EU5 is going to be trash like everything else PDX has done since the release of CK3. The company is trash now. The base game will be shallow. Overpriced DLC won't add barely anything to the game. It's time to move on
Looking forward to Frostpunk 2. I heard endless mode will be in the game from start this time. I hope endless can establish itself as a main mode that increase replayability of the game this time since in first game it was kind of a gimmick side mode to main story. It would be nice to have something to mess with after going through story.
Not any time soon unfortunately. Given that Paradox GSG competitors keep popping up and then fizzling out throughout the years, it's not looking good. A total war-like controllable battle simulator is especially harder to make than any mechanic paradox made. Not to mention the hundreds upon hundreds of necessary combat animations that make it far from feasible for any indie studio. Even if one is announced tomorrow, we wouldn't get it for a few years.
@@msherif428Yeah, I imagine a tbs/ grandstrategy game is difficult to build, what with all the different resources and structures, not to mention the varied forms these can take. Then you have to add on a real time combat part which isn't just a side show. From what I've heard even in rts games, which tend to be much smaller scale economy and production are often the more powerful aspect as opposed to tactics. And they generally max out at 4 resources plus population/ power, as opposed to the dozens in a tbs/ grand strategy.
@@smoadia85 you know what? I've been trying that for the first time, unrelated to total war. It took two months just to get it to display a triangle on the screen. It's real hard work, especially the graphics programming part of it.
I got to play in the Ara closed beta, and it's quite fun. If they polish up a few bits it'll be an interesting step in the genre, really digging into supply chains and resources.
I have to say, it's a good time to be a strategy game fan. There are still some subgenres that I would like to see have a greater presence, like classic AoE style RTS games, but having played Fabledom and Songs of Conquest this past month. i can't complain too much.
Ara's the one I'm most excited for. :-) I've played the alphas and it's shaping up really, really well. With Civ 7, I'm waiting to see what direction they are going. I've been with the series since the start, but lost some enthusiasm after Civ 6.
Conquest Of Eo and Millennia both getting big updates soon. Rumors relating to Paradox fantasy game spreading around. Why must 2024/2025 be so crowded for strategy...
It looks like many RTS games were planning on launching together. Adding Gates of Pyre to the ones you mentioned above, it is going to be a year of good gaming
For me, one of the best strategy games this year is Gates of Pyre. I was able to participate in its playtest today, and it didn't disappoint a bit. It's really similar to starcraft
Broken Arrow looks like another game where a new developer is making a spiritual successor to a dormant franchise that the original developers either botched or washed their hands of. This time it's EA with the Command & Conquer series, particularly Generals.
Great video. Did you hear about Gates of Pyre? They just had a test play over the weekend and impressions are so positive. My first impression was that StarCraft 3 is out.
Thanks for this video. I haven't heard a lot of these games until you posted. I am most excited for Civ 7 and tried ARA in beta but I personally didn't like the UI in it. I still hope it gets polished a little bit more!
I hope they incorporate some kind of culture system, perhaps optional, into ARA. Doesn't make much sense to be George Washington in the Copper Age and all through the ages. Anonymous senates and councils, Kings, or elected Presidents (Ai generated based on population and system adopted)
At that point they should forbid doing more 20 century wars, Roman(-Greece), generic fantasy and generic "civilization" games. Same unoriginal stuff every year. Nothing is barely interesting to spend nor money nor time. EU5 but due to the huge world spaces to play.
Oh, it's a tactics strategy game for Star Wars?? That's so disappointing!! No Galactic Battlegrounds 2, no Empire at War 2. Probably just goint to be XCOM spinoff levels of quality. Which is... Fine. Just disappointing when there were so many leaks of "The first Star Wars strategy game in nearly 20 years" and "Finally the return of Empire at War"
Can confidently say I’m not looking forward to any of these. Feels like mostly clones and remakes, not much originality or not very interesting. Maybe it’s time to finally give up gaming in 2025.
Civ7, Ara, Eu5... 2025 will be a good year.
