"Killing Monsters" still give me chills

5:10 The Witcher 3's story is like the size of 20 seasons of the netflix show

The Netflix series is nothing compared to games series. Game is much more touching and impressive. It also impacts you more emotionally because you are the one who makes decisions and have to see the consequences of that. May that be good or bad.

The song in ‘night to remember’ is ‘Lullaby of Woe’ sang by monsters to their children to teach them to be afraid of Witchers.

This is something interesting about gaming culture, and cinematic trailers for games in general. A Night to Remember for example: many things you see in the trailer are actually options that the player can use or face inside of the game itself. The enemy Geralt faces, the "Black Blood" potion that he drinks at the start of the fight, the medallion alerting to danger, the bomb he throws to reveal the vampire, the crossbow, etc. Not all gaming companies do that, but many like to show off some of their features that the player can actually interact with through these more cinematic uses of them. If a player is prepared properly, an actual fight in the game could actually go down incredibly similar to what you see here, possibly right down to the severing of the vampire's arm.

Gaming Culture is a beautiful mixture of many forms of art: Storytelling, Music, Programming, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts, etc. GAMING CULTURE IS THE ULTIMATE ARTFORM. This art...is an EXPOLSION!

"Are videogames a story...?" Yes, there's entire worlds out there, masterpieces of world building and complex characters... And you can control them and interact with these worlds. Do yourself a favor and grab a controller.

ok so i’ll try to sum some things up, let me know if i didn’t make something clear enough! :) there are many different types of games and the witcher 3 is an rpg which means “role playing game”. in this game, that role is geralt. just as you’d have a main character to follow in a book or movie, he’s the medium through which you experience this game. it’s his story. there are hundreds of rpg type games like ‘dungeons and dragons’ or even ‘the sims’. what makes them different are the settings, characters, way you play etc. pretty much the same things that would make any story different from another. this game takes place after the tv show btw. maybe a good 6 or 7 years. sidenote: witcher 3 is actually the most awarded game in history, not just out of rpgs but out of every game ever created! it’s my favorite game so i’m always happy to share that fact lol. to address a couple comments you made: yes, geralt is very jingly😂😂 that medallion he wears is actually very useful! it vibrates to let him know if there’s danger around. certain monsters, magic, some deceptions, it alerts him to them all! although he couldn’t see the bruxxa (female vampire) his medallion vibrating told him she was still close. also, i don’t know if you noticed but that was what the glitter was for. it clung to her outline making her visible. and good on you for noticing that the potion he drank was what affected her! a lot of people don’t! oh and the gravely voice you heard here is actually what henry cavil based his own voice off of in the show. he’s a big fan of the books AND the games! hope i cleared a couple things up and i apologize for the essay. i noticed you mentioned having an addictive personality under another comment and that’s just how i am too! anyway, all things witcher used to be one of my obsessions and it’s coming out now lol. really do hope this helped in some way!!

It is never too late to become a gamer. Witcher 3 is filled with emotions like a very good book.

Witcher's medallion reacts to magic/danger when monster are nearby or when someone is using magic. In the show Geralt was grabbing his medallion from time to time, e.g. when this Mousesack dude magically opened door so he could see real Ciri playing in square.

There actually is a mission in Witcher 3 where Geralt talks with his horse. It was added in an expansion and is pretty funny.

Some games are more like skills, other games are more like novels. The story of this game for example is Incredible. It's the best rated novel like game currently.

What witcher do in trailer: Kill Monster What they really do: "What's up dude, ready for the gwynt?"

I love that you call him a marshmallow 😂

To me role playing games are like interactive movies where your choices and actions affect the story. I've only played witcher 3 but I think all the games take place after the books so he's older than in the tv show and the books. Happy belated birthday by the way 😊

"Do video games have stories?" This is just the BEST GAME EVER HAHA

The best dialogue between two characters ever: “What are you doing?” “Killing Monsters”

"Killing monsters". Coolest 1 liner ever.

Simplest way to think of it is imagine the games as interactive movies where you play as the main character/s. Keep this up, I would love see more reactions from a non gamer =D this totally made me subscribe to your channel

Imagine gaming like reading a book, but you decide the actions of the protagonist. It's immersive, it's fun.

Most games of this type are stories with a strong narrative. They all start with tutorials so even an old bugger like me can learn to play. Once you start playing you will never regret it The medallion shows he is from the clan of the wolf and vibrates when he is near magic

Kinda late to the party here but there's one thing for me specifically that can make games better than movies and be right up there with books as an entertainment medium that I haven't seen many people mention. It's the factor that YOU are in control of the character and his/her actions. It's easy to downplay that small and obvious aspect, but in all stories, be it movies or books, the author needs to make sure you empathize and relate to a character in order to have any sort of impact on the viewer. With games, relatability is easier to achieve than any other medium since you are the one making the choices, so when something goes bad, you instantly think "that's on me". It's the ultimate form of stepping into someone else's shoes. I think that's a major element in why I have cried more times playing games than I have watching movies or reading books. The connection to the main character surpasses anything a 2 hour movie or a 250 page book could achieve.

