Should You Play Company of Heroes 2 in 2021?

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Company of Heroes 2 is a game I've been meaning to play, discuss, and make a video on for a while now. Like everyone else I loved the original, but for one reason or another never got that into the sequel. But now the time has come - and I'm here to answer one simple question. Should you play Company of Heroes 2 in 2021?
Intro: 0:00
Gameplay: 1:23
Presentation and Campaigns: 8:36
Modern Capability: 13:51
Conclusion: 16:10
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  • @jeremyalgood7230
    @jeremyalgood72303 жыл бұрын

    The complete edition is on pc game pass.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yo for real?

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    he's absolutely right

  • @ablet85

    @ablet85

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup. But have they fixed multiplayer?

  • @michaeljconlon

    @michaeljconlon

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Game pass version crashed at the end of the first mission for me.

  • @chloewebb5526

    @chloewebb5526

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@michaeljconlon yeah... I have a $2k gaming laptop and I am constantly having issues with anything from the microsoft store. I use gamepass because it takes a long time for me to save for games (my laptop was what i spent covid relief checks on... im not proud of it lol), but i one million percent suggest to NEVER buy any pc content from microsoft, just get it on Steam, its alays better quality and better mod compatibility.

  • @DriantX
    @DriantX3 жыл бұрын

    While I liked CoH 2, the original CoH is still my favourite RTS of all times. This is coming from someone playing RTS games since around '95, starting with the very first C&C & Warcraft. I really hope RTS genre makes a comeback.

  • @manjotnizzer6705

    @manjotnizzer6705

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes I miss calling in theboogey man and making the garage like the one back home.

  • @schatzkammerein

    @schatzkammerein

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree with you. I've played Age of Empires, Empire Earth, Command and Conquer, Starcraft, and the Warcraft games. The original Company of Heroes is by far my favourite RTS in contrast to the rest. I hope it gets a Remaster treatment.

  • @fazercordy4470

    @fazercordy4470

    3 жыл бұрын

    we can hope, but sadly theres no incentive but homage to fans. Its not that profitable as the most profitable audience are kids which most aren't into RTS, which is quuite sad.

  • @marinewillis1202

    @marinewillis1202

    3 жыл бұрын

    agreed. I never even finished 2. One thing that really sucks about both is the lack of zoom out ability. Probably my only gripe from one was that. You need to be able to zoom out more to see whats happening

  • @Warmaker01

    @Warmaker01

    3 жыл бұрын

    Relic Entertainment used to be the freaking bomb, particularly leading into the mid 2000s. In 1999 they pushed out Homeworld. They came out with Dawn of War in 2004 and then Company of Heroes in 2006.

  • @dacentabaal
    @dacentabaal3 жыл бұрын

    Only here to see what the gameplay is like as this and Ardennes Assault are both for free on Steam ATM

  • @catlookingdownonyou5465

    @catlookingdownonyou5465

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for letting us know

  • @kelscochise4478

    @kelscochise4478

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too bro

  • @nikolaiivanov1215

    @nikolaiivanov1215

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @SWATGOD3

    @SWATGOD3

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too!

  • @xavierdefils565

    @xavierdefils565

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @KaitoGillscale
    @KaitoGillscale3 жыл бұрын

    A moment I’ll never forget from CoH2 was when I tried playing America and dropped a ranger squad into a forest. They get pinned under heavy fire almost immediately. I clicked them to get them to try and retreat and I hear the guy say in the most desperate voice I’ve ever heard “what the FUCK do you want!?” and it SHOOK me.

  • @LunaPPK

    @LunaPPK

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why did you drop them in the forest XD

  • @KaitoGillscale

    @KaitoGillscale

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LunaPPK it was unknown territory deep into enemy territory. They were SUPPOSED to disrupt the supply lines.

  • @hansnoor9637

    @hansnoor9637

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well I guess Rangers can't lead the way when pinned down

  • @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs
    @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs3 жыл бұрын

    13:46 My advice would be get the master edition of the game which is normally $5 on sale. It comes with everything but the ranger company if I recall right. All factions and the Campaigns

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    People who want to play it?

  • @ozisponas1593

    @ozisponas1593

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ryan Vetter for multiplayer its after age of empires and starcraft the most active mp rts game

  • @pizzapicante27

    @pizzapicante27

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ryan Vetter For the same reason I have over 300 games in my GOG account.

  • @Real_British

    @Real_British

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ryan Vetter still better than cyberpunk

  • @cheers9503

    @cheers9503

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ryan Vetter ahaaa clearly someone who haven't played the game yet!

  • @SgtMajor82
    @SgtMajor823 жыл бұрын

    I'm still playing it 12 years later. It never gets old. A few more maps would be nice and the option to stay as a team against AI opposition for another game.

  • @steliosvagianos8445

    @steliosvagianos8445

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Hans-Georg_Buddne It has been 8 years, man. Unfortunately not many new players exist in such old games, with only the old, veteran players still on board. The game is not exactly balanced, sure, but the player varierty is not on the game itself.

