Brigador Review

[@MandaloreGaming]

Brigador on GOG - gog.la/WarCrimeMechFun THE LIST - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_K3ziSxT9zcUUGCddS4sF1uNJTWHSbOwB1CQX2Rx4Uo The Blood Update later added a bunch of new graphical effects, vehicles, and maps. You can now DRIVE THE LEVIATHAN.

[@Gonzakoable]

Didn't you happen to watch a GDC of them talking about the failings of the game? Edit: NVM watched a few minutes in

[@warhammerguy]

@MandaloreGaming Where do i submit requests for "The list"? Recently revisited the dungeon siege franchise ( the 2 first games) and i am about to revisit the "Freedom force" game.

[@smithsmith6402]

On the off chance the place is youtube comments for some reason, I'm going to ask for 'Iji' here. It's free and awesome: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWTQqXdqe893adk

[@jeeperscrikey8269]

You've got a LondonReal promoting anti-vaxxers advert on your video.

[@adamofblastworks1517]

I thought Sseth would cover this first. I'm so happy right now.

[@Redyqar]

"Horns are important to establish dominance" ah Adeptus Titanicus school of thought.

[@jeremy7157]

BWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

[@Marinealver]

Where else does playing the organ rains down destructive artillery shells?

[@heldaneurbanus5135]

As soon as I read this comment the Mechanicus organ music grafted into my preforntal cortex kicked off. After finishing it I have yet to return for the expansion but the music still haunts me. I feel like I need a support group. Surely I'm not alone? Surely all who think on the glory of the Mechanicum instantly have their minds overwhelmed with Warriors of Mars or Children of the Omnissiah?

[@deadperson7333]

ENGINE KILL

[@joelaugustin6407]

@@heldaneurbanus5135 you are not alone brother.

[@Ptmkn]

UPDATE: As of today's update (The Blood Anniversary), the Leviathan is officially driveable. Alongside some other ridiculous stuff.

[@comradeshadles4967]

And some crossover guests...

[@sleepywizard96]

I wish I could drive the Hannibal though. I want to die in style.

[@RadicalEdward2]

Blood Anniversary Part 2, YOU CAN PLAY AS INFANTRY, CIVILIANS, AND THE SEEKING MISSILES!

[@zedc6072]

You can play as the cruelty squad guy too

[@Ninjat126]

The best part: in keeping with Brigador Balance (TM), the newly playable mega-vehicles are still totally affordable to unlock.

[@connorinacar9008]

As a great man once said “Do you enjoy violence?”

[@theoopsiedoodler]

they're the same man silly goose

[@connorinacar9008]

Grant Sisley and? Still a great man

[@theoopsiedoodler]

@@connorinacar9008 true

[@dwarfbard6226]

iTS a PART oF YOU!

[@Gruntvc]

Rex Power Colt, "If guns keep me safe, bigger guns keep me safer..." God I wish Blood Dragon got a proper sequel.

[@abcj17]

"I would do terrible things to drive the Leviathan" Review of Mystery of the Druids confirmed.

[@leafybean]

Few have the gift of prophecy, wield it well.

[@shivamdabral8824]

@@leafybean I came here to say that as well, saw the video and remembered this comment and was like, yeah this guy has gazed into the crystall ball ...

[@HipiO7]

R u a wizard

[@maximgun3833]

@@HipiO7 no, he's a druid

[@swanbaa]

drood*

[@ColonelZoren]

"I would do terrible things to drive the Leviathan". In the new update the devs add the leviathan. Mandalore... what did you do?

[@StrikeWarlock]

Mystery of the Druids

[@ColonelZoren]

@@StrikeWarlock And so the pandora's box was opened.

[@pestilentsleeper9152]

Ploughman only ‘the auditor’ run

[@scarymonsters524]

Your mom

[@yewtewbstew547]

@@pestilentsleeper9152 Yes officer, this man right here.

[@maxducks2001]

Why did Sseth recommend this game twice? Seems redundant in his own video. Smh

[@Eshanas]

Meds are hard to come by lately, even for a warlord

[@234ne14]

It was so good that the two personalities agreed in unison for once.

[@mrwri]

the joke that keeps on giving

[@maxallen200]

"Living out their psychotic debauchery in space" proceeds to show EVE

[@flar7684]

@Evilmike42 didnt code disband? or was that pirat?

[@divinearcher32]

Max Allen DO YOU HAVE CLEAR VISION?

[@SirSaladhead]

Ah, at a glance I thought it was Star Citizen

[@whiskizyo2067]

@Evilmike42 ah yes, miners - good targets for when you suck at pvp :D

[@Pvsn08]

“No, please! It’s a great trailer, stop feeling bad!” Wholesome Mandy is the best Mandy

[@kanalkucker14]

Yes!

[@Marinealver]

He's got a point, you play a bad guy, a villain. Much like Dungeon Keeper, and that makes it compelling.

[@azrielsatan8693]

Looks at steam page, Massive spike in positive reviews that easily outreaches anything in the games history. "Ahh, as things should be."

[@WardenLoveless]

Yeah Sseth always draws a crowd

[@daveholland6293]

@@WardenLoveless that nonce?

[@slyseal2091]

@@daveholland6293 why are you even watching his videos if you think like that, or did you just come here to hate

[@CoercedJab]

Illegal Aliens could also just be a joke lol soy boys these days smh

[@daveholland6293]

@@slyseal2091 I hate pedos yes

[@Errors2149]

"I'm not just gonna buy a game because someone on KZbin tells me to." >"Hey Hey People." BRIGADOR ACQUIRED

[@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106]

Is that Torres Mattias with long hair? I'm disturbed.

