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Fortnite - Sephirothsword57 Review

**Fortnite** is a third-person shooter originally developed and published by Epic Games in 2017 for PC and Xbox One.

## Episode synopsis

**SephirothSword57** is engaged in some intense gaming when he notice the viewer, explaining the reason he hasn't been talking about games for awhile is because he's been busy playing through his backlog, such as *Tales of Berseria, Yakuza 6* and *Xenogears*. He continues that today he'd like to talk about something that's been bothering him lately when he's been checking out YouTube's "gaming" section, is it being dominated by **Fortnite**, being rather unimpressed by gameplay footage.

He explains the origins of the "battle royale" genre's origin from the 2000 film adaptation of the 1999 novel *Battle Royale*, dissaproving of **Fortnite** stealing both the concept and name for their game. Upset at this disrespect, he gets a bowl of ramen to calm himself. Having looked up who the developers are, he concludes they get away with plagiarism because of the west's ignorance on the subject matter. He then decides to give it a try for himself.

### The review

* **Long set-up time**
* **No Dual Shock 4 controller support**
* **Visually messy and unclear menu**
* **Game not starting on the bus right away**
* **No in-game objectives**
* **No character creater, instead relying on a randomly generated one**
* **Bad framerate**
* **Superflous building mechanic**
* **"Storm" area dealing damage while inside**

**SephirothSword57** concludes **Fortnite** is an overrated, overhyped game full of bad game design and western-inpsired mechanics. He briefly laments on how games of this kind prevents the youth from experiencing the *Persona* or *Final Fantasy* series, and states this is why he's making videos, to teach Westerners they "shouldn't be okay with stuff like this" and to spread the word of Japan's superior entertainment, then urges the viewer to share this video to every westerner they know.
M52 Combat Helmet

The **M52 Combat Helmet** is the standard-issue helmet worn by the Confederate Marine Corps. The helmet is composed of the same composite material that comprises the outer layer of M17 Combat Armor, and its modular design allows it to be adapted easily to fit a given theater or combat situation.

The M52 can be fitted with a heads-up display or polarizing ballistic goggles, as well as a communications headset or night vision optic. The helmet is often fitted with a tactical flashlight and video recording unit, allowing battlefield tacticians to "see" through the eyes of a Marine in the field.

The M52E variant of the standard M52 Combat Helmet can be fully enclosed and environmentally sealed, allowing it to be used with vacuum-sealed armor during extra-vehicular activity or in areas without sufficient oxygen or that feature toxic atmospheres. The M52E is standard-issue for Marine combat pilots.
Nerds

Textbook specimen of a nerd.

Nerds are awkward losers with no social skills who usually live in their mothers' basements crunching code on their computers.

## Features of nerds

* Have no social skills
* Think they are better than others/suffer from superiority complexes
	+ (This is usually just a coping mechanism due to inferiority to normal humans)
* Know pointless facts
* Spend their time solving math problems for fun.
* Are total pushovers
* Are insecure
* Have a hard time talking to normal humans
	+ (Have an especially hard time talking to females as they usually start shaking)
* Have bad fashion sense:
	+ Ugly clothes worn in a ridiculous way
	+ Tuck white shirts into pants supported by suspenders
	+ Silly bowties
	+ Lame haircuts
	+ Overall foolish looking
* Usually have health issues including:
	+ Allergies
	+ Asthma
	+ Acne
* Frail and can't handle physical activities
* Need to wear glasses due to poorly developed minds
* Tend to develop nasty personalities including:
	+ Being always cranky
	+ Getting angry over small things
	+ Getting frustrated when they haven't played Dungeons and Dragons recently
	+ Psychopathic tendancies
	+ Lack of empathy or skewed moral compass
	+ Unpredictable
* Overall very limited in their abilities

## Examples of nerds

* SephDaddy57
* John Carmack

## Gallery

SephDaddy57's true identity: a nerdJohn Carmack; a typical nerd and bad game designer
Hideo Kojima

## About

**Hideo Kojima** is a bad game designer and the initial antagonist of **SephirothSword57 外伝 (GAIDEN)**.

## In the SephirothSword57 Show

*The following is written in the order of the chronological timeline rather than order of video release, and may be subject to change.*

**Hideo Kojima** was first mentioned in *Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow* where it is revealed that he conspired with Nintendo to sabotage Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow by Koji Igarashi.

In Sephirothsword57 外伝 (GAIDEN) **Hideo Kojima** is disguised as a hooded fortune teller, making it his first official appearance in the show. He attempts to kill Kensuke Doujinshi but is defeated after Kensuke regains his memories and true identity of **SephirothSword57**. It is later revealed that **Hideo Kojima** is a servant of Nintendo.

## Gallery

Hideo Kojima's disguise as a hooded fortune tellerKojima confronts Kensuke Doujinshi before revealing his true identityHideo Kojima reveals his true identityHideo Kojima's FINAL ATTACKHideo Kojima is defeated by SephirothSword57's katana
Aniki

The grizzled swordsman

> *"You are me... and I am you... from the future dimension."*
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**Aniki** (jp: **兄貴**) is a mysterious character with a striking resemblance to **Sephirothsword57**.

## In the SephirothSword57 Show

### Breath of the Wild

**Aniki** made his first appearance at the end of the episode where he emerges from a dimension portal. He leaves a cryptic message right before **SephirothSword57** gets stabbed by the Shadow Clone.

