(PG-13) CGI Anime Short: "X-STORY" - by Vitaliy Shushko | TheCGBros

[@KrystalDERPx3]

My first thought when the hand-print showed up on the screen: "Run back and get your arm!" BUT then I felt a sense of total and utter despair when I saw that it needed HEAT signatures, which the dead arm wouldn't give off. I also really loved how this character wasn't your run-of-the-mill good treasure-hunting guy - if he'd succeeded, we basically would've seen the uprising of a villain. Such an excellent animation!

[@machaiarcanum]

Same. I also loved the sudden shock of seeing him standing on the robot in front of the ruined city, and then the reveal of the dead map seller at the end.

[@proxy1035]

well i mean it wasn't long ago that the arm was cut off so it still would've been warm for a few minutes

[@olegoleg258]

I'm not sure about the heat signatures, as it takes time for something to cool down

[@SPJ-88]

if 5 prints + one palm is enough for signature, the feet should also do.

[@thecatladytm7172]

It also needed his left hand, not his right. Idk if it would've worked with his right hand.

[@av0-cad03]

this is why you keep your normal arms, you should add extra arms if you want mechanical ones

[@marz4128]

People am I right ?

[@av0-cad03]

DiamondGirl XD yup

[@KowboyUSA]

So true.

[@theriffwriter2194]

Dark Angel Dreadnaught Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.

[@av0-cad03]

John Milton k

[@hannahbull]

Rewatching this after two years and I still want a full show/movie with this story and art style it’s fucking perfect

[@victoriaw4797]

This is AMAZING, I have no words to describe my feelings. The picture is just gorgeous, the sound, the dynamics, the story. The creators did a great job! I'm going to review this video more than once!

[@MichaelDown2]

Akira

[@h0tie]

Victoria W This!!! the sound matched the film well.. all the element came together! Kudos to the team

[@sam248]

Yeah I loved this short, so perfect

[@khaiphamba5991]

I swear, that warning sound and that "screaming" of the robot is absolutely terrifying!

[@alexhackett1312]

Moral of the story: limbs are important.

[@dustintacohands1107]

no what comes around goes around

[@masonlaw3520]

Alex Hackett i agree with both and the moral is somethings are not ment to be replaced or upgraded.

[@DonCDXX]

I think the moral of the story is: Always bring a friend, you never know if you'll need a hand.

[@PhantomDharak2]

i think it is " always take your limbs with you if a laser cuts them"

[@quickle--brym6505]

always bring a hand no matter what or just break that scanner.

[@ZarHakkar]

I wonder if it's such a smart idea to have your business advertised as "ILLEGAL TREASURE MAP SHOP"

[@ajohndaeal-asad6731]

My thoughts exactly

[@SantaPorter]

How else would they find it😂

[@enlightening.wisdom]

This would be a badass videogame haha. Let's hope

[@makoala8881]

Sam Gameover If this was a vifeogame i bet it'll be an 8-bit videogame :v

[@IMAGINATION-c8z]

This life also😂

[@wonby4241]

Oh fr, I would totally play this

[@geredgreen6971]

I think it's called Horizon Zero Dawn

[@Jakepearl13]

I can imagine it being some kinda retro-styled platformer,with the same artstyle…then halfway through the game,you realize you’re playing as the villain of the story,then end up dying at the hands of ancient robots lol

[@g1ngerbred723]

This animation is literally worthy of a full motion picture

[@takocake7545]

why do I feel like its a video game show case.

[@jfunf]

Cause of lots of references. Platforms, ropes, viewpoint from the side, pixelated "2 days before" sign...:)

[@JMAssainatorz]

hell even the art style is quite often used in 2d videogames.

[@lassehervik1916]

Hei og takk til mor

[@crossfirffunnymoments3541]

Search up "snes another world" A game that looks like this.

[@Eromatics]

I thought same. It could be an amazing game

[@thechelonian8079]

Is it just me or does he look like a grown up Astro boy?

[@sollenism]

I'm Pretty Dank •-• yup.. me too. and also animation style.

[@allisonbilbey1948]

I'm Pretty Dank •-•omg I thought I was the only one who thought this 😂. The character, art style, everything (nothing wrong with that though)

[@littlewitchling535]

I'm Pretty Dank •-• I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!!!