[@daveholland6293]

You are buying cause some overrated redditor told you too?

[@kjj26k]

@@daveholland6293 Dude, not everything revolves around reddit...

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

@@daveholland6293 Ew, what? Sseth is far... Far better than a redditor. That shit's disrespectful to the walking enigma that is Sseth.

[@Temporal94]

@@daveholland6293 You posted cringe

[@PeaseMakerYT]

You got me with that weaponized auto rickshaw.

[@gedehahsen429]

Ого, не смотрел тебя с года 16-го наверное, не ожидал тебя тут увидеть.

[@БерекетКанжанов]

О человек культуры здесь

[@Addsomehappy]

Надеюсь видос по TF2C уже почти готов 🌚🌚🌚

[@vitalik38815]

Фига, привет Пис

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

When the Indian kid visits Walmart.

[@Daar375.]

Someone stop seth this is getting out of control, he is taking over

[@artur6912]

Because of the ongoing pandemic, Mandalor has hard time filling out his prescriptions, so Sseth emerges randomly.

[@gasmonkey1000]

iT iß tOo laTe

[@XxXVideoVeiwerXxX]

Merchants guild funding won't stop the bribes, shut your mouth or have it shut with money.

[@artur6912]

@@gasmonkey1000 Mandalore convulsing painfully: "Must keep it under contrl....Hey, hey people"

[@pagatryx5451]

When watching the video I legit thought "Holy shit, this looks like the sort of thing Seth would review and enjoy. Wonder if he'll do a video on it..." and then he just popped up.

[@lordfriedrick7911]

Ah yes, the valiant knight and the african warlord The perfect combination for a mercenary squad

[@net_imp]

And they are both funded by the Merchants Guild

[@RMMinc]

Now how civvie can fit in there?

[@faceless2302]

@@RMMinc Civvie is the armorer who maintains their dungeon HQ and fixes their equipment between missions

[@lordfriedrick7911]

@@faceless2302 And he's probably a mutant by now from all those radiations from his "best friend" Cancer Mouse

[@Kris-ck2md]

3:00 "Please stop feeling bad" That was pretty much my reaction, too. Such a good game. It's achieved a kind of underground cult classic status, so there's that, at least.

[@thercious]

I like how translating "Brigador" from portuguese to english would result in something like "Fightertator". 10/10 game, would fightertate again.

[@soupalex]

_obrigado…_ r

[@schpeelah]

@Pickleman Portugal was a major colonial power. Underlies Solo Nobre being a third-world colony but in space. Some people drew comparisons between Solo Nobre's isolationist policies and those of Brazil, a former Portugese colony.

[@augustokonrad3572]

@@schpeelah The oriignal name of the game was going to be "Matador" (literally Spanish/Portuguese to "killer")

[@sauloaa1]

@@schpeelah as a Brazilian I feel insulted. Solo nobre is clearly doing better than us. Even with brigadors fighting around. On a note here, translating "Solo nobre" from Portuguese to English you get something in the likes of "royal soil" or "rich soil" which seems accurate for a former mining colony

[@raycearcher5794]

@@sauloaa1 He protec He Atac But most of all, he fightertate bac

[@BlindErephon]

The lore is also amusingly corporate, like how you need to pay to even know the terms of the contract you work under.

[@domukaz]

I love how well the lore tells you that you're working for the bad guys. Not that there are any "good" guys, but Spacers and would-be Spacers are pure evil, while the other factions at least have their pros and cons.

[@adenowirus]

And the fact that the company has copyright to everything you do in Solo Nombre.

[@feelingveryattackedrn5750]

Yeah seems like it does well at conveying why, at the very least, what your player character is doing is bad. Stomping on people to earn money isnt something that indicates the good guy xD

[@Enochlesis_t]

That lore at some point reads almost word for word like the amendments blizzard entertainment had done to their terms of service in the wake of the release of Warcraft 3 reforged, I am talking about the ones pertaining to custom maps created for the game.

[@adenowirus]

@@domukaz Spacers are like better written Dark Eldar.

[@DonoftheShade]

The dev talking about the lack of sales is really saddening, that alongside the recommendation made me buy the deluxe edition, Good video Mandalore!

[@Xtoxinlolinecronomicon]

It truly is sad. Lots of love was put into this baby. Cheers and enjoy that soundtrack.

[@planescaped]

Pathologic 2 was easily the best game I've played in the past decade. His video helped that game, shame it didn't do even more as it is unlikely to see the other 2 characters in anything other than a more short-story aside.

[@sallbanjoman1790]

i think this video will change that... just a hunch... i will get it...

[@totema6205]

i feel kind of bad for not knowing about this game till now.

[@n0isyturtle]

I fucking hate this current reality we live in so much. Watching a dev feel like they need to apologize for something that wasn't their fault at all breaks me heart.

[@andrewfernandes7383]

TL:DR "It's a laser shotgun" - this game was ahead of its time

[@IrishJohn101]

9:22 >Taking out the power grid actually turns out lights in the area *Golf clap*

[@NucleaRaptor]

That's some Raid on Bungeling Bay shit.

