Evolution of STRONGHOLD Games 2001-2020

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  • @SergiuHellDragoonHQ
    @SergiuHellDragoonHQ  Před 5 lety +403

    Which Stronghold from the list is your favorite?

    • @tahsinkhan5171
      @tahsinkhan5171 Před 5 lety +99

      Stronghold crusader 2

    • @fujiwwara5976
      @fujiwwara5976 Před 5 lety +16

      @@SirWilliam441 same legends are good too

    • @inferno8008
      @inferno8008 Před 5 lety +15

      SergiuHellDragoonHQ crusaders extreme

    • @perfectkhan7578
      @perfectkhan7578 Před 5 lety +42

      Stronghold extreme

    • @itsbeta843
      @itsbeta843 Před 5 lety +14

      in my opinion my most favorite was stronghold 2 the third one wasnt appeling to me but i liked the story of stronghold 3

  • @jasperfraser6772
    @jasperfraser6772 Před 4 lety +1332

    When he said 'Can't place that there, M'lord!'
    I felt that.

  • @ozgurhepsag1930
    @ozgurhepsag1930 Před 5 lety +3726

    Stronghold Crusader is still the best.

  • @moneymoot
    @moneymoot Před 4 lety +717

    used to play stronghold crusader every fuckin day as a kid man... this game was my escape from everything, it was the only time in my life i was 100% unbothered and in full joy, man i wish being a kid..

    • @saslaraz3339
      @saslaraz3339 Před 4 lety +6

      Me too

    • @charon_lix
      @charon_lix Před 4 lety +5

      If you weren't so gay maybe you'd stop hating being an adult

    • @karanjassal33
      @karanjassal33 Před 4 lety +9

      I still play bro i am almost 29 stilli am playing this game when i was 9

    • @biplabsingha5526
      @biplabsingha5526 Před 3 lety +3

      Desert Rat Is it too late to play and enjoy this game?

    • @Serthys
      @Serthys Před 3 lety +11

      Protip from a father: Make an own kid, you will relive your childhood^^

  • @AnthonyDelaCruz86
    @AnthonyDelaCruz86 Před 4 lety +289

    I played stronghold crusader for years growing up. Hours upon hours all the time. One of my favorite games of all time

    • @fronti254
      @fronti254 Před rokem

      buen video yo igual juego stronghold.
      czcams.com/video/bSChdsOPQvs/video.html
      mision 4

  • @Pulsed101
    @Pulsed101 Před 4 lety +549

    The original Stronghold is still my favorite. The animations, music and campaign are just on point.

  • @DrRock-gs8cu
    @DrRock-gs8cu Před rokem +218

    Kids nowadays won't know the fun we had, playing stronghold crusader... This game will always be in my heart.

    • @thrivingwizard251
      @thrivingwizard251 Před rokem +4

      Ya sir like making custom maps to struggling for economy,,, getting afraid from nizar and caliph Messages

    • @justjoshinya7237
      @justjoshinya7237 Před rokem +3

      Me and my buddy are playing it rn it brings back so many memories

    • @pinkgreenmelon2209
      @pinkgreenmelon2209 Před rokem +2

      lmao i’m the older one and my 11 year old cousin was playing this and i didn’t know what it was so i had to ask 😅

    • @its_lucky252
      @its_lucky252 Před 11 měsíci

      same, i didn't know what i was doing but i had fun

    • @_Arjun_Patil_
      @_Arjun_Patil_ Před 9 měsíci

      Yes only 2000 born known 😢🔥

  • @strategywave9905
    @strategywave9905 Před 4 lety +1433

    *W O O D N E E D E D*

    • @robiramdani5439
      @robiramdani5439 Před 4 lety +66

      More wood is needed

    • @red-uw5ey
      @red-uw5ey Před 4 lety +53

      Can't place that there, my lord!

    • @oxofe3187
      @oxofe3187 Před 4 lety +50

      People love you my lord 🎭

    • @esti6536
      @esti6536 Před 4 lety +46

      Lion are attacking my lord

    • @jacd45
      @jacd45 Před 4 lety +52

      NO TAXES ARE A GOOD TAXES

  • @mrmacedon
    @mrmacedon Před 4 lety +620

    Stronghold Warlords 2020 gets announced and "People are leaving the castle my lord!"

    • @derynugrohozulkarnain5045
      @derynugrohozulkarnain5045 Před 4 lety +9

      Stronghold warlords looks like age of empire hahaha

    • @duncanross9884
      @duncanross9884 Před 4 lety +5

      @@derynugrohozulkarnain5045 rofl it really doesnt

    • @markosimunic4770
      @markosimunic4770 Před 3 lety +1

      @@derynugrohozulkarnain5045 It looks like stronghold 2. Just look at any gameplay video. When it releases il wait a month to see how the game will be received by the community.

