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The video was ready for almost two weeks, but I was unable to make final edits due to sickness. Game -> store.steampowered.com/app/648410/Colony_Ship_A_PostEarth_Role_Playing_Game
@Warlockracy Жыл бұрын
Hope you were able to reach the First World after leaving the Second World.
@Samm815 Жыл бұрын
Hope you're feeling better now!
@Bagheadman Жыл бұрын
I actually want to play this one. I saw it one time but my permanent dopamine drip erased it from my mind
@Hamun002 Жыл бұрын
Due to ligma?
@evilmanua Жыл бұрын
this is the first time you have posted a game I have never heard of (mods or otherwise) that I am like oh my goodness I have to play it. Super cool thanks for sharing.
@WildFungus Жыл бұрын
ah my favourite rpg factions: - military man - capitalism man - church
@InsulindianPhasmid2214 Жыл бұрын
Basically human history summed up.
@zeriel914810 ай бұрын
@@zeriel9148 What a horrid view of human history.
@NoInfoAvail9 ай бұрын
Saddly, no communists ones. At least we have the anarchy movment. Close enough.
@LichKingg237 ай бұрын
@@LichKingg23 I think you could argue commies are a combination of military man and church man. Commies get rid of religion because their beliefs are essentially a new one. This becomes quite explicit sometimes--for example the CCP literally putting Xi above Jesus in their version of Christianity.
@zeriel91487 ай бұрын
After playing the game I'd say two of the factions are actually the two sides of a coin: Military man is a funny parody of communism with totalitarian propaganda and "secret police will accuse you of treason and execute you on the spot" meme, while Capitalist man is actually another parody of a communism but more of "communism will starve you to death" meme. Third one, the Church, is actually more of a corpo brainwashing shit, think of it like Amazon who sells "salvation of the soul" instead of material goods.
@quint3ssent1a5 ай бұрын
That intro made me hope, that you'll on occasion branch out of the comfort zone and talk about Alpha Centauri.
@milczyciel Жыл бұрын
That's where I knew it from. I was so confused.
@michimatsch5862 Жыл бұрын
@@michimatsch5862 Yeah, it's from "Clinical Immortality" secret project. And the ending bit is from a "Network Node" base facility. I see you're a man of culture as well ;)
@milczyciel Жыл бұрын
That eerie delivery is unmistakable. Well "eerie" describe the whole sound scape when it comes to Alpha Centauri.
@Vaasref Жыл бұрын
I still sometimes fire up Alpha Centauri. If I'm baked enough.
@wtfronsson Жыл бұрын
Don't go. The drones need you. They look up to you.
@advicepirate8673 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering the game! I really enjoyed the video and the narrative style. Some comments regarding the suggestions: - The character creation is something we talked about, but the main difference with AoD is that it was more about background selection, with the visual aspect as a secondary thing. Having a screen for just the character model would be giving it too much importance, and even highlight the fact that our selection is pretty limited. - I kinda see what you are going for regarding the dialogue, but might need a bigger rework, as we have wildly different text sizes, so if it's just centering the start of dialogue will jump up and down quite a bit, or even hide some character options. - We don't have the system and interface structured around special abilities. - I would definitely love a more visual intro in the vein of Fallout, but it's out of our budget and time investment we'd need to do (as we are a VERY small team). Once again, thank you =)
@ElhoimCrow Жыл бұрын
I think it's fine to have a limited character model selection, I - and I think the majority or at least a lot of players - will probably only play as one of them anyway. It's much more important that the game is not overwhelming/confusing. That can make me quit a game, but I would never quit a game because it had too few character models. To me the concerns on this topic seem like ones a developer would have but most(?) players wouldn't actually mind or care. Having the character creation on multiple screens instead of one massive screen of info and numbers, I think is generally preferable. Having the parts on seperate screens doesn't necessarily make the individual screens seem more important, it is easy to see which is the cosmetic part. I would split char creation into 3-5 screens. Something like the style for example Pillars of Eternity uses. It has 7 screens and I think it works quite well. Thanks for your comment, it was interesting.
@Spacemongerr11 ай бұрын
I just hope character creation is not a puzzle game in disguise, having to select the right skill at the right level from the very beginning or suffer a cascade effect of frustrating failed skill checks severely limiting interactions. And I repeat, frustrating, there are crpgs that make failure (and specifically, failure in optimizing a build, aka playing with a bit of creativity) fun and engaging.
@francesco377210 ай бұрын
thank YOU. you, like it or not are one of the ones responsible for re-igniting alot of peoples love for rpg with good writing. warlockracy talks about "the dark age of rpgs" and he's right. ive played alot of games where i told myself "this is fine" then i died like 500 times in AoD before finishing it... now you might be wondering "why?" because i was INVESTED, because the writing and setting were wonderful and i wanted to know what the hell was going on... so i guess thanks for that lol
@Ba1th1azar9 ай бұрын
@@Ba1th1azar Thanks, you are very kind =)
@ElhoimCrow9 ай бұрын
@@Ba1th1azar It felt like I died 500 times before leaving the first town. Man was that game hard but fun.
@robertblume29514 ай бұрын
Colony Ship...For Sale, Cheap? Nah but seriously, another awesome video. Warlockracy puts out so much content it's insane. And it's all so damn *good* too!
@Kevbo2040 Жыл бұрын
Damn everybody knows Marathon now it’s being rebooted.
@Jaydee-wd7wr Жыл бұрын
@@Jaydee-wd7wr it's been put on the map by the eceleb lobby as of late as well
@gestaltengine6369 Жыл бұрын
I wached Mandi videos, And I doubt that I will play it.
@henrykdodwel6913 Жыл бұрын
@@gestaltengine6369 Yeah, and it’s such a shame too. The story of the earlier games is incredibly impressive even by modern standards, but now everyone’s going to know it as yet another lazy PVP extraction shooter.
@Agent789_0 Жыл бұрын
NOOOO I DONT WANT TO GO BACK DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
@Maggot-Milk Жыл бұрын
Was this Heinlein book I read ages ago about a generation ship where after a few generations the people just started thinking of the the stories of earth and the travel as creation myths and that the ship was all the world that ever existed. Was a super automated ship with perfect self maintainance, so people didn't have to do anything, could have something to do with it I guess. Ah It's called Orphans of the Sky in original English.
@meanmanturbo Жыл бұрын
There is an old radio play called Universe that's the same premise
@chadbusch854111 ай бұрын
The game i inspired by that story
@colcol499211 ай бұрын
@@chadbusch8541 Universe is the first part of Orphans of the Sky
@qasderfful11 ай бұрын
I read that book a long time ago and provide additional details. Most of the ship was designed with frictionless components in mind. Basically no moving parts. Over the centuries, elevators, moving doors and the like broke down, so the inhabitants put them into recycling machines which turned it into fuel for the ship. Essential systems such as the ship's helm controls were controlled by moving your hands over them. The main plot involves the characters finding a way off the ship via a shuttle.
@maryjames843311 ай бұрын
Thats what this game is based on
@steppecist292810 ай бұрын
I like the idea that they've already reached Proxima, and all the factions are keeping it a secret because it serves their goals in keeping control. It reminds me of a graphic novel called Shangri-La, by Mathieu Bablet.
