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  • @JiruT2
    @JiruT2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4560

    I want Total War: Medieval III. ⚔

    • @TwpsynMawr
      @TwpsynMawr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      Who doesn't bro.. 🤙

    • @constantinople777christens5
      @constantinople777christens5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Yep. This, right fricken now

    • @RealAugustusAutumn
      @RealAugustusAutumn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      So do I, but what is that god awful pfp?

    • @user-sc5yf2zz4s
      @user-sc5yf2zz4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      сейчас это сложно делать потому что там религиозная война будет крестовые походы и джихады, вряд ли Medieval 3 выйдет вообще

    • @GumShuro
      @GumShuro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Just play Medieval Kingdoms 1212

  • @daniellima3730
    @daniellima3730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1375

    I remember when the History Channel used to make documentaries using Rome Total War to give a glimpse of battles.

    • @eddy_malouempereur_du_cong6536
      @eddy_malouempereur_du_cong6536 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      A french documentary use Napolon total war for well showcase Napoleonic battles

    • @tastegamingsucks3240
      @tastegamingsucks3240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      It was Called Decisive Battles

    • @whatthehell4644
      @whatthehell4644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@eddy_malouempereur_du_cong6536 a link would be appreciated would love to see how they use it lol

    • @sho4504
      @sho4504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      there was a show from the UK called Time Commanders, using the Rome Total War engine. They even had battles from the Medieval period, they created new units just just for the show.

    • @lgjosad
      @lgjosad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I remember when history channel was about history and total war was about quality games without DLC's.

  • @tzuweiluk8785
    @tzuweiluk8785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1758

    rome and medieval total war 2 were masterpieces when they were in 2006. I still think the medieval total war 2 is still very playable and enjoyable even now

    • @deucewithoutmicallister4794
      @deucewithoutmicallister4794 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I think it’s great I just wish the factions were more fleshed out

    • @ArvidLuidens
      @ArvidLuidens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You now do have the 1st Rome Total war Remastered.

    • @tzuweiluk8785
      @tzuweiluk8785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Just like what other ppl said. It is time for medieval total war 3 !!!! Sometime I think they are trying to make the total war more complicated. But i think it is too much haha. Btw, Warhammer 2 is also very high quality.

    • @weerdtd
      @weerdtd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      True, I just finished my English campaign. I just wanted to check out if it runs at Windows 10, but got hooked again after a couple of turns. Perfect example of gameplay is more important than grphics.

    • @Mythragaard
      @Mythragaard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      i am still playing medieval 2

  • @Newovar
    @Newovar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +584

    The fire effects from Shogun 2 are still the most beautiful I've seen in any game.

    • @mariatheresavonhabsburg
      @mariatheresavonhabsburg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmfao i''ve never put my attention to that.

    • @Newovar
      @Newovar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@mariatheresavonhabsburg Now you know.

    • @Kublaioi
      @Kublaioi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      three kingdoms actually has the best fire effects, shogun ii fire is pretty decent for its time tho

    • @Maks_K074
      @Maks_K074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Shogun 2 total war is without a doubt the best game in the series. After that, there was only regression.

    • @lotrlmao1648
      @lotrlmao1648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      For shogun 2, they focus a lot more on Battle details, which makes it the Best in term of battle in all total war games.
      The combat animation, the charging unit, the sound effect, the arrow and gun effect and effectiveness, the artillery effect and effectiveness, the fire effect, the cavalry, almost everything in battle of Shogun 2 is perfect.
      Maybe because players did not appreciated these, results in CA removing its focus on battle since Total War Rome 2

  • @codyellsworth7927
    @codyellsworth7927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +964

    The biggest leap was between medieval 1 and rome 1.

    • @kan12372
      @kan12372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Also rome 1 and med2 was pretty damn big

    • @codyellsworth7927
      @codyellsworth7927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@kan12372 Honestly, med2 felt a lot like rome 1 to me from what I remember. Pretty cool playing in the Americas though.

    • @Dark-pr3jj
      @Dark-pr3jj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Which is the main reason why Rome 1 is so beloved by fans and considered a classic. That 2D to 3D jump is impossible to miss.

    • @thenewcaliph766
      @thenewcaliph766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@Dark-pr3jj Other reasons as well, built this is one of them. For someone getting into the Total War series, Rome 1 is the best one to start with. Even today, years later, it still is a very fresh game. It was a masterpiece which aged perfectly.

    • @Someone-by6jm
      @Someone-by6jm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thenewcaliph766 No

  • @BulletTheEnforcer
    @BulletTheEnforcer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    *That moment when you realize that you’ve been playing Total War for 20 years.*

    • @dragooll2023
      @dragooll2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good life.

    • @BulletTheEnforcer
      @BulletTheEnforcer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dragooll2023 Indeed!

    • @canaan_banana
      @canaan_banana 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I remember playing the pre-release demo for Shogun 1..... Gosh I'm old!

