WHY Was Kingdoms SO AWESOME?! Medieval 2 Total War Kingdoms 2022 Review

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    The Kingdoms expansion represents my greatest love affair with Total War, as it not only brought four amazing campaigns, but also gave us hotseat mode, making it possible to play Total War with friends for the first time on the same computer. No need for online multiplayer here, no sir! So, should you play Medieval 2 Kingdoms in 2022? Is Medieval 2 Total War Kingdoms worth it in 2022, you might ask? Well, let's find out!
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  • @MrAshleyParker
    @MrAshleyParker 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    I was the Senior Producer of Britannia. We had a great team working on it, I have lost contact with most of them now. It was crazily ambitious and I don't know how we got it done in the time. Was great hearing about you and your cousins playing the game. That was really nice yo hear.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Wow, thank you so much for working on this gem! Is there a way to get in touch with you?

    • @caki331
      @caki331 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Than medieval 2 is full of errors and bugs.....

  • @drumchris92
    @drumchris92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    I absolutely loved the Americas and Teutonic Campaigns. Both sparked a historic interest about these times and locations in me which exists until this day. The Crusades were amazing as well. My least favourite was the Britannia campaign as I felt it a little bit boring compaired to the others. The Teutonic and Americas campaign simply felt so innovative and put a spotlight on places, times and conflicts which were rarely featured before in any strategy game and haven‘t been since.
    MTW2 Kingdoms is peak Total War, absolutely mandatory for anyone.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, Cristoph, thanks for watching :)

  • @charlesmiv3842
    @charlesmiv3842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Yes, Britannia soundtrack was unmatched for me. It's crazy to think CA was even capable of implementing such a soundtrack back then, hearing all of the uninspiring blandness of today's titles.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      THIS is one of my biggest gripes with today's titles. I used to LOVE TW music, now I'm lucky if a few of the tunes even makes me hum.

    • @nehukybis
      @nehukybis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've loved Ailein Duinn ever since I first heard it in Rob Roy.
      The music in Britannia was hauntingly beautiful, but I wouldn't really call it a soundtrack exactly, at least when you were on the campaign map. It was more like eight second samples of music that made you think: "sounds like a great soundtrack, I wish they'd stop teasing and actually play it".

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@nehukybis Hahaha you know, you’re right, but this is how music worked in both Rome and Medieval 2. I still think we can call it a soundtrack, but they were definitely different. The importance was that the music was great and memorable, and hearing the tunes just made me happy.

    • @alanmike6883
      @alanmike6883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AndysTake
      Kingdoms was fantastic.
      Loved it.
      And it led to the fan mod third age total war, and DAC and the countless others..
      Thanx for the shout-out 😊👍

    • @adammac4960
      @adammac4960 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rob Roy

  • @casey1714
    @casey1714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I love the Kingdoms expansion, though I do wish they had one for the Reconcquista of Iberia.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah that would be awesome too! I would’ve preferred the reconquista above the Teutonic campaign honestly

    • @casey1714
      @casey1714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AndysTake I do love the Teutonic campaign for what it brings to the table, I would have loved one extra campaign, being the reconcquista, to round out the kingdoms expansion.
      Bringing the Kingdom of Catalonia that didn't make it into the base campaign into it, along with fixing the family trees of Castille Leon and Portugal would have made the expansion so much more lively.

    • @Tanuvein
      @Tanuvein 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@AndysTake The Reconquista is always a fun thing, but this is the only game I can think of that has a focus on Crusades against European pagans so I am happy they included it. That campaign is always a struggle to pick a side for me, as the Teutonic Order is the first historical group I ever read a detailed military history of, but I don't want to force convert some of the last pagans in Europe either. There's always something appealing about the last stand against tyranny in the name of freedom.

    • @johnmorales6281
      @johnmorales6281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As a descendant of Spaniards, I would have loved a Reconquista campaign.... It's kind of the reason why when I play crusader kings I always choose one of the Spanish kingdoms

    • @caballeroquimera2501
      @caballeroquimera2501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      May I suggest you play "Hispania in the middle ages"? Awesome mod about the reconquista, with a highly detailed map!