EU5 is going to be trash like everything else PDX has done since the release of CK3. The company is trash now. The base game will be shallow. Overpriced DLC won't add barely anything to the game. It's time to move on
@@QuisUtDeus828 It will take time for eu5 to catch up with all the dlcs, but im sure it will be an amazing game. perhaps in 2026 Maybe early 2027.
@@QuisUtDeus828 bro just discovered how PDX has worked for the past 2 decades
@@QuisUtDeus828 Have you read any of the Dev Diaries?
Hopefully
If EU5 and Civ7 come out the same year that will be an insane year for strategy
EU5 meh. Give me hearts of iron 5.
Looking forward to Frostpunk 2. I heard endless mode will be in the game from start this time. I hope endless can establish itself as a main mode that increase replayability of the game this time since in first game it was kind of a gimmick side mode to main story. It would be nice to have something to mess with after going through story.
Absolutely - I feel replay-ability is usually a must. Here’s hoping for a good endless mode.
Played the beta it's LOT more complex than 1
Isn't the Anno game clip a call-back to HBO's Rome w/ Ian McNeice as the newsreader?
When on earth are we going to get a total war competitor?
Not any time soon unfortunately. Given that Paradox GSG competitors keep popping up and then fizzling out throughout the years, it's not looking good. A total war-like controllable battle simulator is especially harder to make than any mechanic paradox made. Not to mention the hundreds upon hundreds of necessary combat animations that make it far from feasible for any indie studio. Even if one is announced tomorrow, we wouldn't get it for a few years.
@@msherif428Yeah, I imagine a tbs/ grandstrategy game is difficult to build, what with all the different resources and structures, not to mention the varied forms these can take. Then you have to add on a real time combat part which isn't just a side show. From what I've heard even in rts games, which tend to be much smaller scale economy and production are often the more powerful aspect as opposed to tactics. And they generally max out at 4 resources plus population/ power, as opposed to the dozens in a tbs/ grand strategy.
@@msherif428 i guess someone have to take the bold step to build their own engine.
@@smoadia85 you know what? I've been trying that for the first time, unrelated to total war. It took two months just to get it to display a triangle on the screen. It's real hard work, especially the graphics programming part of it.
It's very difficult to make them , even Creative Assembly struggles
Out of all of these Ara is the one I'm looking forward to the most.
I give up on strategy games if Ara sucks. I'll be content with Civ 4 and Alpha Centauri though lol
I'm really looking forward to Ara. I'm also surprised to not see Memoriapolis in the video since it's coming out in early access in a month.
I got to play in the Ara closed beta, and it's quite fun. If they polish up a few bits it'll be an interesting step in the genre, really digging into supply chains and resources.
I have to say, it's a good time to be a strategy game fan. There are still some subgenres that I would like to see have a greater presence, like classic AoE style RTS games, but having played Fabledom and Songs of Conquest this past month. i can't complain too much.
Ara's the one I'm most excited for. :-) I've played the alphas and it's shaping up really, really well. With Civ 7, I'm waiting to see what direction they are going. I've been with the series since the start, but lost some enthusiasm after Civ 6.
Some really promising games to look forward too! Thanks for the vid Jumbo ☺️
Conquest Of Eo and Millennia both getting big updates soon. Rumors relating to Paradox fantasy game spreading around. Why must 2024/2025 be so crowded for strategy...
Hmmm... my birthday is in August but all the games I want come out in September, well all good things come to those who wait.
It looks like many RTS games were planning on launching together. Adding Gates of Pyre to the ones you mentioned above, it is going to be a year of good gaming
Can you imagine if eu5 dropped out of nowhere
For me, one of the best strategy games this year is Gates of Pyre. I was able to participate in its playtest today, and it didn't disappoint a bit. It's really similar to starcraft
The new Anno hopefully has ground troops.
Can't wait for new Civilization and Kaiserpunk! Civ is always awesome and Kaiserpunk had a pretty darn good Playtest recently!
dude is standing on a on the box which look like, "CIV II" . Now thats cool...
