Men of War but it's Russian Propaganda - Syrian Warfare

Much like America's Army, this game is quite clearly propaganda but boy it's just a really fun video game. A unique side in a war that no other game really explores, with some great gameplay that makes me wonder how the Men of War devs have any excuse these days. All done by a really small team too.
The story is neat, and the voice acting varies. Some of it is good, but I'm kind of glad they didn't try to fake Syrian accents. It would have likely been a lot worse to hear all of it in forced accents. As of this video going live, I've already finished the game so you're definitely getting a part 2, but people's response will affect if I upload the DLC campaign video's as well.
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[@ahmedmuawia2447]

"What kind of an Arab I will be if I didn't have an RPG buried in my backyard" As an Arab I have to say this line is fucking based.

[@joejoeson6731]

Do you have a RPG buried in your backyard?

[@j.lawrence9242]

That explains why arab nations are so nice and stable. O wait

[@Zack_Wester]

@@joejoeson6731 oh it remands me of a small joke in a FPS game I played long ago. [Friendly] Yes of course I have a RPG buried in my yard like everyone else. player party later passes by said friend now needing a RPG to take out a heavy veacle that you spent part of the level dodging. runs up the Friendlys house and ask for the RPG. the guy not knowing of the heavy veacle shows them his backyard and the by now defused RPG rocket half buried there apparently a RPG had landed in his yard several years ago and failed to explode, he had it emptied of explosive components and then put it back as a memorial or something. party was not happy as they thought he was badas and had a actual RPG-7 or something. he did have a scoped hunting rifle and ammo.

[@yaboil7774]

@@Zack_Wester what game?

[@hassan12q8]

@@joejoeson6731 police took it

[@ryanqube9132]

When you are a game dev that just want to make kitty cat game but the mandatory military service calls you. This is the aftermath.

[@breadenthusiast-rr5vr]

Knowing Russia (where the devs are from) has conscription, that might very well be what happened.

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@breadenthusiast-rr5vr lol, imagine; "Yay i made a game about my kot!" "Look at him go, isn't he angelic?" _Door opens_ "Alexey go make a game about Syria, i think its gonna sell pretty nice now." "How do you expect me to do that? I'm just finishing making a cat game debil." "They'll give us free tickets to the Cat Cafe." *"утвердительный."*

[@MazaAzi]

Conscription Officer: "Time to serve comrade" Devs: "Got it, make propaganda game" Conscription Officer: "what? NO!" Devs: "near 50% of war games are pro US propaganda" Conscription Officer: "And?" Devs:"when was the last time you saw a pro Russian game?" Conscription Officer: "....." Devs: "....." Conscription Officer: ".....Make the game comrade, this is clearly important"

[@ellieblaber4243]

good way to dodge conscription i guess, just make games for the military

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@MazaAzi come to think about it, yeah. People probably didn't bat an eye to games with US propaganda, but a game with Russian propaganda (which is pretty rare tbh) could cause controversies

[@capnodin8386]

"YOU FOOL ABIJAR, HE'S DOING A COMBAT TURN!"

[@tomaszturek2224]

"we just pissed of a Russian jet"

[@headcrabn5347]

Parts are falling of the Russian!

[@reddyshreddy5050]

“THAT’S A BOMB YOU IMBECILE”

[@TomCouger]

"This is command, you are shafted, how copy..."

[@collectibletaco7797]

@@TomCouger The best part

[@josipmarinic9663]

The journey from cat side scrollers to this is the best character development arc in game dev history

[@Seth9809]

Kinda sus.

[@timebomber8928]

The best thing is they made another cat game after they released this game, so they never really stopped making them

[@ManiacYKT]

It's because it's (the studio) is mostly made up from people who worked at GFI Russia (aka Mist Land South) and they were known for tactical strategies.

[@easternrebel1061]

That's the thing, its actually good. Highly recommend

[@KeeanTrinity]

I don't know man, activisions arc was kinda crazy ngl

[@cheeseninja1115]

Rimmy: saves journalists Game: SIKE! [Achievement: Freedom of Speech]

[@KOTYAR0]

Wait, is that really an achievement?

[@cheeseninja1115]

@@KOTYAR0 12:44

[@zaniatnik]

KOTYAR0 to be fair, the feat IS achievement-worthy. The journos got themselves stuck knee-deep in the deepest puddle of shit you could possibly find in that mission. And you were to pull them out of it somehow. Fun fact: despite the stats showing that said journos were barely capable of self-defense, those two insurgents that somehow managed to sneak inside their hideout during my playthrough got beaten to death with the massive camera the reporters were carrying around. Bet that made for a great footage, heh.