  • @greenegreene9150
    @greenegreene9150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The americas campaign as Spain in a nutshell: send diplomats to get map information, recruit thousands of native mercanaries to use as meatshields and crush the natives using cavalry, ranged and canons. Rinse and repeat.
    although u forgot to mention the events where France and England come to contest your colonial claim. Fun events which forces you to scramble together armies at unexpected locations

  • @drnick647
    @drnick647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I liked the rebel faction and how there was rebel territories to start each campaign. Always wondered which faction would branch out first and take what they could

  • @akrav1983
    @akrav1983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Any video about Med 2 deserves a like nowadays. I absolutely love Kindgoms, and Coca cola. No joke. My favorite Brittania faction is Ireland. Principality of Antioch for the Crusades, and Lithuania in the Teutonic campaign. Lithuania reminds me of Rome 1 factions with several gods and temples to choose from. In the Americas Spain and the Apaches are my go to. If and when Med 2 remastered comes out, do make a follow up. Thanks for touching on my favorite game.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, mate :) Kingdoms is fantastic!

    • @cogthrone9312
      @cogthrone9312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      respect from Ireland :)

  • @DragonballBlack
    @DragonballBlack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    This video is 🔥
    You should do a deep dive into Total Fall of The Samurai Mod. It adds so much late 1800’s vibes that makes it the most unique in the franchise

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks, man! :D tell me more about this mod! Is it a campaign or battles only?

    • @totallychaotic1890
      @totallychaotic1890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AndysTake it is campaign

    • @mrfootfxtish9430
      @mrfootfxtish9430 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndysTake I might be wrong he might just be talking about the dlc for Shogun 2

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mrfootfxtish9430 I thought so too at first but then I looked it up and no, there’s actually a mod called that :D it seems really complex, might check it out some day!

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's an amazing mod. I'm playing it right now, i however made a strategic mistake at the start not realizing i can only get my better units from my Capital 🤣🤣🤣

  • @nehukybis
    @nehukybis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The scale of the maps in Kingdoms made so much more sense. The original game didn't actually feel very medieval- more like the Napoleonic wars with medieval technology. After a few turns you had these massive factions that covered half of Europe. At the same time, kingdoms had a subtle change that made the game way less frustrating- army movement per turn was increased to fit the smaller scale better, and it had the side effect of speeding up the game- no more waiting five turns as your armies and even your diplomats crawled from one side of one of your provinces to the other.
    One issue I had with the Teutonic campaign is that it was the one map that had completely arbitrary boundaries. The map borders just stopped in the middle of wide open plains, cutting off most of Russia and the HRE. It really worked best if you were playing Denmark, which was confined by seas, or Poland or the Teutonic knights, who at least were in the center of the map.
    I am sad Spain or Italy didn't get their own campaigns. I would trade all the games CA has put out in the last ten years for a good Italian kingdoms expansion.

    • @boarfaceswinejaw4516
      @boarfaceswinejaw4516 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there is a medieval 2 mod called "kingdoms grand campaign" which makes the global map bigger, and adds pretty much all the kingdoms from the Expansions and their territories, allowing you the closest thing to a full experience.

    • @mcsmash4905
      @mcsmash4905 ปีที่แล้ว

      the relatively small map of the grand campaign made it more nonsensical for a roleplayer like me , like why in the world would i want to conquer the entirety of the holy roman empire and for example spain , it makes no sense , while for example in ETW when playing a nation like prussia you could just focus on beating down the german states , austria and poland and then call it quits after you have established a new german empire (which is what i did)

  • @legatetheanime9827
    @legatetheanime9827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I got one of my friends into Total War and history by convincing him to buy the game recently. The multiplayer is so much fun with friends as we use the horribly balanced stuff and try to recreate historical battles. Some of the best moments I’ve had in gaming where close battles and sieges that were down to a handful of men on the verge of breaking fighting over the corpses of the two armies. It’s also so nice to make custom rules about how we engage and move our forces. Overall, I would say Medieval 2 and Kingdoms is one of the best RTS games available right now and if you wait for a sale you can get it for pretty cheap.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I absolutely agree :)

  • @amardeep_singh_chauhan
    @amardeep_singh_chauhan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If M2TW Kingdoms had come out today we would have to pay for all special units for every different campaign

  • @Agumon5
    @Agumon5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know what I find really interesting, I've got some friends who really can't understand how anybody can play a game for 500 hours +. Like to them a game is 15 to 20 hours and they're usually done with it or about 100 hours of call of duty over the course of a year. Games like total war and Europa universalis 4 really can consume an entire era of one's life. Medieval 2 Total war was probably the game that took up the most time for me when I was in college outside of Guld Wars.

