Rebelling against the King was a Mistake | Diplomacy is Not an Option

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  • @JollyMaxy
    @JollyMaxy 2 роки тому +1807

    I do remember talking in my history class about how space lasers altered many battles in the 15th century

    • @aoki6332
      @aoki6332 2 роки тому +73

      yeah that how France beat up the English out of France during the 100 years war

    • @gizmodud7267
      @gizmodud7267 2 роки тому +32

      @@aoki6332 Only way it could have explained it tbh, not like we had some horrible few Kings and civil unrest.

    • @Palemagpie
      @Palemagpie 2 роки тому +27

      @@aoki6332 I swear to fuck if it turns out the Vikings developed space faring technology....yea alright. Last few years have been pretty outta left field so I can accept that.

    • @aoki6332
      @aoki6332 2 роки тому +6

      @@gizmodud7267 its not like the British isle where undeveloped and less populated land that no one wanted

    • @ryanpayne7707
      @ryanpayne7707 2 роки тому +16

      Alright, who let the Belkins time travel AND jump franchises?

  • @The_Laughing_Cavalier
    @The_Laughing_Cavalier 2 роки тому +1169

    "You may fire when ready"- Richard II, before crushing the Peasants Revolt with the Death Star, 1381

    • @cnlbenmc
      @cnlbenmc 2 роки тому +42

      Then subsequently turning traitor and using it against the king...

    • @warriormasterdeath7093
      @warriormasterdeath7093 2 роки тому +3

      Lmao

    • @weldonwin
      @weldonwin 2 роки тому +3

      @@cnlbenmc The Richardian Heresy

    • @Thomas-fz9xw
      @Thomas-fz9xw 2 роки тому +7

      @@weldonwin I was there. I was there the day Richard slew the king.

  • @basti2850
    @basti2850 2 роки тому +1217

    "Damn these rebels are getting FUCKED!"
    *joins the rebels*

    • @nucleargold695
      @nucleargold695 2 роки тому +155

      Literally the medieval equivalent to the gym teacher joining the losing team

    • @owo1744
      @owo1744 2 роки тому +42

      @@nucleargold695 When the PE teacher joins the weaker team

    • @Techstriker1
      @Techstriker1 2 роки тому +10

      Well Twitch chat deemed it so!

    • @joshluginbuhl8229
      @joshluginbuhl8229 2 роки тому +20

      _Teams have been Auto-Balanced_

  • @bubbasbigblast8563
    @bubbasbigblast8563 2 роки тому +1747

    "Why are you peasants rebelling?"
    *Points at dilapidated peasant shack. Then points at stone houses built in less than a day.*
    "By jove, you're right! We SHOULD research sturdier houses to use as back-up walls! Minister, prepare the research!"
    *grumbles dejectedly*

    • @marley7868
      @marley7868 2 роки тому +96

      sorry guys but the lord only uses his ridiculously good management skills when his life is threatened

    • @mesa6345
      @mesa6345 2 роки тому +64

      @@marley7868 Heck I think the management of his wife's desire for new curtains, silk ones... with gold trim, deserves acknowledgment

    • @krel7160
      @krel7160 2 роки тому +45

      @@mesa6345 Hey, they already said when his life is threatened. Have you SEEN what his wife will do if she doesn't get her curtains?!

  • @Neverendingname
    @Neverendingname 2 роки тому +437

    'IS that a rebel windmill? My knights should be able to challenge that." Good lord my sides. No one ever remembers Don Q these days. It's great.

    • @TheLastSterling1304
      @TheLastSterling1304 2 роки тому +13

      This generation is more concerned with no talent hacks rebooting good stories and hoping the brand sells it.

    • @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479
      @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479 2 роки тому +37

      @@TheLastSterling1304 which generstion exactly? I don't see baby boomers remembering Don Q either

  • @archmagosdeciuskronen1501
    @archmagosdeciuskronen1501 2 роки тому +411

    Moral of the story: Pay your taxes or suffer the wrath of an orbital satellite strike.

    • @npswm1314
      @npswm1314 2 роки тому +47

      Damned Tax Evading Rebels! Call my minister of taxation!
      *Sudden Tarkin* My Lord i have the perfect solution.

