Manor Lords - Before You Buy
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Manor Lords is an early access medieval strategy game with city building elements. How is it? Let's talk.
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Imagine an entire gaming company with the same amount of passion as the guy who made this game. One can dream..
That entire gaming company you speak of exists. It's called FromSoftware
I'd say most devs are pretty dedicated to their games. It's just the publishers expecting devs to create AAA games in 12-16 months.
There's a lot of such companies, but probably not where you're looking for them (definitely not the megacorporations churning out AAA games).
I mean we do have Ubisoft
And now we wait for the onslaught of comments from people who didn't bother to click "read more" heheheheheheehehe
@@andreicristian9575 Check out my game I’m working on, it’s a traditional open world jrpg ninja experience, at the moment it’s just me working on it.
„That‘s Jaime fookin Lannister!“
Don't say it. Don't fookin say it!
I thought the same thing!!!!
@@gilmer3718 SAMMMEEE
Well played sir, you deserve this like.
You beat me to it 😂
Just me or does that guy on thumbnail look like Jaime Lannister?
LMAO I was thinking the exact same thing
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@@SparklingWalrus samee haha
I thought I was watching a GOT game 😂
King Slayer!!
The dev statement that came out that basically said this isn't going to be Total War, or Crusader Kings, but Banished with some combat on the side, that made me happy. That's all I want. A modern successor to Banished. What a stellar city builder that was. And still is.
Yes! I've put hundreds of hours into banished, been playing since it's release. It's one of those games that I just pick up and can spend an entire evening playing just to relax. I never try and do crazy mod villages either.. but it's just so perfect for how I like to play games.
Amen to that! After Banished, all city builder/survival games just reused the very same systems with minimal improvement, changing the setting and production chains... Very hyped for this one :) I also hope it comes with a better AI than what we usually see
I only played banished for the first time last year and couldn't get enough. Despite its popularity and many attempts, I feel like no other game came close.
But I haven't tried manor lords yet.
A grittier version of kingdoms and Castles. Sign me up!!
@@RachelMcCarn Have you played Farthest Frontier? It's been my 'Improved Banished'
This game, developed by 1 person, in early access looks way better, more complete and less predatory than a quadruple A game created by a company of 20000+ employees! :o
Check out my game I’m working on, it’s a traditional open world jrpg ninja experience, at the moment it’s just me working on it.
@@HattoriStudioswhy does it run at 10 fps?
@InfinityReptar I just read a post about someone getting 80 so...
@@InfinityReptar it’s the dlss and the ue5 the game runs at 120 fps it’s the screen recording, sorry for the inconvenience. I will make sure to fix this in future presentations
What a dumb and clueless comment, only twice in my life as someone who has played almost 600 games have I seen an incomplete game, I'm tired of this toxic bandwagon jumping sheeple barrage of comments on EVERY SINGLE VIDEO
Greg Styczeń was the creator and solo developer of Manor Lords through his studio Slavic Magic. One guy. Give some thumbs up to the Man.
Contractors too though
Lmao I love that studio name
Yeah but how many contractors did he have?
@@mytop3467 A lot but he organises them all himself etc, though still the majority of the game is hand-built by him.
Check out my game I’m working on, it’s a traditional open world jrpg ninja experience, at the moment it’s just me working on it.
With the artistic style of the buildings and roads i would not be surprised to see Geralt of Rivia coming into town to check the bounty board for a new hunt.
I would. Because it's not an RPG and has no RPG features at all! People really need to keep their expectations in check 🙂
Imagine that for an Easter egg. Every now and then a little npc that looks kinda like a witcher walks through your village lol.
@@AmonAnon-vw3hr and all he says is : Hmm.. wind`s humming. And then hop on his horse and walk away
@@OrangeNash You've misunderstood what they're saying, they're not saying they're gonna add in Witcher type gameplay, they're saying that the villages you can build look similar to the villages in the Witcher
Well the style is inspired and is based around how medieval towns and cities in Central and Eastern Europe loooked at that time and not as much on Anglo-Saxon medieval time period which are most Western and US medieval media are based around
one thing missed was that the leveling tree is for that area, not the whole map. So if you want one town to do farming, and another town to do mining, you can upgrade points accordingly.
