Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hellish Quart is more like a swordsmanship simulator than a conventional fighting game. It even has a practice mode, complete with HEMA gear and either blunt steel, wood, or nylon practice swords (recently they even added FakeSteel trainers).
The blade bind mechanic adds a lot to the gameplay, and it's something I've never seen implemented so well anywhere else.
So I wanted to give you a look at how it plays now, and what changes they've made. Of course there are a few janky shenanigans too, as you'd expect from a physics based game.
The pro player footage:
youtube.com/watch?v=_k55cwJtFxs
youtube.com/watch?v=F-ERbT-xIcs
Background music:
1.) "Scotland the Brave"
freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/368268
2.) "Wandering Merchant"
opengameart.org/content/wandering-merchant
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)
3.) ""Little People At Work"
opengameart.org/content/little-people-at-work-loop
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Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc:
kultofathena.com/?koa=259
Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords:
woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
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Hellish Quart is more like a swordsmanship simulator than a conventional fighting game. It even has a practice mode, complete with HEMA gear and either blunt steel, wood, or nylon practice swords (recently they even added FakeSteel trainers).
The blade bind mechanic adds a lot to the gameplay, and it's something I've never seen implemented so well anywhere else.
So I wanted to give you a look at how it plays now, and what changes they've made. Of course there are a few janky shenanigans too, as you'd expect from a physics based game.
The pro player footage:
youtube.com/watch?v=_k55cwJtFxs
youtube.com/watch?v=F-ERbT-xIcs
Background music:
1.) "Scotland the Brave"
freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/368268
2.) "Wandering Merchant"
opengameart.org/content/wandering-merchant
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)
3.) ""Little People At Work"
opengameart.org/content/little-people-at-work-loop
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)
*** Support the channel ***
Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server:
patreon.com/skallagrim
youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join
Merch:
bonfire.com/store/skallswag
If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: bonfire.com/welcome/07bb14169c804
Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links:
Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc:
kultofathena.com/?koa=259
Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords:
woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
GamerSupps powdered energy drinks and other stuff (I particularly like the SUS snack bars):
gamersupps.gg/Skall
I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery:
beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD
*** Other social media ***
https://bsky.app/profile/skallagrim.bsky.social
facebook.com/SkallagrimYT
instagram.com/skallagrim_yt
#skallagrim #hellishquart #realistic #videogame #hema #swordfighting #fightinggames
