Anno 1800 Review - Preview Build

Big thanks to Ubisoft for reaching out and providing me access to Anno 1800.

[@Princeps2]

Did you actually buy and play a game to review another game? WTF Legend, noone does that. That's some next level dedication and honesty. As a long time Anno fan... thank you man.

[@misterinadequate3518]

it is stuff like that that makes me trust his reviews. That and that he calls em like he sees them. The fact he is excited about this game says a lot about it.

[@NoobLord98]

And he bought the right one, cause up until now 1404 is definitely the best anno game out there.

[@misterinadequate3518]

@@NoobLord98 yea, I've dusted off my copy(called Dawn of Discovery here) and plan to play it so I'll be ready to play Anno 1800 in April.

[@DanielPrilipko]

Gave a like 1 minute into this review just upon hearing that.

[@Paradoxon104]

you were supposed to destroy the merchants and not join them!

[@sineupp]

Come to the dark side, we have ivory.

[@khorps4756]

you were my general, legend, i loved you

[@CptMole]

You have allowed the merchants to twist your mind until now you have become the very thing you swore to destroy.

[@ave789]

OY VEY

[@LegendofTotalWar]

You underestimate my power. Did I mention I hate sand btw

[@misterinadequate3518]

I was questioning whether or not to get this game. Your review means a lot towards my decision. Thank you. Especially nice to see you review a game you have little experience with.

[@misterinadequate3518]

in fact - though expensive your review has tipped me towards buying it - so they did right having you review it

[@Acularius]

I agree to both your statements. Was on the fence. Was a little burned by 2205, so it's nice to see 1800 shaping up to be a decent game.

[@STzim]

"God I can't believe how much time I've spent on this." is pretty much the best endorsment you can give.

[@misterinadequate3518]

in his vampire livestream he said that he was probably going to play Anno 1800 after the livestream - another great endorsement

[@skush9146]

So glad you finally got a good relationship with a developer, you definitely deserve it. I feel no one says the truth about a game as much as you do and also hats off to Ubisoft for reaching out like that. Also really enjoy that you are getting some good variety into your channel, really liking the stuff you're putting out!

[@Didacmmv]

Optimizing and fulfilling our OCD dreams of maximum productivity is why I'm here, thank you for showing me how to properly place farms ( long time anno player, even played the preview build), cheers!

[@nicholashatzis]

Next level shit Legend, streaming and uploading at the same time :O

[@__MaReX__]

This has probably been recorded weeks ago

[@LegendofTotalWar]

​@@__MaReX__ nope i recorded this today

[@atomic.3200]

Hey LegendOfTotalWar, as a die-hard Anno fan, I just want to thank you for taking the time to get into 1404 before testing and reviewing 1800. I think it goes a long way to understand the Anno idea. And you were right to choose 1404 over the other titles, it's widely regarded the best entry in the franchise among fans!

[@die1mayer]

I played all Anno games (except 2205), 1503 was definitely the best in terms of being a challenging economic simulation. Actually having to sell the goods you produce in order to turn a profit, instead of magic tax income. In 1404 you could just place some houses, evolve them to citizens and you had positive income for the rest of the game (if you weren't going for strong military/palace). And the political correctness sucked: You have to build a muslim settlement in order to evolve the occident! And the whole campaign is a political message: Crusades were bad, bad. Your goal is to sabotage is and help refugees, the vizier is a friendly Santa Claus and the cardinal is literally Palpatine from Star Wars.

[@theasassinator]

Dude the cardinals in the 15th century were literally like Palpatine. especially the Spanish which going off memory was what his costume was based off of. Also it is widely agreed that the reason Europeans became the dominate world power by trading. The game was very much not political and the fact you think it was because they didn't make the the grand vizier bad when they made the western trading partner just as nice is telling.

[@Niscimble]

Quite a left turn from your normal content, but I am looking forward to your foray into new genres

[@DenGaming18]

It's not really anno without the constant battle to get optimal farm placement

[@antonlogunov1936]

Agree!

