A Total War Veteran Reviews Manor Lords

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I truly cannot believe it; Manor Lords IS HERE, and I have spent waayy too much time in the past weeks playing this game, so I could bring you the ultimate, in-depth and honest review of Manor Lords I possibly could. Having awaited this game since at least 2021, the hype has truly been real, but even bigger are the possible pitfalls a game like this might encounter if it doesn't live up to the hype. In this video, I go through everything that makes Manor Lords tick, while also considering that this is an early access game, and talk about everything awesome, its current flaws, potential shortcomings and what I wish to see in the future. I even give you an overview over how the game works, so in many ways, this is a Manor Lords tutorial, walkthrough, and review in one.
Seeing as Manor Lords has been compared to Total War a lot, I hope this video helps to clear up what this game actually is, how it plays, and what you can expect from it. Do also keep in mind that I have been playing a pre-release version, and some of the bugs or shortcomings I've talked about in this video, might be patched for release, or might currently be worked on.
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@AndysTake 24 күн бұрын

@captaincole4511 24 күн бұрын

Helldivers 2, Manor Lords, and all the other indie games blowing up are tripple A's doom

@christianfelbo3333 24 күн бұрын

Helldiver is NOT a Indie game. It was made by Sony

@Otterly_luna 24 күн бұрын

@@christianfelbo3333 It wasn't made by Sony? It was made by Arrowhead Studios Same guys as behind Helldivers 1 (Obviously) and Magicka Helldivers is not an indie game But it was made with passion Don't forget Lethal Company either. Just 1 furry was all it took to outsell CoD xD

@Gman909008 24 күн бұрын

Oh darn, AAA companies will have to go back to releasing fully built games and not these half-back products that they know upon release they’ll be releasing $100 or more in some cases of DLC that IS NOT a complete game that is a money grab with an incomplete game release, this has been getting progressively worse since the 2000s in the industry, I am so happy that Indie Devs are finally getting the love, attention, and financial support they deserve! #SupportSmallBusiness #BeTheChange

@lorenzoabissoni7360 24 күн бұрын

I still don't understand how Helldivers 2 keeps be defined as an indie game. It is Arrowhead, not a small developing team in the basement of their parents' house. As if "indie game" was per se a compliment, Helldivers 2 is a damn good AA game and there's nothing wrong about it

@deadwaste1 23 күн бұрын

@@christianfelbo3333the Devs are indie, but Sony gave them a AAA budget...

@sleepysteve111 24 күн бұрын

The dev just put out a cry for help post telling people what the game is not: a competitor for total war, or crusader kings, or mount and blade..... Clearly he is concerned about the game getting nuked by negative reviews when people get it and see the hype and "influencers" have made people think it is some revolutionary dream game, which it is not.

@DM-vo2ke 23 күн бұрын

Exactly. Because channel's like this keep banging on about it being a total war killer which is clearly isn't. The combat looks fun and has some cool ideas but the idea that the battles would be better than Total War (for all its flaws) is stupid

@sunclausewitz2707 23 күн бұрын

@@DM-vo2ke Yupp, Andy got to take some of the responsibility for why Slavic Magic have to put out posts about Manor Lords not being a Total War-killer Like Andy's video from 4. okt. 2022 "Is THIS The TOTAL WAR KILLER? MANOR LORDS REVIEW - Demo version"

@Spot-0n 23 күн бұрын

Most KZfaqrs will jump on the hype wagon for those clics. They don't really care about the impact their content have on the game, they only care about the impact it has on their channel. So they will use clicbait titles which increase the hype overall. out of the 4 Millions buyers, prolly 3.5M will be disapointed. On the other hand, koodo to Greg for making Millions of dollars out of this. Hopefully will use that money to make it up fpr the 3.5M, which would also please the other 0.5M, if you get my point.

@ThinkPositiveDude 22 күн бұрын

Well, I don't see it as anyone's fault other than the person who's in charge of marketing this game. The guy should have done his research and not handed out keys to every content creator that he saw recommended on his KZfaq feed. I mean for God's sake even Ludi uploaded a beginner's guide for the game last week. These guys are content creators, they'll say whatever gets views on their channel.

@Spot-0n 22 күн бұрын

@@ThinkPositiveDude 💯

@captaincole4511 24 күн бұрын

I am really excited to see the mods for this game. Manor lords might not be a grand strategy game but I can guarantee you the total war modders are gonna change that XD

@saosaoldian6742 24 күн бұрын

Agreed. This is going to have a rich future.

