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The context I was going for was a little different, but that's fair. I was really meaning that there are over 400 games on PC game pass, which can make finding games time consuming, and the attention tends to be on the newer / larger titles. It's unlikely anyone would think to play the original Plants vs Zombies even if they had never played it. And to an extent, that is the same for the others on the list. People will be focused on Black Ops 6, Persona 3 Reloaded, Diablo IV, etc.

@@davevsgames2071 i see, i got your point, fair enough, hope see your next videos!

Thanks. Appreciate the comment.

Unless it's with a friend that's similarly skilled.

So I did find a speed setting after re-installing. It speeds up EVERYTHING which is a pro and a con, but you are 100% right on that. Control groups though, do not exist as far as I can tell. Had tried it and just re-tried it again. Even switched up the key modifier several times to make sure it wasn't something other than ctrl + a number.

@@davevsgames2071 Nice review! :) FYI, you're supposed to play it on the fastest setting. That's what ladder/professional matches are played on. I'm not sure why they don't default it to that. And control groups (ctrl + num) and adding to groups (shift + num) definitely work. I was just playing the game earlier today. I'm not sure why it's not working for you.

@@davevsgames2071 bro watch any sc streamer and you'll see they're using groups of up to 12 units with CTRL+1-0

Alright, yep, my mistake on both. As mentioned, for the speed, didn't realized it was in the options. For the control groups, I was assuming that similar to SC2, there would be a visual on the UI that would show which control groups I had set. Just re-download and tested again, and I was able to get them to work. So yep, my bad.

There is a third party map editor

@@GummBo3 how can i get it?

@@antonk.1719 google it

@@antonk.1719 "SCMDraft 2" is what you want

I had forgot that Mass Recall existed. I do remember hearing about it now though. It likely would solve at least a few of my problems with the SC campaign, including no control groups. Wonder if build speed was slowed down or if it kept the SC2 speeds.... Either way though, it's a good callout.

It could be both. So Diablo is, IMO, the best APRG ever made. It started the genre. It atmosphere is amazing. YET, for someone that has never played it, it may not be worth playing today for them. The combat is incredibly simple by modern standards. It's slow. It's still a masterpiece, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone today unless it was just to experience it. Starcraft luckily, holds up much better... but it has aged.

@@davevsgames2071 For me Diablo is The best ARPG ever ;) Better thank D2. I really like that "slow" tempo

100% agree on Diablo. For me though, the thing that makes it so special is the atmosphere. Tristram, the music, the sound ("Fresh Meat"). The horror vibes that I don't feel like have existed since.

It's is right up there, but I'd argue that Warcraft 3 is the best RTS both are outstanding but I can sink hundreds of hours to this day into WC3

Suggest making sure you don't have it free already through Epic (if you keep up with those) but yeah highly recommend regardless if it sounds like your thing.

Ahh yeah didn't try that. I think I tried archery in general from horseback twice and both times someone came up and ripped me off the horse. Didn't bother after that because then I was trying to get the sword back out while being pummeled.

@@davevsgames2071 It took many tries, and it felt like I was cheating myself of practicing sword fighting, but I could have also just waited till night to stealthily follow the one charcoal worker to Ginger when he brings him dinner

Right now the sequel is set for a 2024 release (although I would say decent odds of it slipping to early 2025). But yeah, for this one, expect less polish than RDR2, but for me, I found this even more immersive (personal preference). Can get this cheap and you may even have a free copy on Epic if you grab those regularly.

Yeah exactly. Everything, including combat, really helped with that immersion and Henry's skills felt appropriate for this background. Really curious if in the sequel, he is a bit stronger and a bit more capable. It would somewhat make sense given his combat experience by that point. But honestly I am also mostly OK with more of the same. :)

Thanks!