    • @ibrahimozturk8863
      @ibrahimozturk8863 Před 3 lety +5

      They are mimicking total war shogun

    • @Leivve
      @Leivve Před 3 lety

      @@ibrahimozturk8863 There are worst games to mimic.

  • @stefanblazic4316
    @stefanblazic4316 Před 4 lety +1549

    The only game which quality constantly gets lower with every new game

    • @milanpospisil8024
      @milanpospisil8024 Před 4 lety +75

      I absolutely loved old Stronghold 1, I played also Stronghold Crusader which was also very good, but too easy. But then Stronghold 2... it had potential to be also as great as 1st one, but the game felt unfinished. Knights were totally overpowered, skirmish was unplayable because AI was too stupid, they had unfinished castles and their attacks were poor (as in Crusader, but at least their AI quite worked). I did not played any other stronghold after that :-(

    • @emaniajr6553
      @emaniajr6553 Před 4 lety +26

      Crusader 2 was better than Stronghold 3.

    • @lordsezar9889
      @lordsezar9889 Před 4 lety

      😹😹😹😹

    • @bearox8302
      @bearox8302 Před 4 lety +8

      Oh sir you forgot Fallout

    • @emaniajr6553
      @emaniajr6553 Před 4 lety +8

      @@bearox8302 No just no. Fallout 1 is deffiently not as god as new vegas.

  • @mrbenn2209
    @mrbenn2209 Před 4 lety +185

    The original stronghold and crusader were the best.

  • @user-zn9zw1rw8m
    @user-zn9zw1rw8m Před 5 lety +279

    Stronghold HD and Stronghold Crusader HD my favourite.

    • @ErectusEnormous
      @ErectusEnormous Před 3 lety +6

      So the original

    • @fronti254
      @fronti254 Před rokem

      buen video yo igual juego stronghold.
      czcams.com/video/bSChdsOPQvs/video.html
      mision 4

  • @BigShork
    @BigShork Před 5 lety +726

    "Evolution"? Maybe you mean degradation?

    • @solventman8307
      @solventman8307 Před 4 lety +39

      Wonder if you would say the same if all of those games came out on the same day, this way no one could base his opinion on the past as he imagines it to be and nostalgia. By watching back into our memory we are used to exaggerate everything and forgive even the biggest flaws couse of emotional relation to the subject.

    • @nileshsonawane72
      @nileshsonawane72 Před 4 lety +3

      Right

    • @aggressioncreed
      @aggressioncreed Před 4 lety +3

      Absolutely right

    • @yuzurusama
      @yuzurusama Před 4 lety +42

      @@solventman8307 fucking gibberish talk based on emotions again, stronghold 2 and 3 was absolute garbage unfinished crap, an insult to the serie. No balance, slow and complicated combat.

    • @skapik_j
      @skapik_j Před 4 lety +2

      ​Expert here eluel, no balance eluel, slow and complicated combat eluel, Stronghold 2 is the best and Stronghold 3 could be too, unfortunately their publisher forced them to release it too early so we got very buggy game :)

  • @zidane0017
    @zidane0017 Před 3 lety +76

    Stronghold Legends is soo underrated. I enjoyed it very much. I remember killing an Ice Giant with a single Knight

    • @sladewilson7750
      @sladewilson7750 Před 2 lety +5

      it was the only stronghold i enjoyed after stronghold crusaders

    • @user-bj2lk5fn9q
      @user-bj2lk5fn9q Před rokem

      It's for me the best strategy game

    • @michaelbonyak3517
      @michaelbonyak3517 Před rokem

      I dont think i ever made anything besides the unique units and hordes upon hordes of men at arms

  • @eslamtalaat1476
    @eslamtalaat1476 Před 4 lety +49

    l spent most of my childhood playing stronghold crusader .... it is the most beautiful game play i have ever played

  • @darkartsdabbler2407
    @darkartsdabbler2407 Před 2 lety +125

    Personally I'd love a new Stronghold that used the old res graphics of the original games. I hate to see games suffer in quality in the name of newer graphics
    Give us something that feels like classic stronghold just with new content, Y'know? New buildings, new missions, new units, new AI lords
    That's why people liked Crusader. It was fundamentally the exact same experience just with more stuff and some new music and palm trees

    • @pavel5209
      @pavel5209 Před rokem +5

      i wish it was like that
      im suprised how many ppl enjoyed the crusader series

    • @sedad5341
      @sedad5341 Před rokem +7

      They should add:
      -New way of battles like seabattles and more,
      -making bussines with other lords despite they're enemies,
      -and some amazing other stuffs for expanding empire.

    • @laszlobandi6456
      @laszlobandi6456 Před rokem +1

      they ruined a bunch of games trying to improve graphics. like Desperados or Aoe3. I feel like strategy works best with isometric 2d. Something like Ck3, is fancy and all but a map could look like a flat map and I would still enjoy it, old games focused on content. Even FIFA 2003, 2004 was bad, despite looking much better, only 2005 was better looking and playable. With sports is different I guess, on a big timescale it wouldn't matter but people who like gameplay would choose a roster update over an engine update. But Aoe2 was revived for that reason, it was much better than the next games. same goes for Stronghold. I never really got into it, because it looked so much worse, while trying to look better and nothing else.

