'Death by now is an old companion, but for Jean, we will face it again' :( 'She stands only to the shoulder of the shortest man, but all of us must look up to speak to her' :( These cutscenes were written so well. To think how a mere teenage girl brought an army back on its feet.
Age of Empires II: Age of Kings was written in the time of Shouzou Kaga, when video game writers have proven extremely proficient at writing fantastic lines which immersed you at the very first second. Shame how writers not only go on strike nowadays, but in general, they just aren't as skilled as the writers of old. Thankfully, there are exceptions. Rajendra's campaign (Dynasties of India, 2022) also has fantastic lines, such as Rajendra himself saying he doubts he would pass his father's story to his own son.
I actually thought these were incredibly well acted and narrated. It got the me so interested in history as an elementary school student. My friends and teachers were be surprised by my sudden interest in medieval military history haha
I'll admit its not as good as Joan's or El Cid's- but "reeks of tutorials"??? it literally *was* a tutorial, bro. It had to include all that shit to shoehorn in "why are we collecting relics? b/c x" "why are we just farming and mining gold? b/c y" etc. If anything I think William Wallace's campaign is a perfect example of how a tutorial *should* be. Plus, I'm a sucker for Scottish accents ("Wallace's own sword is a five-and-a-half foot beast, FORGED OF COURSE IN SCOTLAND" is just so badass ^.^)
I really like how they ended. I also remember crying when they said that Joan died. This was my first campaign after Wallace so I had no clue they could die before the last mission.
Props to AOE designers who created such involving campaigns, with great storytelling and even character development. Definitely a work of love. Historical accuracy can be definitely secondary in this case. We can always search up the facts and know the truth whenever we want, anyway, but to feel like you're in the story is another thing entirely.
i always saw it as an artistic decision , since the campaigns are account of peoples that were there , they would ambelish certain parts , have clear bias toward some peoples and so not be accurate about them just how certain account of for exemple roman emperors IRL are clearly biased cause the people who wrote them werent fond of them
Me too, the end of Scenario 3, the beginning and end of Scenario 5, and the intro of Scenario 6, gave me nightmares to that day, as if the Ghoulish Spectre of Joan of Arc, with her armor on, head down towards the mirror, and her eyes rolled to the back of her head, came back from the dead in an attempt to haunt France.
@@usmi92 Yeah, sometimes on both sides, the bright side and the dark side in my opinion, in the end of Scenario 5 when Josselyne narrated that the defeat in Paris and Joan's capture at Compiègne was France's darkest hour was a bit spooky and chilling to me though, it was nothing compared to Germany's occupation of France in 1940 during WWII.
Also the narration. I am playing Age of Empires II Definitive Edition right now and after a cutscene I pause and watch it here on UA-cam. The original narration is just some much better, night and day.
wow so i just came to this because they changed the voice actor and music in the DE and was like wtf this is not the same, this guys voice and the music here is so much better like wow bad change there
the will of a young girl turned a century of defeats into a grandious victory, and Thomas Astruc insults her with the haircut she has as an ancient Ladybug
I really do enjoy the much improved and much more authentic choices they made for voice actors. The accents could get a little silly in the original version. But there is a certain... something that's lacking in them. The originals had a certain charm. There was an energy and enthusiasm to them that that the Definitive Edition cutscenes don't replicate.
@@FlorenceFox I highly doubt that what they made in DE is accurate to the historical accents of the time, and since it is not there is no point in making it more "realistic" and "authentic", especially if they are losing on the emotion and voice acting.
@@FlymanMS Agreed. Plus the words wouldn’t have been spoken in modern day English, so why not say that the Definitive Edition should’ve also had the narrations done in the actual languages of their times? At the end of the day, I’d rather have the passion and enthusiasm that was originally there than blandness with a bit more historical authenticity. There was no need to change these cutscenes in any way.
@@Liberator2460 "Sleep in the saddle. Drink the rain. Eat nothing but dried meat, dried milk and horse blood. Such is the life of a Mongol at war." ~ Narrator
I first heard about Joan of Arc by playing this campaign in Age of Empires II. She is the most inspirational woman in european history to me. Others may have been intelligent and powerful rulers, like Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Maria Theresia, Catherine the Great etc, but none of them fought to liberate their country from foreign oppression on the field of battle like a common foot soldier, and that is the kind of bravery that separates true heroes from smart politicians. Joan was the Alexander of her time and arguably did more for her country as a woman of God than Jesus the Christ the "son of god" who just held a few sermons promising his people imaginary rewards in the afterlife while leaving them under roman oppression. A book I can recommend about Joan is the one written by Pamela Marcantel. Its a shame Hollywood never made a big movie about this except the one with Mila Jovovich but imo that one wasnt so good due to being low budget.
