I love Against the Storm because it breaks city-builder games

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@polygon
@polygon 10 ай бұрын
As some have noted, those notches on the reputation bar are actually when you receive a new building! Your impatience lowers by a full point each time you gain a full point of reputation! - Clayton
@seank5714
@seank5714 10 ай бұрын
Much appreciation to Polygon for not abandoning these obsessively made niche videos made specifically for me.
@grogpod_roguelike_podcast
@grogpod_roguelike_podcast 10 ай бұрын
Also the best overview video I've seen on AtS that isn't an hour long
@D_ytAcct
@D_ytAcct 10 ай бұрын
this sounds fascinating - and actually a really nice idea - the amount of times I boot up one of those sims, lose an evening or a weekend to a place, and never go back to that settlement - once it gets to a certain level of automation you don't need to! The variety in the locations sounds great too because it stops you minmaxing into best practice
@SaniFakhouri
@SaniFakhouri 10 ай бұрын
Precisely why I love this game. You will intuitively 'get' when you feel like the settlement's done; the citizens in this new town have not only survived but proved they're able to thrive: time to move on!
@torreykat
@torreykat 10 ай бұрын
Yes! That's EXACTLY why it works so well and is so addictive! Plus you get this "oh, one more go" pattern... it's great.
@IoFoxdale
@IoFoxdale 10 ай бұрын
The locations and random blueprints really keeps the variety up. One of my towns was a perfect utopia where everyone had advanced food and luxuries. Another one the supply chains never came together and they all laboured on plantations to scrap food together while tunneling for event points in the forest.
@HilaSketchCat
@HilaSketchCat 10 ай бұрын
clayton has a way of making any game that is the polar opposite of my taste sound extremely fascinating
@dmotz
@dmotz 10 ай бұрын
My GF did the key art for this game and today is our anniversary! Amazing that you featured it in a video today!
@thecommuterzombie
@thecommuterzombie 10 ай бұрын
The art is exceptional, I hope your GF is proud! Happy anniversary to you both 🙂
@jameslloyd2540
@jameslloyd2540 10 ай бұрын
Congratulations 🎉 And well done to her for an incredible job. The art and style in this game are gorgeous!
@alexaeglir4512
@alexaeglir4512 10 ай бұрын
The art is truly incredible
@slothmoth2389
@slothmoth2389 10 ай бұрын
The art is def one of the main things drawing me into potentially buying the game, so kudos to her!
@bestboy897
@bestboy897 9 ай бұрын
Congrats
@MP-yz2yh
@MP-yz2yh 10 ай бұрын
Against the Storm really makes you FEEL like a beaver
@decodyg484
@decodyg484 10 ай бұрын
Sold😊
@efgragin
@efgragin 10 ай бұрын
All the pompousness and grace of an African American Civil Engineer with a mortgage and student debt
@andrewaaberg482
@andrewaaberg482 10 ай бұрын
Beaver life. I ain't got any race preferences in AtS except I love me some beav, they chop like pros
@bigolboye6062
@bigolboye6062 10 ай бұрын
I love these polygon videos where a staffer shares a game/genre they are truly passionate about. Then goes on to layout all the minutia about the game that makes it go from good to great. Feels really genuine and Clayton did a great job with this one!
@waves_under_stars
@waves_under_stars 10 ай бұрын
3:15 Actually, whenever you gain reputation, impatience drops. The points on the reputation bar are when you get new blueprints
@ananimal9779
@ananimal9779 10 ай бұрын
Played this gem hundreds of hours, immediately felt compelled to check for this comment
@DansenOpWagner
@DansenOpWagner 10 ай бұрын
Unless you get that mystery where it doesn't - kicks in at I think hostility 3. But yeah.
@SeanARooney
@SeanARooney 10 ай бұрын
@@DansenOpWagner Fortunately it's only during storm season, and who's gaining reputation during storm?
@RothAnim
@RothAnim 10 ай бұрын
Script was correct, the graphic added in wasn't.
@EisenKreutzer
@EisenKreutzer 10 ай бұрын
It’s not a co-operage, it’s a cooperage, where the cooper works. A cooper is a barrel maker.
@Dumbledof
@Dumbledof 10 ай бұрын
I think it's nuts that more of these kind of randomized elements haven't been added to more city builders. They don't even have to go full rouge-like a lot of city builders would benefit immensely just by having maps with meaningful differences in resource availability to give it more replayability.
