@@cdrocrossdiscovery the clans have the best mechs, i played the older MechWarrior game when I was younger and when when giving the first chance to get my hands on a clan mech I took it
@@davidderoza1104 Don't get me wrong. I love Clan tech, I love Clan mechs. The Mad Cat Mk II is my top ride. But, I'll always be House Davion and Gray Death Legion at heart.
I liked how throughout the campaign Baradul was just as surprised as the rest of the Star was when they'd finish a mission thinking they'd done great, and find out it meant nothing because the Clan leadership kept doing the stupidest things possible and ruining everything.
Naming this Annihilation is quite fitting, because after this point in the battletech universe, Clan Smoke Jaguar goes into a downward spiral that eventually leads to their complete destruction. There really is no way to continue a Smoke Jaguar campaign because after this point they are essentially facing continuous losses for the remainder of their existence.
That explains why I saw a credit for Mackenzie Wolf in the credits at the end. I didn't recall Bara running into him at all, and I couldn't imagine he'd just be a bit character on the radio that you wouldn't recognize as being someone of note.
There's a few things like that in the game, one word spoken while the caption is different or just sound missing totally. Like at the end scene where the word 'Tyrant' appears in the captioning while Jayden is delivering the monologue. I replayed that bit a few times & I can't hear it if it's being spoken at all.
@@kennethnelson2760 Yeah, but this here is not some lesser generic error, but a major screwup. In the last, epic cutscene getting the new rank wrong ... come on! For everyone only the least familiar with the Clan ranks (and so far, you believed the devs are) that is sooo stupid that hearing it must physically hurt.
@@TheCobraCom That wasn't the only screwup in the cutscenes. In one of the earlier cutscenes, when the Clans and the Bloodname Holders return to the Inner Sphere, it was said that the Jaguars were informed by ilKhan Leo Showers that they were back and leaving Santander for the next step of the invasion. But that was completely false, because at this point in the story, ilKhan Leo Showers was already dead. He was killed in a suicide attack by a space fighter (this was shown in an earlier cutscene) and that was the reason why the blood name bearers had to return to their homeworld to elect a new ilKhan.
Thank you for the video! I'm an Inner Sphere 'MechWarrior at heart. I'm a little tired of the Clan "Honor for the sake of honor for honor's sake with extra honor on the side, (why _yes_ I have a hardon for Kerensky, why do you ask?) with extra extra honor, hold the honor with honor on top, and a side of honor." mentality.
Love how it maintains lore accuracy and still paints a nice picture of the human side of the SJ members. You would think that some would have some serious regrets and even open opposition to the Crusader policies of the SJ. Also, it cements why the community dislikes SJ.
I wouldn't mind seeing play through MW5 Mercs again. There is SO MUCH stuff you haven't seen yet. Superheavies, lots of clan mechs, hidden missions, ect. There was also another update to the mods.
Fantastic game, really well written, and executed. Great plot points, and character development. They made the Mia vs Ez choice really tough, which was impressive. Wish there could be more, but this isn't mercs where they can just have you roam about. Maybe an instanct action mode or something? Who knows.
That is actually a challenge on every mission in the simpod. Run mechs with stock loadouts. You can change the omnipods, but that's it. It is definitely challenging, especially in the later missions.
I love how your Direwolf is basically the same as the one I used the first time... second time I went with the dual UAC20 and 5 torso mounted ERML. That was comical, triple tapping timber wolves.
I like how Jayden got a promotion, and then she announced him as Star Commander. At least the subtitles were nice enough to give him his correct rank...
I was waiting for it so much, damn. Hoping for next episode really soon, cause this plot is really interesting and getting tense Will You do this other path in which You run away with Ezra?
Now just need a variation of the Undertaker Meme with Jayden smiling with his shiny new Star Captain badge with an Eridani Light Horse merc looming menacingly behind him.
Great videos. You make it look so easy! I wonder if new DLC will include other Clans. The Falcon and Wolves path is well documented. However Tukayyid will be all kinds of a battle if they do it.
