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  @astat15 күн бұрын

  Nice playthrough, although the pace is too slow because of the continuous production transfers.

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  @LevelsAndGear5 күн бұрын

  Thanks! And I agree, the Xfers do get tedious. Gets a little better in Warlords 2 with a couple tweaks, but still somewhat tedious. I actually think it becomes less important in W2 because of how the movement bonuses on units work. I haven't replayed W3 in a while, but going to check that out soon.

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  @nidhoggstrike15 күн бұрын

  So organic longplay = blind let'splay?

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  @LevelsAndGear15 күн бұрын

  Ah ha, I had done some searching and couldn't find a pre-existing term. Thanks much, I'll update my stuff!!

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  @nidhoggstrike15 күн бұрын

  @@LevelsAndGear I like your term though, I would suggest adding blind let's play but not removing the term organic longplay

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  @RockEsper21 күн бұрын

  Looks like a cool game!

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  @thebealers210222 күн бұрын

  EGA graphics certainly brung me back. Bards tale was my favorite on our old 486

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  @LevelsAndGear22 күн бұрын

  I did my playing originally on the C64, which looked better, but the interface was definitely slower with the joystick primary controls - For this playthrough, I decided just to use the DOS version available in the Steam/GOG collection now. I definitely loved Bard's Tale as well. Ultima IV was/is probably my favorite old old school RPG, though Pool of Radiance a few years later is another great one. Thanks for checking out the vid!

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  @carltonbauheimer22 күн бұрын

  Kaz the Minotaur and Raist the wizard. I understood that reference.

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  @LevelsAndGear22 күн бұрын

  Don't watch the last battle, it's heartbreaking ;)

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  @Platlord623 күн бұрын

  Could you turn the music down in the future? it was very distracting

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  @LevelsAndGear23 күн бұрын

  Yea man, thanks for the input. Experimenting with what works.

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  @basvriese193424 күн бұрын

  I think you really underestimate how often people actually do just stop reading a book , movies are definitely more rare to not finish

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  @LevelsAndGear23 күн бұрын

  Haha, you may be right. Wouldn't be the first time I underestimated people ;)

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  @user-account-not-found24 күн бұрын

  I have something like 1100 games in steam. I swear I am going to play them all.

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  @LevelsAndGear23 күн бұрын

  I legit stopped buying 4-5 years ago, I have 500 or so. Not counting console titles and other things. I also want to get to them all. As well as re-play some old titles. The steam sales were my bugaboo, now I don't even look.

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  @jasonshere24 күн бұрын

  Here's two big reasons: Performance issues & Refunds

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  @montyvr677224 күн бұрын

  Those realistically happen to less than 10% of players. Also we can look at indie games where you know what you are getting and you know it is going to run, yet some of these have less than half the people complete the tutorial!

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  @SpartanXVII24 күн бұрын

  It's very closely linked to the backlog problem, all these games you want to play, going deep into one for days or weeks on end, replaying it to get all the achievements, or completeing a longer story feels like a time investment you "can't afford", when 2 more indie darlings you want to play just came out, as well as a new Dark SOuls or whatever you're into. I also think, at least for me, that games, unlike films, have to hit you just right in order to have sticking power, so lot's of people have to try a few diferent things before finding one they can stick with for more than an afternoon. I think gaming is highly personal, and even if a game is a masterpiece "must-play" in one persons eyes, it may be boring after more than 30 minutes for someone else.

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  @LevelsAndGear23 күн бұрын

  It's one of the things I miss about being younger, it was easy to like, just play a game for a few hours at a stretch and immerse yourself. As an "adult", it's much harder to do that.