The short of it is that a lot of story can go into games because a lot of them are at least 20 hrs long. The Witcher 3 was 125hrs for me. I'm sure you could watch the "movie" version of the game on KZfaq somewhere if you're no gamer lol

7:17 "or his horse, just kidding", there's a quest in the game in which Roach talks and it's really funny.

“Why is he jingling, it’s not good for sneaking” 😂😂😂

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ”The Trail” Opening Cinematic please.

"I wanna see that movie" Then play the game, it's that good.

His medallions jingles when monsters are by

The witcher is a non-linear story based game. Witch means that there is a main story that allows you to chose on witch side you fight (even nilfguard if you want to). The game also allows you to just forget about the main story and just help some old lady to find cooking tools if that is what you prefer to do

Well witcher 3 is better than any movie ever in my opinion

Witcher 3 set the gold standard for roleplaying games going forward. I myself have put over 200 hours into the game, and it's a single player experience. I highly recommend if you are looking for some other great game trailers to react to, all of the Blizzard cinematics are top tier.

Simplest explanation is : Games are like movies where you are the main character and its your story.

Yeah, his medallion vibrates/hums in the presence of magic

4:51 "May 18th, the day after my birthday" REALLY? Me too!! Which is today, actually lol! I loved your reaction, you're pretty energetic 😂❤️

You're video was super entertaining! Loved your reaction and different pov on the trailer from an outside perspective! I'm totally subbing!

all I can say is that there is a reason why The Witcher is considered a masterpiece of gaming.

"I mean the song is not Toss a coin but...." but Lulaby of Moe is far better !!

The first episode of the Netflix series is actually based on one of the short stories in "The Last Wish" book. That story is titled "The Lesser Evil." The episode where Geralt goes to Cintra at the request of Queen Calanthe and deals with the proposed wedding of Princess Pavetta...the one where the helmeted knight turns out to be cursed and looks like a hedgehog was based on a short story in the same book titled "A Question of Price." So far a lot of the episodes are based on the short stories. Geralt's primary love interest in the Netflix series, Yennifer, doesn't even appear until the last short story in the book titled "The Last Wish." In the three GAMES, Yennifer is barely mentioned in the first two...Geralt's main love interest is Triss Merigold, another sorceress and a human healer named Shani.

The amazing thing about the "A night to remember" trailer is that it is actually the epilogue to the whole game. This happened apparently after all the events in the game has taken place.

A game is like exploring a beautiful painting while living a story and impacting it

Game is a medium, don't overthink that. It's just like a movie or a book + some more freedom and interactive parts, and some challenges to overcome, this challenges might be to connect some dots in story or some pure reaction. Games can be amazing, games can be crappy, they can have big interesting story like few thousand pages of book, or it can be just an excuse to do action stuff all the time. Witcher 3 is The Game really worth playing. It's like Hemingway or Dostoyevsky for literature lover, classic and obligatory:)

"Killing Monsters" still give me goosebumps

Gaming Culture: Some games have no story at all, and some are so full of it that you could fill several books with it. Imagine a movie, or a book, where you could actively participate, make decisions, and thus influence the outcome of the movie or book: That's Gaming Culture.

Netflix show doesn't even come close to the masterpiece that this game is

i definitely watch you if you play the game

Yes the necklace or emblem with the wolf vibrates whenever monsters are near by.

What are you doing, Gerald "Killing monsters" every time I hear that I'm getting Goosebumps.

games and films/tv series have a lot in common at least when it comes to trying to tell a story, the difference is that in games you need to figure out how to progress the story yourself instead of just watching, I think it's a lot more immersive but everyone can't or doesn't see the point in spending 20+ hours completing a game

The Witcher 3 Sword of Destiny

EVERY SINGLE TIME i watch killing monsters i get goosebumps!

' I want to see that movie ' that was exactly my reaction at seeing that trailer too...