@nakenmil11 ай бұрын
Pandorum had the same conceit, as I recall. They find out at the end the ship is not "in the cold dark vastness of space" but just floating in the ocean on the planetary destination, heh. I do believe Vince said the ending wouldn't be super optimistic though.
@zeriel914810 ай бұрын
When you talk to the life support cyborgs on maintenance, they tell you that the ship should've arrived on Proxima 80 years ago. Maybe they are orbiting planet already.
@quint3ssent1a5 ай бұрын
Starting with quote from Sid Maier Alpha Centauri from Sister Miriam Godwilson? Instant like. Edit: AND ends with Spartan quote. Gold material.
@Veellinn Жыл бұрын
Colony ship is released now! Time for another review Warlockracy!
@alisaforster286916 ай бұрын
I was holding off on getting this as I saw reviews saying combat was still unsatisfying. But once the 1.0 version comes out, I’m definitely snagging this up. The world Iron tower has build feels super cool, characters feel nuanced and I’m a giant sucker for complex min-max style character creation.
@zanethezaniest274 Жыл бұрын
Ye, the combat is still meh after 1.0 but I saw a comment that they are finally implementing custom difficulty settings, which is very much needed
@AngryJesus16 ай бұрын
I’m Catholic and like the peace message. If we fight, murder and implant destructive selfishness on our way to a new Eden, we don’t belong there. “Is this the only way, kill or be killed?” “Ask your _Father”_
@Otterdisappointment Жыл бұрын
Any chance you'll give the "Shadowrun Returns" trilogy of CRPG's a try? It's one of the few settings I've found that mixes magic, sci-fi and urban fantasy reasonably well. Very interesting both from a game mechanic standpoint and lore as well.
@internetxxx_pl0r3r_xxx77 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the Shadowrun Returns trilogy, aka the barebone first game, the legitimately fantastic second game, and the essay word count dialogue of the third game.
@atpsoldat6108 Жыл бұрын
I remember being really confused the first time playing the game they made for the SNES. I was pumped for a game in a cyberpunk setting but wasn’t expecting the magic/fantasy angle. By the end I got into it because what’s not to like about fighting a dragon with a gun and magic fireballs.
@johnpenwell6402 Жыл бұрын
@@atpsoldat6108 surely you mean the rock solid entrypoint to Shadowrun setting aka the first game, the every top-10 cyberpunk trope masterfully mixed aka the second game, and the genuinely peak Shadowrun unique masterpiece that demonstrates that it's not JUST Neuromancer with orcs, but its own cool thing, that is the third one.
@FairyRat Жыл бұрын
@@FairyRat im sure he means the boring and cliche but still fun first game the well tempered and almost perfected but still rough second game and the absolute blessing by our lord that is the third game
@giorgilobjanidze566711 ай бұрын
@@giorgilobjanidze5667 The Shadowrun trilogy is a rare case of a game series getting better with each installment.
@geraldchurchill557611 ай бұрын
Hey Warlockracy, just wanted to take a moment to write you and let you know I really enjoy your content. It's great. I appreciate your insight on boomer gamer culture, russian/east europe culture, and overall all details you throw in your videos (I'm meaning here a video of yours doesn't have to be like the Planet Alcatraz One, or the Morrowind Kazashtan one, to be awesome and enjoyable. I also enjoyed the one about Mechwarrior and the one about Wasteland) Keep it up!! And have a nice week, hope you got well from that sickness you mention!!
@jonathank5841 Жыл бұрын
That. ☝️
@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 Жыл бұрын
Downloaded the demo for this game; will probably play it after i complete Honest Hearts for FNV. This game seems fun and reminds me of the Gilgamesh from book, Children of Time, from Adrian Tchaikovsky.
@thewanderingdumbass Жыл бұрын
Degenerate generation ships are one of the great classics of the genre, children of time is great! Also kind of reminds me of Non-stop by Brian Aldiss too
@asdfasdf-dd9lk Жыл бұрын
@@asdfasdf-dd9lk And added to the reading list.
@thewanderingdumbass Жыл бұрын
Have fun blasting White leges in Zaion. Give them hell
@henrykdodwel6913 Жыл бұрын
A modern classic, one of the few pieces of genuinely interesting hard sci-fi we've gotten in recent years. Definitely colors what sort of game this is if it brought the Gil to mind.
@J.J.Spencer Жыл бұрын
With crappy internet connection and a lot of work, I find myself struggling to play lengthy games. I've discovered your channel recently and I've since devoured all of its content. I enjoy your format so much, I get to see most of the game (and I get a free story along with it), yet it leaves me with so many different ways to experience the game if I ever decide to pick it up. I'd love to see you cover Underrail, one of my favorite games with so much potential. Thank you for the amazing content!
@PotatoSho_11 ай бұрын
"I find myself struggling to play lengthy games." " Underrail, one of my favorite games"
@Lely2.09 ай бұрын
@@Lely2.0 the struggle is real
@Idengard8 ай бұрын
What i like about this (at least as far as i can distinguish from this video) is that there isn't a faction that is cartoonishly evil or something like that and everyone seems like they are just clawing for dear life to survive another day on a dying ship. i'm guessing this is why one can't (or at least shouldn't) give it a parallel with real life. I'm just happy they didn't try to portray yet another god damn "empire" faction.
@DarkOmegaMK2 Жыл бұрын
Maybe all the "colonists" actually live underground in an elaborate set of installations and they are made believe they are in space, this is all as part of a social experiment executed by the company that built this underground colony. I call this organization "Underground Shelter Tec". And this is Shelter 420.
@DarkOmegaMK2 Жыл бұрын
I can say, I have played through their prior game Age of Decadence; I have literally never played a game that had factions and characters with motivations and characterizations as well done as that. Consistently I found myself finding information where either I'd say "Oh if I was X I would do Y" and then found out they were actually doing that, OR X found something even smarter than Y that surprised me (in a good way). Usually if I would've responded in a certain way, that response was an option for my character. Genuinely just super well done. However it admittedly can be tough to get into and can be punishing if you mess up your build or don't jive with the playstyle.
@JB-xl2jc11 ай бұрын
OK, I just got to the part of the video where he describes every character in Age of Decadence as a manipulative sociopath, immediately after I left a comment saying they always did what I would've done. Uh oh... maybe I should get checked out...
@JB-xl2jc11 ай бұрын
Idk, for me most factions look very much cartoonishly evil. Protectors guys: totalitarian dictatorship with paranoia everywhere, secret police and shit. Brotherhood guys: haha, "communism will starve you to death" meme The Church: cartoonishly evil "masterminds" who rub their hands and occasionally say "just as planned" while doing everything to escalate conflict to another all-out war just for the sake of it.
@quint3ssent1a5 ай бұрын
@@quint3ssent1aChaos is a ladder!
@josephmatthews76982 ай бұрын
My husband loves your channel and content! You are almost at 100k now. Wow! Awesome! We wish you all the best 😊😍
@HonestMovieReactions11 ай бұрын
Outro
@R00k8111 ай бұрын
Do you know what it is referencing? The names the drill sergeant is saying sound so damn familiar, but I can’t quite remember. It is driving me insane.
