in a few days will see Asmons video. Which I'm sure the dev team will get notified of some of these things pretty quickly if they have a decent social media manager. Any feedback, at that stage of development, is better than nothing. The gaming world as a whole is pretty small, and Asmon has a tendency to put videos up on Trending in Gaming a lot, so it isn't a stretch to think the devs could see it. Not my fault you lack the insight into how any of this works.

[@BlackRiverStudios]

You mean nitpicking like 3:40 saying it has skipped frames then proceeds to analyze but saw no actual frame skips.

[@milmil5350]

This is being made by InFold (Paper games)!! 🤯 The ones responsible for making female-targeted games such as: Love and Deepspace (otome date sim), Love Nikki, Shining Nikki, & Infinity Nikki (dress-up game series).

[@ascennnsionsg8125]

W0wzoRs Ubisoft down to 2$ a share

[@timmcgraw3096]

It needs to be 2 cent a share.

[@boogerhead199]

we need to show them that this is a meritocracy

[@Mag_ladroth]

What are you on about? It's 12 Euro right now.

[@r_potter]

@@Mag_ladroth UBSFY (US ADR listing) is $2.6 but UBSFF (Euro market) is 12 euro. So, you are both right

[@wadenbeisser2491]

​@@Mag_ladrothso what you're confused about here is a hyperbole. The comment is meant to imply this game here looks better than ubisofts newest garbage and people will therefore rather invest their money into a superior game. That would hypothetically make Investors sell off stocks thereby increasing the offer of stocks on the marketplace and lowering the value further. Jokes aren't funny anymore when they are explained.

[@Ralathar44]

The idea that you can't enjoy average to good games anymore because you've played a really good one is stupid. It's like thinking you can't eat your own cooking anymore because you went to an expensive restaurant once. Appreciate everything for what it is, don't expect everything to live up to the few top tier products that made it through survivorship bias. I'm still gonna enjoy a Jack in the Box Taco no matter what else I've eaten. And I'm still gonna enjoy a pretty good game, even if I've played better. If you can't do that, its a you problem.

[@BlaineCraner]

That's it. Western game devs are over. If barely any can give us a great "tripple A" looking title... then I'm sorry. We won't have a good western game. I don't think we'll get one ever at this point. ... Oh, wait, Warhammer...

[@SilentiumCivis]

Not all western devs are EA/Ubisoft. Stop labeling the west with the virus that has infected it. When you’re sick from the flue, you aren’t to blame for being sick, you blame the virus. The woke virus has infected non western countries too, so labeling it west is just lazy.

[@Ybo111]

BG3 1 year after the release has more players than Warhammer 😂

[@BlaineCraner]

@@Ybo111 OK, I'm showing some personal bias, but I kinda can't stand BG3. The game is great, don't get me wrong, but I just... eh...

[@MarcoAntonio-if1kd]

@@BlaineCraner To me Baldur's Gay 3 is not a Baldur's Gate game... BG1 and 2 are WAY SUPERIOR. This new Faerun is nothing like the Faerun I grew up with, its not the same world, not the same setting and characters. Wizards of the Coast killed Faerun and D&D a long time ago. RIP D&D. The last good CRPG in a setting of D&D was Neverwinter Nights 2, hell even Sword Coast was a better D&D game than BG3. Didn't play BG3 and never will, frack that gay crap. I rather replay the older games, which are better, than play these slops they put out today. In fact, I'm currently replaying Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 (the PC ported version from GoG) and its a great ARPG from the Golden Age of gaming.

[@DaoistYeashikAli]

I wanted Dragon Age Veilguard to look like this.

[@charbladex]

But this doesn't have "top surgery scars"! Screw selling to the 99.3%, How will the 0.7% feel represented without it???

[@nongmar8783]

But can you have top surgery scars, vitiligo and 1000 hair styles ?

[@ultimaofelsewhere]

I like the direction this new Dynasty Warriors game is going.

