So a Soviet SMERSH commando, an Israeli spy, a CIA agent, a Spanish revolutionary and an ex-Hitler youth small time gangster walk into a bar...

'My next video will be on EYE Divine Cybermancy' kills me everytime. Props to whoever did that

"Dialectically outmaneuvered and out praxis-ed" had me laughing so hard 🤣🤣🤣

LMAO the Oblivion's voice actors had me rollin

I vividly remember that while there are no slides, at the end you get a write up what happends to each surviving party member after the end of the game. Rook is always reassigned to training unit in Syberia and dies in an accident in 1953

Hearing the voice cast of Oblivion in this context feels surreal.

I just wanted to say that I've watched a small handful of KZfaqrs who cover games for years now--Accursed Farms, Civvie 11, Mandalore, so on--and you've come out as every bit as good as any one of those. Welcome to the elite KZfaq niche boomer gamer bourgeoisie. Also blew my MIND to hear a bunch of voice actors from Oblivion here.

I love when in spy fiction people are _really bad_ at keeping their cover the very second they start working on people.

"Sweet Jesus, Rook! That's not Marx! That's Nick Land!" Another banger, Mr. Warlockracy. Seven minutes in and I'm hearing lines like this. Never stop making videos. p.s. this game is a Bethesda cast reunion, isn't it?

Shout out to CIA undercover agents who keep accidentally admitting they're CIA. Gotta be one of my favorite genders.

Ah soviet union, the land of Orthodox HOMM III cultist, and producer of Outlandish Fallout-inspired RPG. How i love you.

I was not expecting to hear voice actors I'm mainly familiar with from Oblivion to be in this. Interesting how this game came out a year before Oblivion did as well. Some of them also did voice work in Morrowind and went on to do stuff in the Fallouts and Skyrim.

Sweet. The voice actors from the bits sound like elder scrolls characters

YES! More Warlockracy Slav RPG content! Peak KZfaq, learning about niche elements of other cultures through the medium of content review.

"thats not marx! its nick land!" might be my favorite quote of all time

I love when Warlockracy releases a new post Soviet RPG review

1C/Nival had quite a track record of picking up mods and releasing them as full-fledged games on disks. The Blitzkrieg series got the most mileage out of that, and the very first Men of War, too (another series that was a freaking technical and design festival, and a real testament to how ambitious and creative the dev crews were back when the gaming industry actually existed in the Russian part of the post-Soviet territory. Anything that wasn't shovelware slavjank almost always was a masterpiece bit of slavjank instead, a practically perfect dichotomy). Hell, the latest and the only one which has proper native Win10 support version of Space Rangers 2 (possibly one of the greatest games of all time?) is effectively a mod too, since 1C just picked up a bunch of people from the text adventure-making circles when the original dev team (Katauri) had either gone full MMORPG slave with Royal Quest or was in no shape to work on a big project at all anymore. Same with King's Bounty (the new first one, not 2 which turned into abandonware not a year after its release...). As for Silent Storm series, these were downright revolutionary back in the day and still are impressive by modern standards (when most games trying to do destructible environment can't match what an engine from 2003 could do, it's kind of embarrasing). Nival couldn't balance or properly stitch together their games for crap (HoMM V's release was a freaking disaster), but they sure knew how to create a mind-blowing basis that carried the whole experience. And now many of them are at Owlcat, doing the same mistakes they were doing 20 years ago. History truly does repeat itself.

Ah, the Silent Storm Series is one of my favourites. Never could get into Hammer and Sickle because of how on the clock you sometimes feel, but I have an old cd/dvd lying around somewhere. Another one building on engine/gameseries I can't find digitaly is Nightwatch (based on the book/film), played the demo back in the day. Would be very happy if you could find it and review it

"I can use big words! I can speak "Huwhite"!" Proper snort from me, well done good sir.

"A Fuhrer too many, a lover too few." What a line, Warlockracy, damn!

I'm surprised I never heard about this game, it's actually pretty ahead of its time in its depiction of the US in the Post-War period. A lot of the information about its effects in Germany and Italy is marred by conspiracy, now, but the US did fund Neo-Fascist paramilitaries directly after World War II in an attempt to counterbalance Socialist political power in Europe and Turkey. The Soviets did the same thing with the SRP at one point.