    • @mcsmash4905
      @mcsmash4905 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the same way some people dont understand how someone can spend their entire life fishing

  • @maevethefox5912
    @maevethefox5912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I played this so much more than the base game, and I *adored* the base game.
    Playing pagans in the Teutonic game, or the Welsh in Britannia with longbows and plate spearmen...amazing

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah, can relate. Those longbows man, my worst nightmare as Norway

  • @SimpzyTotalWar
    @SimpzyTotalWar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    man lookin fresh

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why, thank you, mate! ;)

  • @waltonsmith7210
    @waltonsmith7210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I loved Britannia because England had a proper civil war mechanic. That's one immersive feature I wish Medieval 2 had. It was fun to fight the Baron's War. The soundtrack was absolutely infectious.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh so true, I loved that England had a civil war mechanic, very much like the breakup of the WRE in Barbarian Invasion!

    • @Rex1987
      @Rex1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      how do you trigger a civil war in the Britannia campain?

  • @jeice13
    @jeice13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The apache are a really interesting faction with their super low upkeep and retraining discount. If you dont mind lacking artillery they actually seem to have the most gunpowder

  • @silverwolf3162
    @silverwolf3162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you Andy. I am glad you did mention "hotseat" in your video because that feature change my life.I did play more hotseat games more than single player campaign and the thing is i was not playing with my friends i was the one who control all the states.Many of my friends called me weird for that they don't understand how such a thing could be fun since i am playing against myself and controling everything but the thing they did not understand is i was actually roleplaying with every single nation i played.I remember one time the Egypt faction leader dies and his son come to the throne he was a piety person.He did launch a grand campaing to the Sicily with the dream of united all muslim states and overthrown the catholic domination. Few turns later i was the Papal States and it was disaster ! Egyptian ships full of soldiers in the Mediterranean and the castles that fell one by one in Sicily.Something had to be done and it had to be done immediately.That's why I organized a crusade! To stop this madness and protect Europe.A tour later, I was the Byzantine empire and all these events were now an opportunity for me. It was an opportunity to return to the former glory and to take control of the Venetian islands in the Mediterranean.
    It was so much fun, after watching your video and remembering it, I realized how much I missed it.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you for saying that, Silver! You know what, I did the exact same thing a few times! :D It was so much fun, and in my case, I roleplayed as France and Antioch, a kind of overlord-vassal relationship! :D Hotseat was amazing, and I really want it back!

  • @dryjhna
    @dryjhna ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Playing a game while playing a movie in the background (vide Kingdom of Heaven) screams so much my teenage nostalgia...

  • @Fatefly
    @Fatefly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the new format, it suits really well this types of reviews. I’ve never played Medieval 2 cause I’m relativelly new to TW and thus far I’ve only play Rome II and Shogun 2 (which I absolutely love), but seeing how much the community loves it I’m more than convinced to give it a try in the future. Nice work Andy and keep it up.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much for saying that, juanjo! :D oh heck yes, you should definitely play Medieval 2 Kingdoms! The base campaigns are awesome by themselves, but the mods are some of the best out there!

  • @IzzyTotalWar
    @IzzyTotalWar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    And that's just base Medieval 2, never mind the endless supply of fantastic mods!

  • @Zongooo
    @Zongooo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I played my most satisfying campaign in any TW game as Ireland in the Britannia Campaign. My plan was simple:
    1: Take the whole island of Ireland.
    2: Build up my economy a bit.
    3: Raise an invasion force of two field armies plus a siege army on three stacks of boats.
    4: Sail to the south east coast of England.
    5: March north and attack London immediately - no messing around!
    I did it too, except that I ended up taking Arundel before London. I won and I think it was the most competently-fought campaign I ever did. I won a lot of big battles without losing many men. Awesome.

