War On The Sea! The Best World War 2 Naval Strategy Game On Steam With Tactical And Strategic Combat

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  • @maxrobe
    @maxrobe 2 роки тому +82

    Arch - "I don't know if DD's were like that"
    USS Johnston - "Would like to have a word"

    • @vojtechslezak4553
      @vojtechslezak4553 2 роки тому +6

      Yep USS Johnston is so deep that its holding Yamato down😜

    • @catneko6855
      @catneko6855 2 роки тому

      @@vojtechslezak4553 Lol

    • @orangedream267
      @orangedream267 2 роки тому +2

      @@vojtechslezak4553 "I'm not stuck down here with you. You're stuck down here with me!"

    • @GeordieSwordsman
      @GeordieSwordsman 2 роки тому +3

      ORP Piorun- "I AM A POLE"

  • @VengeanceMkII
    @VengeanceMkII 2 роки тому +58

    Loved the bit on the skip bombs. Captain Hara on one of his lucky destroyers figured out how to dodge them and the whole crew was freaking out haha

    • @duckman12569
      @duckman12569 2 роки тому

      Look like a weapon to bowl down the line, aimed at the second ship and plunging into the tail

    • @VengeanceMkII
      @VengeanceMkII 2 роки тому +2

      @@duckman12569 in a way that is what skip bombing is I guess. Have to land the skips. The fact this was done in RL terrifies me. To thunk an explosive over the surface of the water.

    • @duckman12569
      @duckman12569 2 роки тому

      My man arch decided to use it to cut the line.. I don't think that helped his chances.
      Would need the col the planes too, not line them, so dunno how that would influence flak attack

  • @AlessandroRodriguez
    @AlessandroRodriguez 2 роки тому +26

    Even when previously reviewed games have hover dreadnought and sand crawler uboats, a Naval game with actual water is nice addition.

  • @vojtechslezak4553
    @vojtechslezak4553 2 роки тому +28

    They need to get the guy who made the Tokio Express mod on their team as he added a lot of stuf in.
    I like having the British operating alone with Warspite sinking Musashi in one of my games.

  • @Believeorreason
    @Believeorreason 2 роки тому +18

    i remmeber the devs wanted to make a whole pacific war campaign, winch honestly would be fantasitc

  • @motoeverett
    @motoeverett 2 роки тому +12

    Glide bombing was a known tactic used by inexperienced dive bomber pilots during the war. American midway based dive bombers used it at that battle. Macarthur's air force led by Kenney used modified B-25s and other light and medium land based bombers as dedicated skip bombers to great effect. Battle of Bismarck Sea

  • @elysiankentarchy1531
    @elysiankentarchy1531 2 роки тому +14

    I do miss your original review of this game on your main channel. But I will agree that this game deserves another shoutout.

  • @sdfarsight
    @sdfarsight 2 роки тому +9

    It's great to see such an underrated game get more attention. I've got involed with the game's modding community (Tripartite Distopia mod) and I love how it has a good balance between realism and playability; having some decent damage modeling yet not smothering you with maths and micromanagment.

    • @xxx-lx6bu
      @xxx-lx6bu 2 роки тому

      Hello,
      would you know if a second campaign is on the rail anytime soon ?
      Thanks

    • @sdfarsight
      @sdfarsight 2 роки тому

      @@xxx-lx6bu No idea to be honest, I more focus on the 'custom battles' side of the game.

  • @fractaljack210
    @fractaljack210 2 роки тому +10

    The British skipped bombs--the famous bombing raid captured in the movie, "Dambusters." The movie used actual test run footage. Might not be what you were referring to exactly, but still an interesting concept.

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel 2 роки тому

      Yeah, I believe they used big bombs made for blowing up some dams.. in the Ruhr valley? Early attempts didn't work so they came back with larger bombs and a plan to skip them into the sides.
      I never actually watched the movie Dambusters. Just going from history I've read/watched. I hear the movie was pretty accurate as far as movie historical accuracy goes.

    • @thewheezychieftain5488
      @thewheezychieftain5488 2 роки тому

      Wait till you learn what the pilot's dog was named and that they used his dog's name as the codeword for dropping the dambombs

  • @FARBerserker
    @FARBerserker 2 роки тому +11

    American DDs of the Time were mostly anti submarine duty but they had fast firing accurate cannons with very strong HE Shells.
    Not really that good for penetrating stuff, but for setting shit on fire? Accept not substitutes . .

