Especially since he doesn't until years and years later.
@MorbidMindedManiac Жыл бұрын
*always Ajoy
@Ellebeeby Жыл бұрын
Same to you!
@ColtGColtG Жыл бұрын
X-COM, the game that taught many gamers that a 90% chance to hit misses 60% of the time
@KaraokeNig Жыл бұрын
XD
@AurioqueG Жыл бұрын
🤣
@AsheramK Жыл бұрын
That's Xcom, Baby.
@razorwork1 Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Jagged Alliance 2, which I still play :)
@anomuumit Жыл бұрын
That is more of a problem with the new reboot series. In the original you felt pretty confident with 70% (or even lower) chances because the projectiles had to hit something or fly off the screen. More than once have I shot a completely different alien than I had originally in my sights, just because the first shot missed and the projectile continued on.
@CapitalTeeth Жыл бұрын
This man went from CoD weapon guides (when his channel was still named Xbox Ahoy) to hour long documentaries about old games. And on god I loved watching that transformation unfold ever since his first iconic arms video.
@OnyeNacho Жыл бұрын
I wished he'd cover a documentary on Army Men and Unreal.
@Cybersharky_ Жыл бұрын
Degenerate
@safe-keeper1042 Жыл бұрын
I love it when channels grow like this. Reminds me of Top 10 Facts that gradually evolved into LEMMiNO.
@gusbabiski Жыл бұрын
now I finally understand why his logo has a X
@f1u1c1k-y1o1u Жыл бұрын
Retro games are always fun to rediscover
@jamieenoshima5147 Жыл бұрын
When I finished this game I did the final mission while running out of time. A good chunk of my experienced members where critically wounded. So I went in with the 60 squad team 10 veterans. 50 rookies. It was a massacre. Immediately on landing it was like D-Day. The rookies got gunned down left and right. Chrysallids jumped everyone. We tried to split as quickly as possible into squads and get out of the heavy suppression. Eventually all that was left was a squad of 5 veterans. Desperately searching for the mother brain. 3 stayed back to hold the advance of Chrysallids. They didn't last long. But one of the survivors limping set enough explosive charges on timer and blasted enough rockets they'd took most of the swarm with them. Two left, my leader from the beginning and my second in command. Psychic attack, my leader was possessed. Took shots at the second in command who couldn't bring herself to shoot X-coms longest serving and most respected veteran. Limping bleeding out I accepted that this is a defeat. Yet the room she stumbled into. Was the room with mother brain. We had about 2 turns left till she would have bled out. And on the last turn before her death she fired enough shots into mother brain. Ended the alien threat for good. No survivors but humanity was saved.
@DBWendy Жыл бұрын
Cinema quality
@yoboikamil5257 ай бұрын
that was insane
@RustBot426 ай бұрын
This right here. This is why I love this game.
@ZeeZour5 ай бұрын
60 People? Did you play some mod? The Avenger allows only 26 passengers..
@jamieenoshima51475 ай бұрын
No mods I upgraded skyranger fully? and the final mission upgrades the cap for the increased enemies. So 60 deaths defeated the enemies lol@@ZeeZour
@LarixusSnydes Жыл бұрын
"They could wipe out the entire population of a city, or worse... negatively affect your performance score.". Brutal, but true in X-Com. Thank you for yet another great documentary. Always a treat.
@rapchee Жыл бұрын
he needs to sort out his priorities
@BluminousLight Жыл бұрын
I love his periodic dry humor. Catches me off guard every time just as this line did.
@pnutz_2 Жыл бұрын
also his blaster bomb demonstration when he blows up a battle disc, the convenience store it was in front of, the building next to it, half of the petrol station, a civvie, another civvie and a sectoid
@KopperNeoman Жыл бұрын
A bad score can doom the world.
@Chaosrain112 Жыл бұрын
The textbook definition of QUALITY over quantity. Always a treat, Stu.
@Thefreakyfreek Жыл бұрын
Quantity bro tere is 1:40 hours of quality
@lilyliao9521 Жыл бұрын
@@Thefreakyfreek real freak
@trapadvisor Жыл бұрын
People do both, look at Scott The Woz.
@part1cle137 Жыл бұрын
and don't forget rewatchability, i can't tell you how many times i've watched the monkey island video
@blantisulatorblanston53 Жыл бұрын
I have abandonment issues with this channel
@mysteriousstranger2287 Жыл бұрын
I've never played a minute of any xcom Yet I'm watching with bated breath and living the whole story as Ahoy unravels it
@CianaCorto Жыл бұрын
Try Xcom 2. It's basically the same as this game but modernized and streamlined with extra mechanics and more modern gaming experience. It's amazing.
@BanakaiGames Жыл бұрын
Seconding Xcom2, a lot of the "fans" prefer other games, but as someone who didn't play the other games when they came out and don't have nostalgia, Xcom2 is perfectly accessible for me, neither too complicated or too easy.
@Kokuyous3ki Жыл бұрын
Have to heavily disagree. Try XCom Enemy Unknown/Within instead. Best Xcom so far, nice balance between depth and ease of access, difficult yet not frustrating. Unlike Xcom2. Xcom2 went overboard with scripted events, spawning enemies and time limits. Mostly time limits. Never understood why endorse "risk taking" in a game where you can perma lose your soldiers and 99% hit rates are missing left and right. I mean sure, if you want to spam save/load, go ahead but that is just ridiculous. You can still like Xcom2, I still like it too, but they have definitely added a few changes that are debatable.
@safe-keeper1042 Жыл бұрын
@@CianaCorto or the original UFO Defense with OpenXcom. Big fun. It's a masterpiece of a game.
@alexsingleton907 Жыл бұрын
Uh no shit. I'm pretty sure most people are here for ahoy not whatever game he's talking about. Not just you
@eljuanchosirk1760 Жыл бұрын
This man made me buy the xcom:enemy unknown and made me discover a whole new franquise I didn't know existed. This is some extremely good free marketing you made here and I love it.