### Sephirothsword57 外伝 (GAIDEN)

In Episode 1, **Aniki** plays a major role as the caretaker of Kensuke Doujinshi, who is suffering from amnesia. He knows more than what he lets on and is keeping Kensuke's true identity from him for unknown reasons. Even going so far as to tell everyone around Kensuke not to tell him.

After **SephirothSword57** regains his memories and defeats Kojima, **Aniki** reveals that **SephirothSword57** lives in the only universe where Manga, Anime, and JRPGs coexist and that **SephirothSword57** has the power to learn all cool moves and attacks from them, and has the potential to become a Dimension Traveler, just like **Aniki**. He asks for **SephirothSword57's** help to defeat **Nintendo** in the other dimensions and timelines and offers to train him in exchange of leaving all his friends behind him, which **SephirothSword57** accepts.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Dimension Travel** - The ability to travel between dimensions through portals

While **Aniki** haven't shown any of his combat skills in the show yet, it is very evident that he is very knowledgeable and powerful considering that he is willing to take the role of **SephirothSword57's** sensei.

## Gallery

Aniki making his first appearanceAniki and Nanami in episode 1 of GAIDENAniki's original lookAniki's new lookAniki speaking nihongoAniki speaking nihongo 2
The Truth Behind Hideo Kojima & Konami

**The Truth Behind Hideo Kojima & Konami** is a non-review video in which **SephirothSword57** reveals some undeniable facts regarding game designer Hideo Kojima and his history with the game development company *Konami*.

## Episode synopsis

**SephirothSword57** introduces himself and mentions he's been wanting to cover this topic for some time, since most westerners are unaware of the series of events between Kojima and Konami, and offers the viewers a history lesson.

* **Kojima joins Konami in the 1980's and works on games for MSX**
* **Gets asked to take over the *Metal Gear* project**
* **Creates *Metal Gear Solid* in 1998**
	+ **While a hit worldwide, it is noticably western influenced**
* **Worried about this, Konami asks Kojima to make an animé mech game, *Zone of the Enders***
	+ **Kojima however insisted on including a demo for *Metal Gear Solid 2*, robbing *ZotE* of the spotlight**
* ***MGS2* is released and is even further western influenced**

As **SephirothSword57** is about to explain how Kojima doesn't actually want to make video games, he is distracted by a cardboard box moving, but disregards it as nothing.

* **Konami is forced to greenlight *Metal Gear Solid 3*, and Kojima recieves his own internal studio, *Kojima Productions,* focusing solely on the *Metal Gear* franchise**
* **Develops and releases Metal Gear Solid 3 and 4, each more western than the last**
* **During this time Kojima began to work together with Nintendo, making *Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes*, a remake of the original *Metal Gear Solid***
* **Kamija Hideki notices something is amiss, and together with *Platinumgames* creates *Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance***
* **Kojima however had blown his entire budget on *MGS5's* graphics engine and demanded more money**
* **Konami notice *MGS5* is an *Assassin's Creed* clone**
* **Fearing western fanboys would infiltrate Konami HQ, and to stop further financial ruin, they decide to fire Kojima**
* **Kojima begins to spread lies about Konami to his western fans**

**SephirothSword57** is interrupted by a signal coming from the box, and decides to investigate. Under the box he finds Solid Snake, and demands to know who sent him, to which Snake replies his master Hideo Kojima. **SephirothSword57** concludes that Kojima must have survived, then scolds Snake for his incorrect pronounciation. Snake declares it's time for him to return with the intel he's gathered. Despite **SephirothSword57**, Crono and Cloud's best efforts, Snake successfully escapes.

As **SephirothSword57** returns to his seat, he explains the previous scene was just for fun, and not canon to SephirothSword57 GAIDEN, though it could be considered a tease for things to come before ending the video.

## Gallery

**SephirothSword57** welcomes the viewer to a history lessonSnake is busted
Is Tears of the Kingdom really that great? – SephirothSword57 Review

**The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdon** is an action-adventure game originally developed and published by *Nintendo* for the Switch in 2023.

## Episode synopsis

Just as **SephirothSword57** delivers his final verdict on *Tears of the Kingdom*, a loud crash outside rocks his entire home. Moving to find the source of the disturbance, he finds an alien emerging from the remains of a wrecked spaceship. **SephirothSword57** then teaches Alien to speak Japanese, about JRPG's, Japanese cuisine, martial arts, and animé.

Cloud and Crono enters **SephirothSword57's** home, who are then introduced to Alien. As the trio leaves, **SephirothSword57** suggests to Alien to watch his video catalogue while they're out, which Alien gladly does. They return nine hours later, just as Alien finish watching the Pokémon GO review, and calls Alien over to show him something. Inside a hangar-like facility, they reveal that they have not only repaired, but upgraded Alien's crashed spaceship into an airship. During its maiden flight, Alien decides to stay in order to help **SephirothSword57** find their dear friend Shadow.

## Gallery

SephirothSword57's and Alien first meetSephirothSword57 teaches Alien about earthSephirothSword57's new airshipAlien decides to help
YoRHa No.2 Type B

2B
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> *"がんばってセフィロスソード57"*
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**YoRHa No.2 Type B** aka **2B** is a female friend of **SephirothSword57** and originates from the video game *NieR Automata*. She is calm and collected even in the most stressful of situations and is a valuable asset to **SephirothSword57** and his team.