[@devjock]

Bought it because I have a raging boner for synthwave. Stayed for the absolutely insane replay-value. This game is legit god-tier. Visceral violence. Fully destructible everything. Granular difficulty curve. In your face graphics. The friendliest devteam you've ever seen. Take it from one of the biggest synthwave hoarders out there, you need this in your collection yesterday. And then you buy the vinyl. And the extra vinyl. And then MAVS entire discography on bandcamp, you buy a DeLorean, pimp it out with a sick stereo that still takes tapes, and you start driving for fun.. Get in the fucking robot.

[@comradepinko1155]

Huge synthwave fan myself, the soundtrack is fucking incredible and so is the gameplay! There's nothing like fighting a professional military with just a Tuk Tuk armed with two close range cannons while also getting to destroy a kick ass cyberpunk city and get paid for it!

[@dhoffnun]

Yep - found MAVS through this game and then got a subscription (and a vinyl) on bandcamp. Can you believe the dude lives in Tennessee? If anybody hasn't already listened to his albums outside of this great soundtrack, they're all right here: makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/

[@ALV694]

What's that screaming skull mandaloregaming used

[@WEndro333]

@@ALV694 Electrocution scene from the movie "Home Alone".

[@herrgott7405]

"Hey Hey people, paper face here"

[@Sir_Bucket]

"Today we're going to learn how to remove a human facial skin, to use it as a replacement, for your own missing face"

[@CrizzyEyes]

@@Sir_Bucket "A big thanks to all of my friends in the Flayers' Guild."

[@saittugrulturhal]

@@Sir_Bucket oh, I can skip that class

[@hesya5400]

Mandalore forgot to take his pills again

[@Sir_Bucket]

@@saittugrulturhal "it is possible, but the Merchants' Guild does not recommand such action, unless you happen to not be too attached to your knee caps"

[@ttttt_]

I love how Sseth and Mandalore use their KZbin clout to review-boom underappreciated games. Really makes you appreciate the quality content even more so.

[@Nersius]

Unfortunately a lot of the reviews seem to be the inverse. Just standard "Hey heys" and "X sent me."

[@solidhyrax]

@@Nersius I'm sure the curious people would look around why people say that, see the review and get convinced to buy the game. I remain hopeful for that.

[@termitreter6545]

Reminds of me of Totalibscuit. That guy also lead me to a ton of gems that I mightve never heard of otherwise.

[@samvimes9510]

Don't forget GmanLives. He only reviews FPS games, but he's turned me on to a lot of great older shooters I missed out on and some good indies.

[@Bukkarooo]

@@samvimes9510 Civvie 11 is in a similar vein to Gman and is also fantastic

[@ehmaysi]

this is one of those games that's as fun as it looks in gifs/webms. never been happier with an impulse buy

[@MandaloreGaming]

It's a rare game where you see the screenshot, imagine it, and it's that but even better.

[@ehmaysi]

@@MandaloreGaming everything in Brigador is 100% Brigador

[@Gruntvc]

@MandaloreGaming, Hoping that's the case for Steel Assault & Ex-zodiac.

[@20110102]

to me it always looked like a cheap and very short game you would see on a flash game website. It looks like a twin stick shooter where stuff explodes, which seems fun but shallow.

[@thegumonyourshoes]

MandaloreGaming Agreed

[@gdreaper8771]

The effect Sseth has just with a 30 second cameo in a video is terrifying and beautiful.

[@StrikeWarlock]

This is how you know Mandy is desperately trying to help this game out the moment Sseth gets involved.

[@RomaraAhallow]

Just wanted to point out that this game hit a new highest concurrent player record on Steamcharts. Good work Lads, glad to be a part of it.

[@LegendaryPredalien12]

MandaloreGaming recommends a game. All of his viewers - "Congratulations on being added to my game library."

[@NucleaRaptor]

A FINE ADDITION TO MY COLLECTION

[@WindowedHandle]

@Benjamin McCann I agree, but does it really matter?

[@turnip5465]

@Benjamin McCann as long as they dont refund the game all is good for everyone

[@nowheredan27]

"Eh I don't know man it looks fun but..." *hey hey people* B R I G A D O R A C Q U I R E D

[@krombopulosliam9736]

This made me choke laugh

[@mbe102]

NEVERMIND HAHAHA!

[@StrikeWarlock]

THE MERCHANT'S GUILD DEMANDS THE FALL OF SOLO NOBRE TONIGHT

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

Yeah that did it for me as well.

[@mordorimzrobimy]

Okey, what's with the hey hey people? I see it in Mandalore's comments often. Is it a meme or inside joke?

[@-Raylight]

Mandalore : *_"It didn't sell well"_* _*Mandalore uploads this video_ Mandy's fans : *"Are you sure about that?"* So this is what Sseth is doing lately, working with -his other self- Mandalore

[@Gruntvc]

Release sales matter, that's what most AAA studios only care about. Gotta support these games or we don't get them.

[@Sintarzus]

*sounds of approved transaction*

[@HomoErectusIsAFunnyName]

@Moral Relativism But Pathologic is a pretty niche game which drives away a lot of casual players but this seems like a pretty easy game to just pick up and explode a few buildings. I do not think this video will save the game financially but it can give it a bit of a boom.

[@CrizzyEyes]

@@Gruntvc This isn't a AAA studio though. Sales from events like these matter a lot to smaller studios.

[@Wolf_Larsen]

@@Gruntvc >implying this is a triple A title >implying small devs have that same hollywood mentality of cranking out disposable trash I shiggy diggy, in all earnestness.

[@xmlthegreat]

What's funny is that having played through half the campaign, no two campaign missions are exactly alike, visually or gameplay wise, so I could always tell exactly which mission the footage was from. That's such an amazing feat for a game that has like 40 missions...