@MedlifeCrisis Жыл бұрын
A humdrum Friday suddenly becomes a great day. Ahoy is just a class apart.
@thelaneyo Жыл бұрын
You ever play XCOM?
@imconfused6955 Жыл бұрын
One of the last people I expected to see here
@chumpchimp1976 Жыл бұрын
Makes my day when either of you upload. Glad I can end the day on a good note
@alaska7766 Жыл бұрын
Wild seeing you here, love your vids! They helped me finally pull the trigger on going back to school for pre-med.
@Gakulon Жыл бұрын
Always makes the heart yearn for more
@CampinSteve Жыл бұрын
AHOY is so consistently quality.
@edmn Жыл бұрын
Unpredictability is dangerous, unlike the quality of Ahoy's content!
@masteriansun Жыл бұрын
“ it took 12 years to make” seems like it anyway heh
@jhinnyg Жыл бұрын
How tf your reply say 20 hours ago when this was barely uploaded 1 hour ago?
@Keezawea Жыл бұрын
@@jhinnyg patreon
@doomanime61 Жыл бұрын
AHOY = QUALITY
@SSCEurobeat Жыл бұрын
This man has the power to make me wanna play anything he talks about
@TheReaverOfDarkness Жыл бұрын
I think he's careful to make sure anything he talks about is something you wanna play.
@aconfusedlacroix3965 Жыл бұрын
@@TheReaverOfDarkness yea no shit sherlock
@zachclark2936 Жыл бұрын
@@TheReaverOfDarknessppp
@nothanks9503 Жыл бұрын
@@zachclark2936pp?
@safe-keeper1042 Жыл бұрын
No kidding.
@LUNATIC75 Жыл бұрын
The original X-Com sits in my 'holy trinity' of all time favourite games. This video was a wonderful homage to the series and a pleasure to watch.
@kcsnipes Жыл бұрын
The other 2 games ?
@ghostman76015 Жыл бұрын
Mine as well
@dr.benway189210 ай бұрын
top 5 for me
@jothain2 ай бұрын
@@dr.benway1892 Yeah. Absolutely, without a question in my Top 10 games ever made since late 80's, but it might very well reach even Top 5 if absolutely forced to select.
@acethegunnerd Жыл бұрын
The fact that Ahoy absolutely nails tying in the graphics design on each one of his videos never fails to impress me.
@igotes Жыл бұрын
Every video is a masterpiece.
@ketch10 Жыл бұрын
im in a graphics design class and goddamn his thumbnails are awesome
@ZappBranniglenn Жыл бұрын
It's fascinating how much of Enemy Unknown's mechanics date all the way back to the first XCOM game. What an impressive title.
@mleise8292 Жыл бұрын
Wait till you play the original, blow something up in an alien installation and have the smoke knock aliens in the room unconscious. The commanders of crashed alien ships would sometimes panic if you swiftly dealt with their crew, drop their weapons and run. It also made a difference in time units whether you had to grab an item from your backpack or from your belt. The grenades were a bit annoying though as their explosion was always delayed until at least after the alien turn.😆
@RussianSevereWeatherVideos Жыл бұрын
@@mleise8292 Smoke knocking them out? Interesting mechanic that I did not know of.
@BradTheAmerican Жыл бұрын
I was surprised to see the monster spawning from zombies in the old game, not even realizing it was also in the 2012 version but I've never seen it.
@mleise8292 Жыл бұрын
@@BradTheAmerican These were relentless! I vividly remember opening a UFO and securing the entrance, only to have one of these drop from above right into my crew. Murder holes!
@mleise8292 Жыл бұрын
Oh I almost forgot to mention that not every soldier was good at throwing. Remember when we were the kid at school that threw the dodge ball way off the mark? It's like that, but you are lobbing a grenade at an alien.
@rocky38964 Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I hadn't found this video before. Wonderful production as always, but this one in specific warms my heart- The old XCom, on my dad's dinky laptop, was the first video game I ever played. It opened my eyes to a whole new world, and to this day still holds a special place in my heart. Seeing it explored and given so much attention and love- it's a great thing.
@degeneratemale5386 Жыл бұрын
Immediately jumped into the deep end, huh?
@shrike6243 Жыл бұрын
If you haven't heard of it, you should give the XCOM Files, a mod for OpenXcom, a try.
@jjcoola998 Жыл бұрын
Yup this was one of the first games I played on my 486 as well, I know the vibe
@ReverendTed Жыл бұрын
Fantastic as always. Exceptionally minor quibble, but at 1:34:40, Phoenix Point gets a Chaos Reborn title banner.
@dontspikemydrink93828 ай бұрын
yes, that is chaos reborn 😂
@mindshuffler3332 Жыл бұрын
I literally do not exaggerate when I say that an upload from Ahoy feels like Christmas.
@tedi_Bear92 Жыл бұрын
Same sir, same.
@ecocodex4431 Жыл бұрын
It feels like Christmas because it only comes once a year
@Justakatto Жыл бұрын
@@ecocodex4431 insert meme : "No, no he's got a point"
@d1m4as11 Жыл бұрын
Well, giving how much time is between every upload and the incredible quality of the videos I can say you are right
@ecocodex4431 Жыл бұрын
@@Justakatto insert Squidward meme: "oh no, he's hot!"
@jasonvanwormer7642 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. This is the documentary X-COM and Julian deserved.
@alphalight1469 Жыл бұрын
Can’t even begin to imagine how much work it takes to produce a video like this.
@kcsnipes Жыл бұрын
The planning, the research, the capturing, the editing plus many more 😅 makes me dizzy
@pokehybridtrainer9 ай бұрын
You will fear 95%. If it ain't 100, you know it can and will miss in the OG UFO: Enemy Unknown.
@batuarganda72819 күн бұрын
Even 100% can be blocked by fences and the likes sometimes
@MihaiD259 Жыл бұрын
To this day, this is my biggest gaming achievement: beating X-Com. It was an incredibly hard game, at least for 11 year old me, and it had everything, such a perfect game from start to finish.
