I'm totally a warrior, you guys! - Spartan Total Warrior (GameCube)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- On this episode of Flophouse Plays, we wage an endless war with those rascally Romans! We will win back Helen of Troy, and then reclaim or precious religious artifact, the medusa head!
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3:16 "Then we will fight in the shade" is an actual quote from history.
Neat!
@@MattMcMuscles Bafflingly, though, the fight it comes from - Thermopylae - was against the Persians, and decidedly not the Romans. I think it was so they didn't have to make more assets than they had to.
(Said battle is also ~500 years before Tiberius' reign. But, you know. This game is charming because it's shamelessly stupid as hell, not in spite of it.)
Favorite Spartan Quotes:
When Phillip II of Macedon (Alexander the Great's dad) sent a message to Sparta, asking whether he should come as friend or foe, the response was one word "Neither"
When he got impatient and wrote back, saying: "You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city." The Spartans responded with just: "If"
He didn't come.
@@sulla175 There's a reason that kind of cutting, concise style of wit is referred to as laconic (after Laconia, the region of Greece that Sparta was in).
I do just love how full of themselves the spartans were
I like how everyone else is armored up and your dude is just out there flexing
As you play more through the game you get more armour, by the 2/3 point you have armour and a lions pelt
"What if it's not really Ares dude, what if you're just hiiigh"
That's the gist of all legends, really
This is one of my favorite games of all time.
I finished it approximately 43 times. All difficulties. Only sword&shield, only trident, only double swords, only hammer runs. No magic runs.
Yes, I counted.
I had a LOT of time in middle school.
Yeah this game was the shit! I remember being so schocked when I first played the hard difficulty and the amount of enemies was tripled or something.
At first I was like "how is anyone supposed to beat this?" but then on my 2nd hard playthrough everything went smooth and I was so surprised how much I got better at the game.
Question, since you played it this so many times, can you tell if the weapons actually have an impact on gameplay?
Except for the giant barbarian hammer, all the weapons seem to have the same functionality to me.
Fast with goodish range and crowd control, I wonder if a tier list would be possible.
If there are any other things an expert like you would like to share then by all means suit yourself :D
I can tell you right now, Hammer is almost impossible to beat levels in Athens. You're actually slower when you equip it, so all the missions where you have to protect philosophers or anybody really becomes too hard. For those missions only I would switch to literally any other weapon, since with those The Spartan runs normally, with twin blades he is the quickest I believe.
If we talk tier list, I would give it like this:
S: Trident/Spear
A: Twin Blades
B: Sword & Shield
C: Hammer
The Trident has awesome range, good damage, fairly fast attack, nice finisher and in my opinion the best magic, which engulfs you in flames and you become untouchable and deal fire damage to anyone you touch. It's an amazing spell in a game like this, since it gets crowds off of you AND you get additional damage for some time.
Twin Blades are pretty good, they are the quickest, move you around the enemy when you attack and generally tend to give you the most crowd control. Their weakness is less damage and lack of poise damage (they don't hit enemies out of attacks that easily or don't break their shield) and weak finisher. Their magic spell creates a giant electric blast that knocks back your enemies. It's a useful spell for clearing space, but doesn't deal that much damage.
Sword & Shield is the first weapon you get, it's the Ryu of the game, good damage, good range, good poise damage, good finisher, everything nice. The problem stems from it's magic, which transforms all enemies around you to stone (The Medusa shield :P). The fact that it doesn't deal ANY damage and you have to run up and hit the enemies yourself, or if you're in a tight spot, the stone statues might be blocking your way, it's a very situational spell.
Hammer sucks. Which blows, because I really like it's finishing move, the spell etc. But it slows down your character, it attacks slowly, it deals the most damage and poise damage but enemies can hit you out of it easily. Its spell is you hitting the ground and all enemies get knocked up into the sky. It's really cool and deals a lot of damage but DAMN this weapon is not good.
That's everything I think, hope it was helpful. :)
Glad to see the youth making the most of their time in school.
@@Picia000123 Damn, I didn't get a notification so I thought you didn't reply.
So it's a pretty linear affair then.
Each weapon you get is supposed to be mostly better than the last.
Except the hammer for some reason.
I always had a feeling it was pretty underwhelming.