@HansWurst1569 24 күн бұрын

Mods are not confirmed, and with a console version confirmed I doubt there will be much modding support in the first years

@cameroncrider6970 24 күн бұрын

@@HansWurst1569 After full release modding will be supported. It won’t stop modders though. There will be mods out in a few months. Look at Bannerlord 2, mods came out like crazy the first few months.

@HansWurst1569 24 күн бұрын

@@cameroncrider6970 full release is not even annouced yet though. Its releasing in EA friday…?

@TheAlchemistF 24 күн бұрын

Growing up while playing Stronghold Crusaders and now Total War titles, this game is a dream come true! Cannot wait to play it

@jamiecook4288 22 күн бұрын

I don’t think we’ve ever had a better Castle sim than Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader and Stronghold 2. This is the closest we are gonna get to those classics.

@OrangeNash 18 күн бұрын

Other than it doesn't have battles like Total War and it doesn't have castle building like Stronghold. It's a good game, but it's closer to Banished or Sim City than it is to Stronghold and especially Total War.

@pizzaman6784 24 күн бұрын

This is so much better than what Creative Assembly is doing these days!!

@HansWurst1569 24 күн бұрын

This has nothing to do with CA?

@sagittarius5466 24 күн бұрын

@@HansWurst1569it’s better than CA.

@ssrbgangimaribotan6thofthe12 24 күн бұрын

To be fair for CA the new warhammer 3 DLC is actually looks pretty good, they even brought back free/FLC legendary lord. They also reworked nurgle, dwarf, and empire factions. But I get what you meant it's already a bit too late and their historical titles are still crap nowadays and they no longer innovate like they used to, its just repackaging of old game mechanics with just better graphics, with a few changes (which some of the chanegs are stupid too) and with less content. Cause the unit variety is very lackluster in the new historical titles due to the choice of time period (I'm looking at you Troy and Pharaoh) where the technology of the period is very limiting on the unit rosters. The terrain map change is good and all but doesn't matter if it cannot be utilized for height advantages like it used to. Now I'm just complaining lol, let's stop here before I start yapping more about CA's historical title lmao.

@louditalian1962 23 күн бұрын

@@ssrbgangimaribotan6thofthe12CA is a big company while has mostly been done by one guy. Yet he has done a much better job than CA has done in many years

@ssrbgangimaribotan6thofthe12 23 күн бұрын

@@louditalian1962 yeah that's why i'm also yapping about their shitty historical titles too lol

@KaiserMattTygore927 23 күн бұрын

The game not doing a bunch of AAA shit is to it's BENEFIT not it's detriment, and I 1000% agree that we need more games that avoid streamlining and sanding off gameplay concepts, so sick of games dumbing themselves down.

@HistoryMonarch1999 24 күн бұрын

I know a lot of people care about the battles (and I hope they make more games with this quality’s for battles, maybe 1700s stuff yknow) But I absolutely love how the city building is, with the size for the houses up to you and idk it tickles the brain

@nunuarthas8680 2 күн бұрын

being an anno and a total war player, this game looks like something I've dreamt of.

@Saltson 24 күн бұрын

Literally just searched YT for a review and you post this. Was trying to see through the hype, thanks

@madnero9750 24 күн бұрын

You earned that subscribe by understanding what Manor Lords not a total war killer but something unique

@1985zebulon 23 күн бұрын

Honestly I'd pay 40 to 50 bucks just for the non grid building ability.

@ImXs1p3r Күн бұрын

This is like Stronghold only realized with better tech, very cool. Do hope to see castles, walls, towers, keeps, and even citadels protecting cities.

@deadwaste1 23 күн бұрын

The one thing I can see the dev doing is increasig the map size so much so it turns into a ck3 light, total war type. Itll require a lot more people, at least 50+ but he will get the money to do that

@cameroncrider6970 23 күн бұрын

Or modders. The mods will go CRAZY. I’m bet some will be out in a few months

@wallace8637 23 күн бұрын

If its open to modding, ı cant imagine the possibilities.

@BiglerSakura 24 күн бұрын

As for decoration of buildings and making them different, not only banners but also wall painting would be nice.

@blablubb4553 23 күн бұрын

cavalry needs to be seriously op in this game. Meaning that only seriously upgraded spearmen can even stop a cavalry charge without being run over and trampled. And maybe you need to research bodkin arrow tips or something for armor piercing arrows that stand a chance against plate armor. And maybe bowmen can be upgraded with the ability to place sharpened wood stakes in front of them as protection against cavalry, as in Age of Empires 4. That would be awesome! I hope they implement cavalry like it is depicted and used in Battle for Middle Earth. And I hope we get siege weapons once we get stronger fortifications.

