VFX Artists React to Bad & Great Video Game Cinematics!

[@Elliot_Green]

There’s so many amazing video game cinematics, hope this become a series!

[@TheRibottoStudios]

they HAVE to react to Sonic Unleashed. It's iconic. We literally haven't gotten anything like that opening since.

[@lukewithann7256]

hell yeah i hope so too! i'd love to see them react to the diablo 4 trailer

[@kratogeek]

That would be so great to have a series for this

[@FonerG]

exactly. would love to see some stuff from Digic

[@fridge5790]

Literally any Tlou2 or Tlou part 1 cinematic would be awesome

[@Vitosaurus]

Please understand, this is like having Michael Jordan reviewing basketball moves, this is such an epic milestone for Corridor Crew, huge kudos! Jerome is an absolute legend in the VFX world!

[@lucbloom]

Who is Mitchell Jordan? Is he the 3rd Jordan? Don’t forget you’re in VFX nerd country now.

[@_JC_21]

Nerrrrrd

[@John-X]

@@lucbloom ya wtf is sports even?

[@PatrikGerenmark]

@@lucbloom All viewers are not. I had no idea who he was, so this comment might have not been for you, but was great for me.

[@Najobajo]

Agreed

[@Andruthless]

The Witcher 3 cinematics and Cyberpunk 2077 are a must. Plus I'd love to see you guys check out some in game stuff from different games. Especially the unreal engine 5 demo The Matrix Awakens

[@aumenarys]

Swtor too. Those are gorgeous!

[@darshjoshi1641]

Great recommendations, I hope they read this.

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

"A treat" is exactly how I often like cinematics. You do something cool, you complete a series of missions, reach a certain important story moment - and you get to sit and watch this badass cutscene.

[@Quzga]

Exactly. A great way to describe them

[@Cardiopazia]

I have been waiting so long for a video like this and you guys got the perfect studio for it, Blur Studio is THE game trailer and cutscenes maker in videogames, honestly wish the studios would get credited more often.

[@agwasp]

Yesssss I’ve been hoping for this video for so long! I hope we get a whole series of these… you guys keep smashing it

[@supergenius1011]

ME TOO!!

[@OnnoS]

Rainbow Six Siege: The Tournament of Champions is an amazing cinematic that I hope you guys can cover someday. It has dialog, action, some really great lighting setups and creative camera-work.

[@VectorKnightGaming]

Star Wars: The Old Republic and DCUO have some of the absolute best game cinematics! I’d love to see a review of those games.

[@jelksautox]

The WoW intro cinematics would be awesome to see done. Especially for BFA and Shadowlands.

[@WellBattle6]

Can’t believe one company made all these legendary cinematics.

[@minneapolismn660]

Going over in-game graphics would be cool too! I have always thought you guys would enter the game scene. Hunt: Showdown would be the first one I would like to see you guys review.

[@c64cosmin]

You should totally do the Starcraft cinematics, there are a lot of special effects there that look great and using interesting tehniques.

[@beergnomedc]

I think Video Game VFX Artists React needs to become its own series lol. There's so much good stuff out there.

[@Jebu911]

Nice to have a pioneer from game cutscenes episode.

[@spartanvenom5388]

You should look at the Transformers Fall of Cybertron cinematic trailers,they look awesome.

[@juanpabueno]

He looks like a really pleasant french Simon Cowell

[@adamsantos6665]

swtor and dcuo had some amazing cinematic trailers edit: shoutut to the guardians of the galaxy cinematics

[@guthwill]

You guys should render a scene of vfx artists react

[@calebgonzalez599]

Need to do some SC2 cutscenes!!!!

[@jordanlarson6488]

"We all have something to gain when we're a community of storytellers" 12:20 Wow that quote is really quite incredible.

[@KenSahaja]

It's like the complete opposite of hollywood's way of monopoly. Just acquiring different studios here and there by either merging them or shutting them down.

[@BadDubII]

The Halo 2 remastered cinematics are unreal. Id love if blur did them for H3 too

[@ghost.patrols]

Idk if I’d be able to handle H3 Remastered with Blur cutscenes. That would be incredible.

[@halonerd6957]

Yes imagine if they did halo CE and halo 3 and maybe even reach

[@Deliveredmean42]

You at this point in the generation Halo 3 will have in-engine cinematics again, which is probably a better approach for scalability (and for modders of course).