## In the SephirothSword57 Show

*The following is written in the order of the chronological timeline rather than order of video release, and may be subject to change.*

### GTA: San Andreas 2

**2B**, Crono, and Cloud are unaware about the existence of SephDaddy57 and mistakes him for **SephirothSword57**. While under this assumption, **2B** is tricked into doing a very embarrassing dance by SephDaddy57, followed by physically abuse and being pushed away from him.

**2B** later confronts SephDaddy57 together with Crono and Cloud after his negative comment on Japanese games and is then exposed to the truth that he is in fact not actually **SephirothSword57**. The three are then blasted off screen by SephDaddy57's KameHameha

After recovering from the attack, The trio makes it back to where SephDaddy57 were only to find blood all over the walls and the corpses of The Crew across the room with SephDaddy57 nowhere to be found. **2B** then finds an injured **SephirothSword57** in the room nearby and calls out to the other two. They are relieved that he is alive and will be back on his feet after some rest.

### Time to Celebrate!

**2B**, together with **SephirothSword57**, Cloud, and Crono celebrate their eight year anniversary on YouTube, reminiscing on their adventures and toasting to a bright future.

### Breath of the Wild

2B appears for one scene to encourage **SephirothSword57** to finish the review.

### Sephirothsword57 外伝 (GAIDEN)

While 2B doesn't appear in the episode itself, she is mentioned by **SephirothSword57** after he regain his memories in Episode 1.

## Gallery

2B appears and encourages SephirothSword572B, Cloud, and Crono confronting SephDaddy572B dancing with SephDaddy57
## Trivia

Just like Nanami, 2B speaks only in Japanese
Dark Souls - Sephirothsword57 Review

**Dark Souls** is an action role-playing game originally developed by *From Software*, and published by *Bandai Namco* in 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and ported to PC with additional content (titled **Prepare To Die Edition**) the following year. The version **SephirothSword57** reviews is the PlayStation 3 release.

## Episode synopsis

**SephirothSword57** opens with a voiceover about there being a new franchise being praised around the world for its intricate level design and difficulty. He then introduces himself and presents the viewer with **Dark Souls.**

### The review

* **Nice graphics for 2011**
* **Character in-game looking nothing like what was made during charactert creation**
* **Boring combat, limited to light and heavy attack, and guarding**
* **No music**
* **No mention of the secret door in the boss room**
* **"Artificial difficulty" in form of cheap deaths from traps**
* **Healing animation slow, and immobilizing**
* **Confusing overworld design**
* **The Uchigatana is close to useless, disrespecting Japanese culture**

**SephirothSword57** concludes that **Dark Souls** is not a good game, despite its nice graphics and intense boss music, which does not make up for its bad level design, unbalanced difficulty, and bland gameplay.

## Gallery

**SephirothSword57's** chosen undead**SephirothSword57** "healing" like in the game
Sonic the Hedgehog – SephirothSword57 Review

*This page is about an episode of the SephirothSword57 Show. For the Fighting Streamers episode covering the same game, click here.*

## Characters

### Debut

Shadow

**Sonic the Hedghehog** is a platformer originally developed by *Sonic Team*, and published by *Sega* in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis in North America.)

This episode is the second ever video SephirothSword57 made, shortly after the Chrono Trigger review, but due to some technical problems it was long thought lost until he found an old USB memory where the video was backed up.

## Episode synopsis

**SephirothSword57** welcomes the viewer back, and tells them briefly about his history with video games and explains the review will be about the first game he ever owned. He points towards a graphic of the box art to Chrono Trigger, realising this is a mistake on his part and corrects it to a graphic of the boxart to **Sonic the Hedgehog**. He then goes over general information about the game, such as the goal being collecting rings and going fast, then mentions how despite Sonic being universally loved, it's still got detractors; jealous Nintendo fanboys.

### The review

* **The goal is to reach the end**
* **Seven zones with three acts in most, making for a total of 19 levels**
* **Boss battles at every third act**

Shadow the Hedgehog enter the frame and introduces himself to **SephirothSword57**, who introduces himself in turn, and asks if he wants to join him in the review. Shadow gladly accepts this offer.

* **Despite needing the Chaos Emeralds to get the true ending, they don't do anything**
* **Can't even do Chaos Control like Shadow**

**SephirothSword57** then decides that's all for this video, and urges the viewer to play **Sonic the Hedgehog.**
Two-Pac

Whack-ass wakkas

## About

**Two-Pac** is the first member of the The Crew. It is unknown if **Two-Pac** are two different entities or if both heads share the same consciousness.

## In the SephirothSword57 Show

### GTA: San Andreas 2 – SephirothSword57 Review

**Two-Pac** is the the first member of the crew to show up on the scene after SephDaddy57 calls them over, and cheers SephDaddy57 on while he's doing neat tricks in the game. They also ask SephDaddy57 about the secret in the game, and if it's the one that can grant the user any wish they want. After Elliot Rodger shows up with the booze, **Two-Pac** is shown dancing together with SephDaddy57 and the rest of The Crew.

