MASSIVE MINAS TIRITH SIEGE - Third Age Total War Gameplay

[@PixelatedApollo1]

*Hey guys! Welcome to one of the longest videos I have ever uploaded. I had to take a power night after this recording! Enjoy the epic defense of Minas Tirith. THe battle starts at **4:48* *P.S. I have a Life of a Soldier video coming out tomorrow :D*

[@cookie4life603]

+Pixelated Apollo Yay

[@federicogallo6376]

Finally

[@glorgyflorgy7512]

yay life of a soldier thank you

[@jeremy-us9ej]

+Pixelated Apollo hey man when do you normally get on third age total war?

[@jackcrawford7429]

+Pixelated Apollo The 85 percent rule is dumb. That just makes mines tirith into another same old medieval 2 castle with an outer wall and a keep. That rule is so dumb

[@WanderRadioX]

Baby-throwing, orc-eating...baby monsters

[@markwhiteley4878]

Those orcs are going to throw those babies and then eat them. Pixilated Apollo - 2016

[@thevillelova93]

The Gondor players did an awesome job trying to defend. The odds were extremely against them. Gondor deployed 2713 troops against the evil forces 5544 troops. So they had over twice as many. It would be awesome if like Apollo and another veteran player play the same scenario as Gondor and play with the 85% rule and see if they could win. Anyway this still was an epic battle!

[@milkandcookiesTW]

Thanks for linking my channel Pixie! What a good lad

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+milkandcookiesTW I got to look out for my fellow Total War KZbinr :D

[@silviakids4656]

milkandcookiesTW

[@AngryFishing]

lol I nearly died laughing at the troll part "licking their lips" omg bro you made my day!

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+Joel Robledo hehehe :D

[@kenobi6257]

Another rule for Minas Tirith's sieges should be that the first wall must be unbreakable, like it is in the lore and the movie xD, so it must be assaulted by the gates and some siege towers

[@kubastasiak4896]

kuba

[@Randomlollis]

Adrián Llana agreed

[@deviljho3]

16:17 "I do a pretty good gondorian woman" Oh PA, didn't know you were such a ladies man :P

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+Deviljho ohh you know :P

[@samb7805]

Pixie: Lets follow an arrow, no way i am going to do that. we want a life of an arrow video ! XDD

[@Dilly-Winkus]

Such an epic siege! Cannot get enough of your Third Age videos!

[@adamsihlen7639]

dude you're the best commentary narrator on youtube! love these vids and i purchased total war from steam just for this mod haha. Love the game and love your vids.

[@petesperandio]

12:54 The Rhunnic archer ballerinas are going at it again.

[@junehollybell5977]

2 vs 4 isnt very fair if they arent allowed to use the choke points :/

[@LordHoth_90]

June Hollybell really dumb rule

[@josephsaeteurn9158]

rules are fine.. the defender had no catapult at the top. that would of easily taken tons and tons of force out. you saw the siege and ballistic, they are position wrong spot and they didn't do much..

[@BEAR-hg7ut]

Joseph Saeteurn that's because they were bugged and couldn't move.

[@LL-dl3cw]

I think the defendera could have won but they did mistakes which caused them to lose

[@prealtezeratul1133]

first of all thank you appollo for uploading those vidoes now I don't mean what I say as criciticism just what I saw from my view point also I think all those glitches are really annoyimg and can effect the end result of the scenrios now for what I seen those are the mistakes of the deffenders: 1. they didn't retreat early enough and fast enough to the first choke point 2. they didn't form a line of shiled wall it was to tight and not wide enough 3.thet didn't reinforce it in time 4.they didn't pull back the aritelery from there 5.they could have dismounted at the scenod point the swan knight and then hold out longer and take more troops with the catapult or retreat alltogather from there 6.at the lsat point they weren't postined right the could have easily posined thoe last forces a little down the slope and put the archers direcly behind them as a lot of their arrows hit the ground and not the enemy again it's probly easy for a watcher to just sit and say what could they have done better but it's hard to do things during the game again great video loved it and also I thanks to the one who creatd this

[@Thalan79]

Baby Throwing Ork eating baby monsters... The stuff of nightmare fuel. It not only chucks babies into the abyss, but it also eats orks and is only a baby monster, not a fully grown monster.

