Empire of the Ants Review - One of the Biggest Surprises of 2024

[@vincentkentermusic]

I heard the game is full of bugs

[@pyromanticwolf1624]

Goddammit, take my like and get out of here 😂

[@Ants.sydney]

YOU STOLE THIS

[@danielkocher9409]

😂

[@Biggus__Dickus]

See what you did there.

[@luckyowl6432]

Get out.

[@EZpZeero]

5:21 I beg to differ, walking around in circles until you reorient yourself is a quintessential part of the ANT experience. Just go outside and watch an ant for 30 minutes, that mo fo gunna go around the same spot like 15 times before moving to the next.

[@sandr921]

“One thousand and three six hundred and eighty three” bro what

[@transer1337]

You’re not an ant, bro. You wouldn’t understand.

[@Thehubb1]

Three six hundred

[@guitarmike3049]

Maths init

[@polskakrowa1743]

1003683

[@casthedemon]

Yeah he's naming two separate characters.

[@ItsMichaelReid]

What is this? A game for ANTS

[@HenchmenNo616]

I don't want to hear it! The game has to be *double take at the gamplay* 10x bigger than this!

[@RacinZilla003]

​@@HenchmenNo616... ... He is absolutely right

[@betterness23]

Zoolander? 😂

[@BirdmanVeganFuture]

Help cool insects, go Organic

[@foscogrubb]

The @ItsMichaelReid Game for Ants that Don't Read Good

[@ahandsomefridge]

A suprisingly amount of the word 'suprisingly' in this review.

[@ThePorkchopExpress975]

not surprisingly that someone misspells surprisingly twice

[@ahandsomefridge]

Suprisingly unsuprising!

[@MrBrazil_]

Just started playing it on the PC and it looks and feels surprisingly great! Specially the controls - by game-pad - feel so natural!

[@NeoNimbus9]

When I first saw the game I was really hoping it was more of an open world evolve ur clan type of game like ancestors the human kind odyssey. I really enjoyed that game but it was simple unfinished and poorly done but the idea was there. So when I figured out it wasn’t really open world at all and more story driven i was pretty disappointed considering I already bought it. But after giving it some time it’s genuinely a good game. Just not what I was hoping for. I’m really hoping once I finish the story mode there’s more to it. I just want to be able to hunt and collect and explore to advance my city and keep them thriving

[@Thelos90]

"So when I figured out it wasn’t really open world at all and more story driven i was pretty disappointed considering I already bought it" Never pre-order.

[@JayNikki04]

You never go full pre order

[@NeoNimbus9]

@@Thelos90 yeah no that was my mistake 😭 I was really excited when I saw it, I just found out abt it the day the pre order early access went live

[@sgtkwan]

in the demo you couldnt go underground to attack enemies home and you were only limited to like 5 "squads", is tht limitation still the same on launch

[@NeoNimbus9]

@ nah you have a power to cross the land through another point of urs

[@DETRACT0RD00M]

Anyone remember the 90's Microsoft game? That game was surprisingly good

[@frankflammini6935]

Sim Ant 😎 game was/is fantastic!

[@mchammer5592]

Yes! Dude! Thank you for the nostalgia!

[@iyeetsecurity922]

Especially when your ants would gang up on the spider and rip it's legs off.

[@DETRACT0RD00M]

@iyeetsecurity922 oh yeah, I was just thinking about how brutal it actually was haha

[@iyeetsecurity922]

@@DETRACT0RD00M Don't forget, *The lawnmower!*

[@jarg8]

"it is surprising just how high of a budget the presentation is" How did someone write this sentence.

[@sammyflinders]

Or "mite sized ant" Maybe just ant sized ant..? This channel is trash.

[@funkrobot9762]

People are getting dumber, and they are proud of it.

[@NatetheGr891]

It’s probably written by AI

[@Yogan59]

What about this statement is an oxymoron I don’t get it

[@HEARD201]

The marketing for this game has been hot garbage. Looks great, excited to pick it up Thursday.

