Battle Brothers is a MUST PLAY! - Turn Based Tactical RPG
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Battle Brothers is an excellent Turn Based RPG - In this gameplay review I discuss all the features and mechanics of the base game and DLC showcasing why it's a must play! Both brutal and whimsical, this low fantasy medieval world is as charming as it is unforgiving! With upcoming DLC, it's still a great time to check out battle brothers!
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Still remember my first battle. Had a guy with a big 2 handed axe facing 2 enemies and I, for some reason, thought thered be no melee friendly fire...the enemies survived but I chopped the heads from 2 of my guys off. Gotta learn it the hard way
The obituary would be hilarious 😂
I've been playing this game for years. I endorse this game wholly and it's due for a large update soon that's going to introduce a lot of new content. Buy all the content and support the devs. They do awesome, quality, work and listen to their fans.
can't wait for blazing deserts!
Blazing deserts will be great. Really excited for the companion mechanic, they all seem so impactful.
This is good advertising
This is a great game, and I'm always glad to see someone discovering and sharing it. Part of the difficulty is in the poor tutorial and explanation of actions and equipment. To reliably win fights at higher levels, you need to be VERY efficient in combat, and you only learn the MILLIONS of good and tricks through 100s of hours of gameplay, or reading strategy guides. Did you know piercing weapons do half-damage to the ancient dead? I see you you using bows and spears in your clip fighting them...you need different weapons to give those guys with spears, and backup melee guys to replace the archers. If you hover your cursor over a weapon, it will tell you state like damage and such, but if you hover the cursor over the attack types, those stats may be different for different attack modes. Spears get a bonus to hit, but do poor damage, so aren't great at higher levels. Swords get a smaller bonus to hit but look like they do a ton of damage, until you see that they do very little damage to armor, making them most effective against beast and such. Did you know killing zombies with a cleaver's cleave attack will decapitate it, making it impossible to resurrect? Tons of stuff like that.
You also have to be VERY selective with fights, and understand some contracts can't be fulfilled, and some fights are auto-losses that you just avoid, and that's okay.
Finally, characters are a permanent investment, so you have to be very selective on who you keep. That guy with the "craven" trait? Instant dump. Morale is VERY important. Why invest money and experience in a sub-par character. Hire lots of dudes, good backgrounds, and keep.the best. Poachers have lower stats than hunters, in general, so if you need an archer, invest it the better guy up front and you'll have a better guy at the higher levels, too!
I miss old-school RPGs, where you need to figure out stuff yourself, instead developers adding a tooltip to a weapon, like "+50 damage against undead". Love this game.
Holy crap, this is exactly my kind of game. Figuring out stuff is most of the fun.
It was one of the main reasoms I was so in love with pendor. The mod had so many new things, and despite a great wiki, I decided to explore everything on my own, and it was just awesome.
Just bought the game after reading your comment. Can't wait to get off work and dump HOURS into it!
Thanks alot.
600 hours and no regrets.
100% agree its the same for me :D i cant wait for the new DLC with the new biom
500 hours. I'll get to 600 with new dlc :)
240h some time ago but no dlc yet, I think its time to buy them :)
Just recently started and I’m in love 😍
1000 day campaign and no regrets.
A very important thing that wasn't mentioned is AMAZING writing. I legitemately got chills a few times when reading stuff in this game. The captain's (player's) dream sequence after defeating the undead crisis, for example. Huge props to the writer.
Yeah the writer is amazing, the writing feels like early isometric RPGS.
Hey, I know this comment is 3 years old lol and you probably won’t see this but they have a book series and so far it’s pretty good! Definitely worth a read if you want to check it out. It’s made by the writer of battle brothers i believe
@@thermite1277 Hey! I know about the books, and have them on my reading list! Thank you, though :D
@@thermite1277 care to share the name? :o
Wait so this is like Darkest Dungeon meets Bannerlord?!?! WHY DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!?!
