Werbung im Sport oder was will uns der Fechtmeister sagen mit dem Brezel Verkäufer im Bild. /Advertising in sport or what does the fencing master say with the pretzel seller in the picture.
Deutsches Langes Schwert - Breite zweischneidige Klinge mit abgeflachtem Mittelgrat und kräftiger Fehlschärfe. Vor der beidseitigen Kehlung jeweils undeutlich geschlagene (vermtl.) steirische Marken. Rechteckige, leicht geschnittene Parierstange mit verdickten, achteckigen Enden. Konischer, achteckiger und geometrisch gravierter Eisenknauf, das reliefierte Holzgriffstück mit gepunztem Leder überzogen. Länge 147 cm. / German long sword - width two-edged blade with flattened middle ridge and strong misalignment. Before the double-sided throat in each case indistinctly struck (possibly) Styrian brands. Rectangular, slightly cut guard with thickened, octagonal ends. Conical, octagonal and geometrically engraved iron cross, the reliefed wooden handle is covered with a padded leather. Length 147 cm.
Süddeutsch 1480: Schwert: Schlachtschwert - Besitzer: Kaiser Maximilian I. Sohn d. Friedrich III. von Habsburg 1459 - 1519 Stahl, teilweise geätzt. Schwertknauf und Parier Messing graviert und feuervergoldet. Griff = Geprägtes Leder + Holzkern. / South German 1480: Sword: Battle Sword - Owner: Emperor Maximilian I. Son of Friedrich III. Of Hapsburg 1459 - 1519. Steel, partly etched. Sword knob and parry brass engraved and fire-gilded. Handle = Embossed leather + wood core.
I’ve been sitting on this concept since last summer and finally it’s finished and it’s exactly what I imagined for it to be.
It’s a collab with my talented friend @xinecas whose gorgeous linework already made wonders to my sketches a few times And I guess you remember them
This whole thing is very dear and important to me, so I doubted I would share in anywhere with rather big following (I still changed the name to a text holder though), but I want to show the pretty art, so here I am
Went to the training grounds in World and practiced the Long Sword combos. I’m beginning to understand the combos, their transitions, and the overall concept of LS: spin to win Spirit Roundslash to Spirit Gauge level x. (And the basic Fade Slash combo lets you skip Spirit Blade attacks 1 & 2 to go straight to 3 and then into Roundslash.) I still have a lot to learn but it’s starting to make sense. And World is further aging GenU into eventual retirement for me. Infinitely looping attacks, combos, 1:1 actions upon button press, and the lack of long pauses in attack animations adds to Long Sword’s graceful fluidity in World. The same weapon in GenU is a clunky thing that requires one to “dial in” attack commands - an old, draconian style of gameplay I’ve never liked (even if it was rooted in hardware limitations back in the day).
The other day, I said GS was my new muse - I lied. The trip stick Long Sword has taken me. Part of my adoration for SA is the weapon’s inherent duality: mobile, less powerful axe/less mobile, more powerful sword. LS is very similar in that regard: land regular, less powerful attacks to build up more powerful Spirit Gauge attacks. Also similar to SA, LS has a very nice, almost rhythmic “dance” about it while maneuvering around monsters. Finished maxing out a crit armor set and the Silverwind (why not?) LS and it’s been a blast! I might even pick up LS in World I’m enjoying it so much in Gen Ultimate. GenU: SA (retired), LBG, LS. World: SA, LS soon, and probably Bow down the line.