    • @boarfaceswinejaw4516
      @boarfaceswinejaw4516 2 роки тому +4

      President Kimball Approves.

    • @brok56
      @brok56 2 роки тому +10

      @@npswm1314
      Well, he reduced Tax evasion on alderaan To zero.

    • @crysisrevelation6132
      @crysisrevelation6132 2 роки тому +9

      @@brok56 yeah, but he reduced the number of taxpayers to zero too.

    • @leonardusrakapradayan2253
      @leonardusrakapradayan2253 2 роки тому +7

      @@crysisrevelation6132 along with the number of unemployment

  • @sik3xploit
    @sik3xploit 2 роки тому +311

    Don't worry, there will still be diplomacy... you know, like unconditional surrender.

    • @ardantop132na6
      @ardantop132na6 2 роки тому +13

      Inb4 the main campaign featuring the King's Magic WMD

    • @marley7868
      @marley7868 2 роки тому +7

      doubt your guy isn't as charismatic and cool as grant

    • @ComedicLetter
      @ComedicLetter 2 роки тому +4

      @Marley “I like whiskey and making slaveowners cry”
      -General Grant, probably

    • @marley7868
      @marley7868 2 роки тому +2

      @@ComedicLetter he liked whiskey lying about his name and changing it cause he thought US Grant sounded cool and using demanding unconditional surrender to spr0ing board fairly reasonable terms he was gonna do anyway

    • @thedoctorss69
      @thedoctorss69 2 роки тому +1

      Ah my favourite type of diplomacy

  • @tsunami729
    @tsunami729 2 роки тому +1330

    The cutscenes alone make me want to get this game

  • @Darek_B52
    @Darek_B52 2 роки тому +174

    7:20 my clippers when I shave my full-grown beard
    7:25 my clippers when I give myself a trim.

  • @Aredel
    @Aredel 2 роки тому +581

    The alternative, Rimmy, is having the entire screen blanketed in a tidal wave of peasants until your graphics card turns to molten slag.

    • @pota2s561
      @pota2s561 2 роки тому +121

      it's either hard mode for you, or for your computer

    • @firestorm165
      @firestorm165 2 роки тому +40

      That sounds awesome actually, let's see that

  • @mochithepooh5368
    @mochithepooh5368 2 роки тому +112

    I just imagine like a scene where you're about to get crushed by a giant boulder, your friends were panicking and you just went "No need to panick guys, the animator haven't finish making this scene yet."

    • @MalfosRanger
      @MalfosRanger 2 роки тому +26

      Suddenly, the lead animator suffered a heart attack. Monty Python strikes again.

  • @Dlúith
    @Dlúith 2 роки тому +226

    The cutscenes reminded me so much of that Lego battles game for the DS, I swear the first one happened pretty much the same in that game

    • @Yellowpikachu1
      @Yellowpikachu1 2 роки тому +16

      Ah, i see you are a legofigure of culture.

    • @omegaentertainment01
      @omegaentertainment01 2 роки тому +15

      Holy shit, I _remember_ Lego Battles.
      That shit was _great._

    • @Dlúith
      @Dlúith 2 роки тому +7

      @@omegaentertainment01 honestly might go boot up my DS to experience my childhood again with those old Lego games

    • @echo_ironside8006
      @echo_ironside8006 2 роки тому +1

      the nOSTALGIAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @choobs8511
      @choobs8511 2 роки тому +1

      A true classic

  • @lavaavalon
    @lavaavalon 2 роки тому +89

    "we just destroyed the tip ofthe iceberg, but worry not, this campaign is not completed yet, so go home"

    • @ryanpayne7707
      @ryanpayne7707 2 роки тому +3

      Ehh...its the next generation's problem.

  • @warhound8496
    @warhound8496 2 роки тому +189

    «I don’t care who you send,you’ll never make me pay taxes» every person ever when confronted with taxes.

    • @MrFullCrumb01
      @MrFullCrumb01 2 роки тому +19

      From Dan VS: "I don't care who the IRS sends, I'm NOT paying taxes!"