    • @comack669
      @comack669 Před rokem

      There's a new indie game in development called Earth of Oryn. It's probably not going to be exactly like Stronghold, but looks promising as a successor.

  • @J.CDenton
    @J.CDenton Před 2 lety +56

    I honestly really like the Castle Sim elements of Stronghold 2. Mash that with the charm of the original voice actors of Stronghold 1/Crusader and the healing units of Crusader 2 and my dream castle game is basically complete honestly.

    • @StinCrucing
      @StinCrucing Před 2 lety +5

      there is a patch which adds the ability to heal units for crusader 1 called ucp if you're interested

  • @nan_euro
    @nan_euro Před 3 lety +49

    Stronghold Crusader had the best soundtrack and sound effect!

    • @fronti254
      @fronti254 Před 2 lety +1

      stronghol cruzader mision 1 y 2 .
      czcams.com/video/Mqn9TXw8vqw/video.html

    • @micaeldias7400
      @micaeldias7400 Před rokem

      Best soundtrack goes to Stronghold 1 imo

  • @ghostmedic86
    @ghostmedic86 Před 4 lety +31

    Nothing beats the original stronghold crusader. "The vultures are gathering, they circle over your pathetic castle." - The Caliph

  • @elsantego4693
    @elsantego4693 Před 5 lety +490

    Stronghold 3 has best graphics and Stronghold Crusader best gameplay.

  • @koendendulk5635
    @koendendulk5635 Před 5 lety +135

    can please everyone agree that 9:50 brings up you childhood like no other music in game

  • @TheDoomCamel
    @TheDoomCamel Před 4 lety +32

    "Degradation of STRONGHOLD Games 2001-2020" - more correct.
    Stronghold 1 & Stronghold Crusader 1 - top parts.

  • @xKisukeX96
    @xKisukeX96 Před 5 lety +183

    Stronghold 1 is easily the best. Crusader 1 was amazing as well. After these, just complete BS imo

    • @Flippi037
      @Flippi037 Před 5 lety +16

      Same here, Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader is hands down the best. They should make games in that same style with better graphics, and more historical campains. Because after Stronghold 1 and Crusader, the rest is just complete BS

    • @xKisukeX96
      @xKisukeX96 Před 5 lety +18

      @@Flippi037
      Oh yesss, the 2D looks made these games soo unique, full of lovely details and just breathtaking atmosphere.
      Just imagine another 2D full HD stronghold with an amazing well written story, huge maps with multiple islands and combination of stronghold 1 and crusader landscapes and maybe adding ships and stuff?
      Just take my fucking money firefly!!

    • @Kirnale
      @Kirnale Před 4 lety +4

      @@xKisukeX96 They should look at how AOE2 was remade and try that with stronghold. Then add a whole new campaign along with additional modes and features and it's gonna be a seller.

    • @exxy7513
      @exxy7513 Před 4 lety +1

      what stronghold 1 needed was a skimrish mode.. and it would be still played like crusader today!... SO SAD they didnt made a mod or update for stronghold!

    • @exxy7513
      @exxy7513 Před 4 lety

      @@aurelionshoe3754 i mean stronghold had no real KI.. just stupid Hords which rushed your castle.. or you rushing a castle.. but no real Unit movement.. more like towerdefence gainst static units. if they arent set on patroul

  • @seoldumb
    @seoldumb Před 4 lety +32

    Stronghold last release : 2014
    Total war : im gonna continue on this man whole career

  • @marcinsobczak2485
    @marcinsobczak2485 Před 4 lety +26

    I loved graphics in the first one, how supplies were piling up in storage area and watching workers and animals, never liked fighting tho :(

  • @skyrimgamerdovahkiin5238
    @skyrimgamerdovahkiin5238 Před 4 lety +22

    Wow. The Stronghold Games (especially 1, 2 and the Crusader ones) were somewhat my Childhood. i even bought them some months ago on Steam. Hope Warlords gonna be good.

  • @Godl1ked
    @Godl1ked Před 3 lety +18

    You know, the very first from 2001 stands as one of the best RTS games I've ever played.
    It boggles my mind to no end how did they not manage to recapture the spirit of the game in all of their following games.
    And the new one, set in Asia ? WHAT ARE THOSE GRAPHICS and that style ? WHAT IN THE VUCK

    • @joshk3490
      @joshk3490 Před 2 lety

      The graphics are a lot better than what this video shows. Look up different videos that show that game better. It’s actually a pretty good game!

    • @ricodevolder2566
      @ricodevolder2566 Před 2 lety +1

      Haha out of curiousity i looked up if there was a new stronghold since i only play stronghold 1. It actually blew my mind that after 20 years the game looks so goddamn shitty. And the vibe is way different. It had so much potential... such a shame. I guess i just play sh 1 and age of empires 4!