[@themanwithinflatableknees8770]

Exactly. Has there been any??

[@HEARD201]

@ there’s been a few trailers but not highlighting that there’s a cool online multiplayer to experience.

[@theworstactionhero9186]

I wanna see Rockstar drop a billion dollars in a rat simulator.

[@Roger3eme]

Mr Bernard Werber has been my favorite author for nearly 30 years. Finally seeing the birth of his precious project is a dream came true. I am extremely excited for this. It reminds me of SimAnt but for modern platform. I hope the game expend to maybe in a future DLC where we can interact with humans like in his novels. Lol

[@wayamy27narf]

"The ants pick the food. The ants keep the food. And the grasshoppers... leave!!"

[@justinhamby3593]

Love that movie

[@jonathangarland1882]

Reminds me of an old game called Bad Mojo, where you played as a cockroach

[@alimollanorozi393]

if you liked this game, go and play Empire of the Undergrowth.

[@Ihavenofreindsitsallalie]

If you didn't Ike this game, also go and play Empire of the Undergrowth.

[@Kindlesmith70]

or play the original, Empire of the Ants (2000). Or just go play the first ant simulation: Sim Ant.

[@arianadonis4099]

This game only made me want a Lion and a deep sea fish simulator now

[@valkilmerscareer2884]

Have you heard of Ace of Seafood? Its like a flight sim dog fighter where you play as fish who shoot lasers out of their eyes

[@NembyPeabody]

Goblin Commander was a really good game back in the day. It was an RTS on consoles

[@ChrisAdamscomedy]

Reminds me of SimAnt back in the day. I’m in, that game ruled.

[@marekkos3513]

Ants Total War

[@Mdm1684]

The game is Amazing! My first rts (not mad about it) and has totally nailed the chill vibe.If you want to checkout and relax with some epic moments a Great soundtrack and design then definitely pick this one up . XBOX X here

[@liamseekins9488]

Thanks for letting me know

[@rusty9508]

Any relationship to the 1998 movie Antz? My favorite movie of all time that in no way was a copy of Bugs life.

[@WoolleyGamer]

They scored it Ant out of 10

[@PhoenixMinecraft4ever]

Ahah 🤣

[@ToxMod]

Heard about this game in relations to it being the first PS5 PRO Enhanced physical game with a sticker advertising the “Pro” feature on the box. 👍🏻

[@jarg8]

Great, very necessary comment 👍

[@Tenchu122]

This game is great if you loved Empire of the undergrowth. Played on mouse & keyboard and gamepad and both controls feels great but with mouse & keyboard the controls just become less tedious.

[@f0ry0u81]

I'm looking forward to the sequel Empire of Uncles.

[@dr.loomis4221]

oh a very fun joke!

[@rac8153]

Looking great, a bit like the books of B. Werber

[@flyboy8364]

Just started playing this on Series X. IT IS AMAZING!!! like playing a realistic version of Bugs Life or Ants. Freaking addicted.

[@applejuicejunkie316]

IGN's Dan Stapleton gave this game a 3. Gaming bolt an 8. Hmmm....I guess I'll just have to play it for myself

[@marker4803]

Stop trusting IGN they give shitty reviews to good games

[@xXxsTePhIe16xXx]

IGN also gave Concord a 7 😉..

[@IRaoulDuke]

IGN docked points for no trans ants.

[@KevinoftheCosmos]

This is a fantastic review. I'm more excited for this than any other RTS at the moment. Buying it is a no-brainer for me. Games like this give me hope for modern gaming.

[@kushpaladin]

my only complaint is the water. it doesnt even look like water and its just a mirror. far away it looks fine but up close it looks like a huge chunk of the ground is missing

[@sixfinger9501]

can you play this game with a keyboard and not a controller?