    • @crocidile90
      @crocidile90 2 роки тому +3

      I see you are one of Vergils disciples (maxor edition)

    • @MrFullCrumb01
      @MrFullCrumb01 2 роки тому +1

      @@crocidile90 I mean, I'm a fan of good shows, so...

    • @Thomas-fz9xw
      @Thomas-fz9xw 2 роки тому

      @@crocidile90 Tax evasion is a crime, Vergil!

    • @warhound8496
      @warhound8496 2 роки тому

      @@crocidile90 yes,I actually didn’t think about maxo’r but I did watch is videos so yeah,pretty cool

  • @buffoonwithashovel7354
    @buffoonwithashovel7354 2 роки тому +206

    HELL YEAH THE BIG MAN IS PLAYING A GAME THAT NEEDS A BIG PLAN

  • @shadowofhawk55
    @shadowofhawk55 2 роки тому +709

    "See, keep this to talk and I'll be civil. Switch from talk, and I'll redefine violence for you,"
    - Humans
    Edit - I agree, MacBeth is best

    • @Ishmachiah
      @Ishmachiah 2 роки тому +2

      Othello > MacBeth

    • @Laughing_Dragon
      @Laughing_Dragon 2 роки тому +12

      @@Ishmachiah who? no seriously asking, who's Othello? never heard of that name.

    • @mojn4249
      @mojn4249 2 роки тому +3

      @@Laughing_Dragon a book also written by shakespere, no idea what happens in it

    • @Ishmachiah
      @Ishmachiah 2 роки тому +6

      @@Laughing_Dragon "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice"; is the short story's full title. I highly recommend giving it a read when you have the time.

    • @Mr.Mosquito89
      @Mr.Mosquito89 2 роки тому +1

      @@Laughing_Dragon Othello, or _ The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice,_ is the drama famous for the titular Othello, a military commander, is manipulated and pushed into committing murder and conspiracy by his deceitful ensign/lieutenant, Iago, for Iago's own selfish needs.
      It is well-remembered for studying a manipulative character's reasoning, motivations, and methods and often referenced even today for the writing of characters like that; it's also referenced in the Disney movie, Aladdin, for the name of the parrot.

  • @KingBobBobBob
    @KingBobBobBob 2 роки тому +104

    That was rhe best cutscene I've seen in a game in years!

  • @TellerOfTheTales
    @TellerOfTheTales 2 роки тому +36

    "I don't care who you send, you'll never make me pay taxes!"
    Vergil approves of this message.

  • @leobezard5998
    @leobezard5998 2 роки тому +48

    This game is a family friendly excursion into the wonderful world of taxes, their impact on the society, and the Death Star commonly used to resolve tax disputes. (souls sold separately, ignore the piles of corpses)

  • @talinpeacy7222
    @talinpeacy7222 2 роки тому +5

    To be fair, it's a lot harder to argue the non-existence of divine right when the royalty calls down a magical ion cannon.

  • @dylanjwagner
    @dylanjwagner 2 роки тому +51

    Rimmy: Is that a fucking rebel windmill? My knights might be able to challenge that.
    Me [still reeling from the MacBeth tangent]: did… Rimmy just make a Don Quixote reference? What is happening today?

  • @kookwater456
    @kookwater456 2 роки тому +7

    This game has really strong “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” feel in it’s sense of humor. The description of the uncle’s castle was one of those out-there similes Douglas Adams liked to use

  • @albusvoltavern4500
    @albusvoltavern4500 2 роки тому +173

    Is “Sir Duncan Ironbow” a purposeful or accidental parallel to Duncan Idaho?

    • @npswm1314
      @npswm1314 2 роки тому +37

      Probably purposeful. The devs have a sense of humor and would likely find it funny to see how many people get that reference.

    • @fishpop
      @fishpop 2 роки тому +1

      The names sound alike but the reference has sadly gone over my head.
      History class was never my strong suit, i can barely remember my own in detail.

    • @jackthevagabond2669
      @jackthevagabond2669 2 роки тому +20

      @@fishpop Duncan Idaho was one of the characters in the book Dune. In the book, he was a renowned warrior.

