What's to understand? Tau claim to be working for a "greater good" but enslave their own people through pheromone manipulation and relegate other species to second class citizenry. Eldar are almost exclusively responsible for how fucked up *everything* is yet waste time and their dwindling numbers on a race war against "lesser" beings. Dark Eldar only care about murderfucking. Chaos is self explanatory. Necrons are tied in to the whole Chaos/Eldar thingy and are... Well they're Necrons. Tyranids are eventually going to eat *literally everything and everyone* sooner or later. The only somewhat redeeming race is the Orks and that's only because they are behaving simply how they were DESIGNED to behave by a race that has long excused itself from the scene anyway. But still are as much a threat to any sort of stability as any other faction. That's all Mankind needs to "understand."
@@johnroscoe2406 and the Imperium is a closed-minded, overpopulated shell of itself, exhausted from tens of millennia of worshipping the corpse of an atheist
for all the negativity some 40k fans rightly get, playing skirmish was the first time a stranger took the time to clue me in on a game out of the kindness of their heart, showing me some of the basics of getting a good build planned - it was a bit like a chess lesson but far more entertaining. thank you, unknown DoW player, you own
"I claim tarturus in for the Emperor" "Youz can't claims us, wes live ere! 5 undred zillion of us" "Do you have a Flag?" "Weze don need a zoggin flag, this is our planet ya git!" "No flag no planet, you can't have one! that's the rules that... i've just made up. and i'm backing it up with this Gun that was lent from the Adeptus Mechanicus" And that was it.
Starcraft got ideas for Zerg from a combo of Alien movies for looks and Tyranids for lore - and GW actually liked the Zerg look so changed Tyranids to look like Zerg/Xenomorphs more as in the beginning they had a retro 50s B-movie look instead (genestealers are the main remnant of this look which is why they don't "fit" the look of other nids well)
Well done, you presented your points effectively while also incorporating some comedy in so it wouldn't be too dull. While it'd be nice for you to go a little more in depth with the way the game is played, rather than just the factions, this still does very well on its own. What, you were expecting me to say something stupid? Uh, shoes.
+Earndil Slartibartfast Yeah, I don't know why I didn't think to describe, y'know, how it PLAYS as opposed to just listing features. I can't really reparate that for the videos on the Expansions (since they're same game with more mechanics) but I'll keep that in mind for the future. Shoes.
Very professional and well written, nice start but I'm still getting a biased feel cuss...well...40k. Would love to see more of this, and your beard, little kitten.
About a memorable lines. My friend a huge fan of CoH, we played it a lot, but never actually use any voicelines as a joke. And when I found about Dawn Of War, few month ago (thanks to you my friend!), I immideatly show it to my friend, and after two games he keeps screaming in discord: "SIR! YES, SIR!", "It will be done!" and other lines, which we were using even while playing CoH
I just love how you use all the familiar sound effects (for me at least), how you are cleverly and profesionaly commented and montaged this video (it feels like you were you, not forced any jokes), the natural feeling of this video. It feels like home. And warp magiks. But mostly home. Can't wait for more. (Now to wait 9 months for the second part, the usual Alfa Legion procedure.)
I really enjoyed this and the other DoW retrospectives. I truly loved this game and continue to do so. As a game developer, I can honestly say you do a good job from that perspective as well. Finally, so many game bloggers rely on really obnoxious video techniques and your jokes are just enough to mix things up quickly without making me want to pull my own organs out. Bravo!
That DOW opening intro is still one of the greatest gaming cinematics of all time. No slow build here, we are going straight into the deep end baby. Edit: Got to the part about the quotes andthe chaos line actually gave me chills hearing it again. Epic VA.
Gotta admit, I wasn't expecting a review that would shock me but I was definitely pleasantly surprised by the in-depth look you presented and a good standpoint on a lot of what the game has to offer. Not only did you compare how the game was by RTS standards but honestly it was how you managed to incorporate how the game felt by 40K standards which was what impressed me the most. Looking forward to everything else man.
Well I`ve got to say, for your first review, that was pretty excellent. It was funny, informative and well structured. Good job mate. I´m looking forward to your future reviews and other projects.
