Also, they went with Live-Action Cutscenes, real people and A FUCKING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE! Something that is very, very rare these days but since they got actors that look like the painted portraits - or the other way around - it gives them even more depth because it creates the feeling that those people at some point really existed and those live action cutscenes might have happened in real life, even tho all those characters are just invented for the adaptation of the real story.
I'm glad people still appreciate live action cutscenes. When you're a big moviehead, you tend to learn about the complex processes involved in filming even a simple short clip. To film using a real train is impressive, not to mention the costume detail which must have been incredibly time consuming. I wish there were more crossover between film and gaming beyond vague "the game is cinematic" type statements
I'm not very familiar with military uniforms but i do admire many I see in movies. I've also learned to spot poorly implemented or anachronistic elements in a uniform costume. The ones being used here look quite realistic although I'm not sure if the insignia and other decorations are accurate. Still very detailed
Oh trust me 😅As a Czech i can confirm we have lots of muzeums with stuff like these locomotives. 🙂And many of that stuff could be used again if given a chance, or so my dad says...
My grand grand dad was in ČS Legion, but died somewhere on Siberia. This game can show his feelings there. These times were horrible, but he was a hero and today he is legend. Pplk. Ivan R. - R.I.P. GGpa
Hello there, I'm the Game designer who worked on the Train. It's great to hear you like the game! It was very much a passion project, many of us had family who served in the legions - so the story is quite personal. You can even meet my character later on - a lone wolf sniper with passion for stories. Oh a note, we wanted flame throwers, and gas grenades... but being a smaller studio, we had to make some tough choices.
I guess that explains why White Czechs weren't depicted as a band of murderers and marauders that they were in real life. We remember their crimes. How many russian families were robbed and killed by White Czechs? Do you even care to know about those black pages of your history?
At Grant - as someone who considers himself pretty good at this specific game - improving living quarters is the go to strategy. Early on there is no need to rush, unless you choose so/want to go for speed run/Steam achievement. It's better to be methodical, get bigger living quarters to get as many troops as you can, soldiers are your greatest asset. And having good living quarters gives you the options to use your best soldiers (Zámecká, Dráp for example) more without completely draining their energy. And it also solves the morale issue.
@@darktribe100 Damn, maaan, THAT is nostalgic. Well, Hidden&Dangerous, Operation Flashpoint, Vietcong... There are plenty of amazing czech games. Which is insane, when you take how many is there of us...
This brings up a question I've had since the beginning of the video: Why would anyone _want_ to go to Satan's Icebox? Maybe this is something I'm just too far south to understand (Sunny California, baby!) but I simply can't comprehend why people willingly live in, well, Russia in general. Of course, I also ask why anyone would willingly live in the Middle East or, say, Palm Springs without amazing climate control.
@@bluesbest1 I'm sure there are plenty of people that are confused why anyone would want to live in cali. As for the story here, As noted in the video, the game is based on real events just over a hundred years ago. The Czechoslovak Legion was charged with protecting the Trans-Siberian railway, a major asset for moving goods and people across the whole of Russia. Getting to Siberia was hope, because it was where the rest of their forces were, where steady supplies of food were, and where a path of escape back home was.
@@bluesbest1 I mean I think in context it was hope also because it's the furthest away from "front lines" they could related also I was born and raised just a bit south of the equator line so my blood can't tolerate temperature below say 16 degC. living anywhere with cold winter - or god forbid _snow_ would be absolutely impossible to me
Related to the VA is how attentive devs were making sure there is balanced cast of both Czechs and Slovaks voice acting in this game. We are brothers and we stand together.
When someone boasts about his/her winrate always ask from how many encounters it was. Czechoslovakia has 100% naval battle winrate against Russia. The catch is, that there was only one naval battle vs Russia. Some legionaries (probably trying to get home) stole three ships and blew up a port. Destroing one ship and caputring another in the process.
Nice video, thanks for the review. I can understand czech and have a fun fact to share: when you played that dialogue from the commander, it is clear that devs first have written the game in English and only then decided to translate the lines for voice overs. Some sentences would only be understood by czechs who speak english as well, because while the words are perfect czech, the structure is completely english.
