CAESAR IN GAUL - REVIEW

[@kurtsell8376]

"Adopt Marc Antony" Best Tech/Feature EVER!

[@cultofmalgus1310]

only if it's James Purefoy's Mark Antony :D

[@johnmartinez12347]

You where adopted son. Thank me later for 3 year late response

[@TheEiche007]

​@@johnmartinez12347Thank you!

[@LegendofTotalWar]

Very good review.

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Thanks LOTW!

[@Thesocraticbreed]

The stuff like Cicero actually makes sense to be honest. Perhaps you haven't read military theory? Both eastern AND western war philosophers acknowledged that war is merely policy by other means. In a republic setting like Rome, if you get the support from a influential politician that you should be able to get new barracks and all from the motherland Rome and from the support of the senate to give you better things in your army.

[@89tonstar]

I really actually enjoyed this campaign! Far better then the grand campaign since it was so focused it allowed me to really get to know my armies and their commanders

[@Gaaxure]

love the guy at 0:05 just swinging his lance overhead like a sword.

[@RepublicOfPlay]

That's Julius Caesar!

[@Gaaxure]

DarrenTotalWar well if anyone can pull that off it's him. but seriously though i think a game that has spent so much money on "realistic" motion capture animation should have done better at least in this aspect.

[@Dylius01]

I love the two guys at 8:42 calmly walking past their dead friends.

[@ConorChaos]

Remember when expansions were expansions.. Good old days... :(

[@cultofmalgus1310]

Barbarian Invasion

[@infinitememegod]

This aged well

[@totally_not_a_troll]

you should see how well this plays now (2016). The game has been improved SOOOOOO much

[@ConorChaos]

131yr old Caeser kickin' ass!

[@BSChristoffersen]

That artillery-crew were like 'meh, who gives a ****' when most of their mates got covered in pilas

[@SenorMatthew]

WOW! Really, really good review. Very organized and to the point not a lot of extra crap we don't need to hear! Awesome job!

[@RepublicOfPlay]

There's always one eh guys? ;)

[@SuperKingLetsPlays]

Make that 5 ;)

[@anastasiosgkotzamanis5277]

Recently i've been reading a novel series called "Marius Mules", about Caesar's campaign in Gaul. Naturally, i wanted to live the battles more than just on paper. Thanks for a great review, i didn't know if this dlc is worth or not.

[@jamiengo2343]

Well I'm sorry you don't have Preatorians in the Gallic Campaigns... That's the point. Caesar's Legions were VETERANS!!!! Veterans... They are supposed to be relatively the same and are supposed to be really skilled

[@MgMilitum]

Useful information on the review, even in January 2020.

[@Disturbedcheeze]

Great video, this definetly felt much better cut, and there weren't as much "ehms" as before. Your videos are very indepth, this is no exception, and I really like the way things are going. Great work!

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Thank you, I still have a long way to go, but thank you!

[@Disturbedcheeze]

DarrenTotalWar Yes you do, but everyone has to start somewhere, and this is a pretty great start you've got going on! There were still some clips that lingered for a little too long imo, but they were all relevant and there were a lot of different clips without it feeling overwhelming or to fast.

[@antoniohinojos3808]

Great Review, at this point, with them experimenting with the politics and adding seasons among other new aspects i almost feel as tho Rome 2 is a way to test new implementations to the game. I think, hope, they will collaborate all the things that worked in the game and make Medieval total war 3!! I think this would be a truly remarkable game.

[@RepublicOfPlay]

One can dream, I prefer the Roman era so it's a shame they didn't get to do that with this game. But I would love a med 3.

[@Kerbalf]

DarrenTotalWar Not having played Shogun and being the only guy ever who liked Empire (I had my share of problems but I had tons of fun with it) I'd love a Med 3. However it'd be cool if they explored other time periods. Maybe even prehistoric stuff.

