Actually insane how one dude managed to be more creative than companies worth millions of dollars.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

I agree - you can tell the game isn't finished, but what he did put in the game is REALLY good

@weygand7221

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides I can't wait to play the game. Seeing this shows how concepts and creativity are more important than anything in strategy games. Thanks for the video

@matthewgagnon9426

Ай бұрын

Companies worth millions of dollars are extremely risk-averse, so they're just going to play it safe by directly copying what the current trends are. Though with the glacial pace of giant companies it's more like copying what the trends were 5 years ago.

@Michael.Blackwood

Ай бұрын

Yep, this game's story always reminds me on a similar success story a few years back: Banished. Same way, 1 guy made it all alone, to this day without publisher and it was a huge hit.

@aerosdacillo1227

Ай бұрын

​@@matthewgagnon9426yeah play safe tell that to the hyenas

It‘s like the old times, when you play a game and you actually can feel the developer did put a lot of heart in it.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Yes, exactly!!

@Shamoart

Ай бұрын

And during all the years of open development Slavic Magic interacted with the community to make the game better, which is awesome to see.

@Canziq

Ай бұрын

Lets just hope he never loses his will to make it EVEN BETTER !

@allesarfint

Ай бұрын

I don't think is fair to say devs don't care when almost everything wrong with modern gaming is outside their control.

@lociflow6154

Ай бұрын

This is so true, most games are made to be either 1: Super Competitive and filled with paywalls or 2: Eye Candy with boring/grindy gameplay. This game however, looks actually FUN.

Battles are already further developed than I expected. Incredible what Slavic is doing. Hopefully cavalry will be added to the game in the first couple of months of EA release. Once Slavic adds enemy AI settlements to the map things will get very interesting. But before he can do that he needs to further develop the city building.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

I was pretty shocked to see the AI react to my movements and respond with some semblance of tactics (like skirmishing archers and flanking with melee troops)

@blablubb4553

28 күн бұрын

Cavalry is definitely intended to be in game and has already been worked on. We saw some early testing footage of cavalry in game, not yet smoothly animated but functional. So those units are definitely in the testing phase before implementation.

@silver7knight389

26 күн бұрын

You gave me a slight heart attack with the EA, before I realized you mean Early Access.

@sovannv

20 күн бұрын

Yeah I was starting to think that calvary was gonna be a dlc😅

The fact that many of the units are actual citizens gives the combat an extra layer. Games with similar combat like Total War, I would just sacrifice troops as long as I had I slimmer of chance of winning. But here, sometimes it might be better to retreat when being the aggressor, in order to save citizens for when getting back to one's own settlement

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Yeah I'll often use my Retinue first because I can replace them with cash, but peasants going down could disrupt my supply chain and cause a death-spiral if not fixed quickly

@Heroesflorian

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides guess you don't often use mercenaries? cause those sound like "use/sacrifice them first, then retinue second", as they're paid in gold and not permanently kept after the battle is over (unless you want to bancrupt yourself)

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

@@Heroesflorian if I recall I only had Archer mercenaries here, which are much better used shooting arrows then being a meat shield. My next video shows how I got the achievement using only mercenary units to beat the game, so I actually do have experience using them

@Heroesflorian

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides ah, I see... well, yeah, ​archers are a thing of their own I guess :D Thanks for the insight! Btw, as I haven't played the game myself yet: Do those have limited or unlimited ammo?

@gmailalt6928

27 күн бұрын

Soldiers in total war are raised from your province population too….

Manor Lords... my beloved

@someoneunknown9947

Ай бұрын

Billios, my beloved we shall soon have our hands around it !!!

@exosproudmamabear558

Ай бұрын

Buy it and put a ring on it

@mariusmazur5385

26 күн бұрын

This game maked one man!!!

Knowing that CA will never make a Medieval 3, this game is the light in the darkness. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

@cheat200

Ай бұрын

I don't know if you've seen his video but according to Legend, they actually do have Medieval 3 planned. But we can expect it to not be soon since they seem to have 2-3 Total War games planned before it. At least it's planned unlike HL3.

@B01

Ай бұрын

I wanna see first person options, Bannerlord with top down building options! The ultimate 🤣

@53strat55

Ай бұрын

@@cheat200 After Warhammer 1 Total War games became extremely boring to me.

@ythandlename

Ай бұрын

Same. I need medieval warfare and total war gameplay but I can't expect CA to do anything at all.

@4stringedbass

Ай бұрын

@@cheat200i would not get invested, they will mess it up and just keep on making the same old ever regressing game they been making for the last 15 years. the total war series is dead.