@AntonAdelson Жыл бұрын
I beat it as an adult but I used the money making exploit
@MegaRazorback Жыл бұрын
@@AntonAdelson You mean by making something worth a fair bob that doesn't require UFO Defense's Alien alloys/Elerium or TFD's Aqua plastics/Zerbite to produce in an infinite amount at a dedicated base that has nothing but workshops and technicians?
@AntonAdelson Жыл бұрын
@@MegaRazorback yeah, was some kind of weapon. Forgot what it was and quick Google didn't help 😔
@MegaRazorback Жыл бұрын
@@AntonAdelson Foe UFO Defense it would be the aircraft Laser Cannon, sells for about 280,000 i think per unit and for TFD you'd want to make and sell the Gauss cannon as the Craft Gas Cannon without mods isn't buildable, you can only purchase that one.
@MegaRazorback Жыл бұрын
@@pwnmeisterage My copy of UFO Defense was a post v1.0 copy from Australia so i had the Laser Cannon as the most profitable, didn't realize the v1.0 copy from the UK had such different price values to begin with though!
@Princess_Mayb Жыл бұрын
every single video, without fail, has that one line that always gives me goosebumps "An enemy unknown, and the means to overcome them" SOOOO GOOD
@FPSgamer1337 Жыл бұрын
When is that?
@4Wilko Жыл бұрын
1:40:26
@Hawk7886 Жыл бұрын
Is it normally the last few lines that does it for you?
@HoopleBogart Жыл бұрын
UFO still has one of the most atmospheric soundtracks to this day, love that game.
@baynemacgregor84415 ай бұрын
The PlayStation version has an improved soundtrack keeping the old music but better quality and has additional tracks and it can be popped into a CD player as a music disc! Perfect as a background soundtrack when say playing the Conspiracy X rpg.
@bigtastyben5119 Жыл бұрын
Stu is one of the very few youtubers who can make hour long videos and not make it feel like a bloated mess.
@f1u1c1k-y1o1u Жыл бұрын
Stu, why are you still awake making eggs at 3am? Ahoy: Because I've lost control of my life. Also that XCOM video I've been working on still isn't done yet.
@safe-keeper1042 Жыл бұрын
fr
@BethesdaCakeDelivery Жыл бұрын
@@f1u1c1k-y1o1u i am very tempted to call you out on where you lifted the "lost control of your life" quote from, but that'll be calling both of us out, aren't we? >:]
@reksraven69098 ай бұрын
@@BethesdaCakeDelivery Isn't that one of the most well known memes of that show. Like not even an obscure reference xD
@neilbiggs13538 ай бұрын
Only just stumbled across this video, and I have to say he has a great narrator's voice
@erichobbs4042 Жыл бұрын
As a huge X-COM fan, this made my day. I'm chuffed to bits.
@ChillDealGames Жыл бұрын
me too brother, me too.
@RRGreiner Жыл бұрын
100% agree
@ghostman76015 Жыл бұрын
loved the environmental sounds and musIc
@RRGreiner Жыл бұрын
@@ghostman76015 Its almost a horror game really
@Souledex Жыл бұрын
I only played later games in this style, the reboot, Xenonauts, Phoenix project. Its completely insane to me they jumped from "you can fight stuff in this one room" to basically a fully formed version of X-COM with worse graphics.
@spartanB0292 Жыл бұрын
TotalBiscuit recommended this channel to me so many years ago, when it was still Xbox Ahoy. I've graduated both high school and college since then lol. RIP to TB, and cheers to Ahoy for still being around.
@CmoIsDaNam3i Жыл бұрын
I remember when AhoyXbox (The secobdary channel that has some of the older commentary bonus stuff) had talked about that when TB recommended him. Very greatful he was for that. RIP TB indeed. Guy was amazing and still miss him. Not many other people come close to his style of video. :(
@TheRichardSilver Жыл бұрын
@@CmoIsDaNam3i No one has been able to replace John, I wear his shirt with pride.
@KaiserMattTygore927 Жыл бұрын
The irony for me is that Total Biscuit recommended the Xcom reboots years ago which is what got me into them and ultimately watching Ahoy's videos :)
@Mene0 Жыл бұрын
Oh man, same! RIP TB
@DanArnets1492 Жыл бұрын
I guess even AssholeBiscuit did something good every once in a while...
@theunholyburger9338 Жыл бұрын
This man dipped for a year and came back with a movie
@deathroman13 Жыл бұрын
The spin-off game Xenonauts got me into XCOM. I love Xenonauts because of its gameplay so it was a real treat to discover it was based on the XCOM games.
@colbyboucher6391 Жыл бұрын
In fact Xenonauts is much, much more similar gameplay-wise to the original UFO than it is to modern XCOM.
@alaeriia01 Жыл бұрын
New Ahoy video hype!
@chrisl1873 Жыл бұрын
An hour And 40 minutes Legend
@TheDoomFan2004 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisl1873 well, 10 months
@gb_acon Жыл бұрын
les gooo
@brominete9 Жыл бұрын
How mate? 23hrs ago?
@nestorgamer9746 Жыл бұрын
@@brominete9 Patreon early access
@Penultimeat Жыл бұрын
Not even halfway through and the love and care expected from Ahoy is full on display
@5Detective Жыл бұрын
Austin, TX
@safe-keeper1042 Жыл бұрын
Oh, and this vid helped me get back into UFO Defense. I'd forgotten how fun this game was. I've found that restricting myself by not using plasma weapons (at least for the time being) makes the game a lot more challenging and interesting.
@mungojerrie86 Жыл бұрын
In vanilla game the Laser Rifle is basically an end game weapon already. No ammo logistics, kills Sectopods, and mind controlled soldiers usually can't kill teammates in Flying Suit or Power Suit.