3:44 Is that Wes Johnson? It feels like I'm talking to an imperial city guard.

Found this in a flea Market, got amazed by how destructible was the enviroment (to the point you can softlock the mission) and never managed to achieve other ending than WW3... Amazing 10/10 Slav Jankness

"Dialectically outmaneuvered and out-praxised." - Banger no notes "Durlag's Tower of Shit" - XDDDDDDD

I've heard that in Spain it used to be taught to fire SMGs with the gun at hip level, pressed against your side. I believe the idea was to have better control over the barrel and rely completely on previous shots to aim.

I was starting to think my memories of playing hammer & sickle were some sort of fever dream, because I've never met anyone else that even heard of it. learning it was a glorified mod makes things about it make so much sense. it absolutely was not presented like that in english media at the time.

One day God willing, "My next video will be on EYE Divine Cybermancy" will be an actual statement and not just a patron's name. A man can dream...

I actually had this game. I had to look everywhere to get it. I was a huge fans of Silent Storm, so I was looking forward to this. Not many games are set in post war Europe, so it make it stand out. Too bad it is hard as balls for all the wrong reason.

I love that some of the voice cast in this game also featured in morrowind and would feature in oblivion. Makes me feel like I’m watching a Bethesda game.

I can't unhear the Oblivion Imperial voice actor, damn Bethesda!

Ooooh, I remember this one! This was one of the games you got with the 06/2007 issue of the german magazine "Computer Bild Spiele", fully localized and everything. I really liked it (even though I SUCKED at it back then). The sheer joy of firing a long burst out of your ardously aquired machine gun, obliterating enemies and environment alike, the cheesy one-liners, the insane story, it was...perfect. Thanks for reminding me of this...uh...rough gem!

This game was my favourite when I was 15 )) There are actually end slides for every character - and they change depending on which ending - good or bad you have. In the best imo ending slides are as following - Sanders will have a child from Rook, Rook, Fidel and Larry will disappear in unknown around Caribbean Crisis (possible sequel plot point) and Ziegfrid will become a ship captain, will save lives in accident and died after from heart attack. The best ending have much more battles and you will have to skip Moche as a playable character. But as a result you will know Ziegfrid dirty little secret because he was not a regular Wehrmacht soldier.

The gangster animation the MC does is actually a leftover from the original silent storm, the axis assaulters in that game had a.... peculiar set of animations, including going full Rambo with machine guns (kinda like in JA2, where buff dudes shoot rifles one handed)

В эту игру всё ещё вложено больше труда чем в игры, которые выпускают сейчас.

3:02 I recognized that voice actor instantly as Ralph Cosham, the voice of all male Bretons in Oblivion

I knew this video would come :D The whole Silent Storm series is such a strange combination of quality vs. jank, hardcore espionage story vs. cartoonish pulp. For example the first SS has really well written bios for the characters but also the whole Red Alert 2 core Panzerklein stuff. Always wondered if they intended to do something more serious but ran out of time and went for explosive fun instead. Love the game, instant-doormaking with the Panzerfaust keeps bringing me back to replay it.

Speaking of puzzle combat. Mutant Year Zero has a lot of that and I think its pretty great. Using stealth, the right weapons and your mutant abilities makes the difference between easy fights and your party getting turned into boar-and-duck soup.

Silent Storm is one of my favorite little gems. I learned of it through One F Jef many, many years ago, and it's held a small piece of my heart ever since.

18:04 In original Silent Storm and Sentinels expansion, this animation with SMG was tied to Axis(German) player character and companions with a soldier class, while Allied soldier characters are with a normal firing animation. If i remember correctly, German Soldier class and Allied Soldier were two separate classes with little differences in their code, like this animation difference. Other German classes have normal animations with SMG. You can see in both SIlent storms different animations for different classes, when they use their "assigned" weapons: Rifles for snipers, pistols for Engineers. German Soldiers or Grenadiers, not sure which one, also could fire their LMG with one hand sideways, while having left arm in the air. Great video as always, Warlock

SILENT STORM! Loved this back in the day

Hearing Wes Johnson so much in this game and video, makes me feel like I'm playing Oblivion again.