Combat looks stellar! Slavic did such a great job

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

So far I've been having a great time! I'm about 40 hours in and still looking forward to loading it up again so that's a good sign :)

@NautilusGoose

Ай бұрын

​@@Strat-Guides I'm stoked that you get to play this early! I've been waiting since July 2020, I have a week booked off work just to play 😊

@baine1

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides Great video! Also i think there is an attack stance for a charge attack that might have helped routing those pesky archers faster!

@Tov_A1batros

10 күн бұрын

​@@Strat-Guides Человек, Вы не один такой, ждёте нового шанса победить на всех землях, позвольте посоветовать пойти к уровню "На грани" сложные установки, там действительно проверяется стойкость войск и экономика, ну и нервы. За первый год пару раз деревню жгли, трупы гнили и люди уходили из поселения, если что не так. 3х штрафы и дебаффы. Удачи.

The unit card art is a really nice touch.

@-jackel-2325

Ай бұрын

right on point 👌

The real-time battles are a huge departure from Total war and Bannerlord. Later when the game is more developed, imagine an ally fighting a losing battle. Your army will take too long to arrive, but you can send your cavalry ahead to buy time!

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

It's really interesting to have to muster troops from individual towns and meet up to march to battle. It's such a different feeling from all the other games and it feels much more realistic (standing armies wasn't really a thing for a long time from what I understand).

@jacksteele3028

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides agreed. Realism = fun if done correctly. Is your full playthrough on your long form channel?

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

@@jacksteele3028 yup I included a link in the description to that video and it's also at the very end of this video as a clickable link!

@notapuma

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides Standing Armies depends. Kings Guards/Retinue was often always standing, in the case of... Henry VIII (I think, it could've been an earlier Henry) he had to give a year's notice to any village he was going to visit with his personal army, because of how much food they'd eat. But most Standing Armies disappeared from Europe after the Roman Empire's collapse, but you start to see them re-emerge during the Mid-Reconquista in Spain, and The Hussite Wars. The Christian Military Orders are another good example too, from the Teutonic and Livonian to the Hospitallers.

@xazarl3381

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-GuidesI feel like if you have realism you need to be able to properly train and people have personalities.

As much as I would play this game for battles like this I would be tore up about casualties after knowing each dude on the battlefield funding all of the equipment. I really like the stakes at hand for each battle. This game is sick 🤘

@JoaoGabriel-jy2df

Ай бұрын

I think this is the major aspect of the game. The fundamental portrait between expansionism and city growth; total war and paradox games always emphasized one, but lacked the other. So eager to test it out!

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Yeah it was painful losing most of the male adults from each town AND all of their gear that I had to pay for or craft by hand :(

@mnm8818

Ай бұрын

you can't pick up gear from the battlefield after winning? guess that will come later or its game unbalancing... cause loosing peasants to war is heavy

@mailc3p477

Ай бұрын

@@mnm8818i dunno about you buy I wouldn’t want to be equipped with armor that is more then likely pierced from some type of blow

@Michael-tn7qw

Ай бұрын

@@mailc3p477 Common sense dictates its better than no armor at all, and if brought back, can be much more rapidly repaired or recycled than building a completely new set ya know?

bro this is why i love small studios they are not controlled by a greedy OVERLORD who is giving them 1 day to release a game at a insane price point im so excited to enjoy this content and support our boy slav

I think I'm going to give this game a try, remembered seeing it about 1 year ago and it has come a long way since then.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

It's similar to how the demo ran, but I can tell he changed a few things and it feels much more polished. The combat is much better than I was expecting it to be (my expectations were very low though lol)

I am SO hyped for this game. Even just the town management stuff alone was incredible with the previous demo.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

The city building is even better than it was in the demo! They tweaked a few things and I think it makes the experience much smoother.

I've waited my entire life for this game. This is the game I wanted back when I was playing the original AoE and Tzar, then when the original Medieval total war was released it was getting closer to what I wanted. After all these years it has finally come. I can't wait to see how it continues to develop and I'm sure I will play it for years. The fact it even exists is a gift to the the strategy gaming world and I hope it's inevitable success will create a proliferation of this style of rts in the future. Well done and thank you to the developer . I can't wait.

The Creativity this dev has Assembled here is incredible. One guy producing something more refreshing than an entire Ensemble of Studios is a bit of a Paradox. I hope in time this game leaves lazy strategy franchises simply as Relics of Entertainment.

@catman3162

Ай бұрын

I see what you did there lol

@sou713

6 күн бұрын

This is brilliant 😂

Really cool to see such a huge battle. You are wayyy further in than me!