Expecting 40+ years of culture surrounding an ever evolving medium that made the jump from toy to art form in just under 20 to be explained in a "short comment" is like a baby dumping a box of cereal on the floor: both adorable and incredibly frustrating. The easiest way to think about it is like this: if some movies are like short books but with moving pictures instead of written words, than some videogames are like long movies but the plot doesn't move forward unless you give it some kind of input. Sometimes that input can be simple, like pressing left and right to keep a kart on the track. Other times that input can be extremely complex like choosing between releasing an evil spirit that was a plant but now's a horse so it can rescue a group of small children from a terrible fate but dooming a poor cursed woman to a painful death in the process; or lifting the woman's curse by letting those children die so she can return home to her violent abusive husband with the knowledge that like a BUNCH of kids got Hansel-&-Gretel-ed all because she had a miscarriage when he drunkenly pushed her down the stairs. If you're interested at all about trying to get into gaming I would NOT recommend The Witcher 3. It's fantastic, of course, but it's got a ridiculously steep learning curve, even for experienced gamers. I would recommend Life is Strange as a good introduction to gaming. It's short, easy to play, well written with a compelling story, and most importantly: inexpensive.

Funny fact: Videogame industry is bigger than the global movie and sports industries combined and is getting bigger and bigger each year.

His necklace trembles when in the presence of monsters

You had me at "may the force be with you." Anyways, entertaining reaction, good job.

There's actually an insane amount of story content in Witcher 3 and games like it, amounting to maybe 3 times the amount of writing in the tv show. And it's really good writing, too. Games allow developers to use interactivity for their advantages, luring the player to explore the world and rooting them deeper in the stories than any book or screenplay ever could. And the Witcher 3 does an excellent job at that - every little village has its own captivating story to explore, every beast a piece of lore written about it and every corner of the world something to offer. The richness of the game world, the good use of interactivity and a very low entry gate for New players make all 3 games arguably the Best pieces in the massive Witcher franchise. You should definitely at least try playing - an experience vastly different from Mario Kart, for sure.

Video games are interactive stories. The same way that a movie, tv show, and book tells a story, except this way you can be the character. The best video games in my opinion focus on the story being good. Some are silly, some are dramatic, some are action packed, and some are long and drawn out. If you like a good story and an engaging story then pick up gaming!!! Seriously my greatest piece of advice/life lesson I can give you is is to get into video games. Start on easy if your not good at the game, but focus on the story. How good you are doesn’t matter, only that you enjoy yourself and love the game in the end! SERIOUSLY PICK UP VIDEOGAMING!!! You already seem like a fan of scifi and fantasy so you shouldn’t have to much trouble getting into the various stories. Ask your fans and followers to suggest videogame trailers and amazing games, START STREAMING YOUR EXPERIENCES AND ASKING FOR HELP FROM CHAT!!!

playing games is like reading a book but in stead you are interacting with it in stead of reading it that is the best explanation i can give :)

i loved your reaction hahaha you are so funny and have big mommies 😌

Imagine thinking Toss a coin to your Witcher even holds a candle to Lullaby of Woe.

7:10 it's his mentor Vesimir who tells him to make it quick, but you joked about it being his horse and I had to mention...there's a quest in the game where Geralt uses some sort of hallucinogen he hasn't used before to track down a monster, and he's not sure what its side effects will be. One of the side effects he discovers is that Roach starts talking to him! Their conversation is based around certain aspects of the horse controls, so it might not be as funny for someone who hasn't played the game.

So the thing with The Witcher is that it's originally a book series. That got turned into a series of games, went viral and recently became a Netflix Series. The story over the course of the Netflix show is essentially the origin story of the games, based on one of the books. The first game's introductory cutscene/launch trailer is also shown in one of the Netflix episodes.

Firsttt youtuber that pay BIG attention!!! But also you are pretty clever!! Nice video btw!!

THE " I have no ıdea what ı am watching" sums up the channel pretty well

I like how Geralt doesnt care about laws. He just kills "Monsters"

lmao his horse "just make it quick, Geralt"

‘A night to remember’ is actually a sequel of a quest in the game’s expansion pack in which Geralt tells this lady(name’s Orianna) that I am sparing you for now but I’ll back for you one day!

I like seeing people who have only seen the TV show watch stuff like this. All of the witcher media is great to interact with and enjoy because it's almost all good. Especially so with Witcher 3.

games are great, I’ve been playing them since I was 2 years old and I’m nearly 18, but the Witcher 3 is honestly a masterpiece amongst them, the gameplay and mechanics are intoxicating, the story is incredible, it keeps me coming back. These trailers just show off how good it is. Gaming culture has tons of different types of games, some people play tactical shooters and fighting games competitively for money in tournaments, some people just enjoy a good story, the witcher 3 is a game that manages to be pretty challenging if you play on the right settings, while having emphasis on collecting ingredients and formulae for different things, knowing the weaknesses of monsters you face, and having an absolutely jaw dropping story that takes place after the books and tv series

Its on net flick for you now girl, love the reactions lol.

The medallion around his neck is enchanted. It vibrates when he is near a source of magic, that's why it jingles in the barn in the first trailer. Also, I'm not sure if you have already, but if you haven't, you should definitely read the books. They are brilliant.