    • @BulletTheEnforcer
      @BulletTheEnforcer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@canaan_banana I remember my then pastor showing me and my dad Shogun 1. It was awesome. He then claimed that he stopped playing it because it didn´t glorify God. Needless to say, we kept playing.

    • @dodda
      @dodda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hammer and anviling for 20 years.

  • @corwinusm.7875
    @corwinusm.7875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +582

    simple conclusion: time to Medieval III

    • @Terrormundi
      @Terrormundi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And Attila 2!

    • @avisdunrandom
      @avisdunrandom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Empire remastered or 2 ^^ (naval battle with cannon miss me)

    • @basilezzo
      @basilezzo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Terrormundi It is too recent. moreover, technically Attila would already be a sequel to the "Barbarian Invasion" campaign of Rome I

    • @myonionsmatter7843
      @myonionsmatter7843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      medieval 1 rome 1 medieval 2 empire, empire napoleon came in succession, enough eurotrash please

    • @yummyimpostor2722
      @yummyimpostor2722 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shogun 3

  • @hebl47
    @hebl47 3 ปีที่แล้ว +492

    Imagine someone making a cross-over between CA and Paradox - strategic map modes and decisions from EU4 and CK3 while being able to fight out each battle TW style. Yes, I'm a masochist who wishes to spend all of his time on a single game.

    • @Goosiepoo
      @Goosiepoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      I want this too, peak map gaming

    • @giathuanleviet4138
      @giathuanleviet4138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Peak of micro-management

    • @asliceofcheese7888
      @asliceofcheese7888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      There's actually a mod for EU4 that let's you fight battles in TW Medieval 2.

    • @greentuga691
      @greentuga691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That would be amazing, only thing missing is adding bannerlord and some "build your own castle game" into the mix.

    • @parkyamato9450
      @parkyamato9450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@greentuga691 bannerlord is literally the in between them except that there's not so much units like tw ofc

  • @f8_kondzio
    @f8_kondzio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Medieval I -- and Rome I Quality jump was unbelievable

    • @Tuetonicknight
      @Tuetonicknight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just about to comment this. And agreed, that’s probably what makes Rome a fairly playable game today (considering when it came out)

    • @matttondr9282
      @matttondr9282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I kind of disagree.. While I love Rome 1 and played it tons back in the day, I still think shogun and medieval 1 were amazing.

    • @franksalz9114
      @franksalz9114 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Medieval 1 was fuckin amazing! The jump made the campaign map annoying in rome and med 2 which i couldnt get into its overbearing i remember going into a game shop and the owner had just got the new rome game and was sitting there moving his stack forward and back for like 10minutes he couldnt get the hang of it

    • @White_Sonja
      @White_Sonja 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was never the same after that, each time i play a total war game two days after i install medieval total war 1 and play for 2 to 3 weeks xD. The 3d map is so not my cup of tea.

    • @spacewargamer4181
      @spacewargamer4181 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matttondr9282 As weird at it sounds I think that Shogun 1 have one of the best AIs of the series.

  • @comradestrawberry1876
    @comradestrawberry1876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2709

    The truly amazing thing is that the AI is as dumb as it ever was.

    • @wastl5000
      @wastl5000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      I played from Shogun 1 to Attila every Game. Than i gave it up. Because of that Reason.

    • @mercadonor
      @mercadonor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      can confirm. Actually playing napoleon and even in extreme mode is like nothing. One word to define the IA: suicidal

    • @georgetrillana5108
      @georgetrillana5108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Try playing with mods or try what I always do. I double the unit size of all the factions except the one I'm playing. But in my opinion if we're just talking about the vanilla campaign, Attila have the hardest campaign so far..

    • @simonsalgueiro6217
      @simonsalgueiro6217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      @@mercadonor Since Rome 2 the AI tries to flank and focuses your units much better, and also tries to use max range and not just go into short range to fire. Obviously, players have much better tactical minds, but if you watch, f.e, TWH2 legendary streamers, most use cheesing tactics cause a direct 1 vs 1 isn't as easy as before. It can be improved, specially in sieges, but for me the biggest problem is how your own units work sometimes, were they forget orders, do stupid things, go into wonky movements, etc.

    • @Ealdorman_of_Mercia
      @Ealdorman_of_Mercia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Not true at all.. I cant stand inept people spouting such lies with no substance.. Such a general statement based on nothing.. The AI is very complicated to program and with every installment they improved it. These are the facts. It's not perfect but quite good in my opinion, lost a few battles as the AI used intricate tactics. However after playing for a while we humans start to notice certain trends and weaknesses of the AI and exploit it, then people like Strawberryseed come along with such a weak blatant lying statement.

  • @jpracing893
    @jpracing893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    Another empire total war would be insane, I don’t know how many hours I’ve sunk into that game, and how many times I’ve conquered the whole world. Multiplayer was fun too.

    • @borsayayin1043
      @borsayayin1043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I still play Empire.