[@_MaZTeR_]

Halo 3: Anniversary pls. I'd kill for Halo 3 + ODST Anniversary with Blur cutscene. Maybe an HD remaster for Reach too which adds 2k-4k textures, improved lighting and more intense scene fidelity + Blur cutscenes.

[@senseishu937]

@@Deliveredmean42 At this point in generation we won't have a halo anymore

[@PrivateMilhouse]

So good, please make this a series and look at some of the Star Wars: The Old Republic Cinematics. Those are bonkers.

[@Craftlngo]

One upvote to get this Comment to the top

[@rapflapfl]

Yess, they're awesome

[@lukewithann7256]

swtor cinematics look better than the movies

[@MrCodmon]

yes please !!!

[@claralindahl6456]

Yess!!

[@christopher9291]

Their work on halo 2 still gives me chills every time I remember

[@daddyyu-gi-oh4330]

You can never talk about Astartes enough, it’s incredible what’s been made and an entire episode on it would be amazing

[@CaseyCollier]

Agreed. They should also check out the X-wing fan film done by Noble Engine that was released back in May. That was one hell of a fan film.

[@ethanstyant9704]

And then all of his work was pulled from his channel so they could show it exclusively on their site because he was hired by the Warhammer people

[@firescale8912]

@@ethanstyant9704 there are plenty of copies hanging out on the youtubes, both original and remasters...

[@FrostbiteDigital]

Honestly I thought it was out of place, they really should've put the SWOTOR trailers in there instead since those were Blur projects

[@wumbosaurus9121]

@@ethanstyant9704 And then they put a weird green/blue filter on it and messed with the esposure and contrast

[@DampeS8N]

I don't think anyone will be surprised that all of us working on ESO had our minds completely blown when we first saw what Blur did for us, and continued to do for us. Mad respect.

[@TheFudily]

Oh, they're Argonians! I didn't see a title mentioned for it and was racking my brain trying to figure out what other games have an Iksar-race.

[@jaykstah]

This is such a sick idea for a series. There are a lot of awesome cinematics from the 2000s that still hold up surprisingly well.

[@tylarjackson7928]

There's some cinematics from the original God of War series that I'd put here, but I can't decide which. Definitely GoW: Ascension, but that's like 2013 so maybe too late for your example.

[@Mandskull1]

You guys should do the Old Republic cinematics! They're so incredible.

[@vodkavecz]

Wanted to suggest the same thing. Those cinematics are amazing.

[@shoesncheese]

They are not only amazing to look at, they tell a cohesive and compelling story.

[@senseishu937]

@@shoesncheese More so than the new Disney movies 😂

[@lucasrosendal3420]

They are masterpieces

[@coldramentpm1013]

You’re incredible

[@crimsoneclipse0618]

Please make this into a series! Also, react to League cinematics, The Call in particular is really good. Nico in particular will love it for a very specific reason!

[@peachiibabs]

The Call and Awaken are amazing. like the framing on Jhin's final shot is literally wallpaper worthy

[@paulmaster812]

Call of Power is amazing too

[@lyone1885]

pore-stretch AND subsurface scattering???

[@Matkatamiba]

Blur did a couple League cinematics

[@cryptidian3530]

@@lyone1885 Yep. Pantheon's close up. xD

[@theworldsmostplagiarizedma2436]

The Halo anniversary edition cinematics stuff was cool because the originals were basically previz for the new stuff. I imagine that made some of the work easier on Blurs part. Also, the whole bit about "wanting to work on a project you saw as really cool" honestly struck a chord with me in a way I can't even fully express.

[@HeyyItsDaleVODS]

Going over all of the SWOTR cinematic cutscenes could be a full episode of itself. Some of my favourite scenes of a game.

[@dlynch3994]

I came here to say the same thing. Those cinematics blew me away. And looks amazing years later!

[@theoriginalemim]

Some of the best SW content out there

[@MaxLeveled]

The SWTOR "Sacrifice" trailer is so damn good

[@damianspence]

100% I really hope they do!!

[@J3553xAnotherFan]

The amazing artists and directors at Blur are responsible for EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of my Most FAVORITE video-game cinematics out to date. On top of that, every artist & director that you guys have had on your show have been the most genuine and amazing people. From beginning to end this Series has been the best on KZbin. Thank you guys for keeping this going.