**Two-Pac** is also the first and only character shown to be able to deal some damage to **Sephirothsword57** during the fight, making him bleed from his head. They are then defeated and killed by **SephirothSword57** with only one slash from his Bokken.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Lunge** - A body charge strong enough to cause bleeding

## Gallery

Two-Pac hanging with SephDaddy57 and the rest of The CrewTwo-Pac, SephDaddy57 and the rest of The Crew partyingTwo-Pac and Gold Face sleepingTwo-Pac getting killed by SephirothSword57
Bad game designers

## About

Bad game designers are nefarious crooks who manipulate innocent gamers into playing bad games. **SephirothSword57** is one of the few gamers powerful enough to resist their brainwashing powers. Bad game designers feature frequently as antagonists throughout both The SephirothSword57 Show and Sephirothsword57 GAIDEN.

## Known bad game designers

* Hideo Kojima
* John Carmack
* Toby Fox
Bloodborne - Sephirothsword57 Review - Season Finale

**Bloodbourne** is an action role-playing game originally developed by *From Software* and published by *Sony Computer Entertainment* exclusively for the PlayStation 4 in 2015.

This video is a direct follow-up to Game Design & Mario Maker, as well as the last episode of the first season of the SephirothSword57 Show. Joakim also makes his first appearance, though not in an official capacity.

## Episode synopsis

The video begins with a voiceover by **SephirothSword57** telling the viewer about how he aquired the game **Bloodborne**, then recaps the ending of the previous video, explaining why he is reviewing Bloodborne.

### The review

* **NPC's not respecting personal space**
* **Ideas stolen from the movie Inception**
* **A button which sole purpose of losing health**
* **Gun damage and accuracy awful**

Having grown bored of the game, but wanting to see more of it in order to give it a more honest review, **SephirothSword57** calls over his friend Joakim who actually enjoys **Bloodborne**. They chat a bit about Joakim's relation to the game, seeing a few more areas and bosses before deciding he's seen enough to finish the review.

### Post-review

**SephirothSword57** delivers his final verdict on the game in the cell he's been held captive since the end of Game Design & Mario Maker, and demands for the mysterious masked man to release him. The mysterious masked man was hoping the game would be the end of him, and decides to engage **SephirothSword57** in combat. The building shakes and they are teleported to a battlefield, where the mysterious masked man is revealed to be Nintendo himself, who immediately locks **SephirothSword57** in a boss battle.

Shadow the Hedgehog hurries to **SephirothSword57**'s side to aid him in the fight. **SephirothSword57** can at first not land any blows, and takes damage from Nintendo's ??? attack which Shadow heals. Crono arrives, bringing with him **SephirothSword57's** bokken with which he can now deal some damage to Nintendo. Nintendo summons his minions Minecraft and Dark Souls, whom Crono deals with to let **SephirothSword57** focus on Nintendo. Nintendo then targets Shadow with a ??? attack, dealing **9999** damage, killing him instantly. This angers **SephirothSword57** to the point where he instinctively enters his *Bankai* form. Feeling confident about his newfound strength, he tells Cloud to check out his *Super Omnislash* attack, followed by a *Tenseiken Slash* powerful enough to defeat Nintendo.

**SephirothSword57** discovers Nintendo was carrying the *Dragon Balls,* and uses them to summon *Shenron* to grant his wish to resurrect Shadow. Shadow is grateful for his new lease of life. Shadow, Crono and Cloud asks where they go from here, to which **SephirothSword57** tells them and the swordlings to go on with their lives, where as he's got some things to take care of; a new year, a new year, a new season of SephirothSword57.

## Gallery

Preparing the Super OmnislashDealing a total of 479952 damageThe final blow
The SephirothSword57 Show

**The SephirothSword57 Show** is a gaming review webseries hosted by the objective game reviewer **SephirothSword57**, played by the YouTube personality of the same name. The show contains both canon episodes (like DOOM - SephirothSword57 Review) and non-canon episodes (like Chrono Trigger - SephirothSword57 Review).

The show ends with the episode Breath of the Wild where it then transitions to SephirothSword57 GAIDEN for the episodes afterwards.

## List of episodes

*These are all the episodes listed in order of release. Visit the Timeline page for the canon episodes in chronological order*

* Chrono Trigger - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Sonic the Hedgehog – SephirothSword57 Review
* Dark Souls - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Sonic Adventure 2 - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Minecraft - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Shadow of the Colossus - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Undertale - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Final Fantasy X Creepypasta - Sephirothsword57 Halloween Special
* Game Design & Mario Maker - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Bloodborne - Sephirothsword57 Review - Season Finale
* Final Fantasy VII - Sephirothsword57 Review - Final Fantasy February
* Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Super Smash Bros - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Pokémon GO - Sephirothsword57 Review
* The Sephirothsword57 Vlog - Sephirothsword57 Halloween Special
* Final Fantasy XV - SephirothSword57 REVIEW
* Breath of the Wild - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Anime vs TV - SephirothSword57
* Fortnite - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Super Metroid - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Golden Sun - Sephirothsword57 Review
* The Truth Behind Hideo Kojima & Konami
* Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - Sephirothsword57 Review
* DOOM - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - Sephirothsword57 Review
	+ Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Side Story) - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Final Fantasy VII Remake - Sephirothsword57 Review
* Demon's Souls - SephirothSword57 Review
* Tetris - SephirothSword57 Review
* British "Tea" - SephirothSword57 Review
* GTA: San Andreas – SephirothSword57 Review
* Bob Ross – SephirothSword57 Review
* GTA: San Andreas 2 – SephirothSword57 Review
* Time to Celebrate!
* Chrono Trigger - Definitive Special Edition Review - SephirothSword57
* The Square Enix Iceberg Explained | Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and more
* Is Tears of the Kingdom really that great? – SephirothSword57 Review
* A Good Mario game!? – SephirothSword57 Review
Sephirothsword57 GAIDEN