The Jews rejected Jesus, largely because He wasn't the military messiah they wanted. His mission was something far greater. He's done more for the salvation of men in this world, than any other men that ever lived in it.
lol thats funny as a non believer I have always thought Joann Of Arc is the coolest of saints because every other saint history I heard involve promises and some kind of magic stuff related to miracles and divine intervention, but Joann Of Arc literally fought in the front lines and made his country make a monumental comeback from a war they were loosing big time as a mere 17 years old girl, not even Jesus has such a story
what if Joan had survived and she and the rest of France had manage to drive the English out of France. Do you then think that Joan would replace her armor with a gown and her helmet with a crown?. In other words become the Queen of France, (not that she take it from Charles VII., (the king in the campaign.), but by MARRYING HIM.)
Did anyone else get annoyed at the fact they miscalled the English as British or is that just me, I know it’s only for a little of the overall campaign but it still annoys me to no end.
history records weren't too accurated at these times, they only became semingly accurated starting with 20th century maybe that Guy Josselyne is inaccurate, he's a fictional character, and La Hire reaching till the historical battle from the final mission, but give them a chance
Well actually, many things that the narrator is telling are 100% true and accurate, like the fact that Joan's acts reignited a sense of French nationalism by creating among the peasanary and nobility the feeling of belonging to the same nation, since then it was France first before the lords and kings.
@@veliocasse8587 i won't say "many" as it's only following a main line and many details are skipped or modified to better suit the storytelling and entertaiement of a video game Like, no year is given in the journal and it needed 20 years after Joan's trial to finally end the Hundred years war. The "siege of Paris" is actually breaking through then reach Compiègne. In reality, Joan failed at Paris, then went back in a castle where the army was settled and Joan heard Compiègne being under attack. She asked the king to rescue the city, he refused and Jeanne went on her own.
@@puedenllamarmeDarkStar Because she was motivated by God and her love for her country. When you fight for the sake of merely who you are, that's when it gets cringy (like modern day feminists).
Playing from steam? Go to local files -> Verify integrity of game files. I remember having the same issue as you do/did, that should help if it's still not resolved.
Much more than a story of lack of funds from Charles VII, it's something we're today still not able to explain. It was most probably because Joan was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the British in the first place, and the Brits didn't want to see Joan come back to France and lead their armies. She landed a heavy strike on the british occupation in France, liberating cities and demolishing the idea that England's army was invincible. She was a huge political enemy for the British so putting a ransom for her was out of the question, they couldn't afford to free her. And also the fact that the King may have seen her as a threat for his influence among his subjects might be an explanation.
Well sceanrios and storytelling is innacurate for entertaining as well Once Charles VII was crowned, wind started to turn for Joan on the battlefield. failing at the Siege of Paris, the scepticism of the concellors and Charles went back. When she heard about Compiègne being attacked, she asked the king who refused to rescue the city and then she decided to go at Compiègne without him knowing. Paying the ranson wasn't a guarantee to obtain her as the english could raise it to obtain Joan, or the Burgundians could refuse to deliver her to te french. Joan setting her feet in the wrong place on her own did played as well. Still Charles sent money to french commanders like La Hire that wanted to deliver La Pucelle... saddly, La Hire was captured in an attempt and break free a year later. Meanwhile, La Pucelle was burned down.
For her yes, but by igniting the flame of nationalism she was the one to bring victory to te french army, even for the last battle at Castilon, which happenned 20 years after her death
'Death by now is an old companion, but for Jean, we will face it again' :(
'She stands only to the shoulder of the shortest man, but all of us must look up to speak to her' :(
These cutscenes were written so well. To think how a mere teenage girl brought an army back on its feet.
La Pucelle d'Orléans!
Age of Empires II: Age of Kings was written in the time of Shouzou Kaga, when video game writers have proven extremely proficient at writing fantastic lines which immersed you at the very first second. Shame how writers not only go on strike nowadays, but in general, they just aren't as skilled as the writers of old.
Thankfully, there are exceptions. Rajendra's campaign (Dynasties of India, 2022) also has fantastic lines, such as Rajendra himself saying he doubts he would pass his father's story to his own son.
"i may have lost my faith, but Joan has not lost Hers, and that Is enought for me"
legoultracreator Some of these cutscenes are very poetic!
I actually thought these were incredibly well acted and narrated. It got the me so interested in history as an elementary school student. My friends and teachers were be surprised by my sudden interest in medieval military history haha
All of these are so well written, I love it.