    • @thatguybrody4819
      @thatguybrody4819 Před rokem

      hey, crusader in my opinion managed to capture it perfectly.

  • @zainbaloch5541
    @zainbaloch5541 Před 4 lety +30

    Stronghold HD is best, the high definition version of Stronghold 1

  • @arturkeen8055
    @arturkeen8055 Před 5 lety +70

    Stronghold crusader - best

    • @FaheemProductions
      @FaheemProductions Před 3 lety

      My favorite 😍

    • @fronti254
      @fronti254 Před 2 lety

      stronghol cruzader mision 1 y 2
      czcams.com/video/Mqn9TXw8vqw/video.html

  • @krameri5
    @krameri5 Před 4 lety +95

    2001: Wow for 2001 this was beautiful!
    2005: Wow look at that 3D how the walls get ruined!
    2011: Wow it got even more realistic!
    2012: Wow wtf

  • @92OnTV
    @92OnTV Před 4 lety +55

    Mobing from 2D to 3D graphics was a mistake.

  • @theapplianceengineer
    @theapplianceengineer Před rokem +2

    One of the few games that’s withstood the test of time. Always loved playing this game with my dad and still do to this day!

  • @MiracleMS
    @MiracleMS Před rokem +9

    Stronghold crusader stands out at the best because it's visually simple
    Every building/unit is designed and colored distinctively regardless of lighting which allows them to be located much easier compared to other games
    It's realistic on how everything works but fictional on how they look which is the best combination in my opponent

  • @nervoznisa9119
    @nervoznisa9119 Před 4 lety +24

    "cant place that there my lord"
    *nostalgia hits*

  • @pepper_doze2463
    @pepper_doze2463 Před 4 lety +12

    Crusader is definitely an all time favourite of mine. But I must say I enjoyed Legends a lot too... Very entertaining in my opinion.

  • @TrollDragomir
    @TrollDragomir Před 2 lety +8

    After Crusader they could never really recapture the magic of this series. A shame, they're superb games, one of a kind, and still hold up amazingly to this day in terms of graphics (the 2D sprites aged like fine wine), music, sound and playability.

  • @Starlesslemon
    @Starlesslemon Před 2 lety +6

    So much nostalgia for Stronghold Kingdoms. Couldn't wait to come home and play after school.

    • @cr4yv3n
      @cr4yv3n Před rokem

      And wait 3 days for a building or insert your credit card?

    • @Phoenixlp44
      @Phoenixlp44 Před rokem

      ​@@cr4yv3nhonestly when kingdoms released it wasn't nearly as pay to win

  • @enestekin6109
    @enestekin6109 Před 3 lety +6

    Stronghold Crusader will be the best game ever. I've never fed up with playing that for more than 10 years.

  • @joanmarcferreaparici2282
    @joanmarcferreaparici2282 Před 4 lety +10

    The first is the best.. its not all about grafhics...the music was amazing and it got you a lot in the game. a lot of details that denote love from the creators in what they did. for example: depending on the country where you're from, you played the campaign map with the map of that country. Quality is in the small details

  • @shakmp4
    @shakmp4 Před 4 lety +12

    I started playing Crusader when I was in my 8 yr olds and now I'm 12 still enjoying the Game. Stronghold: Crusader is a masterpiece.

    • @sierraapples8099
      @sierraapples8099 Před 3 lety +1

      @Adnan DoaAdo wait
      You can play thia game with 128mb?

    • @retrogamer2503
      @retrogamer2503 Před 3 lety +1

      I still play Stronghold: Deluxe on the old computer that I recently managed to fix. Crusader and crusader extreme were also played by me for years but unfortunately I lost both of them since they just straight up stopped working not long ago....... :(

  • @user-xg8cc1gi8n
    @user-xg8cc1gi8n Před 5 lety +55

    Ok firefly, this is what we want in Stronghold Warlords:
    -Please make it a more gritty realistic looking instead of this cartoonish mobile looking game, please use less colors or at least use darker shades of the same colors
    -Please make it 2D instead of 3D
    -The space button is RESERVED for the lowered walls look like in Stronghold Crusader for nostalgia's sake, make any other button enter the Warlords screen.
    -Please NO unit squads/grouping like in total war, please make each unit produced as an individual unit (like in all old school RTSs)
    -The warlords system is iffy, reminds a bit of the estates system from Stronghold 2, not 100% on board for that one, might be better to scrap it and not take risks. You already experimented with similar systems like this in other titles and it was a feature most people did not want.
    Please, listen to your fans.
    Look, you already have the winning formula, the most legendary and successful titles are Stronghold 1 and Stronghold Crusader, we want a game with those game mechanics just in a new setting with the same graphics/look/atmosphere/gameplay but just slightly improved (for example like that new mechanic you put in of being able to chose whether single units can destroy walls or not. Btw. Good job on that one! That was a good choice.)