[@Jinx-md8is]

Astro boy is also weaponize and can fly unless he lost those abilities he would be a good match against that thing

[@thisisfallacious9463]

Ahh my butthole

[@cathyvickers9063]

Be careful what you give up; be careful what you accept. (i.e., flesh & blood; & an unspecified treasure!)

[@h0tie]

Cathy Vickers Great takeaway

[@tlash1217]

Nice

[@xm-1-24-b4]

The treasure in this case was authority over the robot

[@cameronmefford]

In our quest for power we often give up our humanity.

[@ethanwinters1469]

The most important of us we often forsake

[@reyneo6791]

When you think about it , the robot was actually the good guy

[@f0x1ro1]

@@reyneo6791 yeah, he protected the world from himself.

[@ilikecheese5913]

Preach

[@POPDATA]

When he realized the prize was taking over the machine to rule the world he kinda felt disappointed but he needed to survive cause the machine was about to kill him but unfortunately he lost

[@MoroccanNeteroo]

what i loved the most in this : transitions between scenes, and the good/bad characters thing, it was well done even the look of the principle character was "good character" looking. love it.

[@AWhite-kl4rb]

The ending is amazing because his greed and sick determination made him ignore losing his arm which would've costed his life if it weren't for the fact that that the arm he sacrificed long ago was needed to survive. So even if he cared about his severed arm it still wouldn't be enaught because from the beginning his adventure had been doomed.

[@CrimeanPalais]

It´s not likely, that the protagonist "sacrificed" his arm long ago, but he consciously changed it for a "better" version. At the very beginning of the story you can see the cynic advertising about the tech-arm: "Throw away that piece of flesh that you call an arm !" In the end he fails because he is not a full human, but already half a robot. The arm is just a symbol of his inhumanity...

[@jesswahyudi7652]

I was yelling at the screen for him to go get his severed hand because it couldn't have cooled down that much after just a few minutes, could it?

[@Ricenburg]

I think he realized that too but it was too late when the machine got to the bridge

[@sivel7493]

but the thing is it has to be the left hand. you know, with the thumb on the right and all.

[@sam248]

Didn't think of that, he was screwed no matter what he did

[@danshakulawrence983]

jessidraws If my arm was cut off, I would pick it up and carry it with me.

[@cheezyguy7119]

Danshaku Lawrence same.

[@0042-u1r]

you could say his robot arm wasnt that handy...

[@juniormichaeljanvier294]

starling lol

[@alanabuzed3155]

The robot arm was VERY handy

[@lassehervik1916]

+JosephHP8 og har

[@littlegoblinman6416]

Har har

[@shakawolf9549]

Wow xD

[@martyschrader]

The sound is what I best remember about this piece. So nicely done.

[@TrueBlueBoogie]

Engaging yet simple story line. I've seen roughly 50 CG bros shorts and this is definitely in the top 3! Fantastic art work, great action sequences, and dramatic shifts from light to dark environments. We always say in film: "the Big 3; sound, composition and framing" and this short has all 3 in spades! The music complimented the emotional moments and created an admiration for the hero. I really wanted to see him win. 5 Stars!

[@JPminer814]

The only things that bugs me about all this is that if a laser was to cut off an arm, it wouldn't bleed. The intense heat from the laser would seal the wound up before and blood was spilled. Otherwise amazing animation

[@knightkamia1]

haha I thought the exact same thing!

[@ChRiyad]

yeah, but you know.......blood is cool and shit

[@JPminer814]

Riyad Chokri I singed bloody arm is also bloody cool!

[@sweetjaysus4507]

i think a lot more blood would be lost from a cleanly sliced off limb so it's probably that the laser was so focused that it left a *thin* layer of cauterization which would reopen like a scab when the skin around it shifts

[@kireduhai9428]

You'd think so, but no. A laser powerful enough to cut an arm off in a single sweep would actually boil the blood it contacted instantly into steam, making it less of a cauterizing action than just exploding his arm off.

[@musicangels]

Art , sounds, camera movement, character, and environment design are all wonderful in this movie.

[@cannella2494]

WOW He was the villain all the time! And it's impossible to dominate the world with that X robot! Because everyone has robotic left arms and the machine needed real hands! This is geeeeeeeeniuss!!

[@adonisg7138]

Lol I like it. Good blend of 2/3D.

[@h0tie]

Felix Figueroa Yeah some parts felt like a platform jump game!

