Links for the next episode! ►Lets Play Channel - ua-cam.com/users/republicofletsplay ►Second Episode - ua-cam.com/video/TaVj6ouDV3Y/v-deo.html ►Playlist - ua-cam.com/play/PLCmmkwcxcfMgq9XaedXv20bQxaY2SIbYz.html
The Anglo Saxon’s right flank actually drove off the Normans and overextended themselves, charging down the hill. This allowed them to be outflanked by Williams cavalry because they broke formation. There’s debate about whether or not this was an intentional feigned retreat by the Normans, but we’ll never know for sure. Harolds army was fresh off defeating the Norwegians in the north and had lost a lot of their best troops. Most troops were part of a hastily assembled militia, also called a fyrd.
This game would greatly benefit of a vampire world of darkness mod, and maybe a stormlight archive mod as well. It would be amazing if it ever came to pass.
NICEEEE I would love this series as the Anno one! got the game as soon as it was avalible! xD and up until now it has been good, hope you have fun as I do or more.
Bought 4 PC’s from them - the last 3 were great, this one has been a nightmare and customer service has been quite bad. I hadn’t bought from them in 4years, so I guess they’ve changed.
@@RepublicOfPlay Do you watch Linus Tech tips or Gamers Nexus ? if you don't you. you probably should they have some good content on prebuild and after sales service
My experience with CyberPower was not great either. Med-Level Gaming computer didn't last more than 1 year and started having serious problems ending with the blue screen of death. Never again. Thanks for the new series of game play despite your computer issues.
@@starwaveprime7398 Just like everyone else. Lol. On the other hand, the UK is pretty much the only nation that can peg a medal on itself for ending worldwide slavery.
subscribed to this and the other channel in the hopes that you'll play more of the aoe4 campaigns. Love this style of play and the documentary feels of aoe4 campaign
I really like anno and that’s how I got into your channel, not a fan of AoE , never played never will but I can’t help but watch all your videos 😅 you’re an awesome entertainer, how you tell a story and just show the game .. love it! ❤️
So basically if you saw some splashes of red than it would be fun? The game is meant for strategy and playing w friends... Go play COD or FORTNITE while we keep RTS games alive
there too many losers that keep saying mobile battle look, but its just over exaggeration that displays their stupidity. This is a great AOE game that brings back the builder strategy RTS
Ancient Rome, specifically mid to late republic, and ancient Greece, more specifically the peloponessian war and events leading up to and after. Im vaguely knowledgeable about bronze age and roman empire, and pretty good with WW2 events.
No, there was a rumor on the battlefield that William fell, but it was obviously incorrect. In order to rally his demoralized men, he did indeed climb to a hill to reassure them.
I just don't understand why they didn't go back to 2D. 3D just doesn't work for me in those kind of games. All the animations look so ridiculous and the weird hitbox system is doing its best at making it look even worse. They are making the same mistakes as Firefly with Stronghold.
I have an Alienware, and I used to hate working with Dell. However, that warranty and service has been surprisingly great. I'd build my own computer, but it's so hard finding parts at a decent price right now.
I think if gaming was my hobby and not my job I’d build one as I’d have the time over months to source parts and do research. Because my pc is my job, I leave it to professionals to build for me, as I can’t really afford mistakes… but here we are anyways!
I hate the way the campaign is narrated, not by characters in it, but by narrator, like watching a documentary, it is interesting way to do it, but I hate it.
The "documentary" style just isn't doing it for me. I want to actually hear the characters have dialog in the moment, not make it all feel past-tense. It just makes it all less... "grand" to me i guess. It doesnt feel like an epic battle, it just feels like a documentary and its just not exciting me.
i like how u said "dont buy from cyber power they fucked me a few times" and they did the same exact thing to me when i bought a 3000 dollar computer from them. it arrives and didnt even work and alot of the part stopped working in under a year.