    • @lupengfan4875
      @lupengfan4875 Před 5 lety +3

      Satyr Sven I can’t agree with you more

    • @Froufman
      @Froufman Před 5 lety +1

      2D is ugly and will makes the game unplayable. The warlord system seems to be very cool ,if you don't like that you can fight without them.

    • @kresslib2
      @kresslib2 Před 5 lety +8

      @@Froufman 2 D is ugly? Lol, really?

    • @Froufman
      @Froufman Před 5 lety +2

      ​@@kresslib2 2D from Stronghold 1 and Crusader has aged badly. I just can't play those games again since I played Stronghold 2.

    • @kresslib2
      @kresslib2 Před 5 lety +10

      @@Froufman But i can. And most other players too.

  • @staticskal
    @staticskal Před 4 lety +17

    no ones talk about stronghold legends ? perhaps i just love the dragons and the others creature same like age of mythology

    • @knightofsvea604
      @knightofsvea604 Před 3 lety

      Stronghold legend was a nice concept but it didnt hold for long. Fun for a coupple of hours. Nothing one returned to.

    • @knightofsvea604
      @knightofsvea604 Před 3 lety

      Age of mythology atleast hade the same graphic as the other games.
      Firefly should have impoved on its graphic that made their games iconic.

    • @sim_-no6nd
      @sim_-no6nd Před 3 lety +6

      I played Stronghold Legends a lot it was a great game

    • @sirposto2083
      @sirposto2083 Před 3 lety +3

      I was asking myself that too ...even tho im a teen , I still get nostalgia cuz i used to play it when i was 6 , along with my brother , and my cousins , all trying to form strategies to bring vlad down haha

    • @valeriolibratti7559
      @valeriolibratti7559 Před 3 lety +2

      Legends is my favourite game and the campaigns are still fun today

  • @deama15
    @deama15 Před 4 lety +139

    The title of the video should changed to "Devolution of stronghold games".

    • @klaiken989
      @klaiken989 Před 4 lety +12

      Exactly!!
      I hate this childish 3D setup that they have embraced for no literal reason...

    • @deama15
      @deama15 Před 4 lety +7

      @@klaiken989 Yeah, weird, cause you don't even need that strong of a PC to run the older games with hundreds and hundreds of units on screen, for the newer ones you do. They just don't make games like they used to anymore :/

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love Před 3 lety +2

      @@klaiken989 They embraced it because 3D castles WOULD look fantastic, and certainly more immersive, the trouble is they couldn't implement it properly.

    • @fronti254
      @fronti254 Před 2 lety

      stronghol cruzader mision .1 y 2
      czcams.com/video/Mqn9TXw8vqw/video.html

  • @mahimaniac
    @mahimaniac Před rokem +7

    I don't get how Stronghold Legends isn't everyone's favourite stronghold. It looked the best and was personally the most fun. There's a cap on the number of troops you can produce but I'd use gargoyles and keep converting enemy archers and expand my army indefinitely. It was so fun.

    • @yourfriendlyjacob1171
      @yourfriendlyjacob1171 Před rokem +2

      stronghold 2001 and crusader are better

    • @ashiok
      @ashiok Před rokem

      For me the issue with that game is that the single-player is very lackluster. Online/with friends it's great, but in singleplayer there's very few AI to choose from (only 6 comprising the whole roster, which is even more insulting when you consider the fact that you encounter 2 other fully voiced AI amidst the skirmish trail mode, yet can't play against them in custom skirmishes) and the AI design/skill level is quite weak--also, in 4 player free for alls, the AI tends to team up against the player even if they aren't formally assigned to the same team, which is annoying.

  • @fireflyworlds
    @fireflyworlds Před 5 lety +32

    Always appreciate the videos Sergiu :)

  • @EmpireFanatic
    @EmpireFanatic Před 5 lety +14

    The original Stronghold is easily the best game in the series imo. Stronghold Crusader was also great. Went downhill after that unfortunately :P.

  • @andyf104
    @andyf104 Před rokem +18

    Back in late 90s my mom got me one of those magazines that came with a CD full of demo games; I remember playing a given medieval-themed RTS (can't remember the name, but until recently I thought it was Knights & Merchants) that even had cool day/night transitions and all four year seasons - which don't occur in K&M. Anyone knows what game it might have been..? Thanks in advance!

    • @karol206070
      @karol206070 Před rokem +3

      Hey, it is probably knights of honor, btw recently knights of honor 2 came out :)

    • @andyf104
      @andyf104 Před rokem +1

      @@karol206070 Thank you, but unfortunately it isn't. I've checked it and KoH is different, plus was released in 2004.

  • @oldchannel4946
    @oldchannel4946 Před 5 lety +52

    stronghold warlords looks good but stronghold crusader is still the best.

    • @geekin4X
      @geekin4X Před 4 lety +1

      it looks like flaming garbage?

