Evolution of STRONGHOLD Games 2001-2020

[@SergiuHellDragoonHQ]

Which Stronghold from the list is your favorite?

[@tahsinkhan5171]

Stronghold crusader 2

[@fujiwwara5976]

@@SirWilliam441 same legends are good too

[@inferno8008]

SergiuHellDragoonHQ crusaders extreme

[@itsbeta843]

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

[@ВасилийАлексеев-е4б]

2001

[@jasperfraser6772]

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

[@atlantic_love]

So, he didn't listen to you, then. Must have been painful.

[@MaheshLendal007]

Me too

[@msw260]

@@atlantic_love lol😂😂😂😂😂

[@meemaa1300]

Same😆

[@JustRezky]

wood needed... wood needed.... not enough gold m lord

[@ozgurhepsag1930]

Stronghold Crusader is still the best.

[@KJBLetsPlays]

Yep

[@dungeonmaster221]

And St Cr extreme too

[@raqdozar3932]

aynen öyle çocukluğum şu oyunda anılar anılar :(

[@Markov092]

Why? How so?

[@den_agung]

but the gameplay is boring

[@moneymoot]

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]

Me too

[@charon_lix]

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

[@karanjassal33]

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

[@biplabsingha5526]

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

[@Serthys]

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

[@AnthonyDelaCruz86]

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

[@fronti254]

buen video yo igual juego stronghold. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mISmmZephLWErNU mision 4

[@Pulsed101]

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

[@blockaitrumzi]

Yes❤❤ i was 8 y o when i played it

[@fronti254]

stronghol cruzader mision 1 y 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6LRaoeOrJ2pp9k

[@bundesgrenzschutzgruppe5495]

Old memories

[@theapplianceengineer]

Still good to see it has a strong online community. One of the true greats!

[@teemum.9023]

They should expand that, not make sequels. They could modernize the map editor, land, vertical walls, castle building, AI in skirmish mode, make everything more realistic

[@DrRock-gs8cu]

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

[@thrivingwizard251]

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

[@justjoshinya7237]

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

[@pinkgreenmelon2209]

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]

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

[@_Arjun_Patil_]

Yes only 2000 born known 😢🔥

[@mrmacedon]

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

[@derynugrohozulkarnain5045]

Stronghold warlords looks like age of empire hahaha

[@duncanross9884]

@@derynugrohozulkarnain5045 rofl it really doesnt

[@markosimunic4770]

@@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]

They are mimicking total war shogun

[@Leivve]

@@ibrahimozturk8863 There are worst games to mimic.

[@stefanblazic4316]

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

[@milanpospisil8024]

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]

Crusader 2 was better than Stronghold 3.

[@lordsezar9889]

😹😹😹😹

[@bearox8302]

Oh sir you forgot Fallout

[@emaniajr6553]

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

[@strategywave9905]

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

[@robiramdani5439]

More wood is needed

[@red-uw5ey]

Can't place that there, my lord!

[@oxofe3187]

People love you my lord 🎭

[@esti6536]

Lion are attacking my lord

[@jacd45]

NO TAXES ARE A GOOD TAXES

[@mrbenn2209]

The original stronghold and crusader were the best.

[@fronti254]

stronghol cruzader mision 1 y 2 . kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6LRaoeOrJ2pp9k

[@rainyy.rinn17]

Where I can download it?

[@yourfriendlyjacob1171]

@@rainyy.rinn17 steam

[@darkartsdabbler2407]

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]

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

[@sedad5341]

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]

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]

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.

[@elsantego4693]

Stronghold 3 has best graphics and Stronghold Crusader best gameplay.

[@pesedit864]

UP +1

[@takumiwanabe]

Yes thats true

[@emptysvoid]

The 2D titles looks way better then the 3D titles.

[@johnclayton4946]

@@emptysvoid Well you cannot remaster a masterpiece!

[@blackboydynamiteblues2247]

I hope they workin on it

[@ГаджимурадАлиев-у3ж]

Stronghold HD and Stronghold Crusader HD my favourite.

[@ErectusEnormous]

So the original

[@fronti254]

buen video yo igual juego stronghold. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mISmmZephLWErNU mision 4

[@BigShork]

"Evolution"? Maybe you mean degradation?