Honestly think historical games have a lot of potential and this game confirms it. Having games in this style but during Napoleons era, or maybe during the western front during WW1/2
A: Bayonette charge is amazing if you're a stealth focused player. Which I am. If you combo a takedown of 2-3 dudes with a rifle charge then you can take out a group of 6 dudes before any of them can open fire. It is, however, a bit clunky, and you'll want to make sure that each targetting circle only has one dude in it. B: Expand your living quarters, expand your storage, and go all in on anything that saves you resources. Insulation, more efficient engine, cheaper repairs. If you're stealth focused you'll never have to worry about bullets much anyway.
Age of empires 4, age of empires 2 DE, war craft 3 refunded, dawn of war, star craft 1 and a million other games I can't think of without my morning coffee 😂
Classic RTS has jank controls, but that's normal, you just gotta live with it. But basically every RTS from the past 10 years still controls like crap even though Starcraft 2 figured out how to do it right. We should be past this by now but we aren't, the bar is still so low that "pretty much mostly works well enough" is better than 99% in the genre.
What a coincidence, I picked this up recently while it was on sale and all of a sudden I see a GGG video about this game uploaded not even 5 minutes ago.
When this game was released, the Czechoslovakian legionaries trains made a trip across the Czech Republic, don't know if it was thanks to sponsorship or deliberately waiting for the event, either way, I've toured one of the trains, you could basically say they were a mini-towns in their own right, they even had a goddamn post office.
18:00 the bayonet charge is really underrated though. N°1 your soldiers gain a defense buff while using it, making them almost impossible to hit during it and N°2 is also a OHKO. Weren't you the guy who had issues with MG nests? MG nest that, y'know, don't move? Also, n°3, despite the Legionary using it screaming at the top of his lungs, it's surprisingly stealthy AKA you can reliably take out patrols with it if you get used to it's quirks.
Ive heard of this a few times but this is the first real analysis i've watched of it. The mix of styles is definitely a very interesting prospect. I like how you frame it as almost a "grown up" version of OT. It also seems like a game that isn't going to coddle you and rewards thoughtful gameplay and mastery over mechanics but also allows a degree of freeform play. I didn't realise your npc companions had unique likes or dislikes. Nice touch really
Quick correction regarding the scene setting at 0:50, by this point in time the Red Revolutionaries were the closest thing to a government that Russia had. The Whites were a loose and disorganised alliance of factions who did not like the Reds taking power and who were trying to do something about that, but the Reds held most of the key central regions and cities of Russia for the entire duration of the Reds vs Whites war.
I played this game when it first came out on Steam and I really enjoyed it. Glad to see you making a video and genuinely enjoying the game. Maximilian Drap in my game was the hero. Maxed out Scout was doing work.
Genuinely brought this game after your "10 RTS to look forward to" / w/e you made a few months back; fantastic game and so glad you recommended it back then.
I'm glad to see you playing this. I would love to see more videos them. And dude, i thought i got mad when my units missed in turn based games.... holy hell, i get livid when the whole squad is burning ammo for one enemy rifleman that is hanging on by a thread anyway.
It finally happened, I am subscribed to so many channels I like I legit forgot about an upload. It just came to me, "wait, didn't GGG upload a video on that Czech legion game?"
Been playing Starcraft ever since I was a kid and been through lots of struggles playing Frostpunk 3 years ago, it is interesting for me to see a game that adapt both play style into a unique mechanism. Looking forward to try it out any time soon, thanks Grant. *Hope rises. Discontent falls.*
Here in Russia many criticize this game because we again shown as bad guys. But I think it's actually correct, civil war was very dark moment in our country history and we must remember it well. P.s it actually really fun to see on the map places where you've been. Can imagine it even more interesting if you're Czechoslovakian
I guess the problem is that both russian factions are shown with no grey area while our game faction is literally saint. Both Reds and Whites indiscriminately pillage and burn every settlement they come across even though their own troops originate from these villages. And the Legion is portrayed as this one little train of desperate outcasts who trade with locals and gather strawberries in the forest, whereas the Legion was actually many times larger and mainly got supplies... well, not from trade.
Если бы игра не ссылалась на некие дневники, которых видимо не существует, то можно было бы это простить. Но полное несоответствие реальности даже самого легиона это просто смешно. Игра не исторична, скучна и геймплейно примитивна.
Really enjoyed the video Grant, glad to see you spotlighting a historical-fiction videogame. Although i cam empathise with your complaints about the squad system, they clearly expect you to form squads that will last for several missions, but for practical purposes forming rigid squads just kneecaps the rest of the systems you can have those soldiers engage with. Still, I'm looking forward to playing the DLC missions at some point and i can't wait to see more from the dev team! They've clearly got some good passion and the creative chops to make some really cool stuff.