@gd_xl
@gd_xl 10 ай бұрын
makes me sad that CS2 decided to make their progression a skill tree, arguably LESS random than just getting a bunch of stuff unlocked at once like in CS1.
@Delmworks
@Delmworks 9 ай бұрын
Works for dwarf fortress and the biomes…rimworld too, now I think on it
@Michael_Lindell
@Michael_Lindell 10 ай бұрын
Yay for Clayton "City-Builder-Talker" Ashley!
@swallesque
@swallesque 10 ай бұрын
Against the Storm rules and took over my life (willingly) for a couple weeks. I hope the devs add more to the endgame!!
@peter_shoes_
@peter_shoes_ 10 ай бұрын
excellent video!!!! but the building that makes barrels is called a "COOP-erage" rather than a "co-OP-erage", like the guy who makes barrels is a "cooper".
@definitelynotadj
@definitelynotadj 10 ай бұрын
Not to be confused with a walking turtle, hated by plumbers. Although it's a homophone...
@gregwessendorf
@gregwessendorf 10 ай бұрын
Here I was thinking it was people that made barrels by working together as a team.
@LimeyLassen
@LimeyLassen 10 ай бұрын
It's a worker-owned barrel business!
@Bleilock1
@Bleilock1 10 ай бұрын
Cooper trooper
@ChardOfMight
@ChardOfMight 10 ай бұрын
immediate pause to come post this but you got there first
@Olive4434
@Olive4434 10 ай бұрын
The end game of against the storm is pretty incredible and it seems like people don’t realize what it is. It never changes from the roguelite nature but the challenge massively increases over time, it’s extremely fun and rewarding and there’s a special end-end game mode you can unlock that rules. It’s not an endgame like in a city builder but it’s one of the best roguelite endgames I’ve played alongside hades and slay the spire
@logainwolfe1988
@logainwolfe1988 10 ай бұрын
Man, this is word for word how I feel, including the trifecta at the end. Great game with super rewarding progression.
@moartems5076
@moartems5076 10 ай бұрын
Isnt the metaprogression a problem for it being a rougelike? In slay the spire you can always decide to go for some wacky playstyle, but with the sunk cost of being 10 hours into rushing the seal, youre not gonna gamble.
@SloMoMonday
@SloMoMonday 10 ай бұрын
This game is a ton of fun, but I did drop it because of that lack of satisfying late and end game you mentioned. The overworld upgrades are very useful, but even some symbolic progression between seasons would be nice. Like watching the Smoldering City expand a tile a time because of our work, or have the most distant levels unlock unique upgrades and special buildings, glade events.
@NateCummings
@NateCummings 10 ай бұрын
I like the Total Conversion Mod "Against the Norm [From Cheers]"
@alexaeglir4512
@alexaeglir4512 10 ай бұрын
What I loved most is that every town is a new puzzle. And even if you decide on a course, you might have to change plans at the drop of a hat. Orders that are impossible to fulfill? No problem, just make your creatures happy and boost reputation that way. Once you unlock trade routes or gets even more interesting. More possibilities keep opening up. Love the seal progression as well, as each gives you more time to build your towns, to reach further. And this also increases the price of failure, as you will have to spend more hours to start over.
@TheOneTrueAnthemis
@TheOneTrueAnthemis 10 ай бұрын
I can't oversell the sound design and the atmosphere enough. I love playing this game just for the way it sounds.
@quilan1
@quilan1 10 ай бұрын
Man, I now have a learned visceral anxiety reaction to hearing the storm season music now. Really sells the heavy nature of things.
@mitchellcurtiss7473
@mitchellcurtiss7473 10 ай бұрын
By golly Clayton you've done it again. Fastest I've ever gone from not knowing a game existed to feeling an existential need to be playing it. Keep up the good work!
@underdog353777
@underdog353777 10 ай бұрын
Against the storm is really clever - and part of what makes it work so well as a roguelike is that you learn methods for overcoming challenges. You learn how many of your unreplaceable parts you can sell to traders to get just enough gold to get by - you learn what tool is best saved for certain events - you learn that sometimes calling a trader early can snatch you out of a jam - and you learn how to best juggle resolve and favoring to edge out a bit more reputation or keep villagers from leaving. And you learn this intuitively through play, because each system's cause and effect is relatively clear.