## About

**SephirothSword57 GAIDEN** AKA **セフィロス刀五十七外伝** (translation: **SephirothSword57 Side Story**) is the continuation of The SephirothSword57 Show. It marks the end of the SephirothSword57 Show, changing the genre from a informative video game review show with plot elements into a shounen live-action anime.

Episode 1 centers around the story of an amnesiac **SephirothSword57** (believing himself to be a Japanese high school student called Kensuke Doujinshi) and his friends and family including Nanami, Aniki, Crono and Cloud. The first episode centers around a murderous plot orchestrated by a mysterious fortune teller.
Chrono Trigger - Definitive Special Edition Review - SephirothSword57

**Chrono Trigger** is a Japanese role-playing game originally developed and published by *Square Enix* (at the time called *SquareSoft*) in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, then ported as an enhanced version to the PlayStation in 1999. It is unknown which version **SephirothSword57** is reviewing, however he is recommending the PlayStation version over the SNES original.

This video is based on the original Chrono Trigger review uploaded in 2014. The remaster of that review presumably stems from **SephirothSword57** having improved his video editing skills and wanting to correct some statements previously made.

## Episode synopsis

**SephirothSword57** is watching his old review of *Chrono Trigger,* when inspiration hits. He boards the Epoch and travels time back to when he was first recording the *Chrono Trigger* review, where his past self notices him. He offers to train his past self in the art of YouTube reviewing, which is happily accepted. After a training montage and **SephirothSword57** leaves to return to his own time, his past version stops him to express his gratitude. **SephirothSword57** offers a few final words of encouragement before leaving. The video then fades to the new and improved intro sequence.

### The review

The past version of **SephirothSword57** begins by introducing himself and Crono, who he met off-camera, who will help him review **Chrono Trigger**. After first mistakenly showing the title screen of the game *Clock Tower*, he quickly switches to the title screen of Chrono Trigger. He explains Chrono Trigger is often regarded as one of the best games ever made (a statement he agrees with.) He goes on to say the game was developed by *Square* in the 90's and released on the SNES, but urges the viewer to never play that version but instead the PlayStation port which features animé cutscenes. He also mentions both *Hironobu Sakaguchi*, and composer *Nobuo Uematsu*, as well as *Akira Toriyama* working on the game.

* **Graphics not outdated**
* **Story, gameplay, characters, and soundtrack is god-tier great**
* **Crono is an amazingly designed, ginger Goku**
* **Ayla is a good female character; strong and good-looking**
* **Magus is another great character with intriguing backstory**
	+ **Unfortunately he joins the party very late**

Rounding up the review, **SephirothSword57** shows a game case of *Chrono Cross,* which he talks about in a more positive light than he did in the original review. He urges the viewer to play both *Chrono Trigger* and *Chrono Cross* before finishing the video.

## Gallery

Traveling back in time**SephirothSword57** and **SephirothSword57** togetherThe difference in video quality
A Good Mario game!? – SephirothSword57 Review

**Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars** is a roleplaying game originally developed by *Square* and published by *Nintendo* for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996. The version **"SephirothSword57"** reviews is the 2023 remake for the Nintendo Switch.

## Episode synopsis

A strangely stiff and monotone **SephirothSword57** introduces himself to the viewers, then explains he will review his current favourite game, which is also the Game of the Year: **Super Mario RPG** for the Switch.

### The review

* No hard mode, which means there's an enjoyable lack of challenge
* No analog controls, since the d-pad's movements in eight directions is ideal for isometric top-down games
* Turn-based combat being easy and simple, unlike most other turn-based games'
* Revolutionary method of story-telling through dialogue and cutscenes
	+ Time otherwise wasted on dialogue is sped up by Mario doing charades instead
* A progress indication system telling you where to go, allowing you to ignore dialogue
* Leveling up limited to only three stat choices, sparing the player of having to think
* A jumpscare in an otherwise wholesome Nintendo game
* All villager characters having the same design
* Additional party members working as an extra Mario
* Playing tag with a character

As **SephirothSword57** is about to mention another aspect of the game, the real **SephirothSword57** slides in through the door and performs a *Shun Goku Satsu* on his dopplegänger, who is revealed to have been a robotic impostor the entire time. **SephirothSword57** then tells the viewer not to play that trash game, but to instead pre-order *Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth* scheduled for release in the upcoming year.

## Gallery

SephirothSword57 behaving strangely*ISSHUN SENGEKI*The remains of the robotic clone
Golden Sun - Sephirothsword57 Review

**Golden Sun** is a JRPG originally developed by *Camelot Software Planning* and published by *Nintendo* in 2001 for the Gameboy Advance, and recieved several sequels. The version **SephirothSword57** reviews is the original GBA version played on a Gamecube with the Game Boy Player accessory.