  • @mikester4896
    @mikester4896 2 роки тому +2

    The ending to Holy Grail is a literal cop-out ending haha

  • @fishpop
    @fishpop 2 роки тому +16

    An interesting detail in that "The devs aren't done yet" cutscene; is that the counsellor has his arm in a sling. Well it's more like a noose for his arm but that's the medieval ages for you.

  • @Scientist118
    @Scientist118 2 роки тому +26

    Thank you for covering this game. I had it lying around on my wishlist and your video does not disappoint. I'll be buying it now.

    • @moto_kattie8088
      @moto_kattie8088 2 роки тому

      We do love such comments😄thank you from the devs team!

  • @starsilverinfinity
    @starsilverinfinity 2 роки тому +11

    I love how its all medieval units and then MAGIC SPACE LASER

  • @Jan_Iedema
    @Jan_Iedema 2 роки тому +18

    This game takes “divine right to rule” to a whole new level

  • @quox3987
    @quox3987 2 роки тому +11

    They could not be more promising with this game. The story is funny, the gameplay looks just complex enough to be challenging and rewarding, the art style is endearing and not system breaking, and there’s enough different things you can do each mission to play the, entirely differently.
    This gon be good!

    • @moto_kattie8088
      @moto_kattie8088 2 роки тому +4

      Thank you very much for so kind words!😊

  • @boredomaster
    @boredomaster 2 роки тому +2

    Just a laser satellite in space that has “the last argument of kings” inscribed on the side.

  • @bahumat9853
    @bahumat9853 2 роки тому +15

    Rimmy's Rebellion in a Nutshell: I WILL NEVER PAY TAXES AS LONG AS I LIVE

  • @carlsjolund2379
    @carlsjolund2379 2 роки тому +2

    5:41 *DON QUIJOTE VIBES INTENSIFIES*

  • @Siptom369
    @Siptom369 2 роки тому +2

    15 corpses lying around but only 3 deceased people

  • @moto_kattie8088
    @moto_kattie8088 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much for covering our game!!!

  • @chaosinc.382
    @chaosinc.382 2 роки тому +1

    "And the devs had a heart attack, defeating the monsters and Royal armies!"

  • @owensmith3485
    @owensmith3485 2 роки тому +5

    went from fairly cool new RTS to HOLY SHIT DID HE JUST CALL IN A HAMMER OF DAWN ON THOSE PEASENTS?

  • @nicorozner7417
    @nicorozner7417 2 роки тому +1

    The medieval IRS was built different

  • @philip4591
    @philip4591 2 роки тому +1

    The cutscenes are just like the LEGO games cutscenes
    fucking funny and with it own humor

  • @doomyboi
    @doomyboi 2 роки тому +1

    God that opening cutscene was hilarious

  • @aufmerksamkeitpanzers1525
    @aufmerksamkeitpanzers1525 2 роки тому +1

    “You need to bury the dead that’s cool” I’m pretty sure the dead person would disagree

  • @Comkill117
    @Comkill117 2 роки тому +1

    “My lord, the MAC Cannon is online.”

  • @MURFGAMING1228
    @MURFGAMING1228 2 роки тому +1

    I must have missed the part in the history books where the French Revolution was put down using orbital defense lasers.

  • @sunriseparrabellum5505
    @sunriseparrabellum5505 2 роки тому +1

    i really loved the less is more cutscenes, really great stuff

  • @ekkovaan2261
    @ekkovaan2261 2 роки тому +2

    16:34
    Reminds me of:
    "pulling names from a hat doesnt seem like the most stable basis for a government"
    "but at least it isnt corrupt"
    Now that I think about it, it was propably a monthy python refrence.

  • @TheLunarBandit
    @TheLunarBandit 2 роки тому +4

    It was nice hearing Rimmy laugh and read my joke out on stream but hearing it in a video makes me wanna cry happy tears

  • @P99s-s
    @P99s-s 2 роки тому +1

    Lego Star Wars writing in those cutscenes

  • @andreasottohansen7338
    @andreasottohansen7338 2 роки тому +1

    17:00 God, i have always hated how Holy Grail ends with a passion.