[@chillfluencer]

The Ballad of Antara is an epic Arabic poem that tells the story of Antarah ibn Shaddad, a pre-Islamic Arab knight and poet known for his bravery, skill in battle, and romantic exploits. Antarah was born to an Arab father and an Ethiopian slave mother, and he faced prejudice throughout his life due to his mixed heritage. His epic is one of the most famous stories of the pre-Islamic era, highlighting themes of courage, love, and personal honor. Antarah is celebrated in Arab culture, and his story has been passed down through generations. He was known for his deep love for his cousin, Abla, and his efforts to gain recognition and respect from his tribe. His poetry, which is part of the Mu'allaqat (a collection of seven long pre-Islamic poems), is highly regarded for its eloquence and powerful descriptions of battle and love. The ballad captures the essence of Arab chivalry and the struggles of

[@GeraltofRivia-12]

How can you be an Arab and a knight 🤔

[@arsstv]

@@GeraltofRivia-12 A knight is literally any warrior fighting on a horseback in medieval historiography, fyi.

[@GeraltofRivia-12]

@@arsstv i don't believe you tbf

[@lkl3210]

@@GeraltofRivia-12 bruh...

[@justno7958]

​@@lkl3210I think he/she is a bit dense lol

[@grom666666]

Chinese developers don't give a shit about DEI and just focus on making good products.

[@Tentacl]

It's really weird how chinese games are made to make money giving people what they want while US games try to "reeducate" people like a gulag...

[@deminisis]

Eastern gaming is steadily taking over, and I welcome them with open arms.

[@AscendantStoic]

Not only does it have nice variety of enemies and locations, but also multiple playable characters, pretty fucking cool.

[@BogzySama]

More pressing question is why are western devs set on making bad games. Like making women characters ugly, thats a deliberate decision, same with the woke crap, just...stop.

[@GIBBO4182]

These souls like games are just flooding the market now, huh?

[@brokentv1855]

To me just like any other adventures game. What defines soul like? Back in the day it was just considered adventure games

[@Zionswasd]

Cant complain though, it's a fantastic skeleton for any game. Long as the art and music and writing are good it'll be great.

[@RegularGillian]

At least these new ones don't have the dogshit stamina system that was the primary thing everyone was aping, so they can possibly have actual good combat.

[@avatarxs9377]

@@Zionswasd and lore

[@himanshupandey8771]

Black myth was also a souls like. But dev are so afraid to admit that some people will lost their intrest from the game😂

[@kwerby3285]

I don’t like that the attack animation makes it look like he’s just constantly lunging into an invisible wall

[@aliaksandrzmrocny1888]

At first I thought that combat was looking as bad as this crimson desert game but it's growing on me, visuals are insanely good which will surely carry it even if combat somewhat scuffed currently.

[@deanwilliams433]

PS5 getting strays for no reason. Unreal Engine has always had optimization issues on consoles and PC. There is a reason why Fromsoft uses their own engine, you can make it very good in the specific things you develop for while Unreal has to be a jack of all trades.

[@mantasr]

The real problem is that if today gaming was like 15 years ago gaming, this would be a solid 6-7 game. With the landscape nowadays it's probably approaching 8-9.

[@herbata2600]

what is this shitty scale 1 for the worst you can imagine, 10 for the best, and everything is always clear

[@nanielwolf5768]

its 8-9 but then elden ring and wukong are 12-13

[@Kerruo]

How do you not get tired of souls-like genre?

[@ZaneBlalock]

The person who called this an Elden Ring clone should have gone with Seikiro clone lol. But yea, still looks great.

[@PatriotJedi]

It's so funny people think because a game not having any "D.e.i" in equates somehow to a good game. This literally looks the same as elden ring and the china monkey copy of elden ring. Nothing new and creative is being done at a base game level.

[@swordinhand8356]

It's funny to me watching people praise these Chinese games while missing the new pattern. The souls like format is the new version of Chinese bloat ware. They are just making rip offs of something that was successful in the west. The ironic thing is, it's still better then the current gaming industry.