You got me with darkest dungeon
Lmao this game is already old.
@@dejavudeckardOld = Bad apparently? Lmao
@@templarlad392 That's little kids for you. Wait until some 6 year old tells him Fortnite is old.
This game has been out for years! Glad you found this gem. 😊
I'd go so far as to say it's the best money I've spent on Steam. Been playing it for years now and my library is bloated with things left unfinished or untouched because Battle Brothers keeps stealing my time.
Try Jagged Alliance 2, nothing has come close to that for me personally.
What makes it incredible? Specially if someone is not into turn based tactical RPGS? 3 minutes in and I nothing makes me want to play the game. I am not gonna finish the video.
@@ILikeGuns1992 If you're not into turn based RPGs, It's probably not the game for you lol. It's just a really tight experience, balance wise. What makes it so repayable is the build variety between your bros, variables, origins, different company compositions, high learning curve, knowing when to fight and when to retreat, knowing when to cut your losses, punishing difficulty, economy and logistics management, using tactics to mitigate RNG, and the fantasy of being a merc company.
Then, when you've mastered the game or are getting bored with a playthrough, there are late game challenges to test your company against. Basically, it's a thinking man's game with lots to pick apart and gradually get better at. Each new game is an opportunity to refine your strategy. For people who are into that sort of thing? There's many hours to be had. For those that aren't? Eh, prolly won't find enjoyment here.
@@rudesthazard5769 I see, thanks for detailed answer!
This is a seriously incredible game. Great to see you made a video on it. More people should really know about it
What makes it incredible? Specially if someone is not into turn based tactical RPGS? 3 minutes in and I nothing makes me want to play the game. I am not gonna finish the video.
@@ILikeGuns1992 That is stupid. Like saying what is great about this fps if someone doesn't like fps. lol
The small details in this game are what really complete it for me.
Like when you stumble upon an ongoing corporal punishment of a guy who was caught making love to a dead horse, and you welcome the guy warmly into the company... and... you realize he goes under the nick name "the filly fiddler". Whoever writes these events have a great sense of dark humor.
@@TheLivirus I recruited someone who had sex with fruit, can't remember his name but was funny
@@MassiveM10 Nice! Looking forward to that one. Maybe it's an event for a class I seldom recruit?
@@TheLivirus Maybe, I had no choice I was a little short on men at the time, haha
@@MassiveM10 when the lawmen try to arrest him ask them to show you the flyer, it worked for me because he'd gotten some scars by then, no need for an injury though
One of my favourite youtubers talking about one of my favourite games well this instantly gets a like.
James Connor Tis truly epic, my fellow redditor :) this instantly gets an upvote!
I always appreciate any game that shows respect to polearms. If a medieval peasant needed to fight a knight, it was either a polearm or a crossbow they'd use. Movies n stuff hate those weapons.
Everybody gangsta until they see crossbow
Crossbows were like pistols back then. One hit, and you would be out
My favorite brother is a guy I have who is a Craven, Glutton, is missing one eye, has a permanently damaged elbow, and is also missing a finger. You'd think he'd want to retire but there he shambles along every day in the shield wall with his mates. The other guys give him a hard time, but he doesn't mind. Or maybe he just doesn't know any other way of life.
hahaha why do you botth say "a craven" lol its just "craven" no "a" .. just nitpicking cuz heard homeboy say it, and thought "thats weird, why did he say that?" and then i just read you say it your comment so i must stop the infection before it continues!!! 😁😁
@@raidermaxx2324 Well it's an in game tag, so I think putting "a" in front of it makes sense.
2D version of Mount & Blade? :)
Thats what i was thinking
With a bit of xcom and witcher in generated maps like rogue-like.Huge mess of things,but plays really good.
Don't even mention these 2 games in the same sentence.... BB is utter trash compared to M&B
Shryce they have similarities dumb dumb
@@Shryce That's subjective.