Except for the William Wallace campaign
+Waffins Dude his voice is awesome.
''WE ARE WITHOUT A LEEEAADEER.....''
+Robin MX years but the contents of the dialogue reeks of commands and tutorials.
I'll admit its not as good as Joan's or El Cid's- but "reeks of tutorials"??? it literally *was* a tutorial, bro.
It had to include all that shit to shoehorn in "why are we collecting relics? b/c x" "why are we just farming and mining gold? b/c y" etc.
If anything I think William Wallace's campaign is a perfect example of how a tutorial *should* be.
Plus, I'm a sucker for Scottish accents ("Wallace's own sword is a five-and-a-half foot beast, FORGED OF COURSE IN SCOTLAND" is just so badass ^.^)
"sweet joan.. I will avenge thee.."
"Lord Josselyne, The army awaits your command."
lol x'D I likewhat he says when he dies x'D
@@usamazahid3882 "Let's see how british longbows fare against french cannon"
@@danielito750 We Fight, for the Maid of Orleans.
La Hire's sword is not bloody enough.
@@danielito750 he says "It is here, that my tale will end."
I really like how they ended. I also remember crying when they said that Joan died. This was my first campaign after Wallace so I had no clue they could die before the last mission.
Joan of Arc is a real person, and she was burned at the stake before the end of the war.
@@ssss6572 I know, she's one of the very few people I look up to.
William Wallace died,unlike Age of Empires 2 game life.
@@mertcanduran9049*spoiler* nah you kill him in the Edward longshanks campaignq
This game,had beauty. Beauty you don't see in any other game.
Joan might not be the most talented general. But most important is she shows up at the right time and right place.
Props to AOE designers who created such involving campaigns, with great storytelling and even character development. Definitely a work of love. Historical accuracy can be definitely secondary in this case. We can always search up the facts and know the truth whenever we want, anyway, but to feel like you're in the story is another thing entirely.
i always saw it as an artistic decision , since the campaigns are account of peoples that were there , they would ambelish certain parts , have clear bias toward some peoples and so not be accurate about them
just how certain account of for exemple roman emperors IRL are clearly biased cause the people who wrote them werent fond of them
12:43 - 13:09 I still get chills to this day...RIP Joan of Arc!
Me too, the end of Scenario 3, the beginning and end of Scenario 5, and the intro of Scenario 6, gave me nightmares to that day, as if the Ghoulish Spectre of Joan of Arc, with her armor on, head down towards the mirror, and her eyes rolled to the back of her head, came back from the dead in an attempt to haunt France.
@@usamazahid3882 and I thought I was the only one experiencing that. Too true!
@@usmi92 Yeah, sometimes on both sides, the bright side and the dark side in my opinion, in the end of Scenario 5 when Josselyne narrated that the defeat in Paris and Joan's capture at Compiègne was France's darkest hour was a bit spooky and chilling to me though, it was nothing compared to Germany's occupation of France in 1940 during WWII.
whoever wrote these cutscenes should come back do more for other games. Age of Empires 3 campaigns are garbage compared to Age 2.
Why is this not upvoted more? Damn, I miss Aoe2 ;(
the fountain of youth. really ensemble studios???
Marco Antônio I agree...in fact I was waiting for the next edition...for Napoleon and American revolution...but never materialized...
Ravindran Pillai Age of Empire III has Napoleon in the side of France faction
Also the narration. I am playing Age of Empires II Definitive Edition right now and after a cutscene I pause and watch it here on UA-cam. The original narration is just some much better, night and day.
“September 3rd, Raa” I can never unhear it sounding like that
wow so i just came to this because they changed the voice actor and music in the DE and was like wtf this is not the same, this guys voice and the music here is so much better like wow bad change there
Thank you for keeping the human spirit alive
This story almost brings tears to my eyes even as an arabic guy born in Sweden
What a beautiful story 😍
the will of a young girl turned a century of defeats into a grandious victory, and Thomas Astruc insults her with the haircut she has as an ancient Ladybug
Somehow the cutscenes in definitive edition fails to charm as much as the original one. Bring back the old cutscenes!!
I really do enjoy the much improved and much more authentic choices they made for voice actors. The accents could get a little silly in the original version.
But there is a certain... something that's lacking in them. The originals had a certain charm. There was an energy and enthusiasm to them that that the Definitive Edition cutscenes don't replicate.
@@FlorenceFox I highly doubt that what they made in DE is accurate to the historical accents of the time, and since it is not there is no point in making it more "realistic" and "authentic", especially if they are losing on the emotion and voice acting.