[@nanielwolf5768]

Literally everyone and their dog are making a "ripoff" popular thing in hopes to catch the audience. Also taking in good ideas and mechanics is just logical, it is action combat game, why wouldnt it have parry and other things. *And there are skills, character swap, companion commads btw.* Like if they make a racing game its NFS ripoff? And if they make it more arcade its mario cart copy then? Be realistic please

[@lipslidemyrail]

100%

[@SWBstrong]

Welcome to the planet earth. This has been happening all over the world since the invention of fire and the wheel. You’re not making a very profound statement here.

[@lipslidemyrail]

@@SWBstrong how does one invent fire?

[@gideonros2705]

​@SWBstrong No actually this is quite a current thing. Most inventions were localised. Many more were reinvented and forgotten. What you're trying to do is reletivise is the fact that fundamentals of global civilization were based in one center and inventions are coming steadily from one side.

[@mqchocolatte8424]

I would like at least one similar game, but instead of swords and other crap as usual, there would only be a bow the whole game, because I’m already sick of the same thing, and as a rule in such games, if there is a bow, it’s completely crap.

[@imnoweren]

lets see how long it takes until western game studios realise that the game is what matters, the combat, the fun, the adrenaline, the replayability, the passion should be to make games for the sake of making great games. everything else is a minuscule factor to the success of a game. fkin dei, inclusivity, etc is fine to be included in a game if it actually adds something to the game itself. But it shouldn't be the highlight of the game, certainly not the entire game itself

[@donaldxavier2056]

I am perfectly ok with the market being saturated with Elden Ring clones. As long as developers focus on good games and give the middle finger to woke trash I will continue to support newer games.

[@trapjackson7863]

No thanks I’m burnt out on these kinda games for awhile.

[@PatrickBiggsOBevur]

Even the giant monkey statue looked like Wukong.

[@ephimp3189]

I am kinda sick of seeing defeated enemies disappear into smoke. Why can't their mangled corpse remain there?

[@Kyojironaxx]

The parry is like enotria : no feedback and pretty useless

[@RayohiiSounds]

The fact that monke man gets recognized but not lies of p which is crazy black myth did not raise the bar it was a flawed game held together by it's combat and bosses nothing more black myth is just like any Souls Like or Lite just with extra steps

[@Lurker_Z]

On the one side, this game is good in distancing itself from the mobile-like flashy numbers and attacks that made Asian games look cheap. On the other, those wax faces will never cease to be negative uncanny valley. Asian games really need to give up the wax faces and move to less glaring visuals.

[@mantasr]

It's AOE when he raises the hammer. It doesn't matter where it goes/

[@aintijustthecutest3863]

It seems for video games, Made In China = AAA Quality is the norm now.

[@RealityRick]

The fact that this is F2P is a MASSIVE 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

[@Desdress]

if u think that elden ring raised the bar too much for that italian game, just compare it to DS1. and its still bland, no story, boring combat, no idea, waste of time. in DS1 u had well defined characters and places put together with captivating story. there were engaging combats. here u have absolutely nothing.

[@20starterblue23]

I'm just happy that games that adopt the Sekiro defense style deflection are finally emerging. Sekiro combat mechanics should have produced a genre of its own but it just fades out back then.

[@Sumi_S]

Mate this game is nowhere near sekiro

[@taleofsonata1]

IDC if its another soul game, they are fun games. You play them once and finish them. The good thing about souls game the first experience is always the best experience.

[@alpha1471]

MHRise zooms out the camera on big attacks from the monster.

[@StevenLeeStudios]

This game looks fuckin sick.

[@raics101]

The music slapped.

[@naomikirisaki]

Everytime Chinese female npc speaking, i remember bajie talking sh*t in response 😂🤌🏻

[@ArtSawce]

It looks really good but who is getting burned out of souls-like games?