Hay!! I actually found myself subscribing! Well done haha I really love your enthusiasm towards stuff that's new! You don't really see that much anymore, plus the Witcher franchise is really close to my heart! Theirs usually quite a big world and lots of lore behind successful stories like the Witcher or the Elderscrolls that make them what they are, sometimes the world created is so vast a game on it sits like a book inside it's vast library! But yes! Games are unique! Not like films in the sense that you sit and watch cover to cover from whatever the directors want you to see, a game allows you to take a story and tailor it around you through open choices! If your new to gaming it can be difficult to get used to the controller's and navigating the menus and what button does what, but! If you ride that out and stay patient, well well worth the hassle! And some wonderful stories await you! Like Nathan drakes uncharted or the tale of Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, these are truly wonderful examples please try them! You won't be disappointed I promise you!

Describing Geralt as a "marshmallow" is one of the best things I've ever heard.

coming back to your old videos XD , you still have this comfy chair? lol

That jingling he was making was his medallion it hums when magical entities and or residue are nearby

Oh! we have the same Birthday! Lovely

" Killing Monsters" ........maaaaan ! Goosbumps everytime !

you looked so proud of that "fat stick" line hahaha

Some games are like interactive books, some games are just games

Alot of games have far deeper stories than movies and TV shows.

The Witcher 3 showed me that video games, when done right, is THE BEST medium for story telling I have ever seen

The cool thing about 'A Night to Remember' is that it was the first trailer before the release of the game. Then when you play the expansion pack (Is released later after the main game and is like an extension for the game with more content) you are just casually playing and then this one lady which has been a part of the story for some time suddenly starts singing the song in the trailer 'lullaby of woe'. Then it hits you that the woman is the one from the trailer. Geralt then vows to come back and kill her (omitting a lot of story as for why he does so). So when you finish you realize that the trailer is actually what takes place after the entire game ends. Leaves you empty yet gives you closure.

" Rpg" genre games ( Role Play Games), are basiccaly a genre of Vdgames that you could consider as dozens of hour film in which you are the hero. Which means you do everything in the character's life, and that the story behind it evovles accordingly to your choices etc...

The best way to explain a game is it's an interactive movie, one that you can "watch" at your own pace. It's also like when you're watching a movie and you have questions that yoy have to wait to get answers to, you get to run around and explore the area and get the answers you want. There is so much more that I could explain but I'll leave at this as a short comment.

OMG... love that Vulcan greetings, "Live Long and Prosper!!"

Good RPG = is like good book, with good story which you go trough, with good game you have choices which affects how game progress and end... Witcher games are sort of that - recommend playing.

A salute from another member of the 18/05 club. A good reaction video.

Long story short the trailer is actually showcasing a villain in the game that you actually will not fight until they released an expansion for the game (basiclly more story content that you can download) , the last word you say to her is I will come back for you and apperantly he did. However they released the trailer before the game was out which just shows how well planned the story for the game was.

"Interactive storytelling" nutshell of gaming for the most part of it.

Birthday buddies? Yeah, Birthday buddies! lol Love to see people not in the gaming scene react to such masterpieces!

so jealous of anyone being able to watch these for the first time. soooo good.

Loved your reaction, new subscriber here 💖👍

Ha ha May 19 IS my bday. Fellow punchy stubborn Taurean cusper. I am seriously thinking about trying these Witcher games.

i love how geralt straight up uses a glitter bomb

Well, to summarize, video games before 2000 were mainly just sort of arcade entertainment. Games today are basically interactive movies. They have everything you’d see in a movie from voice actors, cinematography, plot, etc etc.

In the Witcher 3 near the tree of this trailer you can find a village. Its all villagers are killed. You never know if the woman or Nilfgard guards killed them. You never know if Geralt did the right choice. Just like Stregobor said about Renfir in the books.

Games and especially RPG's let you experience stories in a way that movies never could. The fact that you actually make choices that decide the fate of characters and the whole world around you and see the changes happening is what makes them the most immersive kind of media out there. The Witcher 3 has the best story and world building I have ever seen out of the many games I've played. Unlike most other RPG's, The Witcher 3 doesn't make you the centre of its universe. You are not a hero that saves the world, you're just a witcher on The Path. That fact makes the world really believable and immersive. Just walking down a road and listening to the crowds, the people having normal everyday conversations makes you feel that this game has been made with lots of love and care.

I like your videos! Earned a sub!

Playing campaign based (solo) games is like reading a book. But the details are visuals. And you control the hero/villains actions. In the Witcher series and similar games, your choices actually effect the story like a choose your own adventure novel.

Probably way late to the party however; The medallion shakes when near demons basically giving him awarness of them being close and potentially sneaking on him. 'Roach' isn't the name of Geralts specific horse, its a name he gives to EVERY horse :)