@l.s.9095 23 күн бұрын

Does it really though? By the 1400 (which is the time of the game I think) even the French Men at Arms preffered to fight on foot as horse armour was often not devoloped enough (yet) to give real protection against missiles and the use of infantry also had started to become more widespread again.

@Crunch2327 22 күн бұрын

It's called Manor Lord. Lords of the Manor weren't exactly fielding cavalry units. Very expensive. If the village had any horses, they were plough horses, not war horses.

@Hjorth87 23 күн бұрын

Really looking forward to this. BTW, have you tried Rimworld?

@Griffinattack 23 күн бұрын

Much like the building in this game, this is a PRIME foundation to grow and expand. I can see larger diplomacy, donate troops and resources to the Kings campaigns for influence and rewards, new cultures, new goods and resources, and even new theaters in the (probably distant) future.

@jameschitwood656 24 күн бұрын

Dev about to be supa rich 😂

@cameroncrider6970 24 күн бұрын

Absolutely deserves it

@Gman909008 24 күн бұрын

Oh wow I can’t wait and this is so good for the industry! AAA companies will have to go back to releasing fully built games and not these half-back products that they know upon release they’ll be releasing $100 or more in some cases of DLC that IS NOT a complete game that is a money grab with an incomplete game release, this has been getting progressively worse since the 2000s in the industry, I am so happy that Indie Devs are finally getting the love, attention, and financial support they deserve! #SupportSmallBusiness #BeTheChange

@MrAshJ 24 күн бұрын

What is the name of the song that is playing in the backgounds of this video ?

@matheusdellporto929 Күн бұрын

Well... it started with 7 regions and ''small '' scale battles ( 1000 vs 1000 ) max. Know imagine that the map ( or the regions ) are the '' size '' of europe ( with the possibility of developing small cities , castles, etc ) and the battles go to 10 times or maybe 50 times more soldiers... fell sorry for the Total War team.. this game looks impressive.

@Hjorth87 22 күн бұрын

Any notes whether walls and other kinds of defence will be added to the future? I would love the endgame to be able to afford and design a stone city wall and a stone keep, integrated wallsystems and use it to defend my town against a larger invasion force.

@AndysTake 22 күн бұрын

Yes they will be added in the future, the dev has confirmed it! :)

@Hjorth87 22 күн бұрын

@@AndysTake wonderful. I tried replaying Stronghold 2, but it's just too quirky for my taste right now. I hope my family doesn't declare me missing when the game unlocks

@phanboy3 24 күн бұрын

Oooooooh boy, I've been looking forward to this review!

@Uberdude6666 23 күн бұрын

My wishlisting is certainly going to translate into a sale I do hope they include several factions on the map some time. Not just for AI-factions, it would make multiplayer possible to include as well

@saosaoldian6742 24 күн бұрын

Dude, can I get a KZfaq short on this? 😂😂 So many are loving this game and I’m so happy for the dev. Proof that passion and uncompromising dedication wins the day and players goodwill every time.

@antzantz19antz 23 күн бұрын

Man this game looks amazing! I can't wait to recreate the look and feel of the towns you explore in the Witcher 3.

@user-dx6bv2pe1s 17 күн бұрын

Excellent for early access with great foundations re the real time combat and town management. The game definitely needs more maps, AI opponents on the map and cavalry. The real time battles are good and remind me of RTW and MTW2 even down to chasing that one last unit around the battlefield. Well worth the price of entry in my opinion. As to people criticising You Tubers for hyping the game that comes with the territory, people should do there own research.

@fearan9406 24 күн бұрын

Does performance drop off late game when you have like 200 pop?

@AndysTake 24 күн бұрын

In my experience performance stay consistently high!

@christopherr.561 23 күн бұрын

Other you tubers have said at 2,000 pop it will start to have issues. Just remember it is early access so that might improve or get worse. They also said that 2,000 pop is late game for this one.

@mihaiionita5648 24 күн бұрын

This video is also quite good for a drinking game, take a shot every time the words "You see" are uttered.

@AndysTake 24 күн бұрын

I’m quite fond of that phrase, you see!

@texastwostepgaming 23 күн бұрын

I tried this.... My funeral is on Sunday.

@Exersity 22 күн бұрын

I love games were every frame is a painting!

@christopherr.561 23 күн бұрын

Love it. So excited to give this some support

@Apophis150 23 күн бұрын

I CAN'T TAKE THE HYPE!!!!!!!!!!! I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In seriousness, I love your review and content on this and I'm so excited to see what else you have in the pipeline in the weeks to come! Keep up the great work Andy!