Last enemy of the game being a Hunchback stuck in a M-pose (T-pose for mechs), lol, think I've seen it stuck before, either in my playthrough or perhaps TTB's :P
Loved the whole playthrough Baradul! I do prefer Mercenaries but both games are must be judged separately. Clans has only started and cannot wait for DLCs
The first DLC will probably be everything on to Sol system. Hopefully the next one after that will be the open sandbox. I really don't want them to leave it to the modders. Great story! On that note I'd be happy to see you do the alternate ending... either from the beginning or from an old game save.
Ah I'm sure it'll be Comstar getting crushed if they turn on the Jaguars like Mia said after the voices from the past mission. I mean who even is Anastasius Focht anyway? Their general is just an old paper pusher. It's their destiny! I like that either ending for this game is a tragedy. Either you sacrifice your humanity for a doomed cause or you sacrifice pretty much everything else (including half your remaining family) to keep your humanity. I also like that there's a LOT of foreshadowing, even little offhand comments tie up neatly.
Just a suggestion......I've noticed that when you get i to a fight you just kind of let your Star do whatever, and they tend tontake a long time to actually start shooting. Make sure you're directing them onto target(s) whenever possible. Ordering them into the fight will get them on target and firing quicker than just letting them react.
I would love to see sevral DLC's.. In particular The Battle of Tukkayid. I would also like to see a possibility of expansion packs for the other invading clans that don't get much coverage. I would love campaigns as the Steel Vipers, Nova Cats and Diamond Sharks. or maybe even a MW5: The Refusal war between Wolf and Falcon. technically a remake of MW2.
I suspect we will see more Clan games, possibly dlc, telling the stories of the other major Clans. Clan Wolf will probably be next. Also, they will no doubt make a game featuring the Inner Sphere’s Trial of Annihilation vs Clan Smoke Jaguar.
I like how he refused to build the obvious ER PPC spam build of the Dire. Plus he got warned the whole game of being under tonnage. He built effective units and didn't just upsize.
I really want some kind of sandbox mode with this game, random missions like in MW5:Mercs. Could be different Clan trials or some such. Also, I really hope the DLCs take us to Tukayyid.
someone gotta tell PGI that theres a bug in the audio at the end, saKhan Weaver says something different then what the Subtitle says. as for what i would like to see: the other path, when u go with Ez, i think they did a great job with the 2 endings ^^ sadly as u say, the replay value is limited, but i think it could be fun ntl ^^
Yes definitely a load of DLCs to continue the story. Great playthrough, as ever your skill makes a mockery of the AI although you did show why the Dire Wolf was so popular amongst the legendary characters of Mechwarrior lore. Ending a bit contrived. Your Star blows right through the Imperial Palace and yet those pussy Nova Cats give up the ghost and cause a complete collapse of the attack. Tsk tsk. A bit confused about the legendary Natasha Kerensky and her Black Widows. She and her battalion answered the call when the Clans invaded the Inner Sphere and when Ulric Kerensky became Ilkhan (as has happened) she became Khan of the Clan Wolf. She is not still a mercenary leading the Dragoons. If you have any pull might want to point that out to the Devs Sir.
I Honestly thought they were going to run MW5C all the way to Tukayyid ... would have been interesting if it had... but I guess ending it here with Jayden and crew makes sense ... Hopefully you will go back and run through the other choice... would love to see that alternate timeline and how it plays out... Probably with Mia Dying would be my GUESS
Soooo... I have a pretty shallow memory of Battletech lore, but I'm assuming none of these characters survive Tukkayid? I have to think the choice of Smoke Jaguar was very much deliberate on the part of the developers.