[@ruadhrio2037]

I like how he says look at the brave dead gondorians and goes over the spot where the smallest amount of them died

[@readabook684]

"the halberd twins" and describing Gondor's trolls as "shotgun of gun" are my favorite favorite lines. Then when you said "I live for virtual siege battles" I laughed hard that I choked on popcorn! I was disappointed that Gondor didn't hold the ramp or the bottom of the incline leading to town center would have been smarter and gotten more kills maybe. The rangers at the end should have stuck with standard arrows instead of fire. The arrow won Agincourt not fire!

[@deviljho3]

Nothing better than seeing a hour and 15 minute battle in your sub box, need that sweet apollo voice

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+Deviljho :D

[@CIA-M]

"no more snack, lunch breakfast and dinner is what you need for these battles!" don't forget second breakfast pixie :p

[@TheSnowmenKing]

is he a pixie or a bronzie

[@benfriebe7487]

16:14 “help help, I believe.. in you. Yeah so I do a pretty good gondorian woman impression” best commentary ever

[@mrsniffles5417]

Shit I don't have a snack! *Runs to fridge and grabs everything snack like* Ok so my snacks are a Bell pepper, a slice of stake pie and a carrot.

[@oldsmelly911]

+Mr Sniffles Eating wood isn't a good idea

[@mrsniffles5417]

+Luke Clarke DONT JUDGE ME!

[@LyricalDJ]

+Luke Clarke Well, it'll last him a while. And fibres are good for you, so I'm told. :oP

[@xarusman3223]

Please keep up doing this sieges, i have no problem with them being so long! Its just awesome to watch, it just would be better if Gandalf arrives in the last minute and saves the day for Gondor... :D

[@charlesreisner6681]

Although I agree that the battle was unfair, realistically, war isn't fair

[@hunterwood9330]

" I don't know what you live for guys..maybe it's world peace, maybe it's something important. But, I live for those virtual siege battles." I feel that comment/quote rings so true for almost all Total War fans lol.

[@CIA-M]

hate to see trolls in gondor's ranks

[@OblivionKisame]

I thinks it's funny lol

[@karakondzula1388]

Look at the detail AHHHH! Thats just AHHHH! Every time :D We love you Apollo!

[@robertzio]

0:14 Apollo: hope you got snacks drinks junk food... i got a fat spliff

[@oakhouse1997]

"I live for virtual siege battles..."! You sir made my day!

[@АндрейСвистунов-б3м]

"I don't know about you, guys, maybe you live for world peace or something important, but I live for virtual siege battles" PA

[@AshTheMohican]

More than an hour of Third Age Total War siege gameplay? Oh you spoil us Apollo.

[@PixelatedApollo1]

I try :D

[@thetallwoodelf]

Forget snacks I genuinely ate my tea watching this and it wasn't enough

[@MegaBigBangBoy]

"And oh no theres goes the General " Pixelated Apollo Every Video :D I LOVE THIS SENTENCE :D Nice video Apollo :) Keep it up you're my favorite youtuber greetings from Germany :D

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+Chap THanks man :D

[@peterbillty6068]

Massive battle of the five armies plz? Last one was short and good guys seemed to be over powered having no difficulties love ya channel

[@charliebrown3903]

awesome vid man, all ur vid are really good tho always love to watch a good total war battle!!

[@jackrennie7552]

I really enjoyed this battle...... I would love to see a Lord of the Rings total war official game.

[@PixelatedApollo1]

Thanks! That would be amazing

[@Scottx125Productions]

+Jack Rennie They would most likely half ass it like they are doing with total war warhammer.

[@josephthompson4310]

I would fund that !!!!!!!!!!!