Sold it to me as soon as the DLC comes out. The wiki, the loot, the traits, the premise, the random gen planet. How is this game not world famous so far? It’s like fire emblem but dark. And a living economy!? The he’ll doesn’t this game have!? Wow. Just wow.
And unlike reviews trying to advertise games they don’t really care for, the sheer EXCITEMENT in your voice is so clear and infectious. As SOON as the dlc hits, I’m buying it all at once. Everything about this. It’s Mordhau but turn based. Sorta. Lol.
I think it’s too hard for most people
i think you meant to say its mount & blade but turn-based :P
@@eusouocarameuirmao not quite, mount & blade units are pretty much throwaway guys with no names, you don't specialize them in any way past choosing their basic troop type. Your heroes are unkillable so they live forever and you get so many units early on that you can't begin to care much for them. Plus mount & blade requires way fewer hard choices, and you almost never have to take risky fights in mount & blade
@@KvltKommando its sure as shit closer to mount & blade than it is to Mordhau.
@@eusouocarameuirmao Sands of Salzaar
Glad to see this game has been getting more attention lately
yea same I remember when this game had like 2k reviews on steam:D
What makes it incredible? Specially if someone is not into turn based tactical RPGS? 3 minutes in and I nothing makes me want to play the game. I am not gonna finish the video.
@@ILikeGuns1992 I mean if you arent into turn based tactical games yeah you probably wont like a turn based tactical game lmao
don't forget the "legend mod"
what;s cool about it? How about dynamic perk tree (optional) and armor layering system? one layer of coat, one layer of gamboson, one layer of mail shirt, one layer of armor plate, one layer of coat of arm
If anyone likes this game, check out filthyrobot. He made a lot of guides for this game.
I would agree but while that guy has some really good information, I just find him ridiculously boring and uninteresting to listen to, he just doesn't grab me at all, after a while of hearing him speak I just turn off.
I would recommend xwynns. Same skill, bit more high energy and entertainment.
Also very nice editing
@@dennisklomp2361 Yeah that's who I watch actually.
filthrobot just rude guys cant take any joke
No, watch puggo reborn instead ;)
Battle Brothers is one of my All Time favorites! This game and it's developers deserve more attention. Great introduction Republic, I always enjoy your content and value your opinion and straight forward manner.
I love how much exposure this small studio is getting. I watched the credits for once and 4 people do it all for minus the music. Can't wait for Aug 13 I want to play the gladiator backround
The game has 1 programer, 1 artist, 2 music guys
I just directly download the game after watching this video, and its amazing! This is literally my games! Thank you for letting me know about this game!
holy shit you guys totally convinced me, dropping 60€ on this right now, the eyecatch images of the DLCs alone would have sold me on this game. Jagged Alliance 2 is my favorite game ever and I look forward to managing mercenaries in a low fantasy setting. this sounds fuggin based
Just bought the game thanks to you, so far I don't regret it !
I wouldn't call it low fantsay, but rather low power. There are tons of fantasy aspects, but no super powerful dragon or wizard. It's very refreshing, it makes small things like a good quality spear matter a lot.
I've played this game no less than 20 hours a day since launch. I'm 43,490 hours in and still enjoying it, although all my hair is falling out and I have early onset dementia from lack of sleep but no regrets.
Have you considered doing something healthier instead, like hard drugs?
@@stepstony3683 this man is too immersed in the game he is a lost cause. I will be starting this game today wish me luck
@@friendlystranger1837 i..stil playn.. hed hurt. life pain. help me
@@patron7906 just started playing and I’m losing my mind already
Would love to see a Let's Play of this.
I have been watching PuggoReborn play it. He's pretty entertaining. Otherwise, there are a few good UA-camrs. Very fun game
Filthy robot
Thank you so much, found this gem because of you. Keep it up darren.
ABSOLUTELY love this game. Been playing it since it came out in EA and spent way too many hours playing it to comfortably share.