The fact that Jayden can go around calling other people tyrants and despots while already being complicit in multiple war crimes is infuriating. I know the Clanners are raised to believe they are objectively right, but come the fuck on! I guess I can be thankful that Ezra's last words will haunt him for all his days. I'm glad you chose this path, Bara, because if I play this game I 100% would never make the choice to stay with the Jaguars lol
@@cptarianus824 ^this needs correction: It's not a war crime if the Winner does it. followed by "Nobody wants to believe themselves to be on the side of evil" and "History is written by the victors"
I chose Ezra's path since I had been watching Bara and he chose Mia's. This way I get both stories. But, I gotta say, I'm glad to not hear the Jags commanders anymore. They're buttheads. 😆
Kind of a bit of an abrupt ending tbh I feel like they really could have spent easily an extra two hours actually exploring the story. Kinda feels like they were setting this up to go into act three and then were told they had to stop and release the game
I was disappointed in the ending. It feels like the end of a chapter and to be honest SJ didn't really accomplish anything. I felt, just watching, that the game was easy even on hard mode. I think you only ever lost one mech in battle? The progression of new mechs was way too fast and caused older mechs to be instantly obsolete. Where are the missions that have better parts for light and medium mechs? I enjoyed watching YOU Baradul, but I am glad I didn't spend the money on this game.
Now you need to do the ezra's path.
Ezra's path is the only one I would choose. Not a fan of The Clans to begin with
yea the non zaelot path
Yes agreed curious/anxious to see how that goes!
@@cdrocrossdiscovery the clans have the best mechs, i played the older MechWarrior game when I was younger and when when giving the first chance to get my hands on a clan mech I took it
@@davidderoza1104 Don't get me wrong. I love Clan tech, I love Clan mechs. The Mad Cat Mk II is my top ride. But, I'll always be House Davion and Gray Death Legion at heart.
Bara shoots Yuichi in the back... 5mins later says: "Man Yuchi has took some damage already"... :D
I liked how throughout the campaign Baradul was just as surprised as the rest of the Star was when they'd finish a mission thinking they'd done great, and find out it meant nothing because the Clan leadership kept doing the stupidest things possible and ruining everything.
Thanks, Baradul!
Let's go Ezra's path!
The way Jayden says "Ez?" after killing Ezra is haunting.
Yeah, that was definitely chiiling
Naming this Annihilation is quite fitting, because after this point in the battletech universe, Clan Smoke Jaguar goes into a downward spiral that eventually leads to their complete destruction. There really is no way to continue a Smoke Jaguar campaign because after this point they are essentially facing continuous losses for the remainder of their existence.
There's still the warden path where you leave the Jaguars for the Wolf's Dragoons. You even get to meet Jaime's son who is in the game.
spoliers dumbass
That explains why I saw a credit for Mackenzie Wolf in the credits at the end. I didn't recall Bara running into him at all, and I couldn't imagine he'd just be a bit character on the radio that you wouldn't recognize as being someone of note.
Thx for playing. Hope to see a Tukkayid Crusade DLC, after more Clan Action.
37:00 "I give you StarCOMMANDER Jayden" WTF? Who smuggled the booze into quality control to miss THAT?
opps... guess he got demoted seconds after his promotion to star captain. lol
There's a few things like that in the game, one word spoken while the caption is different or just sound missing totally. Like at the end scene where the word 'Tyrant' appears in the captioning while Jayden is delivering the monologue. I replayed that bit a few times & I can't hear it if it's being spoken at all.
@@kennethnelson2760 Yeah, but this here is not some lesser generic error, but a major screwup.
In the last, epic cutscene getting the new rank wrong ... come on!
For everyone only the least familiar with the Clan ranks (and so far, you believed the devs are) that is sooo stupid that hearing it must physically hurt.
@@TheCobraCom
That wasn't the only screwup in the cutscenes. In one of the earlier cutscenes, when the Clans and the Bloodname Holders return to the Inner Sphere, it was said that the Jaguars were informed by ilKhan Leo Showers that they were back and leaving Santander for the next step of the invasion. But that was completely false, because at this point in the story, ilKhan Leo Showers was already dead. He was killed in a suicide attack by a space fighter (this was shown in an earlier cutscene) and that was the reason why the blood name bearers had to return to their homeworld to elect a new ilKhan.
Thank you for the video! I'm an Inner Sphere 'MechWarrior at heart. I'm a little tired of the Clan "Honor for the sake of honor for honor's sake with extra honor on the side, (why _yes_ I have a hardon for Kerensky, why do you ask?) with extra extra honor, hold the honor with honor on top, and a side of honor." mentality.
They're like Klingons, only a bit less fun.
That last cutscene, where the sakhan says star commander, but the text says star captain, drives me crazy.