@ryanberry1797Ай бұрын
Alpha Centauri
@WarlockracyАй бұрын
@@Warlockracy Ah. Thank you. It was like hearing a familiar song but being just unable to remember its name.
@ryanberry1797Ай бұрын
starfarer mentioned!!! i ❤ the luddic path!!!!
@jart19843 ай бұрын
You always pick the most obscure and interesting stuff. Hope you've been well.
@WTFisTingispingis Жыл бұрын
that frog tech anecdote was random but amazing
@quillclock Жыл бұрын
Hearing you start to break saying “2-room apartment in Belarus” made me cackle and I don’t know why
@parabolica127 Жыл бұрын
Just by starting this video with the synopsis of: this is a space colony that is centuries old, made of people that will live and die on it's journey, and already undergone a revolution. this concept just fires so many brain juices in me. like I wonder how many are there, is every space colony has it's own history, wars, revolutions, culture, language, politics, philosophies ? and if this is just one colony I wonder how earth looks like ? what planets did humanity managed to read by now ? also if you're in space and clocks resets, how will anyone could orientate on time based on black void of space ?
@DrRESHES Жыл бұрын
In the mid 2000's I went back and began to replay all the older console JRPG's I missed growing up. Never would have found Suikoden 2 or Lunar Silver Star Story if not for the Death of RPG"s as you called it.
@planescaped Жыл бұрын
The SMAC opening speech and the network node audio at the end was a nice touch.
@janneaalto39569 ай бұрын
I've been waiting to pick up Colony Ship. Wasn't sure to what extent you could tell a story within the mechanics, or influence the designer's story. Didn't expect you to cover this one, but what perfect timing. Thanks.
@rtyui136 Жыл бұрын
New warlockracy kino to watch 70 times let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@Tomodachi0 Жыл бұрын
Very happy to see that the video is bookended with SMAC quotes. I played the game back when Hydroponics first released, and I've been forcing myself to wait until the game releases to play again.
@hagamablabla Жыл бұрын
I have high hopes he'll cover SMAC some day.
@PointyHairedJedi Жыл бұрын
Whoa, finally a game I have no idea about going in!
@dylutant Жыл бұрын
A new Warlockracy video is always a reason to celebrate!
@chuckles222 Жыл бұрын
This game reminds me of Pandorum, a colony ship movie, and yeah the twist is that they arrived at the planet years ago, and they were submerged at sea
@TheTrueReiniat11 ай бұрын
I really like how this game reminds me of Underrail,, been looking for something to play that's like it. Thanks for the video ! Your content is awesome.
@pantswizard2108 Жыл бұрын
I simply must hear Warlock's take on the philosophy debate with the Ferryman from Underrail Expedition in my lifetime. Bless you sir
@DelishushSchrambleSchmeg Жыл бұрын
This game is much better now than when it released in early access but i think they still got a ways to go before i could recommend it without a disclaimer lol
@jakedude236 Жыл бұрын
As I watch. The Con heroic is great for excessive drug use. Death can sometimes come too fast to see the regen, but getting your stats back is always godly. I love the Courthouse dialogue, a jovial combo of legalese and violent intentions, and usually a fun story. Yeah having a team tank can often go awkward. Your enemies can see who is the easiest to hit and will often go out of their way to target them. Really learned that while doing Jed's companion quest as a solo guy when a whole combat encounter ignored me to kick his ass. The Black Hand ambush is a serious encounter for sure, though the Detroit fight is somehow one worse. Rarely am I badass enough for that. The drill sergent guy in Churchland also has a price on his head, but can't act on it till you hear about it from the bounty office. The big ass robot fight is where I usually end up spending my energy ammo, and I'd say remains the hardest encounter out there. Followed by the Queensguard and the Red Zone optional fight. Makes me look forward to when Romeo is operational. Big fan of the game clearly, been through the available content entirely too many times. Agree on the expo dump start, and the character creation menu. Variable on the combat decisions but then I am a real bastard who often plays solo so my opinion might be best left in the garbage as playing with companions is both narratively more rich and significantly more forgiving in combat. I greatly look forward to the closing act of this game, the mystery of the lower sections of Mission Control and the shitshow that seems looming on the horizon for the life support unit has me buzzing and I shall almost certainly 100% it just as I did with AoD. Thanks for sharing it, AoD never got much tuber coverage outside of very low view count lets plays. And as I respect your opinion more than most its a real bonus to have you in particular talkin bout it.
@Syrenkai Жыл бұрын
I sure hope you cover Князь triology one day.
@aleksapetrovic6519 Жыл бұрын
Man, I gotta say, the one thing that I thought would prevent me from enjoying your videos has come to be one of the biggest reason I tune in for your videos now. I love your narration, the flow, the pacing... muahh *chef's kiss*
@shivamdabral88244 ай бұрын
"He decided that if you want to play a good RPG, you have to do it yourself". Welcome to the last 20 years of my buddies and me playing pen&paper. As always, thanks for the incredible content! Btw Each time i see your released smth new, still hope for planescape. Man can dream xD
@theaspectofvoid Жыл бұрын
I had to stop this video to go buy the game and play through it. Great stuff.
@mutantwormgirl11 ай бұрын
Whoa! Love your videos. Great work on fear and hunger. I'm working on a similar game as this and fear hunger. Hopefully you'll play it someday.
@josephmatthews76982 ай бұрын
"Blood Meridian-pilled" Ok, I'll go ahead and add the to my vocabulary.
@skazkatzroy344411 ай бұрын
I was worried that you got caught by the government and ended up in a Gulag, but you were just sick, hopefully you feel better
@pisacenere Жыл бұрын
A very comfy game (with spikes of extreme frustration). Really great video and respect for having sub-optimal builds and not caring lol.
@cccPKR3W Жыл бұрын
FINALLY NEW WARLOCKRACY VIDEO I CAN WATCH ON REPEAT
@clemenceau1196 Жыл бұрын
If it's any help, IIRC Torque 3D was the engine used by Starsiege and I think later tribes games and a couple of iterations of a building block game (aptly) named Blockland made by I think an employee of the company that developed and maintained the engine with assistance from a couple of others, and it was developed from an earlier engine used for Tribes.
@CATASTEROID934 Жыл бұрын
Instant upd00t for the SMAC intro. Pump that shit directly into my veins. Keep up the good work my guy 👍
@btw6301 Жыл бұрын
Very glad you reviewed this game! It's definitely worth every penny even in Early Access. I've clocked in 500 hours and will probably end up doubling them.
@Tudor_Rusan Жыл бұрын
I'm at 700h. But I guess there were times when I just wanted to take a little pause and actually fell asleep from exhaustion while the game was still running... - one of those games you can't put down.
@Stadtpark90 Жыл бұрын
@@Stadtpark90 Guilty as charged :D
@Tudor_Rusan Жыл бұрын
Is the story for the game finished? I thought they were still working on it
@lawlessx9 Жыл бұрын
@@lawlessx9 The game is about 85% done, with the final release date around November.
