The Golden One - January 20, 2019


Do I Recommend Assassin's Creed Odyssey？ Part 10. Epic Leonidas Scene and Review

Topics
Thermopylae battle fighting and female characters
Hosted by
Marcus Follin
Mentioned
Leonidas Andros Prometheus Barnabas Ubisoft Xerxes Skyrim Zeus
Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Part 9. Apollo, Dionysus and an Aesthetic Fair Maiden Mercury Poisoning Makes Birds Act Homosexual

Episode Stats


Length

11 minutes

Words per minute

101.62

Word count

1,164

Sentence count

158

Harmful content

Misogyny

3

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Toxicity

8

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Hate speech

3

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Summary

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In this episode, we visit the ancient Greek city of Thermopylae, the resting place of the dead King Leonidas, who was killed by the Persians in the famous battle of the Peloponnesian War.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Greetings, Laddingtons. I just got back from Temple of Iron. Had an excruciatingly glorious session.
00:00:07.300 Actually did 5 repetitions at 220kg in the deadlift. All-time PR. Feelsgoodman.jpg.
00:00:16.100 It might have something to do with the fact that it is full moon, but I will elaborate further on this in a coming video.
00:00:24.520 Because I filmed the set 2.
00:00:30.000 But let's get into the episode. We are here at this heroic place.
00:00:35.540 Hello, mate.
00:00:38.120 Highly hysteric lion.
00:00:57.200 That is very true indeed.
00:01:00.000 Kettle die and kinsmen die, but there is one thing I know which never dies, and that is the fame of a dead man's deeds.
00:01:11.060 Tell me why we're here.
00:01:12.500 You didn't bring me here to talk about dead Spartans.
00:01:15.840 What's on your mind, Rothothos?
00:01:18.180 The battle of Thermopylae still echoes in our hearts.
00:01:22.180 But to stand here is to feel it in your bones.
00:01:25.580 There is nothing here but ghosts.
00:01:27.980 My concerns are with the living.
00:01:30.360 Hold out your spear.
00:01:31.980 My spear? What for?
00:01:33.640 I need to know something.
00:01:52.340 There he is.
00:01:54.380 Glorious King Leonidas.
00:01:56.060 It's getting swarmed by
00:01:58.360 Persians.
00:02:00.560 !
00:02:30.560 Oh, my God.
00:03:00.560 Oh, my God.
00:03:30.560 Oh, my God.
00:04:00.560 Oh, my God.
00:04:30.540 Treachery breeds treachery.
00:04:33.260 A contract was put on his head, and he died as he lived. 1.00
00:04:37.240 A coward. 0.86
00:04:37.880 Why was Sparta alone that day? 0.98
00:04:44.680 Where were Sparta's allies?
00:04:47.360 The Spartans weren't alone in facing Xerxes and his hordes.
00:04:51.620 Many from across the Greek world were armed and ready to fight alongside Leonidas and his 300.
00:04:56.920 But when the mighty king looked into their eyes and saw fear, he sent them home.
00:05:02.880 That sounds like madness, not bravery.
00:05:06.180 It was foretold by the Pythia that Sparta would lose either its freedom or its king to the Persians.
00:05:14.560 Leonidas made his choice.
00:05:16.400 That is an absolutely heroic choice.
00:05:22.240 What happened to Leonidas?
00:05:23.620 What happened to Leonidas after the battle?
00:05:26.540 Xerxes was famous for honoring warriors who fought valiantly against the Persians.
00:05:31.240 But Leonidas infuriated him so much, he cut off his head and impaled it on a pike. 1.00
00:05:39.120 A bloody battle ensued, and his remains were acclaimed by the Spartans and buried here.
00:05:45.580 Now, however, he rests where he belongs.
00:05:50.160 In Sparta.
00:05:54.140 You knew the spirit would do that.
00:05:57.200 You knew this would happen.
00:05:58.940 I didn't know, but I did suspect.
00:06:02.520 There is a place I'd convinced myself was a dream.
00:06:06.460 Until now.
00:06:08.300 A peculiar structure on the island of Andros.
00:06:11.940 Mysterious shapes carved in stone.
00:06:14.400 Like nothing I've ever seen.
00:06:17.500 You want to sail to Andros so you can show me shapes?
00:06:20.600 In my travels, I heard whispers of an ancient civilization.
00:06:25.820 A people who came before.
00:06:29.200 Your spear and that place are connected.
00:06:36.000 Who are the people who came before?
00:06:39.020 You mentioned the people that came before.
00:06:41.360 Who were they?
00:06:42.620 They were not gods.
00:06:43.760 But they lived far longer than any mortal.
00:06:47.260 And were far more intelligent.
00:06:49.580 I've seen carvings in caves.
00:06:51.620 Strange symbols that suggest it was this ancient civilization
00:06:55.160 that created humankind.