I'm glad I'm not the only one! It really took the wind out of my sails. I was like...I'm already one of those. :|
Minor bug.
@@igorbukovy4313 Immersion-ruining whiplash effect, to me. What's minor to some is major to others, I suppose.
@34:15 "One way or another, we will liberate Terra from the tyrants rule." Is what he meant to say. Right? Right?
Love how it maintains lore accuracy and still paints a nice picture of the human side of the SJ members. You would think that some would have some serious regrets and even open opposition to the Crusader policies of the SJ. Also, it cements why the community dislikes SJ.
Keep up the good work. I love your cotent you should do the second story arc
Ok guys everyone love the wolf's dragoon, even me but for smoke jaguars, for the lore an and trama, this is more Canon.
Loved watching this game play out, great story and fun game play.
Love this game time for Ezra's path big man
Haha! Agreed that seeing the Mechs talk to each other was weird. :P Seeing the pilots in their cockpit would have been so much better, by a lightyear.
"That's it?" I think that's everyone's reaction right now, gets you all pulled into the story, then BAM end of the line
I wouldn't mind seeing play through MW5 Mercs again. There is SO MUCH stuff you haven't seen yet. Superheavies, lots of clan mechs, hidden missions, ect. There was also another update to the mods.
Fantastic game, really well written, and executed. Great plot points, and character development. They made the Mia vs Ez choice really tough, which was impressive. Wish there could be more, but this isn't mercs where they can just have you roam about. Maybe an instanct action mode or something? Who knows.
27:15 "Run to the Chopper" (imagine Arnie shouting) would also fit here *lol*
just as I was contemplating to comment-
" next time, *shoot the flags* " -you just did that.. oh the timing 🎉
Apparently in the year 30xx they still use the good old Hotas Warthog Joystick...they must be really solid :D (22:37)
Finally....my day is finally complete
Challenge idea: only default loadouts (maybe allowing to mix pods if weight allows).
I did that, and it is crazy difficult. 🤯
That is actually a challenge on every mission in the simpod. Run mechs with stock loadouts. You can change the omnipods, but that's it. It is definitely challenging, especially in the later missions.
I love how your Direwolf is basically the same as the one I used the first time... second time I went with the dual UAC20 and 5 torso mounted ERML. That was comical, triple tapping timber wolves.
Love your work on this. Really enjoyed the series. I'd watch multiplayer streams or any Mech games really. Keep up the good stuff
Great playthrough, Baradul! Enjoyed watching it
Do the warden path!
I like how Jayden got a promotion, and then she announced him as Star Commander. At least the subtitles were nice enough to give him his correct rank...
I was waiting for it so much, damn. Hoping for next episode really soon, cause this plot is really interesting and getting tense
Will You do this other path in which You run away with Ezra?
Load the Ezra decision mission and go his route
Now just need a variation of the Undertaker Meme with Jayden smiling with his shiny new Star Captain badge with an Eridani Light Horse merc looming menacingly behind him.
I'm too simple: I see Baradul's face in the video -> I like the video!
Good video Bara. 🙂
i loved the story.
now we must go for the dragoons path.
they made the the rihgt choice with the Smoke Jaguars POV
The next DLC has to be Tukkayid. All of the invading clans against ComStar. Wouldn't be surprised if the DLC is based on the ComStar POV
Loved it!!! Excellent!!! 👏 👏 👏
Great videos. You make it look so easy! I wonder if new DLC will include other Clans. The Falcon and Wolves path is well documented. However Tukayyid will be all kinds of a battle if they do it.
You will do Ezra path, quiaff?
i find it kinda neat.
a bit short, but it shows the nature of clan smoke jaguar and the clan invasion pretty well,
but not much of it.
Last enemy of the game being a Hunchback stuck in a M-pose (T-pose for mechs), lol, think I've seen it stuck before, either in my playthrough or perhaps TTB's :P
Loved the whole playthrough Baradul! I do prefer Mercenaries but both games are must be judged separately. Clans has only started and cannot wait for DLCs
This ol Hilbilly predicts one or more DLC's for Tukkayid.
As ComStar, with Anastasius Focht as the mission-giver.