    • @jpracing893
      @jpracing893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@borsayayin1043 yeah me too man, love it - one of my all time favourite games

    • @SuperPerrooo
      @SuperPerrooo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Empire 2 with new engine and with working AI.

    • @SuperPerrooo
      @SuperPerrooo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Drazhoath1 so it seems brotha, so it seems

    • @howardlink4108
      @howardlink4108 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@borsayayin1043 I never realized that you could coup your country

  • @AndrewJ9673
    @AndrewJ9673 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Loved Attila. The challenge of saving Rome from annihilation, and the Biblical overtones of the whole game just made for such an engaging experience.

  • @Thrillho417
    @Thrillho417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I remember when the first medieval game came out I was living around the corner from where I worked at the time and used to go home in my lunch break to play it. One day when I’d first got the game I was so drawn into it that I lost all track of time and accidentally took a 2 hour break. Was totally worth it though.

  • @smart2609
    @smart2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    - we want medieval 3
    - well, since you ask so, here's a warhamer 7

    • @GumShuro
      @GumShuro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao

    • @ThomasShelby6213
      @ThomasShelby6213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@GumShuro seriously. They've been pumping out warhammer games every year, for christ's sake give us medieval 3 already!

    • @GumShuro
      @GumShuro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@ThomasShelby6213 yeah its kinda annoying. I know that CA wants a Warhammer trilogy that works together as one game but a warhammer game every year is annoying.
      Tbh im enjoying TW Attila Medieval 1212 Mod. Its great

    • @mihaimatei255
      @mihaimatei255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@ThomasShelby6213 Do you have any idea on how dates work? Total War Warhammer 1 was released in 2016, 2 in 2017 and 3 will be relased in 2021. Where TF do you see Total War Warhammer games in 2018, 2019, 2020?

    • @ThomasShelby6213
      @ThomasShelby6213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@mihaimatei255 well I guess 2016 and 2017. They had 2 warhammer games in 2 years soooooo

  • @Avio033
    @Avio033 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Rome Remastered was an unexpected gift. I really felt like a child again on release day and have been playing it ever since. That sweet nostalgia..

  • @redketchum_0216
    @redketchum_0216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Empire Total War 2, ETW 1 is the only game in the series that I can't get enough of playing. simply because the era it's in is wonderful.

    • @gilbye.a.koloay10
      @gilbye.a.koloay10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      the feeling of seeing troops doing volley fire. mesmerizing.

    • @plushman3685
      @plushman3685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gilbye.a.koloay10 and canister shot mowing down a bayonet charge

    • @stevencolor3389
      @stevencolor3389 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Also a huge fan of the 3 land regions, the 3 regions allows for wars across different theatres or allows you to expand your empire without disrupting a certain region too much, like pushing through the Americas allows you to expand while only pissing of 2-3 (Britain, France and Spain) European powers where as expanding in Europe pisses everybody off. For the same number of regions.

  • @crestfallenknight7983
    @crestfallenknight7983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    I want Empire 2 Total War

    • @TheArsenalgunner28
      @TheArsenalgunner28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just got a sick pc, and I decided to play medieval 2 for the first time since I had a crappy computer back in 2008. It looks like ass from what I rememeber but man it’s fun playing an RTS again! Played nothing else since I returned to it 3 weeks ago.
      I am considering playing Empire Total War now (as I’m sure I played that back in the day too) but I was wondering, is napoleon worth playing as well? Based on the two comparisons here they both look like the same game

    • @FroschImp
      @FroschImp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@TheArsenalgunner28 I like the campain more in empire. Biger World and morr nation to play as. But I realy like the battles of Napoleon.

    • @briangabonada7714
      @briangabonada7714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just recently bought empire a week ago. I like the campaign because you can have the entire world. However, the battles can really be buggy and Napoleon is 100% better in terms of battle. If you really want empire, you can install darthmod, it significantly improves the game

    • @godkingemperor7685
      @godkingemperor7685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      but this time i hope it cover the whole world and not just Europe india and parts of the americas. and also not make France into a single province nation.

    • @TheArsenalgunner28
      @TheArsenalgunner28 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FroschImp thanks man, I’ll try empire first. Just playing the third age for medieval 2 first though.
      Getting a pc was possibly the worst thing I did. I now have more great games to choose from than ever before, but also too many to play

  • @ryanclough5126
    @ryanclough5126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Still think Total War: Arena was a massive missed opportunity. It was great fun in it's early days but when Wargaming took over it became too numbers based. There was a lot less focus on tactical input and co-ordination with your team mates. My low tier cavalry could still be really useful when used correctly with flanking hammer and anvil tactics until Wargaming took over and it was like "Your charge value is less than their morale value. Say goodbye to half your men." Would be cool to see it attached to a future TW title as a multiplayer option. Was really good fun playing with 3-4 friends and actually feeling like officers that were part of a larger army.