@donbeatees9923 Жыл бұрын
I can hazard a guess at the amount of work goes into these projects. Research, Writing, Recording, Editing, etc, etc, etc. I want you to know that I (and if I can be so bold as to speak for others) absolutely appreciate EVERY SECOND of work that went into this. I pray that you can continue to produce these docs, and with the popularity of gaming in the current day & age, I just know that there are a million more stories worth telling on the way. Keep up the great work guys (or guy, not sure how you operate). The selfish part of me screams "MORE MORE MORE", but the sane part of me is just happy that I've gotten to watch each minute that I have so far.
@Lebjs_ Жыл бұрын
I like how AHOY's community is used to the long waits, it's kinda like a stray cat who drops in every once in a while, happy to see it but not bothered or worried if it doesn't show up for a while.
@gugg2216 Жыл бұрын
It's just me bouncing between him and summoning salt
@Zed1987X Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a bit of the tactics of Crowbcat.
@Chomperling Жыл бұрын
Its the same thing with LemmIno's community, we know we will get the best quality to binge if we just wait long enough
@drivanradosivic1357 Жыл бұрын
@@Zed1987X Ew, crowbcat. the shit stirrer.
@ronan5228 Жыл бұрын
opposite of sam o'nella
@reidmorris5908 Жыл бұрын
I haven't played UFO Defense in more than 20 years, and my heartrate still increased when you started talking about cryssalids. Seeing that one operative get attacked from an unseen cryssalid and zombify made my mouth go dry and take me back to the first time I saw that.
@Demiurge13 Жыл бұрын
oh man those guys always made my heart race
@moh_kohn Жыл бұрын
Xenonauts community edition feels like a modernised UFO defense, it's great
@JC-XL Жыл бұрын
You're suffering from PCSD - post chrysalis stress disorder 😂 😂
@xxliew Жыл бұрын
i feel like everyone's first encounter with chrysalids is permanently seared into their brains through pure terror alone
@SilverKnightPCs Жыл бұрын
They ended so many of my runs when I was kid
@TheViceman10 ай бұрын
Just seeing that Microprose logo as a kid made your stomach tingle. So many great games.
@Toetalwar Жыл бұрын
Julian seems like a real legend.
@manuelacosta9463 Жыл бұрын
This was intense back in the day. The audio really did a great job at setting the tone of an alien invasion. Sometimes you'll hear aliens scurrying about, sometimes it will be them massacring humans or even it's just quiet. Dead silence. The tension was real and this was a true gem. Glad I still have it on windows and PSX.
@pingASS_ Жыл бұрын
How is the ps1 version? Any good?
@notsochosenone5669 Жыл бұрын
@@pingASS_ psx audio is really good, at least.
@MrStratofish Жыл бұрын
Back in the day? It's still fantastic and more fun that the modern versions
@explosivoification Жыл бұрын
@@MrStratofish Yeah, I keep hoping they'll remake terror from the deep. Just use the old one as a gameplay template. Up the graphics to new quality. Maybe extend the research tree and make it longer. But I'm not a fan of the newer xcoms. Phoenix point is like newer xcom, but fun. But I'd like to see the game mechanics more similar to the old ones.
@vrak24 Жыл бұрын
@@explosivoification pretty sure it's basically confirmed they're doing a remake. Not sure where I heard it but I think some shit was datamined or something.
@emergenciest Жыл бұрын
The history of the designer was really interesting. I was aware of Laser Squad being XCom's dad, but you went well beyond that.
@echothebm Жыл бұрын
Man i remember getting my hands on Ufo defence in Norway. What a game. Still plays a playthrou every few years
@christopherfleming10475 ай бұрын
From someone who suffers from anxiety and seems comfort in game deep dives. This is my lullaby. I can't tell you how many times I've turned to you for comfort .Retro Ahoy, you are the best out there and thank you so much for what you do. x
@anchorlightforge Жыл бұрын
0:11 Seeing this screen that lives rent-free in my head as such a high-quality animatic brings me a level of joy that can't be expressed.
@KingOhmni Жыл бұрын
Agreed. That image. Hidden Movement. Turn 100. Still can't find that one damn sectoid that passed out but woke up.
@Faramik2000 Жыл бұрын
what is the animatic from?
@MongooseTacticool Жыл бұрын
@@Faramik2000 UFO: Enemy Unknown. Amiga and PC version.
@MongooseTacticool Жыл бұрын
I played it first on my Amiga 500+ with an added 1MB RAM, there was so much disk swapping haha
@anchorlightforge Жыл бұрын
@@Faramik2000 The animatic is most likely original because Ahoy goes the extra mile, but the screen itself is what pops up in UFO Enemy Unknown when you don't have line-of-sight on enemy movement. It doesn't really tell you how many enemies are moving or where they could be, so all bets are off.
@Lunalis Жыл бұрын
The makers of the Long War mod for modern XCOM have gone on to make their own original game, Terra Invicta, currently in early access on Steam. It's not quite an XCOM-like game, more of a grand strategy game, but it builds upon a lot of the concepts and mechanics they created for Long War. It is still in early access and it's a little rough around the edges at the moment, but it has some very engaging strategy to it and a very neat premise that I personally find appealing.
@youtubehandlesux Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately it doesn't have 2 teams of funny lads shooting the shit out of each other on a grid though
@hagamablabla Жыл бұрын
@@youtubehandlesux It's got 7 teams sitting on a merry-go-round instead
@liafitriapurnamawati2432 Жыл бұрын
@@hagamablabla while also still shooting eachother
@willmakesfilms Жыл бұрын
shit thats who did Terra Invicta?? that makes so much sense
@bmobmo6438 Жыл бұрын
@@willmakesfilms Yep, Pavonis Interactive is Long War Studios rebranded.
@spikedclown3163 Жыл бұрын
Is it me or dose ahoy seem well underrated for the sheer quality of his work ….he needs an actual tv show with this level of polish
@inamortz2372 Жыл бұрын
Not only that, but Golden era telly. Telly from the time before everything was epic, before content was padded with repetition and before it was assumed that every viewer was a cretin. It's wonderful.