[@jorgenjorgensen2739]

I'm more burned out of action combat DEI or "RPG slop than "souls like" games. But I do think we can use a wider range of games or something unique mechanic wise.

[@Noodlepunk]

Not me lol.

[@juanjorge751]

What about shooters ?

[@magnav6797]

We need less souls like and more character action games. Less Elden Ring more devil may cry

[@are3287]

Any 3rd person action game is a souls like to yall now huh? ES6 is gonna be called a souls like when it comes out at this rate.

[@Exxy6965]

Why did he start using the frame-by-frame analysis all of a sudden with every game? Is that really what matters? I thought graphics don't matter as long as the game is good? So many good games have more severe flaws when it comes to animations and graphics and somehow it is an issue now. Cmon, it seems cringe.

[@ZBlinkZ]

A guy walks into a bar and asks for 1.4 root beers. The bartender says "I'll have to charge you extra, that's a root beer float". The guy says "In that case, better make it a double."

[@KniveMikoto]

Deflect feels like Lies of P-ish and agree that attacks felt short/flat. Visuals look great. Looking forward to the boss fights.

[@dragon11742]

0:47 That's what she said.

[@strady0]

If this is the Alpha for the game it holds a lot of potential. I need to check out more Chinese/Japanese developers for sure.

[@lacunajhom]

I wanna see Chinese horror games. Imagine that.

[@cottonbomb8272]

Lmao as a Chinese the first time I heard about this game is from this bald dude 😂 let's just see if this one gonna be 50% good as BMW. I'm not asking much tbh

[@tempoaccla4041]

damn China is blowing it out of the park

[@Iridion93]

You know, I think what's happening to games right now, is what happened to comics in the last decades: shitty ideology slowly corrupted them until they dropped to a pathetic level of quality and the public all turned to the East, to the joy of manga/anime publishers. I wouldn't be surprised if it happened again.

[@doogeerugged89]

I wish my Samsung s21 would allow this video to be played in more than 480p

[@redeyejedi17]

My s21 is playing in 1080p. Must be your mobile data.

[@onyxtraveler]

Soul like games going crazy now, from soft gonna take a break till the hype dies down then come back with a banger! Let’s see it

[@henrymumba6427]

Something told me he would react to this one😂😂😂

[@theemperorofmankind3739]

I might be misremembering the exact words but that appears to be Fromsoft's plans. Where they will be focusing on smaller projects before coming back to anything major.

[@OxyShmoxy]

Thank god the characters aren't ugly. I feel like the designs are healing my soul after watching the terrible Concord/Dustborn/DragonAge videos.

[@procow2274]

The tides are finally turning

[@koinpusher]

I think the attack animations are fine, it's less flashy because i think they want to go for more realism with this setting and that kind of sword fighting style, what is good tho is that you can really see the body parts react relative to what limbs he hits, which is good detail on that

[@reddragon2943]

Her Legs don't work.

[@lipslidemyrail]

How can anyone think Wukong raised the bar? The gameplay was mid with impressive visuals. How many times has Zach complained about how good graphics dont make a game good?

[@MrCreepus]

I remember playing Betrayal of Antara as a kid on PC. Man, was that game hard. After watching this, clearly there's no relation between the two and I got SO excited when you first said the name.

[@kronosiii9379]

Making great games because no one is pushing politics, just producing entertainment. X /y companies gate keeping what is fun.

[@AdamsPrayer]

I wish I was able to make money on KZbin and play games all day. Instead I have to work all night for 12-14 hours moving thousands of pounds of frozen and dry foods while driving them to different locations in trucks. Online gamers and KZbinrs have life on easy mode.

[@Ayrmodros]

这是个手机游戏。请不要抱有太大期望。

[@kushnkanopy8940]

pls dont let the market be filled with single player story mode games that you pay $60-$80 hopefully this doesn’t happen

[@paradoxington]

If locking on during specific animations is causing you to not be able to see certain abilities, then just get good and don't lock on during those abilities? Dark Souls and Elden Ring do that and those games are beloved. If you're a melee character then of course it's going to be hard to see right up in a massive enemies face.