[@danwolff9341]

You got your wish, yesterday they added the Leviathan as a playable mech

[@marley7868]

I did horrible things to earn the leviathan they don't hold a candle to the horrible things I did with it

[@TreyGamr58]

Oh boy, a new Mandalore video! "Hey Hey people..." *Eyes glowing*

[@vince2794]

When does he say that?

[@Lunar137]

@@vince2794 towards the end. Keep watching, it's good XD!

[@RaptorTroll360]

15:28 "apologies for the intrusion, but the connection past the core systems is dogshit, and there's no telling how long until my signal flies on these third-world computer parts... "

[@imperialfist2304]

I was hoping for more Mandalore, why are you here?

[@toakovika]

His meds wore off mid-production.

[@legateelizabeth]

In the future people are going to think the 80's never ended, just that there's a gap in the record in the 90's before normal media resumed being a neon hellscape in the 00's and onto the 10's. The amount of neon and synthwave that's been collective crammed into the eyeballs of pop culture is neverending.

[@julien2983]

I'm here for it.

[@echodelta2172]

sure as shit beats the soulless "post-modernist" alternatives

[@NucleaRaptor]

I wish there was a way to liquefy 80s A E S T H E T I C S and put it inside a neon-chromium IV bag so I could just hook that shit up directly to my bloodstream.

[@aceambling7685]

That era reached *P E A K A E S T H E T I C*

[@arnantphongsatha7906]

I'll take the neon haze of the 80's over the bulbous nightmare of the late 90's/early 00's any day.

[@Bomtaker01]

I Love how the meme Started about Mandalore and Seth being the same person, and this/these Guy(S) just went and started collaborating just to mess with us. Its perfect

[@GameQude]

Nice try, Mandalore/Seth. We're still onto you.

[@512TheWolf512]

I was the one who told them both on twitter to collab when they both announced to separately review gothic. As far as I know, they didn't interact before that. Don't believe me? I have tweets to confirm my words

[@gabedoesthings2400]

@@512TheWolf512 you made history

[@Wulgreath]

When you then start putting each other’s channel in the description as “My Second Channel” then it’s gone too far

[@RomaraAhallow]

@@512TheWolf512 cool story bro.

[@WhyAreYouGhe]

Why did Mandalore turn into a third-world-country warlord half way through the video? :o Seriously tho...not only is it amazing to see both of you together, but also endorsing these great games that didn't get a fair shot. We need more people and moments like these, especially in this shitstorm of a year. Thank you.

[@user-eo4ln2fp8q]

They are literally the same person

[@Laneous14]

I think for a lot of indie game studios getting Mandalore to review and recommend your game means much, much more than articles on Kotaku or IGN. I've bought 6 games he's recommended (including this one) and he's never steered me wrong.

[@Saskamon]

Mandalore observes the game. He is doing it right. After Mandalores review everybody can tell - will he\she love the game or not. Unlike the modern reviewers. Which tells you about emotions and all that other stuff. Also they don't show you some actual gameplay because of those embargo's and stuff.

[@salokin3087]

So glad other people play Brigador, here's hoping GOG gets around rereleasing the OG predecessor, MechCommander

[@triplew0lf718]

This man knows what's up

[@luckyleo25]

One of my favorite games I have ever purchased from GOG

[@stevepittman3770]

I played MechCommander Gold when it was new back in the day, still have an ISO on a drive somewhere cause I lost the disc. Great fucking game. MC2 isn't half bad either.

[@Matt-yy1jv]

So glad other people play Fleet Command, truly the greatest game encouraging economic hegemony, with robust aircraft carriers and expanded IADS.

[@Mr_D_The_1st]

Or mech commander 2

[@micromikko]

Just to echo what everyone else is saying: Brigador is so goddamn good. I'm really baffled by how poorly it sold initially. Here's hoping the future looks a bit brighter for Stellar Jockeys!

[@seokkyunhong8812]

Because it was released during the lul of simulation games and everyone universally deeming tank controls obsolete. The game is presented as an old game

[@ezariogerion3138]

Because despite what Mandalore says, controls aren't responsive. Movement is slow and clunky, and half the time you'd think your laser pointer is exactly on the enemy, but you miss. Your main enemy in the game is not the bots, but your own controls. I want to love this game, but the gameplay itself is a chore.

[@micromikko]

@@ezariogerion3138 I mean that's just the varying acceleration of each vehicle - some are more agile than others. The aiming reticles only extend exactly 90% of the way, which I think spices things up just a bit. This can make it feel like shots aren't connecting correctly, especially with hovering units. It can be modified at will like this: F1 > go to Pack File tab > search for "global" > select RESOURCE_GLOBAL > go to Data Editor tab > scroll through bottom right corner for "Reticles" > set reticle_fade_out_end to 1.0 The engine is really versatile and many things can be modified on the fly. I do however understand that this is obscure, and not something most people are interested in tinkering with.

[@ezariogerion3138]

@@micromikko The thing about the acceleration that make it feel sluggish is that its so slow at the star of movement on all vehicles. "We're in a goddamn warzone, why do you drive like an elderly?!" I will try the reticle adjustment, thank you.

[@Leo-pu2ru]

@@ezariogerion3138 it's because you're driving heavy vehicles, acceleration usually isn't the top of priorities. Hover tanks usually feel really smooth though

[@jobet981]

Just going to gloss over the fact they added in the god damn Killdozer?