Holy smokes! You're lucky that Gazebo didn't one-shot you!
The first DLC will probably be everything on to Sol system. Hopefully the next one after that will be the open sandbox. I really don't want them to leave it to the modders. Great story!
On that note I'd be happy to see you do the alternate ending... either from the beginning or from an old game save.
From Here to Sol... Seems like you did not yet read the books (Blood of Kerensky Trilogy). If not, you really should!
@@hundebubi1410 It was sarcasm.... sorry, but my sense of humour is a tad unique.
Ah I'm sure it'll be Comstar getting crushed if they turn on the Jaguars like Mia said after the voices from the past mission. I mean who even is Anastasius Focht anyway? Their general is just an old paper pusher. It's their destiny!
I like that either ending for this game is a tragedy. Either you sacrifice your humanity for a doomed cause or you sacrifice pretty much everything else (including half your remaining family) to keep your humanity. I also like that there's a LOT of foreshadowing, even little offhand comments tie up neatly.
We need to see Ezra's storyline too.
Challenge suggestions: Go as light as you dare.
What a great story. I feel bad for the clanners. They never get to be happy, regardless of how many battles they win.
Yes to Ezra’s path
Just a suggestion......I've noticed that when you get i to a fight you just kind of let your Star do whatever, and they tend tontake a long time to actually start shooting. Make sure you're directing them onto target(s) whenever possible. Ordering them into the fight will get them on target and firing quicker than just letting them react.
I would love to see sevral DLC's.. In particular The Battle of Tukkayid. I would also like to see a possibility of expansion packs for the other invading clans that don't get much coverage. I would love campaigns as the Steel Vipers, Nova Cats and Diamond Sharks. or maybe even a MW5: The Refusal war between Wolf and Falcon. technically a remake of MW2.
I can seem them doing a DLC for each main Clan with their invasion paths. That would be kinda cool.
Ezra path, then only heavy, medium,and finally finish it with lite mech's only. Good luck
Another run on Ezras path.
However: You must always have at least one mech from each weight class on each mission (when unlocked).
I almost feel sorry for him knowing future events. His skull is probably somebody’s flower vase on Tukayyid…
make sure you do ezras path since there are new missions to do baradul
I suspect we will see more Clan games, possibly dlc, telling the stories of the other major Clans. Clan Wolf will probably be next. Also, they will no doubt make a game featuring the Inner Sphere’s Trial of Annihilation vs Clan Smoke Jaguar.
They will release DLCs for sure.
I like how he refused to build the obvious ER PPC spam build of the Dire. Plus he got warned the whole game of being under tonnage. He built effective units and didn't just upsize.
8:05 That is Phoenix Hawk.
It was fun to follow the storyline so far. I hope for more Roguetech and MW5 and less MW clans.
Definitely play the other path of going with Ezra!
the smoke jaguars got destroyed at the battle of Terra so yes there will be more parts :)
I really want some kind of sandbox mode with this game, random missions like in MW5:Mercs. Could be different Clan trials or some such. Also, I really hope the DLCs take us to Tukayyid.
Alternative storyline and the simpod challenges would be cool, kind sir
Go to the decision point mission Baradul and choose Ezra...
Side with Dragoons, set it to expert, get ready to fight aimbot Mia
someone gotta tell PGI that theres a bug in the audio at the end, saKhan Weaver says something different then what the Subtitle says.
as for what i would like to see: the other path, when u go with Ez, i think they did a great job with the 2 endings ^^ sadly as u say, the replay value is limited, but i think it could be fun ntl ^^
I wonder how are dlcs gonna work considering we are ending up on different sides of the invasion story at the end of the game.
All that is left to do is conquer all of the Inner Sphere systems/planets and then plant a flag on Earth. Easy!
A brilliant playthrough @Baradul. That ending was a little underwhelming tho... 😒
That's....an abrupt end.
God I'm glad I didn't choose this ending. Just about had enough of Smoke Jaguar lmao
The game is ripe for those mods coming in the new year. I can't wait to see what they come up with for this game.