3:23 It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life. -Picard

Babe wake up new Warlockracy just dropped! Always a highlight of my month thanks so much for your work!

This game has an insane story and an insanely difficult leveling. I played it for days, I rescued everyone in the video, THE TURK WAS THE HARDEST! Larry wanting to go back and fight for his papa was heart wrenching! You can access the bunker and find out about Siegfried's past ! THIS GAME IS AMAZING! please god, give this franchise a fix for everyone to play it.

Break out the fine wine! It's edutainment time!

I found a copy of this game around 2008 in a Gamestop for $5. Surprisingly I got through the border crossing intro without too much difficulty then restarted the game picking every class available in a desperate bid to get passed the first five enemies in the game. eventually I got to a point where I can either surrender to the Americans and be arrested (pretty sure a game over, I don't think you can escape) or fight off an entire battalion of troops with two people, I gave up.

I've got the DVDs for this, I picked them up at a Fry's Electronics on a whim back around 2008. Never got far, was always interested in taking another crack at it.

It seems to be a trend in these Russian RPGs is that a choice of wanting to eat your toast with butter or without at the end of the first mission decides which campaign you're going to do for the rest of the game.

I am fully torqued to see a new Warlockracy video already. I can never get enough of this guy. Plus, the fact that this game was a quick paycheck for basically every Oblivion/Bethesda voice actor just adds a hilarious icing to the cake, baby.

you absolutely have to do Жесть (2006)

Love hearing your voice coming over game dialogue as you paraphrase the important bits the deadpan tone you give really makes me enjoy these videos.

“Dulles, Duller, Dullest” - Churchill

Silent Storm was brilliant.

Brother Jauffre saying 'I hate Communism' got me shook. 93

This is a new all time warlockcracy classic, like Marauder… very similar vibes to Marauder actually, but better, and less insane.

So essentially you're fighting against Operation Paperclip and Operation Gladio. Matt Christman would approve.

This is such a throw back for me, I saw the box art as a child and without even looking into what it was on the backside of the box I had to have it. After getting it installed, I was blown away (at the time these graphics for me were something to behold, especially with how much was on screen.), never before had I played an Iso RPG, but the depth, combat, and story was good enough for pre-teen me to keep up. This video is a real treat for me today!

It's so weird hearing the Oblivion voice actors talking about nazis and not goblins.

Your Videos are the best content on KZfaq. Keep up the awesome work. Greetings from the Czech republic

This video is fantastic, as always. I really appreciate your writing, and your comedy. Well needed laughter ❤

Oh man I love this series! The destruction you could wreak on the scenery was majestic. Always made me wish the engine would get used for an action game spin-off, WWII powered armor and all.

Really in need of a silent Storm 1 and 2 Video!

Hey man, I just recently found your channel and I am loving the crazy variety in your game choices. I am genuinely impressed at how niche some of the titles you cover are, aswell as your content made about some of the more well known ones. I plan on binging just about everything you've uploaded I think (:

Youre videos are what i play on the second monitor while gaming or working. Much love, comrade

those voices takes me back to oblivion!

I really love what you are doing here. Lokking forward for my favorite local games, like Allods, Gorky 17 (18) Parkan, and many other. Your videos are really unique

Whoa, first I've heard of this game! Ahh, I see. I have a huge blank spot of gaming from 2003-2005 when I was in the Army and didn't have a good PC. Silent Storm was a great series. I love the mix of character backgrounds in this game. You are hilarious as usual!

Thank you so much for doing a video on my childhood. This was a game that broke my computer 4 times when i tried to install it on a new system. "Curiosity didn't just kill the cat, it also threw it with cement shoes in the river".

I live in middle of nowhere Louisiana, me and my dad went to a pawn shop to fuck around and look at guns and no joke this random nowhere pawn shop had eighty (might be a genuine low-ball it was a massive pile) copies of this game. It didn't work on fresh install for whatever reason but we got one for a dollar so

I noticed 4 hours ago "Hammer and Sickle" with a wired Thumbnail as suggestion and thought "well, now your YT algorythm is fucked". Then by a second look I recognized who exactly uploaded it. And I knew what to watch for the next hour.