I used to set my PC to execute dawn of war at 6:30 am so I'd wake up for work to the sounds of the glorious battle in the intro. Made for a decent morning and got me in the mood for work.
Picked up DoW one and its expansions beating each one in turn. Glad to watch all of your reviews and hope you get back to content soon. Was happy to watch your reviews after beating the OG campaign and moving on to winter assault
I was born when this game was made. Played it at 4,played dark crusade at 10, discover the lore at 13. Didn't understand all the quotes until I discover them online. 10/10 game.
11:04 oh my gosh is that the mission where you find the two imperial guardsmen that held out against chaos and eldar forces on their own for two weeks?
I feel sorry for you ThunderPsyker. There were those of us that played this when it first released and it was our everything for at least a few years. I spent more hours than I can remember crushing foes in the multiplayer. By the time the last expansion came out, "Soul Storm" that gave us flyers, and Sisters of Battle, the game was complete and fun as hell. But of course, the fun ended with the collapse of Game Spy. How you do Online Multiplayers now with out the Game Spy host, I have no idea.
You'll have to get the Steam version: From what I remember, you can put your CD code for DoW 1 and Soulstorm into Steam and it'll redeem it as a full copy. Winter Assault and Dark Crusade will require you contacting Sega support directly, however. (they usually just ask for a photo of your copy, including the key)
I believe that, aside from steam servers, you can use GameRanger to set up multiplayer games, but i would recommend getting some people or a joining a group for such, as it can be frustrating to set up a gameranger game sometimes.
That opening cutscene was so mind-blowing in 2006 that I spent the next several months emptying my bank account on Space Marine minis and even got a Space Marine tattoo within the year. I had never seen so much concentrated badassdom before.
Wow. That was a well thought out review. I learned about 40K through reddit, and just heard that Dawn of War 3 will be released soon. Thank you for this comical and well articulated review. I will now buy the game. Thank you.
6:49 Actually yes. As a Scotsman it’s a hilarious thing to do in the presence of any person on the streets of France. Because they attach the clothing they are supposed to wear to the calendar in a religious fashion (in my area they start to break out winter coats and scarfs on the first day of school after summer, because Start of School= cold, regardless of weather *heh* it’s 0 degrees or 25-30 which it of course can be in early September), walking around in a T-shirt between September 1st and June 20th earns you the kind of looks a Aeldari Farseer would get from a group of mothers of hormonal teenage boys, and that is hilarious to me
i listen to the elder scrools soundtrack all the time in my spare time :D ,jeremy soule is a genius.Nice review,especialy the sound pard u deserve way more views
actually fun fact the cutscenes are not pre rendered they were done in the games map designer so 4:10 is one of those times the AI went weird rather than bad scripting on the part of makers.
I've finished both the main campaign and Winter Assault and I'm now playing Dark Crusade. The question I'm now asking myself everyday is: WHY THE HELL DoW 2 and DoW 3 aren't like DoW1 but with better graphics?????
@@willianjohnam dawn of war 2 was developed like that because of the success company of heroes had. That choice killed the sequel in my opinion, that's why I play DoW1 since 2004 :D
Save for a couple of rts games, this is the only rts game that had mechanics that fit me. Why? REINFORCEABLE UNITS. No more having to create 1 unit that dies in 2 hits anymore, I can do it on the fly.
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And to think this is the first time he's ever made a review. Fuckn' professional is the word.
+Bruva Alfabusa
Well, I was about to write this same thing, but you did it first.
So yeah. Screw you.
Meanie.
Oldangr Comment copyright Alfabuser 2012
+Bruva Alfabusa You can have him arrested if he broke one of the worst crimes in human history...copyright infringement.
+Bruva Alfabusa Alf Abuser.
+Bruva Alfabusa Damn. Your legion managed to do something competently. Has that ever happened before? (Joke, not serious)
"Crusaders in space killing things they don't understand" Never heard anything described so perfectly
Cibi ikr
personally i prefer malendore's summary of it in his fire warrior video
Chaos sympathizer...
What's to understand?