Yes definitely a load of DLCs to continue the story. Great playthrough, as ever your skill makes a mockery of the AI although you did show why the Dire Wolf was so popular amongst the legendary characters of Mechwarrior lore.
Ending a bit contrived. Your Star blows right through the Imperial Palace and yet those pussy Nova Cats give up the ghost and cause a complete collapse of the attack. Tsk tsk.
A bit confused about the legendary Natasha Kerensky and her Black Widows. She and her battalion answered the call when the Clans invaded the Inner Sphere and when Ulric Kerensky became Ilkhan (as has happened) she became Khan of the Clan Wolf. She is not still a mercenary leading the Dragoons. If you have any pull might want to point that out to the Devs Sir.
was there a problem with the wording? She called Jaden Star Commander, but the words said Star Captain?
I knew it. I knew she called him star commander instead of captain. I was like, wtf? Hes promoted to his current position?
I Honestly thought they were going to run MW5C all the way to Tukayyid ... would have been interesting if it had... but I guess ending it here with Jayden and crew makes sense ...
Hopefully you will go back and run through the other choice... would love to see that alternate timeline and how it plays out... Probably with Mia Dying would be my GUESS
yes the other ending shows perfectly the brainwashing
Soooo... I have a pretty shallow memory of Battletech lore, but I'm assuming none of these characters survive Tukkayid? I have to think the choice of Smoke Jaguar was very much deliberate on the part of the developers.
Интересно, если будет продолжение, то какую концовку признают коконом?))
The fact that Jayden can go around calling other people tyrants and despots while already being complicit in multiple war crimes is infuriating. I know the Clanners are raised to believe they are objectively right, but come the fuck on! I guess I can be thankful that Ezra's last words will haunt him for all his days.
I'm glad you chose this path, Bara, because if I play this game I 100% would never make the choice to stay with the Jaguars lol
Every man is justified in his own mind
It's not a war crime if good guys do it.
@@cptarianus824 until the good guys get annihilated in mechwarrior 3 :D
@@cptarianus824 ^this needs correction: It's not a war crime if the Winner does it.
followed by "Nobody wants to believe themselves to be on the side of evil" and "History is written by the victors"
I chose Ezra's path since I had been watching Bara and he chose Mia's. This way I get both stories. But, I gotta say, I'm glad to not hear the Jags commanders anymore. They're buttheads. 😆
Five DireWolf Scout Star when? :D
reload the save and do the warden path...
Spiel den Ezra-Weg (Bewahrer) doch auch ...
Wait! There's no sandbox mode?!! WTF!
Sad that she called him Star Commander in the voice acting when she was promoting him to Star Captain which is what the sub-titles said.
I think game is ok. They could done a better job with writing. And some sort of sandbox would be a nice addition to the game.
What's with the ending that feels like an entry to dlc's.
Nice run 👍
Challenge: Maybe always dropping with only 2/3 of the allowed max Tonnage 🦾
Back to mercenaries please, I like crazy over there….
The stupid glass cockpit is as dumb on a mech as it would be on a tank.
Kind of a bit of an abrupt ending tbh I feel like they really could have spent easily an extra two hours actually exploring the story. Kinda feels like they were setting this up to go into act three and then were told they had to stop and release the game
I was disappointed in the ending. It feels like the end of a chapter and to be honest SJ didn't really accomplish anything. I felt, just watching, that the game was easy even on hard mode. I think you only ever lost one mech in battle? The progression of new mechs was way too fast and caused older mechs to be instantly obsolete. Where are the missions that have better parts for light and medium mechs? I enjoyed watching YOU Baradul, but I am glad I didn't spend the money on this game.
I would have expected the Mia path to be a non-canon SJ victory on Luthien. But they chose to be compatible with the canon in both cases.
By the way, I finished the game a few days ago and I am totally happy with it. Clearly game of the year for me.
go with Ezra next time.
Looking at the comments, im with all the other Dezgra's here, play the alternative game
Better than ezra would have been a good episode name.
What fantastic writing. The feels in that scene with ez and Jayden are real. How is anyone ok after that? So good.
Wtf are you talking about? This writing is AWFUL woke DEI garbage. This game sucks
the most un clanlike acting ever