Aah yes I've been waiting for this video ever since I played through this game upon GGG's recommendation of it. Also scouts are OP, my lategame team was 50% maxed lvl. snipers and it was busted. Snipe also works against tanks which I find a bit ridiculous.
This has been on my wishlist for a while. Missed the last sale but will definitely get it the next time I have a chance, thanks for giving me the push.
A wonderful game, played it on release and enjoyed the hell out of it. And yes, scouts are absolutely busted. As soon as I got myself 3 scouts with camouflage and single shot kill ability, I was playing them like 80% of the time.
Man Grant I always love these types of videos you pop out now and then. The amount of details and information you give and in this case with how much it sounded like you enjoyed it makes me want to get the game lol. I'll note that I won't actually get the game as my enjoyment would be limited, Xcom being the closest thing I can compare it to that I've played I enjoy/hate the game. There were times where it was a blast and like you pointed out you eventually find a character you get attached to due to something that happened, but then times where things just constantly backfired or RNG just constantly bad that they'd just grind me down and set me off. So as curious as I am about the game I'll be avoiding it just so I don't put myself through hell like I did with Xcom lol
For anyone interested in finding out more about this game, the youtuber RimmyDownUnder streamed his playthrough and uploaded the highlights as a video on his channel. I highly recommend watching it if you dont plan on picking it up, as the gameplay and story is phenomenal.
EotU is not a strategy game imo. It's a puzzle game with a strategy skin. And the focus on micro and value kinda conflicts with how unruly the ants are.
Have had this game on my wishlist so glad to see your positive review. Would be interested if you have played Partisans 1941 and if so how it compares with Last Train Home.
Have you ever considered making videos about the Stronghold game series? I really love those games and I was wondering if you ever played them, since you have so much knowledge about strategy games, also considering that most of the games you make videos of are the ones I played during my childhood.
This is basically super tough xcom Yes you will get thoughts of shooting your screen in anger after game ending for the fifth time But in the end you will be coming back for more because this game really hooks you and then pulls it so hard you lose something important
Yeah, scouts are op to a degree that is difficult to quantity. One bullet one kill per 20 seconds makes any mission where you're not defenting a point ridiculously easy. It also saves ammo and thus money and thus messes up the economy (I reached valdivostok with 2200 fuel and 550 food). It also makes the hospital cart next to useless as your forces don't take enough punishment to justify it or its upgrades. The game has other issues too, with saving, and enemy ai, but overall an 8/10 at least for sure, worth at least 2 playthroughs, easily 40 hours.
I really enjoyed this game. My biggest qualm was that combat was actually really fun, but man it was such a drain on your resources. Stealth was just soo good, but soo time consuming. 18:45 I had to leave three guys at a station behind despite having the materials to upgrade every single living space.
Loved the video! Purely FYI and as someone from Eastern Europe I wanted to mention that the vowels in "Ivan" and "Pavel" are pronounced more similar to Spanish vowels than English ones. Think about the "a" and "e" in "abuela" for example, if you want to pronounce the names more closely to their original form. Great review as always!
This game would probably stress me out more than I need right now, but it looks /excellent/. Hopefully I can get to a place where I'm less generally-stressed so I can play it and feel good about it. :)
Dude this is sweet, not dissimilar to my great(great?) grandfather's experience, except he was coming from Central Asia and nobody blew up their train lmao
This sounds similar to one of my favorite games of all time: Darkest Dungeon. Maybe that'd be something for Grant to take a look at, though it is a turn-based strategy game, rather than RTS...
I got this January and beat the tutorial but then got buried in other games given to me over the holidays and sick so never got back to it. Will hopefully get there soon!