Tau claim to be working for a "greater good" but enslave their own people through pheromone manipulation and relegate other species to second class citizenry.
Eldar are almost exclusively responsible for how fucked up *everything* is yet waste time and their dwindling numbers on a race war against "lesser" beings.
Dark Eldar only care about murderfucking.
Chaos is self explanatory.
Necrons are tied in to the whole Chaos/Eldar thingy and are... Well they're Necrons.
Tyranids are eventually going to eat *literally everything and everyone* sooner or later.
The only somewhat redeeming race is the Orks and that's only because they are behaving simply how they were DESIGNED to behave by a race that has long excused itself from the scene anyway. But still are as much a threat to any sort of stability as any other faction.
That's all Mankind needs to "understand."
@@johnroscoe2406 and the Imperium is a closed-minded, overpopulated shell of itself, exhausted from tens of millennia of worshipping the corpse of an atheist
"Its about Crusaders is Space killing things they don't understand!"
I almost died!
TheAtomicGoliath More like things they understand...but really don't like...also CHAOS IS BEST SCREW EVERYTHING ELSE AND MALAL IS DEFINITELY CANON
@@seraphina6424 YOU HERETIC!!!
@@andrewzhu5394 HERESY INCARNATE
@@seraphina6424 I declare you to be a excomunnicate tratoris and your memory to be a Damnatio Memoriae
Winter assault was amazing as you can command me
Dreadnought: "It's better to die for the emperor, than live for yourself."
Enough said. Best voice acting in any game, period.
Even in death I serve
*sees orks* Greenskins or xenos
3:54?
“At last, I have awoken.”
Your will?
for all the negativity some 40k fans rightly get, playing skirmish was the first time a stranger took the time to clue me in on a game out of the kindness of their heart, showing me some of the basics of getting a good build planned - it was a bit like a chess lesson but far more entertaining. thank you, unknown DoW player, you own
You got lucky
I got rolled in a 3v3 and got called a slur
:)
My friend was right about this community and it makes me sad.
@@Wormy_fren Awful people sadly think that it's ok to be a loudmouth about how wrong they are lately.
"I claim tarturus in for the Emperor"
"Youz can't claims us, wes live ere! 5 undred zillion of us"
"Do you have a Flag?"
"Weze don need a zoggin flag, this is our planet ya git!"
"No flag no planet, you can't have one! that's the rules that... i've just made up. and i'm backing it up with this Gun that was lent from the Adeptus Mechanicus"
And that was it.
"Gimme dat shiny gun, ya stoopid humie!"
An Ork with no Banner?
Bullshit.
That analogy with DoW being the Emperor actually got me, with the Soulstorm bit killing me. Good shit, m8
It’s funny how Starcraft was designed with warhammer in mind now the new dawn of war is designed with Starcraft in mind.
Kekero :(
Insert picture of palpitate saying ironic
@@joshuahamberg6765 dont be sad we got two games because star craft could not become Warhammer dawn of war so in the end it was a good thing for us.
@@dontuseyourcellulardata7599 knowyourmeme.com/photos/1578229-emperor-palpatine-ironic
Starcraft got ideas for Zerg from a combo of Alien movies for looks and Tyranids for lore - and GW actually liked the Zerg look so changed Tyranids to look like Zerg/Xenomorphs more as in the beginning they had a retro 50s B-movie look instead (genestealers are the main remnant of this look which is why they don't "fit" the look of other nids well)
I'm required to make a comment. Good job thunder! You grasped Vegas by the throat and choked it into submission!
YOU'D LIKE THAT WOULDN'T YOU?!
+Karl the Deranged Jeanstealer!
THIS is why i fear the 40k community!
Of course Thunder would play with banana coloured guys ...
FailSnake Yes, nothing says MURDER THE HERETICS LIKE YELLOW
Sgt. Cadexus
Imperial Fists here.
We all hate the Long War, and the Long War hates us back.
Well done, you presented your points effectively while also incorporating some comedy in so it wouldn't be too dull. While it'd be nice for you to go a little more in depth with the way the game is played, rather than just the factions, this still does very well on its own.
What, you were expecting me to say something stupid? Uh, shoes.