[@Sintarzus]

WHAT? Well, time for compulsive buying it is!

[@johndoe5432]

I bought it the second I read this comment.

[@100acatfishandwillbreakyou2]

YOU'VE COME UP AGAINST THE WALL AND I AM THE FUCKING WALL

[@aekole2]

just as i finished my impulse buy i read this. THE GOD OF LIBERTY IS WITH ME TODAY

[@QuynhLe-uk5gb]

SOLD

[@mrwri]

The chemical weapon projector is a war crime on wheels. It's also incredibly effective.

[@gonb5434]

whenever i see the treehouse in mission select i don’t even look at the other options, corrosive gas time it is

[@nghile3726]

"Drive me closer i want to hit them with my sword!" - a certain tank Brigador.

[@faceless2302]

This would go good with the pilot quirk suggestion. Melee only, retreating subjects the pilot to immediate execution

[@OcrimBob]

Who was that paperface man close to the end? He is so mysterious.

[@pureevil9496]

We may never know

[@carloreytansiongco8741]

It awakens a unexplainable thirst for Monster Energy, for some reason...

[@harbl99]

Some random guy who just wandered in. Don't think about it too much. Just go and ACQUIRE BRIGADOR, or the Merchants Guild may become angry and attack your credit rating directly.

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

It's actually Mandalore, again, but with a paper mask on. The silly boy.

[@tedytarrify]

He is a cancer. A toxic blight upon the souls of man made unto this corporeal plane for the torment of all his poison words reach...

[@revolverDOOMGUY]

Literally every other mech game/anime: "NOOOO, you can't just kill and destroy everything, you are supposed to have deep regrets and conversations about violence and the futility of war!!" Brigador: "HAHA city goes BOOM BOOM !!"

[@CreedManiac99]

A proper videogame which isn't a moral flex of its creators...pretty refreshing.

[@homeopathicfossil-fuels4789]

As someone that grew up with soldiers and later injured and mentally scarred veterans close to me (both family and friends) I can tell you that it gets really fucking annoying in the long run. Real life war sucks but as I remember one of said veterans, he just wanted to BRRRRRT and do warcrimes in ArmA, not sit and hear hamfisted commentary about war from a civvie that hasn't even heard an artillery cannon or an air raid siren go off for real, he already struggled a lot with the experiences of war and video games was just his way to kick back and have fun. I can't play Metal Gear Solid because of all the hamfisted anti war commentary in it, for example. It gets interesting with games like This War of Mine where it is from a civilian perspective or something historical like Verdun, but jesus fucking christ calm down its space stuff in the future! In most of those settings nukes are about as common and frequently used weapon as tear gas or 9x18 is in our real life, current day world.

[@forkstaf1918]

In this game, you get 50 bucks if you step on a civilian.

[@pofig2335]

Honestly, I think that games like Brigador, the ones that don't treat mass murder as anything special, are better at conveying this "WAR BAD" message. Every time a game goes dramatic over war it just comes off as unintentionaly hillarious.

[@aceambling7685]

@jocaguz18 I've never understood how an individual could write out a paragraphs worth of error ridden nonsense and post it without the slightest revision or regret.

[@darkchild130]

I always have to dive in whenever I see a Brigador video. Thank-you for bringing more attention to the game, I wrote the Audiobook that accompanies it and I'm psyched that this could bring in more fans for us all.

[@MandaloreGaming]

I hope you'll be back for Brigador Killers. The first Audiobook was awesome.

[@darkchild130]

@@MandaloreGaming I'm close to finishing the 2nd book, no chance of getting rid of me lol.

[@MyMinininjas]

Since I'm probably not going to get the game, I'm going to buy the book at least and give it a listen.

[@darkchild130]

@@MyMinininjas thanks mate I appreciate it. It's also available in text form in amazon if you prefer. I know a lot of people like audiobooks but I prefer reading the words personally.

[@spyrelle3970]

Brigador's audiobook holds the distinction of being the only one I actually own, your experience in writing what it's like under armour and Ryan Cooper's delivery was just incredible. I'll never forget when Kinny's mog caught fire.

[@PrideofAshbringer]

I bought this game off this review, now I have 50+ hours and a review that the devs commented on. I really appreciate the audiobook for providing inter-universe lore and character motivations. This game is incredibly fun and has a nice charm.

[@davyfishystick8483]

Over a year later I return to this video now with many many hours of Brigador on my played time. I must say this video was my Sseth Synthetik video experience for Mandalore, both having sold me on a game that I've since fell in love with. Thank you again Mandalore for showing me this genuine gem of a game.

[@willc2129]

I love how the "audiobook" sounds like the beginning of Fahrenheit 451. Parallels Montag's love for using the flamethrower. Great review as always!

[@_BirdOfGoodOmen]

The book itself is worth a read/listen especially if you want more insight into the setting

[@sethleoric2598]

@@_BirdOfGoodOmen man,the last part reminded me of some sort of soviet era film where they start talking all intellectually while also being hobos and walking away from a nuclear blast.

[@spyrelle3970]

A Q U I R E A U D I O B O O K . (It's actually incredible, Brad Buckmaster knows how to write heavy armour.)

[@LautrecOfCarim]

Guess their realities finally merged, huh? Took them long enough. Heh.

[@darcksage1]

The Quarantine hastened the process...

[@hughbert4928]

They've already voiced characters in each other's videos. Sseth was a Drucchi in Mandalore's Total Warhammer video, and Mandalore was a Dunmer in Sseth's Evenicle video.