Hey, Grant, if you lliked this game, I would recommend you to pay attention to Partisans 1941. Almost the same setting but in WW2, with more stealth mechanics and more characters uniqueness but with less base management
I am always looking forward to your new videos. And watching you recommend this game was really special, because I am from Czechia as well! Love you Grant! ps: Is there any chance you would review a game called Rise and Fall? It's an RTS that I played when I was young and I would to know your opinon. Thank you
Last Train Home was always in my wishlist, but I thought it might only be a gimmick gameplay like usual and did not go out of my way to play it. After seeing the first 5 minutes of this video, I stopped and gonna head over to steam. Everything that Grant just said in these 5 minutes is the essence that I as a gamer lives on
Did everyone just leave Ivan at the same part? I had the same thing happen to me where I didn't have the resources to upgrade the car for him, but if I don't leave the station, there should be the option to wait and upgrade the living space to take whoever was left. I think this might break some balancing of the game in the later sections (I'm only about less than 40% through the game). Also, the bayonet charge is kind of bad, but it breaks the stalemate trench battles. It also works EXTREMELY well with some of the other skills you get with other units. For example, I would use Suppressing Fire and Bayonet Charge to pin a unit done while the riflemen kill them.
Also, they went with Live-Action Cutscenes, real people and A FUCKING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE! Something that is very, very rare these days but since they got actors that look like the painted portraits - or the other way around - it gives them even more depth because it creates the feeling that those people at some point really existed and those live action cutscenes might have happened in real life, even tho all those characters are just invented for the adaptation of the real story.
I'm glad people still appreciate live action cutscenes. When you're a big moviehead, you tend to learn about the complex processes involved in filming even a simple short clip. To film using a real train is impressive, not to mention the costume detail which must have been incredibly time consuming. I wish there were more crossover between film and gaming beyond vague "the game is cinematic" type statements
I'm not very familiar with military uniforms but i do admire many I see in movies. I've also learned to spot poorly implemented or anachronistic elements in a uniform costume. The ones being used here look quite realistic although I'm not sure if the insignia and other decorations are accurate. Still very detailed
Oh trust me 😅As a Czech i can confirm we have lots of muzeums with stuff like these locomotives. 🙂And many of that stuff could be used again if given a chance, or so my dad says...
@@Tridetuschad tier lack of elaboration!!
@@ThommyofThenn Im not here to write in detail about charcoal stoves, baths, gas lamps and old tanks and planes.
So when is "Can you beat Last Train Home Without Scouts?"
Using only scout-cooks*
Nah nah nah: have it be a 'no build' mission 😁
Day 10 of asking ggg to play /speedrun the starcraft 2 beginner tutorial hidden in the Main Menu near settings
That would be easier than beating the game normally lmao
Grant requesting a firebat was not the ending I expected
Jayborino taught him well.
Grant was so into firebat that he forgot theyre like the last thing you want in reosource starved Siberian train.
I am proud to see that Giant grant games is a firebomb academy scholar…
Grant
Trains
Wait this isn't The Great Train Robbery
It is, but YOU'RE the trains!
Is it Conviction then?
In Soviet Russia, the train robs YOU 🤣
He did fail the mission to escort a vehicle by running ahead of it and letting it get sniped from behind, so at least we got that mission covered.
My grand grand dad was in ČS Legion, but died somewhere on Siberia. This game can show his feelings there. These times were horrible, but he was a hero and today he is legend. Pplk. Ivan R. - R.I.P. GGpa
Hello there, I'm the Game designer who worked on the Train. It's great to hear you like the game!
It was very much a passion project, many of us had family who served in the legions - so the story is quite personal.
You can even meet my character later on - a lone wolf sniper with passion for stories.
Oh a note, we wanted flame throwers, and gas grenades... but being a smaller studio, we had to make some tough choices.
Hi! Do you plan any DLCs where player can play for the Reds?
I guess that explains why White Czechs weren't depicted as a band of murderers and marauders that they were in real life. We remember their crimes. How many russian families were robbed and killed by White Czechs? Do you even care to know about those black pages of your history?
White Czechs were criminals. We in Russia still remember history, unlike some.
@@communist754 There really are enough games that allow you to do that, let them have their own thing.
@@randomguy6822 such as? I’m not aware of any games dedicated to Russian Civil War.
At Grant - as someone who considers himself pretty good at this specific game - improving living quarters is the go to strategy. Early on there is no need to rush, unless you choose so/want to go for speed run/Steam achievement. It's better to be methodical, get bigger living quarters to get as many troops as you can, soldiers are your greatest asset. And having good living quarters gives you the options to use your best soldiers (Zámecká, Dráp for example) more without completely draining their energy. And it also solves the morale issue.
"So making sure your snipers can make some really good soup is a good build"
Factorio, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Last Train Home, Machinarium, Mafia, Arma, Space Engineers, DayZ... Czech games are really well done.
We don’t talk about medieval engineers.