@@FlymanMS Agreed. Plus the words wouldn’t have been spoken in modern day English, so why not say that the Definitive Edition should’ve also had the narrations done in the actual languages of their times?
At the end of the day, I’d rather have the passion and enthusiasm that was originally there than blandness with a bit more historical authenticity. There was no need to change these cutscenes in any way.
In Age of Empires 2,the Franks did not have Arbalests when an Arbalest was mentioned in cutscene by a narrator.
With Joan of arc being made it’s like we were all being made, we would finally have one of our own as a member
stupid bot
No other campaign hits harder than Joan Of Arc imo
Sir John Fastolf escaped in real life.
Somehow, I always feel the impact of 11:20.. that's why this will always be my 2nd Favourite AoE campaign.
If this is second, which aoe campaign surpasses Joan of Arc in your opinion?
@@Liberator2460 "Sleep in the saddle. Drink the rain. Eat nothing but dried meat, dried milk and horse blood. Such is the life of a Mongol at war." ~ Narrator
@@DavidMyrmidon interesting the monghol campaign. I can see you would consider that campaign to be your favorite
Who is still listening to these cutscenes in 2024?
The definitive edition version of this was a close second
NEOGEO版世界英雄也有个圣女贞德，她和出云良子是整个游戏里唯二的女生
I first heard about Joan of Arc by playing this campaign in Age of Empires II. She is the most inspirational woman in european history to me. Others may have been intelligent and powerful rulers, like Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Maria Theresia, Catherine the Great etc, but none of them fought to liberate their country from foreign oppression on the field of battle like a common foot soldier, and that is the kind of bravery that separates true heroes from smart politicians. Joan was the Alexander of her time and arguably did more for her country as a woman of God than Jesus the Christ the "son of god" who just held a few sermons promising his people imaginary rewards in the afterlife while leaving them under roman oppression. A book I can recommend about Joan is the one written by Pamela Marcantel. Its a shame Hollywood never made a big movie about this except the one with Mila Jovovich but imo that one wasnt so good due to being low budget.
She is not "SJW propaganda" for you?
The Jews rejected Jesus, largely because He wasn't the military messiah they wanted. His mission was something far greater. He's done more for the salvation of men in this world, than any other men that ever lived in it.
lol thats funny as a non believer I have always thought Joann Of Arc is the coolest of saints because every other saint history I heard involve promises and some kind of magic stuff related to miracles and divine intervention, but Joann Of Arc literally fought in the front lines and made his country make a monumental comeback from a war they were loosing big time as a mere 17 years old girl, not even Jesus has such a story
La Hire died of the illness at the end of The Hundred Years War.
That's weird, I thought he died to bunch of Orange Knights? lol
第五幕的结局有些像关羽走麦城了，都是被敌军发现并且被捕。圣女贞德是被勃艮第人发现。关羽还是被孙吴大军的吕蒙等发现并且带走，连同关平一并杀害
孙权该怎么办？
@@darren5597 杀关羽以后听从张昭的建议，把关羽首级转交给曹操。使刘备误以为杀关羽是曹操所为。张昭认为这么做会让刘备痛恨曹操，使得西蜀大军不向孙吴来。而向曹魏来。但刘备和曹操不吃这套，曹操也是间接辟谣说杀死关羽和自己无关。因为曹操这期间还厚葬关羽。并封他为荆王
@@darren5597 把关羽带来并处理了
@@潘福泉 解释一下
@@darren5597 好的，简单的说是这样的。关羽对于孙吴来说也是个威胁，所以孙权也会想杀掉关羽。最后还是落实了。而后张昭想要嫁祸于人。把这件事推脱给曹操。但曹操也是识破了移祸之计，间接辟谣了。这期间也给了关羽厚葬的补偿。而后刘备在哀悼会期间有了要讨伐孙吴的想法，但诸葛亮建议不要仓促兴兵。这次是劝住了，但后来张飞一死就真劝不住了
The Franks lacked Elite Cannon Galleons,and Bombard Towers in Age of Empires 2.
I love playing as Saracens, Aztecs, Mayans and Turks in Custom Campaign. They have the most craziest Weapons, Troops and Millitary Tanks.
Вот эта оригинальная музыка в брифингах кампаний aoe 2 действительно крутая и хорошая
Does this campaign take during the Turks civilization?
what if Joan had survived and she and the rest of France had manage to drive the English out of France. Do you then think that Joan would replace her armor with a gown and her helmet with a crown?. In other words become the Queen of France, (not that she take it from Charles VII., (the king in the campaign.), but by MARRYING HIM.)
This is good but I really prefer the Spanish dub
me too, i think it has more feeling and courage
What is the music that starts on 11:22?
