Musketeer Highlights for October 2019

Musketeer Highlights for October 2019

It’s that time of the month again where we celebrate those of you that have been doing incredible work for the Sword Experience. This month’s Top Musketeer is none other than Emma Condren. Emma has been integral to our successful events in Ireland. She has also been helping us scout locations in Ireland for our return in 2020. We can’t wait to return and we know with Emma’s continuous support that the next event will be just as incredible as the last. Thank you, Emma, and keep up the incredible work.

Our honorable mention of the month is Ryan Goins. Ryan did a fantastic job promoting Saluki Con and has successfully spread the word about the Sword Experience. Ryan has also been helping us coordinate a future event in St. Louis. With Ryan’s help, we hope to bring the best fitness and travel event to The Gateway to the West in 2020!

Thank you, Ryan.

Our Musketeers are the driving force behind the Sword Experience and we appreciate everything that you do for us. If you haven’t seen your name in our Musketeer highlights, do not be discouraged.

We see the hard work that you put in month after month. Your dedication has not gone unnoticed. So, keep up all of the incredible work that you do and maybe you’ll be recognized in the coming months!

Attention Holiday Shoppers

For those looking to get their resident sword fanatic something special this Holiday Season, check out the Holiday Offers on our website! You can find Sword Experience Merch, personalized photos from Adrian Paul, and limited-edition photographs.

Upgrade your workout with a Sword Experience water bottle. Get your Highlander fan a one of a kind personalized photograph with a special message from Adrian Paul. Get your loved one something they’ll treasure forever.

We’ve added new merch like our Grey Highlander t-shirt and have sizes ranging from small to XL. In addition to our merch, we’ve added limited edition photographs. Only two copies of these prints exist and can be found exclusively on our site.

Not sure what size shirt your loved one wears or what picture they want?

Fear not! Simplify your Christmas by getting them a Sword Experience Gift Card and they can buy anything their heart desires!

Don’t forget to check out the auction block where Adrian has opened his personal collection of Highlander photos that cannot be found anywhere else. Each week a new photo will be uploaded to the site to give you a chance to bid on this unique collector’s item.

For those looking for a new adventure for 2020, we have also added a new pre-event offer for Dallas, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York. This is the perfect gift idea for those living in or around those cities, or for those travel junkies looking for something to spice up their life. Reserve your tickets for the Sword Experience headed to your city and you’ll receive a free gift at the event!

Don’t miss out on these incredible deals that will surely make your friends and family smile this Holiday season.

Nioh

For those of you that have a PlayStation 4 with PlayStation Plus, the video game Nioh is now free on PlayStation for the month of November. From the developers of the popular Ninja Gaiden franchise comes an action role-playing game set in Japan during the 1600’s. The game features several interesting mechanics and is heavily inspired by the Dark Souls franchise. For the uninitiated, this means you will die quite frequently.

While some may find the game frustrating, the game can be rewarding as the player begins to understand how the flow of combat works. You have a large arsenal of weapons at your disposal ranging from samurai swords to axes and spears, to bows and muskets. Your character has limited stamina, known as Ki, so timing your attacks, dodges, and parries are critical in a fight.

You also have an ability to regain your stamina quickly with a timed move known as a Ki pulse which boosts the rate at which your stamina recharges. This can be critical during gameplay as you may find yourself with low stamina after an attack, but you may need to dodge quickly afterward in order to avoid a counterattack. If you missed your opportunity to recover stamina quickly, you may just find yourself on the wrong end of a samurai sword.

And while you may find yourself dying frequently, the way the game handles its upgrade system always makes you feel as though you are progressing in some way. Experimenting with the combat system is also part of the enjoyment and enemies are constantly dropping items that can change the outcome of a fight. The enemies are quite difficult but it is incredibly rewarding when you finally take out that one pestering enemy that you encountered earlier.

The game will continue to be free until the first week of December and we recommend it to anyone looking for a game featuring samurai or for those that like a side of punishing difficulty with their video games.

Update on The Witcher Netflix Series

A few weeks ago, Netflix released a new trailer for its adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher book series. You may remember that we talked a bit about our hopes for the series in one of our previous pieces and it appears from the new trailer that the combat in the Witcher series is exactly what we had hoped for.

While many of the fight scenes in the trailer are short, you can clearly see Geralt’s fighting style in some shots. He dances and twirls around his enemies in a unique and exciting way reminiscent of the video game series.

We also get a little more detail regarding the story as well as some insight into Geralt’s character. It seems as though Henry Cavill has nailed the character’s wry humor and broody indifference. It seems as though the series will be set early in Geralt’s career as a Witcher and the series will center around him protecting a young Ciri from forces unknown.

It is no surprise that shortly after this trailer was released that Netflix announced that The Witcher has been renewed for Season 2 ahead of it’s December 20th release date. Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich will return for Season 2.

“I’m so thrilled that before fans have seen our first season, we are able to confirm that we’ll be returning to The Continent again to continue telling the stories of Geralt, Yennifer, and Ciri,” Hissrich said. It appears that Netflix is confident in the quality of the series already.

We cannot wait to discuss this series when it is finally released. Check out the new trailer for The Witcher here.