  • @svenvcampen9022
    @svenvcampen9022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    We need a medieval 3 and a lord of the rings total war

    • @alessandromascia414
      @alessandromascia414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      agreed, but in the meanwhile you can try Third Age Total War, its a huge conversion of medieval 2 into LOTR world it feels just like a new game

    • @manfredigherardi8588
      @manfredigherardi8588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@alessandromascia414 or Rise of Mordor for Attila, but it is incomplete at the Moment

    • @hebl47
      @hebl47 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wish someone mad a total conversion mod for TW: Warhammer 2 or 3. Because it looks like the perfect game to be converted into Middle Earth.

    • @OFelix-fo5hs
      @OFelix-fo5hs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Total warhammer is basically like lotr but better.

    • @haiironotategami
      @haiironotategami 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try Warhammer TW - it's good game for those who love fkng fantasy bllsht.

  • @julienfolch4156
    @julienfolch4156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    Warhammer always makes me think about how incredible a Middle Earth TW would be

    • @queenoffortune5052
      @queenoffortune5052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Literally. Like the middle Earth mods are amazing but an actual game would be ten times better

    • @shammy8703
      @shammy8703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@queenoffortune5052 EA and WB own the rights to LOTR when it comes to games.

    • @silencewench9520
      @silencewench9520 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I second to that

    • @dingus_doofus
      @dingus_doofus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@queenoffortune5052 Ca would have to put in a lot of work to equal Divide and Conquer at this point. Don't really see it happening. But DaC on a fresh engine would be awesome.

    • @wpsp2010
      @wpsp2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm pretty sure Atilla has a full LOTR mod that's still being updated to this day

  • @user-yn9db4hl2m
    @user-yn9db4hl2m 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    TOTAL WAR: EMIRE NEW PLEASEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @BattlegroundsFTW
      @BattlegroundsFTW 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was Total War: Napoleon

    • @N1Zer0
      @N1Zer0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@BattlegroundsFTW napoleon had smaller global map than empire, though napoleon has other better features like; troops deserting, camera shakes on explosions, etc.
      eitherway, both games are obsolete in terms of most recent features. So yeah, both need a new sequels.

    • @toha1729
      @toha1729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@BattlegroundsFTW Empire was about world conquering , but Napoleon about Europe war

    • @arjusarauis9901
      @arjusarauis9901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@toha1729 yeah those two eras were different. Empire’s was the era of colonial expansion and Napoleon is, well, about the war and it was localized on the continent.
      Though, I really wish they expended on the theme of the era of Empire with erecting more provinces on America and broken up regions in Europe such as Paris into smaller sections. Can imagine all that could be done with new technical breakthroughs we now have.

    • @dimmadometv
      @dimmadometv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, Empire is due for a face-lift

  • @athenastarsnow528
    @athenastarsnow528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I remember Medieval 2 Americas campaign was so much fun, playing as the Mayans and seeing their amazing cities. Now we have them in even greater detail, populated by dinosaur people!

  • @kieranjones1520
    @kieranjones1520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I got Rome Total War in 2004, I still play it to this day

    • @mileee3776
      @mileee3776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me to .. first time playing it in 2004 when i was 14 y. Now am 31 and i got it in my laptop

  • @jsun0514
    @jsun0514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Still remember the goosebumps Rome gave me back in 2004 when I first saw it

  • @iskandarzulkarnain8272
    @iskandarzulkarnain8272 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have played a lot of total war games. For me, the best ever is Shogun 2. It is just so complete. Amazing soundtracks, fine classical japanese painting/arts, dozens of different but with unique abilities, brutalities with blood pack and severed limbs and most importantly REAL MENACING PHYSIQUE OF ARROWS FLYING up and down.

  • @js5072
    @js5072 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    My absolute favorite is shogun 2. I think in the future (though keep in mind I haven't played any new total war games) is be able to make customizable army uniforms and stats, like make an independent nonhistorical or canon army.

  • @KaisaMachinimas
    @KaisaMachinimas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    pure nostalgia...:-) great video mate!

  • @leonrobinson2053
    @leonrobinson2053 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved these games sense i was a kid, the music was amazing in pretty much all of them

  • @ixaug7857
    @ixaug7857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I will always love NaNapoleon Total war even if nobody ever mentions the gem that it is

    • @konradzajac680
      @konradzajac680 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am waiting for Napoleon 2 Total War or Imperial Glory 2

    • @pavell0x
      @pavell0x ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very underrated

    • @AxenfonKlatismrek
      @AxenfonKlatismrek 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You know, Napoleon total war is essentially Fallout New Vegas of Total war. And both are from the same year

  • @delkorea7969
    @delkorea7969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I want Total war : The lord of the rings

    • @___8668
      @___8668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      mods on medival 2

    • @delkorea7969
      @delkorea7969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@___8668 Don't even mention "MOD" on a game which released 15 years ago

    • @cobyg2581
      @cobyg2581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The is also Lord of ring mode out on Attila I believed.