@revere0311 22 күн бұрын

Great review

@jereboy2005 22 күн бұрын

I hve been so hyped for this game. I am so ready to lose myself in early access and cant wait to see what else is added as we reach full release. I really hope it isnt review bombed by people being ked astray by youtubers saying this will be a total war, paradox, banner lord, etc killer. Those game styles are all very noticeably different. Been a good long time since i was hyped for a city builder release.

@thoalis4325 23 күн бұрын

As someone who plays Witcher 3 with the music off and immersive mods, I am indeed a low-life treasonous bastard.

@AndysTake 23 күн бұрын

Haha! You are, to the stockade with you!

@ImperialEarthEmpire 11 күн бұрын

dont forget, this game is city building game first, and other stuffs second...

@Natediggetydog 23 күн бұрын

I think if people want a good handle on what manner lords will be, they should look at the game dawn of man but imagine it in a medieval setting rather than a prehistoric one.

@HeWhoShams 22 күн бұрын

If it gets bombed by negative reviews because of unmitigated expectations, part of that is your fault, Andy

@AndysTake 22 күн бұрын

This is such a hilarious and sad post I can’t even begin to describe it, HeWhoShams

@HeWhoShams 22 күн бұрын

@@AndysTake Tsk tsk, do you have a inability to use the English language to your benefit? The developer had to drop a warning message because of KZfaqrs like yourself. Are you going to argue that or do I need to pull up the video where you insinuated it could be a Total War killer? Or do you not believe the developer actually dropped that update?

@AndysTake 22 күн бұрын

@@HeWhoShams Again, just sad, man, really sad. Not listening to a word I’ve been saying for weeks about this game, and now you have a fantasy scapegoat if for whatever reason people don’t like the game, even though this video and all of my videos are essentially glowing verdicts of what we have here. Depressing read, touch grass

@Hockey-gn2tj 22 күн бұрын

@@HeWhoShams Ima side with Andy’s takes take.

@dmitriyvasilyev6408 24 күн бұрын

AAA and innovation should not be in one sentence lol

@Somber.Killer 23 күн бұрын

But it should be 😮‍💨

@dmitriyvasilyev6408 23 күн бұрын

@@Somber.Killer what are your favorite bands?

@Somber.Killer 23 күн бұрын

@@dmitriyvasilyev6408 Slayer, Megadeth, Coroner, Legion of the Damned, Death, Morbid Angel, Vltimas, Morbid Saint, The Haunted, Opeth, Orphaned Land, Witchery, Vader, Nile, Memoriam, Necrophobic, Baest, GoatWhore. Just to name a few lol

@dmitriyvasilyev6408 23 күн бұрын

@@Somber.Killer Ruoska, My Ruin, Schwarzer Engel, Poppy, Uada, Otep, Kittie, Ozzy, Dying Fetus, Arch Enemy, Sepultura, Manson, Hagalaz Runedace, Sinister, etc. I don't listen to anything you wrote, but I'll try it out.

@Somber.Killer 23 күн бұрын

@@dmitriyvasilyev6408 Cool. I'm listening to Ruoska now!

@SNUSNU4U 23 күн бұрын

Its funny seeing all the gameplay, hours, and reviews on this game before its even come out yet. Streamers and youtubers have already had the time to hype, play, and burn themselves out before the audience even gets their hands on it lol

@cameroncrider6970 24 күн бұрын

45min video of reviewing an early access game? I’ll take that as a reason to buy. Didn’t even watch the video yet.

@Xarr23 24 күн бұрын

Ah yes, I'm ready for Banished 3!

@jtoegi 24 күн бұрын

Looks cool

@Zittylol 23 күн бұрын

FYI: the publisher have not release the review nda to date.

@AndysTake 23 күн бұрын

What are you even talking about?

@jamesholder5638 23 күн бұрын

Are there castles?

@Hockey-gn2tj 22 күн бұрын

In later versions of the game!

@sirbonobo3907 24 күн бұрын

Cant wait

@rallejensen3795 22 күн бұрын

soon

@dakotah4866 23 күн бұрын

I'm literally losing a little bit of sleep waiting for this game but I'm going to say get rid of the churches and just add cathedrals. That's just me

@geoffroydegodefroy2374 24 күн бұрын

If anyone's traumatically obsessed with purely hardcore Medieval warfare and society content I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series

@cameroncrider6970 24 күн бұрын

Traumatically? LOL

@trinohk9558 23 күн бұрын

Workshop world male this game the greatest

@JackoffeeTV 15 күн бұрын

Great review Andy! Subscribed! I just released my own review on the game on my channel from the prospective of someone whose never played this type of genre! Feel free to check it out!