This is made by one guy, I think you should give him a help then 😂
@@zondor8123 ? He means the guy explaining the features in the video.
@@zondor8123 whats wrong with you? I mean, serious...
I honestly think if you start a new area maybe you should have to level it then. Idk
@@zondor8123 stop yapping
One thing that wasn't mentioned in the video was the importance of historical accuracy. There is a historian who playing the beta and kept being blown away by the achetechtural realizm. Personally I've been super excited about this since I first heard of it and really enjoyed the beta.
You mean Proud Bavarian, right? I love how he explains things and notes the accuracies.
You mean copy and paste.
Settlers on steroids. It's like society simulator. Best thing is everything is connected and graphicaly presented. Everyone who played Settlers 3,4 (Amiga times), will be super happy with this game. Me :)
Settlers was my first thought. And that is definitely a good thing.
Mac (the guy behind Worth a Buy) basically said there was Settlers, two decades of games that don't matter and then Manor Lords.
Especially when the latest iteration of Settlers is at best .. meh. Pioneers of Pagonia is underwhelming to me too, I would say the closest I've played lately is Farthest Frontier
The Settlers IV FTW!!!
dont forget Stronghold
Besides the minor clipping , that is THE BEST cape I have seen in a game.
Be patient, folks. This game is still in Early Access and made by basically one (1) person. Give it time. Remember how Baldur's Gate 3 was when it was in Early Access? Buggy, unfinished and not fun. Now look at it; Game of the Year in every category.
@@williamyoung9401 literally no one was talking about the game being disappointing, in fact they PRAISED the game. next time you decide to be a little prick, be smart about it.
@@williamyoung9401 I just realized you commented the same thing on a bunch of other comments, so next time you see your family think about saying you love them because it WILL be the last time you will see them.
Tbh i want it to have some bannerlord concept where u can still be in the fields and control ur own guy while leading an army
Sometimes I am in the mood for city builders and I am glad people are still making them! I remember playing the OG roller coaster tycoons back in the day. I would love a modernized version of those.
Planet Coaster is the modern version of them
I LOVED Rollercoaster Tycoon. Remember Theme Hospital?
@@IntheBay85check out two point hospital. It’s a modern take on theme hospital
There’s a pretty big resurgence of strategy games at current yk hahah
@@sneekylilbast also parkitect
Kudos to Slavic Magic for that Steam post you mentioned. A developer setting proper expectations for the playerbase helps everyone from the developers to the players and Steam as well as it will curtail refunds and make early access way better for everyone.
I literally just looked up the title of this video (hoping it would be made) and you uploaded it 10 minutes ago haha. Thank you for all you do!
I'm not a city builder type of gaming. I mostly play RPG, story driven, single player games but Mr. Falcon explained it to me like I'm a 5 year old for this. I love it and now I'm gonna support the guy who made this awesome game. I love supporting small studios like this. Thank u Gameranx!
Im kinda like u but different, i was into FPS games especially Milsim games but at some point i got too toxic over it and got very frustrated and it got stale for me mostly. Thou i still play at least 3 fps games namely Squad and tarkov and I'm thinking about gray zone warfare as to buy but only as my Last fps game that i will buy. Nowadays i normally Play stealth games like Assasins creed and Batman arkham, stealth games for me offer a different sense of enjoyment because not only is it a tactical approach by careful process of elimination but its not as grindy. But as my work schedule gets worse i tend to have limited playing time and the problem with most fps milsim games is that they take way too much time so I'm looking at different genres and rts and turn based RPG came to my mind. I Wanna try rts and city builder as its a thinking mans game and its practically chess lol how ever i want it to have some bannerlord concept where u can still be in the fields and control ur own guy while leading an army as it will turn into a society simulator
Dang... that's the best cape physics i;ve ever seen...
Is that you Lando?
