Military Historian Breaks Down Medieval Weapons in Video Games | WIRED

In this episode of Game Over(analyzed), military historian Mike Loades breaks down how medieval weapons and armor are portrayed in modern video games. Watch as Mike takes a look at armor and weapons from games like Dark Souls, Mordhau, The Witcher 3, For Honor, Kingdom Come: Deliverance and more. Just how realistic are these games? Check out Mike's books here: www.amazon.com/Mike-Loades/e/B0045DZ5OY?ref=sr_ntt… Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_You… Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►www.facebook.com/wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.

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