@Agent101g Жыл бұрын
I just appreciate a thumbnail without a red arrow, red circle, or orgasm face
@kosmosyche Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who thinks Ahoy has a perfect voice for audiobooks? For example, I would happily listen to him reading Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. Hell, anything, for that matter. lol
@filip000 Жыл бұрын
People don't get that Stuart is actually constantly working on these videos....but when you produce this quality, then it simply takes time. Great job for one of my favorite games of all time.
@MrTheta-lc8zy Жыл бұрын
1 hour and 40 minutes of Ahoy goodness.
@skeletongang Жыл бұрын
my guy i understand videos like these take time, but they dont take a year.
@Shit2223 Жыл бұрын
@@skeletongang They take as long as he wants em to.
@datguyuno98 Жыл бұрын
I get that entirely but I just WISH we could get more of this S tier content more frequently! It always leaves me hungry for more
@SM0SS Жыл бұрын
Hes producing full length film quality documentaries. It's no surprise they take so long
@maximuscesar Жыл бұрын
Very few KZfaqrs can make a feature film length video that can hold our attention for the whole duration of it. Your work is awesome, thank you very much!
@gothakane Жыл бұрын
This is so true, one of the few creators who can hold my attention completely all the way through!
@DLan8 Жыл бұрын
Honestly? I wasn't expecting the GBA Rebelstar mention at all. It's probably one of the reasons I love the Firaxis remake so much, in retrospect. This was an excellent documentary on the series history. Keep up the top notch work, my man.
@allthatjazza451 Жыл бұрын
Randomly stumbled across the Polybius video the other week and have subsequently been binging all your video game related videos, I have no idea how this channel flew under my radar for the last few years but I’m so glad I found it. I’ve ended up rewatching videos to fall asleep purely bc of how relaxing these videos can be at times.
@alecsieupresad5056 Жыл бұрын
When it comes to documentaries, Ahoy is literally the best that KZfaq has to offer.
@Friska_Rexie Жыл бұрын
SummoningSalt is in the running
@cylesmith8291 Жыл бұрын
Nuclear Fruit is literally academy level stuff.
@thewalking4473 Жыл бұрын
@@cylesmith8291 I go back and watch it about as much as I do "History of the entire world, I guess". One is crude yet hilariously effective, one is coldly calculated, yet extremely professional.
@hotdogcandy Жыл бұрын
NoClip?
@chandrakant1479 Жыл бұрын
Not just KZfaq. Best on any platform
@Georgeirfx Жыл бұрын
Now I'm hungry for Ahoy's Civ documentary regardless of the time it takes to make, gonna be worth it
@omnisel Жыл бұрын
1:30:00 It's worth saying that these mechanics I believe are eeking off of how the tactics genre evolved outside of UFO and its kin. For example, the asynchronous turn order was popularized by Final Fantasy Tactics for the PS1, although I'm sure originates much earlier.
@DarkIceKrabby Жыл бұрын
Just one example of a game doing it earlier is Tactics Ogre on Super Famicom, the game that Final Fantasy Tactics is a spiritual successor to. With most of the same dev team working on both.
@SergioR00 Жыл бұрын
Great documentary. Enemy Unknown was how I got into the series and I'm so excited for Xcom 3!
@RetroRhythmRepeat Жыл бұрын
Exquisite... Ahoy is always the pinnacle of KZfaq documentaries.
@enzobuso5933 Жыл бұрын
Not top 1 for me but def top 5
@RetroRhythmRepeat Жыл бұрын
@@enzobuso5933 Internet Historian is a close Contender. But there are a few pillars of Quality.
@amberglass7397 Жыл бұрын
@@enzobuso5933 what are the others?
@tsartomato Жыл бұрын
nope
@ShutUpBubi Жыл бұрын
Truly is hands down all other answers are wrong
@RegencyYarl Жыл бұрын
Just got a recommendation today for this video, can't believe I've never heard of this channel. The music, the voice over, the history and explanation of the genre, it all comes together into something extraordinary.
@conork6743 Жыл бұрын
There is a lot of gold on this channel. Welcome.
@overlordalfredo Жыл бұрын
That how we all got here at some point. Welcome on board!
@Linkale_ Жыл бұрын
You have to see his Polybius video, it's impressive.
@Grayewick Жыл бұрын
It's never too late for any Ahoy content 😃👍
@IndyJay53 Жыл бұрын
@@Grayewick exactly! I consistently rewatch the catalog on almost a yearly basis. Just scratches the right itch
@martonviktor3925 Жыл бұрын
For the last two day I slowly rewatched all of the hour long documentaries in this chanel, sometimes as a background noise when programing or whatching them along with dinner . And i have to say , i would be more than happy if this would be the only content i can find in the web. Its basically the alfa and the omega of quality content creation.
@robertflinch2447 Жыл бұрын
This game feels so ahead of its time, maybe because so much of its heart carried into the remake
@shwash5284 Жыл бұрын
These videos are getting consistently longer with increasing quality. I am scared for the day he slides in with an absolute banger longer than the average human lifespan
@nekrovulpes Жыл бұрын
Just wait till he gets into the 8 hour plus Elder Scrolls Retrospective genre.
@jolioding_2253 Жыл бұрын
@@nekrovulpes the last mission and episode of a stronghold crusader let's play of german youtuber Hand of Blood was 8 hours long. watched it in one sitting. No regrets.
@dignelberrt Жыл бұрын
I genuinely believe that this is one of the best channels on youtube, and it's tragic that youtube doesn't support videos like these.
@andyjohnson4907 Жыл бұрын
This was the first, and one of few channels that I have notifications on for.
@Frag-ile Жыл бұрын
We could always support such creators ourselves, a $5 donation through whatever means available is worth more than thousands of "youtube supported" views. I mean if you think it's worth supporting that is.
@dignelberrt Жыл бұрын
@@Frag-ile i try to do that when i have the money, recently of course, that's been harder to include in my budget
@Yoshi92 Жыл бұрын
Was the very first thing on my homepage actually.
@dignelberrt Жыл бұрын
@@Yoshi92 I know I'm late, but I'm just referring to how they keep pushing shorts and more digestible content over long-form content like this. You may get recommended it because you watch tangential content, but a new user or a signed out home page will never have this up front.
