Him missing the melee attack 4 times in a row during the tutorial provides me with a sense of calm, knowing he is still the egg we know and love

finally a game that makes the egg no longer scrambled

Him saying he would main bow. I'm like, mr. we both wear glasses, that aint gonna fly, pick a spear or something

My man's medieval combat takes are gonna give me a hemorrhage. Also, archer? Please. This guy is built like a pikeman.

The watch nl play -> buy game to play it better effect got me good here.

"We could build a wall and make the archers pay for it" is an absolute bar

"I think Hannibal Barca was probably a better general than I would be" Now that's a hot take I've never heard before

He'd definitely be a crossbow Andy. This mfer sitting in a domed helm cranking a damn bolt.

I watched this game being developed. cool to see NL play it!

NL built like a pikeman. The archer cope is astronomical.

They should invent a baby crib for adults with spinning shapes

This game goes hard. Hope we see a lot more of it.

his ancient combat takes are insane, this is some top tier content

If you're in a swordfight, you want the high ground. The ground protects you from blows from below, and puts the enemy's head at the right spot to hit, and gives you a gravity boost to the mass of your swing. While they have to swing high and lose all their power just to glance off your greaves. This doesn't apply to lightsaber battles, because lightsabers don't have mass, will cut through the ground, and you lose your feet.

Ryan I really love you checking out these smaller roguelite games and hope you have a great weekend :)

NL casually admitting he would commit multiple types of perfidy and desertion if he was on the defending side of a siege

kingdom two crowns meats the 3D

I remember the days where NL would get sent too many Kati Mundi figurines. Love the banter.

Fun game: Take a shot every time a game comes out named [Noun]fall

"Finally a strategy game for adults with undiagnosed ADHD" 🤣🤣🤣

Wouldn't mind seeing more of this, commentary is on point and game looks hella cute

Woo! Good work Jonas Tyroller and Paul Shnepf. So happy to see your hard work finally realized into this beautiful release.

Short answer: Having the high ground is better, even in a 1-v-1 melee fight, because it takes less energy to block (shield or not), you can use gravity to assist in your swing, and on average, blows to the legs are less lethal than blows to the head. So against a perfectly matched opponent, you save more energy from the high ground, and this wins more times than it loses. Long answer: I think the reason having the high ground is better in a fight is because it is harder to protect your head from the lower position. If you have a shield, you must now raise it up higher to block the attacks, and this means spending more energy to lift the shield. Where if you have the high ground, you just set the shield down. But let's say you are in a fight without a shield. Yes, you can swing at their legs easier, but blocking with the sword from the high ground is as easy as letting your sword fall while still holding onto it. This is a little awkward in the hand, but doable. Secondly, a blow to the legs is on average less lethal than a blow to the head, so assuming you are fighting an equally matched opponent, if you have the high ground, you live more times than if you had the low ground. And lastly, if you have the high ground, you can apply more force into your swing than you can from the low ground. This is because from the high ground, you have even more assistance from gravity than normal, and from the low ground, you are fighting against gravity to attack. This means more energy spent, and in a perfectly even match, this means the high ground wins in the long run. Think of trying to cut down a tree branch that is on the tree at head level, vs splitting a log that is set at waist level. One is far easier. And because there is extra power behind the attack from the high ground, this means you need to put more strength behind blocking to stop the blow from hitting. This wears you out faster, and thus, in the long run, you lose.

Loving the new content! Lowell's Dunkins are also identical to Downtown Boston's fwiw

High ground in martial combat is about leverage and advantage, not about targeting. Swinging up against a hill limits the swings you have available and tires you out faster. Swinging down is much easier, gives you more options, and allows you to knock your enemy off balance easier.

NL talking about the massive amounts of treason he would commit in the middle ages is hilarious to me

The Vietnam War had the highest rate of volunteers of any war where we had the draft. But, it was also long af

Been having a fun time with this one, glad to see NL pick it up! Very well priced also

i dont often get to watch an entire game get developed, then see it have a successful release, love to see it (jonas tyroller has been posting devlogs for this game for a few months)

To be fair mace windu was a Jedi master who invented an entire form of light saber dueling and mastered it and was probably stronger than sidious in a duel

Pogging tf up with all this activity. NL back and in ultra pog form

1:01:21 Tim Robinson voice: _"they respaaaawn"_

NL: Better general than the Roman general for Tuetoberg, worse general than the Roman general for Cannæ. Confirmed.