[@ilikefrogs4291]

@@hughbert4928 also mandy shows up in a couple vids as just the knight helmet.

[@net_imp]

they are always there for each other, one of them simply jumps out whenever the meds stop/start working.

[@vince2794]

Wym?

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

"I would do terrible things to drive [the Leviathan] Community mod pack's gotcha. Came with the latest patch. Put dumpack.bat in the root folder, run it, then in the generated assets/_modkit folder (so you have brigador/assets/_modkit/allthemodsandtheirfoldershere Put the community modpack's contents in run genpack.bat Assuming you followed my steps (and I didn't balls up the instructions) you have all the vehicles in the game playable, and some new ones.

[@dadrising6464]

Thx alot!

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

@@dadrising6464 Assuming you've downloaded the latest patch/free dlc it should be in the root folder of the game.

[@tylerchristian3557]

Good lord, it's like piloting a mech through SimCity 3000. I LOVE IT.

[@lu2nam821]

In a world where video games journalism is absolutely brainless and bereft of any passion, come two reviewers, Mandalore and Sseth. Their mission? Promote and admire hidden gems, making the devs receive the attention they deserve. From all the gamers of the world; We salute you!

[@R3GARnator]

Journalists: Obsess about games must be art. Also Journalists: Call Pathologic 2 Dark Souls-Meets-Skyrim.

[@lordmuhehe4605]

@Pamela Meng Nah, Gmanlives is a fucking hack, who sacrifices quality and research to pump out a review as soon as possible. If you want quality reviews on the level of SSeth and Mandalore, go watch Civvie 11, he actually puts effort into his videos.

[@audiosurfarchive]

@@lordmuhehe4605 He is indeed a hack, and painfully stubborn and/or narcissistic.

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

@@audiosurfarchive who?

[@Graknorke]

@@R3GARnator I feel like those are two different groups of people. You've got your games commentators like Mandalore who put in thought to the artistic value of games and make considered analyses of them, and then you've got your "proper" game journalism outlets that pay their writers basically nothing to the point they each have to squeeze out some bullshit every day if they want to even match minimum wage equivalent

[@StephenBlane]

I love the small details, the fact your vehicle gets pushed back as you fire, and the lights in all the houses and streets turn off when the power station blows up are things the game doesn't need but it adds so much to the experience. More games need to focus on smaller details because they add up.

[@h2_]

That feeling when you watch a video and say "this is right up my alley, I'm buying it immediately" and you've already owned it for years and never installed it . . .

[@sigmaboost3000]

This game is so good and it sucks to hear that it didn't sell well, I've had it since around release and assumed that the free updates came from sufficient enough sales, which makes me appreciate those updates even more now. Echoing the review here, go play it, it's a great game.

[@AkujiMalice]

"tanks that lose to a tractor" has aged like a fine wine

[@StrikeWarlock]

Truly

[@Graknorke]

it's kind of perpetual really. professional militaries getting their asses kicked by unexpectedly organised civilian resistance is a tale as old as professional militaries

[@Yoxlos]

*Chef's Kiss*

[@ravleow9748]

@@Graknorke I mean a part of it is that calling the Russian military “professional” is kinda comical. It’s a total paper tiger. I feel bad for the media talking heads and MIC crowd, because as soon a Russia invaded, it exposed they were nowhere near the bogeyman everyone pretended they were. Remember the predictions that they’d conquer all of Ukraine inside 2 weeks?

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Graknorke True, but a tractor beating tanks?!

[@StolenFromTime1]

The cheeky collaboration with Sseth just warms my heart.

[@vimbert]

A game so good Mandalore recommended it twice!

[@_BirdOfGoodOmen]

Soooo glad this game's finally getting the attention it deserves!! Unrelated funfact but its how I discovered it. Theres shoutouts to Brigador in Star Sector - the devs of both are friends with each other.

[@scottmiller4295]

thats very cool own both now one on the warlord recommendation and now well this.

[@khamulthewack4732]

And now I'm buying it. 100%

[@kelvintorres6142]

“Hey hey people, Madalore here and today I will tell you why you should play as a walking warcrime in Brigadeer”

[@Ash_18037]

Brigadeer, great game! callofthewild.thehunter.com

[@the-letter_s]

@@Ash_18037 Bag A Deer

[@Stebetto3]

Its not a warcrime if you win

[@theghostinthemachine]

@@Stebetto3 or if those pesky UN are not about.

[@johngun4377]

Ah yes, my favorite Tactical Mech Game, Brigadeer

[@Csp499]

Gave it a whirl per this recommendation. The isometric perspective and tank controls aren't really my thing and take some getting used to, but the setting and presentation keeps me drawn in. Maybe I just miss Hawken, but I would give my left nut for a 3D first-person take on Brigador just to see Solo Nobre from the ground.

[@trampoline11x]

It will never stop amazing me how seamlessly believable those 2d sprites are animated in games like this. I grew up with side scrolling platformers and typical 3d polygon/voxel based games, and never in my life could I have imagined seeing 2d sprites looking so life like. It blows my mind.

[@ottootteist]

"same warm fuzzy feeling I have looking at something like Tiberian Sun" awwwww Mandalore you've just melted my heart........

[@adamofblastworks1517]

I was thinking closer to the original Fallout, but both are accurate

[@echodelta2172]

"There's no revolution without property damage" I mean, the African Warlord would know....

