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When we take a step back and look at the big picture... aren't swords kind of over-hyped? Considering all the weapons that humans have come up with over the course of history, they were not the most effective relative to how much time, skill, and resources they required to make.
So here is a cheeky, snarky look at what makes swords sort of silly in some ways. Let us know what you think, and I hope you find this entertaining.
The reproductions I'm showing here:
Ming Dynasty jian by LK Chen
kultofathena.com/product/lk-c...
• One of the Lightest & ...
Messer by Landsknecht Emporium
www.kultofathena.com/product/...
Custom war scythe
• Turned the Reaper Scyt...
Goedendag by Karliah @playingwithweapons232
kzfaq.info/love/5fZ...
Relevant videos:
Sickle to the Face... Yikes! (Goedendag too)
• Sickle to the Face... ...
Cutting Tatami While my Camera is Slowly Croaking?
• Cutting Tatami While m...
I Ruined the Principe and Ended a Zombie Rightly...
• I Ruined the Principe ...
Don't Mess with AXES... Especially if You're a Zombie!
• Don't Mess with AXES.....
Can it be Done? - Defeating the "King of Weapons"...
• Can it be Done? - Defe...
The Most Vicious Axe vs. Zombie Head
• The Most Vicious Axe v...
How to Parry with a Sword - Edge or Flat?
• How to Parry with a Sw...
Staff vs. Sword - Guard Breaker?
• Staff vs. Sword - Guar...
Source / picture credit:
www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/ama...
www.deviantart.com/andaltno/a...
** Music credits **
"Spirit Waltz" by Horrorpen
opengameart.org/content/spiri...
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)
Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
theslantedroom.github.io/stev...
Used with artist's permission
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