Wait... they're all Czech?
I love Czechia
Dont forget Mutarium
@@darktribe100 Damn, maaan, THAT is nostalgic. Well, Hidden&Dangerous, Operation Flashpoint, Vietcong... There are plenty of amazing czech games. Which is insane, when you take how many is there of us...
@@dakiesalamander5221 Bulánci☝🏻
this game kinda looks like Frostpunk crossed with Red Solstice 2
...you know it's dire times when "hope" is getting to _Siberia_
This brings up a question I've had since the beginning of the video: Why would anyone _want_ to go to Satan's Icebox? Maybe this is something I'm just too far south to understand (Sunny California, baby!) but I simply can't comprehend why people willingly live in, well, Russia in general. Of course, I also ask why anyone would willingly live in the Middle East or, say, Palm Springs without amazing climate control.
@@bluesbest1 I'm sure there are plenty of people that are confused why anyone would want to live in cali. As for the story here, As noted in the video, the game is based on real events just over a hundred years ago. The Czechoslovak Legion was charged with protecting the Trans-Siberian railway, a major asset for moving goods and people across the whole of Russia. Getting to Siberia was hope, because it was where the rest of their forces were, where steady supplies of food were, and where a path of escape back home was.
@@bluesbest1 I mean I think in context it was hope also because it's the furthest away from "front lines" they could
related also I was born and raised just a bit south of the equator line so my blood can't tolerate temperature below say 16 degC. living anywhere with cold winter - or god forbid _snow_ would be absolutely impossible to me
@@rigen97It's all in how you dress mate. I could have you feeling warm and cozy in a snow storm
@@bluesbest1 They're not trying to get to Siberia for Siberia, they're trying to get to Vladivostok to get a ship home.
Related to the VA is how attentive devs were making sure there is balanced cast of both Czechs and Slovaks voice acting in this game. We are brothers and we stand together.
Slovak Woman VA brought a tear to my eye (I am CZE, but my Wife is SVK)
@@mattender8323 Were they real?
@@rosameltrozo5889 tears? The voice acting? Specify.
@@mattender8323 the women legionnaires
@@rosameltrozo5889 No not really.
When someone boasts about his/her winrate always ask from how many encounters it was.
Czechoslovakia has 100% naval battle winrate against Russia. The catch is, that there was only one naval battle vs Russia.
Some legionaries (probably trying to get home) stole three ships and blew up a port. Destroing one ship and caputring another in the process.
Why is youtube telling me your comment is a day old on a 7 minute old video?
@@gabrielreinalter2269 he's likely a patreon member
Since then everyone was too afraid to face our mighty navy.
@@TheArklyte Or a time traveler, you never know
im pretty sure its also a 100% naval victory rate in total too
You'll be glad to know that Petsuchos are called Petsobek in AOM retold.
Not only Czech voice over but also Slovak for exampel captein Gazdík is Slovak and speak in Slovak Lenguage
Nice video, thanks for the review. I can understand czech and have a fun fact to share: when you played that dialogue from the commander, it is clear that devs first have written the game in English and only then decided to translate the lines for voice overs. Some sentences would only be understood by czechs who speak english as well, because while the words are perfect czech, the structure is completely english.
Honestly think historical games have a lot of potential and this game confirms it. Having games in this style but during Napoleons era, or maybe during the western front during WW1/2
A:
Bayonette charge is amazing if you're a stealth focused player. Which I am. If you combo a takedown of 2-3 dudes with a rifle charge then you can take out a group of 6 dudes before any of them can open fire. It is, however, a bit clunky, and you'll want to make sure that each targetting circle only has one dude in it.
B: Expand your living quarters, expand your storage, and go all in on anything that saves you resources. Insulation, more efficient engine, cheaper repairs. If you're stealth focused you'll never have to worry about bullets much anyway.
Was that little thing about the RTS controls actually working a dig at Homeworld 3? I feel like it was and honestly, I agree 100%.
Frankly it was a dig at a _lot_ of RTS controls.
Age of empires 4, age of empires 2 DE, war craft 3 refunded, dawn of war, star craft 1 and a million other games I can't think of without my morning coffee 😂
@@JJJBunney001 I love AoE 2 DE deeply. But sometimes units just do... weird shit.
Classic RTS has jank controls, but that's normal, you just gotta live with it. But basically every RTS from the past 10 years still controls like crap even though Starcraft 2 figured out how to do it right. We should be past this by now but we aren't, the bar is still so low that "pretty much mostly works well enough" is better than 99% in the genre.