[@dannyboy5493]

Thats why hammer would Be perfect

[@themanhimself3117]

Good thing that the actual siege did not have Rhúnic or Isengard warriors and that Gondor had the Rohirrim, even with all that is was close, good job to the Blue Wizards for keeping the Rhúnic army in the East!

[@matthew5200]

there was rhun. most of the warriors at minas tirith were men of the east and south.

[@WhosCarnage]

i didn't even realise you had hit 75k! you've grown so fast since i subbed at like 9k, keep growing Apollo

[@PixelatedApollo1]

Thanks man :D

[@elvencrusader6463]

+Pixelated Apollo damn apollo great vid and 10/10 for the thumbnail

[@erinlopez6429]

13:50 Baby Gondorians? XD XD kills me everytime

[@darcyungaro8088]

I absolutely.. love that this is all pretty much a fight in the first level

[@colebetywas1232]

My favorite part was at the final choke point when that one nazgul said "I want this city! No man can kill me!"

[@jackparker8602]

Ruhn's tatic, LEROY JENKINS!

[@samulatorV3]

+Jack Parker It actually was hahaha, he ended up throwing a lot of troops down my end and isenguard just walked in.

[@vernexus2400]

Wish I bought some snacks for this. Gonna rewatch with snacks.

[@where_we_go245]

you made me laugh with the halberd twins. the voice you did for the first orc was great

[@cloraclefloracle2254]

Thanks Apollo I guess the battle did work and congrats on getting pass 76k subs I'm happy to rally under the banner of Apollo :D

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+Awesome108 haha I was thinking about a different battle. thanks dude :D

[@wolfenstein851]

Fuckin Pippin didn't light the beacon, Rohan never came. QQ

[@connorgalvin7908]

Also do a tug of war with you and Jackie Fish. Mordor vs. Isengard

[@blazebro1237]

theres like 3 minas tirith sieges but i have an idea do one where the orcs won and gondor wants it back

[@Nuclear_Gandhi]

I think Indy lagged out and his units started fighting on their own

[@wolfmarsh3069]

I got and cola, some chicken legs, mcdonalds quarter pounder, blanket, some root beer, and a pizza hut 8 slice pepperoni pizza. Ready for thebest video ever XD

[@ProfessionalCow1]

I live for virtual siege battles... one of the nerdiest things I have ever heard but also very relatable.

[@faisalfarooq6967]

amazing video pixie. i just love watching your videos while i do my homework

[@beckystutzman6899]

Your commentary on this one in particular is awesome :)

[@martinlakatos1566]

absolutely awesome i love Third age Total war i do play it my self and i love this long siege battles. I could watch theese all day long. great commentary Apollo u r probably one of my favourite youtubers :) and again thank you verry much for your hard work. We do apreciate. (sry for my bad English) Greatings from SLOVAKIA the heart of EUROPE :)

[@therussiansoldier2009]

Greetings form Britain home of decent people

[@thekaasmaster8172]

greetings from the netherlands where windmils and breakfest chocolate coms from

[@PixelatedApollo1]

Thanks bud :D

[@getthevibes1779]

such a great vid PA, keep it up!

[@uniquename2624]

Black Friday in nutshell

[@nexypvp9351]

lol

[@realmutharfuckeringgsdacom8418]

*seeing a "minas tirith" in the video name liking immediatly

[@dardan145]

Damn everytime i come back there is another 1000 subs

[@CountryMusicMann]

That was in the movies. Saruman wanted to keep the One Ring for himself and become the new Dark Lord. That automatically pits Saruman against Sauron.

[@shieldshorton7831]

that was the best defense vs overwhelming forces, ive seen im inspired

[@therussiansoldier2009]

Yes there was no way Gondor was going to win 😜

[@jackparker8602]

+TheRussianSoldier SPOILERS!!!!!!!!