What really drives the game home for me is the atmosphere of adventure. You go where you want and do what you please. Your boys will fight for you and you will cherish some of them and their greatest moments. Many will die, some will be retired early, many will go on to provide you with incredible feats of glory and bloody murder.
The music is amazing, the sound is amazing, the challenge is amazing. In this game, the world is cruel and you lead a bunch of men that pick up the sword for glory, money, a new life and more. Be ready to watch as those same men that trust your judgement get ravaged by wolves, shanked by brigands, crushed by Unholds and turned into zombies by necromancers.
In short, if you like tactics games and want a challenge. Get this game!
Would you be willing to share the number of hours uncomfortably?
@@Joostmhw 637 hours as of right now
Those weapons that are maid in 2 parts with a chain sticking them to each other is not nunchucks we call them flail.
Or morning star?
I know i'm late to the party but i just wanted to say that this was a great video, very informative and just overall very well put together. Keep up the good work my dude!
This is currently the best review of this game on youtube,this is my favourite review of one of my favourite games,you made an amazing job on this,man,keep up the good job,love your videos:)
Im new to this game and this game was so great, I love it, and this video of yours is very helpful. Thank u 🙂
Been playing since it released. There is some nice looking new DLC coming later this year too. Still surprised that turn-based strategy lovers would have missed this one....
Thanks for showcasing this game, bought it and I find it almost addictive. It is that good.
Excellent review. I bounced off this the first time but am going to go back to it off the back of your review.
Been playing for years ever since it came out, best value for money game I've played in a while.
Warhammer Mechanicus comes in a close second.
the soundtrack for that Warhammer game is literally one of the best soundtracks ive ever heard in a game
Great review! I've been skipping over this game for almost 2 years. I went and bought 2 other jrpg games that cost 60 each and got bored. I decided to take a fresh look at games I didn't give a chance and Battle Bros. Was one of them. I like games like Heroes of might and magic, tactic heavy games like fft. I went ahead and downloaded it. I didn't realize how in depth and one of a kind it was. That's why this video was a complete 360 review around the game and a solid use of 21 mins. It was so solid, it only felt like 7 or 8 mins
Heros of might and magic is awesome! Any idea on how I could get ahold of it now a days?
@@joshuaausel9591 the whole collection is available on steam. I play all of my games on my GPD win3
4:25 to 4:50 sold me that amount of depth is incredible!
Alps were actually nerfed so this version is actually easier D:
Those fckers will brutally murder your brothers when they summon dark shadows
Wait this is a thing? I haven't encountered any Alps summoning anything
@@controbot2557 It used to be a thing, They would spawn shadows on you and put you to sleep
I really hated the rng at first but when you do know what you are doing its quit fun. Also there is a beginner mode for less frustration.
Thank you for helping me choose my next game!!! ❤️
This game is one of the more hidden gems in the industry, give it a try.
holy shit this looks the a game i've been trying to find my whole life. fantastic review!
seriously one of the best games ever made
This is the review that convinced me to buy it. No regrets at all. Excellent review!
one tip for the game: you're not playing hero, you're running a mercenary company, so don't bite more than you can chew. You see a mission that give lots of gold ? That means it is really difficult, so you have to think whether your current mercenaries are well-fitted to take on it, this especially more true when you pick on an easy mission, but then it pay really well, so that means you have to think it twice. Read the story text in the contract, it give you hints of what you're possibly fighting against, so you can have a better judgement.
or there are many stars.. like 3 star mimssions dont take em until you are properly kitted out
Painful flashbacks to 5 Schrats killing everyone
This has been on my Steam wishlist for over a year.
im surprised i saw this in my feed. this game's been out for a while now. im still gonna watch this review though. lol
Well thanks for the review i was on the fence for a while the game was siting in my whislist
It really amazes me how this game is now several years old and is still barely known.