@goobieaus Жыл бұрын
33:14 You can send interceptors back and forth to terror sites to delay the mission until its daytime there :)
@kcsnipes Жыл бұрын
Hax
@desertdude540 Жыл бұрын
There is no better way to incorporate dairy products into your diet than through cheese.
@matthewjones39 Жыл бұрын
@@desertdude540 Ok, but why
@The.Heart.Unceasing Жыл бұрын
@@matthewjones39 in strategy games (or games in general really), an exploit or badly balanced mechanic is often called "cheese" or "cheesy" (I have no idea why tho)
@agentlongwood Жыл бұрын
Wow, in the screen shot of unused enemy models about 20 minutes in, there is also what appears to be the predator! So they had Alien, Predator, Terminator, and Robocop, haha. That's amazing.
@The.Heart.Unceasing Жыл бұрын
copyright was much more of a theory back then ^^
@heisenberg4249 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the channels for which I can wait an eon for the next video to drop without complaint. Always top quality
@kyleboddy7806 Жыл бұрын
Incredible series, done justice by the best documentary maker on KZfaq. Thanks for this. Huge.
@drballubins Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to embark on another journey on youtube!
@MatthewBrown-yu1hs Жыл бұрын
I remember the key to my success in (barely) beating X-COM UFO Defense was selling massive amounts of alien arms and material on the black market to fund my operation. Sure, I may have stopped the alien infiltration of Earth, but now every third person has plasma rifles and laser tanks.
@someone5781 Жыл бұрын
Such a cool video, I just started playing XCOM 2 and am quite happy with it so far. Glad to have learned all the intriguing history of the franchise.
@exon0644 Жыл бұрын
The quality in these videos are honestly better than most TV shows out there
@DL-RC Жыл бұрын
That is so damn true!
@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608 Жыл бұрын
It does mean it takes a long time for each one, but it's worth it imo.
@raftermanhoward1883 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's not even close. Most TV shows are generic garbage anyway. As far as I know, only one other youtuber makes documentaries of this quality: Homemade Documentaries. If there's anyone else as good, I don't care on what subject, please let me know.
@acksawblack Жыл бұрын
@@raftermanhoward1883 Voices of the past(history), solar sands monumentality (art), emp lemon(pop culture )
@dash_r_media Жыл бұрын
It's not even a fair comparison...TV is programming by committee, a low-rent magic trick. Sure, internet videos CAN be that as well, but there is such a broad spectrum of material. Some is off the cuff ranting, some is educational, some is absurdist comedy, some is commentary - the potential, even now, remains almost limitless. TV's lone advantages over internet videos are production quality and star power, and those advantages are fading with each passing year. The overlords of KZfaq are still running things in much the same way that TV overlords do, but give it time. Gatekeeping will, one day, be a long-forgotten shame of the past.
@batcat4136 Жыл бұрын
I never knew that both XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2 had references to the original guy, with the Gallop Chamber in EU/EW and the AI Julian from XCOM 2: Shen's Last Gift. Just makes me appreciate them even more, and will make sure I remember the one who started it all
@boneyzoney9551 Жыл бұрын
This is literally the only channel that can pull off a cold open in video essay form and pass with flying, blazing colours.
@Tepid24 Жыл бұрын
The one thing I dislike about this excellent video is that I now have the major urge to replay the Firaxis XCOMs, Valkyria Chronicles and HBS' Battletech all at once, when I really don't have the time for even one.
@jdubbs6668 Жыл бұрын
So glad you mentioned Open Xcom, hopefully more people will try the original game knowing how accessible it can be now.
@blackegret666 Жыл бұрын
Now this is a 100% chance to hit! Good to have another documentary from you, Mr. Brown!
@Greenlink01 Жыл бұрын
A solid hour & forty minutes of some of the BEST content on KZfaq, potentially on the internet. No ads, no credits, no nonsense. We don't know how you do it, but as long as you make it, we will be here to gobble it up. Very grateful for all your effort & passion Stuart, thank you.
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I love the videos, keep up the good work!
@jacobkamphaus5565 Жыл бұрын
Me: Man I hope we didnt lose Ahoy its been double the normal time between posts. Ahoy: Makes a literal full length Documentary for free.
@itsacharcoalice Жыл бұрын
This is probably the classiest channel on youtube. So professional.
@AdmiralLink Жыл бұрын
WTF?? Why didn't I get notification of this new Ahoy video (I subscribed to Ahoy)? I only found out about this new video today... We should give Micropose a salute for giving Julian feedback and to improve Lasersquad. Great video Stu. I never knew parts of the history of Julian only X-Com and his new company. Wish I could play his new game but its on EPIC.
@Dsand23 Жыл бұрын
click the bell
@justinchan4203 Жыл бұрын
Phoenix Point ( the new game I am guessing you're speaking of) is on Steam as well!
@DeadAndAliveCat Жыл бұрын
"Wish I could play his new game but its on EPIC"...? What?
@AdmiralLink Жыл бұрын
@@justinchan4203 oh is it? great but all the rewards I pledged earlier on kickstarter is on Epic...
@justinchan4203 Жыл бұрын
@@AdmiralLink Oh I see, that sucks. I bought the game on Steam a year after it was released.
@mattsword41 Жыл бұрын
Only ever vaguely heard of xcom - remember ads in magazines back in the day but this video had me hooked. Always love your work. Thanks :)
@mvslice Жыл бұрын
I love that Ahoy has the power to come out of the wilderness every now and then, and essentially dictates, "This is what KZfaq gaming is doing today".
@idrinkcoffeebij7254 Жыл бұрын
He and lemino are in a league of their own
@geraldyurekiii3089 Жыл бұрын
I think ahoy is a great example of one of the few people who master their craft to such a high degree that few people operating within the same domain can even hold a candle to the level of their skill.
@awkwardcultism Жыл бұрын
How so? To me it just sounds like he's slowly reading a wikipedia page in a nice voice.