@Tudor_Rusan Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. Arguably, the true Story Mode is Intelligence/ Charisma stealth solo, which means you can play the game and avoid personally killing anyone or dying. And yes, the game looks wonderful. I wish the Studio could be contracted to do a Cyberpunk: Fixer game in the vein of XCOM.
@trevalyan006 Жыл бұрын
A new Warlockracy video, bless me father for i have sinned and dont deserve this gift.
@der_typ_halt7851 Жыл бұрын
OH BOY have I been waiting for a new Warlockracy vid
@HerbMandoom Жыл бұрын
The plot is sorta interesting, when I got into engineering I often wondered how following generations would adapt to the current technology. I didn't realize it till a few years ago but it just kind of happens, like phones and internet. It's iterative and not all at once, but on the same hand a lot of older tech gets lost to an extent, like a steam or stirling engines, or like dial up and payphones. I guess I always had some issue adapting it to the larger "space ship" style setting. In theory you would want most colonist to be pretty top notch in a particular field so the ship could be self sustaining.
@doifhg Жыл бұрын
Seems like they planned it that way before it all went to hell. Assuming Proxima is real, they had well trained engineers, a select few augmented to the point they were inhuman and immortal. Genetic specialists whom bred plant and animal life to hopefully help terraform the surface of the planet where the colony would be set up and make it easy for us to be able to eat something that won't make us sick. And for any gaps they had chairs that could literally write expertise into your brain. Mining was done on the way to maintain things, but all things considered had the workers not rebelled against their effective slavery as part of the mission the ship would've been well maintained throughout the journey. Most of the major troubles generally being linked to the Mutiny in some way or another. In the aftermath you still see that with what records remain and what tech isn't rare the people of the station have adapted to the best of their ability. Fixing up old guns or inventing new ones, the earliest generation of engineer cyborgs inducting new brilliant minds into their order to help keep the life support going, scientists of hydroponics turning their genetic knowledge to mutating humans to deal with the engine failure. The measures often seem desperate but like you said also become just another thing after long enough.
@Syrenkai11 ай бұрын
As an rpgcodex regular during the late oughts , it's so fun to see you covering these games
@peters416711 ай бұрын
Just checked, I have 222 hours in this game on Steam already. I fucking love Vince's writing, both here and in AoD/DR - it lends itself to worldbuilding so well while being intelligent, witty and funny. I still remember so many lines from AoD. I really, really hope the game gains some more traction and Iron Tower makes a sequel. It'd be a shame to see literally the best RPG devs recede into the sunset before they even got the chance to show the world their best side.
@Sezwer Жыл бұрын
You're so close to 100k. Been here since you had around 13k or so, and I'm incredibly proud of you and your progress. Well done, dude. I wish you every success for the future, and thank you for your stellar content
@clappagemcphee11 ай бұрын
Unfortunately this game is on the top of my list, mainly due to how much I liked Age of Decadence, so I can't watch this video yet. Soon as it's out in full and I'll be able to play through it a few times I'll come back to this.
@FretboardToAsh Жыл бұрын
He doesn't spoil the main quest much this time.
@090giver090 Жыл бұрын
Correction -- with CON 10 you can get 5 implants. If you decide to take the Regeneration (or whatever its name is) perk that bumps your constitution to 12 and lets you install 2 more implants, you can get to 7; otherwise you can have 6 by getting the Bionic perk.
@oleh_lunin4 ай бұрын
So close to 100K subs,good job on the big milestone
@cristian4545 Жыл бұрын
Bit late to this but on the church’s confession; I study Scottish Early Modern history and the terms General Assembly and Synod are both structures which governed the Scottish Presbyterian Kirk (kirk is church in Scots). Reinforcing the parallel is the fact that in the 1640s the Scottish Kirk, with the assistance of the nobility, seized control of the government of Scotland under the guise of a new Covenant with God. Later, due to severe losses in the civil wars these Covenanters increasingly radicalised and the General Assembly intervened more and more in government until Oliver Cromwell defeated them in 1651.
@Cab00se9011 ай бұрын
Thank you Warlock. You make my favorite videos. I have rewatched your back log so many times. I hope you are doing well.
@Alex-ip1dn Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review/video, really appreciate the work and effort you put in.
@Stealth86651 Жыл бұрын
LOVE the review approach! Hope to see more in the future.
@Zullv Жыл бұрын
My man, fantastic video as always, cant wait to watch it 10 times over the coming month, as is tradition. You should totally check out underrail at some point, i think it might be right up your alley
@SerrynRS Жыл бұрын
I low how you structure these videos, makes it so informative but immersive at the same time. GZ on 100k man.
@Xachy11 ай бұрын
You take games I would never be interested in and immediately make me want them
@0Maloy1 Жыл бұрын
The setting alone is enough to sell this game. Everything else is just a bonus
@larzkruber822 Жыл бұрын
Love your work man! Yet again another amazing video! I hope you’re doing well and are safe!
@TheDECKFISH Жыл бұрын
I can't get over this little warble I hear every now and then as I listen to Warlockracy.
@DawnApon11 ай бұрын
Age of decadence was just nasty, man It's basically a "restart until you make character that can survive intro" simulator And I'm not even talking about just combat capability
@koghs Жыл бұрын
I think that Total War Warhammer was better, even that I prefer the historical titles, pure strategy, and you cant count on magic to win.
@TheKeyser9411 ай бұрын
Chief Justice is a disco Elysium reference and you cant tell me otherwise!
@mynameachef8614 Жыл бұрын
I can't believe how interesting the storyline has. Great ideas here. Of course your delivery is always entertaining.
@cernunnos_lives4 ай бұрын
Love your videos man, please keep it up !
@cliftoncline3372 Жыл бұрын
This looks like such an incredible game! Hope the new home is treating you well.
@OminousToast11 ай бұрын
I've been playing this since I found out about it in your last video. I don't think the LP system meshes very well with the combat and XP but I've played through multiple instances of the demo with varying builds and picked it up from Early Access. I still really like it though despite my complaints.
@otakon17 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you're still posting. Stay safe and hope you get to better lands
@jhupt427411 ай бұрын
Seeing the state that are Europe and the U. S., even Australia, is nowhere is safe, the U. S. and Europe are a brink of collapse but still pretending that everything is fine, till the economic crash hit them hard, and everyone minus the rich would suffer.
@TheKeyser9411 ай бұрын
@@TheKeyser94 Seethe harder
@SleeperJauffre11 ай бұрын
I'm so stoked for this video I even got me some snacks to enjoy it with. Thank you!!
@Jocke133611 ай бұрын
I can't believe warlock is *aware* of frog tech ... that is such a classic " dream" of a meme! Good times back then with Zyzz and friends
@jjcoola99811 ай бұрын
Saw the game on Steam and picked up the demo and had fun with it for the short time I had on it.
@patrickmiller4229 Жыл бұрын
After playing this game for a few days now I can honestly say I'm hooked. GREAT recommendation!
@audiohourtapes76325 ай бұрын
that frogtech aside was so goddamn funny wtf
@vystaz Жыл бұрын
Great to see this gem get some more coverage
@721823411 ай бұрын
I adore this game's atmosphere. I will probably pick it up the next time i see a sale
@thebigidea965911 ай бұрын
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS! The game that kicks you in the balls and makes you like it!