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  @vitaljokers375424 күн бұрын

  When i was a kid id get one 60 dollar title for my birthday and another for christmas. In between i would trade games with friends or gamestop and i didnt have a big library to pick from. I think that situation was pretty common too. Now that im an adult with my own money i can pick up a 60 dollar title whenever i feel like it and steam has stuff on sale constantly so grabbing new stuff to play is just easy to do. Even if im not gonna play it immediatly i have access to it whenever im ready. I got mass effect legendary a few months ago and ive had gaurdians of the galaxy for more than a year. Ill get to them at some point but i got both of them on sale. I think thats the core driving aspect of why backlogs build up for people. Gaming is a relativly cheap hobby and discount sales drive people to get stuff theyre not ready to play at the moment.

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  @user-account-not-found24 күн бұрын

  The good ol days!

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  @LevelsAndGear23 күн бұрын

  Too much choice today/not enough choice back in the day I think is definitely a big factor. Not entirely sure what side I am on. In general I feel we have too much of EVERYTHING, and it kinds of hurts us as a society, as we have less common ground to work with. But that's a topic for another video. ;)

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  @vitaljokers375422 күн бұрын

  @@LevelsAndGear On the topic of too much of everything, something ive thought about but dont have any numbers to really back up, I think theres been a large shift across all media to make stuff for ever increasing niche audiences. Instead of the whole country being tuned into a handful of channels on the tv we have an over abundance of streaming services, games storefronts, comic distribution sites. The internet has made accessing everything so easy that both creating and consuming media are becoming competitive at a rate thats difficult for everyone to keep up with. Theres a plethora of reasons that AAA games are struggling but I think thats a big driver, indie titles have been blowing up a lot recently and I think the smaller cost and shorter dev times are able to cater to smaller and more specific niches. You have some title come out, it looks kind of interesting, its 10-20 bucks, buy it and it sits in your library unplayed cuz although it looks fun it doesnt look quite fun enough to play just right now.

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  @LevelsAndGear22 күн бұрын

  @@vitaljokers3754 At some point soon (it's on the list) - I am going to do a Slow Take on this topic. RedLetterMedia is a site I like known for their movie/TV reviews, and they did a segment where they talked about a "Blurring effect" on pop/mainstream culture in the internet age, due to everything being available all the time. It's a pretty interesting concept. Thanks for checking my channel out, btw!

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  @DorkAndFriends24 күн бұрын

  People today are a lot less focused on completing the games they buy as well as generally coming back to them after buying something else. They view it as a waste of time if there's no new "content" to be enjoyed, which is a product of modern game design being focused around content packages per month/year a la live service but that's a different can of worms entirely. I've had Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 sitting on my backburner for a while but I think I'll go back and enjoy them again. Doesn't mean I'll never play them, it just takes time to get out of the hyperfocus that I've set myself in for the older fallout titles that I'm currently enjoying. I think a lot of people genuinely forget they have massive libraries of games, or they just don't have time for games anymore thanks to the geopolitical/economical climate we've been thrust into. Most people who want to play games work two jobs to keep their heads above the water, and people fortunate enough to not have to work more than a single job are also fortunate enough to have different and more expensive hobbies. There's a myriad of reasons, but time is a major factor in most people's reasonings in my opinion.

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  @LevelsAndGear24 күн бұрын

  I personally (usually) prefer shorter game experiences so I can enjoy more titles. Long, never ending games and live service titles make that hard. Not saying I NEVER play them, but they definitely can put you into a rut. Especially as I get older, the live service/season model really starts to turn me off.

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  @demonicfox0124 күн бұрын

  I think the main thing is that so many diff games are coming out that people are interested i know that normally a few games that i'm interested in come out at the same time so i end up buying them but at the same time i also have 2 diff friend groups that play differant games so i'm split 3 ways and even then normally one game will grab me more then the others so i don't even up finishing them all. By the time i get to actually get a good sit down time to focus on them by then a new batch will come out that will grab my interest so i'm gravitate to them thus leaving my back catalog to rot while i'l hyperfocus on a diff title then their are those ones that i buy play for a bit then just find it's not for me and either return it or it's been past the 2 hour mark so i can't and just leave it.