    • @JoshTheHoffman
      @JoshTheHoffman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@delkorea7969 I massively disagree the Mods for medieval 2 are fantastic. The Lotr mod actually looks fairly decent for how old it is.

    • @JoshTheHoffman
      @JoshTheHoffman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cobyg2581 Yes and it is really good looking.

  • @sonicDhedgehog
    @sonicDhedgehog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I'd love to see a Shogun 3 above all else but I'd also would love medieval 3 as well

    • @agege04
      @agege04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You mean shogun 2 2?

    • @msmlolmanpolybrige0335
      @msmlolmanpolybrige0335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i think, shogun 3, ntw 2, etw 2, medival 3, those should be the ones coming imo, that'd be great

    • @plsjato
      @plsjato 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Why Shogun 3?
      Shogun 2 is amazing and the servers are still online.
      We dont need that, maybe medieval 3 but Shogun 3?
      Really?

    • @msmlolmanpolybrige0335
      @msmlolmanpolybrige0335 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@plsjato maybe a redux?

    • @jekesan4221
      @jekesan4221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@plsjato How about remastered Shogun 2?

  • @j.d.6086
    @j.d.6086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I want another Napoleon/Empire era game with smarter AI and really responsive units. I feel like the more recent games, it's harder to move and get ahold of your units, especially once their in combat.

    • @clownphd1684
      @clownphd1684 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Disagree, you just have to be smarter about unit placement and movement. Warhammer 2 taught me the value of really studying how units perform and what doing things like moving ranged back ahead of time is invaluable. Yes there is clunkiness due to all the shit going on in the battles. But it's not hard to maneuver

    • @j.d.6086
      @j.d.6086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@clownphd1684 It is 100% harder to move units once they are in combat than previous games. You are just saying the most effective way to play in the new games. The only reason you have to play that way is that they are less responsive once they enter combat. Play Rome 1 and you will see what I am talking about.

    • @clownphd1684
      @clownphd1684 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@j.d.6086 This method works in Shogun 2. I've tested it out myself. I actually have no issues moving and coordinating units. Just get good bro

    • @j.d.6086
      @j.d.6086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@clownphd1684 Whatever, most people are casuals, and just want to play the campaign every once in a while. Not have to engineer tactics to get my units to obey. It's kinda weird to aspire to be good at a total war game.

    • @clownphd1684
      @clownphd1684 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@j.d.6086 I don't really know what you would expect out of a game as complex as Total War. Not only do the units have their animations and stats, they interact with the environment around them causing clunkiness to be inevitable. The amount of times I issue an attack but get a movement command instead is annoying. But it's never enough for me to be like "Wow golly jee it's so hard to use units"

  • @donder91
    @donder91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Rome 1 : Best campaign gameplay
    Rome 2: Best multiplayer
    Empire/Napoleon : Best ship combat

    • @mercadonor
      @mercadonor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      agree with you, but all tw games have a sucker IA

    • @___8668
      @___8668 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shogun 2: best battles

    • @ggyy311
      @ggyy311 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Attila: Best survival game.

  • @VyBnSaturn
    @VyBnSaturn ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Medieval 2 is still my favorite game by far. It was so crisp, so fun, so well made.

    • @VyBnSaturn
      @VyBnSaturn ปีที่แล้ว

      Aside from the AI. Legit some of the dumbest AI in the history of Total war lmao

  • @therealgamingking7901
    @therealgamingking7901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First total war i played was Rome then medieval 2 been in love with the series ever since

  • @BareRoseGarage
    @BareRoseGarage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Watching the original Shogun sure brought back memories. I thought I was too old for video games then, but that was the hook for sure. Been playing Total War ever since......... & in an odd way..... I miss the original Shogun & Medieval.

  • @theamorphousflatsch2699
    @theamorphousflatsch2699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I always forget, how much of an improvement Total war Rome was from the previous ones.

  • @wpsp2010
    @wpsp2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just the advancement from 2d models in Medieval 1 to 3d in Rome was fantastic

  • @olejnik5165
    @olejnik5165 ปีที่แล้ว

    So much memories so much childhood, I remember Medieval total war being my first total war I ever play

  • @giorgiocosta1887
    @giorgiocosta1887 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    man this saga is just epic af
    the level of detail in the battles is so accurate

  • @jacobherron6685
    @jacobherron6685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't believe it's been almost 22 years love Total war Best game ever

  • @somelonemusic6792
    @somelonemusic6792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Rome Total War has a most epic music ever.

    • @bradysmith6746
      @bradysmith6746 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr when I played Rome 2 I installed a music mod with all the Rome 1 music.

  • @peggylamar4014
    @peggylamar4014 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice vid 👍

  • @acatwithwiskers9273
    @acatwithwiskers9273 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love shogun 2 so much, warms my heart listening to the music.

  • @tashmitkhan2853
    @tashmitkhan2853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn... I still remember the days when I would watch my older brother play Medieval 2 for hours. It's thanks to him that I got into these games in the first place.