    • @mcsmash4905
      @mcsmash4905 ปีที่แล้ว

      i mean ireland is the easiest of them all but thats fine i played ireland first too just to get the lay of the land and how the battles feel

  • @shadowwarriorshockwave3281
    @shadowwarriorshockwave3281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Britannia expansion always holds a special place in my heart that opening cinematic is just so perfect

  • @suissemhabite.2098
    @suissemhabite.2098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I know our flags are rad and our chocolate as well but who would even consider drinking that?

  • @khanofsteppe1667
    @khanofsteppe1667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Poor Andy has been talking by himself in his room this whole time with no camera to record his hand gestures, until now that is!
    Great video, Kingdoms surely deserves a spotlight. I’m looking forward to playing it someday but for now I’m all about that Medieval 1 😎. Keep up the good work man!

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And Shogun 1 😁

    • @khanofsteppe1667
      @khanofsteppe1667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IceniTotalWar oh sure, there’s been a little bit of Shogun as well 😁

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@khanofsteppe1667 You're a real trooper for still playing the Original TW 👍.
      I must be Subbed to about 350 TW content channels and i can't remember anyone else doing campaign play in it.

    • @khanofsteppe1667
      @khanofsteppe1667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IceniTotalWar I appreciate it Iceni! Yeah I know Legend and Brought to Bear have some Shogun 1 stuff on their channels but there’s really not much else besides that. Heck, I think that’s why I started this channel. I discovered TW by watching TH-cam videos but there wasn’t very little Shogun 1 and Medieval 1 content so I decided to do it myself!

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@khanofsteppe1667 Yeah i think YT started to take off right around the time of Rome 1.
      Also Rome 1 was used in a popular UK tv show so it got a lot of coverage.
      Shogun 1 Med 1 were kinda ahead of their time but missed out on their 5 minutes of media fame.
      Both good games though. And Shogun 1 is where it all started for TW.

  • @phanboy3
    @phanboy3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rocking the double glasses! And your Total War content is on point as usual. I have some fond memories of being soundly beaten in Kingdoms in hot seat mode

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, man ;) being beaten in TW is some of the most traumatizing things for sure

  • @shadowwarriorshockwave3281
    @shadowwarriorshockwave3281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remeber and Ireland campaign where Edward left for crusade and when he came back I had taken Ireland Scotland and Norway out but his doom stack showed up and I had to cheese it in a bridge battle to win

  • @happycompy
    @happycompy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this video and seeing your face man! You're right, Kingdoms was a game changer. Very cool that you would play the Crusades campaign while watching Kingdom of Heaven (director's cut I hope!). I did the same stuff as a kid! Watching Gladiator, Braveheart or LOTR then trying to recreate the battle scenes in Total War 😂

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much! :D oh yes, Director’s Cut, naturally ;) ah, all classics, and definitely something I think a lot of us have done at one or several points 😄

  • @mcsmash4905
    @mcsmash4905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i liked the kingdoms expac because the map was obviously much more detailed and ˝full˝ while in the grand campaign alot of space was left empty (im looking at you eastern europe)

  • @seitavw
    @seitavw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For the algorithm

  • @1992zorro
    @1992zorro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That Turkish lady singing/crying on that soundtrack is everything you need to know to get that Crusader immersion. You really feel the struggle of that middle east area.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yes, it’s absolutely beautiful. How do you know she’s Turkish? :)

    • @1992zorro
      @1992zorro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndysTake Because CA used a piece of a complete song of her to make this mix we know in Kingdoms

    • @1992zorro
      @1992zorro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndysTake Devrim Kaya - Huma Kusu.
      It's a Turkish lament song. You should hear it to see if you see the similarities

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1992zorro really well done, and thanks for letting me know!