  • @vf-114jock2
    @vf-114jock2 Рік тому +1

    Just saw this : There have been several new campaigns ( mods) added. There is the TTE The Tokyo Express (basic expanded and harder, the Pacific Campaign and the ABDACOM campaign (Dutch East Indies). They have also improved aerial dogfighting.

  • @eriklinkogel3458
    @eriklinkogel3458 2 роки тому +1

    would really love to have an Atlantic campaign in this game. One that starts 1939, when all navies were fully intact. It would be probably not last long because of the increased lethality ingame but it would be a nice mechanic to determine win or loose by getting supplies to Britain or sink them. Also lots of really cool ships there.

  • @duckman12569
    @duckman12569 2 роки тому +3

    "Goddamn zombie ship"
    Hell yeh

  • @thevictoryoverhimself7298
    @thevictoryoverhimself7298 2 роки тому +3

    “American dds which are a threat to goddamn cruisers, actually”
    Just ask USS Johnston and USS Samuel B Roberts!

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel 2 роки тому +1

      Hell, the Japanese DDs racking up torpedo kills on cruisers in the Guadalcanal campaign, alone, is testament to their possible lethality against larger warships. If the DDs can survive long enough, anyway.

    • @americantacos7618
      @americantacos7618 Рік тому

      To be fair the Japanese main line light cruisers are actual ass so I would not be suprised if US destroyers (especially the Fletcher) can outplay them.

  • @johnpo2
    @johnpo2 2 роки тому +1

    Uss Sammy B. Robert's: lemme at em!! Lemme at em!!

  • @theroaringdragon306
    @theroaringdragon306 2 роки тому +4

    If yall want more stuff in this game there is a modding forum in the steam discussion board. We got all sorts of stuff from alt-history, realism mods, more ships mods, and recently some crackheads managed to mode in the entire fucking pacific campaign.

  • @wolfmirebacta8710
    @wolfmirebacta8710 2 роки тому +2

    I want a battle stations game. I miss it

  • @haskenvonbern5404
    @haskenvonbern5404 2 роки тому +1

    Got this game quite recently and have been well and truly addicted to it, was exactly the type of game I always wanted! Though have to say the lethality of the us dds seems to be a bit too much, destroyers and cruisers tend to get torn up so fast in even when not in short range

  • @bronco5334
    @bronco5334 2 роки тому +2

    There IS an Atlantic campaign.
    It's called "Atlantic Fleet". It's a separate game by the same company, using the same game engine and mechanics, set in the Atlantic.

    • @paulrasmussen8953
      @paulrasmussen8953 2 роки тому

      Seems like they should hsve merged them into one

    • @americantacos7618
      @americantacos7618 Рік тому

      Atlantic fleet is a turn based strategy though isn't it?

  • @garfield2406
    @garfield2406 2 роки тому +2

    Hey Arch! You should try the TTE Mod (Tokio Express) there you get a lot of different ships and also planes.

  • @thecommenter9678
    @thecommenter9678 2 роки тому +1

    American naval damage control was some of the best in the world back in WW2

  • @jlickley1118
    @jlickley1118 2 роки тому +1

    not sure if the game could handle it but a full on pacific war campaign would be cool.

  • @robertbrazier5097
    @robertbrazier5097 Рік тому

    Each time the Perth survived, I started singing 'Land Down Under'

  • @orangedream267
    @orangedream267 2 роки тому

    The only time skip bombing was really used was with B-24s. To kill dams in Europe. And RARELY so. At least from what I remember. Most planes weren't really good at the whole go fast to skip bombs thing, and the bombs themselves... well they're not really designed for that either.

  • @kasuaalimagia529
    @kasuaalimagia529 2 роки тому

    I have to say, this channel can get bit confusing every now and then as just yesterday i was listening realpolitik-options of putin and now i immediately click on "war on sea" by arch and its about a game xD. Not complaining, you keep up good job doing what you do mad king of norway xD

  • @CFerret88
    @CFerret88 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the review. Was thinking about getting this.