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Hey Resonant! Yeah I've been working hard to learn everything about this one :) I've got 2 more achievements to get 100% but the learning curve is pretty steep on this one so it's been a challenge

Good to see you trying this game out too!

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

It's so good!

Small wars like this was quite normal for the time, most "wars" were often between lords who had a beef over each others land claims.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Good point! It's nice to take a step down and focus on the more common experiences

Yes!! I’ve been waiting for this game since it was a whisper on Reddit. So excited to finally play it. Yes it’s early access, but as someone who loves both Stronghold and Banished… this game is something I’ve been waiting for for a long time.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

The early access in this is actually really fun! It's probably 50% done, but it's definitely playable as it stands.

@zerovikings5852

Ай бұрын

Same I thought it would have a wider concept of being able to attack other city or something I don’t think this feature will be implemented any time soon because creating this is like changing the game and much more effort

ive been following this game for years! so glad to see u do a video on it.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

It's so fun so far!

Can’t wait to see how a cavalry charge could rattle the enemy formations. The footman charging looks great

Amazing how one person created all this, passion is the best energy fuel.

I would love multiplayer/co-op here. Imagine having u and 3 other friends start on each corner of the map trying to conquer each other, with no pausing or fast forwarding could spend like a month

This is the game I am most looking forward to this year. It has a hype about it that I have not felt since talking about the release of Bannerlord, but I think this one will immediately deliver.

what a battle! nicely done. one of my most anticipated games

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Love that you did a video on this. Been waiting for years and I cant believe it's coming out in two weeks

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

It's almost here!

Been waiting for this game for like 1 and a half years now, great to see you play it cant wait for the release

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

It's not fully done yet, there's certainly enough here for 100+ hours of fun IMO

lol single handedly destroying bannerlord, total war and city builder games at the same time

@vojtik135

Ай бұрын

This game is not even the same genre as Bannerlord or Total War. What drugs are you doing?

@mercbeast6590

Ай бұрын

@@vojtik135 Yea. I mean there is potential for this dev and his team to move into the TW genre. To present real competition to CA and Sega, maybe with a Manor Lords 2, or a project that is similar in nature but larger in scope with more emphasis on combat. However, this game has nothing to do with Bannerlord. Two totally different things. This game is going to be awesome, but if you're a TW guy, this isn't gonna scratch that itch. I'm very excited by what this dev and his team might do next with the resources they get from Manor Lords though.

This is legit insane. I was expecting disappointment with the combat, but it seems really well made.

oh dang, I forgot about this game. been on my wishlist forever. loooooking so good.

I noticed a cool detail at 16:32. When you choose your milita archers unit card they respond with normal voice but when you choose the knights they speak with muffled voices cause they have helmets with visors on lol

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Interesting, I didn't notice that! I love it when games pay attention to the small details for immersion :)

I've never heard of this, but that battle/campaign map looks amazing

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

It's really fun! Early access opens up on the 24th I believe

@paper.2

Ай бұрын

​@@Strat-Guides26th

woah this game is actually starting to look good. Didn't have high hopes for this after trying the first demo.

One developer, extremely well done. This is amazing!

You always want one or two regiments to circle around or attack the enemy's flank, as they can't defend all sides at once. You'll take the enemy out fast if you hit them from the side or behind. You also want to know about these tactics being used on you. So be ready to counter or retreat and regroup. Another part of the game is to keep mercs on the payroll if you're doing things to piss off your neighbor. Otherwise, he will begin to buy them. The arrow physics still needs to be adjusted in this game, and it doesn't appear that wind or weather affects them yet.

Is that kingdom come music? Dope.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Hell yeah! The music in Manor Lords is good, but when I think Medieval theme I think KCD :)

@HushedBlade

Ай бұрын

Hey anyways In case you didn't know WARHORSE is going to announce their next game on april 18th:))) probably KCD's sequel?

@gamingforfun8662

Ай бұрын

@@HushedBlade super excited I put 150 hours in kcd and still didn't do everything

@mr_camperator

Ай бұрын

I knew it! I thought I was tryping out dude, glad im not the only one who noticed

This a game i have always wanted, total war battles with city management levels! Can’t wait until it comes out officially.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

It's really well thought-out too, I'm sure you'll love it!

Its amazing seeing how BIG the fights are let alone the base building is so well designed (minus some bugs and a few things needed tweeked) its amazing this was created by ONE guy it shows rhat passion and dedication is beating these "AAA" games that do it for money and making that Quarterly payouts. Excited to see the future of this game.

I love the canopy clearing effect the cursor has so you can actually see units when they're in the woods.