+Earndil Slartibartfast Yeah, I don't know why I didn't think to describe, y'know, how it PLAYS as opposed to just listing features. I can't really reparate that for the videos on the Expansions (since they're same game with more mechanics) but I'll keep that in mind for the future.
Shoes.
Socks and slippers
Oldie but a goodie, this vid.
Kitten x Shadowsun.
What a well-rounded and detailed review! Sindri's (but also other units') voice acting is soo good I felt joy when you singled it out.
How do you put in custom badges and banners? Also if you paint your Orks all purple shouldn't they automatically all get infiltrate?
Yeah exactly! Purple makes da boyz way sneakier!
Explains why my wife is always surprised when I walk around the house
If you google it, there is a steam guide that will help answer the first question.
Your reviews are actually really great. need more of them.
Very professional and well written, nice start but I'm still getting a biased feel cuss...well...40k.
Would love to see more of this, and your beard, little kitten.
About a memorable lines.
My friend a huge fan of CoH, we played it a lot, but never actually use any voicelines as a joke.
And when I found about Dawn Of War, few month ago (thanks to you my friend!), I immideatly show it to my friend, and after two games he keeps screaming in discord: "SIR! YES, SIR!", "It will be done!" and other lines, which we were using even while playing CoH
I just love how you use all the familiar sound effects (for me at least), how you are cleverly and profesionaly commented and montaged this video (it feels like you were you, not forced any jokes), the natural feeling of this video. It feels like home. And warp magiks. But mostly home. Can't wait for more. (Now to wait 9 months for the second part, the usual Alfa Legion procedure.)
Man, hearing Custodes Kitten discuss this game is just awesome to watch... i love these retrospective videos!
I really enjoyed this and the other DoW retrospectives. I truly loved this game and continue to do so. As a game developer, I can honestly say you do a good job from that perspective as well. Finally, so many game bloggers rely on really obnoxious video techniques and your jokes are just enough to mix things up quickly without making me want to pull my own organs out. Bravo!
this is actually an incredible review, you should make more of these
Hey Thunder, what was YOUR favorite race in Dawn of War?
+Janek Hoek That'll be revealed in the next part ;)
+ThunderPsyker
the eldar, the most balanced faction of us all, are everyone's favourite race to play as and against in dow
Oldangr Oh you sly dog
(to be fair though the Eldar aren't too bad in the vanilla Dawn of War game, but in the expansions they get ridiculous)
+Dzaga Maga SQUAD BROKEN!
Tau obviously
That DOW opening intro is still one of the greatest gaming cinematics of all time. No slow build here, we are going straight into the deep end baby.
Edit: Got to the part about the quotes andthe chaos line actually gave me chills hearing it again. Epic VA.
Gotta admit, I wasn't expecting a review that would shock me but I was definitely pleasantly surprised by the in-depth look you presented and a good standpoint on a lot of what the game has to offer. Not only did you compare how the game was by RTS standards but honestly it was how you managed to incorporate how the game felt by 40K standards which was what impressed me the most.
Looking forward to everything else man.
Wait aint you Kitten from Bruva Alfabusa's videos?
Niklas Johannesson yes he is
This game was my entrance into Warhammer 40k. I've been in love ever since.
Well I`ve got to say, for your first review, that was pretty excellent.
It was funny, informative and well structured.
Good job mate.
I´m looking forward to your future reviews and other projects.
And here we see thunder in his natural environment, a small room in front of a computer, with a very fetching beard.
one of the best game reviews ever. you are awesome in doing these videos.
Doing my yearly pilgrimage to this video. Blessed is ThunderPsyker.
Goddamn, you are amazing. Your style of presenting and sense of humour are perfect.
When Thunder isn't busy casting innocent people into the bowls of hell, he is making remarkably good videos.
who knew.
(i did)
(i knew)
+Voytek Hell Ye I don't believe you.
That tau girl probably takes a lot of his time too ;)
it's been a year
It's been 4 years sinse the comment & nobody noticed he said "bowls of hell" instead of "bowels" Or is there a special lunchroom/kitchen in Hell?