  • @operkoi8954
    @operkoi8954 2 роки тому +1

    You should try the “rule the waves” series. Basically ultimate admiral dreadnoughts with minimal art but more fleshed out missions and economy (though slightly less customizable warships) and framework. RTW2 introduced aircraft carriers and RTW3 is set to include guided ship to ship missiles

  • @revantobias8567
    @revantobias8567 2 роки тому

    Happy Independence Day Arch.

  • @Vollification
    @Vollification 2 роки тому +2

    I am so buying this game.
    It would be awsome if they expanded it to make it possible to attack Hawaii (post-pearl Harbour) or even take the fight to the eastern parts of USA.
    But seeing all of this, it would have to be all seperate campaigns. If you put the entire pacific on this scale, your computer would fry.
    Edit: Looked at the system requirements, it's amazing, this thing basically runs on hopes and dreams :/

    • @americantacos7618
      @americantacos7618 Рік тому

      I mean many computers could probably handle a version with the whole pacific. Its just a map with icons on it untill the battle starts.

  • @motoeverett
    @motoeverett 2 роки тому +1

    5 triple turret American cruiser is a Honolulu class

  • @raymondyee2008
    @raymondyee2008 10 місяців тому

    Got this wish-listed on Steam; seems like a spiritual successor of "Pacific Fleet".

  • @rybuds47
    @rybuds47 2 роки тому

    Holy shit i just downloaded this last night...
    Cheers brothers!

  • @bulldozer1011
    @bulldozer1011 2 роки тому

    MORE OF THIS ARCHIBU!!!!

  • @FARBerserker
    @FARBerserker 2 роки тому +1

    The largest non nuclear submarines were the japanese I-400 Series if i remember correctly.
    Space enough for 2 hydroplane bombers. each. slink close to target. launch plane. bomb.
    catch plane, submerge. laugh all the way home.

    • @drakron
      @drakron 2 роки тому

      Yes and no.
      They would be carrying 3 Aichi M6A Seiran, 7 I-400 were ordered meaning at best 21 planes and even the original plan was 18 the I-400 could only carry 2 of then at the time meaning 32 planes armed with 800lb bombs.
      They wouldnt be laughing all the way home, they would be about as effective as Japan bombing campaign on the west coast using balloons.

  • @xSilentVeterenx
    @xSilentVeterenx 2 роки тому

    This makes me want another season of Highschool Fleet the navy ver of GuP.

  • @williamjeffery9653
    @williamjeffery9653 2 роки тому

    American Pilot skipping a bomb across the ocean: "Dodge this you fucking weeb"
    Japanese transport captain: "NANI THE FUCK!?!"

  • @ruffuzx4058
    @ruffuzx4058 2 роки тому

    this gave me battlestation pacific flashbacks

  • @aarongracey4710
    @aarongracey4710 2 роки тому +1

    Does anyone remember fighting steel. It was one of my favourite naval games

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel 2 роки тому +1

      Oh yeah. The graphics REALLY show their age nowadays though. Aside from any compatibility jankiness involved in getting it running.

    • @aarongracey4710
      @aarongracey4710 2 роки тому

      I have a copy but just can't get it running. Lol

  • @summer7603
    @summer7603 2 роки тому +1

    I appreciate the game recomendations but do you have any RPG recommendations? I'm currently going back in time finding gems like Stellar Tactics and the King Arthur RPG and RTS hybrid games as well as the Expedition Series with Vikings being my favorite

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel 2 роки тому

      The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk is one of my more played Tactical Strategy RPGs. If you like X-Com style combat.

  • @janwitts2688
    @janwitts2688 2 роки тому

    It's the general Belgrano in her former life as a usn CL 5x3 6 inch

  • @maxkennedy8075
    @maxkennedy8075 2 роки тому +1

    Can you link your original review? I can’t find it with how delisted you are in the algorithm

  • @adamtruong1759
    @adamtruong1759 2 роки тому

    I would definitely say this is a good game with plenty of potential, but I also would say it's underwhelming, personally. Perhaps I had my expectations too high.
    Anyway. The japanese fighting style is to fire torpedoes first, and then engage with gun fire to finish the enemy off. Preferably when they're not aware, sailing in a straight line, at night. Would I say US DDs can take on IJN CLs? I wouldn't bet on it, but if they have a numbers advantage probably. However, I know for a fact that US CLs can take on IJN CAs through sheer rate of fire.