[@Predator20357]

SirYorange I would watch the hell out of that video “2 reporters fight off terrorists with nothing but there camera”

[@mortarion9813]

@@Predator20357 Wouldn't be much of a watch, considering how they're using the camera

[@Someone-lr6gu]

Bizarre days when a cold war takes a form in games and movies: Modern Warfare 2019 Anti-Russian propaganda about Syria Syrian Warfare Pro-Russian propaganda about Syria

[@sserobinsse]

in modern day everything is propaganda the question we should ask ourself is what side is telling the truth and what side is not telling the truth because after all people should now this by now: "truth is the first casualty of war"' and should we really support without question one side that is not only known to lie but has been caught lying many times in the past look always closer at what is happening and being said sometimes the one that is lying is doing what is called a "slip up" aka they is revealing even for a moment that they are lying like a example of a "slip up": cops are asking someone if they have seen a person run past is area and the person they ask says no so one of the cop turn to his college and simply ask this what color did the suspect jacked has again was it red(it was black and the cop know it)= ? and before his partner can answer the person they ask says by reflex: it was black and the cop turn to the person they ask if that person had seen a person run past and ask if you have not seen anyone run past here how would know the color of the person(aka suspect) jacked so that is one example on a person that is not only doing a "slip up" but also been caught in a lie because after all you need to be thinking to keep a lie going but many people tell the truth by reflex aka without thinking about it

[@Someone-lr6gu]

@@sserobinsse The problem is rather that both sides are lying about various things, and people decide to believe one side or another without questioning it or doubting it in any way.

[@sserobinsse]

@@Someone-lr6gu that people take sides is always going to happened the thing i have a problem is is the part when they do it without question because the truth is you shall always question what story you are being told and look at both sides everyone have agenda and that agenda is not always to tell the truth because in the end remember that scientia potentia est aka knowledge is power He Who Controls the Narrative Controls the People "Whoever controls the narrative, controls the history."

[@nielsmichiels1939]

Yeah, modern warfare 2019 went waaaaay overboard with the bullshit. I remember there was a "highway of death" refference and they somehow blamed it on the russians. Imean ,i'm not a fan of the russian government or their armed forces (for obvious reasons) but even i thought they made them look like cartoon supervillains in their behaviour.

[@elseggs6504]

@@nielsmichiels1939 I have yet to see Russian bombs set my city aflame

[@JurasJankauskas]

So, how long till we see an Arma 3 Fustercluck: Syrian Warfare Edition?

[@lehoang3532]

Please, don't give Rimmy any idea.

[@finaladvance5085]

Please give rimmy some ideas

[@haydenleffler8616]

@@finaladvance5085 this man gets it

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

I say Dew it

[@LadZeroUltra]

But squad is already a game that exists, no need to recreate it in arma

[@shade8816]

'Don't listen to propaganda, but play their video games because they are good.' That is a great mixed message if ever there was one.

[@vaclavjebavy5118]

Playing a game and listening to its message are two different things.

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

If you’ve played a hidden role game, but especially the first one, known in the west as ‘Mafia,’ you’ve played a game devised as a social experiment by the Soviet government in its effort to root out capitalists better.

[@shumono3254]

@@dashiellgillingham4579 wait mafia is a soviet propaganda game?, a game about 1930s mobsters?

[@Iwor735]

@@shumono3254 No-no-no, I think he means the children game, where there's "nightime" when two-three mafias pick who they kill, and then "daytime" when everyone tries to guess who are the mafia before they run out of non-mafia people. Basically it's what Among Us is based on, only without tasks to do.

[@shumono3254]

@@Iwor735 oh I never heard of this before,thanks for the info!

[@anthonysunseri1865]

"What kind of Arab would I be if I didn't have an RPG buried in my yard?" That has to be the best way to start off a Syrian Warfare video.

[@a_Minion_of_Soros]

Or the Syrian Civil War... *Assad intensifies...

[@jonesjohnson6301]

At 11:05 the suicider isn't blowing its own forces. That mission represents the infighting between Daesh (ISIS) and al Nusra (Syrian al Qaeda). So in that mission just like in real life you have more than one rebel faction who fight each other if they aren't busy fighting you. Al Nusra controls everything on the left and ISIS much of what's on the right side of the road. Played the game a long time ago. Like you I loved it. The story was hilarious for all the wrong reasons, the mechanics were quite good.

[@Barri2410]

So basically "The Enemy of My Enemy" or of some sort?

