Overview and thoughts of the NEW Men of War 2

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Oh boy am I excited for the new Men of War 2, releasing on the 15th of May. Here's an overview of the game, aswell as my thoughts regarding this title
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Gameplay loop
3:55 Singeplayer Overview
8:35 Multiplayer Overview
12:25 Thoughts

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@elpern 2 ай бұрын

Forgot to mention this, but MoW2 will be listed for $45 on steam

@aslag94 2 ай бұрын

I'm getting flashbacks to the first round of this stupid Men of War vs Company of Heroes fight from like 2008. They are two very different games.

@TheFlohRiDa 2 ай бұрын

Same. MoW is very different to coh

@timthndr2996 2 ай бұрын

Yeah the MoW to Gates of Hell comparison is much better

@toxicbunny4596 2 ай бұрын

The game has the same engine as every mow, but if the game is good, idc about the graphics tbh

@Alex-wj9pb 2 ай бұрын

@@timthndr2996 they have the same engine and developed with digitalmindsoft but there are no comparison goh still too good for this shit

@IllTakeThisName 2 ай бұрын

@@toxicbunny4596 Less to do with the engine causing graphical issues and more to do with slowdown or performance issues in a 5v5 game. Any limitation on the previous engine could really fuck over gameplay.

@vesti8096 2 ай бұрын

the real coh-killer is relic

@Teabaglol 2 ай бұрын

Really well put together video for an overview and thoughts Elpern. Good to see you doing well for yourself since your days in ZEVA. Keep up the good work mate!

@alexeivasiliev7766 2 ай бұрын

Very good and informative video! Thanks!

@antwarior 2 ай бұрын

i am so ready to check out that dynamic campaign map

@rasmussap 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video! :D

@uberhnz 2 ай бұрын

When talking about Multiplayer: "...you have replay, reconnection, matchmaking, leaderboards, all available within the client menues". CoH3 release PTSD? :) Made me smile.

@abydos 2 ай бұрын

Nice video :)

@perhaps_amin 2 ай бұрын

Nice video, Elpern!

@DodgerRedGaming 2 ай бұрын

Has Maus?

@pascalbourelier3463 2 ай бұрын

Also you definitely should play Terminator Defiance if you haven't, this is a true great campaign driven RTS! ^^ Much better than MoW imo, a better balance between RTS & RPG-esque gameplay as mow does it

@darkmathsamport3694 2 ай бұрын

Im rather excited with the multiplayer on how stable it iz

@JaHail-oy6vq 2 ай бұрын

Hopefully, They make Jadgtiger one shot any tanks from any range

@TheFlohRiDa 2 ай бұрын

Eyyy, man of war arena is finally back but this time its good xDDD

@mandead 2 ай бұрын

I'm not going to comment on the quality of a game I've not played, and I get they had to draw the line somewhere, but I do think it's shitty they didn't add the British as a faction at launch - and especially when there's an Operation Overlord campaign, given that most of the troops fielded during it were not American.

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, hope they gona launch new nations, brits is a must

@itherael_1 2 ай бұрын

i've started playing with like 8-9 months before,men of war assault squad 2 and it's awsome!i will also play the part 1 and cold war then this one,it's awsome!i like them cuz you can make units from capturing points and with those points,you can make tanks,soliders and many more,even it's not with buildings it's still awsome!

@williamm911 2 ай бұрын

There's lot's of mods on the steam workshop that have the original missions modded into Assault Squad 2. Everything from Faces of War, Men of War, Red Tide, and Assault Squad 1. I'd recommend using the mods as Assault Squad 2 is best made of all the games. Don't bother with Cold war, it's just a mess. It's better to play Call to Arms if you want a modern feeling MoW game.

@DebaKLe 2 ай бұрын

Looks like tarkov meets coh. Bummer about the Brits.

@dudeguybro 2 ай бұрын

I simply don't see a reason to get this if I already have Gates of Hell: Ostfront.

@michaelkerr6220 2 ай бұрын

Same. Though I’d like to see Gates of Hell improve their dynamic campaign in a similar fashion

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

I got bouth, mow2 is more fun cuz of multiplayer, goh is good if you have other people to play coop

@xxxbg311 14 күн бұрын

this or COD 3?