@@TsunamiWombat You underestimate our power. Don't try it. ( O.O oh so this is how you beat the high ground...you get them to come to you then cut them off )
Almost finished the Norman campaign myself, and honestly I find it kinda... boring. First of all the "character" of the campaign is completely gone. It's presented entirely as a documentary. So I'm not really getting invested into the stories. Nobody have any dialogue or anything. It's all just the "show runner" explaining what's happening. The personal stories told from first/second-hand perspective in AoE2 are gone. Secondly, the maps are super tunnely/railroady any leaves very little up to personal freedom in how you want to approach a map. It feels more like you're playing a game on the Starcraft 2 arcade or something rather than an AoE campaign. Third, it's incredibly easy even on higher difficulties. As for the gameplay itself my two big issues are that missiles are homing and that stone walls are paper for siege rams.
In the modern era of gaming the mechanics this is aoe 2 are basically reskinned. They knew they couldnt create rome 2 so they just went with this nostalgia style. I guess it works for skirmish, just a rts in the medieval era. Does it add anything knew besides graphics?
@@magww1 Wat? No it's not lol. There are a TON of new features. Here are some, but not close to all: Landmark age ups Asymetric civs Walls/towers are totally different Influence zones Homing missiles (bad) Units building siege equipment Scout hunting (can pick up corpses and bring them back, etc.) Buildings that can be packed and moved Tax collectors Horse archers shooting on the move Spearmen can brace against charges Trading not requiring another player (neutral markets) Active abilities (e.g. longbow palings) Stealth forests Sacred Sites
I really don't like how they present the history in this game. First of all the history itself seems to be very bare-bones. Then there's the cold, uninspiring narration and the boring real-life imagery. It's like going on a school trip to a really boring museum and this is coming from somebody who's loved/studied history his whole life and is quite partial to a boring museum. As always though, your gameplay and narration is great!
Links for the next episode!
►Lets Play Channel - ua-cam.com/users/republicofletsplay
►Second Episode - ua-cam.com/video/TaVj6ouDV3Y/v-deo.html
►Playlist - ua-cam.com/play/PLCmmkwcxcfMgq9XaedXv20bQxaY2SIbYz.html
I love the documentary bits, makes it so much more immersive than usual
The Anglo Saxon’s right flank actually drove off the Normans and overextended themselves, charging down the hill. This allowed them to be outflanked by Williams cavalry because they broke formation. There’s debate about whether or not this was an intentional feigned retreat by the Normans, but we’ll never know for sure. Harolds army was fresh off defeating the Norwegians in the north and had lost a lot of their best troops. Most troops were part of a hastily assembled militia, also called a fyrd.
This game would greatly benefit of a vampire world of darkness mod, and maybe a stormlight archive mod as well. It would be amazing if it ever came to pass.
Giant history nerd, so that cutscene is my favorite part of the game so far haha
11:22 You accidentally did it historically correctly! The Saxon king was indeed killed by an arrow!
His name was Herold Godwinson and he was the rightful King
@@natedlc854 as the introduction video said, The previous king gave the crown to William, he had a good claim.
@@RenanGuilherme-xn5gj all lies. The previous King was not sound of mind
this game just seems underwhelming for some reason. It really doesnt look any different than AOE2 that i got for Xmas 21 years ago
@@natedlc854 wrong.
NICEEEE I would love this series as the Anno one! got the game as soon as it was avalible! xD and up until now it has been good, hope you have fun as I do or more.
Cyberpower....oh, you poor fool.
Bought 4 PC’s from them - the last 3 were great, this one has been a nightmare and customer service has been quite bad. I hadn’t bought from them in 4years, so I guess they’ve changed.
Their customer service is seriously lacking these days.
@@RepublicOfPlay Do you watch Linus Tech tips or Gamers Nexus ?
if you don't you. you probably should they have some good content on prebuild and after sales service
used HP's on new egg best deal.
This looks so much better than 3 did. Glad they went with this instead of something with terrible unit fidelity.
My experience with CyberPower was not great either. Med-Level Gaming computer didn't last more than 1 year and started having serious problems ending with the blue screen of death. Never again. Thanks for the new series of game play despite your computer issues.
My lord, I love this game and the videos... wow!!