[@user-sn5cx1yt6v]

@@Barri2410 the ending of this quote is “will die next”

[@Barri2410]

@@user-sn5cx1yt6v Bwhahahah ☠️

[@Obliviontiger5]

I’ve been wanting a new modern day combat rts. This looks pretty good.

[@crawman1443]

Try call to arms as well real good game

[@Obliviontiger5]

@@crawman1443 I tried it in the past and had a lot of glitches but I could give it another go.

[@swarmofhungrydeathclaws]

CMSF2 is still the best modern rts out there atm

[@Obliviontiger5]

@@swarmofhungrydeathclaws oh yeah rimmy has a video on that one too, can’t believe I forgot about it.

[@footfinger8195]

Men of war has mods

[@deju5302]

"Grandmas are the best source of recon" Aunts too.

[@smigleson]

babushkas

[@cnlbenmc]

+@@smigleson+ Especially relevant in Ukraine...

[@RoqueTHEGAMER]

True question is: Can we have Abu Hajaar as one of our elite unit?

[@fludblud]

Special ability - Combat Roll: As long as Abu Hajaar moves only by rolling sideways, he is invulnerable to enemy fire.

[@luansagara]

@@fludblud Abu Hajaar will be the next dark souls protagonist

[@Horus_the_Lupercal]

That would be too unbalanced. Such a force of nature is too much to give to a mere mortal.

[@a_Minion_of_Soros]

*Fires mg 42, sprays the rpg-guy with casings... - Abu HajaaaaaaaaaAAAAARRR!

[@themagalanium9491]

He's literally the military version of your little brother when your mother asks you to bring him with you to play. I don't know how or why the war against Isis went on for this long when Abu hajaar is the best example of a fighter

[@vicentegodoy5493]

*God, Syria and Bashar intensifies*

[@sheikh_freddy]

Hey I'm syrian

[@zeinh6052]

Me too

[@RoboPutinPresidentinCE]

@@sheikh_freddy glory to assad

[@erikjimenez8671]

Remember God is Syrian and Slavic ☝️

[@sheikh_freddy]

@@erikjimenez8671 BLYAAAT IM ALREADY SLAVIC

[@waltervoidbringer4491]

As a russian myself, gamedev here is ACTUALLY capable of making amazing games. Too bad no one gives them the fucking money to do so and THEN complain about how russian gamedev has gone to shit.

[@onerxowns2202]

They do get money other wise, there be no game's made

[@konoko1984]

Дело не в деньгах а в желании. Зачем вкладываться в собственный большой проект если можно работать на аутсорсе у Ubisoft или, что большинство и делает, клепать игры для мобилочек? Это, кстати, не уникальное для восточной европы явление.

[@waltervoidbringer4491]

@@konoko1984 , ну так потому что дома не кормят, а те кто остаются "с барского стола крошки слизывают" на простых, но приемлимо прибыльных проектах. Да и в России вообще менталитет пиратский очень актуален так-как платить никто не хочет, ибо не привыкли, что за личный труд полагается шекель. За бесплатно батрачить - далеко не уползёшь, даже если всеми фибрами своего существа своё дело любишь.

[@konoko1984]

@@waltervoidbringer4491 Так никто издателя и не ищет. А те кто ищет нормально себя чувствуют. Owlcat, например - бывший Nival. Выпускались в стиме и гог, продались лучше вторых Пилларсов от Обсидиан.

[@dabelli3818]

@@onerxowns2202 I think what he meant was that the Russian devs don't get quite as much money as the western counterparts, because the videogame market is invaded by american games, and the Russian ones gets the short end of the stick most of the time because of it.

[@Szalami]

Wait a second, I recognize that Wahid voice at 2:04! It's the WarThunder trailer voice guy!

[@antek-sq8tl]

XD

[@aarosundvall]

Based warthunder guy

[@essexclass8168]

Not the Shooting Range i thought he'd be hosting

[@norwegiancaboose]

holy hell, it actually is! I guess he has secured a voice acting position in Russia as "elderly British wise guy"

[@oaples8790]

hahahha

[@Jojob541]

I do in fact want to see more of this game. I really didn't expect a Russian propaganda game to be better than Men of War. I am impressed.

[@Iwor735]

Well, just as he said - somebody saw good engine, games on it, and said "I can do it better." Most of good stuff is made because of such hubris.

[@TheBlasterspewpew]

It's russian propaganda in a same way that CoD and Battlefront is american propaganda.