That's called DEMOCRACY!
@@Sickopuppiezzzzz
Well do I have the game for you. Little game called Helldivers!
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In just 10 hours, we can immerse ourselves in this long-awaited, amazing city builder game and truly appreciate all the time and effort poured into making this one-of-a-kind experience.
Manor lords is now one of my favourite games I’ve really loved it and I love the natural feeling in the building. The fact that one guy did those graphics is absolutely insane to me cause I am obsessed with visit mode as it is so beautiful to see your towns grow
Tbh i want it to have some bannerlord concept where u can still be in the fields and control ur own guy while leading an army
played the beta when it came out, its a really solid experience and the fact its made by a single guy is INSANE, hopefully he gets picked up by a studio who can assist him for future projects cause the mans clearly got talent
Gonna be real, I’d love it if you had a game that was a mix of this and Medieval Dynasty, not only planning things out like this from topside, but also getting to go out and take part in the tasks themselves. I understand that’s not something a lord is typically shown to do, but it’s always nice to break the norm
I played this for first time today after having it on wishlist for a few years, and honestly I was amazed at it, spent hours the first day just messing with it, no bugs yet , very solid game, I cant wait to see what it turns into, like a peaceful city builder with some small skirmish tactics which really at the time period, it was nobles vs nobles and this was the majority of combats were small skirmishes amongst land owners, to me this game is already starting to scratch a long overdue itch, and the fact it was mainly one guy just shows how dedication and passion for a project can become amazing and these bigger companies should start focusing more on things like this than how fast they can release the "next" big title just for more money.
Tbh i want it to have some bannerlord concept where u can still be in the fields and control ur own guy while leading an army as it will turn into a society simulator
I absolutely love it when you guys do reviews on smaller development team games. It is so great to have a review channel like yours show me games that I would not have noticed otherwise. Thank you for reviewing some of these gems.
It’s the most wishlisted game on steam.. 😁
Guys its not Jamie Lannister...how'd he get back his hand?
The things I do for lover
Voldemort gave him new one
It's Jamie's Scottish cousin.
He kinda forgot he lost a hand
its an old photo of him... duh! ;)
Anyone tried “Farthest Frontier”? Underrated medieval city builder
Proof of concept is there, but I’ll be waiting till 1.0 to play (which will probably take a while)
Just wanted to say that medieval buildings are some of the most extravagant and ornate buildings ever built, more intricate than most buildings built today
Yep. Generally well thought out and with purpose too. Unlike today's flash and glam houses that are horrendous.
Thumbnail looks like Jaime Lannister
I need to learn making gaming thumbnails like his
BRUH ikr
Might have his dating habits as well
Doesn't look like Jaime, it is Jaime
Even has the lion creat on his collar plate.
Story like KC Deliverance + Battle Scale like M&B2 Bannerlords + City Building like Manor Lords = Medieval Game of the Century
Give me some Stelaris type grand strategy elements and I’ll never leave my house again.
F KC man
also some crusader kings dynasty breeding ;)@@thevoiceofcake
agreed. i hope if there is mount and blade 3, i want it to be city building too. just need to add that feature and its heaven!
@@thedumbdog1964what why
Looks like a spiritual successor to Banished. Can't wait to try it
it's in game pass already :)
Also no denuvo, so you can get it for free
I truly, TRULY hope they will expand the game with full on castle building. I havent been hyped for a game like this in ages!
The more realistic version of this is your lord going to war and your troops being levied. Deal with raiders while meeting a quota of supplying and equipping so many men. Seems like a very in-depth and interesting game! Can’t wait to play it on console in three years
This game is Stronghold+Banished+Total War and I love all 3 of them and all 3 of them had something missing in them, and that was the other two games. Now someone made a fusion of all 3 games and it is awesome.
Strongold lacked battle tactics and deeper survival aspects.
Banished lacked anything military.
Total War lacked anything city building and micro managing your town.
I am very much ready for this game. 🙌
Tbh i want it to have some bannerlord concept where u can still be in the fields and control ur own guy while leading an army as it will turn into a society simulator
@@jmgonzales7701 Probably only mods will do that.