  • @ultrafishgaming7841
    @ultrafishgaming7841 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Rome remastered - it's evolving, just backwards

    • @nickcher7071
      @nickcher7071 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, the remaster lost all the charm original had. Map design had so much "antique" feeling, and now it is cartoony and simplified. Also color palette is acidic

    • @Ashmodai
      @Ashmodai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rome Remastered has no reason to exist.
      We have Rome 2 and it's better in every aspect

  • @jensmarkgraf
    @jensmarkgraf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow.
    cool style!
    my alltime favorite stays Med2

  • @CanadaMMA
    @CanadaMMA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Medieval Total War was the first game I played in the series, but the one that hooked me completely was Shogun 2. I still play it.

  • @TheYaq
    @TheYaq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    total war arena was earlier than 2018 i palyed early alpha , and i gotta say this one was the best multiplayer game of total war series its so good

  • @KriegBoy
    @KriegBoy ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Medieval 2 still looks so good

  • @anthraxgamma05
    @anthraxgamma05 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shogun 1 was like on of the best Total Wars i have ever played in my Childhood!

  • @jeffl1159
    @jeffl1159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love them all, but I go back to Warhammer II time and time again.

  • @addimbantuwe9406
    @addimbantuwe9406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    brilliant how they peaked with medieval 2, then downgraded for two games, then peaked again with shogun 2, and have since been on a bizarre upwards downwards cycle for years

  • @Divine7Evolution
    @Divine7Evolution 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'd say after looking at this, I've enjoyed the Warhammer and medieval series the most, hope in the future we could get a real third age total war, modders have done amazing to bring us what they have with divide and conquer but it's just not the same. Would also look forward to a medieval 3 with all the updated mechanics and the graphics they've implemented over the years if that's in any way possible

  • @tac0salesman493
    @tac0salesman493 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved arena total war it got me started into the total war series

  • @animewatcher00
    @animewatcher00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    medieval total war 1 is in my opinion the best one. I spent soooooo many hours playing it and at 1 point i had almost conquered the entire map and i deeply regret not going back to finish it.

  • @Meme_MachineX
    @Meme_MachineX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This series is aging like a fine wine truly masterpiece from beginning to this day.

  • @SamMoonRyong
    @SamMoonRyong 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    idk why there is so much hate for Total War: Warhammer.. it literally saved a franchise and made the most money out of all IP's by far

    • @Diamond-fr1ue
      @Diamond-fr1ue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How did it save a franchise lol.

    • @SamMoonRyong
      @SamMoonRyong 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Diamond-fr1ue I am talking about the warhammer fantasy franchise

    • @Diamond-fr1ue
      @Diamond-fr1ue 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SamMoonRyong ah

    • @josgretf2800
      @josgretf2800 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SamMoonRyong Literally brought it back from the grave so hard they are making a new tabletop. Fucking power right there

    • @sneegardsneedsen1738
      @sneegardsneedsen1738 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How non-sentient do you have to be to base your opinion on the opinion of the masses ?

  • @YY-mk4ti
    @YY-mk4ti ปีที่แล้ว

    It's like going back in time and witnessing every war and battles in history.

  • @ignacioveiga2539
    @ignacioveiga2539 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is art

  • @sniffles8672
    @sniffles8672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I LOVE Shogun I and Medieval I interface and design of ivons etc. Graphics are obviously very dated but feel of these games are pure nostalgic bliss.

  • @josephbeaumont4683
    @josephbeaumont4683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Man, how lucky the Warhammer segment has been, 3 games in less than 5 years, while an Empire 2 or a Medieval 3 already seems to be something that we will never see as such.

    • @looper7159
      @looper7159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It was the plan the entire time to make a trilogy to pack in the crazy amount of content there is in the warhammer series

    • @zsetsunaz1116
      @zsetsunaz1116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love to see Medieval 3 or Shogun 3 too, but they planned Warhammer as a trilogy from the start, so I think we must wait. At least the last game will be released soon.

  • @XGamesk3
    @XGamesk3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rome total war 2004 was my first total war and strategic game. And its big part of my childhood

  • @kolpere1625
    @kolpere1625 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kudos for the camera guy recording the ship battle of empire total war. Hands of steel with all that shaking lmao.

  • @1pj981
    @1pj981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I want empire total war II… just imagine how fucking amazing that would be

    • @diegoleal3852
      @diegoleal3852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Britisch empire vs spanish empire

  • @CarrubsLP
    @CarrubsLP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We all are living in 2021 while this man is in 2022 already

  • @husky2961
    @husky2961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I played rome, empire and rome 2, enjoyed them all. Will continue after i finished my AOE II campaign

    • @___8668
      @___8668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Try Shogun 2, it's beautiful

  • @littlenifty2510
    @littlenifty2510 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always wanted to play one of these since I was a kid

  • @SuperKekskrieger
    @SuperKekskrieger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Total War: Medieval II and shogun 2 best of the best :( more love, more animation , good hud ,best fight feeling

  • @chikabestwaifu1539
    @chikabestwaifu1539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Total War Shogun was my favourite. Avatar conquest was just way too good. Sad it wasn’t a thing in the future games.