  • @somerandomdude7785
    @somerandomdude77853 жыл бұрын

    I hope Company of Heroes 3 focuses on the Pacific & North African theatres.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    mate I would LOVE that

  • @helpinghelper4151

    @helpinghelper4151

    3 жыл бұрын

    Impossible sadly. Pacific theatre was mostly naval battles and airplanes. In its current format, company of heroes is too "close" to the frontlines and as such, only suited for ground combat. And speaking of ground combat, there is a huge disparity between technology. Japanese tanks had no chance vs a sherman (there is a nice video from Mark Felton on youtube about the largest tank battle in pacific, spoilers, it didnt go well for japanese). They didnt make use of AT rifles or handheld AT rocket launchers (they didnt need to, during their campaign Asia). As for airplanes, in coh they are just a click ability with a mind of their own, you cant control them, and honestly it would be weird to try and micro dogfights And naval battles, well...it may ne niche or just awkward, but who knows untill they implement it :D

  • @muhammadafzalfaizi117

    @muhammadafzalfaizi117

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope it's vietnam war

  • @muhammadafzalfaizi117

    @muhammadafzalfaizi117

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Moritz der Echte it still can be happening

  • @diablo12359

    @diablo12359

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Moritz der Echte wird nicht kommen, was will man an company of heroes 2 besser machen ?

  • @DarkEmperorRay13
    @DarkEmperorRay133 жыл бұрын

    This is a wonderful review of the game, I found the way you put every detail as if you were putting together a puzzle, one piece at a time. Great job, and great video.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, really appreciate that!

  • @slushg3326

    @slushg3326

    2 жыл бұрын

    His review structure is always very pleasant to listen to, the red thread is clear and he takes his time going through each aspect of the game while at the same time keeping it quite short and concise which I really appreciate.

  • @michaelhawkins7389

    @michaelhawkins7389

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Zade_95 Could you do a review on Men of War Assault Squad 2? please

  • @NuStiuFrate
    @NuStiuFrate3 жыл бұрын

    The sequel has some quality of life changes that makes going back to 1 impossible. Things like having a button to tell vehicles to reverse or seeing when an units is in combat just by looking at its icon in bottom corner are sooo good. Edit: Forcing anti tank units to only target vehicles also i thing is a coh2 feature.

  • @ArariaKAgelessTraveller

    @ArariaKAgelessTraveller

    3 жыл бұрын

    the fact that now you can use line of sight for ambush and stuff is awesome

  • @edwardliu111

    @edwardliu111

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm also a fan of how they now allow you to manually reload machine guns so that they have a fresh box of ammo when the shooting starts, it's a pity they don't add the same feature to infantry squdas, but I suppose the fact that we're getting updates at all still is good.

  • @ultimobert
    @ultimobert3 жыл бұрын

    I came here because the game is now given away free on Steam (if you claim it before 31-05-21 its all yours without buying it, you get a free DLC with it) Haven't played it yet but a friend of mine has played the game, and is really stoked about the game. I am looking forward to play this game >.

  • @IndiDSLR
    @IndiDSLR2 жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to say thanks for your videos covering Company of Heroes in general. I played the hell out of CoH 1 multiplayer back when it first came out and it really was my new favorite RTS after playing CnC Generals and Zero Hour growing up. Those style of games just clicked with me over other RTS titles of the time. I never did end up buying CoH 2 but I did get it during the recent free giveaway and am now looking at getting my dose of childhood nostalgia playing the OG game and CoH 2 for the first time soon. Your videos gave me some good perspectives and helped me know what to expect moving forward. I've been looking for that next small scale unit based RTS ever since I stopped playing CoH 1 and never found it... Guess I'll start with CoH 2!

  • @erictungoe7834
    @erictungoe78343 жыл бұрын

    i just finished watching your company of heroes 1 video after binging on your retrospective rts reviews and just now realised as im watching this video that it was uploaded just minutes back lol. what a coincidence....love your reviews btw

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate - funny how it works out that way!

  • @JohnyRelax
    @JohnyRelax2 жыл бұрын

    What a great review, thank you, I couldn't agree more.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate!

  • @Steve_E90
    @Steve_E90 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for a great review. It's currently on sale as part of a Humble Bundle for just £12.50 including all DLC. My Dad and me are huge fans of C&C Tiberium Wars, so I might pick this up for both of us to scratch the RTS itch.

  • @ziokalco
    @ziokalco3 жыл бұрын

    I play this for the PVP and is my favorite RTS. The balance of the factions is remarkable (to the point that intel bulletins decide many matches if ignored) and each have different strategic win conditions. Also, the effectiveness of different commanders varies greatly depending on the size of battle (1v1,2v2...) so it acts as a multiplier for the amount of strategic win conditions of each faction in a sense. For example, heavy artillery (doctrine dependant) makes almost no sense in a small 1v1 game, but can greatly impact the course of battle in a 3v3

  • @IdeI2StOnEd
    @IdeI2StOnEd3 жыл бұрын

    I was yelling at the screen beause of your 1 man suicide squads.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    For the motherland

  • @jeremyalgood7230

    @jeremyalgood7230

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oooorah comrades!

  • @caseblue2232

    @caseblue2232

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Zade_95 bruh, you were playing as the Bri'ish

  • @jaydenklein1654
    @jaydenklein16543 жыл бұрын

    While I prefer coh1 1, which I still play alot due to it being on the iPad, I really did enjoy the change to capturing points, vaulting over fences, the cold weather and ice, the camo(if only it wasn't a microtransaction for so many), and the population being fixed. Everything else the original did better, especially the commanders.