[@ironwolfnl7365]

I still gwt nightmares from lacking tools in anno 1404. Literally hours of just shipping tools so that I could expand...

[@phigu198]

Yes, PLEASE play an Anno Game! This should be quite wonderful!

[@dofod]

Thanks Legend for your dedication and honesty. Always a TotalWar/Anno player so that's like a double plus knowing you are venturing into Anno-it would be a bit different than TW but still! glad seeing you doing these videos.

[@bubblegumfacebabe]

I’ve been waiting for this for quite some time, thank you for the preview, i enjoyed watching ❤️

[@8jijjoo126]

Not a big fan of citybuilding personally but your enthusiasm made me consider getting it. It seems pretty interesting to be honest. Thanks!

[@jelletiegelaar9904]

I can't wait for this game. love anno! Did you know that every anno is 9. 1800, 1404, 1503 etc

[@ddjay1363]

Anno '1404 Venice' is my favourite and arguably the best Anno game.

[@ironwolfnl7365]

I don't even know how many hours I spent on my old disk version 1404 venice

[@DJDrue]

I really enjoy this game, and I'm excited to see you playing it. Thanks for the review...looking forward to more on your channel.

[@BRDScorpion]

Great Review ! Never expected to see you in Anno but i think its great you try new things out would enjoy see some gameplay well it will be released and great to see you as well enjoy the game keep it up !

[@aaronlewis702]

Thanks for the review, very informative. Loved the other Anno games and it looks like this might be a great addition, especially the music.

[@MrSimonvk]

Great review, happy to see you enjoyed yourself. I played most Annos and 1404 is imo by far the best. If this one is even better it should be a nobrainer for me. Cheers for buying 1404 to have an Anno to compare this one too. Thats some true dedication!

[@armchaircivilian3076]

Good call comparing Anno 1404 with the new one - imo 1404 was the best so far. Nice surprise to see you covering this too!

[@harrysmith1711]

Awesome mate. Can't wait to see you continue your conquests with pre-dreadnaughts and super guns

[@cytech853]

Can't wait. Will be playing this on the 31st January closed beta. Love the anno series

[@deputyvillageidiot]

I love the fact that you reviewed an Ubisoft game!! Too awesome!

[@Redact42]

Glad you enjoyed it legend. I have only played 2205 and i really enjoyed it. Your review will defo make me check out the franchise again.

[@ginlennon4834]

Well done Legend! I loved Anno1404, now I'm definitely going to purchase this one aswell

[@sneakynickname1972]

ANNO ! I spent hours playing 1602. Love your channel man, love your sarcasm, will love you leaving comfort zone! :D

[@TheLordboki]

As someone who's played every Anno (even the cellphone version of 1503) I am happy to see you got offered to review this.

[@darkspirit1911]

Was always curious about this series, hope to see a fresh playthrough

[@squirrelgolem]

Looking forward to an Anno live stream! I played the first entry Anno 1602 a looooong time ago, those were the times :D

[@moreDLCdaddy]

Anno is a much better game for your mental health than total war I think, I at least never got sick or toxic through stupid game design

[@dryaldibread2327]

Depends. Sometimes the game bugs af.

[@postmodernantimodernist2075]

If your mental health suffers from Total War games then you should give Dota 2 a try :)

[@jp7256]

#streamgang

[@rebelfriend1818]

ayy

[@8jijjoo126]

Ayy

[@martinlopezhowe]

ayy

[@NoobLord98]

I really like how they do the farms now, allows for much more space-efficient placing on your islands.

[@aaronang1767]

Enjoyed 2070 and looking forward to this one :)

[@stathis.vazeos9433]

My fave youtuber playing my fave game. What a day!

[@Jukrates]

”Kalapää” is finnish and means ”Fish head”

[@FinnPotato]

Kuka vittu nimee kaupungin kalapääks XD

[@Jukrates]

@@FinnPotato joku Svinhufvud?