[@GoufinAround_]

The Halo 2 Anniversary cinematics made me cry a few times. It truly was a moment of “this is what it looked like to me back in the day when I was a kid”

[@grantmorris6222]

Such a sick addition to the React series! The gamers, myself included, will love this!

[@maximus.4656]

Best thing about Niko is he explain things in such a simple manner .

[@niccolomanahan7775]

The moment the Astartes clip showed in the intro, my eye bulged out! Would have been awesome to see a longer review, but a shoutout with a Blur veteran makes me happy. Hope to see more game cinematic reacts from this channel.

[@cjfhsb3143]

The star wars old republic cinematics are so impactfull especially the saber fights

[@Craftlngo]

I've commented that too

[@rapflapfl]

Yes!!

[@TheLastArbiter]

Blur did so well on the Halo 2 scenes! I’ve said that the way these visuals look is how I saw the originals in my head. It’s perfect, it could be a movie if they filled in the missions. Badass! For my favorite game

[@travelsizedhispasian]

117th like, hehe and yeah, Halo 2A cutscenes are 🤌 as someone whose first video game was Halo 2 at the age of 4, it holds so much importance to me. the campaign is by far one of my most favourite things in the world and i love that **** to death; it quite literally makes up a good portion of my childhood and possibly influenced who i am today-so, seeing the entirety of Halo 2 remastered WITH the addition of some killer cinematics? whole goddamn nostalgia trip for me, sent me back to my childhood man lmao, ong just like you said: "these visuals look how i saw the originals in my head" this game is _still_ on my top 3 list 14 years later, and if Halo 3 or Reach ever gets a remaster-i really hope Blur Studio does the cinematics as well cause that'd be *God* tier

[@7kingly241]

Thats why they want 100k for a minute of cutscene, cause blur is just way on TOP

[@TheLastArbiter]

@@travelsizedhispasian fully agree! I have the mark of shame tattooed on my chest 😅 was my first Xbox game and have tons of memories with my brothers, it is very important to me. Story was so good man. Thanks for sharing!

[@grantdotjpg]

The blur style is making the best video game cutscenes for every generation

[@RiderZer0]

My favorite work from blur was hands down The Old Republic cinematics. I wish he could’ve talked about those here. They captured the essence of Star Wars better imo than Disney has yet to. Amazingly talented studio.

[@ZachBobBob]

The cutscenes are cool as fuck of course but I disagree that they capture the pure essence of Star Wars. Star Wars isn't just about looking as cool and violent as possible with no substance underneath it's so so much more than that.

[@leonardoamorim5702]

@@ZachBobBob well they got the essesnce of, at least, the lightsaber fights

[@RiderZer0]

@@ZachBobBob I mean it comes down to one’s own interpretation and what they loved about Star Wars. This the “imo”

[@habijjj]

@@ZachBobBob I mean that's not entirely fair the mandalorian, rogue one, solo, the final season of the clone wars all managed to capture star wars pretty well. Tbh there track record is about even for every awful thing they've done they've made something else amazing.

[@anirudhmenon4234]

'The essence of Star Wars'...gimme a break.

[@TheSnoodPenguin]

PLEASE DO MORE. Could have an entire Blizzard cinematic episode lol

[@antonholmberg911]

Yess, all wow expansion cinematics are great

[@Xfacta12482]

Yeah IMO say what you want about Blizzard's game as of late but their cinematics can't be touched.

[@maelakyte]

This would be insane.

[@roachy72]

16:15 i love how the new cinematics are so similar to the originals, but with more modern cinematography and some added details like how Chief running here has so much more weight to it, like it actually looks like hes desperately running for his life instead of just a canned videogame running cycle

[@bodhim4353]

I would love to see a breakdown of the cinematic qualities of Kojima cutscenes over time

[@peter_samer]

the intro of MGS5 Ground Zeroes

[@desanctisapostata]

Please

[@solomongoetz88]

"i wont scatter your sorrow into the heartless sea"

[@solomongoetz88]

@@peter_samer plus the fact that MGS is just a movie series with gameplay in between. I think the original video game series where the story was primarily told through cutscenes. I think it would deserve a video of itself just on Kojima's cinematic style.