What a History lesson 2 learn as you play :-)
About time you became interested in the history of your own land! :) Very common i didn't really get into history until mid 20s
You mean slavery, robbery, masacres and so on? 😬
@@starwaveprime7398 of course! Doný forget the state sponsored drug dealing to Japan to further trade interests :)
@@starwaveprime7398 Just like everyone else. Lol. On the other hand, the UK is pretty much the only nation that can peg a medal on itself for ending worldwide slavery.
@@TheRealXartaX 😂 ok….
@@Arrwmkr China*
William at odds with Harold? Seems history is repeating itself 🤣
Great stuff man. Really do love how they set the campaigns up, might have to try them out myself
subscribed to this and the other channel in the hopes that you'll play more of the aoe4 campaigns. Love this style of play and the documentary feels of aoe4 campaign
starts watching lets play looks over and suddenly I'm watching national geographic- checks video- continues watching-
Love the historical intros too. Not sure about the game, always found AoE a bit simple but this one is at least pretty!
Really enjoying so far, I love the docu style
This is going to be good
Wow that intro was sweet. Kinda forgot where I was for a minute
I really like anno and that’s how I got into your channel, not a fan of AoE , never played never will but I can’t help but watch all your videos 😅 you’re an awesome entertainer, how you tell a story and just show the game .. love it! ❤️
i used to really love to play age of empire 3 back in the day i have plans to get the aoe 4
Good stuff
XBox game pass is the s****** I love it!
Nice one for video, 2 great books about this period and battle, Hounds of the King by Henry Treece and The Firedrake by Cecelia Holland.
Thanks! Will have a look
This is looking good. Far better than these early alpha graphics.
The way they did the augmented VR stuff is really neat. Waiting till I get paid to buy the game.
What are you talking about AR VR stuff?
AGE OF EMPIRES.. my favourite
No blood, mobile battle animation, and overtly simplified enunciation-- Yes, fit for a twelve-year old that missed out on first day history class.
The animation and lack of blood is barely different from Warcraft.
Yes it's boring
So basically if you saw some splashes of red than it would be fun? The game is meant for strategy and playing w friends... Go play COD or FORTNITE while we keep RTS games alive
100 fucking % truth
there too many losers that keep saying mobile battle look, but its just over exaggeration that displays their stupidity. This is a great AOE game that brings back the builder strategy RTS
ARrrr now is the time to buy the entire bundle of it
How do you feel about the outdated, and relatively untouched, mechanics, key mapping etc?
I’ll be doing a review on it this week - i havent had any issue with keymappings though? i rebound everything I wanted to.
"But none on the land." Are you kidding me?
Woop, new ROP LP.
Let's gooo!
lmao man i got smacked 4x before I went straight for the keep with battle rams lmao
I wish there was a sequence to Age of Mythology...
Actually quite good 🤣
I'm considering to buy this game
And what eras do you know well then?) Just curious, thx for video)
Ancient Rome, specifically mid to late republic, and ancient Greece, more specifically the peloponessian war and events leading up to and after.
Im vaguely knowledgeable about bronze age and roman empire, and pretty good with WW2 events.
@@RepublicOfPlay I've noticed that ww1 doesn't get much love. I started reading up on it and it really has a different feel to ww2 for some reason
sucks that sony doesn't make games like this would love to see it on ps5
Didn't William fall in battle at Hastings, then climb to the hill to rally his army?
No, there was a rumor on the battlefield that William fell, but it was obviously incorrect. In order to rally his demoralized men, he did indeed climb to a hill to reassure them.
Are those horse raiders bigger than the houses lol?
What are the specs of your computer if I may ask?
My new computer (thats just broken down) is on top, and my current one is on the bottom www.therepublicofplay.com/spec
@@RepublicOfPlay I was wondering why it looks way better in your computer than in mine, now I know why. Thank you
You definitely didn't utilize your horsemen very well
Aoe meets total war, nice
I just don't understand why they didn't go back to 2D. 3D just doesn't work for me in those kind of games. All the animations look so ridiculous and the weird hitbox system is doing its best at making it look even worse. They are making the same mistakes as Firefly with Stronghold.
I wish i had aoe4 it looks so cool! But my dad said its to expensive and i cant buy it :(
I have an Alienware, and I used to hate working with Dell. However, that warranty and service has been surprisingly great. I'd build my own computer, but it's so hard finding parts at a decent price right now.