I remember when the game gives it to you and says "hey, try it on some of these guys :)" but I had an incredibly hard time just surviving against the barbarians while using it (I even died a couple times right there) so I never gave the weapon much thought.
I thought maybe I just didn't figure out how to use it properly but it turns out it just straight up sucks, huh?
What a shame, that's a waste of a weapon.
Must have been quite a challenge to do a hammer-only run.
Now I really want to try it for myself!
Looks like I just found a reason to dust off my old copy of the game.
Thanks for the insightful reply!
I played this on Xbox, and fucking loved it at the time.
To this day I'm haunted by having to re do the many escort/protect missions over and over because your allies AI was basically "run into every enemy spear possible with my face. "
"Don't be afraid, mortal.I am Ares, God of War. I present myself..."
OH MY
Wait, King Leonidas wasn’t even alive when Tiberius was Roman Emperor!
I don’t think this video game is historically accurate the way Dynasty Warriors or Valkyria Chronicles were.
To be fair, there WERE multiple kings of Sparta named Leonidas. Of course, by the time Rome was an empire, Sparta was no longer an independent city state and had been forced to become part of the Achaean League (in part by Rome), but details shmetails.
Zanna I say if they were gonna play fast and loose with history, they might as well have gone all the way. Instead of Tiberius, make the Emperor Caligula and have him act like a Jojo villain, since he was insane anyway.
Tiberius was a legitimately cooked dude by the end of his life.
He lived out the last of days on an estate on Sardinia (I think, please don't quote, need to fact-check), and spent his time throwing prostitutes off a cliff. Normally those kinds of stories get dismissed by historians, and rightly so, but this one actually had a decent amount of worrying and disturbing credibility. If it wasn't 11 at night and in a TH-cam comment section I would do a reference list.
Don't think historical accuracy was on the list when this game was made. Sure the Greeks and Romans were advanced for their time but I'm pretty sure they didn't have Jaegers and lightning swords. Regardless, I have some real fond memories of this game.
@@Nikelaos_Khristianos I think it was actually the island of Capri, which is in the Bay of Naples; he had a massive villa there that he effectively ruled from for most of his reign. And yeah, he was absolutely nuts by the end, apparently; Caligula, by comparison, was actually a fairly sane ruler for the first few months of his reign, but he fell extremely ill, or may have even been poisoned (it was so bad his hair fell out), and afterward is when he started to become more eccentric. Still, a few of his acts of insanity are possibly misinterpreted; from what I recall, he was apparently being sarcastic when he suggested making his horse Incitatus a consul, insulting members of the Senate and other elites by saying the horse would do a better job, or that the position was so meaningless an animal could fill it. And considering that he had a three mile pontoon bridge stretched across the Bay of Baiae, then had it covered in soil so he could ride his horse across it while wearing the breastplate of Alexander the Great as a 'take that' to an astrologer who said he had as much chance of becoming emperor as he did of riding across the bay on horseback, it certainly fits his character.
I looooove this game and yes the Total War dudes realized they could make a kickass character action game if they stopped being such nerds and added magic
Remember that game "Gladius"? It was a tactical RPG set in roman times. I remember that game being a big deal when it was coming out...and then it came out and no one really cared.
Both God of War and Spartan Total Warrior came out the same year, 2005 but GoW came out first in March and STW in October.
I loved this game, the Medusa Shield and Spear of Achilles were sick.
Speaking of the Lord of the Rings games, you should totally play Demon Stone. It's from the same dev's, only using the dungeons and Dragons license. Its great, might even call it a hidden gem.
Oh my god, I been trying to find this game but could never remember the name. All I could remember was some voicelines ares made when you got a high combo. Thanks for making this video, bossman!
I loved this game as a kid. My brother and I would just replay the first mission over and over again.
I remember this game from when I was a child.
God I used to love this game. Some of the execution kills were sick, and the weapons were too (took me forever to realise you could swap weapons late game though).
SAME! Literally beat the first time without figuring that out
Warriors - Legends Of Troy is what you're thinking of. I had an okay time with it, but I'm sure it actually sucks hard.
God I loved that game. It was probably ass.
I still play it from time to time, it's a thing... maybe my copy's crap though because it freezes and crashes a lot
LOVED this game in high school so much fun and very much overlooked. And omg the soundtrack... "KILL AND KILL AGAIN!"