[@JurassicJoey17]

The camera problems don’t bother me at all.. That’s stuff they’ll fix in updates lol

[@Bartdegans]

i Remember playing empire of the ants on my old timy Windows xp pc.

[@Bordo26]

Me too

[@MadsterV]

that one is on GOG

[@villalobosla]

Is this game an adaptation of the French novel “Les Fourmis“? The premise , the name of the protagonist and name of the colonies are almost identical

[@drgentech4930]

Les Fourmis was translated into English as Empire of the Ants, and yes this game is based on that book by Bernard Werber.

[@MRG4B]

Will day one patch eliminate all bugs?

[@JarradIsSus1810]

This is the game that Antony from Antman and the wasp plays..

[@friendlyneighbourhoodmtb7961]

Plot twist: you broke the water chip.

[@AshunshwgarsBlade]

Tbh I just wish you could access your actual nest and see it improve and grow over time, otherwise I’m pretty sold lol

[@1lionmurrill]

The only thing wrong with the game is the view. It can be very frustrating at times when it gets chaotic , as you will want to zoom out to get a better sense of what’s going on?

[@Mixedbeats18]

For the colony this time?

[@xyzzyb]

Surprise? Hasn’t everyone been hyped for this game?

[@clementphiri3651]

At this point, every game is a "biggest surprise" or "biggest game of the year" for you

[@Artvuka]

Looking forward to Empire of Bees 🐝

[@matthewtheobald1231]

anyone else having weird issues with shadows? my shadows look grainy and dithered no matter my settings

[@SyberiusRex]

So, it's Mount and Blade: Banner Lord... for ants.

[@kilroy2517]

I'm waiting for the sequel - Empire of the Uncles.

[@arianadonis4099]

First PS5 Pro enhanced game Im playing

[@NahualUlloa]

Game of the ANTS 2024

[@senju2024]

I think my cat will enjoy this more than I do.

[@Nedk82]

Imagine if humans were the size of ants and there were other beings the size of a normal human today, can you imagine the size of that giant it’s beyond mind blowing to think of a being that big like the way an ant sees a human 10 million times larger that’s a wild thought just came to me lol

[@The_Kaiju-X_Project]

I only wish that your ant could join in the fight

[@cbrock68]

People still talking about dragon age bull shit I was worried no one would notice this game

[@cletokings4302]

Is this the first “ant type” game?

[@ayoubmorjane7722]

Doesn't seem like pikmin I think it's great but I wish they maintain some of the empire of the ants 2000 mechanics like inside the nest

[@macbrebonicks8668]

Ant Banks in da building!

[@starfire451]

To save our mother earth from any alien attack ...

[@BirdmanVeganFuture]

Organic natural game for the Insects (not poison)

[@SemperSalam]

Anyone remember SimAnt?

[@sircdrom]

You had me at ANTS!

[@ashvideoer]

We got a game about ants before GTA 6

[@toxicmegacolon69]

The only time you want a game riddled with bugs

[@GamingGoose]

The only game that's ever needed MORE bugs

[@matheuskg123]

Unfortunately very underwhelming, no open world exploration and tbh nothing of what I thought it would be like. Gets boring quickly

[@tenebre911]

Does anyone remember the game Ants on...I believe it was super Nintendo???

[@kezzatube45]

If I can't bite a human on the foot then I don't want to play

[@KJ4284-w9s]

😂 would’ve been more cool & realistic If there were another, bigger animals running around. Also you had to avoid them from time to time.

[@SillyOmega]

Actually many ants have stingers.

[@Ajax_97]

Highly ANTicipated

[@jhguygih]

How come ign gave it 3

[@EternalNico1]

was this written by AI?