@arudimentaryimplant 2 ай бұрын

gates of hell osfront seems to still be the better game, the only advantage mow2 has over ostfront are the game modes in single and multiplayer

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

Mow2 multiplayer is awsome, goh realy lacks multiplayer tho

@jlammert74 2 ай бұрын

Wish it was on xbox X

@noobztvgaming 2 ай бұрын

Wondering if done better job than coh3

@Blust4r_SL 2 ай бұрын

funny that people are comparing MOW2 to GOH during launch and the negativity. Remember that when GOH was released It received the same amount of negativity when being compared to MOWAS2. Have patience and hope

@billyxxxx1738 2 ай бұрын

I disagree that it had the same negative reactions. As far I can recall, MoW II was Arena beforehand, and the community told them things changed about a year before. And yet it looks like those things are still present even after they had all that time. Meanwhile, GoH is ever growing with its modding scene and is working on its new DLC.

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

Thats just a lie. Reason mow2 got review bombed was cuz of few streamers who got angry that they didnt get what THEY wanted and there viewers just started review bombing the games. If you read the negative reviews, most of them are the same texts that was sayd on stream with most wasnt even true

@leirex_1 2 ай бұрын

I really hope this game won't be as janky as Gates of Hell. Apart from that this will be a guaranteed purchase for me.

@iTomBass 2 ай бұрын

it's going to be so much more simple and basic... I think too much

@scorpionarius5590 2 ай бұрын

It's the same game engine. Most of the "jank" has always been there in Gem editor. Tbf i think MoW 2 will be a more arcadey and simple version, while GoH is more realistic

@North_Dumpling 2 ай бұрын

@@scorpionarius5590MoW 2 is from OG developers, they made proper 64bit, multicore support and engine upgrades long term so it doesnt brick itself like GoH

@scorpionarius5590 2 ай бұрын

@@North_Dumpling GoH is 64 bit, which is why MoW2 gets upgraded to the same. I know about the developers, i've been around GEM engine, since Soldiers: Heroes of WW2

@North_Dumpling 2 ай бұрын

@@scorpionarius5590 Yeah well riddle me why GoH becomes to unoptimized with every update since release? Multiplayer in 2024 is a chore

@jimmyjazz166 2 ай бұрын

GoH looks sooo much better omg

@tarcus6074 2 ай бұрын

I Like this game. It's better than gates of hell, for me at least.

@Kethploy 2 ай бұрын

Do you know how much is it going to cost ?

@elpern 2 ай бұрын

$45 on steam

@b.channel46 2 ай бұрын

I never play this serie it hard to play ? Funny ?

@arquebusier1995 2 ай бұрын

Yeah its "funny"

@niconilo97 2 ай бұрын

13:30

@ulrichvonhermann2548 2 ай бұрын

Looks like this going be my new COH3,because i stoped playing that shity game long time ago. MoW2 for fun, Gates of hell - for realism

@XZagatoX 2 ай бұрын

Even CoH 3 is better than this dogshit lol

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

Most people has hard time understending this

@Ermac902 Ай бұрын

But why online Mow 2 TO SMALL?

@TheArmouredHamster 2 ай бұрын

Gates of Hell is next gen compared to this port from 2012.

@DFWTF 2 ай бұрын

Yes GOH is really good .

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

No it dosnt lol

@ironheart243 2 ай бұрын

Umm not quite sure about this game, would love to try it of course, however it doesnt seem much different from the times when it was called Men of War Arena, which was a piece of plastic garbage in my eyes. As someone said - i would like to stay sceptically optimistic.

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

Dont listen to troll, men of war arena and mow2 are two different games, only think they have from arena is multiplayer matchmaking system that works grate

@FatalExit 2 ай бұрын

No offline mode no buy. Not interested in PvP, Co-op, leaderboards, any live service crap. Just wanted to play campaigns and solo skirmish with bots, and since the devs revealed this it's on my bin instead of buy list.