[@goku21youtub]

The best ive seen yet .... most is 2d, the face and mouth are animated/painted over the 3d model .. what need to download and watch frame by frame

[@naminogiri]

love to see an adventure platform with this animatics

[@itsraventm]

when you have 4 projects you waited last second to do, but you gotta get that daily dose of beautiful YT animations.

[@neoticmusic]

AMAZING!!

[@RadioForYahweh]

Ahhhh revisit. Don't know why YT keeps recommending videos I've seen years ago and liked already. Get your algorithms together. I still love this story.

[@Madalovin]

This was awesome. I jumped to conclusions that the merchant sold him a map that he knew would lead to his peril with no reward. He got mad cash, and that problem that had just paid him wouldn't be complaining for a _refund_.

[@Anuclano]

Well, the merchant did not expect he would succeed finding anything useful there.

[@nickumalik7277]

One of the greatest animated action film I've watched. Brilliant story, great animation, and amazing sound. Hats off

[@codybrinson3520]

The background details and lighting effects are extraordinary!

[@ton1]

It didn't cost him an arm and a leg, but 2 arms.

[@tannerwright569]

Dito and his life

[@lassehervik1916]

+Tjake123 -KZbin og

[@JijiKr7]

didn't cost him a sibling either

[@alkalinefeline2504]

i feel those fma feelings coming

[@cheerios2548]

Lol, yeah! (FMA?)

[@billysgeo]

Love the 90s neon-cyberpunk point&click adventure game aesthetic!!!

[@razgharbi6689]

This gave me some deeep INCREDIBLES nostalgia. loved it.

[@빨간양말-y1l]

GAME OVER 11:19 The contrast combination of comics and games is amazing Whenever I have a game over, I think it would be really fun to have an animation like this.

[@Resters52_official]

I watched this on VRV 2-3 times, I could've sworn that this was 2D, I already considered this one of the best things I've ever seen and this just made it even better.

[@mouwritsbond7872]

For the most part cool story, very nice animation. Nice work on the "journey" storytelling; sense of adventure, foreshadowing (e.g. with the bird flying away before you know he'll slip), plottwists, jokes, setting up conflict, viewer thinking along with the protagonist, atmospherics. Great music design and I enjoyed the soundtracks, they gave some extra energy to the short. Picking up the same music when the protagonist left the store, as when he entered the scene at the beginning, I found an interesting touch. The plot had a good pace, but started slacking when the antagonist had to be beaten again and again, with not so many new elements. Towards the end, I started thinking ahead of the character's actions (i.e. "grab the arm instead of fuzzing with the computer!"); which didn't exactly thicken the tension but rather felt a bit aimless and odd. The finale was not as strong as may have been expected from the former pace, energy or even surprises of the short - the character's defeat might in itself have been a nice classic tragedy-type of ending, but the connection to the moral justification for it could have been clearer. I suppose it would be "don't get your arms lazered off your body", but "greed does not reward" might work as well :p This small evaluation is meant positive. After all, that there's something to give critique on, means there's enough interesting substance to criticise in the first place. I would surely encourage the artists to keep on creating!

[@babaky168]

Mouwrits Bond

[@catherinehouston4684]

the cool thing about it is that at first one may think the robot was the villain, but in the end it was just protecting the world from evil people who would have used their bad intentions to use it in their destroying the world.

[@crossfirffunnymoments3541]

The art style, that thing that chases the guy... Reminds me of the game *"Another World"*

[@daniella8990]

I loved the aesthetic, i really like cyberpunk and dystopian worlds

[@archean4678]

This is so good, the only thing that is missing is the Love Death & Robots Logo as the Intro!

[@t00sa]

I love that it's animated like it's a game

[@sam248]

This artwork would make a great game :D

[@emilyvalintine7744]

The posture and body language of your characters were phenomenal! Very well done!

[@StillNight77]

Spectacular. I guess his power hand had one major flaw after all...

[@zoran7389]

The main character was bad and evil because he was happy to get control of that beast to destroy the world Best animation

[@LearnArabicFast]

Still, ain't gonna work, that scanner requires a flesh left hand, which he doesn't have to begin with!

[@linwoodvalentine7693]

BC he has a left robot arm.

[@yhwhlungs]

I like that there is no words, It makes your brain tell the story but a very precise story to lead your brain/ story.

[@p_eabean]

Am I the only one who thinks he should've ran back and retrieve his arm when he still has the chance...I mean, it's still fresh

[@Valcon12345]

True but he didn't figure it out in time.

