I HATE This Fantasy Trope!
12,306Brace for impact... there shall be nerd rage! xD
Two-handed greatswords / claymores / buster swords / etc are cool and all. But when scrawny kids are shown bumbling around with them, being dragged off their feet by the weight that they clearly can't handle... that's a pet peeve.
Fantasy is great, magic and superpowers can explain away all kinds of weirdness, but there is something irritating about edgy characters who pick an oversized weapon they can't handle... Underweight pre-pubescent anime boys and fragile looking maids or schoolgirls in games and TV series are especially guilty of that.
Obviously this has no bearing on the quality of Genshin Impact or other action adventures or RPGs in terms of playability and overall quality, and this is not a critique. It's just a cranky rant for your entertainment, with a bit of information about historical martial arts sprinkled in.
The video of all claymore fighting styles I was referencing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef6mC5um29Y
The 16 composed rules of the montante of Diogo Gomes de Figueiredo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZFEUM5fdgU
More about giant greatswords:
https://youtu.be/sAcCJM3Lupk
Examples of surprisingly functional / reasonable fantasy designs:
Arm Blades & Spiked Shields: Better Than You Think?
https://youtu.be/WW-006LogY0
Over-Thinking the Switch Axe: Could it Work? (Monster Hunter in Real Life)
https://youtu.be/LDupX99T-GU
The Sly Cooper Khopesh - How Practical Is It?
https://youtu.be/jnIIdn6Nc8g
Test cutting with it: https://youtu.be/CX69On9MHwM
The Trident - Mere Fantasy or Practical Weapon?
https://youtu.be/C3DGFGG86UY
Are Double Axes REALLY That Stupid? (Reply to Shadiversity)
https://youtu.be/IHvgG3UsYqI
Double Axes II: Is History Weirder Than Fantasy? (Not so Stupid After All)
https://youtu.be/JG0MFuWjQ7w
The Best Off-Hand Weapon? (Duellist / Adventurer Equipment)
https://youtu.be/4t4-VzDI99Y
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"Cavern of Wonders" by Hitctrl
https://opengameart.org/content/rpg-the-cavern-of-wonders
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)
"If I went, it wasn't" by Snabish
https://opengameart.org/content/if-i-went-it-wasnt
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
"The Three Princesses of Lilac Meadow" by Varon Kein
https://opengameart.org/content/mml-the-three-princesses-of-lilac-meadow
CC BY 3.0
Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
https://theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee/
Used with artist's permission
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