Rome: Total War - Part 5 - A Friendly Knife in the Back
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ธ.ค. 2016
- Rome: Total War continues, as the Julii follow our lead and begin their own campaign against Gaul. Naturally, we'll be doing everything we can to sabotage it.
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I can hear the air quotes every time you say "help" the Juliii.
Evil Jon strikes again.
By the way jon, just like the wardogs , a diplomat/spy/assasin takes literally a single person from your population pool.
Doesn't surprise me. What an amazing game.
lol
Many A True Nerd in your opinion what's the best faction
he said at the start its the Brutii out of the romans and he prefers the romans over others
The Romans have the widest rosters, the most building options and the best choice of elite troops, but the Seleucids can train legionaries, hoplites and elephants, so they're pretty good too.
The spies remind me of a really mad anakin
Noodles TheAsian I agree
You cannot win gauls we have the higher ground!
So... Anakin?
Its over gaul i have the high ground
Execute order 66
Not the first time a Roman took a knife to the back
killer115ish Too soon :(
Considering the fact that a large sum of people don't even know who Caesar was, its too late
Vortex Too late for the joke, or for humanities survival? Because if a lot of people don't know about Julius Caesar, then we are fucked as a species due to our stupidity
Et tu Brutii?
You too brute?who was a good friend of his who also stabbed him I think
HANG ON A SECOND 30:00
WHEN THE BATTLE STARTS HE ACTUALLY SAYS "WERE HELPING OUR BRETHREN THE JULII!"
the level of detail in this game, even tho ive played it loads it still baffles me how much nuance is in here.
Need to learn Roman tactics... Need to become the greatest general Denmark has ever seen!
I have great hopes you will surpass Sweyn Forkbeard.
Edit: or Hamlet.
Jon, another cool touch with War Dogs. They continue past the red line to kill their enemies, yes, but also they are very useful when fighting at a bridge! War Dogs can doggy paddle their way across the river to kill their foes! It's amazing the attention to detail this game has.
Nice. I need to remember that
Man's best friend!
If only subsequent Total War games had that same attention to detail. It was pretty much gone after Medieval II.
Julii and Scipii in this game are like 'Et tu, Brute?'
*brutii
Finally, my favourite series.
waiting at my pc refreshing the subs for the last hour..... some times i have no life....
If you ring the bell near the subscribe button it will send you notifications through your browser immediately when he uploads. No need to refresh.
This is my FAVOURITE series by Jon, I wish he'd make more of these, I NEED THEM TO SURVIVE
Bro. I get so pumped when i see this thumbnail
"I am tempted to put it up to 3 videos a week in the New Year..." - Jon, Many A True Nerd, 2016
Can you hear that? That's the sound of several passengers boarding the HYPE TRAIN! KEEP IT ROLLIN' BITCHES!
yessss can't wait for 3 videos a week of this
I don't comment often, or at all on TH-cam videos, but i have to say... this is by far my favorite Let's play series. i might be bias, cause i do love Total war, and hearing someone as knowledgeable as you on Roman history (History in general) not only play the game so well but also muse over the various tidbits of stories is simply amazing. Keep up the excellent work!
Yay! Sabotage is my favorite gift to give my friends. They don't stay my friends for long though....
Merry Christmas!! Says the clown jack-in-a-box while it's stabbing you in the back :)
Rewatching the series after the finale, sees Jon pick up Cretan archers: "Julianus, you are on your way"
that's not until part 25 IIRC
"The Beacons! the Beacons are lit! Julii calls for aid!"
"... And Brutii will answer.... with a no."
flipping
if there were ever a total war fallout i think Jon would attain transcendence
The brutii knifing Julii in the back? Unheard of
I must say I just love the "They are light cavalry, they hit hard, but fall over if you breathe on them...". Love your videos by the way.
Tiberius Brutus is getting really old, I'd consider giving any and all retainers he has to another family member
You can do that?
TheLordboki For most retinues, yes, I’m both RTW and M2TW. Some cannot be moved, but the majority can.