  • @caballeroquimera2501
    @caballeroquimera2501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOL, that opening, I loved it. Very cool seeing that you're exactly the same as in your pfp. Awesome video, man, thank you for elevating the awesome expansions for M2! As you said, the devil is in the details, better castles, the strange scale of Britannia (it's small but big), and the great variety and spiceness.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for saying that, Alejandro, means a lot :D I'm trying this new format, I really hope you like it!

    • @caballeroquimera2501
      @caballeroquimera2501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndysTake Don't worry, it was awesome! Certainly make your reviews more interesting and personal.

  • @Tanuvein
    @Tanuvein 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Good video as always. I love Kingdoms, but every time I go back I just end up playing the Irish campaign. It's still better than Thrones of Britannia, and I love that the Teutonic Order gets its own campaign as well. CK3 take some tips from the Crusade campaign I think.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, Tanuvein :) haha what fascinates you about the Irish campaign? I just love the vibe and music of the Britannia campaign, same with the Crusades!

    • @Tanuvein
      @Tanuvein 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndysTake The music is incredible, I agree. I actually listen to historical music outside of games so it's always a treat to have such a good soundtrack. I loved that in Britannia that while everyone is coming from a relatively similar technology group every faction still feels unique and they look more culturally unique than they do in something like Britannia. I just love the map too - I'm always a fan of a Britannia campaign, usually as the Irish, but I've probably conquered the isles with all of the factions (Scotland, Wales, England, Norse and the Irish) in EU4, CK3 and this expansion. Ireland being the under dog always makes them the most fun imo, and I also have ancestry to Ireland and Scotland.
      Still never finished Thrones of Britannia.

  • @DanMcLeodNeptuneUK
    @DanMcLeodNeptuneUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just recently rediscovered my love of Medieval 2 due to the amazing mobile release! 10/10 content!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much, Dan! :D

    • @DanMcLeodNeptuneUK
      @DanMcLeodNeptuneUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love your takes, Andy! Keep em coming! And much love to all old school TW fans!

  • @peachypietro9980
    @peachypietro9980 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's too bad that CA pulled a Braveheart and gave the Scots kilts a couple hundred years prior to their introduction XD Whoops!

  • @sethleoric2598
    @sethleoric2598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A dream Total War of mine would be one that starts off in Attila and ends in Napoleon while having a Mortal Empires style map and gameplay option.
    I could already imagine stuff like the Aztecs somehow getting boats all the way to Europe at turn 30.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would love a so-called TW “Eras” as well, that’d be the dream. And a Sunset Invasion? Perhaps haha

    • @sethleoric2598
      @sethleoric2598 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndysTake lol yeah i did download that mod

  • @Samuel-ih3et
    @Samuel-ih3et 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    6:49 ngl sounds like a pretty good time huh

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It really does.

  • @peanutwars
    @peanutwars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoyed this video and can’t wait for more! Man they have to make medieval 3 it has so much potential imagine the dlcs they could do

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much, Peanut Wars! :D would love a Medieval 3 as well!

  • @karlherkess7066
    @karlherkess7066 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My computer used to struggle a bit back in the day playing medieval 2 during larger battles, now people play in on their phones😅

  • @wfr1108
    @wfr1108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love your channel, glad someone is so enthusiastic about (historical) total war

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for saying that, Floppja! :D it’s my pleasure, I’m so craving a new historical Total War, but all I can do is cover what’s available right now haha

  • @grumpycato8314
    @grumpycato8314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good video; I appreciate the dedication to the disgusting energy drink bit

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Cato! Not so grumpy after all! ;)

  • @jonathanbeutel5984
    @jonathanbeutel5984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Andy reviews beverages! Love your content, Andy! Cheers from Hakodate! I have a random beverage suggestion for you to try out. Here me out...fill a cup halfway with frozen blueberries and then top it off with orange juice. Enjoy alternating between sips of blueberry enhanced OJ and spoonfuls of now mostly thawed out blueberries.
    Anyway, sorry for the random unsolicited reccomendation but it is delicious!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh wow, Hakodate, now that’s far away! Thank you so much for watching :D and hmmm that sounds delicious! Might try it out sometime - is this a Japanese beverage, mayhaps?