[@losi47]

exactly, cutscenes in stuff like death stranding that are fully engine rendered but have almost the same quality as a prerendered cutscene could be an interesting topic

[@lukasmeggs5857]

I would love to see this channel cover the Star Wars: The Old Republic cinematics! Stuff like the lightsaber cooling down after turning off, and Vaylin setting the field of oil on fire with her lightning!

[@lachaderp4021]

Some of the best star wars lightsaber dueling is from these cinematics. It needs to be covered. The animation is flawless.

[@Intellectualust]

This needs to be a series, there's so much stuff you could talk about!

[@JangeoNomis]

that scene where the psyker gets corrupted by the void and gets brutally wasted is still one of the coldest scenes in cgi animation history. astartes is a masterpiece.

[@dcghoul101]

Maybe you guys should react to Onimusha 3 Demon Siege cinematic intro. The intro sequence and Samanosuke's sword-combat motion were captured and choreographed by famed Hong Kong movie actor Donnie Yen.

[@Greeman999]

All of the league of Legends cinematics are amazing. The most recent ones like "The Call" blew my mind because of how good it looks

[@PsychoDiesel48]

They have always been inpressive, even stuff like A Twist of Fate and A new Dawn

[@Alec.V.]

You can tell Niko is so genuinely excited to be talking to Jerome about this stuff. The passion is so real here!

[@MrGrislyTooth]

Would love to see y'all react and give commentary on the original StarCraft cinematic's. A classic from a age that's been over looked now but was so defining for millions of people worldwide.

[@Andy001z]

totally agree, the original blizzard and team 17 Amiga cut scenes/intros were great.

[@nia-tt4jg]

I remember watching the “Heart of the Swarm” StarCraft 2 cinematic with my older brother when it came out- absolutely amazing!! Would love to see more video game cinematics on this channel ✨

[@TheD4Donny]

A series about this would be sooo good!! Any of the World of Warcraft cinematics, Diablo 4, Badlur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, League of Legends.. There are so many good cinematics

[@aggis3237]

They NEED to watch Wrath of the Lich King cinematic, and why not the original one from 2004

[@Xandliear]

Totally agree with that. Some of my favorites and best I have seen.

[@existentialselkath1264]

Halo 2 and halo wars 2 are some of my favourite CGI I've ever seen. SWOTOR being the same studio is just the cherry on top. Blur is simply incredible

[@THE_SOSC]

I gotta say some of reaches trailers are some of the best

[@existentialselkath1264]

@@THE_SOSC if your talking about the halo reach ads, we're those traditional greenscreen+cgi? If they're 100% cg that's nuts

[@fala5764]

Bungie trailers and cinematics in general tend to be amazing

[@THE_SOSC]

@@existentialselkath1264 remember reach is not 100% it was a blend between live action n cg. Kats spartan was somewhat a real person in costume but the enemies are cgi

[@THE_SOSC]

@@existentialselkath1264 some odst's trailers were like that too. Live action people but some armour fx like visor changes were cgi

[@dragonwriterarts]

If you ever react to any more game cinematics, definitely take a look at the intro to Sonic Unleashed. It's phenomenal, especially when you realize it was made in 2008

[@JeyDB]

I would love for you guys to get someone from the Blizzard cinematics team and do an entire episode on their stuff. They have always been ahead of the game as far as cinematics go and I'd love to see you guys dive deeper into them.

[@poolkrooni]

100% ☝️☝️

[@Frost640]

Blizzard Cinematics team has carried the company for many years. I haven't been interested in any of the actual games for nearly a decade but I will gladly watch every cinematic they produce.

[@nfgames8322]

This definitely has to become a series. World of Warcraft has so many good cinematics, especially the 'Warlords of Draenor' one, and Diablo 3 has incredible cinematics too

[@CmdrBrannick]

I feel like you could do an entire episode on the Star Wars The Old Republic trailers alone. Hope this one is to come.

[@Craftlngo]

yeah, I'm totally supporting your suggestion. But some cutscenes in game are also really good.