[@Iwor735]

@@TheBlasterspewpew We-e-e-e-ell, arguably they are. Road-cough-cough-of-death-cough.

[@Demicleas]

@@TheBlasterspewpew I mean hey the line about "the turks adding rebel forces to restore the glory of the ottomen empire" thing is not wrong. The people of turky REALLY want their ottoman empire back.

[@wayfarinstranger9962]

@@TheBlasterspewpew Battlefront is Star Wars

[@Briggsby]

"I just got a little bored playing most games." So clearly the solution was to switch to the OTHER propaganda exporter. You could've just played a game about cats. They commit plenty of war crimes.

[@Fordo007]

yeah, one cat wiped out an entire species of bird on an island. Mr. Tibbles, one of the only single life forms to kill an entire species single handedly

[@getfreur2458]

@@Fordo007 i did't believe it at first, but holy shit, that's is true. Mr. Tribbles the Destroyer.

[@pitchblackgrue]

One thing I like about this game is that you start fighting as just the police force against a militia. You don't really see a lot of games focus on the early skirmishes of a conflict like that.

[@usernamealreadytaken9330]

Imagine you're a studio that make game for kids and one day government officer approach you to make propaganda game you either make the best game of your life or went out of business

[@viktorvlasov483]

Well, they use 2008s engine from game called warfare.

[@konoko1984]

@@viktorvlasov483 From their own game. Cats who Play are ex GFI Russia, aka MISTland South.

[@easternrebel1061]

Well you see, it's actually. Way better than some other western made RTS that we shall not name.

[@konoko1984]

@@easternrebel1061 Warfare, the game it shares and engine, developer team and overall design with, was a very solid rts. Too bad it was overshadowed in marketing by likes of DoW and CoH.

[@rogerdinhelm4671]

Because of how stupidly huge those government contract are, normally goverment officer do not approach you, you try your best to get one of those contracts. but most of the time they go to preselected contractors.

[@BobbyWanKenobi]

When I played it I kept Uncle Mansur to the end of the game, he was my most elite tank commander, every time a got a new tank, Mansur was the first to get it. When I put him in the latest T-90 later in the game he was fucking UNSTOPPABLE! Thanks to ERA, that actually works in this game he was virtually immune to RPGs from the front. Uncle Mansur, BEST SYRIAN TANKER 50 YEARS AND COUNTING!

[@chrisstephens923]

Rimmy: This game is Russian Propaganda Also Rimmy: *gushes all over the game*

[@1Notten]

The context is propaganda. The game is good.

[@LabiaLicker]

Just like moderen warfare

[@MakAlexMosc]

4:22 it's reference to specific political blogger from Russian livejournal (el-murid). It's absolutely hilarious that such inside joke made its way in video game.

[@Someone-lr6gu]

@Robert Kaevur No that means the game is trying to represent various opinions, instead of being bullshit propaganda material.

[@Cole.Ignios]

@@Someone-lr6gu To be fair, the best way to convince people of an opinion is to only show only the weakest points of the other side and act like its their entire argument; western news channels do it all the time, they are just more subtle about it and they conditioned it in slowly so people are used to it

[@Someone-lr6gu]

@@Cole.Ignios Yeah, you are right.

[@MakAlexMosc]

@Robert Kaevur ugh, no. El Murid while being anti west, was/is well known for his doomer attitude.

[@MakAlexMosc]

@@Someone-lr6gu it's propaganda, though. As it represents another opinions as strawmen and/or joke.

[@Alvi410]

Also: We are the good guys! CALLS IN CLOSE AIR SUPPORT WITH DUMB WEAPONS IN A CITY FULL OF CIVILIANS.

[@command_unit7792]

They know what they are firing at

[@Alvi410]

@@command_unit7792 Dont know if you are serious or not. Either way here is how it works. Dumb bombs have an atrocious CEP of around 100 meters around the aiming point. That means that 50% of the bombs dropped will fall in a circle of 100 meters of diameter around the target. The other 50% will fall outside. Fact is that even if the target is identified as hostile. The pilot has a clear aiming point and execute a perfect weapon delivery the bomb does not give a shit. It will most likely miss its mark and fall off. Even with an advanced ballistic computer because that only calculates the aimpoint. The rest is variables. That is why western armies use PGMs in urban environments since the CEP is less than 2 meters. And they will still kill civilians in some unfortunate cases making CAS in urban areas problematic to begin with.

[@nickvanachthoven7252]

dumb ammunition has a 100% hit rate. it always hits something.