## Episode synopsis

**SephirothSword47** reitierates his love for the JRPG genre, and touches briefly on its history in the west, and presents a theory about how games in the genre which originally didn't sell well came to become cult classics: after the success of *Final Fantasy VII,* people actively sought out similar games released earlier, as **SephirothSword57** himself had.

This led him to discover *Beyond the Beyond,* which he picked up mostly for seeing it was developed by *Camelot,* then he gives us a brief explanation on their history, up to when *Sega* was forced to cancel the development of *Shining Force 3,* which led *Camelot* to willingly form a partnership with *Nintendo* to make sports games, until they began work on **Ōgon no Taiyō,** or **Golden Sun** in the west.

### The Review

**SephirothSword57** lists the game's similarities to *Beyond the Beyond,* which in theory would lend itself to be a sugoi JRPG. He ponders on wether it could be a good game despite being on a Nintendo console, or if *Camelot* has lost their sense of game design before deciding to find out. He borrows the game as well as a Gamecube capable of playing Gameboy games from Dave, noting on its inconvinient setup.

* **Only able to name the main character**
	+ **Utilizing a special trick lets you name all party members, but long before meeting them, thus spoiling their appearance**
* **Starting area under attack, not by a monster or villain, but a falling rock**
* **Random encounter sound effect loud and sudden, functioning like a jump scare**
* **Simple, straightforward and uninteresting combat**
* **Questionable magic system**
* **Glaringly obvious character design**
* **Overly complicated Djinn mechanics**
* **Bad programming cause the game to freeze**

**SephirothSword57** concludes that **Golden Sun** is full of bad design choices, ugly graphics, and boring story (making Ocarina of Time seem interesting) he did like the game's soundtrack, composed by Motoi Sakuraba, who had previously worked games like *Valkyrie Profile*. This however does not make up for the game's other faults.

**SephirothSword57** is angered by *Camelot's* fall from grace that he slams the controller down the table and throws the game cartridge out the window, before calming down and ending the video.
Fighting Streamers

**Fighting Streamers** is the name of a Livestreaming show hosted by **SephirothSword57** and Joakim (later hosted by **SephirothSword57** by himself) The show's name, **Fighting Streamers**, is a play on the phrase *Fighting Dreamers*, a part of the chorus in the famous and popular J-rock song *GO!!* by the Japanese band *Flow* aka the 4th opening to the anime *Naruto*.

While the original **Fighting Streamers** streams are not available, there are highlights videos of the first three streams available on The SephirothSword57 Channel. There is also **The Fighting Streamers Let's Play** which was recorded to be a normal video celebrating Joakim's Birthday.

**Fighting Streamers** was SephirothSword57's Twitch livestreams which he aimed to do once a month. Starting in October of 2021 and forward, all the Fighting Streamers VODs are available on the SephirothSword57 VODs channel. In May 13, 2023 **SephirothSword57** announced the sequel to Fighting Streamers, called **Fighting Streamers II: Single Player,** in reference to Joakim no longer being a part of the livestreams. This also marked his debut as a "live-action vtuber." On May 30, he announced his retiring from being a vtuber, or "graduating," following **SephirothSword57** getting a new fulltime job.

## List of episodes

### The Original Fighting Streamers

* Sonic the Hedgehog - Fighting Streamers
* Enter the Gungeon - Fighting Streamers
* Dark Souls III - Fighting Streamers
* Super Street Fighter II - Fighting Streamers (Let's Play)
Noctis Lucis Caelum

**Noctis Lucis Caelum** originally joined **SephirothSword57** as a guest star in the SephirothSword57 Show for the Final Fantasy XV review, he quickly became good friend of **SephirothSword57**.

## In the SephirothSword57 Show

*The following is written in the order of the chronological timeline rather than order of video release, and may be subject to change.*

### Final Fantasy XV

**Noctis** arrives on the set of the Show after having been invited by **SephirothSword57** where they talk about his various projects, and have a detailed discussion of his upcoming game *Final Fantasy XV*.

Afterwards, **Noctis** accepts **SephirothSword57**'s invitation to the nearby Japanese hot springs. After being told the ladies' section of the onsen is on the other side of the wall they're leaning against, he uses a power drill to make a peep hole. Noctis takes a quick look inside, and emerges heart-eyed and with nosebleed. In the ensuing chase after Nanami discovers her peeping toms, Noctis manages to escape.

### Time to Celebrate!

As **SephirothSword57**, Crono, Cloud, and 2B are celebrating their eight years YouTube anniversary, **SephirothSword57** overhears **Noctis** coughing in the other room. **SephirothSword57** finds a bedridden Noctis who reveals he's had an incurable disease, and that he is dying. After a poetic farewell, Noctis draws his final breath. **SephirothSword57** respectfully closes his eyes.

### Sephirothsword57 外伝 (GAIDEN)

While **Noctis** doesn't appear in the episode itself, he is mentioned by **SephirothSword57** after he regain his memories in Episode 1.

## Gallery

Noctis first joining the SephirothSword57 ShowEnjoying the local Japanese onsenHaving seen some lovely sights in the onsenNoctis' final moment
Frequently asked questions

Welcome to the FAQ regarding SephirothSword57's work. Here we're answering question SephirothSword57 have repeatedly recieved over the years in comment sections and live stream chats.