@@JB-xl2jc In M2TW they can't be moved for some reason.
@@JB-xl2jcHuman retainers can't be moved in Medieval 2, I've heard - only items, like special armour, a weapon, or a holy relic...
@@NobleKorhedron By St George, I've forgotten who I even was 5 years ago. A younger lad, with bright eyes and bushy tale.
But uh, yeah, you're probably right.
You can play as Massila in rome 2 its a Greek colony with heavy celtic influence. So celtic hoplites.
Instead of playing the actual game, I can't stop binge watching these videos. I am enjoying this so much.
I'm loving this series! Jon's knowledge of classical culture and obvious love of the game is a delight, and makes me really want to play it again.
Jon, I beg you please make it a daily series. I know that you don't usually change your schedule plan but make a expection man ! It's probably best series of yours right now :D !
Editing
Actually this would be the first time as at this point Caesar won't be born for a few hundred years
I know I'm three years late but I love the series.
Similar to your tactic here, I've found that, if you follow around your allies' armies with a single unit of infantry, you can attack and besiege the same cities they do, build a single battering ram, then start the fight and leave it o the AI ally to do all the work. It would appear that doing this means that, because you started the fight, you get the city
I live for Fallout NV, Rome Total War, and mass effect 2 episodes
Same
me too
-ME2 +Skyrim
Glad to finally see the grand "helping" strategy at play! Really creative way to sabotage your allies haha. I can't wait to see you "help" them take a properly walled city, they always take massive casualties in those battles
not gonna lie all these new tactics and wee details im learning from this after playing for 7 years have me hotter than mint original source shower gel on my nuts.
37:43 Jon's reaction is brilliant
I think one of the things you forget when building your economy is when you build a port, you create a trade route. Often, the trade route is to another of YOUR cities, making more money in TWO cities, not just one. You often build roads rather than ports or trading center to gain income...
"Spurius Spacula who isn't spectaCULA." Many a true poet.
I kept avoiding this series from the start cause I don't really like the total war games, but holy shit I watched them all now and I need more!
dexster8618228 This is like heroine, one dose and you end up with a constant need for a fix
darky
I was never really good at these games. I think it's just nice to see someone play them properly for once :P
Never owned a console so PC :P
Vicus Utrecht Rome Total War is now in tablet, make sure you have one of the newer tablets and check the market.
The bit around 19:05 sounds like the beginning of a limerick:
There once was Roman named Scapula, okay but nothing spectacular, etc etc...
Found this series and this channel this moring, it's 2 P.M. and I just had a Rome: Total War marathon despite having played it for hundreds of hours...great work! I even learned things I had no idea about, like disbanding units to move population and a bunch of other strategies
not often a youtuber is truly an expert at the game they're playing, but in this case i am rapt. i spent hundreds of hours playing this when it came out and jon is still teaching me some fascinating things. just shows how marvelously deep and well thought out this game was.
I always find the julii never do well as they get so little money compared to the scipii and brutii. They can be getting like 20,000 a turn mid game while julii is still financially struggling
Yep, the Julii need to be careful to get money in - they need Illyria and Dalmatia (which is exactly why I stole them immediately), and then they need to stick to the south coasts of France and Spain to get at least some naval trade. They rarely do, and instead get stuck in the worthless central French and Germanic areas. Unquestionably the computer struggles as the Julii.
yeah, I always think the scipii can be the richest and most powerful if they get their act together as most cities they take are large carthaginian coastal cities or Egyptian and can even take southern spain if they're quick enough
RogertheRoman
I don't know I always take Illyria and Carthage really early so i never notice any lack of funds as the julii
but ai julii don't do things like that, they attack gaul and germania and both those countries produce no money compared to carthage or athens
you can also cheat early and go and attack somewhere like Crete (esp for the archers!) Once you are in an area the AI will give you senate missions to take nearby towns. I always take syracuse lilibaeum and Carthage, then rush for Greece where a swift capture of Crete, Rhodes and Athens can suddenly ramp up your powerbase and earning potential (collossus bonus plus carthage= huge piles of cash)
Crete is a remarkably good marshaling point for attacks on the Nile delta too- there is no point trailing all the way across the coast from Carthage with all those nasty Pirates, just sweep in one go from crete and blitzkreig the Nile cites- just never autoresolve vs the egyptian charioits!