@ProjectEkerTest33 Жыл бұрын
That little zinger, "It makes sense, thematically, that games which talk about ancient technology were made using ancient technology." had me rolling. Very funny.
@conatus13064 ай бұрын
I will not watch it yet. They created one of my favourite games, and they have design philosophy that really click with me. I'm really waiting for the Colony Ship to be finished and go in fresh. Still great that you are covering the game.
@uyaratful11 ай бұрын
Thank you sir. Your vids are euphoric.
@jmc154 Жыл бұрын
I was going to suggest Underrail, because it did seem right up your alley. Glad to hear you've played it already.
@teqai11 ай бұрын
Shit, ok you got me ill get it. I bought it in early EARLY access and refunded it because it felt so janky and that it was too ambitious to ever be completed. Little did I know years later it would actually be almost done and the story would intrigue me like this. Ill give it another shot, thanks for the recommendation!
@n543576 Жыл бұрын
Have you heard of Fear & Hunger? It and its sequel could be up your alley.
@asturias0267 Жыл бұрын
Love your reviews and gameplays ! + i think yr voice perfectly fits post-apocalitic games, dunno why :D
@torq4169 Жыл бұрын
You can't tell me V. D. Weller isn't a pun for Vault Dweller. Dude was committed to RPG development since he was conceived
@arthurvandelay.9 ай бұрын
Fucking love you Warlockracy!
@CrudeSaint Жыл бұрын
Always a good time.
@ryanbrady3755 Жыл бұрын
Never heard about this but I did hear about Age of Decadence(even played it). It is a very interesting jump from their previous games.
@falloutnwah1781 Жыл бұрын
As always a great video for an unknown game, nice job mate
@modelsnstuffreveiws662811 ай бұрын
I wish Wasteland had this level design
@Stormcloakvictory10 ай бұрын
I love the smell of being early to a Warlockracy video in the evening!
@kred4849 Жыл бұрын
You know what would be an amazing plot twist? If the colony ship never left the Sol system. It could actually be an Ark waiting out a flood/apocalypse on Earth which would fit with the religious background. If none of the original ship crew are alive and if you edited all of the computer map records, how would anyone know? Those primitive aliens would be descendants of Earthling survivors.
@DetectiveZoidberg11 ай бұрын
I get so stoked every time I see you've posted a new video.
@JamesSmith-fm6pd11 ай бұрын
Makes me wonder if you're going to cover the intriguing but very buggy insomnia: the ark
@Oversensitive-S-poster Жыл бұрын
I picked up Colony Ship as soon as I finished AoD and was immediately captivated. I started playing at 1 in the morning and finished playing at 1 in the morning the next day! As far as gameplay goes I would say it's second only to Underrail out of all the CRPGs I've played, although I do have some issues with the writing. The first chapter of the game is very strong in this regard but characters and concepts that appear in the second half of the game, particularly the three major factions, feel underdeveloped and underutilised. I think that they could all use more "spokespeople", maybe a character with a big meaty dialogue tree that can not only help flesh out the motivations and worldview of each faction but also establish the player's outlook and responses to them.
@lukedufaur53682 ай бұрын
Dig the SMAC soundbite/Miriam Godwinson quote at the beginning. Alpha Centauri was filled with awesome quotes that blew my mind playing it as a kid.
@alephnull3102 Жыл бұрын
Wow, so I played through about half of the content already. Still it is better to wait for a full game
The video was ready for almost two weeks, but I was unable to make final edits due to sickness. Game -> store.steampowered.com/app/648410/Colony_Ship_A_PostEarth_Role_Playing_Game
Hope you were able to reach the First World after leaving the Second World.
Hope you're feeling better now!
I actually want to play this one. I saw it one time but my permanent dopamine drip erased it from my mind
Due to ligma?
this is the first time you have posted a game I have never heard of (mods or otherwise) that I am like oh my goodness I have to play it. Super cool thanks for sharing.
ah my favourite rpg factions: - military man - capitalism man - church
Basically human history summed up.
@@zeriel9148 What a horrid view of human history.
Saddly, no communists ones. At least we have the anarchy movment. Close enough.
@@LichKingg23 I think you could argue commies are a combination of military man and church man. Commies get rid of religion because their beliefs are essentially a new one. This becomes quite explicit sometimes--for example the CCP literally putting Xi above Jesus in their version of Christianity.
After playing the game I'd say two of the factions are actually the two sides of a coin: Military man is a funny parody of communism with totalitarian propaganda and "secret police will accuse you of treason and execute you on the spot" meme, while Capitalist man is actually another parody of a communism but more of "communism will starve you to death" meme. Third one, the Church, is actually more of a corpo brainwashing shit, think of it like Amazon who sells "salvation of the soul" instead of material goods.
That intro made me hope, that you'll on occasion branch out of the comfort zone and talk about Alpha Centauri.
That's where I knew it from. I was so confused.
@@michimatsch5862 Yeah, it's from "Clinical Immortality" secret project. And the ending bit is from a "Network Node" base facility. I see you're a man of culture as well ;)
That eerie delivery is unmistakable. Well "eerie" describe the whole sound scape when it comes to Alpha Centauri.
I still sometimes fire up Alpha Centauri. If I'm baked enough.
Don't go. The drones need you. They look up to you.
Thanks for covering the game! I really enjoyed the video and the narrative style. Some comments regarding the suggestions: - The character creation is something we talked about, but the main difference with AoD is that it was more about background selection, with the visual aspect as a secondary thing. Having a screen for just the character model would be giving it too much importance, and even highlight the fact that our selection is pretty limited. - I kinda see what you are going for regarding the dialogue, but might need a bigger rework, as we have wildly different text sizes, so if it's just centering the start of dialogue will jump up and down quite a bit, or even hide some character options. - We don't have the system and interface structured around special abilities. - I would definitely love a more visual intro in the vein of Fallout, but it's out of our budget and time investment we'd need to do (as we are a VERY small team). Once again, thank you =)
I think it's fine to have a limited character model selection, I - and I think the majority or at least a lot of players - will probably only play as one of them anyway. It's much more important that the game is not overwhelming/confusing. That can make me quit a game, but I would never quit a game because it had too few character models. To me the concerns on this topic seem like ones a developer would have but most(?) players wouldn't actually mind or care. Having the character creation on multiple screens instead of one massive screen of info and numbers, I think is generally preferable. Having the parts on seperate screens doesn't necessarily make the individual screens seem more important, it is easy to see which is the cosmetic part. I would split char creation into 3-5 screens. Something like the style for example Pillars of Eternity uses. It has 7 screens and I think it works quite well. Thanks for your comment, it was interesting.
I just hope character creation is not a puzzle game in disguise, having to select the right skill at the right level from the very beginning or suffer a cascade effect of frustrating failed skill checks severely limiting interactions. And I repeat, frustrating, there are crpgs that make failure (and specifically, failure in optimizing a build, aka playing with a bit of creativity) fun and engaging.
thank YOU. you, like it or not are one of the ones responsible for re-igniting alot of peoples love for rpg with good writing. warlockracy talks about "the dark age of rpgs" and he's right. ive played alot of games where i told myself "this is fine" then i died like 500 times in AoD before finishing it... now you might be wondering "why?" because i was INVESTED, because the writing and setting were wonderful and i wanted to know what the hell was going on... so i guess thanks for that lol
@@Ba1th1azar Thanks, you are very kind =)
@@Ba1th1azar It felt like I died 500 times before leaving the first town. Man was that game hard but fun.