[@FinnPotato]

@@Jukrates vissii sit :D

[@Jukrates]

@@FinnPotato siis ku svinhufvud = svin huvud = sikapää

[@vampishmemo]

"Friendship with CA ended now Ubisoft is my best friend"

[@thepuppelpuppel4175]

they were never friends in the first place

[@imperii_legatus7590]

Are you implying that Uncreative Assembly are good company and Ubisoft sucks you are such a boar if you think that look at AC Origins and Odyssey dude Warhammer is shit franchize i tried Dark Crusade the other day althou the ai is somewhat smarter than most of the rts games i play i still think Warhammer is something i would like 10 years ago the newest total war Warhammer games are terrible and this comes from person who spend several hours on rome total war medieval 2 napoleon .

[@davidareeves]

Been a fan for eons, UbiSoft ended that, never buy anything attached to them. Sorry BB, change publisher and I'll buy this

[@AndrewTheFrank]

LegendofAnno

[@whiskeybacon4581]

Thank you Ubisoft, very cool! 👌

[@hhjada4449]

YES, SO MUCH YES! I've been playing Anno 1404 for years, still thoroughly enjoy it. Both the campaign and singleplayer scenarios which you can customize are really good.

[@hhjada4449]

Can't wait for 1800!

[@alexandruym1569]

Nice collaboration your the best total war youtuber i watch You science the last roman campaing in attila and i am a huge rome games fan and medieval 2 and rome 1 and 2 You nave my like

[@Lambertcanal]

Nice to see Legend branching out!

[@liamm2446]

Thank you for doing this review ! Watching trailers and gameplay videos just made me feel like it was a carbon copy of 1404. Was refreshing to see what's different

[@futuregohan2398]

Take a shot every time Legend says Anno.

[@Alucard6297]

Sounds like you had a blast with this.

[@Metaldude1945]

This makes me want a Victoria Total War even more! I just love that atmosphere!

[@Silith13]

Been playing the series for 20 years. Damn. 1999 was when I first got Anno 1602 from my parents.

[@McDragoneer]

jesus the music is so glorious

[@iwantcrawfish6110]

How have I never heard of these games! I'm definitely interested, gonna see if its gonna come out on consol.

[@f3wbs]

Looks promising.

[@sezarsezar2830]

interesting mechanics gonna buy it based on this review!

[@Xheasor]

U got my abo man! Greetings from germany. :D

[@stoic726]

Great review! Now that Ubisoft pushed the release back to April, I hope you can show off different aspects of this game and others like it? Have you played Paradox’s Cities Skylines or is that too far out of your realm?

[@Bertiebaby]

This is the sequel to 1404 I've been daydreaming of ever since 1404's release, and you even reviewed it in comparison to 1404. I'm hyped for this and I'm in love with you (platonically, no homo)

[@TheKeyser94]

I have been playing this game since 1701, I really like that they have come back to their roots, more and less, never the less, I don't would put this game adobe 2070 and 1404 yet.

[@jakobschoning7355]

This looks pretty interesting! I only played 1503 which I liked though I think it had its flaws. This looks like I might get into it, although it is pretty darn expensive... Also i would say that giving a review copy to legend speaks of confidence in your product :P

[@jesper504]

The last Anno game i played was Anno 2070. Was super fun. Will definitely give 1800 a try. Reminds me of 1404 with better ui/graphics. Also love the freedom of not having to place the plots in a certain way.

[@paulmeier8817]

My day was shitty, but Legend released a video about Anno, so its all good.

[@The_Blackshield]

Well this already looks cool.

[@vytenis4898]

casual Comment to support channel

[@marksargeant1019]

Awesome I'll have to try Anno1404

[@Brorrowind]

I see the fishing hut spam around the port isn't gone. Some things never change 👌

[@Mordred86]

legend is going to play anno 1404! 2019 is going to be good year

[@minilisper4499]

Nice change in direction

[@Bismarckii]

Did Legend use Merchants? Lol :D good review man. Might get it.