@BlinJe Жыл бұрын
@@awkwardcultism big gamer opinions coming in from mr. anime PFP once again
@dense_and_dull Жыл бұрын
@@awkwardcultism To me is sounds like you have no idea what you're talking about and have no clue how much work it is to make a video like this. Between the game capture, research, script writing, voice over, and video editing, you're looking at more work for one video than you've ever done in your life.
@FroggyMosh Жыл бұрын
@@awkwardcultism _"How so? To me it just sounds like he's slowly reading a wikipedia page in a nice voice."_ He tells this story with extreme accuracy in a manner simultaneously befitting of and reflecting the old game; _Deliberately, Methodically and mercilessly without compromises._ Telling both; the objective real world factual happenings, as well as the subjective 'jaded X-COM fan' side _(example; (__1:15:48__) how he NAILS the average X-COM fan's reaction to the utter Tone Deafedness that was 2010 E3 trailer of XCOM __-The Bureau-__ . For context: this was a period where every franchise and it's brother became a military style FPS out of sheer corporate __-greed-__ desperation. I think the Syndicate FPS reboot was announced here as well)_ But hey, maybe the vid needs more shouting, yelling, eXpLoSiOnS and _cats,_ I mean what do I know?
@jackattack78717 ай бұрын
What a professional, informative deep dive documentary. Never played X-Com but this is incredible
@cyvan175015 күн бұрын
XCOM 2: WOTC was the perfect XCOM. Every issue I had with the previous games was fixed and the new features really added to the experience. I replay it every couple of years and have a blast.
@batman_20047 күн бұрын
It is also the perfect xcom for me.
@macmansfield-parisi5812 Жыл бұрын
The bubble trails in Terror From The Deep are actually awesome looking
@pwnmeisterage Жыл бұрын
TFTD did introduce many subtle improvements. It's easy to notice the better graphic and animation qualities, they create a certain ambience which is immersive and unique. Though I'm still partial to the visuals, music, art, and style of the first game - they're technically inferior but I feel that they're narratively superior. The second game is easier to play and harder to win by most measures, it's slicker and cleaner, more ugly and horrifying, less soaked in cheese. A worthy successor. But it somehow fails to replicate or improve on the visceral stress and fear and intensity of the original.
@mercenarygundam1487 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if XCOM 3 is gonna be this after Chimera Squadron
@Driver-Nephi Жыл бұрын
@@mercenarygundam1487 I hope it is, that'd be so badass
@nicholasvinen Жыл бұрын
TFTD is incredibly atmospheric. UFO was too but not quite at the same level.
@ghostman76015 Жыл бұрын
I rem having only underwater weapons by mistake on the cruise ship. So I threw grenades down the halls one after another. Thought I won and realized I had to go below. I dont know where that saved game is unfortunately to finish.
@zylomusix3975 Жыл бұрын
Ahoy is a channel on such a professional level i feel like im watching a day time documentary. His voice as well its a challenge to stay awake sometimes its the perfect pitch and tone.
@TheBelrick Жыл бұрын
When you realize that the original xcom is a much better, deeper, strategic, game than the current two. 1. it wasnt made to work with kiddy consoles. 2. made by smarter european males. 3. made with passion. 4. targeted smarter european male gamers. So much lost.
@antoniolorenzo5640 Жыл бұрын
@@TheBelrick >made by smarter european males >targeted smarter european male gamers Careful there, I think your armband is showing.
@Jabree Жыл бұрын
@@antoniolorenzo5640 🤣🤣🤣
@ReStOrEd2000CZE Жыл бұрын
@@TheBelrick Saving this bs comment. Kek'd hard
@TheBelrick Жыл бұрын
@@antoniolorenzo5640 not that you brainwashed reddit zombies can refute my words You just get triggered to act out emotionally "its illegal and wrong to make positive comments about a particular group"
@duhovnik Жыл бұрын
I have played X-COM and X-COM 2 for a long time. Thanks for this excellent video, it brought up memories.
@wofenstein Жыл бұрын
x com is a very cool game
@strangeplanet8313 Жыл бұрын
Ahoy videos are such a rare treat I often wonder if I have seen the last one. Finally a new one.
@dallashill23 Жыл бұрын
The original xcom was BRUTALLY difficult… I loved it
@reiuji_utsuho Жыл бұрын
Funnily enough, the original one had a bug that kept resetting the difficulty to easy, so gamers demanded increased difficulty. The sequel had no such bug AND increased difficulty leading to many people used to the first one getting destroyed in their first fights.
@tubetorpedo Жыл бұрын
As a teen who understood English decently (not my first language) game was totally manageable after you got hang of it and figured out R&D and alien and UFO types etc. Also there was apparently bug that changed difficulty to easy so that probably helped too. :) But progression and the world was logical so after you learned certain rules (e.g. how certain UFO types predicted what is going to come next) and countermeasures it became very easy. You could bait some UFOs and shoot them down over water so you did not have to fight them (usually just to skip numerous "cleanup" battles if there was lot's of UFO activity) etc. Some point I found another bug (at least I think it was a bug) that if your base did not have any ground to air defenses and UFO attacked and you won the match you got huge chunk of Elerium which was great. And like was mentioned in the video your base design could make the battle much more favorable to the defender. Compared to pretty much all later versions (except Terror from the Deep which was lackluster in other ways), especially these modern ones lack the sandbox quality which made the first UFO so great. You could take your time with the game or rush it based on your playstyle. I e.g. used different types of bases, some were pretty much for storage/research/manufacturing purposes and had separate base to train my psionic soldiers etc., and transferred items, crafts and troops where they were needed. That was such great experience compared to linear and simpler gameplay sequels have.
@reiuji_utsuho Жыл бұрын
@@yellowcard8100 Technically yes, but specifically I replied 1 minute into the video. It's neat they covered this.
@AboveEmAllProduction Жыл бұрын
No, it had a bug that set it to beginner mode.. The sequel was brutal though
@ObsidianHunter99 Жыл бұрын
1:09:54 Ironically, Xenonauts was my introduction to the whole Xcom style genre, it's still one of my favs to this day
@reinforcedpenisstem Жыл бұрын
Got that free on GOG at some point.