@@Challengeyourwhy aww
And this is EARLY ACCESS. Imagen in a year and with mods, gonna be insane
Imagen
Imagen dragens
Imagen all the peepole.
Imagenation
Imagen ma balls
Jamie Lannister is that you
Literally said this out loud right as I saw this comment! 😂
Made by one guy is misleading. The developer outsourced a lot so he did not do all the coding. It is more like one guy managed other teams to virtualize his creation. So please don't think one guy coded this whole game. With that said he has done a good job IMO
There was a decent line of city builders by Sierra and Impressions games that seem to function like this. Ceasar city builder, Zeus city builder probably being the best known ones. Big fan of those so really happy to see one come back into the games environment after mostly being an abandoned game type.
Time to make thy bread.
I would really like to see the "3rd person mechanic" expanded to also include combat. Where you could fight along side your troops but not making you OP. And possibly peanalizeing you if you get "knocked out" in combat.
I really enjoyed this mechanic in Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War!
What if you would be killed in combat ?
@@asdzxcz1360 maybe you dont die but instead captured and cash is deducted from your village to pay your ransom
@@darkfishthedestroyer139but then there is no point in doing it… needs to be a plus side aswell.
@@matthijs_4849 then dont lose the battle???
Like mount & blade bannerlord
Before you buy always saves your money
so u 're not buyeing it?
@@pardonlutfentesekkurler i don't know
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@@biscuitkrueger3321 So before you buy doesn't always save you money...
@@Spot-0n sometimes like the suicide squad game that video save me money
With KC:D and this, my medieval gaming desires are covered. Hopefully this trends back with the larger companies.
What do you mean medieval buildings were not elaborate?
Compared to laying hollow brick over hollow brick in a straight line and few corners and what ever they do in USA with paper walls or whatever, medieval buildings had very nice looking wooden beams filled with dirt/wheat /clay mix and white washed with lime which decorate the house , overhanging walls, different shapes , different materials from foundation to the roof top .Also combat isn't just spice , you use your villagers which are used in the chain of production as soldiers meaning if any of them die will be like throwing a bunch of wrenches in a cog wheel
Long story short it's a buy, but will drastically improve as time goes on so don't feel pressured to buy today, however a good buy nonetheless.
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"Is that Jamie fooking Lannister?"
I know that the game is Early access and from my history of early access game. i will wait a few days for the download . i want to support the devs but I have stopped believing to their words :)
most of the early access games took more than 2 years of development to be "Stable" .
I find it strange that we expect billion dollar gaming companies to monetize their games and indie/single developers to not monetize. This guy most likely would benefit from monetizing the game but then everyone would hate his game even though it would give him money to make a better game. Food 4 thought.
The game is monetized, you buy it. That's what gamers want.
I find it strange that billion dollar companies can get creatively outpaced by a single developer with the right resources and a simple vision.
Total war messed up, big time.
Hope they'll put up city walls or defensive walls in the future, since there are raiders, savages attacking, defensive walls for the entire settlement is key imo. Hope its implemented in the future, excited for this
They developer said walls will be added in a future update. Apparently, there already is a way to build walls but it's not really meant to be used and is a little broken.
@@whcw11anything about sieges?
@@Yakob135 no idea, sorry. I literally stumbled upon an article about walls in the game, didn't know the game, looked it up here, watched the video, saw this one comment and responded with the single piece of information I know about the game 😄
that cape physics is fucking awesome!!!
Honestly, this is very impressive. I follow a game streamer who's been playing Starcitizen mostly and even HE was impressed with how the game played out.
It's amazing how this was all done by ONE guy. Highly impressive and his passion for the game shows.
Hey thanks Falcon, glad i can watch these with my kid next to me and not have to worry about what she might hear, thats pretty rad
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Thing i liked the most about the game is the developer himself. He put a post saying there's going to be 25% off sales very often and don't need to feel for any FOMO/ pressure
Almost 8 million subscribers. Damn you guys just keep going lol. Great stuff and thanks for all the videos over the years.
but i do love the build the equipment for each soldier part.
feels like an RPG but with like 200+ characters.
also cant wait for the lvling up mechanics for the army.