  • @kairos468
    @kairos468 2 роки тому

    I've been meaning to play this one; the game looks great!

  • @velogang9640
    @velogang9640 3 місяці тому

    i could be wrong but i thought skip bombing was used by the brits to destroy dams

  • @christopherdematteo8645
    @christopherdematteo8645 Рік тому

    Will you be playing a full series?

  • @markvt22
    @markvt22 2 роки тому

    Arch will you ever continue your "Funny Review" Series ? i actualy love them and might have watched the gulag sim vid around 40 times now.

  • @tacsquirrel
    @tacsquirrel 2 роки тому

    This was very entertaining to watch.

  • @TheOriginalJAX
    @TheOriginalJAX 2 роки тому +1

    Yeah you should have had your bombers going max speed already, flying at the lowest altitude possible for the skip bombing runs. not dropping the payload then speeding up to get out of there. This is not how physics works Arch, you trade speed for altitude unless you already have a power to weight ratio that allows you to accelerate from low speed to begin with.
    Check out the mosquito bombers and you will see what I mean, I speed and precision they even bombed a Berlin prison to allow POW's to escape which if you have not figured yet you have to have precision levels of accuracy to pull of such manoeuvres and in a age where precision guided munitions is not a thing that is a tad bit more than just impressive. On that note this game does look like a bit of fun, going to have too dip my toes into this one I think.

  • @duckman12569
    @duckman12569 2 роки тому

    "We see our Zero escorts"
    Oh so it's not just specs on my filthy screen

  • @peterlynch6565
    @peterlynch6565 2 роки тому

    Excellent job 👍👍

  • @robertrenato
    @robertrenato 2 роки тому +2

    *KanColle OST gets louder*

  • @andrewcamden
    @andrewcamden 2 роки тому

    I think you mean "airbase". An "airport" usually means a civil air travel facility.

  • @FARBerserker
    @FARBerserker 2 роки тому

    The Imperial Japanese Navy DDs have very effective Torpedos though.

  • @kolman3178
    @kolman3178 2 роки тому

    Hey arch you might like nebulius fleet command its currently in early access but its got a lot of technical depth and allows a large degree of player freedom with fleet comps

  • @genuinsanity
    @genuinsanity 8 місяців тому

    Good presentation ...thanks. SNL = Tokebestsu rennai kaigun what?

  • @SternenruferinPatchouli1
    @SternenruferinPatchouli1 Рік тому

    hey, will you do a video with East Indies Campaign?

  • @friendcomputer5276
    @friendcomputer5276 2 роки тому

    0:36 Someone obviously hasn't heard about Rule the Waves 2

  • @florida_drone_dude
    @florida_drone_dude Рік тому

    The whole point of the Yamato was that her armament allowed her to engage from about 30 miles out and no other ship out there had the caliber to engage from a similar distance so having the Yamato close to 3 miles is a waste of the Yamato.

  • @a_Minion_of_Soros
    @a_Minion_of_Soros 2 роки тому +3

    Arch!
    What's wrong with you?!
    Obviously destroyers take the front of the column, so that they can react to torpedoes. What you are doing is the best way to feed your big guns into a torpedo salvo...

  • @janwitts2688
    @janwitts2688 2 роки тому

    A properly modernised GNBNA
    Great Naval Battles North Atlantic
    Would be nice.. if anyone remembers this old dos game

    • @fyorbane
      @fyorbane 2 роки тому

      Yeh,I remember it well. Shame they don't do a modern version covering the entire Atlantic campaign.

  • @Based_Lord_Humongous
    @Based_Lord_Humongous 2 роки тому

    Is this from the creators of Cold Waters? The ship ID system looks similar to their sonar ID system.

  • @prrboy9359
    @prrboy9359 2 роки тому

    This gives me battlestations pacific vibe

  • @JustAllinOneResource
    @JustAllinOneResource Рік тому

    I have a couple of questions. Is this turn based like Atlantic Fleet? Is there any automation in this simulation? From what I have read it forces you to micromanage every aspect of the game which can be very overwhelming.

