A near perfect combination of old features and new mechanics, casual and hardcore gameplay on a map which was large enough not to be simple but small enough not to be tedious. Can you imagine how much more successful BO3 would been if this was the launch map.

RETURN OF THE GOAT

Der Eisendrache was the last map I enjoyed from the Blundel era. After that, I was getting sick of his look up a guide to get everything style.

My biggest gripe with BO3 Zombies is that we have to use the B03 weapons mainly. I just hate the weapon designs.

I played this map a lot on splitscreen with my brother. He'd make the fire or storm bow and I'd make the wolf bow. We got to to round 36 once which was my longest game at that point. One of my favorite maps in the whole series

Very well said. I personally believe DE to be the best map in zombies because of how well it bridges the gap between the casual and hardcore playerbases, and it does so without compromising depth. It's approachable and truly has a bit of something for everyone while keeping that intangible zombies "vibe". Great video :)

Technically speaking, between Kino and DE there is another map with a non-English name. Shangri-La is a Chinese name, but it doesn't have a direct translation the way Kino der Toten can be directly translated to "Theater of the Dead," but it roughly means "Utopia" or "Paradise."

Your analyses of the maps are by far my favourite to watch/listen to

This map def required KZfaq to upgrade the bows and pack a punch lol

Amazing Video man!! Im from Bavaria/Germany and Burg Hohenwerfen (The castle its inspired from) is about 45 minutes away from where I live. Been there multiple times already but never realized they took so much inspiration from that for Der Eisendrache. Really excited to go there and look for all the stuff they took inspiration from :)

I'm a sucker for medieval castles

It’s important to note that nearly all of BO3 zombies is set during World War II, with the 1940s being a running theme connecting the maps. Der Eisendrache: 1940s Nazi Germany (Austria) Zetsobou No Shima: 1940s Imperial Japan Territory Gorod Krovi: 1940s USSR Shadows of Evil: 1940s USA I put Shadows last because I think we tend to forget the map is still within that category due to all the Lovecraftian elements, but it’s important to note that DE was not the first map to return to that era. It was that way from the start.

This is probably still my favorite BO3 map ever, and it helps that it has what is definitely my favorite easter egg song in the series. I never go a run without activating the music easter egg, it's so damn good

I loved BO3 MP. The advanced movement was amazing, well balanced, and added in a bit of challenge. The campaign I have no clue what happened until recently when gaming wins went over it.

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Just wanted to say I always look forward to your new uploads, and if you ever run out of zombie content I’d happily watch you talk about any other game, movie or comic.

another great analysis. grateful for the time & effort that goes into just 20mins of our time. keep it up!

I was literally binging your retrospective series while playing der eisendrache when this came out, clutch indeed

I’m so glad he’s still posting my guy had me worried he was gone for a sec I blame my dad or I would if I knew him

i have like 200 hours on this map alone and NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS A SECRET MELEE WEAPON, i have to play it again...

Today was the first day I saw you on my recommended, I am currently binging all of these zombies ‘Video Essays.’ They are fantastic, keep it up!

7:04 "They wanted to bring the old and the new.... *proceeds to keep talking about the old things* "

Think this map is perfect blend of RNG, 50/50 box location every game so can direct what route you take, wonderfizz can basically go to every key location in the map & theirs plenty of gobblegums machine. Rocket test makes it so the best training spot isn’t too easy, anti grav works wonders for making the undercroft special & 2 courtyards are great but challenging due to spawns in every direction

I’m learning about the Panzer Helmet just now from you. This video is amazing.

While this map is fantastic, it does one thing that still rubs me the wrong way. Not counting bonus maps like Nuketown or The Giant, this is the first time since waaaaayyyyy back in Shangri-La that we didn’t get a new perk with the new map. Origins kinda gets a pass since it introduced Der Wunderfizz, but still, it was something that helped define a map’s personality for me. Maps like Mob or Buried would feel off without Electric Cherry or Vulture Aid respectively. It’s a small thing, but I was still a little bummed.