[@LyricalDJ]

19:00 Well, you *can't* simply go into Minas Tirith. Well, if you're an enemy of Gondor. It's a shame the attackers were allowed to break down the walls, but I suppose gameplay before lore is fine if that's what the players want. I'm also a bit iffy on deciding that the defending forces have to stay on the lower level. A siege is supposed to be as unfair as possible, with the numbers on the attacking side and the battlements and chokepoints on the defending side. After all, if it's fair the defenders are never going to hold out. But I understand realism isn't necessarily always that fun. Enjoying the video a lot regardless, though. Some more comments while I'm watching: I don't think the defenders really stood a chance. I'm impressed they held the walls as long as they did. Of course, had the attackers made less mistakes the battle would have been even more onesided. The tactic I can imagine might be the most effective is going with a lot of artillery and solid defenders in front of them. But as cheap as that is, I doubt even that would work. Trolls would just waltz right through and mass missiles would cut them down as well. Oh, and remember an earlier video you did with Minas tirith? Enemy catapults would wreck such chokepoints as they did in that one. I'd say that if this is what you want to see in Minas Tirith and have a chance for the defenders you'd need to give the defenders a different edge. More numbers/money, perhaps.

[@lp24-91]

4 more third age videos till 100!! Keep up the good work PA will we see an even bigger and better battle than this?

[@devoncooper448]

Pixelated Apollo you've been doing good keep up the work

[@typo_fenrir]

yo siege tower animation is super funny, its like a production line

[@butterlord9397]

i love this vid thanks so much pixelated apollo

[@deathslayer4600]

I was playing a Minas Tirith siege multiplayer map for mount and blade warband, and we literally spent about fourty minutes at the final gate, because it had oil above it, and it kept melting our men. We had thirty. They had five.

[@khorps4756]

+Deathslayer should'v brought a giant pot of liquid gold to cover them in

[@georgeback266]

16:09 - That is why there is such a shortage of children in Minas Tirith. The women sound like men (specifically men of the pixie variety). "I do a very good Gondorian woman ..." -Pixelated Apollo.

[@georgeback266]

+George Back "...impression" -of course you do.

[@liot_7]

i always eat a green apple when i watch pixies videos

[@homgurung1580]

I've Been with you till 3k :D I STILL LIKE EM YOUR THE ONLY ONE WHO DOES THIS SOOO GREATTTT :D

[@thespartanhero1927]

Hey Apollo,Your way with words are pretty awesome. those damn baby throwing baby eating orcs. haha

[@haaheokonohia9405]

Holy shit man great battle this vid had me at the edge of my bed. If Gondar had one more dismounted swan night and pulled back there catapult they would've probaly won

[@rapavvy6432]

"They will throw our babies off the top and eat them!" Pixelated Apollo, April 2016

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+Colonel Trump its true...just stating facts

[@jacksonosborne-coy5159]

The swan knight turned this battle around.

[@devindelgrego4500]

Technically most the deaths happened after the battle from disease.

[@theromanlegionary7374]

Baby throwing Orc eating baby monsters That just made my day

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+The roman legionary hahaha

[@zamshforu1706]

Baby throwing,Orc eating,baby monsters ???? Lol that made my day

[@Yeagerbonebone]

haha mine to 😂

[@brandonvabderbok476]

I swear, this guy is one of my favorite damn youtubers.

[@tiernanfarren6404]

i like the way that all minis tirith battles have gondor be defeated

[@melrakan]

The shieldwall is an ideal situation. Mostly a battlefield is just chaos, though, due to peasant levies.

[@elusivethefox8522]

omg I love you pixelated your so great! please make more! btw Wye u plz explain the subscriber battle?

[@hulkhogan4203]

@46:10 "I'll kick him in the back and you stab him"...pretty sure I read that in Art of War somewhere...

[@essence_liveTV]

It would be nice to see an accurate gate of the city for the epic kill zone

[@Zulupure5]

The attackers started with 5552 troops. The defenders had 2713 troops. At the end the attackers had 1271 troops and the defenders had 1 troop. Presumably he was then thrown from the top along with all the others and then eaten.