Considering his last video, bowls of hell is a much more fitting allegory.
Dude you deserve way more subs and views. This was bloody brilliant
1:52 that was very VERY good.
and of course very accurate too.
Fantastic look and review of such a timeless game, nice one!
I used to set my PC to execute dawn of war at 6:30 am so I'd wake up for work to the sounds of the glorious battle in the intro. Made for a decent morning and got me in the mood for work.
With 4 races, DoW is imbalanced for competitive play
But weirdly enough, wih 9 Races, its successor Soulstorm is actually pretty balanced
Pablo Blo each race plays so differently that no race has any solid advantage that can be applied to any situation.
(Laughs in Eldar)
I had to watch this again today just for that barbaric warhungry savages joke xD
Just picked this up on Humble Bundle. Was deciding which games to checkout from. The bundle first. You've sold this one to me. Looks like fun!
So many hours of my teenage years lost to this game, they just don't make them like this any more.
Picked up DoW one and its expansions beating each one in turn. Glad to watch all of your reviews and hope you get back to content soon. Was happy to watch your reviews after beating the OG campaign and moving on to winter assault
I was born when this game was made. Played it at 4,played dark crusade at 10, discover the lore at 13. Didn't understand all the quotes until I discover them online. 10/10 game.
Eager for the next vid. Good job.
these vids are so good ive rewatched them 3 to 4 times
Back here after the thumbnail updates, good work my guy!
Great Review! Bought a tear to my eye for such a great game review of a great game!
One of the best reviews i have ever watched. This is Angry freaking Joe quality. Fucking awesome. Thanks Kitten :D
This review was wonderful. Quite well done, ThunderPsyker. i cannae wait to see how this'll go.
Dark Crusade was what originally got me interested in Warhammer/40K, so definitely looking forward to these videos.
I like how this video makes it clear the game is being judge on it release without directly stating it
"DO YOU HEAR THE VOICES TOO?" will forever be stuck in my mind... I grew up on cultist and khorne berserkers talking to me
Good review, nicely written. Made me chuckle a few times and even made made me want to play the game again.
11:04 oh my gosh is that the mission where you find the two imperial guardsmen that held out against chaos and eldar forces on their own for two weeks?
My favourite quote: After a 1000 battles, one only sees death.
Spacemarine Dreadnought
I feel sorry for you ThunderPsyker. There were those of us that played this when it first released and it was our everything for at least a few years. I spent more hours than I can remember crushing foes in the multiplayer. By the time the last expansion came out, "Soul Storm" that gave us flyers, and Sisters of Battle, the game was complete and fun as hell. But of course, the fun ended with the collapse of Game Spy. How you do Online Multiplayers now with out the Game Spy host, I have no idea.
You'll have to get the Steam version: From what I remember, you can put your CD code for DoW 1 and Soulstorm into Steam and it'll redeem it as a full copy. Winter Assault and Dark Crusade will require you contacting Sega support directly, however. (they usually just ask for a photo of your copy, including the key)
I believe that, aside from steam servers, you can use GameRanger to set up multiplayer games, but i would recommend getting some people or a joining a group for such, as it can be frustrating to set up a gameranger game sometimes.
Dude respect. You are the only person making a video of DoW where you see the opening cinematic as tacticly nonsensical.
That opening cutscene was so mind-blowing in 2006 that I spent the next several months emptying my bank account on Space Marine minis and even got a Space Marine tattoo within the year. I had never seen so much concentrated badassdom before.
Great job thunder!!! I'm looking forward to watching your next reviews!!
THE THUMBNAIL CHANGED.... SOMETHING IS HAPPENING
OH SHIT CUSTARD BOY IS AWAKE
IT TOOK A YEAR BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED!
ThunderPsker your take on this is epic verbal, and review is spot on! O_O
Wow. That was a well thought out review. I learned about 40K through reddit, and just heard that Dawn of War 3 will be released soon. Thank you for this comical and well articulated review. I will now buy the game. Thank you.