    • @americantacos7618
      @americantacos7618 Рік тому

      Its not turn based no its a real time map. Patrol routes are pretty much the only automated thing in the game but with the size the campaign currently is its really all you need to automate. In battle ships and aircraft both can automatically engage targets (although they don't put much thought behind it so the pause button comes in handy in dire circumstances.) Overall the game is a lot simpler than it looks but it has admittedly finicky control schemes for some stuff.

  • @Zetler
    @Zetler 4 місяці тому

    Just bought this game for $10. Hopefully it’s worth

  • @FARBerserker
    @FARBerserker 2 роки тому

    And Keep your Aircraft away from Cleveland and similar Cruisers.
    They are basically AA Emplacements and DD Deterrents.

  • @katathoombs
    @katathoombs 2 роки тому

    [libationes deis algorithmi]

  • @thevictoryoverhimself7298
    @thevictoryoverhimself7298 2 роки тому +1

    The range in the surface engagements seems far too close. It’s like 1800s pre-dreadnought distance, not proper battleship distance. Go look up some video footage of ww2 battleship engagements it does exist. Even large battleships at these ranges appear most of the way to the horizon

    • @Folgeantrag
      @Folgeantrag Рік тому

      It is a video game. The Gameplay should make fun and especially in a war strategy game there has to made several compromises and shortcuts to historical accuracy. In a lot of WWII naval battles the greatest problem was to even spot the enemys position. Carrier strikes in the Salomon campaign were to made by guessing of the Commanding Admirals were the enemy could be. In the first day of the Battle of Coral Sea both sides sended their air groups in the wrong direction. This would be not a funny gameplay. And also in surface battles the accuracy of naval gunfire was rather low especially at long distance. At the Battle of Jutland in 1916 the hit ratio was probably between 1-5%. Even when Battleship Main Battery could shot over 20km this was most times not very effective. Especially in several battles of Iron Bottom Sound of Guadalcanal there was surface action ad night ad very close distances. For an example at November 13, 1942, several american destroyers ambushed the Battleship Hiei ad point blank range and destroyed most of her upper deck structures including the bridge with just their five inch guns. Smaller vessels were important

    • @thevictoryoverhimself7298
      @thevictoryoverhimself7298 Рік тому

      @@Folgeantrag this would make sense on an action game like world of warships but not for a strategy game.

  • @deckerfranks7098
    @deckerfranks7098 Рік тому

    I've been trying to find the humorous review of this game, or another warship focus game Arch did, but it seems to have been yeetus deeltus off youtube. Anyone know where it went or has a link to it?

  • @Rzymek85
    @Rzymek85 2 роки тому

    been a while since some review sold me on a game.

  • @YorkshirePirate
    @YorkshirePirate 2 роки тому

    Wait, what range could the Yamato engage out to again? :p

  • @doomngloom9349
    @doomngloom9349 2 роки тому

    Rule the waves is great.

  • @drakron
    @drakron 2 роки тому

    I dont think a Atlantic Campaign would work as there is a reason why the Kriegsmarine was never able to challenge the Royal Navy. It would be very one sided.
    Also as I am at it, the Kriegsmarine HAD floatplanes and the Luftwaffe had flying boats ... what they DIDNT had were Aircraft Carriers like the Royal Navy that eventually stop using floatplanes because they had RADAR something glorious Nippon never got the hang of (thats why Iowa vs Yamato tends to be Iowa wins unless its perfect weather because Yamato optical rangefinders were simply technological obsolete), since scout planes WOULD be detected by air search radar and carriers WOULD send CAP into their general direction to fill then with holes ...

    • @conradflanagan5003
      @conradflanagan5003 2 роки тому

      Atlantic aside, a Mediterranean campaign could be pretty interesting.

    • @drakron
      @drakron 2 роки тому

      @@conradflanagan5003 Well yes, the Italians had fuel shortages meaning they didnt get to leave port much and then the Battle of Cape Matapan were they found out what a terrible idea it was not having a Navy Air Arm and kinda stayed in port until the situation could be rectified (Aquila conversion being finished, something that ironically objected by the Regia Marina before Matapan).