This concept has been my dream game for a long time. Not being to play as a mercenary company as a long term goal was always one of my annoyances with Mount & Blade. And all this time there was Battle Brothers, which is basically a 2D Mount & Blade dedicated solely to that concept. Now it just needs a sequel that can improve on the possible interactions and role playing. The game is excellent but for example, I find it a little bit weird than the captain isn't a playable character, the dialogue and is super limited and you can't interact with other mercenary companies except when they are hired by your enemies.
so its basically mount & blade but 2D? sounds great!
This game is now on xbox one and ps4 lets go cant wait to play one day! Also there’s a game called low magic age which is almost like battle brothers but it’s mostly based on dnd 3.5 or 3rd edition and there’s a lot of customization which making your party.
how have I missed this game for this many years
Love Mount&Blade, Civ, Kenshi, etc but can't accept that no-one in this game has legs.
@Dawn Razor miniatures with no legs?
Getting naked doesn’t matter anymore. It was more of a problem in the previous version of Alps, but now that they just reshuffle two tiles away from you, you also shouldn’t chase them as heavily. Best case scenario? Double stack your brothers into a supportive circle. Wait and see who the Alps mez, wake those brothers up and utilize polearms instead of other weapons to negate the need to push up while still doing damage. Easy peasy
This video went extremely in depth into the characters without ever talking about what the games objectives are or how it plays.
wait what? the game objective is to be a successful mercenary company by killing fools. THe entire video was literally how it plays.
This looks suspiciouly like Rimworld and Mount & Blade and it looks that i'll be loving it!
1000+ hrs in BB. Still not bored of it and haven't managed to complete all legendary locations. I liked Elden Ring but love Battle Brothers
BATTLE BRUTHAS
WE WILL STEAL THE ENEMY
It just came out on switch I can’t wait to buy today
Fire Emblem Binding Blade: “This is not for the faint of heart!”
Battle Brothers: “Ha, hold my beer.”
How does it compare to Jagged Alliance 2 because thats still the best TBS I've ever played by far and nothing has hardly come close to that and i keep on searching for anything to scratch that itch. Maybe this could if it has a deep enough overland campaign.
So glad you finally talked about this game, fantastic
Literally just got this for switch. Very much my shit. Only bad part I got game and northman now but gotta get desert and beasts next week. I love rotk since the early 90s and gemfire. Ff.tactics tactic ogre even fire emblem. Love warhammer shadow of horned rat or mark of chaos etc. (not 40k) total war etc.
1100 hours and one of my favourite games
This is Mount and Blade/Xcom. And what a lovechild it is!
I can’t wait to play this when I get home
100 hours, which is a top 10 for me. One of the absolute best turn based games ever made. new expansion looks exciting.
The appropriate name for a Nachzehrer is Nacho.
It is the only thing they can be called.
This video convinced me to buy this game! Thank you!
Getting this for the switch
tips : start with shield then lot of 2 hander later
I've watched Retcon Raider's playthroughs of this. And even though he does more than fairly well at it, I still find this game nightmarish in difficulty. As in, I think it makes Darkest Dungeon look easy.
That said, it's a fun game, right up until I get slaughtered. 😁
Excuse me.
How did I miss this... Wonder if the DLC is on switch too cause I am picking this up right now.
I see it is not on switch 😢😭
its really amazing game. i played since it launched. im now waiting for new dlc. i also would like to see gameplay series for us :)
one thing i notice, is it looks like there is almost no movement in battle. what is the point of the grid if you're always right up against the enemy?
Its like a battle line, half the battle is lining things up correctly, positioning units correctly so that when they get engaged they’re fighting a good target. Bad positioning then means you need to react to it when someone is “bogged down” by being surrounded or engaged at the front.