  • @matinmafia
    @matinmafia3 жыл бұрын

    Man, you have such a great channel here! I have been mainly a console gamer for years but recently I also got a new PC and I was wondering what good RTS/Strategy/Tactical games are out there that I should start playing. And your channel and all of your videos have been really helpful for me so far! Thank you so much. Keep up the good work 👍👍

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you man 🙏

  • @markmih
    @markmih3 жыл бұрын

    Its a must nowdays IMHO, the game matured really well and is amazing esp given the sales it goes on. Multiplayer still very active and competitive although it has a steep learning curve but it is totally worth it

  • @ExValeFor
    @ExValeFor3 жыл бұрын

    I legit do not know what the purpose of bulletins even is, in my experience they don't amount to anything legitimately noticeable in a real game.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    Completely agree - I'm not sure anyone is loading up a 3% damage boost on their AT gun and getting excited

  • @TheTheLifeIsHard

    @TheTheLifeIsHard

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are some that definitely make a difference.

  • @Comb4

    @Comb4

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are some good guides out there that show the long term impact some bulletins have on the game, for instance, accuracy on main line infantry, reload on tanks or veterancy boost on rocket arty. Still, Zade is right, bulletins are not important if you are a casual.

  • @porco6853

    @porco6853

    3 жыл бұрын

    Generally yes they don't do much, but ones like the veterancy boosts by 10% for certain units, cheaper upgrades for some units/buildings e.g the weapon rack cost decrease for the US, and increased ranges for certain weapons like the Panzerfaust can be very useful. The veterancy ensures your units are getting better quicker, the cheaper upgrades do add up over time and can help you to use less resources (though marginally of course), and increased ranges on things like the panzerfaust by 7% can be really good for snaring a vehicle that would otherwise be out of range.

  • @TheTheLifeIsHard

    @TheTheLifeIsHard

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@porco6853 25% Higher firerate with Mortars is also pretty strong.

  • @I3erzerker
    @I3erzerker3 жыл бұрын

    Free forever on Steam at the moment. Just add to your library.

  • @PTuSangLui
    @PTuSangLui3 жыл бұрын

    I and my gang still play this to these days. It is still fun, hilarious, and frustrated as ever. The community is still lively. Also, we've just got a recent winter balance patch and commanders balance patch coming up next. I hope they did thing right this time. Some commanders have become so meta that I feels like playing against same tactic once every few games. So yes, even in 2021, it still a damn good game for co-op and pvp. The campaign has lots of bugs though since many changes and balances didn't consider the campaign mechanic (I still can't call in pathfinder squad in AA campaign).

  • @TheUbermedic
    @TheUbermedic3 жыл бұрын

    I do think that one thing that would be useful to mention is that if you play pvp, you can buy any of the factions and use this to play the game as a stand alone in the multiplayer. Also that it is possible to gain the commanders and skins via playing the game. (I also believe there is a mod that unlocks all commanders in custom games)

  • @NolractheGamer
    @NolractheGamer3 жыл бұрын

    I've been wanting to play this game before but just haven't been able to. After watching this video, I might just check it out this time.

  • @jaden8811

    @jaden8811

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's free on steam for the weekend! Just claim and you've got it forever.

  • @randomblackguy101

    @randomblackguy101

    3 жыл бұрын

    ITS FOCKLING FREEEEEEEEEEE HELL YEAH

  • @MrQZWarrior
    @MrQZWarrior2 жыл бұрын

    You my friend have earned another subscriber. Great video

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    2 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate that mate!

  • @toastermaster517
    @toastermaster5173 жыл бұрын

    Damn... I remember accomplishing all of theater of war mission, ardennes assault, and the base game campaign all in general difficulty together with additional challenges for achievement. Everything done in a potato laptop... The good ol' days of this game.

  • @greendragon2002
    @greendragon20023 жыл бұрын

    Well this has been a long wait indeed. For grinding the free drop, I believe Relic changed it at some point and you just get free point that progress toward getting a free loot after a number of games. Also I think they removed time limit to earn point so if you really want to grind those virtual currency for a particular commander for some reason, get the cheat command mod, set up a 1v1 game to play with AI and just yeet the AI when the game start for a quick victory. It will still give you point. It been a year since I played the game so can't guarantee it will still work but I see little reason for the dev to patch it out now for any reason.

  • @MrSmokincodz
    @MrSmokincodz3 жыл бұрын

    ive played over 2k hours in this game. Still love it to this day. Cheers.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    my man

  • @MrSmokincodz

    @MrSmokincodz

    3 жыл бұрын

    🙌

  • @water9367

    @water9367

    2 жыл бұрын

    4k for me, still my favorite game

  • @38Kilo

    @38Kilo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice, still mp servers going?

  • @PROJECTJoza100

    @PROJECTJoza100

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@38Kilo Yeah, ofcourse.

  • @bravehen8676
    @bravehen86762 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work man! I support you! :)

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro!