  • @GaminHasard
    @GaminHasard 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Playing since shogun: total war
    Insane the evolution.
    Cant wait for the new engine !

  • @lortyxb
    @lortyxb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Legendary series

  • @AlexTTzer0
    @AlexTTzer0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The real time battles of Medieval 2 hold up extremely well

  • @jungleboy1
    @jungleboy1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    something just made Shogun 2 really good - i cant work it out...... Its like for some reason the devs who made shogun 2 left CA and it went downhill from then

    • @smokeyplays7183
      @smokeyplays7183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agree ,I think it's just simple but very balanced and we'll put together ,,,like a live board game

    • @theinquisitor8112
      @theinquisitor8112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I disagree, respectfully.

    • @diegolavega487
      @diegolavega487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think its the units, right now units feel like blobs of cats running after catnip, something about shogun made the units feel not only more alive but the combat actually looked legit.

    • @smokeyplays7183
      @smokeyplays7183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@diegolavega487 agree especially with the blood add-on,, I hate Attila

    • @simonsalgueiro6217
      @simonsalgueiro6217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tbh, Shogun 2 was super monotonous, every faction felt the same (even if it's a game based on Japan, they could have made different units for each faction, even if the difference isn't too big, it would have added flavour), battles were a rugby melee mess, AI was horrible in battle, agents were the most superpowered beings ever in any TW game, every unit fight was a 1 vs 1 soldier fight due to animations and the end game mechanic was awfuly thought. It had good things, and I enjoyed it, but it's far from being the best TW game in my opinion.

  • @RealAugustusAutumn
    @RealAugustusAutumn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    As awful as Rome looks now, it was seriously the best thing ever back in the day. And the transition from Rome to Med II literally made my childhood

    • @alextowers3564
      @alextowers3564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You say that, but RTW was the first total war game I played and that was only about a year and a half ago. There's something endearing about the low graphics, and they didn't inhibit what to me was the point of the game - to fight battles strategically without zooming in to see the individual men

    • @CapnSkillzy6969
      @CapnSkillzy6969 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel the same about shogun 1 i played that first and was HOOKED and now it looks terrible
      Medieval 1 always sucked though

  • @dannydartford3325
    @dannydartford3325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Rome 1 🥺 what a beautiful game that was. Love Rome 2 as well shame they over complicated massively the campaign. Med 1 & 2 were special as well

  • @janvanengeland8480
    @janvanengeland8480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Rome Total war 1 can’t be beaten🔥

  • @derfeljr
    @derfeljr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I've played Total War games since Rome 1. This year I just got to start playing Mount & Blade 2 Bannerlord. I am having a hard time going back to Total War games now... Every single unit being independent feels too awesome to me, it makes me feel like being in the battlefield, it's too damn good. Only downside is not being able to play battles with more than 1000 units, that's the only advantage on TW games atm for me.

    • @GonzoTehGreat
      @GonzoTehGreat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd also like to give Mount and Blade a try.
      Which version would you recommend for someone playing it for the first time, coming from Total War?
      I've played RTW 1, MTW 2 and NTW.

    • @derfeljr
      @derfeljr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GonzoTehGreat I've only played M&B Bannerlord, so that's the only one I can recommend. Even though it is currently in early access, I can tell it's totally worth it in it's current state (my opinion at least).

    • @devinhill6823
      @devinhill6823 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GonzoTehGreat if youve never played mount and blade go for bannerlord and if you find the campaign mechanics to be a bit shallow go for warband and try some of the mods

    • @Azure9577
      @Azure9577 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GonzoTehGreat warband is the best one
      Bannerlord is not exactly finished
      But warband has decades of content with mods and stuff

  • @MedjayofFaiyum
    @MedjayofFaiyum 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool video

  • @semprabti
    @semprabti 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The music from Arena really sounds like Empire Earth main menu :'D

  • @demonfox879
    @demonfox879 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I never played a lot of the old or in general much of Total War. Only Total War: Warhammer 1 and 2 (Looking forward to 3) and seeing Empire and Napoleon Naval Battle is freaking amazing looking. I'm pretty bummed out they never included that in the Warhammer Series with Naval Battles, they could've really been creative with it sense I always kind of found it dumb fighting with other ships in the ocean and to end up fighting in land.

  • @jordan605632
    @jordan605632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    We need a new Empire total war

  • @romainrousseau259
    @romainrousseau259 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super ! C'est de mieux en mieux ! Cool !