The high ground you have gravity on your side. From below you will have to raise your arms higher than your opponent tiring you out faster

Honestly, Funniest song to me in rock and roll is the entire song "Shook me all Night Long" by ACDC. It's all innuendo.

was waiting on the "its good to be the king" line - F

Mathematically the low ground is better in a sword fight because you can reach their ankles before they can reach your head

Seen this game on a few other channels and been hoping for it to show up here. This is gonna be a fun one. Still hoping he'll play Wall World.

Ki Adi Mundi lore, pogging

40:00 does anyone have an example of such a tweet that sounds funny as hell

Evil Egg sacrificing his poor troops for no reason

Fave comment: "I don't wanna be a back seat Carthaginian or whatever, but..."

Tries to think of generals who haven't been cancelled... names Guderian as the second name

I happen to LOOOOOVE Michigan Tim Horton's

-In basic terms Ki Adi Mundi's people have a lower fertility rate than a salt flat, so he gets a pass on the no family thing,- also Mace Windu practices a form of LS arts that draws from the light and dark sides and requires a lot of balance

The thing about Hannibal is that he basically inted

I’m pogging on the toilet! Im pooging!

I've heard a bunch of stories from cops who live near the Canadian border about mounties just doing crazy stuff and they don't follow laws or rules.

Call me abalone the way I abba alone till I eee

4:14 Rommel **smirks in incel**

Does anyone know where to find the animation he talks about here?

Came back after years, stay because the Forged in Fire ref.

Oh this is quite nice.

14:28 one guy moment of the year

Don't Peter and Edmund basically agree with NL high ground take in the beginning of Prince Caspian?

That Tim Horton's story is so sad

Nl would play protoss

27:00 god no, that's horrific to imagine. A human life being reduced to that is genuinely awful, what the fuck.

video game music is really good in general so to say any one game is the best is pretty hard.

On god, mechanic inflation is a serious issue. I was watching the game reveal trailers at the various e3-type conventions this year, and there was a survival game that had 16 different ways in which your character could be unhealthy. Game devs need to learn that more mechanics does not make something better. There's a reason why charge blade is one of the least used weapons in monster hunter.

There She Goes is a cover, everyone should check out the original. It’s also about heroin

this is by the guys from Kingdom, right? i mean, it's pretty similar

Grew up in Boston. I love Dunks but it is terrible compared to anywhere else. I had Tim Hortons in Ohio and thought it was terrible but I've also heard that the ones in Canada are better.

Terran was by far the best race in SC. no crazy gene mutation aliens, no hyper advanced civilization just a bunch of dudes down to die for their people and a whole lotta fire power. Besides nothing instills fear more than hearing "nuclear launch detected" and having no idea where the ghost targeting you is.

A game the Egg is cracked at? And it's not first month pack 1 of Super Auto Pets?

Zergs were the best, only for those scythe fellas that cloak.

wake up honey rogue tower meets kingdom just dropped

This egg guy is funny

Isn't this basically just Kingdom Two Crowns?

I was a protoss and zerg guy

I would must not get crushed

My uncle was a successful Vietnam draft dodger

Why in god's name would you station your melee units outside of tower range in a tower defense game.

"We have enough gold to upgrade the castle center, so let's do that!" Who let my wife write the tutorial in this game?

You know, that thing that is objectively popular and successful in a system that rewards merit is actually bad.

Starcraft stream when

Lets gooooo

Haven't we seen this game before?

cool

To answer your question at the beginning of the video, I think there’s a few reasons why the high ground is superior 1. Biggest reason is energy consumption. it takes a lot less energy to swing down then keep your blade up. Your opponent will waste their precious energy far before you ever get tired. 2. Like you said, headshots are important, and on the high ground it’s much easier to get them. And while you can dodge them, that takes up a lot of energy, energy that could be used on other much more valuable things.