No one:
Many A True Nerd: *kills 19 year-old*
Also Many A True Nerd: _nice_
I had no idea at all you were so into the Total Wars series, based on the Total war Warhammer, I must have missed it. Really amazing, love the series.
"The game is basically a Dungeon Master who is NOT being impartial in the slightest" wait hold up! You play D&D or other pen n' paper RPGs?!
New series! I demand it!
I love that this series and Stellaris do well so Jon actually can continue to play these types of games
I told myself I wouldn't watch this video until I finished my writing work for the day.
Thank you, Jon, for lighting a fire under my arse.
This kind of self-discipline demands respect. I bet the man whose nickname was Fox D is dead by now.
@@zamzamazawarma928 Nope, still alive, and Fox is my actual first name.
"hoplites can be very very difficult to get rid of"
*Laughs in indirect fire and onagers*
42:22 lol i thought they were based on the historical fact that Greek took soutern France and part of Spain as their colony, that's why it looks Hellenic. that's why I loved this geniue game with great details in it!
I recently picked up Medieval II. It's been my life for the past few days
well better stock up the fridge with food and drink like your city's under siege from the mongol horde because you wont be going out any time soon.
+Sir Roderick Quincy von thunderbottom, the Magnificent high king of Australia trust me I know what you mean lol. I may have an addiction
And when you're done with vanilla, check out the mods. There's loads of amazing mods.
which faction did you choose?
I started off with France. I then did England, Venice, Spain, and I'm currently doing Scotland.
I love this series, When Jon really masters a game that's when you have the best videos!
Suggestion. The next total war game you play should be medieval 2!
Empire Total War was also a great one! There were naval battles in that game
Even Andy ehhhh...
I really want to see John try the western Roman campaign on legendary in Attila.
Napoleon was my second favorite, but no game had a comparable campaign.
Edit: No game had a campaign comparable with Rome's.
39:25 Best name ever.
Couldn't MATN bribe the Greek army that's outside Croton?
He'd get some Hoplites probably.
I want three days of Rome Total War :CCCCCCCCCCCC
My life is empty without this
Ah Croton, the crunchiest of all the towns sprinkled on the top of the Empire.
Finally the "Helping" is explained, and it's hilarious.
LOVE THESE KEEP MAKING THEM!!!!
37:42 best maniacal laugh
I played this game inside and out and knew everything you described, but I NEVER thought of following the other Roman armies around to slow their progress. Ingenuous.
37:41 Top 10 Anime Plot Twists of All Time
A flippin' enjoyable series of yours!
Thank you for making this series!
I am so happy I found this channel. Love it.
In Medieval 2 tower rate of fire is actually scaled based on unit sizes.
46:56 "What does that make us?"
"Big damn Roman heroes."
"Ain't we just."
Thanks for the video!
Your "helping" in this series has been inspirational for me in my own Brutii campaign. I've now been in Alliance with the Spanish 3 times in 10 turns, because it keeps the other Romans having to drop conflict with them over and over. :D And last play session, I saw my Thracian allies besieging a town that I kind of wanted. So I took a handful of troops from my nearest town, popped them onto ships, and sailed over to besiege the town with them. Then trolled them by starting an assault before they did, dragging them in as the "reinforcements", then allowed them to do most of the fighting before I came in to clean up and take the town for myself. :D Got another army heading off to help the Julii in Spain in similar fashion.
Hah! The Julii lost their general! And he's a nineteen-year-old as well! Fantastic!