Colony Ship...For Sale, Cheap? Nah but seriously, another awesome video. Warlockracy puts out so much content it's insane. And it's all so damn *good* too!
Damn everybody knows Marathon now it’s being rebooted.
@@Jaydee-wd7wr it's been put on the map by the eceleb lobby as of late as well
I wached Mandi videos, And I doubt that I will play it.
@@gestaltengine6369 Yeah, and it’s such a shame too. The story of the earlier games is incredibly impressive even by modern standards, but now everyone’s going to know it as yet another lazy PVP extraction shooter.
NOOOO I DONT WANT TO GO BACK DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Was this Heinlein book I read ages ago about a generation ship where after a few generations the people just started thinking of the the stories of earth and the travel as creation myths and that the ship was all the world that ever existed. Was a super automated ship with perfect self maintainance, so people didn't have to do anything, could have something to do with it I guess. Ah It's called Orphans of the Sky in original English.
There is an old radio play called Universe that's the same premise
The game i inspired by that story
@@chadbusch8541 Universe is the first part of Orphans of the Sky
I read that book a long time ago and provide additional details. Most of the ship was designed with frictionless components in mind. Basically no moving parts. Over the centuries, elevators, moving doors and the like broke down, so the inhabitants put them into recycling machines which turned it into fuel for the ship. Essential systems such as the ship's helm controls were controlled by moving your hands over them. The main plot involves the characters finding a way off the ship via a shuttle.
Thats what this game is based on
I like the idea that they've already reached Proxima, and all the factions are keeping it a secret because it serves their goals in keeping control. It reminds me of a graphic novel called Shangri-La, by Mathieu Bablet.
Pandorum had the same conceit, as I recall. They find out at the end the ship is not "in the cold dark vastness of space" but just floating in the ocean on the planetary destination, heh. I do believe Vince said the ending wouldn't be super optimistic though.
When you talk to the life support cyborgs on maintenance, they tell you that the ship should've arrived on Proxima 80 years ago. Maybe they are orbiting planet already.
Starting with quote from Sid Maier Alpha Centauri from Sister Miriam Godwilson? Instant like. Edit: AND ends with Spartan quote. Gold material.
Colony ship is released now! Time for another review Warlockracy!
I was holding off on getting this as I saw reviews saying combat was still unsatisfying. But once the 1.0 version comes out, I’m definitely snagging this up. The world Iron tower has build feels super cool, characters feel nuanced and I’m a giant sucker for complex min-max style character creation.
Ye, the combat is still meh after 1.0 but I saw a comment that they are finally implementing custom difficulty settings, which is very much needed
I’m Catholic and like the peace message. If we fight, murder and implant destructive selfishness on our way to a new Eden, we don’t belong there. “Is this the only way, kill or be killed?” “Ask your _Father”_
Any chance you'll give the "Shadowrun Returns" trilogy of CRPG's a try? It's one of the few settings I've found that mixes magic, sci-fi and urban fantasy reasonably well. Very interesting both from a game mechanic standpoint and lore as well.
Ah yes, the Shadowrun Returns trilogy, aka the barebone first game, the legitimately fantastic second game, and the essay word count dialogue of the third game.
I remember being really confused the first time playing the game they made for the SNES. I was pumped for a game in a cyberpunk setting but wasn’t expecting the magic/fantasy angle. By the end I got into it because what’s not to like about fighting a dragon with a gun and magic fireballs.
@@atpsoldat6108 surely you mean the rock solid entrypoint to Shadowrun setting aka the first game, the every top-10 cyberpunk trope masterfully mixed aka the second game, and the genuinely peak Shadowrun unique masterpiece that demonstrates that it's not JUST Neuromancer with orcs, but its own cool thing, that is the third one.
@@FairyRat im sure he means the boring and cliche but still fun first game the well tempered and almost perfected but still rough second game and the absolute blessing by our lord that is the third game
@@giorgilobjanidze5667 The Shadowrun trilogy is a rare case of a game series getting better with each installment.
Hey Warlockracy, just wanted to take a moment to write you and let you know I really enjoy your content. It's great. I appreciate your insight on boomer gamer culture, russian/east europe culture, and overall all details you throw in your videos (I'm meaning here a video of yours doesn't have to be like the Planet Alcatraz One, or the Morrowind Kazashtan one, to be awesome and enjoyable. I also enjoyed the one about Mechwarrior and the one about Wasteland) Keep it up!! And have a nice week, hope you got well from that sickness you mention!!
That. ☝️
Downloaded the demo for this game; will probably play it after i complete Honest Hearts for FNV. This game seems fun and reminds me of the Gilgamesh from book, Children of Time, from Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Degenerate generation ships are one of the great classics of the genre, children of time is great! Also kind of reminds me of Non-stop by Brian Aldiss too
@@asdfasdf-dd9lk And added to the reading list.
Have fun blasting White leges in Zaion. Give them hell
A modern classic, one of the few pieces of genuinely interesting hard sci-fi we've gotten in recent years. Definitely colors what sort of game this is if it brought the Gil to mind.
With crappy internet connection and a lot of work, I find myself struggling to play lengthy games. I've discovered your channel recently and I've since devoured all of its content. I enjoy your format so much, I get to see most of the game (and I get a free story along with it), yet it leaves me with so many different ways to experience the game if I ever decide to pick it up. I'd love to see you cover Underrail, one of my favorite games with so much potential. Thank you for the amazing content!
"I find myself struggling to play lengthy games." " Underrail, one of my favorite games"
@@Lely2.0 the struggle is real
What i like about this (at least as far as i can distinguish from this video) is that there isn't a faction that is cartoonishly evil or something like that and everyone seems like they are just clawing for dear life to survive another day on a dying ship. i'm guessing this is why one can't (or at least shouldn't) give it a parallel with real life. I'm just happy they didn't try to portray yet another god damn "empire" faction.
Maybe all the "colonists" actually live underground in an elaborate set of installations and they are made believe they are in space, this is all as part of a social experiment executed by the company that built this underground colony. I call this organization "Underground Shelter Tec". And this is Shelter 420.
I can say, I have played through their prior game Age of Decadence; I have literally never played a game that had factions and characters with motivations and characterizations as well done as that. Consistently I found myself finding information where either I'd say "Oh if I was X I would do Y" and then found out they were actually doing that, OR X found something even smarter than Y that surprised me (in a good way). Usually if I would've responded in a certain way, that response was an option for my character. Genuinely just super well done. However it admittedly can be tough to get into and can be punishing if you mess up your build or don't jive with the playstyle.
OK, I just got to the part of the video where he describes every character in Age of Decadence as a manipulative sociopath, immediately after I left a comment saying they always did what I would've done. Uh oh... maybe I should get checked out...