[@mwfcod0932]

14:36 😂😂😂 “I knows what good qualities is” this dude have more balls than hair 🤣😂

[@erdfkrt541]

Another good chinese game, Ubislop is fucked

[@이지은-o2x]

This is a game produced by a studio with only 45 people in China.

[@Mr.Donkeypoo]

I hope they let you turn off that stutter everytime you hit someone. I guess its for hitfeedback, but that would drive me crazy over time

[@hawkecro]

East will take over with Gaming industry. And I have no problem with that.

[@prodshxrm]

L nitpick on camera angle, bro just back up what😂😂😂😂sound a little slow on that one

[@octapusxft]

It is really ironic that western entertainment is on its way to lose to China in terms of understanding capitalism.

[@akosiboy3174]

“I know good quality” yeah right, you are one of those “wannabe” pro at everything😂

[@Raspberryspy]

I know that this is completely ridiculous, but I'm starting to feel that Western Devs are failing on purpose to boost Eastern dev games 😂

[@MoralsofChrist]

I'm definitely replaying a 2002 game.

[@Obamazinn]

People want to make a ''souls like'' but just put 100 of the same enemies to a path to a boss, WOW SOULS LIKE AHA JAPANESE STUUFF SO GOOOD, just stop it, just like wukong hit the same guys 15 times each and get to the boss HAHA 10/10 Game

[@triplebog]

Everyone in the comments fawning over this video and claiming it will save the industry like they've never seen a really impressive AAA game showcase that showed off good visuals and bog-standard safe gameplay.

[@OscarTheStrategist]

Elden Ring has created a cult around its lore. Now that these new games are catching up in terms of gameplay, they need serious lore and will be on par. This game looks cool, will try it 🔥

[@zaryabK-vi8fh]

right now we need open world zombies games or open world shooter from these studios

[@TheCrazygroover]

cool more souls games.... is that the only game genre decent developers are working on? It's fucking boring given the repetitive nature of these titles.

[@kyouninja]

It runs a little bit too slow for a man that's not in heavy armor. I put the video on 1.25x and it feels better.

[@mattb6646]

Who remembers the old PC game from sierra Betrayal in Antara? Im going with the theory this is the unofficial sequel 30 years later

[@thedarkflowkiller]

Why are all games now Souls like ? :(

[@chrislevack405]

Cuz they're amazing and sell?

[@mponder486]

The same reason why every other game is a live service shooter. Success.

[@theprocrastinator12]

What? You want more COD?

[@are3287]

We're in an era of 50 million looter shooters, hero shooters and yearly call of dutys but yall complain when looks vaguely similar to souls (cos it's an action game)

[@PCgamerChannel]

Most arent.

[@grandmarquee]

Once again Asia is back on top.

[@piotrjeske4599]

The numbers, the numbers, the numbers, The numbers, the numbers, the numbers, The numbers, the numbers, the numbers

[@GreasyPhil420]

If Asia takes over the gaming market for a few years I don't think I'll be too annoyed

[@samhardwell1712]

Someone who actively in asmongold streams ,please guys,mention him pascals wager ,please! Tipsworks first souls like game,a hidden gem. Please ,an amazing game ,and the systems they invented into is also immaculate.

[@Yo_Waddup]

I don't think that attacks are telegraphed too well

[@chillfluencer]

Balad of Antara - platforms: PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows

[@damien81981]

i think it’s hilarious they say they’re for diversity but hate all these diverse games lol.

[@abzsj4850]

You need PS5 Pro to get the best out of this game lawl

[@digitalsublime]

First they came for Japanese cars, now for its games

[@stormwindsakuro8678]

one of the other characters, who has white hair and braid uses a gunlance seems to be also a girl, I know who I will main if I buy this game

[@Dorokill]

How much longer until Souls like games go the way of the Hero Shooter?