    • @janwitts2688
      @janwitts2688 2 роки тому

      @drakron
      Modernised GNBNA
      Old dos online

    • @americantacos7618
      @americantacos7618 Рік тому

      @@drakron thankfully (or not depending how you look at it) fuel isnt a problem in the game. I also think an atlantic campaign could work alright as the germans only. Sub combat is pretty good in the game but the ai struggles to use them a lot.

  • @fuchnorris6277
    @fuchnorris6277 2 роки тому

    the dam busters

  • @nnmmnmmnmnnm
    @nnmmnmmnmnnm 2 місяці тому

    Looks really interesting but the 'mixed' reviews category on Steam is a red flag. I will need to check that out.

  • @hyperdimensionbliss
    @hyperdimensionbliss 2 роки тому

    WotS might be the best for strategic WW2 naval combat, but if you want tactical action WW2 naval combat, Battlestations Pacific is still the king.

  • @mdsx01
    @mdsx01 2 роки тому

    So only Kongo was made by Vickers; Haruna, Hiei, and Kirishima were all built in Japanese yards.

  • @frazergreen6786
    @frazergreen6786 2 роки тому

    Within the first couple mins I was sold, used to play World of Warships thinking that was the shit, how wrong I was. I wonder if World War 2 Jesus (Mark Fetlon) plays this

  • @dtrupl
    @dtrupl 2 роки тому

    my thumbnail just said "War On The Sea! The Best......" so i came here thinking there was some news from the actual war.......

  • @ace_of_laze
    @ace_of_laze 2 роки тому

    lets plays again when, Arch?

  • @kevinduffy09
    @kevinduffy09 Рік тому

    US damage control go BRRRRRR

  • @JEilonwyn
    @JEilonwyn 2 роки тому

    Important question... do they have Akiducky???
    Yes I know its Akizuki... its a joke.

  • @dylanthomas385
    @dylanthomas385 2 роки тому

    Please please do more beast of the old world or Star doing minor xenos aliens

  • @janwitts2688
    @janwitts2688 2 роки тому

    Tactical and operational....
    Strategic is the total war scope

  • @janicmeier1
    @janicmeier1 Рік тому

    did the DD realy penetrated the belt of the yamato none of this ships could have done this

  • @acole5975
    @acole5975 2 роки тому

    You bought japanese torpedo DD against american gunboat DDs.

  • @evensgrey
    @evensgrey 2 роки тому

    It's pronounced "New Heh-brid-eez".

  • @pjackson6688
    @pjackson6688 2 роки тому

    The Perth is a Australian ship😅

  • @prongsnort5948
    @prongsnort5948 Рік тому

    can some one tell me how to repair ships?

  • @TheHej2
    @TheHej2 2 роки тому

    Ther cant ever be engulf of Naval Strategy Game

  • @FARBerserker
    @FARBerserker 2 роки тому

    Eh i do not like the submarine fleets . .
    Submarines never really worked like that.
    The Wolfpack was only called together for convoy attacks.
    Otherwise submarines were solitary loners.

  • @didiwever834
    @didiwever834 2 роки тому

    I'm forced to watch the cangouro cronickels... Help me.

  • @n0r53man4
    @n0r53man4 2 роки тому

    Aquavit

  • @ieatiron
    @ieatiron 2 роки тому

    4 out of 37 comments, that is what i see

  • @IanGerritsen
    @IanGerritsen 2 роки тому

    I bought this after the first video but found the campaign map too infuriating to use, I just cannot enjoy it.

  • @sideshow4417
    @sideshow4417 10 місяців тому

    This game is so infatuating

  • @TheJollyRapscallion
    @TheJollyRapscallion 2 роки тому

    I see your skipping and raise you a British 9,000 Bouncing bomb.

  • @WaWSpottedPigWaW
    @WaWSpottedPigWaW 2 роки тому

    Soo, what about an Azur Lane mod?

  • @warhammered6485
    @warhammered6485 2 роки тому

    Don't give Money to the un

  • @cultureshock5000
    @cultureshock5000 Рік тому

    only because of mods the base game is meh at bets.. cool scenarios u can make yourself but the campaign is hollow tokyo express and abdacom is better than the base game..far better...and dreadnaughts is done .,... this game is abandoned not by modders tho

  • @doge4818
    @doge4818 2 роки тому

    After a few games you can tell the ai is terrible.