  • @nobodynobody3187
    @nobodynobody3187 2 роки тому +10

    Fucking Medieval satellite beam of death straight up killed rimmy

  • @Clearwater_WT
    @Clearwater_WT 2 роки тому +1

    Oh also the healers throw stones as their attack, in case you haven't noticed :D

  • @CanuckWolfman
    @CanuckWolfman 2 роки тому +1

    "The scholars at yon monastery have completed preliminary testing on the Ion Cannon, the next generation of siege engine..."

  • @zefflin1451
    @zefflin1451 2 роки тому +2

    This is the third time I've watched this and I can't seem to stop as it's just so fucking good, all of Rimmys videos just seem to be the most entertaining out of all the people I subscribed to, Thank you Rimmy your content is just a goddamn bloody blast.

  • @Lickicker
    @Lickicker 2 роки тому +2

    it probably moves faster than they are billions because you dont have to worry about 1 zombies sneaking in and rather quickly turning 200 people into zombies

  • @TheArchitectJC
    @TheArchitectJC 2 роки тому +1

    the market has airships 10/10 best game

  • @elewe4594
    @elewe4594 2 роки тому +1

    thank you soooooo much for making a video on that game, i'd really like to see more of it in the future

  • @hiddenhundred8565
    @hiddenhundred8565 2 роки тому +4

    What many dont know is that puppy might be making another appearance

  • @GuessWho7197
    @GuessWho7197 2 роки тому +1

    I love the humor in this game.

  • @spartnmarcen5110
    @spartnmarcen5110 2 роки тому

    11/10 that writing sold me and the bit at the end has now convinced me to get this. Please do more when it's done.

  • @phoenixamaku5551
    @phoenixamaku5551 2 роки тому +1

    Rimmy tries the rebellious side
    Instantly regrets it!

  • @void-creature
    @void-creature 2 роки тому +1

    5:40 Wow, this video is just references galore, both from rimmy and the game.

  • @umpum3963
    @umpum3963 2 роки тому +1

    I got such a Stronghold vibe from this game as well. I really enjoy it, but lordy that 2nd mission is SOMETHING

  • @slicemup9
    @slicemup9 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the time stamp on the cutscene skip.

  • @alexandras3596
    @alexandras3596 2 роки тому +2

    6:12 The FUCKIN POWER of that holy shit

  • @BaronVonMott
    @BaronVonMott 2 роки тому +1

    God damn, this game looks so much BETTER than I expected! I love the sense of humour in the writing!

  • @kyledawson7175
    @kyledawson7175 2 роки тому +1

    Rimmy you need to play this game again

  • @champy5095
    @champy5095 2 роки тому +1

    In these dark days this is my favorite channel in a long time everybody just turns to boring or not very good gaming content

  • @MeonLights
    @MeonLights 3 місяці тому

    The cutscenes and writing truly make this game.

  • @TheSimodon
    @TheSimodon 2 роки тому +2

    That cutscene was so neat, that I bought the game xD

  • @aliksanon6491
    @aliksanon6491 2 роки тому

    18:46 Kampfgruppe Scott moving to defend berlin after the defences fell

  • @jamesscalzo3033
    @jamesscalzo3033 2 роки тому

    Loved the video @Rimmy - Downunder Gaming! Can't wait for the next video man! Loved the ending cutscene man, that sounded like it came straight out of Monty Python LMAO!

  • @comradeshadles4967
    @comradeshadles4967 2 роки тому +3

    So the ending of Holy Grail is…
    A cop out?

    • @marley7868
      @marley7868 2 роки тому

      yeah pretty much that was the joke didn't like it personally but I get it

  • @Dragonfire4221
    @Dragonfire4221 2 роки тому

    That is freaking fantastic as hell!

  • @void-creature
    @void-creature 2 роки тому +2

    Sir Duncan Ironbow is a clever, yet strange reference.....
    I wonder if he has metal eyes.

  • @CommanderM117
    @CommanderM117 2 роки тому +1

    ION Cannon deployed

  • @HappyFir3
    @HappyFir3 2 роки тому +2

    Rimmy sitting on so many resources especially in that last mission was hurting my RTS soul.