NL criticizing Hannibal of Carthage is Cicero propaganda at work (jk)

But you’re so smart…

Best played with a controller

For calling himself an ADHD boomer, dude used to play EU4 and crusader kings 2 10 years ago

My brother was on forged in fire and that show is sooo fake. He and his team were really disappointed

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the lowground high ground argument is daft as hell cause yes while you attacking his undefended ankles. you're also attacking and not defending. assuming you're both of equal skill he gonna be attacking too. at your upper body. while you swinging at fucking toesies. and not blocking. and IF you're blocking. you gain a whole lot more power swinging downwards. then you do swinging upwards. there's literally no advantage to low ground in sword to sword combat. i know this from years of experience playing king of the hill as a kid with a big stick

Yeah, the high ground thing never really made sense to me (in the Star War's, not in general). Like now you have a longer distance to reach the enemy. They can still attack your feet while you know exactly where they'll have to attack (above). Basically you now know where they'll attack from and have better reach. If it wasn't a sword but rather a spear, sure. They'd be able to attack more areas because of the higher reach. But a sword? It's like how anime characters will always use a sword even if they're only fighting monsters. Swords (with exceptions like Boar swords -- but those are specialized for specific purposes) were designed to face humans -- not beasts. You're better off using an axe or spear when fighting beasts. The medieval weapon question is just hard to answer. I'll just pretend there's no me adding my own knowledge or using non-traditional weapons like a bolas or dart gun. The longbow would the most ideal weapon probably... but I also wouldn't want to be captured and have two of my fingers cut off to prevent me using a longbow again. The axe and mace are easy to use weapons but the axe doesn't do well against armored units. Realistically a mace doesn't as well even against plate armor. Sure... it might cause blunt damage but it doesn't pierce the armor. A sword is a better option even though it won't pierce the armor either. It has a better point of balance and is more versatile. Requires more skill and effort but better odds against an armored opponent. However... I doubt I'd be given a great sword. It'd probably be off balance and easy to break. Even then it requires training and you don't want to fight armored opponents in the first place. I'd want to go a spear. It has long reach, easy to learn (hard to master), and lightweight depending on the type. I'd have a good long hunting knife and maybe some short javelins as well. I'd want to be a light skirmisher ideally. Hit and run. More realistically.. I'd do my best to become a non-combatant. My math skills alone would probably get me a position.

Game looks fun. Banter was solid. However, the amount of "One-Guy" that derails the game play is staggering.

As an Australian it actually amazes me that people in NA argue over Starbucks/Dunkin'/Timmy's coffee. It's all shit. I travelled around BC (mainly Vancouver) for 2 weeks and didn't have a single coffee from any cafe/coffee shop that was even remotely enjoyable 😅

I think northernlion is failing to remember that napoleon was considered a “revolutionary battle tactician” simply because he had his guys not move in a straight line

The takes on combat make this video almost unwatchable for super big nerds

Starcraft 1 Protoss cringe Starcraft 2 Protoss not cringe.

NL, my absolute favorite (dead) video game of all time is Heroes of the Storm and I think I would die if you played it. Once. Maybe more if you feel inclined. Would love to know your thoughts on this. Day 1 of me asking this ❤

talking shit!

17:15 never seen that wojak before

Why does this guy thinks 99% of Hollywood movies are being made??? Because they want to make art??? 🤨 Sorry, 99.9%!

I haven't watched The Meg 2. But The Meg 1 is utter trash. Speaking as a garbage movie lover, like Bait, The Meg is really bad. Look, I can tell the difference between me liking a movie and a movie being good. I liked Bait, but it is in NO WAY a good movie. The Meg has potential but the main character is such a blatant Mary Sue, it ruins the big shark entirely. I can't get over a scene where **spoilers** the co protagonist's dad just died and she is crying and the MC goes to talk to her and SOMEHOW the talk turns into a conversation about HIS dead parent. WTF?

NL, I love you, but your takes on military in the middle ages are awful, lol.

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