Idk, for me most factions look very much cartoonishly evil. Protectors guys: totalitarian dictatorship with paranoia everywhere, secret police and shit. Brotherhood guys: haha, "communism will starve you to death" meme The Church: cartoonishly evil "masterminds" who rub their hands and occasionally say "just as planned" while doing everything to escalate conflict to another all-out war just for the sake of it.
@@quint3ssent1aChaos is a ladder!
My husband loves your channel and content! You are almost at 100k now. Wow! Awesome! We wish you all the best 😊😍
Outro
Do you know what it is referencing? The names the drill sergeant is saying sound so damn familiar, but I can’t quite remember. It is driving me insane.
Alpha Centauri
@@Warlockracy Ah. Thank you. It was like hearing a familiar song but being just unable to remember its name.
starfarer mentioned!!! i ❤ the luddic path!!!!
You always pick the most obscure and interesting stuff. Hope you've been well.
that frog tech anecdote was random but amazing
Hearing you start to break saying “2-room apartment in Belarus” made me cackle and I don’t know why
Just by starting this video with the synopsis of: this is a space colony that is centuries old, made of people that will live and die on it's journey, and already undergone a revolution. this concept just fires so many brain juices in me. like I wonder how many are there, is every space colony has it's own history, wars, revolutions, culture, language, politics, philosophies ? and if this is just one colony I wonder how earth looks like ? what planets did humanity managed to read by now ? also if you're in space and clocks resets, how will anyone could orientate on time based on black void of space ?
In the mid 2000's I went back and began to replay all the older console JRPG's I missed growing up. Never would have found Suikoden 2 or Lunar Silver Star Story if not for the Death of RPG"s as you called it.
The SMAC opening speech and the network node audio at the end was a nice touch.
I've been waiting to pick up Colony Ship. Wasn't sure to what extent you could tell a story within the mechanics, or influence the designer's story. Didn't expect you to cover this one, but what perfect timing. Thanks.
New warlockracy kino to watch 70 times let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Very happy to see that the video is bookended with SMAC quotes. I played the game back when Hydroponics first released, and I've been forcing myself to wait until the game releases to play again.
I have high hopes he'll cover SMAC some day.
Whoa, finally a game I have no idea about going in!
A new Warlockracy video is always a reason to celebrate!
This game reminds me of Pandorum, a colony ship movie, and yeah the twist is that they arrived at the planet years ago, and they were submerged at sea
I really like how this game reminds me of Underrail,, been looking for something to play that's like it. Thanks for the video ! Your content is awesome.
I simply must hear Warlock's take on the philosophy debate with the Ferryman from Underrail Expedition in my lifetime. Bless you sir
This game is much better now than when it released in early access but i think they still got a ways to go before i could recommend it without a disclaimer lol
As I watch. The Con heroic is great for excessive drug use. Death can sometimes come too fast to see the regen, but getting your stats back is always godly. I love the Courthouse dialogue, a jovial combo of legalese and violent intentions, and usually a fun story. Yeah having a team tank can often go awkward. Your enemies can see who is the easiest to hit and will often go out of their way to target them. Really learned that while doing Jed's companion quest as a solo guy when a whole combat encounter ignored me to kick his ass. The Black Hand ambush is a serious encounter for sure, though the Detroit fight is somehow one worse. Rarely am I badass enough for that. The drill sergent guy in Churchland also has a price on his head, but can't act on it till you hear about it from the bounty office. The big ass robot fight is where I usually end up spending my energy ammo, and I'd say remains the hardest encounter out there. Followed by the Queensguard and the Red Zone optional fight. Makes me look forward to when Romeo is operational. Big fan of the game clearly, been through the available content entirely too many times. Agree on the expo dump start, and the character creation menu. Variable on the combat decisions but then I am a real bastard who often plays solo so my opinion might be best left in the garbage as playing with companions is both narratively more rich and significantly more forgiving in combat. I greatly look forward to the closing act of this game, the mystery of the lower sections of Mission Control and the shitshow that seems looming on the horizon for the life support unit has me buzzing and I shall almost certainly 100% it just as I did with AoD. Thanks for sharing it, AoD never got much tuber coverage outside of very low view count lets plays. And as I respect your opinion more than most its a real bonus to have you in particular talkin bout it.
I sure hope you cover Князь triology one day.
Man, I gotta say, the one thing that I thought would prevent me from enjoying your videos has come to be one of the biggest reason I tune in for your videos now. I love your narration, the flow, the pacing... muahh *chef's kiss*
"He decided that if you want to play a good RPG, you have to do it yourself". Welcome to the last 20 years of my buddies and me playing pen&paper. As always, thanks for the incredible content! Btw Each time i see your released smth new, still hope for planescape. Man can dream xD
I had to stop this video to go buy the game and play through it. Great stuff.
Whoa! Love your videos. Great work on fear and hunger. I'm working on a similar game as this and fear hunger. Hopefully you'll play it someday.
"Blood Meridian-pilled" Ok, I'll go ahead and add the to my vocabulary.
I was worried that you got caught by the government and ended up in a Gulag, but you were just sick, hopefully you feel better
A very comfy game (with spikes of extreme frustration). Really great video and respect for having sub-optimal builds and not caring lol.
FINALLY NEW WARLOCKRACY VIDEO I CAN WATCH ON REPEAT
If it's any help, IIRC Torque 3D was the engine used by Starsiege and I think later tribes games and a couple of iterations of a building block game (aptly) named Blockland made by I think an employee of the company that developed and maintained the engine with assistance from a couple of others, and it was developed from an earlier engine used for Tribes.
Instant upd00t for the SMAC intro. Pump that shit directly into my veins. Keep up the good work my guy 👍
Very glad you reviewed this game! It's definitely worth every penny even in Early Access. I've clocked in 500 hours and will probably end up doubling them.
I'm at 700h. But I guess there were times when I just wanted to take a little pause and actually fell asleep from exhaustion while the game was still running... - one of those games you can't put down.
@@Stadtpark90 Guilty as charged :D
Is the story for the game finished? I thought they were still working on it
@@lawlessx9 The game is about 85% done, with the final release date around November.
Wonderful video. Arguably, the true Story Mode is Intelligence/ Charisma stealth solo, which means you can play the game and avoid personally killing anyone or dying. And yes, the game looks wonderful. I wish the Studio could be contracted to do a Cyberpunk: Fixer game in the vein of XCOM.
A new Warlockracy video, bless me father for i have sinned and dont deserve this gift.
OH BOY have I been waiting for a new Warlockracy vid
The plot is sorta interesting, when I got into engineering I often wondered how following generations would adapt to the current technology. I didn't realize it till a few years ago but it just kind of happens, like phones and internet. It's iterative and not all at once, but on the same hand a lot of older tech gets lost to an extent, like a steam or stirling engines, or like dial up and payphones. I guess I always had some issue adapting it to the larger "space ship" style setting. In theory you would want most colonist to be pretty top notch in a particular field so the ship could be self sustaining.