@@JackFrosthawk I’d say it’s effectively on par with SC2. Never had issues with pathing.
What a coincidence, I picked this up recently while it was on sale and all of a sudden I see a GGG video about this game uploaded not even 5 minutes ago.
Hope you have fun. Played it 5 times to get all achievements + the DLC missions. That being said, I am Czech so I have positive bias towards the game.
"Coincidence"
The armored train was always a bad idea, but it is one of the coolest military vehicles ever.
I mean, it worked ok in WW1... It stopped being ok once combat aircraft became a thing...
@@trixus4768 It was used also during the Slovak National Uprising during WW2.
When this game was released, the Czechoslovakian legionaries trains made a trip across the Czech Republic, don't know if it was thanks to sponsorship or deliberately waiting for the event, either way, I've toured one of the trains, you could basically say they were a mini-towns in their own right, they even had a goddamn post office.
Legiovlak tours around CZ regulairly for several years now, staying few weeks in every bigger city. It is a museum on rails, after all.
18:00 the bayonet charge is really underrated though. N°1 your soldiers gain a defense buff while using it, making them almost impossible to hit during it and N°2 is also a OHKO. Weren't you the guy who had issues with MG nests? MG nest that, y'know, don't move? Also, n°3, despite the Legionary using it screaming at the top of his lungs, it's surprisingly stealthy AKA you can reliably take out patrols with it if you get used to it's quirks.
Ive heard of this a few times but this is the first real analysis i've watched of it. The mix of styles is definitely a very interesting prospect. I like how you frame it as almost a "grown up" version of OT. It also seems like a game that isn't going to coddle you and rewards thoughtful gameplay and mastery over mechanics but also allows a degree of freeform play.
I didn't realise your npc companions had unique likes or dislikes. Nice touch really
Quick correction regarding the scene setting at 0:50, by this point in time the Red Revolutionaries were the closest thing to a government that Russia had. The Whites were a loose and disorganised alliance of factions who did not like the Reds taking power and who were trying to do something about that, but the Reds held most of the key central regions and cities of Russia for the entire duration of the Reds vs Whites war.
Also Russia had not been an empire for a year before the Czechoslovak legion revolted
I played this game when it first came out on Steam and I really enjoyed it. Glad to see you making a video and genuinely enjoying the game. Maximilian Drap in my game was the hero. Maxed out Scout was doing work.
Him and Zámecká are the most likely MVP candidates by definition of their traits.
15:31 I was so shoked for moment to see my old hometown xD
Genuinely brought this game after your "10 RTS to look forward to" / w/e you made a few months back; fantastic game and so glad you recommended it back then.
Hearing my native language in Grant's video warms my heart. Gotta try this beautiful game.
As a ukrainian i was pleasently surprised at how close is the chech language to ukrainian!
I teared up a bit.
Me too.🥲
I played through this game a few months ago and really enjoyed it! I'm glad to see a bit of a spotlight out on it :)
I was hoping you'd cover this, I don't know why but I'm glad you did
as a czech i am glad Grant loves our history
I'm glad to see you playing this. I would love to see more videos them.
And dude, i thought i got mad when my units missed in turn based games.... holy hell, i get livid when the whole squad is burning ammo for one enemy rifleman that is hanging on by a thread anyway.
last week the train was in my home town, just randomly came across it in the station =) (a recreation)
The way he says "soup" makes me think of the elder swear video
Mate thank you so much 😊 I have been looking at this game and now I really want to play it! Buying it today 😆 you're awesome
It's not an hour long!
its not SC2!
It finally happened, I am subscribed to so many channels I like I legit forgot about an upload.
It just came to me, "wait, didn't GGG upload a video on that Czech legion game?"
Been playing Starcraft ever since I was a kid and been through lots of struggles playing Frostpunk 3 years ago, it is interesting for me to see a game that adapt both play style into a unique mechanism. Looking forward to try it out any time soon, thanks Grant.
*Hope rises. Discontent falls.*
Funnily enough, a squad of 4 scouts can one shot light vehicles and do considerable damage to heavy tanks with their snipe ability
Here in Russia many criticize this game because we again shown as bad guys. But I think it's actually correct, civil war was very dark moment in our country history and we must remember it well.