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker3 жыл бұрын

    I would highly recommend. Been a fan for years and still playing to this day, although it had it's problems and however small it is, really does matter at the end. They have to fix Advanced Emplacement Regiment for the British forces.

  • @eurobeat5332
    @eurobeat53323 жыл бұрын

    Its pretty fun, its still get update (mostly patches) the game mechanic is fun and theres alot of mods if you are bored, the campaign especially Ardennes Assault and Theater of War is alot of fun! I love the voice acting, some of the voice acting can even give you chills. Buy the complete edition for more fun.

  • @Klotsuki
    @Klotsuki2 жыл бұрын

    I just finish the first one a couple of days ago, and I love it!! hehe. I did think about improvements to make it more enjoyable, I'm glad to see they implemented the zone capture rather then the click and stand from the first game ^w^. And I see several more improvements that I didn't expect, so is really awesome. I just wish they let you select one unit at the time from any squad, like in the Men of War series, and realistic bullets, those sort of things. I'm wondering if I should buy this game or Ardennes Assault or Men of War: Assault Squad 2. I love the realism, but I also love a good story and good objectives in the main camping, since I'm a solo player. Thanks for the video, it was really informative and well explained nwn

  • @Klotsuki

    @Klotsuki

    2 жыл бұрын

    PS: Also I don't like that in Company of Heroes the enemy spam infinity units -_-. I love when the units are limited for everyone, it makes you appreciate your troops a lot more, and make every kill count, hehe

  • @Eikenhorst
    @Eikenhorst3 жыл бұрын

    It is free right now on Steam, together with the AA expansion

  • @devlintaylor9520
    @devlintaylor95203 жыл бұрын

    Its free on steam rn and i have no idea what this game is about. thanks for the info!

  • @Piplodocus
    @Piplodocus2 жыл бұрын

    Nice review. I just bought the whole lot (with all DLCs) for only about £10 in the steam sale. The bundle even came with CoH 1 which I can’t play as it’s not Mac compatible, but still seemed a no-brainer for the lot for a tenner. A few nice craft beers I’ll probably drink during the first evening of play will likely cost more than that. 🙂

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! That's a fantastic price, enjoy!!

  • @swg_svg

    @swg_svg

    2 жыл бұрын

    Use bootcamp on your Mac if you have the previous chip not the M1, I play CoH2 and CoH1 on my Mac via bootcamp is worth it and it’s safe

  • @Piplodocus

    @Piplodocus

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@swg_svg I've got an M1 but CoH2 plays a treat with the Mac version of steam. 👍

  • @swg_svg

    @swg_svg

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Piplodocus Usually bootcamp has better performance on mac laptops for some weird reason but yeah the M1 chip is way stronger so im glad it works for you

  • @shiro214okane
    @shiro214okane3 жыл бұрын

    Try it with Tuning Mods All Units (170 added) no commanders needed it gives you access to all units and building of a faction. Wikinger: European Theater of War (really good mod, its a bit more realistic than other mods)

  • @Narutohorse_Uchiha
    @Narutohorse_Uchiha3 жыл бұрын

    I was waiting until u finally got into this one. I was playing the old one for some time now and decided to buy CoH2 now and i got addicted to it. But as you said, there are many things wrong, especially with the monetization of the game. it feels so disencouraging to buy the game, but in order to be even able to use certain techs and units from the commands you will have to buy those as well.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it sucks - but the game is so darn good lol

  • @commissarfox
    @commissarfox Жыл бұрын

    In the original release of CoH2, intel bulletins were awarded by earning them through achievements related to the bulletin. I never knew that they became microtransactions because when they made the switch to make them purchasable, Relic also simply unlocked all of them for players who had owned the game before the change. I liked it a lot better, it gave me a reason to just play some comp-stomp skirmish and work towards certain objectives with a more tangible award than just an achievement.

  • @wunderwaffeyt4077
    @wunderwaffeyt40773 жыл бұрын

    *"The original was better"* -Sun Tzu, Art of War

  • @petrowegynyolc7108

    @petrowegynyolc7108

    3 жыл бұрын

    'Russian napalm strike is OP as f*ck' - Bonaparte Napoleon

  • @sasukeone5795

    @sasukeone5795

    2 жыл бұрын

    Company of heroes 3 gameplay released today looks better, hopefully plays better then first and the second one! "Alexander the Great"

  • @pickled_bacon

    @pickled_bacon

    2 жыл бұрын

    ""don't revealall you're tactics on youtube, you absolute idiot, you moron" - Sun Tzu, Art of War" - Technoblade

  • @comedy_goblin6378
    @comedy_goblin63782 жыл бұрын

    As someone who has never touched coh1 I still agree with your criticism regarding bulletins and commanders. I heard about the OG battlegroup system and it has way more depth. While commanders can have cool abilities, there’s no picking a path to go down and making interesting decisions like in 1. Also kinda dumb that you have to pay for a lot of them. Glad 3 is bringing back the system from 1 Great vid overall, have well over a hundred hours in 2 and your points are very well-put! Imo Ardennes assault is very underrated as a dlc. Good thing the game is free forever now

  • @Lord_of_Dread
    @Lord_of_Dread3 жыл бұрын

    Ardennes assault is fucking brutal. I never got more than a few missions in. It's a shame there's no way to make it easier because a lot of people never really got to enjoy it.