    • @jonathanbeutel5984
      @jonathanbeutel5984 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It looks like my comment was removed a 3rd time.
      It was something along the lines of no the blueberry OJ is just a random thing I tossed together when I was hungry. Two things I love at once!
      Also I think you would like Goryokaku Fort in Hakodate. It will give you Empire vibes if you pull up some images! It was the site of one of the last battles of the Boshin War and the start of the Meiji Restoration.
      Do you have an email for fans to send you things? I want to send some pics of the fort if I can. Anyway, cheers from 北海道 (Hokkaido, the northern main island of Japan)!🇯🇵

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonathanbeutel5984 Hey, join the Discord! It’s in the description :D

    • @jonathanbeutel5984
      @jonathanbeutel5984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndysTake, I joined! I look forward to vibing together in the new discord!

  • @ArnoRamone
    @ArnoRamone ปีที่แล้ว

    Welsh, Irish and Mayan campaigns were some of my all time favourite total war campaigns! This video made me wanna play them again

  • @miso689
    @miso689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Britannia was my favorite. Scots defending from impeding "viking" invasion was awesome. Also that campaign too had heroes and apart from new settlement models it also had stone forts and culture mechanics. Teutonic had cool pagans and hanseatic league as well as great looking teutonic knights. Crusaders also brought some new units to Byzantium and so on... cool expansion.

  • @TheMacaz
    @TheMacaz ปีที่แล้ว

    He reminds me of Serpentza with the suit and glasses xD

  • @IceniTotalWar
    @IceniTotalWar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm finishing up my Antioch campaign right now, need to hold Constantinople for 9 more turns so i'm hunting down the Venetians and Mongols in the meantime.

  • @hazamufaza1236
    @hazamufaza1236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    great vid, enjoy the new style

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! :D

  • @justinthomas3771
    @justinthomas3771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved the Tutonic campaign... mainly to get my revenge on those damn mongols.

  • @georgimihalkov9678
    @georgimihalkov9678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, Andy! Love the new camera 😀

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much, Georgi! :D

  • @johnmorales6281
    @johnmorales6281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've set it on my other channel.... But I really do hope that we get a legitimate Pike and shot total war or Post-Renaissance Total War something like that

  • @chellybub
    @chellybub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I know what you mean about having Norway as a viable playable faction. When they added Australia as a sort of viable nation in HOI4 with a overpriced DLC I was very happy 😊 It just makes the game feel a bit more special

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha exactly! :D makes it so much more fun. Still waiting for that Norwegian unique focus tree in HOI4 though 😭 but we’re likely getting something in EU4 next time! So that’s exiting hahaha

    • @chellybub
      @chellybub 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndysTake that's awesome!

  • @teodorrydberg254
    @teodorrydberg254 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And also improved/fixed some troops/factions mostly the ones that was taken from the base game to crusades

  • @spirit959ful
    @spirit959ful 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Because it had flamethrowers idc about historical accuracy, that shit Was dope af.

  • @sulthanakmalrakunsyah3890
    @sulthanakmalrakunsyah3890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the britannia and crusader campaign, never tried teutonic order but i'll try in near time, for americas... uhh, it's quite fun but not as best as crusaders and britannia, i think teutonic order will be fun as well!

  • @francescomutignani
    @francescomutignani 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now I ask my GF to sing me all Britannia campaign OST

  • @kikokltzhke8266
    @kikokltzhke8266 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    how do I launch the dlc for the non-steam version? (Disk)

  • @ion_force
    @ion_force 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never played hotseat nor did I know it existed until you mentioned it.
    Can you review planet war?

  • @CapitalTeeth
    @CapitalTeeth ปีที่แล้ว

    One thing that will always never not be funny for me, is that the inquisitors literally throw a bible at your face when they burn your priest.