[@solventman8307]

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]

Right

[@aggressioncreed]

Absolutely right

[@yuzurusama]

@@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]

​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]

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

[@sladewilson7750]

it was the only stronghold i enjoyed after stronghold crusaders

[@user-bj2lk5fn9q]

It's for me the best strategy game

[@michaelbonyak3517]

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

[@ghostmedic86]

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

[@J.CDenton]

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]

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

[@eslamtalaat1476]

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

[@FaheemProductions]

My favorite 😍

[@theapplianceengineer]

Likewise. It is a truly incredible game!

[@TheDoomCamel]

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

[@koendendulk5635]

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

[@muhammadaraz124]

Accurate

[@testinghandles]

100% straight hit on my heart

[@testinghandles]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ3aapRra6ypgbc this one too

[@koendendulk5635]

Can someone tell me the name of that theme song?

[@testinghandles]

@@koendendulk5635 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGWzpYmjhLyDpac it starts on 3:37

[@nan_euro]

Stronghold Crusader had the best soundtrack and sound effect!

[@fronti254]

stronghol cruzader mision 1 y 2 . kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6LRaoeOrJ2pp9k

[@micaeldias7400]

Best soundtrack goes to Stronghold 1 imo

[@92OnTV]

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

[@seoldumb]

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

[@zainbaloch5541]

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

[@skyrimgamerdovahkiin5238]

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.

[@marcinsobczak2485]

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

[@xKisukeX96]

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

[@Flippi037]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

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]

@@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

[@nervoznisa9119]

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

[@TrollDragomir]

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.

[@krameri5]

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

[@cengizsogutlu]

Its online

[@fridaynuggies4191]

Fortunately they make a better one in 2014

[@lilifox3335]

Wtf chines version

[@lilifox3335]

Wtf chines version

[@penguins0301]

2021 : Wow in pan

[@MiracleMS]

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

[@enestekin6109]

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

[@user-xg8cc1gi8n]

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]

Satyr Sven I can’t agree with you more

[@Froufman]

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]

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

[@Froufman]

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

[@kresslib2]

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

[@Godl1ked]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@oldchannel4946]

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

[@geekin4X]

it looks like flaming garbage?

[@tudu8785]

@@geekin4X XDD no

[@shakmp4]

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]

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

[@retrogamer2503]

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....... :(

[@deama15]

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

[@klaiken989]

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

[@deama15]

@@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]

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

[@fronti254]

stronghol cruzader mision .1 y 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6LRaoeOrJ2pp9k

[@fireflyworlds]

Always appreciate the videos Sergiu :)

[@SergiuHellDragoonHQ]

And I always appreciate your games. :)

[@CommissarCail]

@Babu Vai Wtf

[@dawsnlife1530]

Make offline for android

[@arturkeen8055]

Stronghold crusader - best

[@FaheemProductions]

My favorite 😍

[@fronti254]

stronghol cruzader mision 1 y 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6LRaoeOrJ2pp9k

[@EmpireFanatic]

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

[@pepper_doze2463]

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

[@mahimaniac]

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]

stronghold 2001 and crusader are better

[@ashiok]

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.

[@ozcozfozc]

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]

Unrealistic size of buildings in Stronghold? Are you sure?

[@ozcozfozc]

@@kresslib2 Well its still better then warcraft

[@kresslib2]

@@ozcozfozc Yes..

[@baseddepartment285]

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

[@grahambentley3493]

Legends and SH2 had the best fighting and graphics

[@Starlesslemon]

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

[@cr4yv3n]

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

[@Phoenixlp44]

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

[@joanmarcferreaparici2282]

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

[@marcinszmuro537]

What? I tought its always England

[@theapplianceengineer]

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!

[@staticskal]

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

[@knightofsvea604]

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

[@knightofsvea604]

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]

I played Stronghold Legends a lot it was a great game

[@sirposto2083]

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]

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

[@nileshsonawane72]

Stronghold crusader was my favorite until now

[@gunziecore2054]

The "evolution" ended in 2002 imo :/

[@joja2174]

"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

[@Jewus19]

nope, the original is very good also

[@FaheemProductions]

My favorite 😍

[@user-on8vk5gb6x]

Oyeah, my favourite King. Richard the Lion Hear

[@tadii6962]

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

[@omarbassala617]

Same legends is my favourite

[@sergioamaya3062]

but there's nothing like the old one, admit it

[@Gaucho1410]

The best was the first one. Such an amazing story

[@baptic2]

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

[@yourself6930]

Pfffttt...😧 Weak

[@Pulsed101]

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

[@anv0004]

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]

You can always mod Stronghold Crusader to look like Stronghold 1

[@osamazafar6264]

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

[@poepvlek7453]

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

[@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!