[@haydenhazelrig4550]

@@nickvanachthoven7252 everything has 100 precent hit rate. Just not 100 percent warcrime proof

[@Seth9809]

@@Alvi410 Have you seen how unpercise terrorist mortars can be? Rounds so rarely are anywhere near where they are wanted to be.

[@delavegajohnelijahv.4976]

Man you missed the opportunity to play Assad's theme

[@a_Minion_of_Soros]

Stahp looking at pornography!

[@janko7245]

About as much propoganda as battlefield and call of duty

[@mogelix3597]

Yeah this game cracks me up 'nooooo you can't just be russian propaganda on the steam store' 'ALLAH SYRIA BASHAR'

[@lolifico_banzago]

"Noooo! Why are Russian bots buying this pr-" (in the distance): "HMMMMMMM" (Breaks into the house) *El sha'ab el souri bil sahhat Lal majd byerfa’a rayat A'am b'yehtuf bi tlat kilmat, Allah Souriya w Bashar!*

[@Barri2410]

@@lolifico_banzago NEHHNA RJALAK YA BASHAR

[@raskolnikov6443]

It’s funny because Steam is full of American and progressive propaganda.

[@zaniatnik]

Fun fact: That “Arabs & RPGs” joke is not a one-time occurrence. The police RPG squads have a line that basically translates as “An Arab without an RPG is not an Arab”.

[@Alvi410]

Its a game from the Arabs prospective. It may be propaganda from an authoritarian regime but maybe its respectf... "What Kind of an Arab would I be if i didn't had an RPG buried in my Yard" Okay I think not.

[@vaclavjebavy5118]

are you implying that it is bad to have an RPG buried in your yard?

[@davisdelp8131]

@@vaclavjebavy5118 Who wouldn’t

[@alecciarosewater7438]

gun owners are the same everywhere

[@darykeng]

@@---ii8hl so you not disarm it first?...

[@zeinh6052]

Im sorry we are getting fucked up by America's goddamn actions in my country and on the frontline cities civilians are decapitated by fucking isis and you are joking about this have some sympathy

[@thekommunistkrusader3921]

*fortunate sons intensifies*

[@stratecal796]

*In Arab translation*

[@Predator20357]

When the Propaganda is everywhere but the game is fire:

[@muhughu]

So, who wants to sign a petition to have Rimmy play Kitty Plays?

[@sam8742]

Why do British people voice foreign countries in RTS games? Yeah I'm looking at you sudden strike 4

[@command_unit7792]

Because british are cheaper...

[@sam8742]

@@command_unit7792 yeah I know right it's really obvious It's almost like it's a joke and that it's very hard to find middle eastern voice actors

[@sam8742]

@@gastari429 ehhh the different English accents can also show cultural differences without needing voice actors with that culture. As there are a lot of different English accents this helps. But I'd always prefer think accents over than English accents

[@Zack_Wester]

@@gastari429 i tried to play Metro 2033 in Russia whit english subtitle. swifted back because as soon as combat started I could not understand them as I did not get time to read the subtitle add in that not all combat lines get subtitled I could hear mean I could miss a grenade warning. because the game decided to subtitle one of my alliance Im reloading line. that said. yee sure some okey if they are british you can work that into the stories. but have the rest sound like they are from there.

[@metetural9140]

@@Zack_Wester you do realise that grenade in Russian is granata right?

[@itdogodown4117]

“Geneva convention more like Geneva suggestion” goerge bush

[@Valeriy1004]

Can we get Rimmy to play this game's predecessor, Warfare? Same mechanics, but you play as American expeditionary force quelling a rogue Arab Republic that rebelled against the Saudi king.

[@FitzPenn]

B A S E D

[@kasrkinfromcadia3987]

There is also a Russian kind of copy game, called Sudden Strike 3, 3D. (Tried to translate it in English, in Russian it called Противостояние: 3Д-перезагрузка). Made in old 2010, it’s about fictional war in Afghanistan, where we, as Russian army, fighting terrorists, Pakistan forces and yes, US army. Though, it’s an old game, I remember it being very fun and so easy, as American forces there is very formidable opponent, especially Air units and vehicle. Russian have a GRU infantry, VDV, T90, BMP-2, and various amount of other units. Story is decent and there is good voice acting(in Russian, of course, but I can assure you, it’s good) But, I don’t know, where it can be bought, I lost my CD-copy, and game don’t exist in Steam. Maybe on GOG, I think?

[@kasrkinfromcadia3987]

“Not so easy”

[@romandolgiy4351]

@@kasrkinfromcadia3987 it's listed on GOG as Warfare Reloaded but you can't purchase it. Original Sudden Strike games (WW2) are on Steam though.