[@conscripthornet4430]

GreenGrounds Doesn’t matter, the hand wouldn’t of helped anyway, he needed a flesh LEFT arm, his left arm was robotic so, yeah

[@justyouraveragehumans22]

Yep

[@gambler942]

@@conscripthornet4430 technically it doesn't matter if it's left or right, as long as the limb is flesh with finger print he can control the robot

[@antonvierkant6286]

It had a heat detection. The dead arm is Cold, you know

[@andrzejpruski6360]

Only 1.200.000 views in 3 years? Cmon, wtf? This is amazing.

[@andrewdenneno653]

I hope this blows up, saw thin on Instagram a week ago

[@Firestar-rm8df]

it's ok, but it has nothing on shelter.

[@andrewdenneno653]

Firestar9114 what's shelter?

[@maxebanana6143]

i think they meant the music video for porter robinson - shelter. though personally i think art-wise and details, this one is way better. but of course shelter is lovable for the music (which is the main point) and the storyline that goes with it.

[@Firestar-rm8df]

the story line is incredibly moving and heart wrenching, the music is obviously good, but the animation was also beautiful and you could feel the passion they poured into the short.

[@saedmohammed6934]

C'thulu TheGreat?

[@dec5747]

I remember watching this when it first came out, ahhhh nostalgia, bringing back memories. Still my favourite one

[@AndreloXR]

Wait so the ""protagonist" was looking to rule that evil robot thing so he can destroy the world?

[@rea3967]

Sir0cks yyyyyyep...at first i didn't get the ending but at the second time i understood it...and i didn't feel bad for him!

[@communismussr4045]

Who doesn't want a robot that can destroy the world!!!!!

[@nyotamwuaji6484]

Or rule the world and kill all who oppose him

[@maskone4575]

I don't think the robot was evil. I think it was trying to keep itself from being controlled.

[@prolymoly7137]

Protagonist doesn’t always mean good :)

[@marymikel9193]

Love how the mechanical monster made a silhouette of an X as if he lost the game.

[@spazzdineveryway]

The old classic tale of reaping what you sow

[@timcook6846]

MORE!!!! I want see more of this story or universe! This AWESOME

[@oscarescobardubon104]

This should be in the upcoming love, death, and robots season. ❤️☠️🤖

[@Evandaman]

That arm chop was personal.

[@ToCarlosWebos]

i need another version of this, or a continue with the same protagonist, this was absolutely awesome

[@eyxien6968]

Would need a new protagonist. This one's kind of dead.

[@glassshardarts8481]

Ey x Ien maybe a prequel? A backstory with this character would be amazing.

[@Anuclano]

Did you mean "antagonist"?

[@slashusr]

Such style! Such color! Such panache! Such a leitmotif!

[@garfield1415]

I have watched a far few times over the years and have to say that this is of my most favorite and enjoyed animated stories with beautiful dynamic sound! #Stunning

[@benserreau-raskin5018]

This is legitimately one of the best pieces of story telling I've ever encountered.

[@CC-ur2vf]

This needs to be a series also sucks to not have an arm when u need one o-o

[@mooseymoo]

Those were some beautiful looking visuals. Gave me a blade runner vibe, especially 2049. Why can’t Hollywood animated films ever look this good or interesting. Every freaking cgi kids movie looks the same

[@walkjd1]

your treasure is what you value. the shop owner values destructive power. the explorer values currency.

[@Demonskunk]

This is so good. I love this so much. I keep coming back to it. I love the style, the music, the atmosphere, everything.

[@cornyTEEN]

the game was already over before he even started it. the scan required a real left hand. knowing the requirements is just as equally important as having the right map.

[@agustinasmith2601]

Oh my god those backgrounds, those EVERYTHING

[@wizardofarts1276]

I should've recognized that evil grin when he was riding up the lift all smug-like

[@neonjesus]

I love the red X blinking at 11:39, such an eerie sound

[@FreddyFabbear]

You guys would make a pretty bad ass game if you put your minds to it

[@glassshardarts8481]

I don't know why, but I always keep coming back to this because the protag/antag is hot as hell.

[@glassshardarts8481]

I think Shiro from Voltron and Astroboy had a son.

[@TheFoolishSamurai]

I am 75% certain that most of this was inspired by video games in some way.