its so interesting to here this veiwpoint on the bo3 launch, when things went so diffrently for me and my group of friends. when we got the game on launch day, we all had so many crashes, issues with lag and load times- but we loved shadows. the pap steps, once we learned them, were pretty understandable- bit i completely get how its waayyy to much for a player not knowing about how zombies maps have secrets/ees. it makes me apreciate SoE and DE's development even more. (also leroy will always be his name lol)

The fire bow was the easiest to do, there’s plenty of guides that’ll show you the exact place to aim and you’ll hit the target every time

Really good take on Der Eisendrache

I think the Easter egg really knocks it out of the park None of it is tedious It all makes sense It’s practical makes use of things you earn in way that’s fun but not too easy without Megas

One of my favorite serious to binge

I really, REALLY want to like Der Eisendrache because there is a lot of cool things to like here (the location, the atmosphere, the wonder weapons, etc), but there is something about this map that just does not click with me. It sucks because I know I'm probably missing out, but I just can't get into it

As somebody who loves H.P lovecraft, SoE has quickly become one of my favourite maps. But DE was totally worth it

4:54 shangri la.

der eisendrache is personally my favorite map for a few reasons. I love kino, but find it gets pretty boring after some time as one you get power on there really isn't anything to do. I hate shadows, as I find making everything locked behind 15 minute quests just makes the game draining rather than fun. I love origins, but Im not really the best zombies player, so I find it's just too hard for me to have much fun with. I use origins to test my skills. Der eisendrache is the perfect map. It has a simple layout with an easy, exciting way to get PaP. The map constantly has you hooked, with there constantly being something to keep your attention. Wether it's the panzersoldat popping in to scare the shit out of you and make you run for the nearest place to get away or find a good spot to hunker down and fight. The bows feel rewarding, and i enjoy how simple it is to get the wrath of the ancients. There are many training areas, and many are completely viable, so if you get bored of one you can go over to another and have almost the same difficulty. You are practically guaranteed to get atleast one liquid divinium by the time you get the wrath of the ancients which I really enjoy. It has a pretty low skill ceiling, and if you can get to round 20 or so on kino you'll probably have no trouble getting far in der eisendrache.

FUnny you posted this on the day I completed the EE for the first time!

Because you brought up the campaign I want to point out a really interesting fact about it. Your character actually dies after the first mission while you're doing the tutorial bits in the second mission and everything after that point is everybody else's memory is bleeding into yours because you're all interfaced and you having a wild fever dream as you die. This isn't even a crazy theory that's unproven the scrolling text at the start of each level actually contains the information that explains this is what's going on. I actually really enjoyed the campaign both from a gameplay perspective and a story perspective once I found out what was actually going on. You also didn't mention the remix of the campaign they did with zombies that I still defend to this day

5:00, you took a swing and miss with that one. "No map with a name not in english was released since Kino der Toten". No map except for Shangri-la, mate

Bo3's campaign was for sure a trip

As far as the “overpowered wonderweapons” thing goes… I didn’t really mind it. I really enjoy using the RPK, and it’s the only reason I got the EE on this map. Yeah it shreds panzers, but it doesn’t do all the work for you. Ohhhh you meant the bows…

not to mention the community buzz around the DE release. hadn't seen everyone so hype since Origins

Man, I love your videos, keep the good work!

Never realized how much of a reference map this map was. Just remember having a blast thanks for the nostalgia and information. I miss old nazi zombies

I just miss black ops 1 zombies playing with my cousins on split screen; those sleep overs were the best. Der Eisendrache brought some of those memories back during late covid when we were up late late playing all night online as grown adults now lol.

Why does he sound like Japanese Samurai when he says Eisendrache ?

Man i just love these videos, pls keep up with great work i love it bro 🥺❤

Ayeee, hes back

The modern weapons in ww2 maps is my only complaint with zombies. I understand it saved space using the weapons from MP/SM. I wanted a mystery box similar to BO2.

YYYYEEEESSSSSS BEEN SO EXCITED FOR THIS

If people stuck around for bo4 we would have never had the modern zombies problem (Cw vanguard mw3) And bo4 even with the budget cuts, for me at least, is the second best zombies game

For me, Der Eisendrache is the perfect Map. I honestly can't name a single thing about it that's even slightly "meh", let alone bad.