## Is SephirothSword57 satire?

The short answer is "yes and no." Yes, in the sense that SephirothSword57 is using critique disguised as comedy for his arguments. No, in the sense that, while he may exaggerate for comedic effect, SephirothSword57's personal opinion mostly line up with what is being said in his videos, though most often not as extreme.

SephirothSword57 has recieved this question so many times that he no longer answer it, although he may point towards the several instances where he's explained this.

## Does SephirothSword57 hate Nintendo?

Hate is a strong word, though SephirothSword57 have no respect, and certainly no love for Nintendo, their game design philosophies, and business practices.

## Does SephirothSword57 hate western culture

While there certainly are aspects of it SephirothSword57 dislike, he does not hate western culture as a whole. He hold Japanese culture in such high regard that his view of western culture pales in comparison, which leads to a lot of people mistaking it for hate.

## When is GAIDEN episode 2 coming out?

Not any time soon, unfortunately. While the script is finished, SephirothSword57 currently doesn't have the resources (equipment, extra actors, time of year) needed to accurately match how he's envisioned it.

## Where should a new viewer begin?

This official playlist below contains ten fan favourite videos, consisting of both reviews, some covers, and other informational videos.

On this wiki, you can head over to the timeline page for the story in chronological order, or the SephirothSword57 Show page for all review videos in order by release. Or perhaps even head straight over to the SephirothSword57 YouTube channel where he uploads more videos than the ones covered on this wiki.

## Why aren't all videos on the channel covered on the wiki?

This wiki will focus mostly on the SephirothSword57 Show and adjacent projects, and as such videos like channel updates and Q&A's don't fall within the intended scope of coverage (although such videos may be cited if they contain relevant information.)
Final Fantasy XV - SephirothSword57 REVIEW

**Final Fantasy XV** is an action role-playing game originally developed and published by Square Enix for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2016, and later ported to PC in 2018. It is the fifteenth in the Final Fantasy series mainline. The version **SephirothSword57** reviews is presumably (as they don't have access to the game itself) what would be the PlayStation 4 version.

## Episode synopsis

**SephirothSword57** is fondly regarding the open world game genre, while lamenting western studios utilising graphics to substitute flair for substance, but is optimistic about the genre's future. He then introduces himself, and explains the review is early becaue he just couldn't wait for the relaese day of Final Fantasy XV.

**SephirothSword57** then introduces the episode's guest star, fresh from **Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV** and **Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV**, to hear his thoughts on his latest project: Noctis Lucis Caelum. Noct then enters the scene and sits down next to **SephirothSword57**, and they exchange pleasantries before analysing the game footage.

### The review

* **Polished to the point of having no bugs**
* **Built-in day/night cycle**
* **Enjoyable fetch quests**
* **Easter egg to the SephirothSword57 Show in the form of the character *Ardyn Izunia***
* **Graphics engine close to photorealistic**
* **Currently to date the best game ever made**

### Post-review plot

After delivering his final thoughs, among which the western standard of a scale to 10 is inadeuate and suggests adopting the *Famitsu* scoring system (going on a scale to 40) in order for it to stand apart from western games like *The Last Of Us*, **SephirothSword57** asks Noct what he thought, who is amazed at **SephirothSword57**'s reviewing provess and laments having to leave. **SephirothSword57** invites Noct to the local Japanese hot springs for some R&R, which Noct accepts. After being told the ladies' section of the hot springs is on the other side of the wall they're leaning against, he uses a power drill to make a peep hole. Noctis takes a quick look inside, and emerges heart-eyed and with nosebleed. **SephirothSword57** decides to have a peek for himself to see what got Noct so flustered, and it is revealed Nanami was having a shower on the other side. After recovering, they both decides to have another look, which Nanami discovers, and she angrily chases both of them around the facility. Noct presumably manages to escape, while **SephirothSword57** is caugth while finishing the video.

## Gallery

Noctis joining the showEnjoying the local onsenNoctis reacting to the sights at the onsen
GTA: San Andreas – SephirothSword57 Review

**Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas** is an action-adventure game originally developed by *Rockstar North*, and published by *Rockstar Games* in 2004 for the PlayStation 2, then PC and Xbox the following year. The version **SephirothSword57** reviews is the original PlayStation 2 version.

## Episode synopsis

**SephirothSword57** talks briefly about his often being recommended the *Grand Theft Auto* franchise, and efter having a quick look remarks how bad the graphics for a 2021 game is. He soon discover he was looking at the collection *Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition* which features three games in the series from the early 2000's. After seeing what people think of these games, he finds that the entry subtitled **San Andreas** seems to be considered the best in the franchise, and decides to have an in-depth look into this entry.

### The review

* **Foul Language**
* **Trying to put the police in a bad light**
* **Characters innapropriately named**
* **Characters written and designed the same**

**SephirothSword57**'s stereo turns on seemingly by itself. He goes to turn it off, commenting on the awful music. Briefly puzzled, he returns to the review.

* **Incomprehensible dialogue**
* **Game made for, and by criminals to promote crime**

**SephirothSword57** is distracted by a noise, and goes to investigate. He finds a flat brim ballcap that does not belong to him.