  • @j.w.5510
    @j.w.5510 Жыл бұрын

    Russia: Ban this game, we do not use our men as cannonfodder. Crimea War: Okay bois, go die, here's some paper armor to protect yourself and no food.

  • @mizo5471
    @mizo54713 жыл бұрын

    Try playing the Wikinger community mod as it revamps the commanders to be coh1-ist and is a lot more fleshed out theme wise.

  • @rekonener2362
    @rekonener23623 жыл бұрын

    I bought and played this once, years ago. Got to the first snow mission (3 or 4 I think). After VERY SLOWLY capturing the objectives with snipers, keeping all my other units save by fires because it's one of those mission you have a limited number of units with limited chances to regain troops, and the map was big so my troops would have died before they could get to a fire. Suddenly the game gave me the final objective, to defend the last strategic point from a counter attack that included a tank......I had 1 sniper and 1 other infantry on the point, the rest had to be hastily bought in. The tank could be killed by mortaring the lank it was on, but the idiots on the mortar hit everything but the target. I chose to abandon the point to what ever remained of the enemy, so my forces could regroup and I could use the half-tracks that were on the other side of the map to retake the point, after all it was 1 of about 6 and they wouldn't have it for long ..........the game failed me when they took the point and closed the game in anger and disgust that it did this, never gone back to redo because of that, YES I AM PETTY!

  • @rekonener2362

    @rekonener2362

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ryan Vetter rip, It's a shame, because I was liking the war story part from the Russian perspective and the lengths they went to try and win.

  • @xKinjax
    @xKinjax3 жыл бұрын

    Hey. love your reviews, any chance of covering Paraworld? It seems that the game has been nearly forgotten at this point and it would be nice to see you cover it.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've never heard of it, but I'll look it up!

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    yo it's dinosaurs, I'm in

  • @xKinjax

    @xKinjax

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zade_95 Wow, youtube took 3 weeks to let me know you replied. Yeah it's basically an 80s B movie in videogame form. It's silly and over the top and has a great soundtrack. It's kinda sad that it more or less dropped off the face of the world. I eagerly await your review of it :)

  • @jrapcdaikari
    @jrapcdaikari2 жыл бұрын

    funny thing, I first bought the physical copy of the Western Front Armies back when I was in college; then later on I bought the base game. After that, I bought the Brits, and finally Ardennes Offensive; I was tempted to buy a few commanders, but I didn't give in to ALL the monetization this game had. CoH 3 is based on the Italian front, which is nice, but here's hoping a Pacific Front or Modern Combat CoH (not the mod) will be made in the future

  • @HortonSalm
    @HortonSalm11 ай бұрын

    Steam just had it's big summer sale and all of CoH 1 and 2 was on sale for 75% off. So I got both games and all available DLC for the current cost of CoH 3. I've been having a blast. Gonna wait for CoH 3 to work out some of it's kinks before sinking 60 bucks into it.

  • @rhythmmandal3377
    @rhythmmandal33773 жыл бұрын

    There is a edition (forgot what it's called) that does give you all armies+DLC's+Commanders.

  • @acey7777
    @acey77773 жыл бұрын

    In general it's a very good vid but there are a few things I'd like to cirticise you on ( I'll be brief so I don't write a full essay ): - Commander microtransactions are in the game but I don't think there's a single person out there that bought them, besides "Fox Company" for the Ardennes Assault campaign, which I agree is absolutely bs for being a microtrans within a microtrans. - I respect you for mentioning the coldtek stuff but unless you're in custom games and choose to play those maps with coldtek on, chances are that you won't run into it - Coldtek and the mud slowdown used to be a thing but because ( I'm assuming here ) players got annoyed by those things happening so they patched them out. - I was gonna write up about the Master and Complete edition being "full packages" but I've seen some commenters point that out, good on them. - Mods are also cool but keep in mind that they do not work outside of custom games, going PVE or PVP online does not allow you to keep your mods so unless the player specifically choses to play custom games, mods can be sidetracked ( But in custom games they can really spice up a lot of things and there are some pretty cool ones out there ). - Honestly, what seems to plague this review is your lack of experience playing PVP. I know it's not for everyone but saying "Oh lol it's my review" and completely avoiding it is a bit of a low-blow if you ask me. The PVP has basically become the core of the game and although you did a more than great job at describing the game mechanics and the Singleplayer experience, you really should've played a bit of multiplayer, commented about how commanders synergise there ( Which probably would've given you a better opinion of the 'Commander system' and intel bulletins ). Making the enemy guess which commander you're gonna pick can give you an edge and surprising them and countering them can really be up to the commander you choose ( You did mention the constant need for adaptation and countering, although you should've mentioned the Rock-Paper-Scissors nature of it too! The rest that I did not comment on I've either an agreeing opinion on or I'm just neutral. Apologies if this comment seemes a bit pretencious.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    All good - appreciate the criticism, I'm always open for feedback and thank you for not just typing 'lol bad review no pvp' and leaving :P All those points make sense - and I don't disagree with all them. I do take point to the last though - I understand and do agree that while more PvP would give more of a perspective from that angle, I'm not going to do something I really don't enjoy. I've never enjoyed PvP in RTS games, and I try to make it clear in my videos that I'm not a competitive player by any means. My RTS reviews are from the perspective of someone who enjoys single player modes and co-op, and if you're looking for a PvP perspective then I'm not your guy. I get what you're saying though! But you know what they say - 'Oh lol it's my review' :P Thanks again!