@Blust4r_SL 2 ай бұрын

"We can confirm that Men of War II will require you to be always online only at launch - an offline mode is in development. The game was developed as always online to allow us to maintain live leaderboards, properly synchronize rewards players receive (including for actions in single-player and co-op content) and prevent cheating at the same time; thanks to this, it is near to impossible to cheat in Men of War II multiplayer. But we have heard your concerns and are working on a solution that will allow you to play the single-player part of Men of War II, as well as mods, without requiring an always-online internet connection; and this will be implemented after release." Devs words.

@marekkos3513 2 ай бұрын

@@Blust4r_SL Thanks for that.I also dont like online mode all the time.I preffer single player vs A.I ;]

@FatalExit 2 ай бұрын

@@Blust4r_SL oh cool, will grab it if/when that is implemented cause the game does look fun!

@dmcglone007 2 ай бұрын

@@Blust4r_SL Thanks for the post. I think an easy solution would just to make Multiplayer a separate downloadable DLC for those who want multiplayer. I've never played multiplayer on any Men of War game!

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

Well, i doubt russia will win, in history, every time "nazis" start the war, they lose it

@toxikevich 2 ай бұрын

Looks like something straight from 2010, as a game for 2024 it really looks rough.

@Blust4r_SL 2 ай бұрын

remember, this is not a triple A game, lethal company also seems to have 2010 graphics, but look how popular it is, the important thing is the amount of content the game offer

@pizzarand 2 ай бұрын

@@Blust4r_SL Unreal Engine 5 is literally free

@toxikevich 2 ай бұрын

@@Blust4r_SL All of that content seems to be a pain in the ass to balance for such a small team. And who buys RTS to play only campaigns. It's not SCBW or WCIII times. It seems very niche RTS that also wants to be survival/3rd person game. Nevertheless, big ups for launching it, but I dont believe its gonna stick to the market and be a choice for an average player. I'm all up for competition in gaming market, however looking into the player count of previous MOW games and how this one looks in 2024 its going to be a long shot to be successful.

@davidbeauchemin1840 2 ай бұрын

Most RTS players actually prefer playing single player/coop. All recent competitive only RTS died not long after launch. Now look at SCII, a game that's barely updated but has solo and coop features. The game is still alive and new players are still getting into it. Those players play the campaign get used to the game and then dip into PvP. Forgoing that part is the mistake most of the industry made in the last decade and a half.

@thencrranger5628 2 ай бұрын

Eh, I just hope that the game is at least fully moddable like MW:AS2 and CTA:GOH

@marekkos3513 2 ай бұрын

Stop comparing this game to Company of heroes.Its like comparing Starcraft vs Gates of hell. You can compare Men of war 2 vs Gates of hell.

@elpern 2 ай бұрын

Since this channel *mainly* does Company of Heroes, and they're both WW2 RTS games - I assumed I'd jump ahead of the discussion that I am certain would follow in the comments and give my take on it. I agree - the games are wildly different and aim at different niches

@soliitudegaming7275 2 ай бұрын

Or fuck off and stop making silly demands.... Company of heroes is ABSOLUTELY something to compare to. its the same genre and COH is the largest player in the WW2 RTS genre. Doesn't matter if it has tons of gameplay differences, thats kinda the whole point of why Men of war stands out. Cry somewhere else.

@Count_Gustav 2 ай бұрын

Well since how Relic screwed up COH3, it is fair comparison.

@Underground3 2 ай бұрын

@@elpern It only I thing I can see this being compare to is the Blitzkrieg Mod for COH. When it come to the vanilla version of COH they play completely different to Men of War 2

@joshuabonilla3491 2 ай бұрын

I mean company of hero's is a flagship title , though how relic handled COH-3.... 😂

@averageschizophreniaenjoye8565 2 ай бұрын

This whole franchise is standing on the shoulders of men of war assault squad 2 and gates of hell, arena was a massive flop, and from the looks of this it will be no different lmfao. They just slapped new UI maybe some mechanics from arena, maybe some improvements to path finding and thats it for improvements.

