Elendil. A name that makes Sauron quake in his little mail boots. A truly legendary weapon from a legendary tale that set the standard for all of fantasy. Did MAC Design make a weapon that lives up to that epic blade that rallied all of Middle Earth?
Yes…and no.
The sword comes in five different options for the pommel/guard metal. Gold, steel, silver, bronze, and “vampire” which is red. The other ones have gold detailing on the holes of the pommel and guard which I am not very fond of. On the gold version it looks fine, but I wish for the others there was an option to change it. It’s a minor detail so I can’t complain too much. The “vampire” version has white detailing which looks pretty damn cool with the vicious blood red.
The model is very well done, though I wish the texturing on the blade was more detailed. On many sky settings it just looks bright white like a plastic playtoy or something. Now, here’s the BIGGEST problem with this weapon. There is no sheathed version at all. There are Draw and Sheath gestures that come with it, oh yes! But, when you draw it out you kinda just…pull it out of thin air. There’s only one place where you could store a weapon without a sheath..or well..two if you’re a female. I don’t think Aragorn would approve of such a thing.
The standing animation is decent. I definitely approve of resting a big honkin’ sword across your shoulders like a boss. It comes with running, jumping, and walking animations too which is neat. Granted the walking animation does sort of look like you have to go to the bathroom real bad. The advertisement for the weapon says it has “Realistic Animations.” it doesn’t. The combat animations are super quick like you’re pretty much teleporting in the direction you attack in while slashing so fast you can barely tell what you’re arms are doing. If you’re an anime character I suppose this is realistic, but not even Legolas was THAT fast!
To sum it up, it’s a nice looking weapon with a major problem in having no sheathed version. For that alone I’d have to give it 5/10 lukewarm instant noodles. Edible, but not as delicious as it could be.
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[ skin ] Aeros – Julius (@TMD)
[ hair ] Taketomi – Kai
[ facial hair] RunAway – Drogo
[ eyes ] Dead Apples – Phantom
[ stomach belt ] Dark Prophet Design – Abdomen Belt
[ belt ] The Forge – Daerwen Belt
[ wraps ] CX – Arm Wraps (@TheArena)
[ hands ] Slink – Male Relaxed
[ ears ] Mandala – Steking Season5
[ piercings ] Pekka – Hopeless
[ sword ] MAC Design – Elendil
[ table ] Artisan Fantasy – Tor Ritual Altar