  • @acey7777

    @acey7777

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zade_95 Cheers for taking it and not blowing a raspberry, it's respectable to see people reply like this. Good on you. Yeah, I might be biased for it but I understand your lack of willingness to do so, just some subjective thoughts. But I like the fact that you mention that at least rather than just skipping around and being like "Lol whoops". Oh certainly it's nice to see a different perspective, I can respect that too - It's nice to see a spectrum of views rather than a circlejerk. Hah! Well yeah, Idk - I find that to be a fair and somewhat wank sentence - It's a subjective review and I can't really say anything to it but I just would've worded it differently, anyway good luck and hope to see you cover it sometime in the future - Maybe split into smaller and well detailed segments? Eh, you did a good job here but you never know.

  • @blurghthebuilder8793
    @blurghthebuilder87933 жыл бұрын

    I just got coh2 and Ardennes assault on a special free weekend and keep it thing on steam

  • @bagusarief13
    @bagusarief132 жыл бұрын

    pretty much my favorite CoH so far, probably because i got the whole package with all the dlc for like 5 bucks

  • @benfritsch8468
    @benfritsch84682 жыл бұрын

    I love this game so much, however I only play with advanced powers mod. I would use advanced powers, makes the game much better

  • @si_mon_ki2828
    @si_mon_ki282810 ай бұрын

    It is incredible that in CoH1 we can play 3 incredible campaigns out of 3 and we have 3 stories about glory, camaraderie, honor and duty, the three factions originally shot their own deserters, and committed legal and illegal horrors within the war , some committed war crimes, but still you can play 3 campaigns in which we don't directly hate each faction. In CoH2 we use the main winning army of the 2nd world war, one that could be portrayed with a glorious campaign, wild and dark, but glorious, but no, there is nothing you do not do with the Russians in the campaign of CoH2 that you do not like. make you hate every second of the game. What is impressive is the quality, undeniable, but something incredible could have been done to empathize with, but apparently the creators of the game thought it important to make us believe that it was a campaign in which we had to play with the "enemy", when we played with the real enemy, the germans in CoH1, they didn't portray them like that, did they?

  • @saadvideoguru
    @saadvideoguru3 жыл бұрын

    The best part has got to be the contextual audio quips your units have for specific situations. Like "Taking fire from that cute little Panzer! F***ing adorable, like a puppy. KILL IT!"

  • @FredBoy-in7jp
    @FredBoy-in7jp3 жыл бұрын

    Whats your point with the ZSU M17? Its produced in USA but they delivered nearly every produced halftrack from the M5 variant ( thats how it called in us without AA) where delivered to allies

  • @a.r.h.3518
    @a.r.h.35183 жыл бұрын

    "Sega is trying to milk old games" Rockstar games:*looks around*

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    👀

  • @AcediaIX
    @AcediaIX3 жыл бұрын

    Weirdly enough, I was spamming Artillery and Mortar barrages earlier this month

  • @yukipaw1702
    @yukipaw17023 жыл бұрын

    I played 300 hours of this game but the free loot drop takes so long to grind out compare to a match's length that I just quit entirely at one point.

  • @IdeI2StOnEd

    @IdeI2StOnEd

    3 жыл бұрын

    try al units and no comanders mod. Perfect for comp stomp matches with your friends

  • @Tu-hb6ng

    @Tu-hb6ng

    3 жыл бұрын

    Default commanders are still good to use, don't need to buy new stuff much =)))

  • @regiluthfi

    @regiluthfi

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's annoying, i use unlock commander mod or something like that

  • @RockinRowl
    @RockinRowl3 жыл бұрын

    It's free on Steam atm, checking here if its worthwhile to make content about it

  • @Mewwiee1
    @Mewwiee13 жыл бұрын

    I recommend playing it with the Wikinger Mod its an awesome mod.

  • @Davieeeee

    @Davieeeee

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have the mod

  • @CHEBCAEI.F
    @CHEBCAEI.F3 жыл бұрын

    Prefer using my apm focusing on production which is coh1, instead of unit special abilities fron coh2

  • @joshelguapo5563
    @joshelguapo55633 жыл бұрын

    Single okay is... Okay I guess but the real meat of the game is the multiplayer. It's relatively balanced, had insane depth, and a flourishing community. Honestly the microtransactions aren't really an issue because you win gold after like every 2 matches once you unlock everything. Plus the balance allows the vanilla packs to be extremely competitive.

  • @willforlife_
    @willforlife_3 жыл бұрын

    Have about 1000 hours in mp, I highly recommend for mp, community still going strong with updates, and I think the game is in a great place, has some big balances issues I think in team games though one v one pretty balances and two v two is ok, to summerize, the axis are way to strong in my opinion, regardless totally recommend for mp, ton of fun, no other game that I know like it, with the flow, cover system, sight system, battle mechanics, counters, , vehicles, abilities, call ins, off maps abilities, all a good time and that is the reason why I always go back to the game, don't get this game if your gonna play it just for coop or single player I don't see the point now in 2021 the campaigns were forgettable, unless you really want to, there are some mission packs that I have not done that could be fun and that might be interesting to do as coop, play the COH 1 campaigns for a singleplayer experience if you want that I still recall some missions of COH one to this day, after like, pshh 14 or 15 years?