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  @LevelsAndGear24 күн бұрын

  I definitely suffer from the backlog issue as well - and focus is an excellet point. When you're younger, you don't have as much to worry about. I love being IMMERSED in a game, and that's hard to do when you can dabble at it an hour or so a few times a week.

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  @AFSWAT24 күн бұрын

  Constructively, I would avoid putting your score in the title to attract more viewers so people will click the video and watch to see the score. I would also attempt to get more B-roll for the background, to show off whatever you’re talking about at the time as an example. Personally, I heavily disagree with your conclusions, especially with there being other “better” alternatives. There’s a reason L4D2 is still popular today and that’s because we don’t have anything to replace it yet. Hope to see more from you in the future, more voices in our space are always welcome, even if we don’t always agree.

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  @LevelsAndGear24 күн бұрын

  Hey, I appreciate the input and thoughts, I am definitely trying to improve quality and balancing for time. Thanks for the kind words as well!!

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  @Puffyy_26 күн бұрын

  I’m somewhat of a L4D2 veteran and I must admit that some points in this review are pretty accurate. The bots do suck and it can get pretty repetitive. It does shine when it comes to playing with friends, or using mods - Versus is also a great game mode! I’m not sure if you’ve played the game much since, but I urge you to try it some more.

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  @LevelsAndGear26 күн бұрын

  Hey thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I put in about 10 more hours or so prepping for this video, but I definitely need to get a couple of my real life friends on board. I haven't checked out Back 4 Blood, I know it's got some very mixed reviews. I've been digging Helldivers 2 though, which is what sparked me revisiting L4D2.

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  @AvocadoSteam26 күн бұрын

  @@LevelsAndGear Back 4 Blood is not worth your time or money

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  @LevelsAndGear25 күн бұрын

  @@AvocadoSteam I knew it wasn't popular with the L4D crowd when it dropped, I had hoped maybe they improved on it at some point... Apparently not so much ;) Thanks!!

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  @user-xe9wz9ir9sАй бұрын

  It is very interesting to play without exploiting some of the AI's shortcomings (no razing, don't leave an obviously weak city to lure out the enemy). But otherwise, even in the most modern strategies, the computer rarely so aggressive and smart. At the warlord level, he conducts deep air raids and tries to eliminate my bridgeheads. Impressive!

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  @stephaniesmith16733 ай бұрын

  I can only get 5 thousand I have only bomb

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  @LevelsAndGearАй бұрын

  Don't bother going for high scores until you unlock and max all the powerups!

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  @djayk96924 ай бұрын

  They key to winning was to raze each castle you conquered so no other faction could take it back from you.

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  @LevelsAndGear4 ай бұрын

  Sometimes you definitely have to do that (The Dwarves mountain pass city can be a nightmare, as can the Ellvalie tri cities) - But I always try to win without razing if possible.

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  @heliosousaandroid3 ай бұрын

  The key to winning is placing your army in the route from the enemy army and expecting it to atack you, if on plains build tower for +2. The strategy is to maximize the bonus from units, terrain, and faction. And bless as much as possible

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  @Alianger4 ай бұрын

  Is the map randomly generated or how does that work?

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  @LevelsAndGear4 ай бұрын

  In Warlords I, it's a set map every time, with every army starting in the same location, and every city being able to produce certain units. The contents of the ruins and such are randomized, and of course your success against neutral cities will be random. Warlords II and successive games would add the ability to generate Random maps in addition to set story ones. Thanks for checking out my stuff!

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  @Alianger4 ай бұрын

  Thanks!@@LevelsAndGear

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  @KoolzyKidz037 ай бұрын

  I remember this game

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  @frange11 ай бұрын

  I was playing it yesterday, what a game !. I'm still loving it. Any remake ?

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  @synergy0218 ай бұрын

  Warlords 2 (1993)

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  @astat15 күн бұрын

  @@synergy021 Nah, that's a different game.