Seems like they planned it that way before it all went to hell. Assuming Proxima is real, they had well trained engineers, a select few augmented to the point they were inhuman and immortal. Genetic specialists whom bred plant and animal life to hopefully help terraform the surface of the planet where the colony would be set up and make it easy for us to be able to eat something that won't make us sick. And for any gaps they had chairs that could literally write expertise into your brain. Mining was done on the way to maintain things, but all things considered had the workers not rebelled against their effective slavery as part of the mission the ship would've been well maintained throughout the journey. Most of the major troubles generally being linked to the Mutiny in some way or another. In the aftermath you still see that with what records remain and what tech isn't rare the people of the station have adapted to the best of their ability. Fixing up old guns or inventing new ones, the earliest generation of engineer cyborgs inducting new brilliant minds into their order to help keep the life support going, scientists of hydroponics turning their genetic knowledge to mutating humans to deal with the engine failure. The measures often seem desperate but like you said also become just another thing after long enough.
As an rpgcodex regular during the late oughts , it's so fun to see you covering these games
Just checked, I have 222 hours in this game on Steam already. I fucking love Vince's writing, both here and in AoD/DR - it lends itself to worldbuilding so well while being intelligent, witty and funny. I still remember so many lines from AoD. I really, really hope the game gains some more traction and Iron Tower makes a sequel. It'd be a shame to see literally the best RPG devs recede into the sunset before they even got the chance to show the world their best side.
You're so close to 100k. Been here since you had around 13k or so, and I'm incredibly proud of you and your progress. Well done, dude. I wish you every success for the future, and thank you for your stellar content
Unfortunately this game is on the top of my list, mainly due to how much I liked Age of Decadence, so I can't watch this video yet. Soon as it's out in full and I'll be able to play through it a few times I'll come back to this.
He doesn't spoil the main quest much this time.
Correction -- with CON 10 you can get 5 implants. If you decide to take the Regeneration (or whatever its name is) perk that bumps your constitution to 12 and lets you install 2 more implants, you can get to 7; otherwise you can have 6 by getting the Bionic perk.
So close to 100K subs,good job on the big milestone
Bit late to this but on the church’s confession; I study Scottish Early Modern history and the terms General Assembly and Synod are both structures which governed the Scottish Presbyterian Kirk (kirk is church in Scots). Reinforcing the parallel is the fact that in the 1640s the Scottish Kirk, with the assistance of the nobility, seized control of the government of Scotland under the guise of a new Covenant with God. Later, due to severe losses in the civil wars these Covenanters increasingly radicalised and the General Assembly intervened more and more in government until Oliver Cromwell defeated them in 1651.
Thank you Warlock. You make my favorite videos. I have rewatched your back log so many times. I hope you are doing well.
Thanks for the review/video, really appreciate the work and effort you put in.
LOVE the review approach! Hope to see more in the future.
My man, fantastic video as always, cant wait to watch it 10 times over the coming month, as is tradition. You should totally check out underrail at some point, i think it might be right up your alley
I low how you structure these videos, makes it so informative but immersive at the same time. GZ on 100k man.
You take games I would never be interested in and immediately make me want them
The setting alone is enough to sell this game. Everything else is just a bonus
Love your work man! Yet again another amazing video! I hope you’re doing well and are safe!
I can't get over this little warble I hear every now and then as I listen to Warlockracy.
Age of decadence was just nasty, man It's basically a "restart until you make character that can survive intro" simulator And I'm not even talking about just combat capability
I think that Total War Warhammer was better, even that I prefer the historical titles, pure strategy, and you cant count on magic to win.
Chief Justice is a disco Elysium reference and you cant tell me otherwise!
I can't believe how interesting the storyline has. Great ideas here. Of course your delivery is always entertaining.
Love your videos man, please keep it up !
This looks like such an incredible game! Hope the new home is treating you well.
I've been playing this since I found out about it in your last video. I don't think the LP system meshes very well with the combat and XP but I've played through multiple instances of the demo with varying builds and picked it up from Early Access. I still really like it though despite my complaints.
Glad to see you're still posting. Stay safe and hope you get to better lands
Seeing the state that are Europe and the U. S., even Australia, is nowhere is safe, the U. S. and Europe are a brink of collapse but still pretending that everything is fine, till the economic crash hit them hard, and everyone minus the rich would suffer.
@@TheKeyser94 Seethe harder
I'm so stoked for this video I even got me some snacks to enjoy it with. Thank you!!
I can't believe warlock is *aware* of frog tech ... that is such a classic " dream" of a meme! Good times back then with Zyzz and friends
Saw the game on Steam and picked up the demo and had fun with it for the short time I had on it.
After playing this game for a few days now I can honestly say I'm hooked. GREAT recommendation!
that frogtech aside was so goddamn funny wtf
Great to see this gem get some more coverage
I adore this game's atmosphere. I will probably pick it up the next time i see a sale
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS! The game that kicks you in the balls and makes you like it!
That little zinger, "It makes sense, thematically, that games which talk about ancient technology were made using ancient technology." had me rolling. Very funny.
I will not watch it yet. They created one of my favourite games, and they have design philosophy that really click with me. I'm really waiting for the Colony Ship to be finished and go in fresh. Still great that you are covering the game.
Thank you sir. Your vids are euphoric.
I was going to suggest Underrail, because it did seem right up your alley. Glad to hear you've played it already.
Shit, ok you got me ill get it. I bought it in early EARLY access and refunded it because it felt so janky and that it was too ambitious to ever be completed. Little did I know years later it would actually be almost done and the story would intrigue me like this. Ill give it another shot, thanks for the recommendation!
Have you heard of Fear & Hunger? It and its sequel could be up your alley.
Love your reviews and gameplays ! + i think yr voice perfectly fits post-apocalitic games, dunno why :D
You can't tell me V. D. Weller isn't a pun for Vault Dweller. Dude was committed to RPG development since he was conceived
Fucking love you Warlockracy!
Always a good time.
Never heard about this but I did hear about Age of Decadence(even played it). It is a very interesting jump from their previous games.
As always a great video for an unknown game, nice job mate
I wish Wasteland had this level design
I love the smell of being early to a Warlockracy video in the evening!
You know what would be an amazing plot twist? If the colony ship never left the Sol system. It could actually be an Ark waiting out a flood/apocalypse on Earth which would fit with the religious background. If none of the original ship crew are alive and if you edited all of the computer map records, how would anyone know? Those primitive aliens would be descendants of Earthling survivors.
I get so stoked every time I see you've posted a new video.
Makes me wonder if you're going to cover the intriguing but very buggy insomnia: the ark
I picked up Colony Ship as soon as I finished AoD and was immediately captivated. I started playing at 1 in the morning and finished playing at 1 in the morning the next day! As far as gameplay goes I would say it's second only to Underrail out of all the CRPGs I've played, although I do have some issues with the writing. The first chapter of the game is very strong in this regard but characters and concepts that appear in the second half of the game, particularly the three major factions, feel underdeveloped and underutilised. I think that they could all use more "spokespeople", maybe a character with a big meaty dialogue tree that can not only help flesh out the motivations and worldview of each faction but also establish the player's outlook and responses to them.
Dig the SMAC soundbite/Miriam Godwinson quote at the beginning. Alpha Centauri was filled with awesome quotes that blew my mind playing it as a kid.
Wow, so I played through about half of the content already. Still it is better to wait for a full game