[@antoniohinojos3808]

Kerbalf ohhh, shit son.. never even thought of that, itd be epic haha, but did they have large scale wars like that'? lol i'd love it if they expanded on what they played with in med 2, the whole aztec period, they could open that wide up. lol

[@LetsSeeYourKungFu]

Ive been trying to manipulate the AI and complete certain significant battles and political researching during the seasons and years that Caesar did. Needing to research Marc Antony first seemed ridiculous though. Antony didn't even join Caesar in Gaul until 54 bc. He was a cavalry commander in Spain until then. Titus Labienus was Caesar's general of note early on. Caesar's daughter was already married to Pompey by the time this dlc starts. Silk and olive trade was already underway as well. The political chain is kind of ridiculous

[@Cybermat47]

Looks good, but I might stick with 'Hegemony Rome' for the time being.

[@thomtaylor6570]

Nice review wasn't sure about this after being disappointed by Rome 2 initially, but based on your review i'm going to try Rome 2 again with some mods and wait for a discount before grabbing this. Hopefully there will be a family tree mod for this at some stage also kudos for not trying to some your argument up with a score.

[@travellerandwriter]

Good review - really well thought out and presented - I hope they have fixed the flaws that were mentioned in this review

[@Zabalon]

what other sorts of videos can we look forward to? LPs? Tips and tactics?

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Tips and Tactics hopefully, I'm not really sure. Probably not Let's plays.

[@pvtgunny]

DarrenTotalWar Warcasts too!

[@iuvenisD]

Do you have in this dlc the germanic siege lag?

[@Nickname-hier-einfuegen]

Did the Emperor Edition changed Caesar in Gaul like it changed the normal campaign? Speaking of politics, AI and so on.

[@89tonstar]

yes it did

[@Kvs-vf9nt]

Look I only play this game since the last couple off months. I play The Augustus campaign most. Also I have Caesar in Gaul which is awesome imo. But now I want to buy another dlc. Is empire divided a good one? I saw some gameplays and I like it. What do you guys think? Edit I own all dlc and still think imperaror Augustus is the best. Then empire divided and then CIG together with HATG.

[@MasonicadaM]

some buildings need wine to upgrade but there is no possible way to get wine in this dlc

[@batavi6528]

Weird they did not added the Batavi faction, it was the tribe that stoped caesar. but a good review!

[@lijger1]

The Menapii did some great resistance against Caesar. Caesar didn't attack the Batavi (German tribe that is not in Gaul). A campaign in that area was not alowed from the senate.

[@Shatila5]

I subbed to thank you on these reviews, even though i'm 3 years late to this Review, yet it was helpful for me. Thank you.

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Thanks, I'll hopefully get round to doing more reviews very soon!

[@paxromana1841]

"The enemy leader its dead" and they REVIVE!! i had the same disappointment

[@Aaron-no3ne]

+Yukio Shinmon is it still that way?

[@madavarams268]

@@Aaron-no3ne its 2022 and yeah

[@madavarams268]

@@Aaron-no3ne but it sometimes says the enemy general has "fallen" which is kinda better I think

[@tbr7035]

Nice review! I found agents to be the most annoying thing in this dlc - Caesar was wounded for more time than he was alive and most of my cities buildings were smoking ruins, which pretty much made me stop playing. Also did you have to face some kind of Gallic rebellion at any point? all my previously very happy cities suddenly had full enemy stacks pop up outside them midway through the game.

[@RepublicOfPlay]

I never encountered a full on rebellion actually, just a massive confederation where all the remaining tribes joined eachother, a few turns later the germans did the same and then they both allied with eachother, so it was Rome vs pretty much everyone.

[@thomasparker7770]

What hardware do you have to run the game so well?

[@RepublicOfPlay]

kzbin.infoabout is where you can find my computer specs

[@Jay-zx9hv]

great review mate really informed my decision think I'll wait until they have paid a bit of attention to the small but integral parts of the DLC to get it think Ill spend my money of something for EU4 while I wait. Cheers again buddy just got yerself a new subscriber, we need honest reviewers like you and Angry Joe, not many of you'se left

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Thank you, that was a very nice comment!

[@a.craven3679]

Professional and Detailed Review, very well done. Even better that you're Irish. Slán Abhaile.

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Thank you :)

[@nicolaviola5201]

8:41 ooof

[@Seth717]

Great review !