  • @Toralero
    @Toralero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    sad reacts only for the 4th crusade :'''(
    but also a side note, warhammer total war 2 & 3 has great graphics etc but the battles just are never as satisfying as they were in medieval 2

  • @JorgeMartinez-mg4bs
    @JorgeMartinez-mg4bs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always go for the Aztecs I may be biased bcs of my Aztec ancestors maybe just a little bit

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Makes sense! Glad you’re enjoying them! :D

    • @sh-hg4eg
      @sh-hg4eg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have a Spanish name

    • @juangutierrez673
      @juangutierrez673 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sh-hg4eg you are not the brightest

  • @Antaragni2012
    @Antaragni2012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    PLEASE! More HISTORICAL Total War games!!! ⚔🛡🏹

  • @denipranata2278
    @denipranata2278 ปีที่แล้ว

    The grand campaign and crusade campaign are awesome, imagine that you fight Mongolian and Timurid.

  • @trowachess
    @trowachess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Swiss chocolate, moving up the ranks!

  • @Rex1987
    @Rex1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really agree with alot of what you said. I am a somewhat new subscriber so i dont know, are you from norway? :D

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha good to hear! And yes, I am indeed!

  • @Lobsterwithinternet
    @Lobsterwithinternet 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should check out that Lucium:Total War, a M2:K mod that converts it into a better version of Empire: Total War.
    Really one of the best mods out there and really adds a lot through scripted events much like when I formed Romania as Wallachia-Moldova or playing through the Spanish Succession Crisis or as the Ottoman Empire as your satellite states rebel.
    It even has a separate campaign for South America covering the period of revolution in the 1800s!
    Check it out!

  • @plsjato
    @plsjato 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Medieval 2 will be the next remastered, i mean like rome you can play it in youre phone

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really hope for a Medieval 2 Remaster, I’d be so happy with that

  • @gavinsepicgaming9835
    @gavinsepicgaming9835 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kingdoms is great and all medieval 2 is my favorite game
    But can we talk about barbarian invasion its very cool

  • @hugohom2280
    @hugohom2280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    man this guy has no clue about the conquest of the aztecs huh

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Explain?

    • @boynextdoor1951
      @boynextdoor1951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndysTake He may be referring to your spanish bad aztecs good comment at 13:16

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@boynextdoor1951 yeah I think we all know the Aztecs were a crazy bunch too lol

    • @waltonsmith7210
      @waltonsmith7210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hernan Cortez was not a man of high morals either.

    • @charlesmiv3842
      @charlesmiv3842 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@boynextdoor1951 I mean, last time I checked, I didn’t see the Aztecs sailing to Spain, then proceeding to enslave, loot, rape, and spread diseases. One side was clearly worse, and that’s the invading Spanish.

  • @fingerling1079
    @fingerling1079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    holy shit playing as lithuania in the teutonic campaign is impossible

  • @zachthompson9976
    @zachthompson9976 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I played while watching kingdom of heaven too! Glad to know I'm not alone. Also the last samurai and shogun 2 lol

  • @nikodemospl870
    @nikodemospl870 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Luckly, because of my bad experience with vanilla Medieval 2 campaign, I won't even care playing any of those expansions

  • @YggdrasilVanaheim
    @YggdrasilVanaheim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the britannia soundtrack

  • @thisistotalwar
    @thisistotalwar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video Andy!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! :D

    • @thisistotalwar
      @thisistotalwar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndysTake Yeah really liked the format and the amount of fun is "lagom" so to speak ;)

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thisistotalwar oh a Swede, good to know ;)

  • @izzitfs2311
    @izzitfs2311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Suisse choc. Use Belgian one. The best.

  • @laynaTheLobster
    @laynaTheLobster ปีที่แล้ว

    Christmas - Yea ok makes sense
    Hanukkah - Well... they're vaguely the same timeframe
    Kwanzaa - Also in the same timeframe so sure? Not sure if it's really religious but eh whatever
    Ramadan - 😳

  • @slacksthelast7975
    @slacksthelast7975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That drink is my fav 😍

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahaha I just can't take the caffeine/coffee taste lol

    • @slacksthelast7975
      @slacksthelast7975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndysTake I get ya

  • @Travis015
    @Travis015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video mate

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much :)

  • @ChosenJN
    @ChosenJN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dude you made me redownload the game goddamnit x)

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah man, enjoy ;)

  • @OohAaahcantona
    @OohAaahcantona 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kingdom of Heaven soundtrack is dope

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's absolutely fantastic!