Hadn't thought about Batman The Video Game in years. Guessing I would have been about 5 when I actually played it. Don't remember anything about the music so may be something I would revisit at some point. Feel like that will be true of a fair number of NES / SNES / Genesis games since they are typically short and work well as palate cleansers and also shorter games / videos in between larger ones. I think Mega Man X will be the next Mega Man for sure. And then I will likely revisit some others here and there. And yeah on the difficulty, it was tolerable and it wasn't overly hard as a whole, but those spikes... From what I have read, seems like I should plan on more of that when / if I play through more NES Mega Man games, but I enjoyed 2 enough that I probably will after X (or I will end up stuck on the X series). Thanks as always for the discussion. Really appreciate it. Discussions like this is really what I hope the series eventually grows into (at a larger scale). Eventually with a discord where there would be more back and forth, and conversations as I (and anyone else that wanted to tackle the game at the same time) played through it. BUT, it's a bit idealistic, and who knows if / when we will get to that point. For now, enjoying the discussions here and playing through all these games that have spent far too long on my backlog. Oh and I did lookup Tim Follin. Couple games on there that could make their way into the backlog at some point :)

Really appreciate that...even if you did take away being at 69 subscribers :P Right now just trying to focus on getting better with every video. With this one, it was trying to rework my thumbnails as the click through rate was pretty terrible previously (although you never know how much is the thumbnail vs the subject matter). Anyway, thank you!

Thanks for the suggestion! As of right now, you are the only one that I think watched far enough + felt like leaving a comment, so this may be enough to decide it lol. Will give it to the end of the day but yeah the 30-60 min I played definitely had me interested. Great horror vibes and atmosphere even that early.

Yeah I have Warhammer 2, and will likely go through that one at some point. As mentioned I could have easily kept playing... was just afraid I wouldn't stop.... lol

@@davevsgames2071That is a very real issue. I took around a 1 year break from this game, and came back to it around 4 months ago, and am now in my 7th consecutive campaign! I started with Archaon (WoC), then switched to Karl Franz (The Empire), then Eltharion (High Elves), then to Ikit Claw (Skaven), then Be'lakor (more WoC, they are my favorite race), next to Vlad Von Carstein (Vampire Counts), and I am currently more than 100 turns in as Thorgrim Grudgebearer (Dwarfs). And, it's not out of the realm of possibility that I could go for an 8th campaign -- but not sure who that would be yet. I play with a handful of mods to enrich the experience, like the Legendary Characters mod which adds 50+ legendary lords and heroes to the game. And another mod that adds new factions to the unplayable areas of the current WH3 Immortal Empires map (i.e. Ind, Kuresh, Nippon, etc).

Bought mine for 5dollars today

I was just playing Warhammer 2 and wondered why they were so easy to fight. In Warhammer 1 they felt like a real threat to deal with and ravage the empire. In 2 they can hardly deal with Hochland.

This was very specifically covering Warhammer (1). I did make a note later in the video explaining that you can play the campaign from the first, in Warhammer 2 as long as you own the first game. I would assume the same is likely true for 3 but don't own the third so didn't want to say either way.

@@davevsgames2071Correct. If you own Warhammer 3 you will get access to the expanded map that includes all areas from Warhammer 1 (old world), Warhammer 2 (Southlands, Lustria, Nagarond, Ulthuan), and Warhammer 3 (expanded lands to the far east of the world. You can only play races that you own the content for, so if you want to play Dwarves in Warhammer 3, you need to own Warhammer 1. But even if you don't own that content, those races will be present in the world and you can interact with them. Some races are available from the base games they originated in, like the Empire in Warhammer 1 and Lizardmen in Warhammer. Some races require you to purchase a separate DLC to play them like the Tomb Kings or the Chaos Dwarfs.