[@Deconiyus]

That animation is simply amazing, great work to the animators that did this you are truly talented.

[@CarsonMarain]

This is amazing. It inpires me a ton. I wish stuff like this this got more attention.

[@aDmitriiYuki]

Wonderful music and musical accompaniment

[@MauMenzori]

Heavy visual influence from maaaany other famous movie/game titles, such as Akira, Astroboy, Lord of the Rings (Gandalf Vs Balrog) or the game Out of this World, or even Oddworld Abe's Oddissey (compare their Scarab monster and the X orb machine). Other than that, it was a great story. Kudos.

[@localeggs455]

The facial expressions, backgrounds, animation, and art style are marvelous

[@metlithe]

Im in love with the art style damn

[@nathanstephan8345]

one of the best cgi i have ever seen

[@Jafcon69]

in love the animation and art style! so dope!

[@satsujin4027]

Yooo if I didnt know this was a short I would have believed it was cutscenes from a game. This could be a game and I woukd definitely play it

[@VideoSage]

A bit of a cliche' ending, was afraid it was going to be "You need a human hand" sort of thing when he lost his right arm. What I wasn't expecting, was the "2 days earlier" bit, to make you not feel so bad for the bastard.

[@jaschabull2365]

I'd lost my sympathy for the dude the moment he killed that bunny, that bad, bad man.

[@Toshimi1043]

I lost my sympathy when he imagined taking over the world.

[@elli_lex]

I didn't lose my sympathy because I never had one in the first place.

[@mikesSoul789]

@@Toshimi1043 that's what the creators wanted

[@stevengreen9536]

@Sage Channel Ikr!? The guy dealt with him honestly.Their was no need to kill him.

[@danielwalsh4470]

Full fledged series of this would be awesome.

[@LighthouseCape]

At first the protagonist looked like a cool dude, but after all that killing the merchant and almost got his "hands" onto the super WMD...I feel good that karma made him pay his debt by the most cruel way possible.

[@hiimnormal6285]

I feel like it was also foreshadowed when the protagonist yeeted a knife at animal

[@RougeCommi609]

Futuristic and amazing story and animation

[@CharityOmenka]

that short film is sad and super funny well i hope the guy learnt his lesson

[@rea3967]

Charity Omenka why funny?

[@maryannvanwyk4732]

They did all of this awesome story with out a single letter of dialogue

[@jerikropp6394]

Parts of this reminded me of "The Iron Giant" and "Atlantis"

[@EvolMate]

It reminds me of fade to black / another world in its aesthetics. It is a good thing to remember...

[@RickDrew]

Really well done, but many of the scenes are right out of popular movies and games.

[@harrythepup]

BitMap Brothers, speedball was the first thing i thought of!

[@tomb.lerone886]

And what is the Problem by this?

[@SketchTurnerZero]

Am I only one who thinks that it will be awesome LIMBO / INSIDE game alike? ;-)

[@anthonysgambati3683]

The beautiful things artists can do with other artists. I love living in a shit town and being the only motivated person!

[@VinnyCThatWhoIBe]

Why does this not have more likes? This is fantastic.

[@sonicguyver7445]

Very cool. I love this kind of stuff with lost advanced civilizations. I really love this style of using CG to make cartoon looking stuff. And I'll admit I would totally get an X-5 arm for myself. I just wouldn't use it to pillage ruins. Probaby just rocket punch my brothers when they aren't looking or change channels on the T.V. when I can't find the remote.

[@fluggert5261]

Style of Astro Boy but more of a Space Dandy character. Bravo.

[@432neptune]

That was beautiful! The story got a little cheesy and over dramatic a few times, but still very good.

[@alexandrevinet4678]

Best animation, lighting, shots and story since the Incredibles. Kudos!

[@zeNUKEify]

jesus 10billion tons that thing could lift a damn mountain

[@punkpinata7062]

Insert Random "your Mum-Joke"

[@HoodedHavoc]

I love the twist ending of just showing just one extra detail about the god damn start that changes the entire perspective :)

[@jamiepatterson1214]

He was too ambitious, too arrogant, and paid the same price that he paid for the ball.

[@emerly8565]

My take on the moral of this story...perhaps, the aspects of ourselves we think are the most replaceable, useless, weak....because the most irreplaceable ones every so often. I'm amazed at the animation, the style, the way it had its own beat. Fun watch with a dark twist.