[@ash12181987]

"4 or 5 of them..." Does it have anything to do with a certain german man, randomly becoming French? Because women in ponds dispensing drinks is no way to pick a game review Mandalore.

[@timcleveland154]

I have no idea what the context of this is, but I like the reference.

[@leetorry]

@@timcleveland154 same boat here

[@onedeadsaint]

@@timcleveland154 I have no idea what the context or reference is

[@AzureIV]

Nice Monty Python and the Holy Grail reference.

[@bthoward1990]

Its a reference to Vermintide 2 and them making Markus a Grail Knight

[@threnn9509]

The game is free at GOG at the moment. Edit: Not anymore.

[@HasekuraIsuna]

Wait, what?!

[@pangoprime8674]

Last day better hurry peeps!! Also comes with soundtrack free

[@alalala132whyisthishandletaken]

Ffs missed it

[@projectmayhem162]

ff missed it

[@arsenalxa4421]

Ha hah, I got it!

[@SE-rg4he]

Thanks for helping me find my favorite game of the last decade. Almost 150 hours in and still liberating Solo Nobre.

[@ZacLeBleu]

"Oh no; more people..." ~Mandalore.

[@Marinealver]

50 creds a pop

[@imperialfist2304]

Dammit, I was reloading!

[@JZStudiosonline]

He might have to put the candle down and GTFO.

[@chimericArdor]

I never in my life would've given this game a second look without this video - you're doing good work mandy

[@baddude1337]

Yes! Finally! Someone has reviewed Brigador! It's of my favourites and it's really sad it got almost completely buried. Really looking forward to the sequel!

[@Coldaardvark2]

Deluxe edition purchased and having a blast with it. Having been in game development myself, I understand the heartbreak when your game fails, but this under no circumstance deserves failure. This game is bonkers good, how did I ever miss or pass this up? Thank you so much Mandalore and strange paper plate man. This is fantastic!

[@Cryos737]

It makes me very happy you picked this game to review and are plugging it. I had no idea it had so many problems with its reception, I find it shocking because it's such a neat game. Love the kitbashing style vehicles too. This game absolutely deserves the attention. Thank you for covering it.

[@heavilyaugmented5308]

Nothing more gratifying than stomping on some raincoats while playing as Mr. Bones.

[@valhalanguardsman2588]

Why are you locked in the bathroom?

[@akerravala]

"Four or Five ideas" Vermintide review coming??

[@tehfoxxy9630]

Oh God YES

[@Diego000793]

With the GK DLC, it's the best time to cover it

[@Bulletproof222]

"It doesn't matta!"

[@ragemachinist]

We're the Ubersreik five! Or four! It doesn't matter!

[@bunnieskitties293]

@@Diego000793 Gives something to take a righteous turbosharding shit over on a game that is otherwise very good. Seriously 10 bucks to be able to grind unlockable skins.

[@CaptainSawrge]

been trying to sell people on brigador for years, thanks for giving it the attention it deserves mandy

[@nightgoblinspearman]

The moment of this game my immersion fully set in was when suicide bombers were hiding in crowds of civilians. At first I tried to not kill any non combatants. But in a moment of desperation I started to annihilate everyone that moved

[@IconOfSin24148]

For some reason this game makes me constantly feel like I'm doing drive missions on SimCity 4

[@cookies23z]

Omfg thank you :,) “please stop feeling bad” is exactly what I wanted to say, poor guys I liked the trailer and tank controls worked for me instantly, shame it wasn’t that way for everyone

[@monkeyinapanzer8805]

An actually interesting and well made game “Da controls aren’t exactly what I want them to be. 0/10 instant refund” Some boring repetitive barely a game glitch filled mess “This is revolutionary and redefines the very definition of entertainment and the objective concept of fun. 10/10 a must have for all real gamers” Sometimes I feel like we deserve how awful the industry has become.

[@Gruntvc]

I think it was Razorfist who made that claim too. Or maybe it was Zero Punctuation... Point is, when a remaster of a Spongebob game is better than a big budget AAA Sony exclusive, yeah, this industry is bad...

[@davidspektorov8262]

Agreed. People have this unhealthy attachment to franchises. It's like a relationship that they seek to validate instead of judging on a case by case basis.

[@CrizzyEyes]

See also: "People who complain about tank controls in classic Resident Evil games even though the whole game was designed with those controls in mind so it really isn't that bad."

[@KelltheTitan]

@@CrizzyEyes To be fair, I just really don't like tank controls outside of a 1st person perspective. Fixed cameras and top-down view just don't mesh with tank controls for me and I always find myself going the wrong way at a crucial moment. But, this game already offered an alternative control scheme. The fuck is wrong with these people? They didn't even check the settings before refunding it?

[@italianstallion7272]

Honestly I think we do deserve it

[@kingmoo]

You only went into it briefly but I cant overstate how much I love the fluff lore in this game. I can spend an hour reading all of the descriptions of the vehicle, weapons, and pilots by the in-universe characters while listening to the soundtrack. Its so good.

[@gangsterHOTLINE]

I love this game. Can't wait for the sequel. Make-up and Vanity Set totally knocked the soundtrack out of the park. And the rest of his music is fantastic as well.

[@MicroMissles]

I bought Brigador the hour it came out and have bought it 4 different times for other people. Easily one of my favorite games of all time and I am extremely happy that it is finally getting the attention it very much deserves. The devs are also super cool dudes. PS I have both volumes of the OST on vinyl and they're two of my favorite parts of my not small collection.