  • @grantjoseph7033
    @grantjoseph7033 2 роки тому +2

    Holy Grail does have an ending but it is a COP-out

  • @awesomeapostolic4492
    @awesomeapostolic4492 2 роки тому

    Can't wait to see more, I enjoyed watching you play it

  • @FerrousAradicen
    @FerrousAradicen 2 роки тому +6

    I found rebelling to be easier than the alternative, don't know why.

    • @RimmyDownunder
      @RimmyDownunder  2 роки тому +6

      Actually I agree, having since gone back and played the other route. While I still won, it was waaaay closer to a defeat. I think the main reason was rebel camps were so much more common and spread throughout the whole map. I couldn't clear them all in time.

  • @dustiediamond6976
    @dustiediamond6976 2 роки тому +1

    'when Burnham wood marches onto Dunster'

  • @blacktemplar5874
    @blacktemplar5874 2 роки тому

    Just by watching this I have moved ahead in buying one myself. THANKS!

  • @heraissilly
    @heraissilly 2 роки тому

    I like how he was talking a out disjointed endings, blissfully unaware of the final cutscene

  • @purplebatdragon
    @purplebatdragon 2 роки тому

    Finally, the Stronghold sequel the world has been waiting for.

  • @The2flame
    @The2flame 2 роки тому +19

    I'm sorry, I was just expecting age of empire but funnier, until you brought the fucking hammer of dawn.

  • @Mr.Bellafante
    @Mr.Bellafante 2 роки тому +1

    I checked out this game and thought it looked good, but now I actually plan on getting it. This video was great and the game looks better than I thought.

    • @moto_kattie8088
      @moto_kattie8088 2 роки тому

      Thank you! Our devs team appreciates such comments😅

  • @rorynorris4248
    @rorynorris4248 2 роки тому +4

    Every time you use that power my mind inserts a female voice saying "Ion cannon ready"

  • @Sunnyboy-ob4xz
    @Sunnyboy-ob4xz 2 роки тому +1

    These silent cutscenes are actual comedy gold lol

  • @anthonycrumpler8170
    @anthonycrumpler8170 2 роки тому +1

    You got to love a game where the devs don't take themselves all that serious

  • @dmaxwell3334
    @dmaxwell3334 2 роки тому

    Rimmy: Diplomacy is not an Option
    UA-cam: They are Billions

  • @fabianfruhwein8127
    @fabianfruhwein8127 2 роки тому

    The Cutscenes of this game remind me of the Cutscenes from that old LEGO Battles Game for the DS

  • @captaincrazee3961
    @captaincrazee3961 2 роки тому

    That cutscene really felt like one of the older Pixar shorts but with dialogue.

  • @victorvidales6275
    @victorvidales6275 2 роки тому

    The tone of this game is The best, laughed the entire video 😂

  • @scifimisc9191
    @scifimisc9191 2 роки тому

    Rimmy you have like the Mandalore/Sseth effect of getting me to buy games I didnt know existed

  • @SirZeus5217
    @SirZeus5217 2 роки тому

    Wow, Great video would love more of this

  • @crossroads2667
    @crossroads2667 2 роки тому +1

    I would love to see this again when the game is out fully

  • @royalphoenix2028
    @royalphoenix2028 2 роки тому

    The movie ends with a COP out in the form of a literal COP out

  • @meepmeep3397
    @meepmeep3397 2 роки тому +1

    This game seems like a cross between stronghold and age of empires. I like it

  • @cmdrblade2485
    @cmdrblade2485 2 роки тому

    6:10 Halo Reach Rimmy Secret Level
    Become the Covvie glassing

  • @Herobrine-vh8lv
    @Herobrine-vh8lv 2 роки тому +1

    You must do a alternate version where you join the king instead of the rebels and then see how that plays out

  • @bohnebohne2228
    @bohnebohne2228 Рік тому

    That laser beam ability is litterally just the command and conquer Ion cannon

  • @videogamegang1797
    @videogamegang1797 2 роки тому

    Hey, my They Are Billions tangent made it in the video! :D

  • @lordkoth6735
    @lordkoth6735 2 роки тому

    Rimmy has become the covenant