  • @MrDLKE
    @MrDLKE3 жыл бұрын

    There is an all out war edition that has all commanders and factions included.

  • @Olvadi
    @Olvadi3 жыл бұрын

    If you want to play coh2 buy the all out of war edition, (you have to google for it sadly) you got the base game pluss all dlcs (single player and multiplayer) all commanders and you get a second copy of the base game for a friend

  • @SmitEvan
    @SmitEvan3 жыл бұрын

    I have 3k hours in coh2 and have played multiplayer since beta never finished campaign and only play pvp its still my favourite RTS

  • @rhythmmandal3377
    @rhythmmandal33773 жыл бұрын

    Bulletines are kinda pointless in Multiplayer too.There are also some bulletines which are funny reduce the cost of x ability by y amount, since the games economy is in whole numbers the x abilities cost actually doesn't change.

  • @brycedonelan1937
    @brycedonelan1937 Жыл бұрын

    Still love this game, my dad got it for me in 2014 I had so much fun loved playing skirmish never got old, I missed being able to shell the enemy HQ with the Railway artillery gun, and used to take out a group of enemies or one medium tank with one hit from the Stuka 50kg bomb ability dam shame relic nerfed that ability and prevented you from bombing the enemy base and changed some of the commanders ability which sucked and the limit on super heavy tanks and rising of the prices for units was absolutely stupid. Besides those flaws there is a mod that fixed most of the game which is amazing. but hopefully there is a mod put there that can completely fix the game to when it was perfect. Loved the first one but the second one is my favorite despite how much it has changed I still love it and I will find a way to fix it one way or another

  • @bpdarragh
    @bpdarragh2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, I hope someone can help me. I have never played COH, I am thinking of getting COH2, but also can get COH2 all out war edition. I will be playing single player (skirmish/campaign?) only, but am I right in thinking that COH2 all out war (which has The Western Front Armies: Oberkommando West, COH 2 - The Western Front Armies: US Force). Which should I get as a single player? Does COH2 all out war edition come with the original COH2 (which I understamd is mainly single player as the Russian army)?

  • @tancredbey606
    @tancredbey6063 жыл бұрын

    Someone sold me their humble bundle key 😊 so happy with cool skins too!

  • @Aerophina
    @Aerophina2 жыл бұрын

    Watched this, decided to get it. Found the full bundle, CoH & CoH 2 with all DLC for 15$ on steam, such a steal. Good timing.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    2 жыл бұрын

    fantastic price, enjoy!

  • @MissMan666
    @MissMan6662 жыл бұрын

    All units mod is the best, its like playing Company of Heroes unlocked.

  • @pyroshilov8474
    @pyroshilov84743 жыл бұрын

    odd how CoH too fits into the grey area of "meh...yeah it's ok" the game itself improves on CoH1 with more units and more ways to approach an enemy instead of "this unit does X" for each side...however it could have been ahndled much better. maybe they were trying to hop on the Esports bandwagon at the time in the hopes they would get into the business (i've seen many times random competitive twitch streams advertised on the main menue) but like the late era C&Cs, just didn't work out huge plus is as you've said the Mod support. Advanced Powers is brilliant (when it doesn't lag to crap or crashes the game (although tbh that may be my old ass PC trying to process hordes of the undead/chem attacks at once with x2 resources mods on too) Inf only mixed with Advanced powers or all units can be a real fun challenge and definitely expanded the game's life. PS, odd this came out a day after i played it again for the first time in months :D

  • @MrCGangsta
    @MrCGangsta3 жыл бұрын

    my favorite game of all time

  • @kenchang1981
    @kenchang19813 жыл бұрын

    it's free to download now on steam until June 4th

  • @jacksheldon8566
    @jacksheldon85663 жыл бұрын

    IMO Coh1 with back to basic mod is the ultimate coh experience. Also honorable mention to Dawn of war 2. (Especially with ELITE mod) COH2 winter mechanic was a cool surprise tho.

  • @Ealdorman_of_Mercia
    @Ealdorman_of_Mercia5 ай бұрын

    This is a no brainer.. CoH2 is very good, especially with the mod that enables all units, cant remember the name. It is the best of all the series.

  • @SeanUCF
    @SeanUCF3 жыл бұрын

    They just had like 90% sale on the entire game with all dlc so there's really no reason not to pick this fantastic game up.

  • @bintangfathurrahman3419
    @bintangfathurrahman34193 жыл бұрын

    Its free on steam now, grab it while you can.

  • @Ghostfire3
    @Ghostfire33 жыл бұрын

    Always Had Problems running the Game on a 2year old Alienware m17 R5 But since one Patch some months ago its nearly unplayable

  • @andrewquilpa4901
    @andrewquilpa49013 жыл бұрын

    By this point I've played way more of the Spearhead mod than the actual base game, and I don't think I can ever go back to vanilla.