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I started playing rome yesterday I love it
this and everything else on this channel are why im here
I played this game on medium difficulty and by turn 5 my capital cities both had the plague
impossible
You silly! "Every good thing taken to extremes turns into a bad thing" is easily disproved by a counter example which is cake. Cake mate, sir!
too much cake makes one tired and full
I am so happy to be seeing someone playing this who knows what he's doing. This is by far the best TW game. I probably have more than a thousand hours in this. It also probably took me more than a thousand hours to notice that you can transfer the retinue guys among generals. And that you can use < and > to rotate a selected formation. I also had the gamey tactic of sounding the rallying horn with the general just before a charge connects. That way he rears his horse, and thus stops, so he is no longer in front of the formation. The rest of his guys keep going.
Really enjoying this series so far. Destroy them all, Jon!
Jon, thanks so much for making such an awesome series. BUT, we demand more Steve!
Absolutely love this series MATN, :) you're crazy good at Total war :) and I love the Rome Series.
I love this series
At your current rate of expansion, this particular playthrough should be completed just a few days before the heat death of the universe.
I think i will be watching this whole flippin series cause its that flipping good!! even in flippin late 2018
29:50 So that guy has a drunken "uncle" that just so happens to also be his drinking buddy. What are the odds?
So many details spot on...
Except for the whole Greek City States thing...
MOAR, been waiting.
This series is great!
You convinced me to love this game
19:04 sounds like a bad rap
Every time I hear "Here" as "Heeaah" i aneurysm
I don't know why, but upon seeing the title of this video my thoughts were (in order)
1. Oh! A new episode of Total War!
2. A friendly knife in the back? THE PLAN IS FINALLY HAPPENING!
3. I wonder if the knife is named Steve...
FRKNSPACEWIZARD!!! Brett Good old Steve, that Monday hating communist.
FRKNSPACEWIZARD!!! Brett I thought the knife's name was Dave
zee9000 But Steve's a pretty name...
(That was a reference to the movie "Over the hedge" by the way)
"Im going to screw over the Julii"
*insert manic laughter track*
Love the series please keep it up bro
I SO Love your videos!
really enjoyable series
Jon: 'The game cheats in autoresolve, we have to watch the battle so the Julii get a worse result'
the Julii: *win a manual battle with amazing results*
MANT: 16:17 "Every move you make, Every step you take, I'll be watching you"
MantleTheAkita
MANT?
Many a Nerd True?
It can quite often be worth it to buy all the mercenaries in an area even if you don't want some of them, because if you don't then the AI always seems to have the money to buy them before they attack, or between rounds if you're sieging a city. Blocking the AI from collecting more troops is a valuable thing.
"No can say he has doubtful courage anymore" - "Sadly he still has doubtful courage". rofl
yo his commentary tho. holy shit bro. amazing. British people bro
I've never seen a lp where this strategy is used. Really interesting.
It's nice to meet a fellow Rome total war connoisseur.
Many a true nerd really wanted that front row set
Such an interesting way to play! I often sneaked in and got settlements which were logically going to be taken by another faction but otherwise, I didn't mess my fellow Romans about 😂
Loving this series! if you could do a rome 2 campaing that would be great! with some mods that game is pretty good! im sure a lot of people would enjoy watching it.
My saviour in time of need!
So. I just played some Rome total war. I "helped out" the scipii with Syracuse. They didn't get past the walls, and stood their entire army outside of the gates. The towers shot at them and started killing them. I sped it up and went to the bathroom, when I came back .... literally all of the scipii were dead except the general. He was standing in front of the gates, between the towers and somehow was out of range. He was literally the last person of the last unit left. 1 and my 36 person cavalry unit.
I ... have no words to describe how hard I laughed
You're basically the Loghain Mac Tir to Julii's King Cailan Theirin here.
Well I heard it was the Arcani that tricked the Julii into taking that fight.
Those hastati would have all been killed if Jon hadn't intervened.
I would love to see Jon play Mount and Blade: Warband after he finishes this game.
Almost everything good about Rome was also there in Medieval 2 with a few exceptions. Medieval 2 was objectively the better Total War game, but this is objectively your best series right now so please do more of this.
Once, twice, Thrace times a Roman.