Awesome review of an awesome game! Subscribed. =)
Ive never even seen half of these games before, would really like to look into them
*LITTLE KITTEN! MY THERMIC REACTOR IS PULSATING WITH EXCITEMENT!*
Kitten needs to stop doing what Magnus says, and do more of these.
6:49 Actually yes. As a Scotsman it’s a hilarious thing to do in the presence of any person on the streets of France. Because they attach the clothing they are supposed to wear to the calendar in a religious fashion (in my area they start to break out winter coats and scarfs on the first day of school after summer, because Start of School= cold, regardless of weather *heh* it’s 0 degrees or 25-30 which it of course can be in early September), walking around in a T-shirt between September 1st and June 20th earns you the kind of looks a Aeldari Farseer would get from a group of mothers of hormonal teenage boys, and that is hilarious to me
Ive played Dark crusade more times than i can remember and its still amazing.
this was really damn good, nice job mate
this is a great review. I only had one issue, and that's the PTSD shock from hearing "the mouse is" and then blacking out.
Kitten: WELCOME TO THE DAWN OF WAR TUTORIAL
12:48
Listen carefully with headphones.
you can hear Kitten going "ratta tatta tatta tatta tatta tat!"
You convinced me to buy it thanks to your splendid review!
Any progress on the DoW 2 reviews?
I beat the game and LOVED IT. The gameplay us so satisfying.
Holy fuck the nostalgia hit me like a truck at the main menu screen
HOLY EMPEROR THE MUSIC AT 7:43
ultimate apocalypse makes this game perfect
14:41
GIT GUD FGGT.
Seriously, good choice of Mods.
playing the DOW 1 campaign again after 10-12 years... (at work) and damn this is one excellent game
So I'm watching this in 2019, laughing my arse off wondering how I've never come across you guys before... Subbed all day long.
That intro summs up all my feelings towards how this universe / setting is treated by game developers and film makers.
That DoW/God Emperor analogy is now even more potent since DoW 3 turned out to be a mere shadow of its past self/previous games
i listen to the elder scrools soundtrack all the time in my spare time :D ,jeremy soule is a genius.Nice review,especialy the sound pard u deserve way more views
"Under attack by a race of barbaric war hungry savages... who are defending themselves from the orks" almost made me choke on my drink 😂
5:29 s- st- stehl rehn?
1:07 Is that a sound of taking an apple in Crash Bandicoot?
you only gave this 8/10? HERESY GROWS FROM REVIEWS!
Dow was my first experience in the warhammer universe and I have to agree it's aged quite well. Good retrospectives btw.
ShootingStar same here, made me obsessed with the universe.
I just bought the game on SEGA game Sale on steam, and i love it
I'm a 40k fan because of this game, I played it everyday back in the day.
Bless this man
The voice acting is simply amazing in this game, I still love it and listen to it sometimes on UA-cam :P:P
Goddammit Bruva.. After binging on your videos, now I can't help but think Kitten is reviewing a game here
Love how this video is almost ten years old
The shot of the mp3 player made me laugh until I remembered that this was made in 2015 and holy fuck time passing
Thomas the Demon Engine.
"Unable to bear the people of Sodor any longer, Thomas finally gave in to the Whispers of Chaos."
actually fun fact the cutscenes are not pre rendered they were done in the games map designer so 4:10 is one of those times the AI went weird rather than bad scripting on the part of makers.
"Augh fuck, the logo got in the way" the greatest aesthetic
It's 2023, I'm playing this game for the first time and I'm loving it.
Try unification mod and the crucible mod!
have fun
this is not a request, this is a REQUIREMEMT
I've finished both the main campaign and Winter Assault and I'm now playing Dark Crusade.
The question I'm now asking myself everyday is: WHY THE HELL DoW 2 and DoW 3 aren't like DoW1 but with better graphics?????
@@willianjohnam dawn of war 2 was developed like that because of the success company of heroes had. That choice killed the sequel in my opinion, that's why I play DoW1 since 2004 :D
Save for a couple of rts games, this is the only rts game that had mechanics that fit me. Why? REINFORCEABLE UNITS. No more having to create 1 unit that dies in 2 hits anymore, I can do it on the fly.
Dear god that analogy of the Dawn of War Series is so true.