[@Xiox321]

I discovered Anno 1404 about 3 or 4 years ago, and it is by far my most favourite city building game. I tried 2205, but didn't like it very much, mostly because I prefer historical settings, but also because it just felt way too different. THIS one, however, looks like a better version of 1404. I can't wait!

[@Maraus92]

I love You Legend

[@flipendo2754]

it looks nice. Thx for the review. i dont know if the battle system is enough to get me to buy it tough.

[@whiskeybacon4581]

Music sounds nice. 👌

[@grandengineernathan]

At 9:10 the mechanic you explained also exists in 1404, the ranges are just shorter

[@Catstecc]

Very nice

[@justmymage]

Why is the city/town named Fishead? (Finnish)

[@Hackedideal]

Think the guy's a Finn

[@dog209]

@@Hackedideal isnt he australian lol

[@ilanlm1]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@SnowPlough45]

Would love to see a lets play on this

[@hakon1027]

As an old Anno Fan , who growed up with Anno I fully agree with you! From what I've seen so far, it could be the best Game of all Anno games. I've loved any Anno game so far. (Except Anno 2205, this was crap) Unfortunately, Anno 1800 does not play in the age, which I prefer. (I like the medieval, baroque age and future more) However, It has so many features or changes that I have been in mind for a long time. Bluebyte (Ubisoft) has really implemented the community's suggestions. The only negative thing: are the missing land units. But overall, i cant wait to play it :) Cheers

[@standez2629]

HAAA HAAAA...when you said "i've had enough of his crap" there you casus belli!!!! so funny ! :)

[@angiefisk2692]

i cant wait for release and to beat the ai on hardest diff is not an easy task from my exp with this series so congrats

[@andrewsuiter812]

Are there map settings which allow you to make the islands generate bigger on a new map?

[@bobje645]

Big Man

[@mariuscornescu7798]

Nice

[@Sharnoy1]

I've tried several Anno games and 1404 is by far my favorite! By this preview it seems Anno 1800 is even improving on that. I'll probably give this one a try :) Also: Kalapää = Fish head

[@Vince-tt1uj]

Looks like Legend found his new Factorio game ;)

[@inheshjojiju8390]

Broo i lovess u tis awesome

[@edwardkarem972]

nice!!

[@tyrannicalsaint]

Legends KZbin stream gang!

[@heinzdirk69]

He used the f-phrase at the end, so it is not sponsored. And he doesn't sound like the one time in the "fake" review of thrones of Britannia. Interesting. Thank you very much for pointing out the positive aspects that a newcomer experiences.

[@getyuh1323]

You should make this into a series.

[@mrdylanhannah]

Question - Can you create curved streets/roads or just straight roads/grids ?

[@riekopo7638]

What a beautiful game.

[@Thessaloz]

Thx Ubisoft!!! Give more access to our streamer!

[@jacobj869]

Curious to hear what you think about total war 3 kingdoms, since your the legend of total war

[@bamblaster5865]

Sup man mind telling or pointing me info on your pc specs? Also how is the performance of the game?

[@nathansoule7770]

from dat stream to dat vid then back to dat stream #streamception

[@lostfan10000]

*Sees city layout* *Sees UI* *Hears the ambient announcer* "Chewie, we're home!"

[@MoffatLee]

Except it's actually good unlike the sequels.

[@TheAdamk12]

I would watch this Let's Play

[@Golkarian]

Are all the islands ascetically the same? This is something I miss from 1503, where you had arctic and jungle islands, etc.

[@wailrimouche1171]

Please have the last tier of people called: Bourgeoisie in the spirit of the industrial revolution.

[@yourethatmantis5178]

did they keep the feature from 1404 where the advisor's language will randomly change to German?

[@salerman100]

i played the close alpha and its the best anno game i played i been playing since anno 1404

[@frostage1260]

idk if its been asked or not but will you do a play through from scratch when this game comes out???