@ollikoskinen1 Жыл бұрын
That game is quite stressful for me. While the Firaxis X-Com is closer to a action movie to me in tone with their better graphics and presentation, the Xenonauts is closer to a cult horror movie.
@MostlyPennyCat3 ай бұрын
The implosion of large parts of the British gaming industry after 2000 will always feel all crushing to me.
@raistlinmajere5550 Жыл бұрын
I still get triggered when i hear the Chryssalid screech and X-Com is the first game that taught me about studio interference
@HypernovaBolts11 Жыл бұрын
Day 1: Tested positive for COVID. Day 2: Misery. Day 3: AHOY uploaded yesterday. It's about X-COM IT'S NEARLY TWO HOURS LONG! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@Lucios1995 Жыл бұрын
Get well soon!
@reinforcedpenisstem Жыл бұрын
Not all bad news then!
@enochianwolf Жыл бұрын
do you go to the cemetary to find out if you're dead? then why take a test to find out if you're well?
@antihero0000 Жыл бұрын
I am in your exact situation. Hope you feel better.
@scatered1 Жыл бұрын
I remember back when the whole dystopian man made virus thing started they tested a COVID test kit without having used it on any person and it tested positive.
@SpryMahiMahi Жыл бұрын
as someone who only knew the newer 2012 and on XCOM titles, this was such a fun trip through history! once again, thank you for your excellent work :)
@flakomayer Жыл бұрын
Ive been sharing Ahoy's channel everytime I can .. it's most likely one of the last channels that Actually do research their topics in depth and provides great quality with such a soothing and captivating narrative is hard not to get hooked by such a Gem-like channel.
@martyREq2 Жыл бұрын
As usual superb video and as a plus of my favorite game (UFO).
@safe-keeper1042 Жыл бұрын
X-Com was such a masterpiece of a game. So many hours spent playing that game with and without friends as a kid xD
@GrandElemental Жыл бұрын
Still is!
@zombie7232 Жыл бұрын
Stuart I remember stumbling onto your channel way back when you would be making weapon guides for MW2 and Black Ops, seen the start of iconic arms, and now to make video game documentaries that stand on a league of its own. You don’t upload often but when you do there is an excitement that no one can deliver, so thank you for the the amazing content and I look forward to the next upload whenever that may be. Again thanks for all you do.
@andrewdwilliams Жыл бұрын
Wonderful to see the old X-Com games shown some love. I first saw and played "UFO: Enemy Unknown" at school, and it haunted my dreams for a week afterwards. It was years before I finally got that terrible, bug-laden A500 version - on floppy disk!!
@hullinstruments Жыл бұрын
Iv Never really played video games but I enjoy your channel so much. It's one of my favorites and I watch a lot of your videos over and over. I've always thought playing video games would be super fun. Just never really had the chance. I'm a dude in my mid-thirties and I grew up in a super Conservative Christian environment. We didn't have TV. Them Kind of got interested in stuff and my own business as a teenager so never really got around to getting into games or trying them out. I played Halo once or twice. Probably for less than an hour or two... way back when it was new. And I remember it being incredible and wishing I had time and ability to do stuff like that more often. On a lot of my fellow classically-trained artists and musician type of friends kind of judge the cultural impact of games. But I don't see it that way anymore. I think it's incredible and the effect and expression it's had on society is just awesome. One of the most expressive art forms that have ever been and have affected so so so many people and shaped their lives for the better. I know everything has its ups and downs... But I think gaming is well on its way to being more of an expressive art form than just something you sit and consume. Helping people get into coding, electronics engineering, art, all that stuff. My only issue is how the company's obviously designed it to be an emotional high and roller coaster constantly. Every few seconds. Which I'm sure has some less than good effects on people's mental well-being and a need for constant stimulation. But games are here to stay and I choose to look at the incredible upside instead of focusing on the possible bad side effects. Because I think the good outweighs the bad 10 to 1 and people will grow and learn as they become more and more part of our society and public consciousness
@Snow0_0Lily Жыл бұрын
Love every video this man puts out, worth the wait, the surprise of one truly feels like a birthday present
@DKC1011 Жыл бұрын
Long time X-COM fan, both new and old. I've read alot about the history of the series, and thus there was very little to learn from this video, but AHOY's presentation is always so gripping and entertaining that it didn't even matter
@cslack813 Жыл бұрын
Weird flex but okay
@moonverine Жыл бұрын
How did I sleep on this for 11 days?!! Ahoy and X-Com, those are two of my favorite things!
@DmGray Жыл бұрын
NOTHING has recaptured the feeling of UFO for me in the 20+ years since I picked it up. My original run, which had me terrified wandering fields for over an hour to locate one hidden alien, only to lose two soldiers to get the win... (embarrassing in hindsight, but I was hooked the entire time despite literally nothing happening. The tension and the music had me engaged in a way horror as a genre never has) Then becoming GOOD at the game. Creating opportunities with the destructible terrain, playing the odds, taking expendable rookies to scout and distract... and the genuine heartache when you lose a ranked soldier. The risk/reward of even TAKING a ranking soldier onto missions. I adore the remakes, but they don't have that same feeling. As difficult as they are, they don't begin with 1 sectoid being a genuine threat to your entire squad. They play more like the endgame of the original, where your crew of 8-16 can take on an entire alien base with care. Not at all a bad thing, but not the same. Even the "alien pods" mechanic gives less of a feeling of action, with more of a feeling that offscreen aliens are waiting for their cue to fight you, rather than doing their own thing (why the HELL is that Floater hanging around on the second floor of that barn? Why are sectoids running through the streets? What's that snakeman doing in a random bathroom?!) I loved openxcom adding so much QoL to the original... I just wish we could get a genuine remake of the classic... As much as it's still infinitely playable (especially with those QoL updates) it would be amazing to see it done in a modern engine with modern AI.