[@kasrkinfromcadia3987]

It can’t be bought?(can’t buy)

[@user-qz5sx3qg2o]

5:47 Hey, you can't make some type of "Evil laughter" here. You are not from a "Greedy West" . You are from South-East.

[@student8136]

He's from East so far, it's basically West.

[@comradekenobi6908]

*South East Western country owned by Winnie the pooh

[@warhawk9566]

"Don't play that game! It's propaganda!" Yeah but it's really good propaganda

[@lolifico_banzago]

Avarage COD/Battlefield comsoomer vs Majority Syrian Warfare enjoyers

[@lolvincent]

🤡🤡🤡

[@user-xu3yw2ey7d]

So cod and battlefield are not propaganda

[@darykeng]

9:56 because we actually care?)

[@dylanmamed3821]

There's another older rts called Warfare made in the same engine that you should check out.

[@LargenirGK]

And it is also full of Russian propaganda. But there it is, admittedly, softer and more delicate.

[@czechpatriot2230]

@@LargenirGK Hmm how? I remember that game was about US forces fighting Saudi rebels. No Russians involved there.

[@haydenhazelrig4550]

@@czechpatriot2230 I mean if it lets you commit war crimes

[@czechpatriot2230]

@@haydenhazelrig4550 When? AltoughtI didnt finishied it I got to the mission where you are tasked to defend the airfield and I dont remember any warcrimes.

[@chrip8614]

@@czechpatriot2230 During a city siege (Which i think is the mission before the airport defence) you get a battery of MLRS and your commander straight-up tells you to bomb everything because "Death is the best propaganda". The Americans in Warfare where pretty much the old War on terror "We don't care about the locals" stereotype.

[@floppydisksareop]

I'm not gonna lie, I actually like some Russian propaganda, alongside all of the American propaganda. It's not like either is gonna tell anything remotely similar to the truth anyhow, might as well laugh at both.

[@barsni4779]

I love how people who claim they acknowledge both sides are propaganda still take one side in the end making their belief a joke. They probably just say it to look smart while disregarding anything they don't like as "propaganda" anyway.

[@vaclavjebavy5118]

@@barsni4779 do you have a side

[@chaosXP3RT]

What is the truth?

[@Jokoko2828]

@@chaosXP3RT Whatever the guy with the biggest guns says is the truth.

[@asweknowit123]

@@barsni4779 Different levels of propaganda. There's a difference for instance between outright lies, embellishments, or things taken out of context/lies of omission. Iraq War WMDs and Douma-OPCW whistleblowers are both things that have been propagandized, but I'd argue one was definitely closer to the truth. Besides, lots of propaganda has kernels of truth in it. Makes it a pain in the ass to sort out really Lastly , both sides engaging in propaganda sadly doesn't mean that one side isn't 'more-or-less more right'. Were it so easy lol

[@JanitorScruffy]

"This game just hates journalists" Don't we all Russian propaganda, don't we all...

[@zaniatnik]

As a matter of fact, it hates journalists so much, it massively roasts both Western AND Russian bloggers and journos by parodying them.

[@anonymousbloke1]

@@zaniatnik Considering 50% of all media in Russia is owned by the government, and most of it is at least in some way tied to Kremlin, I believe if anything they'd just be making fun of the "liberal" independent News Networks and west-leaning bloggers

[@zaniatnik]

Cyberkot that they do.

[@marcosburgos8415]

@@anonymousbloke1 pretty much anyone critical of the Russian gov

[@TimChuma]

"Bad guys vs bad guys". There were so many factions in Syria it made Game of Thrones look like a picnic.

[@Alexander-tu3iv]

Even the rebels have rebels

[@Enmerkar_of_Uruk]

Reminds me, there were multiple factions naming themselves the "National Front for the Liberation of Syria," the "National Alliance for the Liberation of Syria," and the" National Front for Liberation." C'mon guys? Surely you could do better than that? Just makes me think of the Life of Brian, and the difference between the "People's Front of Judea" and the "Judean People's Front."

[@Alexander-tu3iv]

@@Enmerkar_of_Uruk Not to forget that tribesmen formed militias named after their tribes but tribes were often internally divided on allegiance. So you had militias of the exact same name fighting both for the rebels and for the regime.

[@lolvincent]

🤡🤡🤡

[@aarosundvall]

Who must go?

[@lolifico_banzago]

This is the seal that protects this video from KZbin demonetization.