    • @OohAaahcantona
      @OohAaahcantona 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndysTake Two Steps from Hell is some great epic music too.

  • @philipdawes2661
    @philipdawes2661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The best TW game to date, by a large margin :)

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It sure was awesome :)

    • @philipdawes2661
      @philipdawes2661 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndysTake I (still) play, mostly with the Stainless Steel Mod for 'authentic' history and Third Age:Divide and Conquer for a bit of Tolkienesque

  • @no.6371
    @no.6371 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those are the days i want to be a crusader!

  • @countdooku1363
    @countdooku1363 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that an Energy Drink with Chocolate Flavor ?!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yes. Have you been looking forward to that?

    • @countdooku1363
      @countdooku1363 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndysTake Very intrigued atleast

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@countdooku1363 I think the amount of chocolate in it has doubled since I last drank it.

  • @aceferreraprolexplayz7257
    @aceferreraprolexplayz7257 ปีที่แล้ว

    Btw you should try the "Rise of The Eagles" mod for Medieval 2 total war

  • @deminidze
    @deminidze ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man, i still play SS in 2022 ...

  • @Praetorian1995
    @Praetorian1995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing video, thank you!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much for saying that! :)

  • @ObjectiveMedia
    @ObjectiveMedia ปีที่แล้ว

    Heads up: Diet soda is terrible for you

  • @A-Gaymer
    @A-Gaymer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have 270 hours in this game and had no idea about this dlc XD

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whaaaaaat :O how do you only know about it?! :D

    • @A-Gaymer
      @A-Gaymer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndysTake I knew I had the dlc but not about additional campaigns. Thought it only added some new factions.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@A-Gaymer well now you have so much to play then :D

  • @alliedatheistalliance6776
    @alliedatheistalliance6776 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Another good mashup with TW and movie is Empire and Last of the Mohicans.

  • @AH13371
    @AH13371 ปีที่แล้ว

    13:14
    Switch horrible and brave there

  • @gellertbenedek9739
    @gellertbenedek9739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brooo... Stop drinking that poison

  • @mdsipon4312
    @mdsipon4312 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope total war could add all four of this game to mobile

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My dude, they will in November

    • @irgendeinname9256
      @irgendeinname9256 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happened

    • @rubens1767
      @rubens1767 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bought it yesterday, worth it.

  • @bryanb2886
    @bryanb2886 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is hotseat still a thing for no mod kingdoms?

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh yes, no mod Kingdoms had the original hotseat campaigns. No mod as in vanilla, if that's what you're referring to!

  • @wyattjenkins7898
    @wyattjenkins7898 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can’t even play kingdoms on my pc

  • @alcoolamus4208
    @alcoolamus4208 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know there is no a way to play hotseat battles in multiplayer?

  • @Ray-lf1eo
    @Ray-lf1eo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like med 2 but couldnt stand the handling and the ui, so i never played it really. I have hundreds of hours in rome 1 and would have in med2 if it handled the dame

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really would love a Med2 remaster, as I feel like they could really make things feel more modern.

  • @touger9759
    @touger9759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kingdoms is far and beyond my favorite TW game/expansion. Wish they'd make another one, didn't take long to tire of the warhammer games, didn't even bother buying the 3rd one.

  • @nebesvaikseni
    @nebesvaikseni ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nothing beats Rome Total War. Not even itself.

  • @johndoe2769
    @johndoe2769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MTW2 is simple my favorite of all the total wars : )

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's just so good :)

    • @johndoe2769
      @johndoe2769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndysTake Have you tried Tsardoms mod? the best so far iv played IMO

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johndoe2769 I haven’t actually. Or, ACTUALLY, I think I DID try it out like 10 years ago. It felt a bit too slow for me, but maybe I should check again if it’s been updated.

  • @Constance_tinople
    @Constance_tinople 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this not an Act Man parody/ personal spin on his style?

  • @psycho_steph1133
    @psycho_steph1133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Andy! You handsome devil you.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why thank you, Steph! You psycho, you ;)

  • @ethanbrown7198
    @ethanbrown7198 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    med2 is the best total war game, no comparison