* **No choice to resolve situations without violence**

### Post-review plot

As **SephirothSword57** is delivering his closing statements, he is interrupted by a mocking laughter. He notices the laughter comes from the TV, in which a mysterious figure turns around and reveals itself to be SephDaddy57. He explains he's been trapped in **San Andreas** for some reason and has not had the strength to break out, which was the reason behind the earlier interference. He also explains **SephirothSword57**'s review has given him enough strength to use his new technique, *Mafūba*, and uses it on **SephirothSword57**, who is drawn into the the game and switches place with SephDaddy57. SephDaddy57 then picks up the PlayStation 2 controller to directly control SephirothSword57's actions and forces him to commit the atrocities in the game.

## Gallery

 *"This is not mine!"*  *"Long time, no see, SephirothSword57"* SephirothSword57 being trapped"Playing" San Andreas
Super Metroid - Sephirothsword57 Review

**Super Metroid** is an action-adventure game originally developed and published by *Nintendo* for the Super Nintendo in 1994, then later ported to several *Nintendo* consoles. The version **SephirothSword57** reviews is presumably the original SNES version.

The Super Metroid gameplay footage used in this video was captured during a livestream on Twitch in 2018, which has since been archived on the VOD channel on Youtube.

## Episode synopsis

**SephirothSword57** greets the viewer, wishing they have had a nice summer, and explains he spent his playing *Akumajō Dracula X: Gekka no Yasōkyoku*, or *"Devil's Caslte Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight,"* localised as *Castlevania: Symphony of the Night,* which he'll refer to as *Symphony* for simplicity. He then talks briefly about the game, praising it for its artistic merits.

As he is about to claim *Symphony* was the first 2D action platformer with a big map to explore non-linearly, he is interrupted by Crono who tells him Nintendo had made a game with a similar concept prior to *Symphony* called **Super Metroid**, hailed as a masterpiece by Nintendo fans. **SephirothSword57** takes this claim as a challenge to review it.

### The review

* **Pointless opening section**
* **Awkward control layout (e.g. run button, missile toggle)**
* **Unclear powerup instructions**

At this point **SephirothSword57** decides to calm down by taking a walk. He misses a door closing ahead of him because he was forced to hold down the run button instead of just being able to run automatically. He then returns to the review.

* **Unreachable powerups**
* **Auto-filled map robbing the player of exploration**
* **Surprise boss trap in a powerup room**
* **Bosses too easy**
* **Questionable health display**
* **Forced to perform an unexplained "wall jump" to escape a hole**
* **Cryptic level design**
* **Repetitive gameplay loop**
* **Unchallenging final boss**

**SephirothSword57** finished **Super Metroid** in 3:32 with a collection rating of 74% with no deaths. He found it to be a short, boring game littered with bad game design choices, and would never recommend it to anyone. Comparing it to *Symphony* for similarities, *Symphony* did everything *Super Metroid* did better.
Sephirothsword57 Wiki

SephirothSword57 is a singer, musician, writer, actor, film maker, YouTuber, martial artist, reviewer, and expert in Japanese culture. He's best known for his show of the same name, where he plays a 16 year old Japanese high school student who must review games, good and bad, to stop the evil forces of Nintendo.
Game Design & Mario Maker - Sephirothsword57 Review

**Super Mario Maker** is a platform game originally developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U in 2015.

This video was the first to end on a cliffhanger, hinting at a connected story between previous videos. It is immediately followed up by the Bloodborne review.

## Episode synopsis

The video starts with a content warning for featuring *Super Mario* gameplay footage, and a statement of **Super Mario Maker** will only be used as an example for educational purposes.

   The video begins in proper with **SephirothSword57** expressing his dislike for *Super Mario* and its creators Nintendo, whom he claim have lost track of their own culture. Even though **SephirothSword57** himself have no respect for them, his brother had bought their game **Super Mario Maker**, which gave him the idea for this educational video about game design.

While trying to turn the game on, **SephirothSword57** first mistakes a toaster, trash can and toilet for the Wii U before inserting the game disc. Once in the game, he creates a tropical vista with grassy hills and (improvised) palm trees to put the player at ease before the upcoming adventure. The first obstacle is a hill with two different enemies to teach the player about the different enemy types, as well as a box of rings. He also placed a spring on top of a nearby palm tree to reward the player for exploration. Next up is a bridge with a maneating fish. A series of rings over the bridge indicates the fish can be jumped over safely.

Immediately after is the first secret; the tree without a coconut contains a hidden powerup. Having taught the player to be observant, the level then transition to an underground dungeon, with a spot where the player can level up before equipping fire spells and facing the final boss. The boss is a three-part fight, although the powerful fire mage build can make quick work of it, and the standard playthrough of the level is complete. There is however an alternate path at the start of the dungeon. Performing some challenging wall jumps up a hidden path to find a secret door which takes the player to a message from the developer, as well as several free levels before being taken back to the beginning of the dungeon. The final boss is then fought without the fire mage build.

**SephirothSword57** suggests if the viewer would like to try his level, they can either ask a child for their Wii U or purchase one second hand. As he is finishing the video with his closing words, he's suddenly weakened to the point of fainting. He later awakens tied up in a cell, with a PlayStation 4 controller in his hands. A mysterious masked man appears and tells **SephirothSword57** to play the worst PlayStation 4 exclusive in the universe. Incredulous at first, **SephirothSword57** quickly realise he meant Bloodborne. The then video fades to black with the text "To be continued" shown on-screen.