[@Shah-G_Gaming]

Old is Gold Stronghold Crusader 2002 Is the King

[@adambah5867]

2:12 i want that map

[@xtracom]

Just Google: Stronghold Battle of TROY (Movie Based)

[@jeremy143w8]

xtracom yea I could tell that was Troy

[@ofiardyanto22]

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

[@newworldstream1259]

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

[@albertobellini98]

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]

I personally agree with this list

[@zanclan2106]

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]

True

[@behnamhashemi2657]

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.

[@anislati4763]

Stronghold crusader is the best one ❤️

[@torontoclarinetist]

After nearly 2 decades and he still can't place there my lord.

[@Fahrenheit451.]

Lol

[@muhaibamin304]

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

[@jeonseol8010]

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

[@jeremy143w8]

My dad taught me the 2002 version

[@christopher_chh]

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

[@octopus8420]

19 Years and still can't place the buildings correctly

[@Samir_niazi]

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

[@AliAyadF]

stronghold crusader is the best ever

[@lymeregis4354]

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.

[@a.p8496]

Agree bro

[@colford5833]

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.

[@MannamedMiyuki]

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.

[@ScaryRevenant]

Your right I remember that ha

[@daniellodnan8543]

they was most creative in 2D :)

[@singingeatinglovingprofile2386]

When u stop focusing on eye candy u focus on game play

[@KristapsJankovskis]

My ranking: 1) Stronghold Crusader 2) Stronghold 3) Stronghold Crusader 2 4) Stronghold 3 Its weird, but SC looks 10 better than S3 - even graphics.

[@tomknokkel]

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]

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]

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.

[@Stoffies123]

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)

[@wheresmyepiglottis]

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

[@mehmettalhayenilmez]

stronghold crusader is best strategy game ever. because you can build fast, army train fast, fights fast, mechanics so easy to play,simple menu,you can use everything so simple. but other strategy games are so slow. in stronghold crusader, you can build your castle in 3-5 minute. and you ready to war. but other strategy games , you need upgrade everything for war. its means 30 minutes need to war. thats why stronghold crusader is best.

[@sulaimansule6225]

Yg dr Indonesia mana jempolnya,.. Trakhir aq main Strohold Crusader wktu masih kuliah.

[@Line_of_Sight]

Stronghold: Popularity 90 "Place a keep, to site your castle milord" Stronghold Crusader: 100 "Your popularity... is rising!" Stronghold 2: 75 "Not enough workers are avaible to run this building" Stronghold Legends: 65: "Our food stocks are dwindling my liege" Stronghold 3: 50 "People are leaving the castle" Stronghold Crusader II: 52 "Sentimenties... warm towards you my liege" Stronghold Warlords: 10 "The people.... "love" you sire..."

[@fuadm.283]

stronghold crusader warcraft3 and frozen throne is the best game

[@shayanvlogs8019]

Legends are watching it in 2023

[@elhuron9486]

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

[@DrNemo48]

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

[@HaseebKh00n]

" Wood Needed "

[@alan3687]

The popularity is rising:)

[@VITAS874]

Stronghold 1, crusader, stronghold 2, legend, best

[@mauraine3415]

I wish, Stronghold HD and Crusader HD will get an updated version my god, the best rts ever for me, but devs doesn't understand that they are the best strongholds

[@simkkaba5440]

am i the only one who thinks stronghold 2 is the best?

[@DERKEISER95]

Yes

[@Magidar]

Nah

[@Sunaoc]

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

[@computerinsurgent1204]

Stronghold 2 and Stonghold Legend are the best.

[@cadendicky1855]

Stix and stones: the greatest battle theme for a real time strategy game ever made.

[@VITAS874]

Rip stronghold

[@xocea1366]

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

[@TomOkkaTom]

I don't understand why people like legends so much. I find the art style hideous and to me SH has always been more about building my own castle than about destroying the other player's.

[@WimbIedonGB]

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

[@ivancvitkovic6679]

You should play stronghold more

[@hasanab4600]

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

[@gabbaskuandykov8394]

Stronghold warlords R.I.P 2019-2020...

[@Xiox321]

I played the crap out of Stronghold Crusader when I was a kid. I didn't realize they got past Stronghold 2.

[@killsw1tc360]

First Last shit takes me back when I brought the 5 game packet now imma play these I didn’t know about