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Valorant New Ultra Skin "Phase Guard" Review: Analyzing Swap Motion and Scope Focus
Kim Doen-mo reviews the 'Phase Guard,' a Valorant Ultra-tier skin released after a year, analyzing details and quality such as the Ghost silencer sound, Vandal's zoom motion, and knife swap motion. He emphasizes the design that blends realistic military enthusiast sensibilities and the kill banner motion according to various chroma changes, and evaluates the value for money.
1. Introduction to Phase Guard Skin and Components
- Introduction to the Ultra Legendary skin 'Phase Guard,' released once a year
- Price: 9,900 VP
- Components: Vandal, Ghost, Owl, Bulldog, Knife (5 types)
00:00 - 00:41
1. Introduction to Phase Guard Skin and Components
- Introduction to the Ultra Legendary skin 'Phase Guard,' released once a year
- Price: 9,900 VP
- Components: Vandal, Ghost, Owl, Bulldog, Knife (5 types)
00:42 - 01:25
2. Phase Guard Set Appearance and First Impression
- Unique design with guns tilted
- Noticeable attention to new motions and details
01:26 - 01:55
3. Ghost Skin Detailed Review
- Well-implemented silencer sound unique to the Ghost
- Cool design, characterized by a tilted shape and new inspect animation
01:56 - 03:11
4. Vandal Skin Detailed Review
- Has a vertical grip, and the appearance keeps changing like the Recon Phantom (3 types)
- Detailed inspect animation of removing and inserting the magazine
- New zoom motion (canted sight)
- Circular scope appears when zooming, increasing focus
03:12 - 03:54
5. Owl Skin Detailed Review
- Not much change in appearance
- Scope details stand out
- Good impact and sound
03:55 - 04:41
6. Bulldog Skin Detailed Review
- Magazine check animation similar to the Vandal
- Zoom is a canted sight
- Sound feels like a base has been added to the basic sound
- 4 chroma exist
04:42 - 05:35
7. Knife Skin Detailed Review
- First time featuring a swap motion
- Motion of swinging from top to bottom to draw it out
- 4 left-click motions, 1 right-click motion
- Simple and clean feel
05:36 - 06:04
8. Personal Knife Preference and Vandal Sound
- Prefers daggers, dislikes butterfly knives
- Prefers knives smaller and thinner than the Xenohunter
- Goes well with Yoru
- Vandal sound demonstration
06:05 - 06:44
9. Vandal Sound and Reload Motion Detailed Review
- Vandal sound is average, sound of bullets falling
- Overdrive sound with bass
- Reload motion is cool, removing and reinserting the magazine
06:45 - 07:52
10. Owl and Overall Skin Set Evaluation
- Owl reload motion is similar
- Overall, it's plain but with added detailed quality
- Realistic yet fused with the existing Valorant feel
- Details that target military enthusiast sensibilities
07:53 - 08:46
11. Actual Gameplay Footage and Kill Banner
- Watching gameplay footage after equipping the skin
- The opponent's face kill card appears upon a kill
- The effect is a bit disappointing (2 kills, 3 kills)
08:47 - 09:36
12. Finisher Motion and Design Evaluation
- Personally disappointed with the finisher motion
- The finisher motion changes depending on the chroma
- Design-wise, 8 out of 10
09:37 - 10:13
13. Military Enthusiast Sensibilities and Fusion with Existing Valorant Appearance
- Military enthusiast skins can get boring
- Liked the fact that the realistic, historically accurate military enthusiast feel was fused with the existing Valorant appearance
10:14 - 10:30
14. Kill Banner Finisher Motion and Value for Money Evaluation
- Kill banner finisher motion gets a 1
- Worth the money (Gozo)
10:31 - 11:10
15. Comparison with Past Skins
- Higher quality compared to the Radiant Entertainment System Phantom
- Details such as the finisher motion changing depending on the chroma
11:16 - 11:56
16. Ultra Skin Quality and Consumer Perspective
- Ultra skins need to be of this quality
- Consumers look at how much effort was put in and how well it fits the concept
- The fact that the kill banner finisher motion changes each time the chroma changes is important
11:57 - 12:47
17. Personal Preference and Conclusion
- Likes the details when zoomed in, and the Ghost silencer sound
- Will continue to use the Phase Guard skin for the Ghost and knife
- Hope the review helps in deciding whether to purchase the skin