P.s it actually really fun to see on the map places where you've been. Can imagine it even more interesting if you're Czechoslovakian
I guess the problem is that both russian factions are shown with no grey area while our game faction is literally saint. Both Reds and Whites indiscriminately pillage and burn every settlement they come across even though their own troops originate from these villages. And the Legion is portrayed as this one little train of desperate outcasts who trade with locals and gather strawberries in the forest, whereas the Legion was actually many times larger and mainly got supplies... well, not from trade.
Если бы игра не ссылалась на некие дневники, которых видимо не существует, то можно было бы это простить. Но полное несоответствие реальности даже самого легиона это просто смешно. Игра не исторична, скучна и геймплейно примитивна.
Really enjoyed the video Grant, glad to see you spotlighting a historical-fiction videogame. Although i cam empathise with your complaints about the squad system, they clearly expect you to form squads that will last for several missions, but for practical purposes forming rigid squads just kneecaps the rest of the systems you can have those soldiers engage with.
Still, I'm looking forward to playing the DLC missions at some point and i can't wait to see more from the dev team! They've clearly got some good passion and the creative chops to make some really cool stuff.
Really sad, that this vid didnt get any traction. Keep it up even with niche videos!
Sounds like a wonderful well crafted game that i got anxious about just hearing Grant talk about it.
Aah yes I've been waiting for this video ever since I played through this game upon GGG's recommendation of it.
Also scouts are OP, my lategame team was 50% maxed lvl. snipers and it was busted. Snipe also works against tanks which I find a bit ridiculous.
You know, if I got a groshen every time I fell in love with Czech game related to Czech history, I'd have two groshen. God be with you, Grant!
I would love to see a full playthrough of this in the archives! (Or watch the uncut vods a la archipelago)
12:40 "cooks who.... erm ... they cook ?..." I am glad you figured that out, Grant 🤣
This has been on my wishlist for a while. Missed the last sale but will definitely get it the next time I have a chance, thanks for giving me the push.
This game deserves full price buy :)
@@vonschirzsadly, it's not
I would love to watch a play through of this Grant!
A wonderful game, played it on release and enjoyed the hell out of it.
And yes, scouts are absolutely busted. As soon as I got myself 3 scouts with camouflage and single shot kill ability, I was playing them like 80% of the time.
I really didn't expect it, but I will definitely try this game, sounds great
Man Grant I always love these types of videos you pop out now and then. The amount of details and information you give and in this case with how much it sounded like you enjoyed it makes me want to get the game lol. I'll note that I won't actually get the game as my enjoyment would be limited, Xcom being the closest thing I can compare it to that I've played I enjoy/hate the game. There were times where it was a blast and like you pointed out you eventually find a character you get attached to due to something that happened, but then times where things just constantly backfired or RNG just constantly bad that they'd just grind me down and set me off. So as curious as I am about the game I'll be avoiding it just so I don't put myself through hell like I did with Xcom lol
For anyone interested in finding out more about this game, the youtuber RimmyDownUnder streamed his playthrough and uploaded the highlights as a video on his channel. I highly recommend watching it if you dont plan on picking it up, as the gameplay and story is phenomenal.
12:43 Faster stamina and morale replenishing ain't flashy, but it gets the job done. Anyone good at managing stamina and morale understands that.
1:50 Empires of the Undergrowth simulates ANTS so they were designed to not follow orders directly.
EotU is not a strategy game imo. It's a puzzle game with a strategy skin. And the focus on micro and value kinda conflicts with how unruly the ants are.
Have had this game on my wishlist so glad to see your positive review. Would be interested if you have played Partisans 1941 and if so how it compares with Last Train Home.
seeing this brought back fond memories of playing FTL but also this looks like a totally different game
I got this game because of the video. Best purchase ever.
dude yt literally didn't notify me abt this vid until now, what the h*ll
i always watch ur vids on release, frick this algorithm
It always feels good to listen about a good gamę.
Have you ever considered making videos about the Stronghold game series? I really love those games and I was wondering if you ever played them, since you have so much knowledge about strategy games, also considering that most of the games you make videos of are the ones I played during my childhood.
The combat in this game reminds me of the Close Combat games. My favorite in that series was "A Bridge Too Far."
Awesome vid Grant. Love your work man.
Thank you for review. I'm gonna go and get it.