Just an additional suggestions for those who are getting BB after watching this video. There is a mod for a game, called "Legends". If you play a game once or twice in vanilla you'll get a bot bored, cause variety in the lategame is kinda not properly presented. Yet Legends overhaul makes everything 2x better, additing seperate skill trees for each class, new abilities, mrchanics, new classes, enemies, reworked gear and camp systems and much more. So, after you play vanilla for 1 or 2 successful campaigns don't hesitate to add Legends. It is harder for a new player, yet there is soo much polish put into it. Plus it has truely unique settings and playstyles unlike vanilla. For ex. true lone wolf playthrough with a Crusader. Literally a campaigh that is done FOR 1 vs 20 battles, unlike the vanilla lone wolf. It's a very, very good thing to add for you new games, so you won't get bored woth some repetative moments of the normal game.
You just forgot that this moder of mod blackmailed the devs. Behind this mod stands very bad story. People should not support more like this one
@@ulrichvonhermann2548 wait wtf did that modder?
it wouldnt say its better, its just different and has a lot more fantasy stuff in it, if you are into that. i prefer less fantasy and magic to be honest.. but it is a really well put together mod thats for sure.. maybe ill give it another go tho.
The music in this game is kick ass.
That's it I caved. Purchased!
Wow, this game is also on the switch?! This would have been amazing for my deployments
Look forward to hopefully some more coverage of this great game with the new DLC apon us
you should give a look to Mount & blade bannerlord coming 31 march
Why do we have to wait 14 more days? I hate remembering this game because every time I look at the calendar it's always just out of reach.
@@HavanaSyndrome69 i'm getting paid on the 28th so it's kinda perfect for me :P
@@Toshiro_Mifune same
@@HavanaSyndrome69 well, its tomorrow
I can't for the life of me remember what the name of the game was but it is almost a 1:1 of Battle Brothers in terms of gameplay, mechanics, etc? I think it might have been a game for iOS or Android . . . ?
you made me buy it. Thanks for the great Review
Hope you enjoy!
This is a very good game; with hundreds of hours played I highly recommend it and all the DLC only adds to the experience. Be warned however, this game can be EXTREMELY frustrating and mentally challenging if you're not paying good attention! I can't wait for the DLC to come out.
Gives me Darklands vibes, I might try it out!
It’s basically mount and blade but turn based
Looks damn amazing. Nice grafic style, interesting gameplay.
How is this not on Android?? Turn based games are ideal for touch screens (which aren't ideal for realtime-control), so this would be highly welcomed.
Keep it up
Damn , missed the Battle Brothers Squad Cut. :-(
Wow, I love this game! Waiting for a sequence.
Managing brothers and business is fucking tough
can you advice battle brothers with magic????
Seems like a great game, although I am not a big fan off turn based battles, the depth seems interesting.
Can't wait to pick this up on the Nintendo Switch, a bit of proper strategy on the go.
lol you zoomers and your "on the go game playing"
Grrat video. Thanks, just bought the game. Only nitpick, would have been better to avoid the spoilers releted to all yhe races and their characteristics
Battle Brothers is excellent. Already played 123 hours, and i do not regret it.
hahaha i just checked my steam hours and i got 2384 lol .. thats pretty sad that to play a video game that long
Man, I played a lot of BB, but I must say I like the idea and aesthetics of it more than the actual gameplay.
Why's that?
I find its difficulty more frustrating than challenging, there are relatively few viable specs for your mercs and the campaign is very long and very repetitive. I wouldn't mind the combat being the way it is if it wasn't the same three battles over and over again. And the constant threat of bankrupcy makes exploring the world practically impossible. The game also scales its difficulty too much and doesn't allow you to feel stronger than your enemy even after leveling up and playing a lot.
@@mausklick1635 Try out some of the different starting options. Lone wolf in particular is a totally different experience than any other start. Being able to 1 shot everything in your path but can also get surrounded and flee or dagger-ed down just like anyone else. Cultist also provides a very different feel than other starts since you have an underlying objective.
I bought this game on early access after torrenting this game. Devs updated game every week giving fixes new things to game the best game in early access for me ever.
Ive never been attracted to turn based anything but this looks aweslme