[@clayandsand]

The Lord of light demands sacrifices. Rain fire on the enemy!

[@connorgalvin7908]

Logic the biggest casualty in this engagement. Pixies ability to word took a terrible loss today.

[@jackparker8602]

"I don't know where this joke is going" lol XD

[@Canadian_Zac]

I've got Fourth Age, for Rome: Total War, Barbarian invasion. And the dwarves have got to be the best faction for defending cities. Your dwarf cities are inside mountains, the walls have an overhang, so you get some protection to any archers. But you don't even need to defend the walls, once they get through them, there is 1 bridge they have to cross to get inside the city, which is really easy to defend, because I then splits into a crossroads, so I just put a unit at the cross of each road, with 1 in reserve for when they get tired, and my general just behind as well. I have defended against 3 full stacks of Rhun, and I lose about 8 dwarves every time, out of an army of about 150. I think theres also a bit of a glitch, if you put units on the bridge, for some reason, none of their missile troops shoot at them, they just join in the press against the units.

[@tangoimao1727]

Pro Tip:Make sure your enemy is holding another wall while there figthing put your best archers and try to aim the best as you could and put some troops defending the archers

[@sebstiankim9648]

your vids is worth to go on the cinemas

[@1101millie97]

Defenders should not only defend the outer wall, but also the inner walls as well (if they have them), with the troops needed for the task.

[@pointman6778]

I kid you not. As soon as I saw the time limit, and as soon as you said grab some food, I switched this on my TV and made some soup.

[@PixelatedApollo1]

Hahah awesome!

[@jackponzoni4587]

If they were allowed to fall back this would have been a shorter video Great vid

[@copyrightstrike7637]

I have been waiting for another one of these. I have my dr.peper on standby

[@babute21]

oh yes no napoleon more medieval!!!

[@MrDoa1234]

really enjoyed the battle. Didnt have popcorn :)

[@jevandme7019]

I LOVE U PIXEY!!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIRD AGE!!!!!

[@PreciseGameplay]

Saw the length of the video, ate a whole meal beforehand, so as not to be bothered with any snacks :)

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+The Unseen Blade hahaha

[@PixelatedApollo1]

+The Unseen Blade you could wait till your hungry then watch it

[@12345678900987659101]

"Ride Now, ride to ruin and the red dawn"-Theoden, King of Rohan

[@ironwolfnl7365]

"Arise! Arise, riders of Theoden!"

[@thomaswoolner7252]

+jesperL Swords shall be shaken! Shields shall be splintered! A sword day, a red day, ere the dawn rises! Am I weird for memorizing this?

[@ironwolfnl7365]

+Thomas Woolner maybe, but that would mean that I'm weird too.

[@dainironfoot5198]

12:56 Its the Rhunnic spazman in the left of the fight!

[@demonhybrid20]

Gondor pretty much did this in the movie. Smart move I'll have to say.

[@cameronfreeman7235]

Keep those Third Age Total was videos coming! Its such an unbelievable mod

[@cameronfreeman7235]

I will say though that the defenders were at a huge disadvantaged. They didn't even stand a chance.

[@cloraclefloracle2254]

+Cameron Freeman well since it is Minis tirith it is so easy to defend and the evil factions aren't as good as Gondor but if they kept a catapult at the top they probably would have won.

[@cameronfreeman7235]

+Awesome108 ya, but 1v4 is tough odds. At least I think it was 1v4. I could be mistaken, anyway your right. Some goof vollys from the town center would probably have broken most of there units

[@cloraclefloracle2254]

Yeah that was their biggest mistake but it was funny how I got my catapult up there in the end.

[@tangoimao1727]

Defender Tip:when your enemy is moving the siege towers try to put your machines or like catapult to aim to the siege towers if you can and put the best troops to defend

[@LordHoth_90]

Tango_Gamer_ Pro "Not at the towers! Aim for the Trolls, bring them down!"