[@pericagal19]

Ahh this game is a hidden Gem. I had so much fun playing it! Especially the final mission with the Mi-28s gunning down the Jihadis ^^

[@a_Minion_of_Soros]

*Peaceful Protesters

[@pericagal19]

@@a_Minion_of_Soros ohh sorry, silly me, I didn't use the appropriate designation ^^

[@mechtechpotato4249]

Rimmy, might I recommend playing Empire At War mods. Fall of the republic, thrawn’s revenge or Yoden mod specifically.

[@nickpapadopoulos9978]

Yoden mod is probably going break his pc, ngl!

[@mortemtyrannus8813]

Fall of the Republic and Thrawn's Revenge would be good. Yoden, eh. Personally though, I would want him to play Revan's Revenge when the EaWX team finally gets that out. Not enough Old Republic content in games and, except for KotOR 1 and 2, all of it's shit.

[@nostradamusofgames5508]

Syrian Warfare is so underrated.

[@DimitriSlobodianyk]

@bamarang I mean every game about real wars is propaganda.

[@lolifico_banzago]

@bamarang shut up and go replay Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remastered

[@friedwaldderlebendige8494]

as opposed to all the american media on syria which is 100% real and unbiased

[@tyutyu9331]

Cats who play = GFI Russia. Their best game which was a predecessor to this is simply called Warfare. Released in 2008. That game is US propaganda lol.

[@stormhawkdude]

G'day Rimmy. Hope you're having a good day lad.

[@realartyomsneedov]

The exact reason why this game studio went from cat games to this is that it had guys who are former 2000s RTS developers

[@realartyomsneedov]

Studio was called GFI Russia and has several other RTS such as Warfare(2D modern RTS) and Warfare 3D:Reload.

[@Jupiter__001_]

The real question, then, is how did they end up making cat games?

[@Someone-lr6gu]

@@Jupiter__001_ cats are cool

[@command_unit7792]

@@Jupiter__001_ Most likely just to pay the bills while developing syrian warfare. Maybe the Russian goverment bought a few copies.

[@MidnightmoonRR]

If you've seen footage from Syria. You know the whole bus driving through a combat zone was actually pretty common apparently.

[@enricopaolocoronado2511]

"What kind of Arab would I be if I didn't have an RPG buried in my yard?" An Arab with no respect for himself and his family. Good for you, Mahmoud, for defending your family against the infidels.

[@smpureparadise9920]

Been waiting on this for ages

[@user-sm5sj6mg2t]

I'm waiting for these devs' take on the war in Ukraine.

[@-turtle-600]

Operation Z: denazification. really nice and based name.

[@hafor2846]

They wouldn't. They can't cope with their own incompetence.

[@hopedream11]

There's a mod of missions that have that. You can check on the workshop the Syrian Warfare game has. Also should note Men of War 2 has a similar mod. Think Call to Arms too

[@cnlbenmc]

+@@hopedream11+ Does it feature the Destruction of the VDV, Sinking of the Moskva or the Great Kharkiv Counterattack?

[@cookiecraze1310]

@@cnlbenmc or, my other top ten favourite Russia moment, when they dropped paratroopers into the freezing black sea at night.

[@spyran5839]

2:05 is that Bruce Grant, the guy that’s also speaker for the War Thunder KZbin channel?

[@HK-do9dl]

Yes! That is exactly what I was thinking!

[@cnlbenmc]

I wonder if he's hiding under his desk these days...

[@omnipotentpumpkin9755]

Funny thing is, it's not propaganda.

[@dmitrikulkevicius9161]

You mean Russia bombing Syria?

[@Chonkems]

I too have an RPG buried in my back yard.

[@argrlisy9744]

Don't we all?

[@mostlynormal9467]

You have a role playing game buried in your backyard?!?!

[@Chonkems]

@@mostlynormal9467 it's called cyberpunk 2077.

[@peshka96024]

About russian propaganda, just remember call of duty modern warfare 2019, about bad russian and good Americans.

[@bigdikdude4207]

J12 is the true hero! Rest in peace

[@jubisvaldo5450]

The thumbnail is beautiful

[@charonion2806]

it's amazing how the video is still monetized

[@GhostRanger117]

This looks really cool. Well done Rimmy, keep up the good work!

[@hafann]

Please continue the gameplay! This game is like a hidden gem

[@sirsage3311]

Play 'The Cat! Porfirio's Adventure' next! We need to see how the cat is tied to Syria.

[@BenzoBenny69]

1:54 It's straight up the voice commentator for War Thunder's shooting range series!