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  @synergy0215 күн бұрын

  ​@@astat1 He asked remakes. There's a numbered series of several so my answer stands correct.

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  @patriota1978 Жыл бұрын

  41 cities in 21 rounds (100% difficulty). kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXZqls6rfqynaJc.html

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  @vananngo2242 Жыл бұрын

  Dyw

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  @vananngo2242 Жыл бұрын

  Vhsg

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  @ryannaynguyen4465 Жыл бұрын

  How are you not losing? That’s impossible!

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  @Alianger2 жыл бұрын

  I this using adlib or pc speaker sound? Considering the sample-based musical jingles

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  @LevelsAndGear4 ай бұрын

  Pretty sure that was just PC Speaker!

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  @phillipleopold99752 жыл бұрын

  Me: classic 256 Glitch: comes Me: i thought this was classic ._.

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  @amberredacted67632 жыл бұрын

  That was a good score I can’t even pass half of what you did congrats!

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  @jaedaens2 жыл бұрын

  Man, what a blast from the past. I remember playing this hotseat style at my buddy's house after school. Simpler times!

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  @user-rj8hy9rd4g2 жыл бұрын

  well played!!!

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  @Gabriel_conejo_Uwu2 жыл бұрын

  Like 30

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  @AlanDSi3 жыл бұрын

  Wowie

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  @orangeamongus213 жыл бұрын

  That was a high score! Congratulations.

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  @crystalwilson38423 жыл бұрын

  I've got 254,198 singleplayer no continuing with beam electric and optics on ipad

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  @crystalwilson38423 жыл бұрын

  My brother got 404797!!! in a singleplayer.

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  @crystalwilson38424 жыл бұрын

  I meant 56:23

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  @crystalwilson38424 жыл бұрын

  go to 56:19

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  @crystalwilson38424 жыл бұрын

  Well in 3 players, some people got 334 or 344k in total.

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  @crystalwilson38424 жыл бұрын

  One time in 2 players they got 233k

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  @crystalwilson38424 жыл бұрын

  WOW!!!!!!!! 246K!!!!! ...wait a minute...That score makes sense with Pyro ,Electric ,and Beam!!!

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  @ok_big_ben_ok131511 ай бұрын

  Unpopular opinion: The beam is a weak selection imo. Too easy

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  @Iliek4 жыл бұрын

  Thanks for posting this. It let me understand how to get high scores better.

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  @isaiahlee78025 жыл бұрын

  Thanks bro

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  @azfo84578 жыл бұрын

  omg !!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!! sooo much

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  @kaltacular9 жыл бұрын

  I got it to work with the pearl havoc too just a bitch to wait for my ammo to regen

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  @thunderlord220010 жыл бұрын

  i dont think this works anymore, i beeen using the girl and they still attack me. and the lil bitches to me are more deadly then the bit one

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  @AresHeroSC9 жыл бұрын

  You have to keep a bit of distance between Cramerax and his minions at the time when you first get to the ledge. If they are too close when you get into position they will attack. It can be a bit tricky if you are not a Siren (phasewalk).

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  @thunderlord22009 жыл бұрын

  AresHeroSC ah ok fun game. i liked it better then BR2. i hear B/R 2.5 stinks..

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  @TappyGilmore10 жыл бұрын

  I'm his only sub I think it glitchs the sub him sometimes

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  @zigzzagz573210 жыл бұрын

  This fucking video won't fucking load. piss me off

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  @krisrubino11 жыл бұрын

  thanks im going to have to try this hes been pissing me off so bad and ive been tring to find a glitch spot and now i know were it is!

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  @KingCheesyPants11 жыл бұрын

  Aw, fuck I looked at this just to see some shitty glitch!? Ugh, maybe if you had a good strategy that the developers INTENDED. *sigh*

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  @matthewrichart308212 жыл бұрын

  Confirmed on XBOX 360

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  @zeusonjuice12 жыл бұрын

  really wish i could get this to work :(