    • @tudu8785
      @tudu8785 Před 3 lety

      @@geekin4X XDD no

  • @poepvlek7453
    @poepvlek7453 Před rokem +1

    I love the way you could expand the stockpile. In the newer ones, you get 1 building that gets full all the time.

  • @muhaibamin304
    @muhaibamin304 Před 3 lety +4

    Stronghold 1 and crusader are still legend till to this day 💖💖💖💖💖

  • @gunziecore2054
    @gunziecore2054 Před 4 lety +24

    The "evolution" ended in 2002 imo :/

  • @joja2174
    @joja2174 Před 4 lety +11

    "These are desperate times my lord you will need all your courage in the days that lay ahead"
    -wise words from Richard the lion hear
    Stronghold crusader is the only game worth your time from the whole video

  • @renatomirandadealcantara6259

    Stronghol 1 cause of the story, soundtrack and atmosphere and cruzader for the it all ❤️, I dont know how many hours of my life were spent playing this... Warlords seens to be good!

  • @ozcozfozc
    @ozcozfozc Před 5 lety +20

    My notes:
    Stronghold
    + Charismatic 2D graphics
    + Beautiful atmosphere
    + Nice soundtrack
    + Cute story
    + Fear factor lets u be nice or evil lord
    - Lack of skirmish mode
    - Unrealistic size of buildings (always hated that in games)
    Stronghold Crusader
    + Addition of skirmish mode
    + Game is more challenging in terms of food production, u can build fields, orchards etc. only on grass
    - Lack of proper story campaign
    Stronghold 2
    + Buildings now have proper size and detailed interiors
    + Lots of interesting new mechanics (more castle managment, feasts, honor and more..)
    +/- Removal of fear factor
    - Campaign is goofy
    - Ugly animations
    - Ugly moats
    - Ugly wooden walls
    - Lot of maps are too tiny
    - Tf is with those spearmen voices
    Stronghold Legends
    - Feels weird
    Crusader Extreme
    + Title says everything
    Stronghold 3
    + Actually never played that but I really like the art style
    Stronghold Kingdoms
    - Don´t play these kind of games
    Crusader 2
    - Never played that too but AI castles in skirmish mode seems weak
    Warlords
    - Dissapointed like everyone else
    - Mobile game ad style graphics and shitty anims again
    - Expected Stronghold game (from the 3D era) finally done right in all ways
    + New "warlord" mechanic looks promising tho.. who knows.. maybe it will be a good game after all

    • @kresslib2
      @kresslib2 Před 5 lety +4

      Unrealistic size of buildings in Stronghold? Are you sure?

    • @ozcozfozc
      @ozcozfozc Před 5 lety +3

      @@kresslib2 Well its still better then warcraft

    • @kresslib2
      @kresslib2 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ozcozfozc Yes..

    • @baseddepartment285
      @baseddepartment285 Před 4 lety

      @@ozcozfozc you didn't play Starcraft II obviously (it's Warcraft in space with even smaller buildings)

    • @grahambentley3493
      @grahambentley3493 Před 4 lety

      Legends and SH2 had the best fighting and graphics

  • @aninditaofiardyanto22
    @aninditaofiardyanto22 Před 4 lety +2

    Have been playing all these, the best is "stronghold crusader" according to feeling. Enjoy, sad, happy, smile, laugh, relax, angry, mad etc. it almost take every place in mind

  • @kikisnare3417
    @kikisnare3417 Před 5 lety

    Great video!

  • @nileshsonawane72
    @nileshsonawane72 Před 4 lety +21

    Stronghold crusader was my favorite until now

  • @baptic2
    @baptic2 Před 5 lety +77

    Stronghold 1 best because I don’t like the desert , I préfère the green gras of medieval Europe

    • @yourself6930
      @yourself6930 Před 4 lety +6

      Pfffttt...😧
      Weak

    • @Pulsed101
      @Pulsed101 Před 4 lety +5

      phil g 100% Stronghold 1 "feels" and looks better

    • @anv0004
      @anv0004 Před 4 lety +2

      Me two, I've waited for an upgraded medieval europe that brings the charm of stronghold 1 which I fell in love with, sadly, it never happened, it's been 20 years.
      Kingdoms seemed to bring some hope but nah, esp when the village and castle are split like that, what a pity

    • @RazorDuke883
      @RazorDuke883 Před 4 lety

      You can always mod Stronghold Crusader to look like Stronghold 1

    • @osamazafar6264
      @osamazafar6264 Před 4 lety +6

      I like crusader more because the grassy area itself becomes a resource of sorts so it is way more competetive.

  • @Samir_niazi
    @Samir_niazi Před 4 lety +2

    I am in love with Strong hold 2002 version🥺 One of my favorite pc games ever

  • @jeonseol8010
    @jeonseol8010 Před 4 lety +14

    Lol i remember my father teaching me how to play this (2001 ver.)