Keep narration on!
Good bro 👍
Soo I'm having stuttering fps issues when camera panning,my rigs a a beast. Anyone else having that issue?
Try turning the graphic settings down maybe?
@@CurtisD1986 yea it's not that, I turned everything completely down and it's still the same thing.
The infantry looks so bad compared to total war
Kind of shocked to learn that your pc is a prebuilt tbh
I think if gaming was my hobby and not my job I’d build one as I’d have the time over months to source parts and do research. Because my pc is my job, I leave it to professionals to build for me, as I can’t really afford mistakes… but here we are anyways!
I kinda don't like how comically big the spears are in this game. Pretty cartoonish.
I hate the way the campaign is narrated, not by characters in it, but by narrator, like watching a documentary, it is interesting way to do it, but I hate it.
Graphics and animations look very cheap. Total War is miles ahead, even with it's old engine.
The "documentary" style just isn't doing it for me. I want to actually hear the characters have dialog in the moment, not make it all feel past-tense. It just makes it all less... "grand" to me i guess. It doesnt feel like an epic battle, it just feels like a documentary and its just not exciting me.
i like how u said "dont buy from cyber power they fucked me a few times" and they did the same exact thing to me when i bought a 3000 dollar computer from them. it arrives and didnt even work and alot of the part stopped working in under a year.
I want majapahit historis in this game
Just if harolds men held the high ground instead of chasing down they would of won
It's over Norman, I have the high ground.
@@TsunamiWombat You underestimate our power. Don't try it. ( O.O oh so this is how you beat the high ground...you get them to come to you then cut them off )
I feel like the AI on 3 was better
Free on Game Pass :)
*thumbs up*
Almost finished the Norman campaign myself, and honestly I find it kinda... boring.
First of all the "character" of the campaign is completely gone. It's presented entirely as a documentary. So I'm not really getting invested into the stories. Nobody have any dialogue or anything. It's all just the "show runner" explaining what's happening. The personal stories told from first/second-hand perspective in AoE2 are gone.
Secondly, the maps are super tunnely/railroady any leaves very little up to personal freedom in how you want to approach a map. It feels more like you're playing a game on the Starcraft 2 arcade or something rather than an AoE campaign.
Third, it's incredibly easy even on higher difficulties.
As for the gameplay itself my two big issues are that missiles are homing and that stone walls are paper for siege rams.
missiles?
In the modern era of gaming the mechanics this is aoe 2 are basically reskinned. They knew they couldnt create rome 2 so they just went with this nostalgia style. I guess it works for skirmish, just a rts in the medieval era. Does it add anything knew besides graphics?
@@magww1 Wat? No it's not lol. There are a TON of new features. Here are some, but not close to all:
Landmark age ups
Asymetric civs
Walls/towers are totally different
Influence zones
Homing missiles (bad)
Units building siege equipment
Scout hunting (can pick up corpses and bring them back, etc.)
Buildings that can be packed and moved
Tax collectors
Horse archers shooting on the move
Spearmen can brace against charges
Trading not requiring another player (neutral markets)
Active abilities (e.g. longbow palings)
Stealth forests
Sacred Sites
@@mayoofm6049 Arrows/projectiles literally cannot miss. They home in on the target.
I really don't like how they present the history in this game.
First of all the history itself seems to be very bare-bones. Then there's the cold, uninspiring narration and the boring real-life imagery. It's like going on a school trip to a really boring museum and this is coming from somebody who's loved/studied history his whole life and is quite partial to a boring museum.
As always though, your gameplay and narration is great!
The videos are misleading. The max pop is only 200
What video is misleading? I havent seen any more than 200 ever advertised.
I get the nostalgia, but this game can never compete with Total War. Age of Empires game design is just outdated.
Hi
Hey
@@RepublicOfPlay are you going to play multiplayer?
@@raptorhacker599 Probably not in videos, im not that good :P Company of Heroes is the only RTS im competent at
@@RepublicOfPlay Thats an exaggeration ;)
My english mastery wont increase past kill scout in dark age 😥... Nor did I get my achievement for completing norman campaign...
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