[@swaz9944]

I would love to see a reaction to the assassins creed cinematics, maybe even with somebody from digic pictures. one can really see the progression of Game trailers by looking at those works of art. They reached a combined length of 2 h so there is plenty to look at, especially my favorite of them, the Unity trailers. both of them have just such great pacing and atmosphere, i come back to watch them again and again when i need motivation to proceed learning animation. Cheers and thank you for those amazing series

[@realmrdrew]

gosh now that they tip their toes into Game Cinematics, its a alot of different Stuff we want to see :D

[@kabukiuchiha6020]

Was thinking the same, those cinematic trailers are beauties

[@TheVectorPlayer]

please MORE VIDEO GAME CINEMATICS on this channel!

[@nyxmoonveil]

Even though it's been 10 years, the trailer and opening credits of Deus Ex: Human Revolution has stayed with me. It was so cinematic, and the soundtrack for that game is just excellent.

[@DarthBiomech]

My god, it's been _10 years_ already...

[@Roxor128]

DE:HR is a good example of why pre-rendered cinematics in the same style as the main game are a bad idea. The in-game graphics are much sharper than the pre-rendered cinematics, so it's quite jarring when you suddenly hit one and the visuals get all blurry.

[@G59METH]

I can't believe you didn't include Batman: Arkham Origins, it has literally one of the most well known videogame cinematics ever...

[@AJ__525]

believe it or not they actually looked at the Batman vs Deathstroke cinematic on an episode of stuntmen react. i hope they revisit Origins for this series

[@G59METH]

@@AJ__525 I know they did but it fits this series more, and the fact that they didn't show it in the new episode tells me that they're probably not going to watch it again

[@swagatpaul9756]

Gotta do the assassin's creed cinematics because they're absolutely amazing, and they keep getting better!

[@brucearthur8885]

I remember the assassins creed revelations trailer like it was yesterday! I remember watching that daily. The song used in that trailer still takes me back

[@tylarjackson7928]

Currently playing Revelations, and man, that cinematic is something else. I thought it was real for much longer than I'd like to admit.

[@AbhiMoz]

Blur was the reward for playing games throughout our childhood. As much as I love realtime stuff, hope Blur gets to do more movies and shorts.

[@Shivaxi]

Holys*** I would LOVE if you guys would take a look at the intro cinematic for Descent Freespace. The first one, The Great War. That is still my favorite video game intro cinematic of all time. The chills it gives you, the whole style of it, the voice acting of the guy freaking out and making you really feel that sense of dread and panic, and it's shot so beautifully too. Absolutely worth checking! Still gives me goosebumps to this day.

[@Phobos1083]

Dang, i thought i was the only one who loved that cinematic. The pilots last scream is hunting me to this day.

[@PaulBailey98]

So happy you’re finally reacting to the halo 2 anniversary cutscenes!!

[@SlipspaceEntertainment]

As a Halo content creator I love to see the Halo cinematics here along with all the other game cinematics hope to see more

[@donalddickerson206]

First off, love seeing the reaction to Warcraft 3. That said, I'm sad that you missed the best WC3 cutscenes: ascent of the Frozen Throne, Destruction of Dalaran, and Fall of Lordaeron.

[@chase5436]

This needs to become an entire series! So many great cinematics in games.

[@JHS270694]

Halo Wars 1 & 2 animations also done by blur were something else man. I still watch these cutscenes sporadically every now n then due to just how cool everything is presented, just pure dopamine rush.

[@GunsAndAmmo3]

Even the menu cinematic? Cool look

[@blasianray]

I guess I never realized it but the cinematics during a game/at the end of a level ARE rewards for playing the game. Glad we got crews like Blur to absolutely elevate a gaming experience.

[@RaiOkami]

This is so true. I would finish (and some even cheat through) a lot of the games back in the day just to unlock and see some sort of cinematic.

[@darksaiyan2006]

I first realized that with Diablo 2 - finishing an act and getting that amazing cinematic was such a great double whammy for the dopamine receptors.

[@Irishskater180]

This video game cinematics episode really made me want to see them react to Monty Oum's work such as Haloid, Dead Fantasy, Red vs. Blue Season 8 through 10, and early RWBY animations. Unfortunately Monty died in 2015, but it would still be great to see a reaction to his work. His fight choreography and animation is legendary.