This game was so damn fun. We need it remastered followed by a franchise of more games
The Total Warrior brand was an attempt by CA to expand the Total War series to an action side series. Spartan Total Warrior was the only release in this line, however I personal really enjoyed the game at the time.
As a kid I always used to buy these PS2 magazines, and they always had a disk with a couple of demos on them from upcoming games. I remember playing the shit out of this game when I was younger and it always stopped after like 10 min. So it was always the challenge to get as far into the games as possible. Never played the full game, but I had some good times with this.
No, Dienekes (one of the Spartans at Thermopylae) was supposed to have actually said that in response to the Persian's "arrows darkening the sky" threat. A little less sure about giant Roman bronze war robots, though
Wish you saw the first bit of the next mission. The Romans literally have medusa strapped to a chair and are using her to power thier Laser to turn the Spartans to stone. Yes they have a laser and i dont care if it doesnt make sense cause this games awesome.
Best way to play this game is not to expect historical accuracy.
It's so fun! And the fact that the Medusa Laser isn't the only laser in-game is hilarious.
The "We shall fight in the shade' quote is actually supposed to be a historical quote, though I doubt it went like that in regards to Romans.
Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance was a game I really liked as a kid.
Ah, so Greek Attack on Titan. Great video Matt!
Don’t know if anyone else in the comments answered your question but this game came out almost 7, 8 months or so after the original God Of War.
"Why don't the Spartans have a fucking kaiju?" - Matthew Kowalewski, 2020
God of War and Spartan both released in 2005, but God of War was first in March and this in October. Clearly, this was true Ancient Greek experience, Kratos stole his shine, he stole ALL THE SHINE!
@@SatanenPerkele
Good fun. Completed everything in that game on ps2. The challenges were awful and hard as sin but I beat them!
I loved this game back in the day, I still own it I think too! :D
I got it on ps2 and play it from time to time!
Man, that bring back memories!
That's the game that made me love Sparta and all its culture.
Also helped define my online name along with Demon Souls.
This game is amazing.
I always wished we got more Total Warrior games from different time periods, like
Samurai: Total Warrior
Knight: Total Warrior
Pirate: Total Warrior
I remember playing this as child and replaying it over and over again cause I had this as the only game on my ps2 at the time 😄 but it's a really great game
Shoutouts to tim rogers for calling this the greatest dynasty warriors game. Game suggestion: Bangai-O Spirits for DS
Huge part of my childhood. Happy to see the game get a showcase!
This is so damn nostalgia. Used to watch my brother play this on his White Xbox. I wish this had a release on steam so damn bad.
Love this game. Underrated soundtrack too. Not everyday you get to hear a disco hip hop choir. Dunno what to call it really. Industrial brass?
I absolutely loved this game as a kid!
You're thinking of Colosseum Road to Freedom, BTW. Also, I can't remember which of these you played previously, Shadow of Rome, Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance, Gladiator Begins (PSP), Gladius, or Rygar (PS2/Wii)? Also, ya gotta throw down some Urban Reign at some point.
So many lines were lifted from other movies.
I remember this game from that episode of Broken Pixels that I'm not allowed to quote.
I assume Total Warrior was going to be a spinoff to the Total War series.
i LOVED this game! i played it so much! Viking Battle for Asgaard disappointed me and i was so ready for it after this!
Damn they got some bump'n tracks for the battles lol
im playing ac odyssey rn and looking at this is rather shocking, times do change... and apparently this is part of the total war series, huh
Like so many others here, I adored this game as a kid! Thank you so much, Mr. McMuscles, for playing it. Might go buy a copy online now.
Talos was a giant robot in Greek mythology.
It’s a shame that this game didn’t commercially succeed
I would love to see more of this game on a livestream someday
Total Warrior was the first in a series of planned spinoff games from the main Total War series. Only this one came out unfortunately, I think it didn't sell well and was not loved by crtitcs. Personally, I loved this games mechanics and tone
Well Viking: Battle for Asgard came out. Prettttty similar.
@@MattMcMuscles Yea, but it didn't carry the Total Warrior name. It's in all aspects a succesor to this game though
Man I really like this game when I was a kid.
The closest I've gotten to playing Warriors: Legends of Troy is playing as Achilles in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate. Can confirm that Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate is worth playing, though.