Just realized it was based on all the final maps of the first 3 games. Der Reise on WAW, Moon on BO1, and origins on BO2

you can also see dempsey 1.0’s rocket at the spawn after 60 seconds

Just stumbled upon your channel. Really enjoying the content, keep it up!

Man I love these videos! They’re the best!

This is best map in the game for me. It excels in every way.

Absolutely love these videos man keep it up

another 10/10 video, cant wait for the next

Bo3 is the best cod we’ve had since then the new ones that came after that just don’t hit anymore

I thought he stopped posting and I was disappointed great video bro 👍

I've been playing this map ever since it was first released, and I never knew about the free gobble gum or the hat lmao

New White Cliff Banger y’all 🚨🚨

I hope some day we get a direct sequel or very close prequel to BO3 and they go back to their roots with zombies and get rid of load outs. There’s something about having to start with a pistol that is sacred about zombies. That and I loved BO3 MP. The movement was far superior to AW imo.

In my opinion I haven't really played every single COD campaign but Black Ops 3 campaign by far is my most favorite and fun campaign I've ever had since God of War❤

I wish they would release the BO2 zombie maps, I miss mob of the dead :(

I bought BO3 just a few years ago and only really played the ZC content. I'm a bit of a "zombies boomer", and never really cared for the more complex quests and buildables. I'll have to give the main BO3 maps a shot, and based on what I'm seeing here, this map looks like a good place to start.

Bo3 had my most favorite multiplayer and Zombies . Bo4 had blackout . Shadows , DE and Zetsubou are tied for my favorite zombies map in bo3

Yo dude where you been? We missed you.

First time hearing about the panzer helmet, what in the heck

HE BACK

He’s backkk 🎉

Der Eisendrache was the only BO3 map that I feel like actually hit the mark. Didn’t play much of the other maps outside of the super Easter egg. Now I just play chronicles.

More like this

My number 1 map right in front of origins

i always see people harking on the fire bow. the upgrade quest is too hard or complicated its not good enough blah blah. honestly, i dont get them. i think the fire bow is the most fun bow to upgrade (maybe because im on k and m). its also a very good bow to use, just requires some training to make very good use of it, as a charged shot can remove a full train. the only silver lining is that i dont have to fight over what bow to get (because no one else wants fire!)

What’s the song that plays at the end?

Is that actually how der eisendrache is meant to be pronounced? If so I've been pronouncing it wrong all this time 😂😭

The series continues…

Black Ops III is an overall GREAT game. The campaign sucked, but the multiplayer was solid overall. Supply drops weren't great, but it was still a good mp. Zombies was and still is wonderful.

Isnt die rise German? Or at least most people would think it was.

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4:19p.m. 5/12/2023

Ahhh the good old days, when there actually was a dislike button

I feel like this is obvious. Black ops 3 really did that

Amazing

The best map of all time imho

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Tbh this is the only map I've really tried to beat on bo3, unlocking pap and being like 2/3s from unlocking the storm bow is the closest I've gotten so far.

Im excited

I would love to see a Zetsubou No Shima breakdown eventually. Always believed that map was so underrated, whilst tedious without gobblegums, it is still my favorite map of all time. The map’s theme of despair and depression is unlike any other to me (besides say blood of the dead which most people hate but ive come to really enjoy it due to those same themes) the despair behind takeo’s imminent demise and it all growing around him. He just wants to be free. That, from a story telling aspect is so awesome to me.

As someone who never played CoD zombies, please, seek help. Nothing you said in this made any sense.

See I enjoyed black ops 3 zombies but lord I hated the whole lovecraftian alien storyline. Don't get me wrong, all maps were so much fun gameplay wise and I enjoyed running trains using gobble gums and such. But I stopped caring about story and Easter eggs entirely with this game. Even in 2 I was put off. Also, the gun design in black ops 3 was..ugly as hell. Much preferred the weapon design of black ops 2 and cold war.

I smell a script 👃 lol I still dropped a like tho

great video, boring map

hands down most overrated map ever

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Don't do the accent when you say foreign words, it's cringe af. Germans don't want you butchering their language and English-speakers don't bother saying it that way, so you're just punishing everyone.