[@orangecampfire]

You have an excellent idea

[@dogstergaming8097]

I went into the comments just to say this

[@meatboy7518]

I would love to see you guys talk bout the baldurs gate 3 cinematics

[@fendolis]

Watch your videos all the time and (sometimes if appropriate) with the kiddos. Thanks so much for making interesting videos, we've learned and enjoyed a bunch!

[@kawaichan9246]

we definitely need more of this from you guys, maybe you could react to the Witcher 3 cinematics, or Overwatch "Dragons" short

[@sugatooth]

Would love to see reactions to the evolution of cinematics for the StarCraft franchise!

[@martianunlimited]

Maybe Warcraft.. it spans a wider era, and there are more games react to.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

It was great to see three Warhammer animations in one video! I think there are enough trailers and cinematics from the various games out there to do an entire Warhammer themed video.

[@LegoTardisArchives]

Certainly didn’t expect to see you in this comment section but I just want to say that your videos are fantstic

[@mechanomics2649]

Sure, they could make a Warhammer themed video. For a video that isn't Warhammer themed there is a lot they could have pulled from but didn't, instead of doing three different Warhammer animations.

[@vishanthfishy]

Yesss I've been waiting for this. They need to do Final Fantasy cinematic. Square Enix are the undisputed Kings at videogame cinematics

[@TheRibottoStudios]

Sonic Unleashed has one of THE BEST cinematics I've ever seen. It's wild that the game came out in TWO THOUSAND EIGHT and with pre production probably being a couple years before. But the squash and stretch, the expressions, the music, the sweeping camera angles. The animation does all the talking and lets you know who Sonic is, his personality, and his relationship with Eggman in about 5 minutes. You can have that as your first ever Sonic game, and get the gist of how things work between the two with no problem. I know this because that WAS my first Sonic game. And it certainly left an impact on me. It's absolute god tier. I'm SHOCKED that for the first cinematic reaction they did not react to it. Hopefully next time.

[@Gizmos_and_stuff]

Cool I hope they react too after reading this

[@vincible45]

Honestly sonic unleashed still slaps to this day

[@TKOfromJohn]

Sonic unleashed is severely underrated

[@IzuShiTei]

to this day, it still holds up to most AAA game cinematics

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@vincible45 TRUUUUUUUUUUUE

[@mattko2755]

I cannot say how many times I have watched the Halo 2 anniversary cinematics as a movie, so for that I thank the blur team from the bottom of my heart!

[@ZChronicNebula]

There was only 1 ship

[@lizardlegend42]

@@ZChronicNebula One? Are you sure?

[@menpower1]

@@lizardlegend42 Yes. They called it "The Pillar of Autumn"

[@bigfootwithinternetconnect2330]

@@menpower1 WHY WASN'T IT DESTROYED WITH THE REST OF THEIR FLEET

[@Ryan_attempts_to_do_stuff]

@@bigfootwithinternetconnect2330 it fled, as we set fire to their plannet. But I faollowed with all the ships in my command.

[@mistwalkerr1497]

Dude this is so amazing I really hope this becomes a series there are so many jaw dropping cinematics in games! I’ll be dropping recommendations left and right haha!

[@friendofphi]

How did you guys not look at the Star Wars: The Old Republic cinematic trailers? They're easily the best things blur have made and ruined the expectations of fight scenes for every star wars movie since.

[@ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST]

Jerome is so chill and grounded. He's still got that outsider mentality, which is rare in an industry veteran.

[@thomasandrewclifford]

I would love to see them react to league cinematics with someone who worked on them. They work so hard on their animations. Like the game or not, no one can watch the call and call it bad animation.

[@RaiOkami]

Agreed! I have since put down the game years ago but love how they've fleshed out the world and characters to expand it to other media and other games.

[@ARQYN]

Many of these cinematics have been such a huge part of my childhood/adolescence, to finally hear from someone that actually worked on them has me starstruck!

[@wyattrose5511]

Speaking of game cinematics, I would love it if you guys looked at ‘The Last of Us’ Series, and how notion capture evolved through those games and the industry. It’s crazy how lifelike the second game is at some points. A video about motion capture in game would be really cool, too! Love all you guys do! Keep up the great work!

[@cyberwarrior8382]

The last of us is basicaly one big cinematic

[@Firefight_]

@@cyberwarrior8382 same can be said for God of War!