This game has been on my steam wishlist for weeks, might have to move it up the priority list
now we wait, for a challenge video of this
This is basically super tough xcom
Yes you will get thoughts of shooting your screen in anger after game ending for the fifth time
But in the end you will be coming back for more because this game really hooks you and then pulls it so hard you lose something important
Damn I'd love to watch Grant play through this game
Yeah, scouts are op to a degree that is difficult to quantity.
One bullet one kill per 20 seconds makes any mission where you're not defenting a point ridiculously easy. It also saves ammo and thus money and thus messes up the economy (I reached valdivostok with 2200 fuel and 550 food). It also makes the hospital cart next to useless as your forces don't take enough punishment to justify it or its upgrades.
The game has other issues too, with saving, and enemy ai, but overall an 8/10 at least for sure, worth at least 2 playthroughs, easily 40 hours.
Thanks for showcasing. ^^
For a second I thought this would be like Frostpunk but on a train. XD
I really enjoyed this game.
My biggest qualm was that combat was actually really fun, but man it was such a drain on your resources.
Stealth was just soo good, but soo time consuming.
18:45 I had to leave three guys at a station behind despite having the materials to upgrade every single living space.
The game really looks like a work of love
Loved the video!
Purely FYI and as someone from Eastern Europe I wanted to mention that the vowels in "Ivan" and "Pavel" are pronounced more similar to Spanish vowels than English ones. Think about the "a" and "e" in "abuela" for example, if you want to pronounce the names more closely to their original form.
Great review as always!
I assume it isn't your intention but I'm also pronouncing the v's like Spanish too. Eebaan and Paabel haha
I've been looking forward to this video. One sec while I'm getting my blanket.
13:59 Soup turns herbs into food AKA infinite food! Not exactly a big secret if you can just work out some pretty easy maths.
This guy has a voice perfect for the deaf
This game would probably stress me out more than I need right now, but it looks /excellent/. Hopefully I can get to a place where I'm less generally-stressed so I can play it and feel good about it. :)
Always fun to watch, thanks for the review.
Dude this is sweet, not dissimilar to my great(great?) grandfather's experience, except he was coming from Central Asia and nobody blew up their train lmao
Also Pavel is my namesake and his surname kinda fits too lmao
...tool me a whole day to realize this was a main channel video
Lindybeige did great couple of videos about the Legion and their epic undertaking :)
This is officially going on my wishlist.
This seems pretty cool! I'll definetily play it!
A comment for the algo, because I didn't know this came out and more people should see it.
I just love that game!
This sounds similar to one of my favorite games of all time: Darkest Dungeon. Maybe that'd be something for Grant to take a look at, though it is a turn-based strategy game, rather than RTS...
Took me a while to decide, but imma buy it. And imma play it
love that you cover the game. Can i watch the video without many spoilers? sadly i wasnt able to play through the game untill now.
Yeah no cap this a banger video
I got this January and beat the tutorial but then got buried in other games given to me over the holidays and sick so never got back to it. Will hopefully get there soon!
Happy to hear you enjoyed the game.
Hey, Grant, if you lliked this game, I would recommend you to pay attention to Partisans 1941. Almost the same setting but in WW2, with more stealth mechanics and more characters uniqueness but with less base management
I am always looking forward to your new videos. And watching you recommend this game was really special, because I am from Czechia as well!
Love you Grant!
ps: Is there any chance you would review a game called Rise and Fall? It's an RTS that I played when I was young and I would to know your opinon. Thank you
I would love to see a a series from you in this game
Last Train Home was always in my wishlist, but I thought it might only be a gimmick gameplay like usual and did not go out of my way to play it. After seeing the first 5 minutes of this video, I stopped and gonna head over to steam. Everything that Grant just said in these 5 minutes is the essence that I as a gamer lives on
Did everyone just leave Ivan at the same part? I had the same thing happen to me where I didn't have the resources to upgrade the car for him, but if I don't leave the station, there should be the option to wait and upgrade the living space to take whoever was left. I think this might break some balancing of the game in the later sections (I'm only about less than 40% through the game). Also, the bayonet charge is kind of bad, but it breaks the stalemate trench battles. It also works EXTREMELY well with some of the other skills you get with other units. For example, I would use Suppressing Fire and Bayonet Charge to pin a unit done while the riflemen kill them.
Rest in Peace, Ivan o7
Real time Xcom is a statement that fills me with so much fear and intrigue.
It’s less random tbh
Thanks! I'll check it out 😊