@EJobuu 19 күн бұрын

As many things you want in your game wishlist, Sounds more like you just need to make your own game to ever make you happy. Remember this was all done by mainly just 1 person. But of course you’re probably the type of guy that nothing will ever make you happy. Paint something red and you’ll want it blue. Paint something blue and you’ll want it green. Good Luck with that

@AndysTake 19 күн бұрын

what the hell, what a disingenuous and unfair comment, how old are you?

@EJobuu 19 күн бұрын

@@AndysTake 55. How old are you ?

@AndysTake 19 күн бұрын

@@EJobuu Damn what a disappointment, by that age I feel like you should be able to distinguish between a genuine well-spirited wishlist born from the joy this gameplay offered me, and outright snarky demands. But alas. Good day, sir!

@EJobuu 19 күн бұрын

@@AndysTake I’ve been playing computer games & reading reviews of games since the mid 80s. I’m just telling you how you came across. Might want to work on your delivery a bit better if you want to become better received in the world of KZfaq since it’s just a bit competitive. Perhaps my delivery wasn’t the best either. Take as constructive criticism for your next one. You also didn’t tell me how old you are. I’m guessing about 16-18. But it is just a guess. Even if you’re a bit older learn to learn from these remarks and move on to continue to improve. I answered in exactly how you made me feel listening to you. Nothing more. Nothing less.

@24yrukdesigner 24 күн бұрын

Manor Lords... You have 2 other missions which I'm 99.99999% certain you have achieved already 1. Show Ubisoft how to make a better Settlers game 2. Show Creative Assembly how to make a better Total War game This Slav is going to be incredibly wealthy and let's not forget! No big corps to inject it with any censorships or woke political trash either!

@saosaoldian6742 24 күн бұрын

He deserves every penny

@haroldgodwinsonshouldhavew3875 24 күн бұрын

Bro Franconia is not fictional...wtf

@skeske2529 21 күн бұрын

This game is nothing compared to Total War games. I wait for the new Total War Historical game.

@Onepieceownz 23 күн бұрын

Ign review shits on the game a bit 😢

@Hockey-gn2tj 22 күн бұрын

Because they expect to to compete with the big title TW games and other building games. It’s exactly what the dev said not to expect it like

@BrianBatikaz 24 күн бұрын

So basically a Total war games in newgen

@rawpotatofella9654 23 күн бұрын

NO it is not.

@Hockey-gn2tj 22 күн бұрын

That is the EXACT opposite the devs want you to expect. It’s not meant to be total war or any game you think!

@Queenbees109 22 күн бұрын

Why pay for an incomplete product ? " you can buy the stick from the lollipop, but we dont know when we can supply the ice and colourings " Seriously ?

@93Grimmy 24 күн бұрын

W O R L D OF T A N K S

@brandonly27 24 күн бұрын

This seems a lot like Age of Empires (2002) to me. I don't really see a big difference.

@UnitedHistory 24 күн бұрын

it's alot slower paced and focused more on city building

@MrShibalba 23 күн бұрын

You should have waited for a full game and do the full review than. This is 50% if that from what will be available in full verison on 26th. I see your review as content&attention grabing move

@AndysTake 23 күн бұрын

Well then you truly are lost, because I made a 45 minute highly edited and well-crafted review that took weeks to finalize. I see your comment as a troll-and-move

@dyutimandas9772 23 күн бұрын

The full version won't be released on the 26th!? I thought that will be the early access for the wider public Full release is still far away

@Spot-0n 24 күн бұрын

45 minutes review? No thanks.

@SpiritualSpecialForces 24 күн бұрын

This game deserves it.

@cameroncrider6970 24 күн бұрын

Your comment? No thanks.

@anthonyhampton2991 24 күн бұрын

Don’t watch it then

@christopherr.561 23 күн бұрын

Commenting on your crappy comment to get the video more views. Thanks for participating.

@Spot-0n 23 күн бұрын

I said it. You like it, watch it. This was for the KZfaqr. I know, for a fact, there are tons of videos out there on that game and most people won't click on a 45 mins review. If my comment helps him in any way, whether by having more exposure (comments count) or him realizing that he could get way more total views and watch time with 2x videos of 20 minutes, then it's a win for everyone. My comment was way more constructive than most of your replies thinking you are the smart-ass here...