[@wyattrose5511]

@@Firefight_ Both looks amazing overall, especially since you can see the evolution of their gameplay and graphics since they’ve been in the industry for so long (GoW can be said better with that with its more entries)

[@himawarii_gg]

I think this is gonna be a good idea once the HBO show releases, and compare between the two.

[@simonrockstream]

@@cyberwarrior8382 Maybe you should play it?

[@puddingcatsteamboat6393]

i wouldn’t mind a whole video just looking at the progression of Final Fantasy cinematics, those are always top notch for there time and amazing to look at!

[@abu4m9ja]

The cinematics on a game like Soul Reaver back in the day looked so cool. CC should try updating it.

[@swanky2202]

I remember the Dawn of War cinematic like it was yesterday. It put you right into the action. Epic! A lot of those cutscenes really hold up well. Thanks for having Jerome on the couch!

[@JTG95]

Me too. Oh wait... I did play it yesterday 🤣

[@thespudmonke]

Before I got through the intro I already had a few in mind that I hoped were included. 40k was the top of that list, and I gave an audible cheers when it came up. That was such a staple of my childhood whenever that cinematic would play. The other 2 that I’d love to see on a future episode are the original Battlefield 1942 and Stronghold 2 intros. Those hold just as dear a place in my heart as 40k.

[@RaptorShadow]

I was several years deep into my Warhammer obsession when Dawn of War hit, I remember losing my mind at that trailer, finally getting to see the universe rendered in high quality with so much action! I watched it over and over again.

[@GentlemansCombatives]

AAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!

[@jimijames27]

I always love the early pre-rendered cutscenes. That was a huge part of what made playing the games fun for me.

[@__dane__]

They really should’ve reacted to FF14 Flames of Truth and FF14 1.0 intro cinematic. Square Enix always has amazing cutscenes

[@Teauma]

They chose to mainly focus on the work of their guest's studio in this case. But I agree with you, the first cinematic "a new beggining" was especially mind blowing for 2013. I'd say it's one of the rare on par with blizzard at the time.

[@xenos_28]

Watching Astartes even after so many times, still makes me inspired and motivated to do 3d

[@altberg__]

totally. and after all those years in the industry, i don´t see myself doing this. incredible artist, passion and hard work he put into this!

[@joshuagirvan6386]

I really have a love hate, relationship with Zbrush, I love starting a model but by the end I end up hating everything about the software.

[@RickyRespawn]

Jed was a great guest! He seems so smart and knowledgeable about it all. So glad you guys are looking at game cinematics now 😄

[@rapfelbaum5168]

The assassins creed revelations cinematic is still one of my favorites of all time

[@jasonfitzpatrick2197]

Absolutely happy for you to make this a regular thing! Blizzard have issues, but they’ve never slacked off on their cutscenes.

[@abomberg1]

Every one of Diablo III's cutscenes look absolutely fantastic and in my opinion, hold up quite well today. Diablo vs Imperius still gives me goosebumps

[@TangerineMusic]

woooo, time for League of Legends next!

[@wy4553]

You guys HAVE to react to Final Fantasy X. The pre-rendered cutscenes were absolutely groundbreaking in 2001 and is honestly still really stunning today. In particular, you should react to the game's opening (destruction of Zanarkand) and Yuna's dance.

[@kikiohearts]

God yes! I still remember being 11 and getting it and bringing my ps2 into the family room and just going to my parents and saying "YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!!" And played them the opening cutscene. It was mind blowing. My mom was a gamer and was impressed. dad didnt really see what all the hubbub was about. The water effects ah... such good memories.

[@JBrotsis1]

So pumped you guys are covering video game cinematics now! And that Halo 2 Anniversary made the cut for this video. If you do a round 2, I’d love to see you guys cover Red Dead Redemption 2!!

[@ethai1]

Please keep making more vfx artists react to video game cinematics! You should check out the cinematics from the Bioshock series or the last two major Deus Ex games.

[@garethcrittle2919]

The into to Dawn of War II is probably my favourite game cinematic of all time. Astartes is amazing work, and absolutely incredible for a single artist.

[@hollowowlyt]

I played through Halo 2 legendary local co-op with a buddy recently and while we ended up playing the game with the original graphics (due to the better FPS) every time there was a cutscene we switched it to the new stuff. They added so much to the experience and we couldn't stop talking about how good they looked.