[@jaymesjmathias9390]

Really strange the unknowing countless who knows not game origins - *SIMANT!!!* old-school yes but so fun and simplistic yet layers of control and conquer! Try it 😊

[@neftalicruzluciano]

i wonder if UEVR mod could potentially fix that camera issue...........hhmmmmmm

[@beluga2342]

ai writes this guys reviews for sure

[@starwindamada5313]

PS5 exclusive Coryceps mission

[@dbahlcorp9192]

So this a tech demo…

[@Ccubed92]

KZbinrs have to take classes on how to present information better because you can tell he just reading a script

[@spacebarwasd9782]

Looks better than a bugs life movie

[@PhaRoaH87]

Great, now an Ant Simulator 😅 Think we've nearly got one for everything on earth now.

[@ryanventer9221]

Someone is too young to remember SimAnt.

[@monsieurmagic]

Kids these days.

[@arianadonis4099]

Nah, I need a Lion simulator now

[@NastyLittleBagginses]

SimAnt came out in 1991.

[@blerdstatic8187]

Nope, they will eventually make one for Internet warriors on the comment sections. "Be the ultimate comment warrior and Prove you're always right!"

[@Matthew-m4n]

Red dead redemption 2 been quite since this one🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nickkhil]

Ants in the pants , Ants in the pants - Eric Cartman 😠

[@merlindalkowski7607]

I don't know what to think of this yet, It probably has a lot of bugs...

[@devinthegamer1364]

Im taking shrooms & playing this

[@russelljazzbeck]

You can't go underground? Hmmm

[@iAmKoKash]

LoL have you been bought or are just easily satisfied?

[@Teremei]

My ant gave me this game. I ant kidding.

[@iAMNinjaDarkovia]

I want a cat simulator game next purrrlease!

[@jeffghant4760]

We've had one for a while. It's called Stray.

[@iAMNinjaDarkovia]

@ Yeah but it’s not a simulator genre

[@jeffghant4760]

@@iAMNinjaDarkovia Wasn't there a Pets game for the DS or something?

[@iAMNinjaDarkovia]

@@jeffghant4760 Yeah there was! Nintendogs + cats was the game that I played!

[@leetdemon]

Game is a blast

[@AD3SPG]

First to step on an ant while watching this.

[@lapsedilationdrive3943]

A better rpg than dragon age veilguard for sure

[@1000-r3g]

Even Donkey Kong is a better RPG than Veilguard ....

[@wyteprvlge]

0:34 "one thousand and three, six hundred and eighty three" dis he mean 103, 683???? lol

[@peter98641]

I think he means 1,003,683

[@flyyf1]

@@peter98641 mans reading an ai script i bet XD i was going crazy at that sentence too XD

[@JohnGillette-u3k]

Yes 103,683

[@jeffghant4760]

Am I spending money on this, or Black Myth Wukong?

[@bertbox69]

Great graphics, took a gamble and wished I hadn't, hate these strategy games, eye wateringly dull. The battles, mods and techniques seem arbitrary anyway, you always win and there's no clear method of routing supplies between nests or upgrading legions, a hell of a lot of trial and error

[@cruizlee214]

Honey, I shrunk the rts.

[@Anglo-Brit]

Not a very honest review. A very careful review.

[@mrkdavis22]

just to be clear we are able to play as a cat in a cat simulator & a ant in a ant similar long before we get an open world superman game? I'll settle for a Batman Beyond game at this point but i got no hope for gaming anymore 😑

[@dale6797]

Suprising

[@Travel-Adv]

Too bad Irys will not be playing this game.

[@ayoubmorjane7722]

guys this game is a remake, there was another empire of the ants back in 2000 but no one heard of it i guess

[@Cyraxior]

RTS genre to consoles? Um...Halo Wars?

[@clementphiri3651]

But damn its looking good

[@mrsundaymorning]

Looks great but no tactical depth. Pass.

[@Kindlesmith70]

...No mentioning in the opening that this is a remake of the PC game with the same name. I see they decided to make you play as an ant like in Sim Ant. This used to be a top down rts. This version's perspective seems rather limiting. Also seems they took out nest building. Wow, what a terrible remake. Original 2000 version is still on GoG under AU$7.

[@moosetube5564]

Excuse me, what?