Loved the first two, was never able to find this one, thank you for posting this

I spent 30 minutes and I have no idea what is the game like. Absolutely beautiful game

Warlock I don’t think you can comprehend how excited I get when you post vids on stuff like this.

wes johnson and the oblivion npc VO crew!!!! adoring fan!

I was so close to forgetting that this game existed. now i have to play it again. thanks, warlock.

I gave up at the cave machinegunner. I never could get it to not kill me after a couple dozen times, and never touched it again.

Fallout 1 video next? Hype. I enjoyed your deus ex and vampire the masquerade videos greatly, thanks for the videos!

This one looks really cool. Thx for bringing it to my attention. Going to check out earlier games from this series for sure. Cheers!

The prior two Silent Storm games are incredible.

In a way i wish GOG get the right to release Hammer and sickle to satisfy my addiction to Silent Storm and Sentinels. But when I got to play this game, by aquiring it with dubious means, i was so lost. Cannot wait untill the day you talk about the two tactics game that I spent way to many hours on replaying over and over again

Warlockracy is my favorite youtuber of all time and the best part is he actually uploads frequently

"Rolly-play" has been in my permanent vocabulary since I heard it on this channel

NEW WARLOCKRACY LET'S GOOOOOO

Just wanted to say i love your videos, especially games that allow you to talk about cultural influences you're familiar with. Its a perspective that i just wouldn't get from other reviewers.

I literally shit myself whenever I see you’ve uploaded, my favourite videos to actually pay attention to and watch, and my go to for putting on to go to sleep, every single video, no matter what one, although VtM:B and Deus Ex are personal favourites

Classic game, was addicted to this and Jagged Alliance 2 for months.

After you mentioned Silent Storm in a previous vid, I wondered whether you knew about this game as well. I sure did not expect you to cover it that soon though and now I've watched it like 4 or 5 times already. I distinctly remember one alternate story path with Rook dressing up as a Hammer officer and "interrogating" an unsuspecting civilian near the evacuated archives.

This is great, Warlock. Thank you

I still wish someone would make a game like silent storm again. With the destruction and the cool gunfights. I guess the new jagged alliance is the closest we got?

I think she's just trained on old timey SWAT C-clamp technique

planescape torment-finished arcanum-unfinished icewind dale 1-finished icewind dale 2-unfinished pathfinder kingmaker-finished pathfinder wrath of the rightious-unfinished fallout 1-finished fallout 2-finished tyranny-finished wasteland 3-finished baldurs gate 1-finished neverwinter nights-unfinished planescape torment-finished your videos made me do this mr warlocracy :(

Another esoteric banger warlockracy

I got so confused about "classes" for a sec bc my gamer knowledge was temporarily fighting with my comrade knowledge

i JUST start a silent storm playthrough, i am tearing my eyes out looking for hammer and sickle after finishing the original and sentinels, AND YOU COME OUT WITH A VIDEO

The perk tree seems to be taken right out of modern gaming, wow. Always glad you covering the weirdest games.

I know it’s going to be a good day when I get to watch a Warlockracy video

Hell yes! Very cool game, with what felt like a lot of unreleased potential. I loved Silet Storm and Sentinels (even brought the original Nival CD copies of those along to the US when i moved lol). I recall actually buying a box copy of Hammer & Sickle at one of very American Fry's locations in like, year 2006-2007. So glad I held on it, though I'm not sure if it's possible to install it from og CD anymore. I hope you do more videos on all sorts of weird and interesting Slavic RPGs from early/mid 2000s era !

Hearing Wes Johnson's voice in this game was a pleasant surprise! Great video!

Oh my god, I remember playing the demo. I was massively into Silent Storm but couldn't stomach this. Thank you for finally giving me peace. The gangster style animations are the machine gun firing animations from the Silent Storm games, for whatever reason.

Holy shit, a game with Wes Johnson! Was not expecting that when I started watching.