@youvirgin1247 2 ай бұрын

gates of hell is a seperate franchise

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

Well, 9 days later and looks like your wrong, the game is awsome and multiplayer works grate

@R4ZORLIGHT 2 ай бұрын

Sneaky little developers, they relabeled their failed project, Men of War Arena to Men of War 2, put some half assed SP content in and thats it. How do i know? Looks and feel of the game, the "XP to unlock" stuff and always internet connection required.

@thencrranger5628 2 ай бұрын

Its a single player offline game with a separate online mp mode

@R4ZORLIGHT 2 ай бұрын

@@thencrranger5628 Nope it isn't. Educate yourself about Men of War 2 please.

@Jgorinac 2 ай бұрын

@@R4ZORLIGHTstill is planned to have an offline mode

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

Still, the game is succes and is awsome, most of us wanted full multiplayer mow since the early days, we could only dream of something like this

@pascalbourelier3463 2 ай бұрын

Just by the first 2 minutes you can tell this does not stand up to CoH's quality. You'll never end up with Verdun moon crater landscape as craters simply don't exists in MoW apparently, vfx are all pretty bad, the game overall looks stiff as heck just like GoH, this really feels like a 2005 game. On top of that they're not comparable that's for sure, it's Action RTS versus Tactical RTS.

@XZagatoX 2 ай бұрын

Yep. None of the MoW games can ever hope to compete in terms of visuals. Even gameplay is meh IMO, totally unbalanced

@crowrider199 2 ай бұрын

İf you sow elpern play mow2 it means coh 3 was killed

@Ermac902 Ай бұрын

well, Mow 2 failed now

@crowrider199 Ай бұрын

@@Ermac902 why

@Ermac902 Ай бұрын

@@crowrider199 Why what? Its fact. The developers did not attract people even at the release

@crowrider199 Ай бұрын

@@Ermac902 its too early to say this

@Ermac902 Ай бұрын

@@crowrider199 A month and a half has already passed. Nothing big will happen, according to the developers themselves; the online number is already around 700-800 people and continues to fall. The chance was missed, they brewed a game called MoW 2 Arena for a long time, trying to pass it off as something else.

@KaboosOnX1 2 ай бұрын

Glad they spent extra time and resources so the 5 KZfaqrs that play multiplayer can have their leaderboards and micro transactions. Unbelievably out of touch🤦🏻‍♂️

@elpern 2 ай бұрын

What an unhinged comment, I like the game regardless if you only play SP or MP ~ but the truth is that MoW2 has a lot of actual effort put into making MP viable for this type of game, which we havnt seen before. Dedicated servers alone makes it 10x more attractive for MP than Gates of Hell. But thats me assuming you have a problem with multiplayer, just because its not your niche you shit on it? As for MTX: I literally cover the fact that they'll refuse to do MTX in the video

@KaboosOnX1 2 ай бұрын

@@elpern After sleeping on it my comment was definitely unhinged. Mad at the game industry as a whole and taking it out on games that don’t deserve it. Multiplayer in MoW games eventually boils down nobody but the sweatiest of the sweatiest still playing. But I understand and can appreciate them still putting effort into it anyway to make it more attractive. There’s still plenty of content for single player stuff as well. I was wrong. But I’ll just admit it as opposed to deleting the comment. Thanks dude.

@TheArmouredHamster 2 ай бұрын

Just get Gates of Hell instead

@ANIMshit 2 ай бұрын

Why ? Its not as fun as mow2

@edgarobregon3723 2 ай бұрын

if ya play the originals the answer is no, its a janky bare bones game.

@2024style 2 ай бұрын

It looks like a straight copy of coh it seems a little buggy tho

@Axt3r 2 ай бұрын

Can't really be a copy of coh when the first installments of the mow series of games predate coh by several years

@RprtBak 2 ай бұрын

What's realistic about having 1 king tiger and effectively no support. Oh wait, 3 small squads of infantry? Maybe you do 1 infantry, 1 panzer, a pzk? It's stupid and flawed. Nothing realistic about the game. Also... Always online? LOL

@elpern 2 ай бұрын

Thats for the 5v5 mode, the idea is teamplay. Also, 'realism' I flush down the toilet