  • @erenyeager9216
    @erenyeager9216 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    happy new year everyone

  • @littleumbrella1763
    @littleumbrella1763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I long for the day that empire 2 will be announced

  • @theamorphousflatsch2699
    @theamorphousflatsch2699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    One really good thing, that i liked about Rome 2, is that they managed to make the battles much more historicaly accurate, since the enemy lines didn't get mixed with your lines and they were stabbing at eachother and actually using their shields

    • @urbanwarrior3470
      @urbanwarrior3470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Come off it, i used to have a enemy unit unit surrounded by around 7 or 8 units and that unit just did not rout at all

    • @theamorphousflatsch2699
      @theamorphousflatsch2699 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@urbanwarrior3470 Well yeah, the game is kinda bullshit sometimes to be fair, but this was one feature i really enjoyed and made the game cool to look at.

    • @diddlypoop
      @diddlypoop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@urbanwarrior3470 How's it going to rout when surrounded by 7 or 8 units? Probably resolved to fight to the last.

    • @urbanwarrior3470
      @urbanwarrior3470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@diddlypoop It wasn't even officially fighting to the death - it was just fighting - even wheni tried to removed some units

    • @diddlypoop
      @diddlypoop 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@urbanwarrior3470 Did you check the unit's morale? The game gives you a clear breakdown of a unit's morale and how it's feeling or if it's close to routing.

  • @johndarcangelo6893
    @johndarcangelo6893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I put so many hours in those first 3 games. Rome is still one of my favorite games of all time.

  • @kogerugaming
    @kogerugaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I mainly played rome total war, napoleon total war and shogun total war. My favourite by far is the shogun one because of the setting but boy, sometimes when nostalgia hits me and i watch history videos about napoleon or rome i can spend a good week or two playing hours. And just finished a shimazu campaign today (well, not finished, I won, but its not finished until i conquer everything)

  • @matthenson2162
    @matthenson2162 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I miss those big open battlefields from the old games :(

  • @thatrussiandude9059
    @thatrussiandude9059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    man, first total war game have better sieges than warhammer 2

  • @KasChuckNorris
    @KasChuckNorris 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In my head these graphics were always fantastic. Funny looking back in my thirties lol

  • @BrandonQ1995
    @BrandonQ1995 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rome Total War was my introduction into the franchise on an IBM laptop, gifted to me on my 13th birthday. The poor thing could barely take it lol, had to keep it elevated with a fan blowing on it to keep it from shutting off lol...

  • @ZiotGaming
    @ZiotGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would LOVE a Total War Elder Scrolls or Game of Thrones

    • @zakgram7339
      @zakgram7339 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are some good mods for Medieval 2 that let you play during the Oblivion Crisis or when Skyrim is set (including as the Stormcloak Rebellion or as the rest of Skyrim). They're actually really fun and pretty well-made!

  • @ScarryHarry93
    @ScarryHarry93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    We Need an empire 2 or medieval 3.
    That said, I'd be stoked for a modern WWII or something (I know it's overdone in shooter genre, but a massive gunfire total war would be cool. Been a while since one)

    • @sonofthebearking3335
      @sonofthebearking3335 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I kind of agree but I really think a Civil War era has a lot of potential, if it could include the entire North American Theater with the Caribbean and mesoamerica much like Empire but all the way to America's West Coast and even perhaps Alaska before the Russians sold it so I can be a corner faction with my Streltzy again, then go Stick it to both the North and the South for sucking 😄
      I think there could be a lot of potential for that open American West, still lots of tribes who are free, Mexico still being a big player, and even the Mormon's Nauvoo Legion was big enough to Skirmish with the United States Army at one point before they decided to chill and become the Utah National Guard.
      There is some potential for a campaign there, and the Blackhawk Wars as well as rough as they were, but honestly if War Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce didn't get some kind of campaign I'd throw something.

    • @ScarryHarry93
      @ScarryHarry93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sonofthebearking3335 Civil war would be cool too - really anything with line battles across history could be cool and not really require much effort on them as it wouldn't be "too new". They've remade Rome a few times and done 3 warhammers. If they aren't going to make a LotR brand I at least want a new empire, Napoleonic war, or something in the medieval/dark ages based in Europe.

  • @peaceanquiet4528
    @peaceanquiet4528 ปีที่แล้ว

    My mom gave me a disc binder with various computer games in it, it had one of the install discs for Medieval Total war, and one for rise of nations. I couldn't play either, but I knew they existed. BUT I did get Civ 2 gold edition from my mother's friend.

  • @vuhieu5362
    @vuhieu5362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like total war games for history events, shogun 2, medieval 2 and rome 1 are simply my choices

  • @sobrirosdriana3901
    @sobrirosdriana3901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Total War: World Domination, should be the next instalment.

  • @moa8659
    @moa8659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    RIP total war arena. What a fucking great game that was

  • @uhlan1035
    @uhlan1035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TW Shogun's campaign map was awesome, it's crazy how much TW is turning into a MOBA.

  • @uaktasgnab6194
    @uaktasgnab6194 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best total war medieval 2 i m still playing now ....