  • @Mewwiee1

    @Mewwiee1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wikinger is good either

  • @monkeydog8681
    @monkeydog86813 жыл бұрын

    I 've had this for a long time now. It was given away for free in steam.

  • @nojaodoggo2896
    @nojaodoggo2896 Жыл бұрын

    Like Dawn of War 2, full game on steam you have to pay 150$ thankfully code pages gives you a code for a bunch of bucks.

  • @ReBuDO
    @ReBuDO3 жыл бұрын

    Anyone here played Iron Harvest? I found it a cool alternative COH 2 like game. Can recommend it :)

  • @ErukanuSenpai
    @ErukanuSenpai3 жыл бұрын

    It's for free on Steam right now :)

  • @mharizsaifuddin7059
    @mharizsaifuddin70593 жыл бұрын

    Seeing this makes me wish for a dieselpunk world war 2 RTS. Like retro future units and etc

  • @joshelguapo5563

    @joshelguapo5563

    3 жыл бұрын

    Check out iron harvest

  • @kiki123456able

    @kiki123456able

    3 жыл бұрын

    Iron harvest is what you're looking for

  • @myrar8708
    @myrar87082 жыл бұрын

    Yes, especially the mod Wikinger!

  • @BigMackWitSauce
    @BigMackWitSauce3 жыл бұрын

    I've had the game since it came out and just play multiplayer, if you are someone who enjoys RTS multiplayer you'll probably like this game, I came over to it from Starcraft 2 and find it much less stressful to play since the game doesn't require much apm compared to something like starcraft or age of empires and has mechanics built in to make come backs easier to do (such as how having less units means you have a higher manpower income) To get the best experience find and join a discord server to find people to team up with and go mess around in 3v3 and 4v4 matches. There is however one problem that has never been fixed that makes the experience suck for new players. This game's MMR system is trash. Basically the game matches you up against people in multiplayer randomly until you've completed 10 placement matches. Whats worse is that every time you play in a new combination of 4 people, the matchmaking resets. What this means for new players is that starting into multiplayer you will often be matched up against very experienced players and get absolutely wrecked at first. Like any RTS game this one has a big learning curve in terms of how all the units work and what certain abilities do. Once you and your group get ranked though matches generally become much more fair. My last piece of advice is that if you get to the point where you can beat an expert bot 1v1 consistently, that'll make you about average in multiplayer and you'll have a much better time.

  • @cloacky4409
    @cloacky44093 жыл бұрын

    I wish the game would get a bit more content. Italian (or any axis) faction or new maps would be really cool.

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't agree more. Italians, japanese, anzacs. Anything!

  • @vigneshmoorthie922
    @vigneshmoorthie9223 жыл бұрын

    Remaster DOW 1 for god sake.

  • @sandrogzirishvili6800
    @sandrogzirishvili68002 жыл бұрын

    Watching this after Company of Heroes 3 trailer came out

  • @Zade_95

    @Zade_95

    2 жыл бұрын

    LUL tell me about it!

  • @Jwatchdizzledrip3003
    @Jwatchdizzledrip30032 жыл бұрын

    Written September 19, 2021 I feel like COH2 can be played now on iOS. Seeing as how COH1 needs a 2015 iPhone to run with only a dual core CPU and 2GB Ram, this one should easily play on 3GB Ram with 4/6 core CPU I’ll ask Feral if they can port this 8 year old game to iOS this or next year

  • @M0narch1024
    @M0narch10243 жыл бұрын

    LET'S GO BOIS

  • @_vor_.
    @_vor_.2 жыл бұрын

    The intel bulletins ingeneral are badly explained. the star some of them have on them indicates that the unit require to be a certain level of veterancy before the bonus take effect. bronze = 1 star, silver is 2, and gold is 3. and some intel bulletins are extremely strong. the onces that extend the range of grenade throws and my favorite, the one that make riflemen get 10% more experience are not subtly game changing (sorry for my rough english).

  • @ryanplays363
    @ryanplays3633 жыл бұрын

    This was my childhood game

  • @vixen878
    @vixen8782 жыл бұрын

    i hate how you cant make a tank keep looking at a certain direction. i want it to look at an opening in the bushes and it does its own thing, a bit unrealistic.

  • @niekvanree5285
    @niekvanree52853 жыл бұрын

    Its stays awesome, please bring us new factions!

  • @teutonicknight452
    @teutonicknight4523 жыл бұрын

    I want to play COH 1 but my pc is broken i had to wait to 3 days from now to get it repeard man i want to play my fav games and i want to download COH i like it

  • @Dunleap
    @Dunleap3 жыл бұрын

    play some PVP man, the scene has a lot to offer on all levels, pros and noobs. Tis is where than bulletins and units abilities matter

  • @marnoprinsloo1344
    @marnoprinsloo13442 жыл бұрын

    lmao, I paid $7.99 AD for the game. Not just the base game, all of the DLC's as well. It was on a 95% off sale on steam and I dunno why. Plus, the game has certainly got some updates since this video as its main menu is more smooth, loads of other features that I'm not bothered to list have been improved that were addressed in this video, and the game in general I feel like has gotten some sort of buff to it now.

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