[@willowism]

Well, both of the only reviewers I watch recommend this heavily AND it looks great. Well shit, time to spend money

[@TheSweetestCurse]

Check out civvie11, too.

[@dadrising6464]

@@TheSweetestCurse civvie is awesome (and kate with her editing skills)

[@sladerollins2622]

I'm so happy that you put this game in the spotlight that it deserves. Its one of my favorite games in this past decade and Hugh, Jack , Brad, and the entire team of Stellar Jockeys did such an amazing job on this masterpiece.

[@KiwiTheIguana]

Or maybe they go in high-speed reverse. "You see, man, we like to feel we can get out of trouble, quicker than we got into it."

[@PutkisenSetä]

Alternatively, it encourages you to back into carnage with your weakest armor first. And that other loon thought removing reverse made him less of a coward! *Ha!*

[@ScaryPoke]

“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves?”

[@infinitemausoleum721]

I don't know what Mandalore's doing today, but I hope he learned that you can finally drive a Leviathan.

[@ZuoKalp]

Brigador is one those games that I loved so much that when it relased I bought it inmediatly from steam, and when I learned about GOG and DRM-free games, I bought it again with the Sountrack and Audiobook included because it was that good.

[@UnkleKlumsy1353]

Ooh I have this somewhere on steam. It's a fun time

[@blissfulignorance2217]

it might be on sale too

[@JawasRandomStuff]

@@blissfulignorance2217 It is!

[@sircolt8184]

Probably in your library. All my games are there.

[@ThreeEyedFish]

"This ain't a review bomb, its a review boom" Awesome.

[@Marinealver]

Good games need those when the Devs dont try to rip people off.

[@lordmuhehe4605]

Which is how it should be. Review bombing is dumb. Uplifting underrated games on the other hand, is god's work.

[@SyndicateOperative]

@@lordmuhehe4605 review bombing isn't a thing, shit games just get tonnes of bad reviews and then pretend it was an organised effort so they don't have to feel responsible.

[@mickethegoblin7167]

@@SyndicateOperative very true. Though there has been instances of spamming of negative reviews for inconsequential reasons- i.e dozens of negative reviews because there is no Chinese translation (I have seen a bunch of these)

[@awkwardcultism]

When you buy a game under the assurance it had a certain language, and it does not, it doesn't feel very inconsequential, I can tell you that.

[@The_Blog]

3:15 HOLY SHIT YES. I knew I wasn't the only one. This game gives me the exact same graphical vibes like Tiberian Sun does to me.

[@arueshalaetablebuildingsociety]

"Tanks losing to tractors." -- Mandalore, the prophet, 2020

[@LuminousLead]

I was just jumping into the comment section at 4:34

[@assasin64gbwav90]

"POTENCY GUARANTEED!" - Toxin Tractor (Command & Conquer: Generals)

[@BobbinRobbin777]

This video keeps predicting the future… And i wouldn’t have it any other way!

[@WTFisTingispingis]

POV: You're a Russian medic turned tank commander whose tank just broke down and now that farmer is about to make your life _miserable._

[@twilitblade]

After watching all(well most) of your videos over and over, i really appreciate the little touches more. The coms chatter you put in, "Turn back brigador, or be destroyed by those loyal to great leader." Not only do I agree completely, but the chatter audio was done so fucking well, I'm just constantly impressed by the little parts of your videos. VCR Tape recordings, intro animations, its just all splendid.

[@LeuvahkTrigger]

I like how that ending bit is labeled "The Most Powerful Horn" in the description box.

[@secondsystem5901]

I've had Brigador installed ever since it came out. Wasn't expecting to hear it talked about again. Thanks for the video, Mandalore.

[@therealCG62]

that bit about it looking like a twin-stick shooter is real. That's actually why I had slept on brigador up until now, it looked neat but... y'know, eh, just an arcadey twinstick, I need more meat to a game than that. then I bought it, loaded up a mog with a Carl Gustav and an MG42, and started running hit and runs on enemy armor using smoke to screen my retreat after shit got too hot for me to stand and fight nice

[@GrandHeresiarch]

Brigador is an incredible gaming experience and I'm so happy to see it talked about more. A true modern timeless classic.

[@styxriverr5237]

That sonic blast part is fun, and remember it's only a war crime if there's someone left to speak about it.

[@oz_jones]

Or if they are people :)

[@witchfynder_finder]

So is this just War Crime Sim: Mecha Edition? Cos I'm here for it.

[@cattrucker8257]

Perhaps the best way to sum it up.

[@jakerelind5577]

Hell most of the weapons in this game are officially considered a war crime if used. So yeah.

[@_BirdOfGoodOmen]

That literally is the best way to sum it up. No lie

[@Trigiron]

Bought this when the up armored edition came out and thought it was a big indie hit that I missed. The visuals are simple but crisp and beautiful, there's tons of viable playstyles, the controls are solid, and the freelance progression is so nonrestrictive and satisfying. I was incredibly bummed to hear that the game just didn't do well. Thanks for putting a spotlight on this absolute gem, the developer deserves so much more. Also the best build is double disco on any machine that allows it. Objectively.

[@st0n454]

"I love a crowd" Command & Conquer Generals/Zero Hour review when, Mandalore?

[@faceless2302]

I feel like he's used the AK 47s for everyone line before too. He cant keep teasing us like this

[@fenrirsrage4609]

I still love how they actually added in Empty Fuck from Cruelty Squad as a pilot. That walking pile of misery needs to be a guest character in more games.