    • @jeremy143w8
      @jeremy143w8 Před 4 lety +1

      My dad taught me the 2002 version

    • @christopher_chh
      @christopher_chh Před 3 lety

      I grew up with the first four somehow me a 7 year old taught myself how to play each game anf that was why i kept playing it was fun to learn but i also played strong hold 2 the most

  • @tadii6962
    @tadii6962 Před 5 lety +15

    I like Stronghold Legends the most, but Stronghold 3 has the best graphics

  • @Gaucho1410
    @Gaucho1410 Před 5 lety +17

    The best was the first one. Such an amazing story

  • @memejojawolf
    @memejojawolf Před 3 lety

    Im a Stronghold fan rewatching it makes me wanna download it again thank you

  • @hasanab4600
    @hasanab4600 Před 4 lety +3

    2:18
    نقف على استعداد
    Standing ready
    مولاي امرك يا مولاي
    my Lord، Your orders my lord

  • @octopus8420
    @octopus8420 Před 4 lety +6

    19 Years and still can't place the buildings correctly

  • @elhuron9486
    @elhuron9486 Před 3 lety +3

    I remember when i played Stronghold Crusader Extreme i just kept throwing rocks on my opponents lol :D .

  • @lymeregis4354
    @lymeregis4354 Před rokem +2

    For me the game looks much better in 2D than in 3D.
    My favourite is the original Stronghold. The ambience and music is great. When the Gregorian chant kicks in you know you're in trouble.

  • @dylanoswalt2947
    @dylanoswalt2947 Před 4 lety +2

    I feel like stronghold 1 and crusaders would have been the best if they added some of the cool functions from 2 like the faster hunter and sawmill, and a couple of the other cooler buildings that have never been there

  • @newworldstream1259
    @newworldstream1259 Před 4 lety +12

    Stronghold was one of my first games on PC in 2001 :D

  • @daniellodnan8543
    @daniellodnan8543 Před 4 lety +9

    they was most creative in 2D :)

  • @WimbIedonGB
    @WimbIedonGB Před 3 lety +1

    Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader are still beautiful :) Stronghold has a special place in my heart :D

  • @rosemccartney1538
    @rosemccartney1538 Před 3 lety

    So much nostalgia from Stronghold 1 base game oh my god, those were fun times

  • @behnamhashemi2657
    @behnamhashemi2657 Před 2 lety +3

    None of them is really like the first version. The same beautiful graphics, beautiful land, and beautiful European environment
    I wish you would increase the possibilities of the first version and continue it. Especially the king's towers are very beautiful and the king himself is very beautiful in the first version.

  • @colford5833
    @colford5833 Před 4 lety +4

    Quite liked stronghold but was always frustrated how small the maps were, I played some games where my archers were shooting at the enemy archers from each other's walls and towers, I'd like to see gigantic maps where you are able to expand and maneuver, also you couldn't zoom out very far to view your mighty fortress, all things that make me not want to revisit stronghold.

  • @saidassimkus1133
    @saidassimkus1133 Před rokem

    this was my go to games when i was 10-16yo stronghold crusader gta sanandreas samp online roleplay @ counter strike source@ fifa @ league of legends i spent a year alone just sitting and playing these games

  • @SuperAleph1
    @SuperAleph1 Před rokem

    ahhh... i remember playing this til dawn... good ol days.. stronghold 1 will always be my favorite

  • @FattestCatInThePlnt
    @FattestCatInThePlnt Před 4 lety +6

    0:46 Let it burn
    0:50 aaaaaaAaaAaa
    Where was this game all my life. Thank you for introducing.

  • @adambah5867
    @adambah5867 Před 4 lety +22

    2:12 i want that map

    • @xtracom
      @xtracom Před 4 lety +3

      Just Google: Stronghold Battle of TROY (Movie Based)

    • @jeremy143w8
      @jeremy143w8 Před 4 lety

      xtracom yea I could tell that was Troy

  • @alan3687
    @alan3687 Před 4 lety +2

    The popularity is rising:)

  • @Sunaoc
    @Sunaoc Před 3 lety +1

    I played this game all days. Wish there is a new version of this game

  • @anislati4763
    @anislati4763 Před 4 lety +19

    Stronghold crusader is the best one ❤️

  • @HaseebKh00n
    @HaseebKh00n Před 4 lety +8

    " Wood Needed "

  • @xocea1366
    @xocea1366 Před 3 lety +2

    'Can't place that there, M'lord!' **Unholy screeches of rage**

  • @MannamedMiyuki
    @MannamedMiyuki Před 4 lety +1

    What most people don't know is that there was a stronghold game back in 1993. It was developed by SSI and was a strategy war game usong 2nd edition D&D rules.