Remember getting this on a PS2 demo disc in a Game Informer... always wanted to pick this up
Love this game and would love a full LP. Lots of dumb fun, cool powers, dope music and more corny dialogue (and monster fights!)
I remember renting this as a kid and beating it, then trying out the arena mode afterwards and ONLY THEN realizing you could switch weapons. Fond memories.
Strong Bad: TOTAL, MAN!!!
I remember me and my bud rented this game for the Xbox back in high school (because we didn’t have a PS2 for God of War) but we had so much fun with this game
I'm in love with bootleg John St. John
Ah I remember this, it was fun ;]
I have played this game so much I still know all the levels by heart.
Dude the memories I have of this game are tremendous. My mom was one of those people who wouldn't allow me to get M rated games and I was able to convince her to let me get this because I had seen 300 in theatera
Bro I loved playing this as a kid honestly I forgot it existed for a while
This game was the closest console baby me could get to a Total War game on console, really cool you're checking it out!
I used to imagine playing Rome total war and taking control of a single soldier in battle like this game.
Loved this Game so much as a kid i died so many times to the Gladiator enemies and screw the sewer level.
What a throwback
thanks for playing this brings back memories
The "fight in the shade" thing was stolen from actual history, funny enough. Spartans really loved their one-liners.
Oh my god I loved this game. I wish we could have the endgame armor at the beginning
I remember this game, I got stuck on the mission to protect Socrates, but overall I liked it.
*Archimedes. Yeah, I hate that section to this day.
That level was so tough. And his whingeing was so annoying haha
I have played this game - good nostalgia
I WAS HOPING YOU'D PROFILE THIS
Other than the obscene difficulty spikes it's a fun game!
Oh shit, my favourite cult game
6th generation B games are my lifeblood
So they combined the Greek war against Xerxes and replaced the Persians with the Romans. How weird.
Would love to see more of this game!!
Ah Creative Assembly, screwing up history since 2002.
I played this game when it first came out, I remember having a good time with it but I was a child at the time so I had pretty low expectations.
Blue Spartans? Roman Empire vs Leonidas? Did the developers even do any research while making this I don't think the Roman Empire even existed when Leonidas was King of Sparta. No seriously Blue and White Spartans? They got the emblems right but seriously? BLUE? I know i keep coming back to this but not seeing Red Spartans is so jarring, the Athenians were the Blue bois
This game takes a *lot* of liberties with that kind of thing
I mean you end up being able to cast lightning from your swords, turn enemies to stone, and kill mythological beasts - historical accuracy probably wasn't a priority.
LOVED THIS GAME BEAT IT MANY MANY TIMES AS A DUMB KID.
PLEASE CAN WE GET A FULL LP OF THIS MATT ?
Totally Warriors!
Nice!
It was meant to be a Total War spin-off, but apparently it was becoming too "history nerdy". So they made it more like budget God of War. Because that sells... Apparently.
Also, apparently there is another Total Warrior game, sort of, I'm not actually completely sure, but it's about Vikings.
I wonder if it was inspired from God of War. The games are only months apart so I don't know how long this game was developed.
@@lennydale92 Probably not. Development within the industry is seldom collaborative to that extent given the lack of interplay between Sony Santa Monica and Creative Assembly.
I just used "budget God of War" as a way of summarising the game easily.
@@Nikelaos_Khristianos
It's more recognizable as a game set in ancient Greece than God of war.
My friend really likes this game...
I remember this but never played it!
Classic game Matt!
chief I'd like to request a full playthrough of this game because you absolutely did not get to the better parts of this one
This game is so goddamn lit
Shake harder boy 😂
Please make it a series
This game was fucking awesome I played it to death as a teen. PS brush up on your history Castor and Pollux are references to Greek mythology not face off
How can you critique the voice acting when it's Cortez from TImesplitters??? It's time to split!
I'm disappointed That I could play this game on Xbox One. This was my jam like Kingdom Under Fire Crusaders was
19:05 A Woman?!
play this in2020???
You should check out Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders. Sleeper hit
I didnt know there was a GameCube port of ryse
i'll like to nominate for you to play Bladestorm for ps3, another historical pesudo period hack-slash. its fun!
Wait what part of history is this meant to be again?
The olden days era
@@FaceFister My dad is always talking about that.
Did the gamecube version have less content? I remember at some point you just have the magic bow and the game never acknowledges it.