This game was added to my Steam wishlist on 10/30/2020.. to say I'm excited for Friday is an understatement!
I can't wait to play Manor Lords tomorrow!!! I will have a blast!! Played it on Steam's Demo Fest long time ago, looked good and interesting and it was on my radar for a year and a half, so finally tomorrow is going to be the day!
And there is so many great city builders coming, Frostpunk 2, Kaiserpunk... This is going to be a great year for city builders!
Can we get a Before You Buy for Stellar Blade? Even though I already pre-ordered it, I actually value your opinion on games.
If I'm not mistaken they're working on it, pretty sure it's coming tomorrow.
I bought it and played it for an hour and a half and then refunded it because in that hour and a half i felt like i experienced everything the game had to offer at the time and that's the curse of it being early access. I actually did enjoy what little of the game there was to play and now that I just found out it was made by one guy I'm thoroughly impressed. Was it worth the 45$ AUD i paid for it? At the time no. One day it will be and ill rebuy it then and it has a lot of potential
So glad to see a review that clearly stipulates that this is a city builder first and foremost.
Too many "influencers" focus on the combat.
It is like the Caesar or Pharoah games; combat is there, but it is a tiny part.
EXACTLY. People are calling this a total war game, but the entire point of this game is to be a city builder game with complex variables lol
Bingo. The one thing this game is missing is a logistic menu. A drop-down list that i can see what every family is doing would be so key
Guess everyone else thinks the same thing about that thumbnail.
Very excited about this game, played it on Steam Next like 4 years ago and been waiting for the full release ever since, it was really interesting how unique and realistic it is!
That Scottish land title sponsor should jump on advertising around this game...
I've never played an rts but this might be my first
Dude this straight up looks like what I want Daggerfall to look like. Damn! Just not the same gameplay.
Check out a game in development called The Wayward Realms
It's by a lot of the Daggerfall team and it's pretty much Daggerfall but modernised.
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12:39 Well, I guess we DID watch this game, Falcon... ;)
Yeah,I was getting suspicious about some stuff on this game. I was really looking forward to it, but then it kept getting slow updates. Then it was delayed into AN EARLY ACCESS, and then, even though the Dev used to insist this was an RTS and not a City Builder, a few weeks ago he wrote a post saying the opposite. I don't know how to feel about this game.
Slow updates? Dude it's one guy making the game. He delayed it to finish the game? You get suspicious when games get delayed? I get suspicious when they get rushed out unplayable and broken... Also I looked all over the reddit and the developers posts and I couldn't find a single instance of him saying it wasn't a city builder.
Never pre-order.
It's no Simpson's Hit & Run, which is disappointing, but I'm still looking forward to playing this.
I only heard about this game about 2 years ago, articles kept calling it the “Total War Killer”, it’s not that. Now that I played 30 hours I’m realizing it feels more like the Age of Empires game I dreamed of as a kid. I loved AOE but I always wished it had a bit more city building to it. It’s really good and I can’t wait to see how the developer improves it further
Your explanation reminds me a lot of the early 2000’s city builder Pharaoh. If Manor Lords is like that, then I’m totally in! I played a ton of Pharaoh back in the day.
As a huge fan of banished, this looks right up my alley
This game is great. I'm usually not a huge city builder fan, but I've been having a blast with this game. Very complex, but rewarding to learn.
the shot at "the day before" is great!
I cant wait for this, im going to recreate the medieval towns near where I live!
What the heck
The combat is the reason I bought this game. I’m really surprised how detailed it is, even though the devs said they focused more on city-building. The enemy AI flanking my archers with light infantry, plus the troops slowing down while climbing, super cool. Combat really stands out for me
The realistic in-depth design, especially with how the medieval army works and operates, is astounding! Can't wait!!