  • @tomknokkel
    @tomknokkel Před 3 lety +5

    Stronghold, Warcraft 3, Age of Empires and Empire Earth have immensely strong similarities in gameplay style. There are to some extent small differences between them, however core gameplay remains similar meaning if a person enjoy playing one of these sorts of strategy games there's a strong possibility that they'll enjoy all of them. I haven't played every game in every series, i played most of Age of Empires series and Stronghold series but i'm assuming Warcraft and Empire Earth series remained the same or not? In Warcraft 3 and Age of Empires 1 the UI or HUD is big which is annoying because it takes up almost half the damn screen, however in Age of Empires Definitive Edition and Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition you are able to adjust the size of the UI which is brilliantly magnificent. Empire Earth and Stronghold which is first in the series has a small UI which is superb they definitely did it the proper way at it's commencement seeing those games are the first games in the franchise. In Empire Earth while a citizen is busy building a structure you slowly see the structure becoming larger and larger raising upwards until completion which is cool, in Age of empires and Warcraft 3 the foundation is laid the villagers built it, in Stronghold you simply place a building on the map there is no villager which construct buildings, that's why i say there's differences between all the aforementioned games, yet they are akin to each other. The first stronghold doesn't have skirmish mode but it was added in stronghold Crusader it's splendid. I enjoy all of these excellently superlative PC strategy video games.

    • @idcaf
      @idcaf Před 2 lety

      Even rise of nations (RON) plays just like those and is ofcourse different in its own way. I wish we returned to a golden era of rts games.

    • @MessengerOfMonolith
      @MessengerOfMonolith Před rokem

      Empire Earth lmao... I remember using "bam" cheat as a kid, pretending as time traveller/army from the future, and nuked their towns.
      And when they're in the bronze age i immediately created Zeus and the army of Pandora, pretending as a the punishment from Olympus lmao.

  • @a_carrot9917
    @a_carrot9917 Před 5 lety +11

    Это прекрасно :')

  • @linetech1
    @linetech1 Před 4 lety

    which game is from secound 00 to 00:40? ho to get this theme?

  • @rikikawamura8586
    @rikikawamura8586 Před 3 lety

    stronghold crusader my fav game of all time, i still play it until now

  • @user-ds7dx5dh9j
    @user-ds7dx5dh9j Před 4 lety +9

    stronghold 1 and crusader are amazing
    legends are good
    stronghold 2 are disappointing
    3 is a shame

  • @VITAS874
    @VITAS874 Před 5 lety +4

    Stronghold 1, crusader, stronghold 2, legend, best

  • @fridaynuggies4191
    @fridaynuggies4191 Před 4 lety

    Just want to ask, but did ya'll actually build walls around the Keep??
    Cuz I usually just build walls at the border and I think Im not doing it right

  • @pedrjbon
    @pedrjbon Před rokem

    which do you recomend me to buy? stronghold, stronghold crusader or stronghold crusader 2

  • @fuadm.283
    @fuadm.283 Před 4 lety +5

    stronghold crusader warcraft3 and frozen throne is the best game

  • @ivancvitkovic6679
    @ivancvitkovic6679 Před 5 lety +4

    You should play stronghold more

  • @sirlointheundercooked6965

    Does anyone have a download link for stronghold 2001? I can't seem to find it anywhere anymore :(

  • @comradekirov7788
    @comradekirov7788 Před 2 lety

    damn, where to get that castle defense or attack map on crusader?

  • @albertobellini98
    @albertobellini98 Před 5 lety +12

    Stronghold 1: Best story of the series.
    Stronghold Crusader: Best gameplay of the series.
    Stronghold Crusader Extreme: Best chaotic game of the series.
    Stronghold 2: Best economic game of the series.
    Stronghold Legends: Best atmosphere of the series (At least for me personally).
    Stronghold 3: Best graphic of the series.
    Stronghold Kingdoms: Best multiplayer game of the series.
    Stronghold Crusader 2: Dunno
    Stronghold Warlords: Dunno

    • @motokaichou2010
      @motokaichou2010 Před 5 lety +1

      I personally agree with this list

    • @zanclan2106
      @zanclan2106 Před 4 lety +2

      Crusader 2 has best co-op because you can have 2 players control 1 castle. (1 player does economy,the other does military) My personal opinion at least.

    • @FaheemProductions
      @FaheemProductions Před 3 lety

      True

  • @AliAyadF
    @AliAyadF Před 4 lety +17

    stronghold crusader is the best ever

  • @McSonR
    @McSonR Před 4 lety +1

    Used to play the two very first games. As I can see, only graphics was improved in the subsequent versions. The other ideas are similar: rules, attacks, defence, even screams. It's a pity that so much efforts of engineers were spent while the work of creative authors were needed.

  • @Stoffies123
    @Stoffies123 Před 2 lety +2

    Stronghold 1 was my favorite but I also loved Stronghold 2's campaign and the free for all type of gameplay. Sadly ive never played Crusader and my PC with all my Stronghold games broke..
    Update: about 6 months after posting this i got a laptop and the first thing i did was download stronghold 2 lol :D
    (edit posted 1 year after og comment)