00:06:58.180 And provided them with fire.
00:07:00.220 But Zeus blamed Prometheus.
00:07:02.340 Yes.
00:07:03.340 Well, perhaps his eagle has been feasting on the wrong liver.
00:07:10.200 Alright, mate.
00:07:11.480 Let's go, champ. 0.99
00:07:12.800 We sail to Andros.
00:07:14.060 The spear awakened to you, Herodotus.
00:07:16.800 I trust you.
00:07:18.060 You understand.
00:07:18.760 I will do everything in my power to help you find your mother.
00:07:24.420 I promise.
00:07:25.740 But first, we must sail to the island of Andros.
00:07:29.540 I'll meet you at my ship.
00:07:30.840 Absolutely aesthetic place yet again.
00:07:39.700 That's because I'm such a fan of these sights.
00:07:43.160 And there she is.
00:07:46.520 An absolute beauty of a ship.
00:07:50.660 So, um...
00:07:51.260 Indeed he will.
00:07:57.220 But this wasn't part of my plan.
00:08:00.100 He's helping me find my mother.
00:08:01.280 Alright, I utilized a little edit there.
00:08:03.240 Because I thought about elaborating on whether I can recommend this game. 0.98
00:08:06.480 And Barnabas, the mad cunt, started talking. 0.99
00:08:09.120 And then I got interrupted. 1.00
00:08:10.500 And then I didn't want to interrupt the game.
00:08:12.580 So, I commenced a little edit.
00:08:14.380 And here are my thoughts on whether I can recommend this game or not.
00:08:19.480 And I will say that it is a good game.
00:08:22.120 I have enjoyed playing it thus far.
00:08:24.380 I've played some offline, so to speak, as well.
00:08:27.340 So that I haven't uploaded in a Let's Play.
00:08:30.780 But I would also say that it's very important that we give feedback to Ubisoft.
00:08:36.380 So they know that we don't particularly appreciate certain elements.
00:08:40.300 So, for example, something I probably thought was the most annoying thus far at least.
00:08:47.180 Is the...
00:08:48.180 Are all of the female bandit leaders, etc. 0.99
00:08:53.340 First and foremost, I don't really want to kill women. 1.00
00:08:56.160 Even in battle, even in a video game.
00:08:58.180 It just feels wrong.
00:09:00.020 And it looks wrong.
00:09:01.000 And it's not historically accurate.
00:09:03.260 So that is something I would definitely change.
00:09:05.680 And I hope Ubisoft listens to the future to have it a bit less.
00:09:10.600 Less females involved in battle, etc. 0.95
00:09:14.800 Now, that being said, you can definitely have a lot of female characters doing regular female stuff. 1.00
00:09:20.460 There is plenty of intrigues, etc.
00:09:22.860 That you can have storylines and quests revolving around.
00:09:27.620 But when it comes to...
00:09:29.260 When it comes to the fighting, I'm not particularly a fan.
00:09:35.020 Then there is the aspect of a few sexual, semi-degenerate encounters also in the game.
00:09:43.240 I am not overly prude when it comes to that.
00:09:46.620 Even though I have a hard stance against porn, I don't really mind in films and games if it is a bit of nudity.
00:09:53.080 If it's a bit of intimacy, etc.
00:09:55.620 But some of the scenes requests have been a bit on the edge for my taste.
00:10:03.620 Not a big deal, though.
00:10:04.780 It's not game-breaking.
00:10:05.800 But something that perhaps could have been a bit less of.
00:10:12.060 And then in regards to the good things.
00:10:14.440 Obviously, as we saw with the Leonidas thing there.
00:10:18.860 It's highly aesthetic in that regard.
00:10:22.360 You get a good sense of history.
00:10:25.060 Even though there are parts that aren't really historically accurate.
00:10:28.180 You still get a good sense of it.
00:10:29.540 And especially the first episode that we had a really cool opening.
00:10:36.580 So, to give my verdict.
00:10:37.660 I can recommend it.
00:10:39.160 But I don't think it's perfect.
00:10:41.320 If you haven't played any games but you want to start.
00:10:45.540 I would probably recommend The Witcher 3 before playing this game.
00:10:51.000 And then Skyrim, obviously.
00:10:52.800 So, there are games that are definitely better.
00:10:54.520 But since I am a fan of Assassin's Creed.
00:10:57.080 I thought this was a good idea to play this.
00:11:01.720 So, anyway.
00:11:02.140 Let me know in the comment sections if you want more episodes.
00:11:04.820 Or if you want me to do Let's Plays on another game.
00:11:08.320 I do have Kingdom Come Deliverance.
00:11:10.620 So, I might play an episode there to just show it off a bit.
00:11:15.240 So, anyway.
00:11:17.000 Thanks for watching.
00:11:17.980 And comment below if you...
00:11:20.020 What kind of game you would like me to see...
00:11:22.820 What kind of game you would like me to play next.
00:11:26.080 XOXO.
00:11:26.980 Boom.