This really reminds me of the Impressions era games like Caesar 3 and Lords of the Realm. This looks right up the alley for anyone who wants a cozy city builder with a little bit of combat. I'm super excited.
There are so many gameplay elements from Lords of the Realm II in this game. And that makes me so freaking happy. Every so often I install that game and how nothing else does it like that. And boy does this game scratch that itch.
i havent played "Manor Lords" yet, but the fact you mentioned how burdensome is to equip your units is actually a good flashback from the past for me. I played alot of "Knights and Merchants" and to build an army was so f* hard its kinda nostalgic
This is so scenic and high-def even in 1st person mode, it could legit be a first-person game.
Let's call the dev of this game ONE man army.
What’s here is utterly fantastic and the dev should be SO proud. What worries me though is the same thing that makes all this impressive - it’s one guy.
How long are we looking at until this is a full release? How long between patches since this is early access? It took 7 years to give us what’s here, how long for everything else?
Very much looking forward to it, albeit a little apprehensively.
This totally scratches an itch left by Lords of the Realm II. This is a game I've wanted to come back to for years.
I know it's going back in time quite a ways, but I imagined this game to be like a modern version of Pharaoh. Primarily city-building with some combat. Turns out, it's surprisingly not far off and I'm loving it so far.
This sounds like a super old school rts/city builder that I have never been able to find an equal to. It was a crazy obscure game made by JoWood called nations. Sometimes known as alien nations over seas.
These kinds of games are normally not my thing but I’m gonna give this a try. Developed by one person and looks like this and is fleshed out better than most “AAA” games in early access. That deserves support.
I'm pretty excited for this game but also insanely intimidated by the complexity compared to banished. Especially without a proper tutorial. Also concerned it won't run on my PC lol
Totally going to play without combat though
I have this in my wishlist and hope it plays good on steam deck.
I didn't know you can actually walk around as the lord in third person :O that's cool
Honestly, one thing I would love in the video game and they might do this in the final version is the king that you get to walk around as it would be nice if you could customize the character, you know, put clothing or armor on the sims.
I read that the lord portrait you select in the beginning is supposed to determine who you look like in game but that it's not implemented yet
1:27 Settlers? OH! A YOUNG Falcon...
Every time I start one of the videos, I feel like a kid again, walking inside a gamestop.
Holy crap, how good is that backwards running animation at 2:09?!
Just thought of an idea for the tutorial. Introduction to combat could maybe be a random occurrence where a small wolf pack / bear attacks one or multiple of your villagers while they are out in the forest doing their job and you have to put together a group to go and hunt those animals down.
The best part of Stronghold: Crusader for me was the element of city building when i was a kid, i cant wait to play this game looks fun
I remember playing this as a demo during the Steam small developer event a while back and then emailing the developer to please let me be a beta tester because I loved it so much. I bought Farthest Frontier to kind of scratch that city builder itch but it just wasn't as much fun as this one, I am looking forward to pay day when I'll be able to buy this
God bless Gamranx. I appreciate these reviews so much when I’m really interested in a game, but unsure if I want to commit.
You say that outfitting even one guy would take a long time, but to be fair, in the middleages fully armored fighters were also rather rare because it was so expensive to make.
The issue for me was not being able to get multiple sets of double digit reps. I was at a plateau. Adding weight helped me get past my plateau.
Despite how much thr dev says combat isnt a focus. I love just how in depth it is, and showing just how hard and difficult it is maintaining an army and how painful it can be to an economy losing soldiers
Cities 2 devs should take a look at this game
I hope the success of the EA lets the main dev hire a bunch more people to speed up development. Manor Lords can easily become one of those games that just lasts forever and gets constant updates for 10 years. It would be really cool to see the game grow to the point where you are making a full on medieval city with a castle, and going to war with armies of thousands of people that you have spent the time to build up.
Cannot remember what singular building, but they said that they took +500 photos to recreate a SINGLE building! Incredible.
Maybe its for a sequel but I feel like castles are big given for a future addition. Cause my first thought on a medieval city builder is “do I get to build castles”