I would love a Star wars tactical game but the info for now seems as solid as "I know a guy who knows a guy who has heard someone talk about this"
Ara is the project I'm most excited about. Another promising one to keep an eye on is Immortal Gates of Pyre, I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned.
Broken arrow is going to be legendary. The open multiplayer beta was already awsome and the dev team is very friendly.
Broken Arrow looks like another game where a new developer is making a spiritual successor to a dormant franchise that the original developers either botched or washed their hands of. This time it's EA with the Command & Conquer series, particularly Generals.
Broken Arrow and EU V are my favorites
Great video. Did you hear about Gates of Pyre? They just had a test play over the weekend and impressions are so positive. My first impression was that StarCraft 3 is out.
Broken Arrow had a demo where you could actually play the game.
Cataclismo is amazing
hope Humankind has more dlcs in the future!
Cataclismo is awesome. Can only recommend it.
Keep your eye on the development of Anvil Empires
My brother in christ how can you be a lover of history and strategy games and have no experience with the EU franchise? Remedy that asap
I see no evidence he plays Grand Strategy games
It’s called books
Thanks man
Thanks for this video. I haven't heard a lot of these games until you posted. I am most excited for Civ 7 and tried ARA in beta but I personally didn't like the UI in it. I still hope it gets polished a little bit more!
I kinda agree, though my playtime in the ARA alpha before last was pretty limited. It’s landing soon though… so it must be close to ready now 🤞
@@JumboPixel The UI is indeed a lot more polished in its current state, I'm not at liberty so say much more.
All I want for Christmas is another Humankind update
Dude Age of Empires is the RTS game of all times
I swear hooded horse just be publishing random bangers
Many Civ-Killers have come and gone. Civ is and always will be king of strategy games. Some competition would be nice though.
EU5 is the only one I'm really looking forward to.
Civ7's humankind 2.0 just doesn't interest me like civ 6.
Civilization is Kingpin What is Total War than? The god of strategy games?
What with Humankind?
I do like hooded horse.
all these games look great
Still looks like I wont be getting XCOM 3 anytime soon or at all.
Hopefully civ 7 will return builders to not being stupid, will have non cartoonish graphics, and will not gave 8 million little things to manage
I hope they incorporate some kind of culture system, perhaps optional, into ARA. Doesn't make much sense to be George Washington in the Copper Age and all through the ages. Anonymous senates and councils, Kings, or elected Presidents (Ai generated based on population and system adopted)
What about Age of History 3?
No Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero on the list?
How have we had like 3 Civs and no Caesar 😢
keep it up
Prison Architect 2 has been delayed "indefinitely".
What about age of history 3?
We want Total War Star Warsssss
Dont we get Civ 7 gameplay reveal soon??
20th of august
Forgot age of history 3
4X games fans are gonna be eating good in 2025
Ara leaves me Ara ara....
Prison Architect is delayed
At that point they should forbid doing more 20 century wars, Roman(-Greece), generic fantasy and generic "civilization" games. Same unoriginal stuff every year. Nothing is barely interesting to spend nor money nor time.
EU5 but due to the huge world spaces to play.
Oh, it's a tactics strategy game for Star Wars?? That's so disappointing!! No Galactic Battlegrounds 2, no Empire at War 2. Probably just goint to be XCOM spinoff levels of quality. Which is... Fine. Just disappointing when there were so many leaks of "The first Star Wars strategy game in nearly 20 years" and "Finally the return of Empire at War"
Really need an Empire at War 2 for real. Current game engine and graphics is outdated
First 🌚
second
Fourth, because I like to break expectations.
Moon boi
Keep them guessing @GoodEggGuy
I don't games like these
Arno….
Can confidently say I’m not looking forward to any of these. Feels like mostly clones and remakes, not much originality or not very interesting. Maybe it’s time to finally give up gaming in 2025.
Bait used to be believable...
I can agree. Don't give up on gaming though, just play older games.
Half the games on the list are original and look great though.
Broken arrow looks like another russian piece of garbage about how cool armata is
À very good game that I just noticed : memoriapolis … review from you could be great :)
you talk nonsense