[@A-Forty3707]

there is something about seeing rimmy happy and it makes me watch the video multiple time

[@wilfredkeeley3059]

I didn't know I needed this. But now I need MORE!!!

[@user-oi9xs2ed3t]

We had propaganda from the 90’s about bad Russians, and now it’s fun to see a propo abod bad West reach into Rimmy’s heart.

[@DeDyson]

The 90's? We still have it now.

[@nemersonfilho9055]

More, we need moreeeeee

[@alexeiflagg8158]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, would definitely be interested in seeing more!

[@ryman8989]

I actually have this game and remember having fun with it. Love the resource management in that your supplies carry over into future missions. So there's even incentive to capture, not destroy enemy equipment. Would love to see more of this from you. Propaganda or not, rts genre needs more love

[@nolianpazac8440]

Funny how your NPC social programming gets in conflict with the game

[@theosb7271]

Yo rimmy, ever considered just doing a traditional LP of a game you particularly cherish? One off videos are always amazing but if you’re going through a drought maybe changing up the style a bit is the ticket?

[@talltroll7092]

Perhaps the entire Nekopara series?

[@TheTrueKingofKoopas]

didn't he do that with Valkyria chronicles 4?

[@ls200076]

They don't get a lot of views

[@moriskurth628]

@@TheTrueKingofKoopas He also more or less did it with Iron Harvest. Though in that case it was more like "one video per campaign"-ish than a full LP.

[@Nothing-1w3]

@@talltroll7092 I second this

[@Tallfellow666]

Please play for more of this! It's absolutely awesome to watch

[@viettrungtran4500]

Gods bless you for bring us this hidden gem. We need more games like these to pull us through another year of this Second Roaring Twenties.

[@StevesGenericIndustriesInc.]

3:34 GLA Postal Service is up and running!

[@goosegun2896]

Rimmy, I’ll fight trough hell to support you, but don’t burn yourself out. We’re here to support you, not use you. Please take care of yourself and be happy over making content. I know I speak for most when I say we’d prefer you happy than forcing yourself to make content.

[@konstantinn.9846]

Отличное видео, Римми! Жду с нетерпением нового :)

[@AceOfBlackjack]

Love this my friend!

[@linezgames3893]

OMG you sold me after the second time what kind of ARAB would he be without an RPG Line... THANK YOU!!!

[@baileygregory9192]

His not wrong

[@duckman12569]

"Oh God the journos want our help now" Oh no...leave them.

[@FantaIsBased]

Hell yeah, more videos would be fun!

[@darren7184]

I have never grinned so much and so hard watching a gameplay review vid holy shit

[@Delta547]

Rimmy: "I have a personal matter. I need to go elsewhere" [scrolls down] Me: Oy vey!

[@gergokerekes4550]

After what we pin on russians in our games, it was time to get the slap too.

[@jamesashcroft8170]

Do more, the whole campaign is really fun.

[@royallyon-jones3635]

More please is nice to see you enjoying your self

[@ses9792]

It’s illegal to not play “god, Syria, and bashar” while playing this game

[@Girder3]

Hot damn, I'm so glad this game is finally getting attention. It's an incredibly underrated RTS.

[@williammangelsen3795]

this is awesome and i want more.

[@thehalotrolls7748]

Keep making these dude

[@johnsmith2591]

I really need that clip of Assad saying Based.

[@Nmoren]

Absolutely love that the game devs were like “do you think we should change our name since we’re not making cute cat games anymore?” “Nah, that makes it all the better”

[@viktorvlasov483]

I'm pretty sure they like their name and logo.

[@kortez7744]

Yes please, give us some more of this stuff!

[@TedTeddison99]

Yeah definitely do more Rimmy. This game is an enigma and I love it 😂

[@maccaronich]

The strategy this game demanded I use to beat it was phenomenal. I had genuine support by fires just to be able to capture objectives, proper mechanized infantry tactics. This game was awesome

[@ceu160193]

"What kind of Arab would I be, if I didn't have an RPG?!" Funny line.

[@caws3767]

more please this is gold

[@Blackburn_GTV]

always a pleasure to watch

[@paies12]

Rimmy, have you ever heard or played JTF? Highly recommend it, if you enjoy this type of games, it's a bit older one but, it should strike your fancy :)

[@katamariroller2837]

Pretty sure this game is a sequel to Warfare, by GFI Russia, which you can also find on Steam.

[@GuitarDawg1001]

Im down for more of this its quite cool.

[@antek-sq8tl]

nice my favorite game recorded by my favorite youtuber