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Thank you :)

[@enjoythestruggle]

I wonder when these DLC's are going down in price... They look interesting enough to me but 15 euros per campaign seems a bit steep.

[@jonmatjani6755]

enjoythestruggle Wait for a steam sale

[@Arhatu]

I missed the matched combat animations, TW lost so much quality in time.

[@poerk551]

so no improvements to battle mechanics?

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Battle mechanics are exactly the same pretty much. The faction leader generals have their own unique abilities though.

[@playeraj96]

I want to buy the game, but is it still buggy and poorly optimized?

[@RepublicOfPlay]

It is still poorly optimized, but not really buggy anymore. I dunno if they'll ever improve this. It seems that for me at least, battles with multiple full armies and a city, tend to slow down significantly. Probably is worth getting it right now though as it's 50% off and won't be lower than that for a long time.

[@playeraj96]

DarrenTotalWar As far as I know, their are a few mods that help optimize it, and I just want to be able to run it. I don't have a great computer but it fits the specs and I was able to run shogun 2, not on maxed out settings, but on medium/high and I hear that Rome 2 is actually a step down

[@playeraj96]

Hypper Puppe Yeah I didn't buy it, I tried it out with my friend and I think I'll stick with Shogun 2 :) Thanks

[@asteroidmonger]

Nervee

[@cultofmalgus1310]

0:06 that's not the best way to use a spear

[@Strash_]

Awesome review dude :)

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Thank you :)

[@AlexanderKoenders]

Great video's man, you have a solid opinion. Would like to see more!

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Cool thanks! Subscribe if you haven't then :P

[@dogman9657]

Hey great vids man keep them coming.

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Thank you, I'm working on a good one I think :)

[@chonglee4120]

Great Review

[@ryanhoskins01]

Good review.

[@Rocksteadyz1]

nice review man, your irish right?

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Yes I am, sorry for the late reply, I thought I replied on my phone, but guess it never went through.

[@Rocksteadyz1]

DarrenTotalWar ha no worries man, so am i , you can always tell!

[@ryananderson4961]

Still shitty on many fronts. Did they fix any of the AI issues yet?

[@RepublicOfPlay]

Most issues are fixed. AI on sieges is the last problem that needs fixing in my opinion. (in regards to AI)

[@ryananderson4961]

Awesome I might have to get this game now. Big fan of the Total War series.

[@NarwhalMasterr]

Ryan Anderson Also there are some mods that help fix other small issues, like having fire at will for infantry with javelins and having the pikemen start the game with their pikes. Also, there was a mod that made the cavelry have better textures and one that made the campaign water a lot prettier or gave mobs stones to throw (makes it a little more epic) and one where the camera can zoom in and out more. You could get some of the bigger overhaul mods, but I haven't got any experience with those :( Plus mod support is great on this game. That is one thing reviewers generally forget. The game now has Steam workshop support, which means installing the mods can be done with the press of one button. And with CA pumping out more patches, the game probably will get better soon. I hope after the glaring issues have been fixed, they will move on to fixing smaller issues, since removing a ton of small problems would greatly improve the overall experience.

[@xNGCyanide]

GAYLICK

[@hellfire6372]

The game is good at start but near end of campaign, endless of barbarian tribes attack you and enemy spy spamming everywhere. It is really boring!!!

[@The_Renrick]

speak louder plis

[@RepublicOfPlay]

This was like 5yrs ago - i speak clearer in new videos

[@The_Renrick]

@@RepublicOfPlay okey sorry 😊 can you make subtitles for the videos that you speak soft? It will be great!

[@willb1903]

I’ll stick to Total War Rome 1

[@Fake1904]

Should you buy the Caesar in Gaul DLC? Fuck no, the original game is an aborted fetus and this dlc does nothing to fix it.

[@Thesocraticbreed]

I disagree, I bought it AND LOVED IT . I got Rome II the original as well, and love it too. The grand strategy is greatly improved compared to total wars in the past.

[@r3ddim832]

nice !! r3ddim here :)))

[@karkarov52]

Great Review