@@davevsgames2071 One other reason to consider playing Warhammer 3 over Warhammer 1 is that even original races like the Empire and the Dwarves have huge updates that are not reflected in Warhammer 1. For example, the Empire in Warhammer 2 and soon to be further developed in Warhammer 3 have the Elector Count System and many added regions in their lands. The elector count system provides unique bonuses, a unique weapon and regional units for each of the Electors. Unite that empire as Franz or Gelt and you will gain access to all of these benefits. There is also a fealty system that aids in uniting the your empire and you can use prestige to further manage your realm. In short, it's a much richer and fleshed out experience in Warhammer 3. It is also a good deal more challenging, as Imperial Authority (another feature) will drop if your empire loses key lands to enemies, and that can give you some negative effects. Take them back and raise your imperial authority for new faction benefits. The Dwarfs have a number of new dwarf holds and starting positions in Warhammer3. They also have access "The Forge", which allows them to craft weapons, armor, and other gear by spending Oathgold. Lords and heroes can also equip dwarven ruins, which is provides 3 additional equipment slots for every character, with unique bonuses. Most races have more legendary lords and generic lord types in the later games too. The game has evolved *A LOT* since Warhammer 1.

Thanks for the suggestion! Love it when people give me suggestions that aren't on my radar. Definitely knew of the series but that is about it.

@@davevsgames2071Agree with Crusader Kings 3 suggestion. Be warned, that games is even more complex than Totalwar. You will want to watch some online walkthroughs to get a better feel of the game, or you may feel frustrated at first.

@@davevsgames2071Okay, 3rd and last post on this topic, but if you are interested in playing as Chaos you HAVE to play them in Warhammer 3 for the full experience. They were pretty bare bones in Warhammer 1, with just 3 Legendary Lords, a limited Chaos Undivided roster, and a clunky horde mechanic. In Warhammer 3 there are EIGHT legendary lords for the Warriors of Chaos, and you have access to units from all of the 4 Chaos Gods (Khorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh and Tzeentch), and Undivided, which are warriors to do not follow any specific God, but embrace all of them. Dark Fortresses is a much better mechanic than the horde system, and Warband upgrades allow you to see your lowly marauders gain victories and ascend as Chaos Warriors, Chaos Knights, Chosen and even Aspiring Champions. You have full control over how you upgrade those units. You can summon Chaos Daemons into your armies, and raise your Lords into Daemon Princes. There is so much variety. In addition to the Warriors of Chaos, there are also Daemons of Chaos Factions for every Chaos God and Chaos Undivided. Be'lakor is my favorite Chaos Legendary Lord, as he gains easy access to Daemons from all Chaos Gods and mortal units from all Chaos Gods. He also can create Shadow Portals, allowing his armies to teleport around the map which is extremely useful. He can also confederate with the other 7 WoC factions (as can Archaon), for a lot of variety in legendary lords.

Really appreciate this note / warning :) Luckily over time I have become more time conscious and am not afraid to look things up as needed. But still helps to go in knowing that I should just expect to need some outside information.

Too many people sleep on Secret of Evermore. It's one of the better games on the SNES.

@@KamenRiderGumo Agreed, I'm happy the randomizer was made because it's drawing in new attention.

Really appreciate suggestions! Thank you. Knew about Earthbound and Illusion of Gaia (which I MAY have played way back in the day...would need to go look at screenshots). But had never heard anyone talk about Secret of Evermore.

100% agree. Where I am coming from though, is really, we all only have so many hours in a day (or life in general), and some games hold up better than others. Some games can more easily compete for your time with games being released today than others. Most games are special to someone and worth someone's time. But what I am trying to do is give someone an idea of how a game holds up now. Super Metroid, in my opinion, holds up well enough to easily be worth most people's time today, even when compared to other recent games they could be playing. As an example, I love Goldeneye 007, my early teenage years had hundreds, possibly thousands of hours in that game. And I could play it today and have fun. But would I recommend it to someone today that had no history with the game? Probably not. A lot of it really wouldn't hold up well in my opinion. But then again, my opinion would be biased by nostalgia, so it at least, would never been in the Operation Backlog series where I am really trying to take a fresh look having not played the game previously. Anyway, just some context on why I frame it the way I do.

@@davevsgames2071makes a lot of sense!