Oh awesome im glad youre going to be playing this, most channels ive seen with this pop up have not been youtubers i care to watch for various reasons. Im glad to know ill be able to watch manor lords content 😂 (please dont stop with bannerlord tho)

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Yeah I'll be doing lots of guides and challenge runs for this game :) Bannerlord will probably continue for several years as I still have fun challenge ideas and mods that I need to explore!

There are few strange mechanics/options, but by watching it, I feeled that vibe you get on huge reenactment battles (as participant) and I am really excited about this game becasue I never had seen in game battle being so realistic and immersive... I NEED THIS GAME, It is my third year of waiting for it and last month is really hard XD

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Only 2 more weeks - hang in there!!

I can't believe its out this month. I've been waiting for literal years

The game just needs cavalry and it's a masterpiece

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Yeah that would be amazing! You have to pay for each horse your town uses (for now only traders use them for logistics), but it would be cool to have to outfit each one with a horse. They're very expensive to buy too, so you can't just spam them

@CsStoker

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides I don't mean a full cavalry army since that's really unrealistic for a village, but a small retinue to chase archers and stragglers off

@ARMor969

Ай бұрын

@@CsStoker cavalries are in the trailer and with huge numbers

I CAN NOT WAIT! I NEED THIS NEOW!!!! JUST TAKE MY MONEY ALREADY

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Lol totally agree - TAKE ALL OUR MONIES

I just love how you can choose your battle ground live

I can already see myself sinking some hours in this gane, im so excited.

If you can't tell who is winning, you're losing

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

- Sun Tze (probably)

Thank you for this. So many other youtubers are or have been hyping this game into the stratosphere with over promising what the dev has said/shown for clicks

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Yeah man if I see another "THIS GAME CHANGES EVERYTHING" or "Everything you need to know before release" video I'm gonna lose my @#$% lol It's so annoying, but I get their side. Everyone's just trying to earn a living. I just wish they didn't waste everyone's time with the BS clickbait to do it. I try my best to never clickbait (although sometimes I go into the grey area lol)

@Deathelement53

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides the one that got to me was resonates thumbnail recently on manor lords that said "A NEW ERA"

I've been screaming "get your archers involved" 😂😂😂

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Lol It was a looong day that day :P

I really hope they make singular soldier experience very important/useful at higher levels. Would be awesome to have a few guys in your retinue that you bond with

The music sounds so similar to Kingdom Come: Deliverance and I LOVE IT !

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

This is actually the KCD sound track - good ear! The Manor Lords music is good, but nobody can compete with KCD in my opinion

@iegionnairemagna

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides I knew it! The moment I heard these couple notes in the beginning.

@cookiemonster895

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides Ah, lol, 😂

The troops' voice lines remind me of Rome: Total War so much

@SeverusSBR

Ай бұрын

ROORAAARIE !

This looks amazing, I was aware of this game but now its a must buy. Battles feel authentic.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

The city building and management is amazing too

Love how the troops actually feel like they have weight behind them unline in modern total war

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Yeah the command to push harder or to give ground and fall back slowly are really nice. It opens up a ton of tactical possibilities

Total war execs: He made this in a cave! Out of scraps!

@Rifqiethehero

Ай бұрын

"Is this Medieval 3???" -Title youtube video of CA shills

its actually insane that one guy can make a gerat game like this and multi million dollar game companies fail to even listen to what their players want.

Sure I’m up for another great video

Nice. Ive been burned out on banner lord for a while now. Im absolutely pumped to be playing another game with Strat videos!

Honestly looks like the game i’ve been waiting for since 1989 😂❤

Well, it's confirmed, we gonna need some cav added in this game.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

For sure - I wonder if that's planned or not?

@jacksheldon8566

Ай бұрын

​@@Strat-Guidescavalry, early guns and siege/fortification.

Shocked really how well the battles are playing out. Looks organic and felt real. Amazing what the developer has done! Cannot wait!

Hopefully we see videos about this on the channel. This looks great

Its actually insane a single person did all this. Wow. Hope he gets all the support under the Sun. Imagine when you can become a higher ranking Lord so that you could get Knights under you. I hope this game becomes a staple in the industry. Its such a breath of fresh air.

wow this looks actually competent, i expected alot more bad ai and jank

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Yeah the AI was pretty good! Even the raiders will move around and reposition in the woods before they raid.

I thought for sure their archers would chase yoirs right into your melee line. I hiess my expectations are low from past trash AI. Well done, AI! This bodes well for the game!

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Yeah I was thinking the same! The AI here is better than Bannerlord's at least lol they do try to flank, skirmish and load up on one side.

15:41 Bros been running with full armour chasing down archers and are completely exhausted. A heavy suit doesn't do you much help if you can barely move.