11:21 someone know the soundtrack name?
Were Army of France defeated at the siege of Paris?
Joan of Arc failed to flee to Château of Compiegne.
The Army of France were victorious at the end of The Hundred Years War.
Did anyone else get annoyed at the fact they miscalled the English as British or is that just me, I know it’s only for a little of the overall campaign but it still annoys me to no end.
me too
Just wanted to play as the English when i was little
Absolutely. They were the bad guys in the first 2 campaigns, so playing as them would've been cool.
Lords of the West has your back ;)
Man these are inaccurate as hell, but they are what kickstarted my interest in Joan.
history records weren't too accurated at these times, they only became semingly accurated starting with 20th century
maybe that Guy Josselyne is inaccurate, he's a fictional character, and La Hire reaching till the historical battle from the final mission, but give them a chance
Well actually, many things that the narrator is telling are 100% true and accurate, like the fact that Joan's acts reignited a sense of French nationalism by creating among the peasanary and nobility the feeling of belonging to the same nation, since then it was France first before the lords and kings.
@@veliocasse8587 i won't say "many" as it's only following a main line and many details are skipped or modified to better suit the storytelling and entertaiement of a video game
Like, no year is given in the journal and it needed 20 years after Joan's trial to finally end the Hundred years war. The "siege of Paris" is actually breaking through then reach Compiègne. In reality, Joan failed at Paris, then went back in a castle where the army was settled and Joan heard Compiègne being under attack. She asked the king to rescue the city, he refused and Jeanne went on her own.
girl power
+obamas-right-testicle right!
+obamas-right-testicle Those wicked advisors who betrayed Joan should be tarred and feathered!
and she didn't talked about women being superior to men
@@puedenllamarmeDarkStar Because she was motivated by God and her love for her country. When you fight for the sake of merely who you are, that's when it gets cringy (like modern day feminists).
Okay sexist (Robin
Classic
How come these transitions are smooth as hell and mine are straight cuts? Anyone got a solution?
Playing from steam? Go to local files -> Verify integrity of game files. I remember having the same issue as you do/did, that should help if it's still not resolved.
There’s one thing I don’t understand: why didn’t the king pay ransom for Joan’s release when she was captured?
Much more than a story of lack of funds from Charles VII, it's something we're today still not able to explain. It was most probably because Joan was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the British in the first place, and the Brits didn't want to see Joan come back to France and lead their armies. She landed a heavy strike on the british occupation in France, liberating cities and demolishing the idea that England's army was invincible. She was a huge political enemy for the British so putting a ransom for her was out of the question, they couldn't afford to free her. And also the fact that the King may have seen her as a threat for his influence among his subjects might be an explanation.
the french king was an opportunistic a-hole who never felt the need to come to joans aid despite all she had done for him
Varegue makes sense
@@tru_inspiration3357 Too right. As if Joan wasn't aware that Treachery had led to her defeat too.
Well sceanrios and storytelling is innacurate for entertaining as well
Once Charles VII was crowned, wind started to turn for Joan on the battlefield. failing at the Siege of Paris, the scepticism of the concellors and Charles went back. When she heard about Compiègne being attacked, she asked the king who refused to rescue the city and then she decided to go at Compiègne without him knowing.
Paying the ranson wasn't a guarantee to obtain her as the english could raise it to obtain Joan, or the Burgundians could refuse to deliver her to te french. Joan setting her feet in the wrong place on her own did played as well.
Still Charles sent money to french commanders like La Hire that wanted to deliver La Pucelle... saddly, La Hire was captured in an attempt and break free a year later. Meanwhile, La Pucelle was burned down.
汉语版这部分是陶晶莹讲战役序幕
So Joan Led an armies to Victory but She failed and got burned down.
What a sad ending :(
For her yes, but by igniting the flame of nationalism she was the one to bring victory to te french army, even for the last battle at Castilon, which happenned 20 years after her death
One name…: Constable. Richmont.
definitive edition sucks in comparison to the original...
Doesn't it
The game looks great but the new cutscenes and voice acting isn't up to par.
I feel like the narration is very phoned-in and they made Joan look like an anime waifu instead of a person. Such a weird decision
I wish these campaigns would be more accurate and not like the nonsense you see in the game.
Shut up fatty
@@supermax2710dickhead
This is Kalos Region (Pokemon XY) in real life! Paris is their Lumiose City
_Ze British~_ this is around 500 years before there was a 'Britain' to speak of. @w@
la fronce! hoh hoh hoh
damn you. baguette saved by a sloot
Rosbif rekt by a sloot