Oh yeah...this actually looks pretty fun! 👍

So this is why Creative Assembly didn't make Medieval 3 Total War. They didn't want to compete with this single indie developer.

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

LOL so true! Imagine if a company with legit funding worked on a project like this? Pretty sad how money and ignorant CEO's/managers ruined the gaming industry. I'm really happy for these small dev teams though. I hope this dude becomes a multi-millionaire instantly from this and never has to worry about cash again (so he can focus on his passion)

1 view in 30 secs fell off hard

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

Lol I like this trend - glad to see it on this channel too :D

@Borgolii

Ай бұрын

@@Strat-Guides Jus noticed that 1 view was me

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

@@Borgolii haha nice, you're first!

Very good to see that (unlike archers in TW) archers can't just skirmish to the ends of the map when facing melee troops

Can't believe this game was made by one Polish developer 😍

Holy fuck I knew this game was gonna look good but this is even cooler then I expected.

That was a rather long and complicated battle, definitely Not what I woulda expected from a City Builder, it was much better, Good Job. :)

'With the enemy retinue broken, it was all over bar the grieving. All that remained was to bayonet the wounded, then it was back to the tavern for ale and to mourn our dead'.

I need to buy this just to support the king who developed it. Wow. Amazing.

Very cool, can’t wait to check it out myself

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

They still have a lot to add to the game, but even bare bones like this is REALLY fun :D

Really liking how this game is looking.

MAN, this looks SO good... let me PLAY ALREADY!!!

I was so hyped for this for over a year. Then the dev says it's mainly a SimCity with combat sprinkled in here and there

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

The combat isn't as often, but when it does happen - it feels much more impactful. It's definitely not like TW though

Once there is melee fighting you can set your archers to fire at will (the icon with the arrows) and they will shoot directly at opponents on the front line they have shots at, instead of volley fire which can hit your own troops. The cheer at 6:38 indicates a unit has beat the unit they were fighting against. In this case your unit, the retinue of 24 in the middle, and they were waiting for orders for some time since then (more than a minute) before you noticed.

Omg this game looks amazing! It really scratches that itch for resource management, strategy, and medieval warfare. It feels like Age of Empires and Anno had a baby with Mount and Blade that was better than any of them alone lol. I really hope they add the ability to join in on the battle like in Mount and Blade. That would really set this game apart and possibly make it the best in its class for years to come. Amazing what has been done before final release.

Awesome to see fairly large battles are not only possible but functional in this game! Really hope slavic focuses on city building first and the battles econd though, eveything in its time.

This game has a lot of potential to explore new concepts for strategy games. I would love to see a game that could introduce the need for supply lines / baggage train for armies on the move .. or military camps .. - The engineering and positioning during campaigns is something very overlooked/simplified in games.

Oh man, I've been looking forward to this game for a long time, put it in the back of my brain and kind of forgot about it. It's coming out soon too! Hotdog! Would love to hear your thoughts on it and some of that A+ content you do, on it. Thanks for posting this video/reminding me of it. Great stuff!

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

I played the demo when it came out over a year ago and it's definitely gotten better! It's still not finished, maybe 50% or so, BUT the content that is here is really fun. I'll be making guides, let's plays and challenge videos for this game :)

Nice KDC deliverance theme in the background!

“Are ya winnin, son?”

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

By a thread lol

OMG 600+ men this is CRAZY. Such a grand scale massacre

Can't help but agree, this game is special. Full of soul and an obvious passion project refined to a masterpiece. 💞✌😊👍

This game is like a childhood dream come true.

I'm a history nerd and those longbow volleys always give me goosebumps loving this game

as a fan of the Anno games and Ages of Empires,C&C, ect, I think this will be very fun

It's like settlers, banished and total war combined. Wet dream come true

I kind of wish the game was a bit brighter and vibrant looking. It's hard to tell who's who in closeup battles.

"I cant tell who is winning." Nice, some chaos and uncertainty to make it even more interesting. I feel like not having a statistic for every single thing going on in battle can actually be pretty healthy for the immersion.

This is insane im going to love this game

Really cool battle. We have our anvil. Now we just need a hammer.

Looks like the mechanics of battle are very similar to the Total War games. That’s a big plus!

This looks better than Total War. Amazing!

i refuse to watch anything you put up until i get my hands on it im genuinely too excited i will binge every second then be wondering where the rest is

@Strat-Guides

Ай бұрын

I totally understand!

This really is a TW killer. The only thing “missing” that TW has is sheer number of units represented in the battle, which could be addressed in the future and, honestly, is the least important thing for lots of gamers when you get so much more from what ML is offering. It is so awesome that one guy made this.