@LimeyLassen
@LimeyLassen 10 ай бұрын
ABT - Always Buy Tools!
@Bzhydack
@Bzhydack 28 күн бұрын
I never bought tools 😉 I buy pipes. And unlocking Farm as starting bonus was the most important upgrade!
@caseysailor9301
@caseysailor9301 10 ай бұрын
It never ceases to impress me just how gamer the polygon team is. People who play games for the love of it, and not just becuase it's their job. :D
@fjordojustice
@fjordojustice 10 ай бұрын
I know this video is framed as a way to sell Against the Storm to city-building fans that are skeptical of the roguelike elements, honestly as a roguelike fan who's never gelled with city-builders I'm kind of sold. You make the game look like a blast.
@danbradshaw2223
@danbradshaw2223 10 ай бұрын
That's the direction that took me to AtS. Shorter, semi-random city building sounded like a good fit for me, and I wasn't interested in sweeping, long term projects. And it's great.
@taylor3950
@taylor3950 10 ай бұрын
Me too! I always liked the idea of them but having so many options makes me feel compelled to optimize. “Here’s a bakery, a mine and twelve mouths to feed, make it work” is more my speed
@enbyglitch
@enbyglitch 10 ай бұрын
Facepalming so hard after realizing i could move my woodcutters instead of demolishing and rebuilding...
@quilan1
@quilan1 10 ай бұрын
Touched upon in the video, but repeatedly playing sessions of Against the Storm has a fascinating feeling progression as a player. When I started, it was more of a "okay, it's a pretty chill city builder, let's unlock buildings and grow", but as the difficulty levels increased (and increased & increased & increased), it slowly morphed into a REALLY personally-rewarding game of adaptation and risk-reward. For example, while in the earlier difficulties, it's a "let me take a bunch of these smaller glades" approach, later on it's more of a "okay, if I take this glade now, and take the hostility hit, will I be able to keep my harpies staying around this upcoming storm? I could also wait a season, but my food's running low already, etc." It almost feels like an accessible Euro game in some ways, with the reactive aspects of play.
@ic5889
@ic5889 10 ай бұрын
I've accepted the annual exodus of the harpies in all my settlements at this point
@enisbayramoglu2948
@enisbayramoglu2948 6 ай бұрын
I don't think any review of Against the Storm is complete without mentioning the seasonal mechanics. That feeling of just having survived a stormy season and the hope that the next two calm seasons will give you enough time to prepare yourself better for the next storm is a big part of the experience.
@NitroIndigo
@NitroIndigo 10 ай бұрын
I've been playing this game a lot lately, but I didn't expect a big channel to talk about it.
@LimeyLassen
@LimeyLassen 10 ай бұрын
I love the chaos/dirtiness of a settlement where you made bad choices and have to scramble to find a new use for the resources you didn't want, building something out of it, before things get worse. It's kind of like Rimworld or Crusader Kings in that the runs I remember the most fondly are the ones where I played poorly and all hell broke loose.
@IoFoxdale
@IoFoxdale 10 ай бұрын
Yeah the cities where none of your supply chains come together so you just shovel everything into trade goods and buy yearly pie shipments to keep the people happy are really fun.
@ShimmeringSpectrum
@ShimmeringSpectrum 10 ай бұрын
Sometimes you get everything you think you want for a city, but you're missing out on fundamentals that mean you can't afford to build them. Sometimes even letting the hearth go out just so you can use that wood to make coal and planks is necessary. A moment of forgetfulness about a map modifier can leave you scrambling for the rest of the game and force you into decisions about which villagers you're willing to lose. Those are the kind of settlements that make the game memorable.
@francegamer
@francegamer 10 ай бұрын
I think it's unfair to show frostpunk and implicitly say it follows the same mold as the other games. It technically has an endless mode, but it primarily works off shorter, constantly tense scenarios, similar to against the storm.
@casanovafunkenstein5090
@casanovafunkenstein5090 10 ай бұрын
True, but it's not unusual for city builders to have a challenge mode so it's more of a case of Frostpunk prioritising that mode of play rather than doing something unique. Honestly the biggest issue with that game is that it presupposes that a brutally repressive state is the only solution to living in an isolated enclave within a hostile biome, when in fact the opposite is true (as evidenced by the many groups of people who lived in the arctic for centuries without anything approaching the type of state sanctioned brutality that the game forces the player to sign off on)
@francegamer
@francegamer 10 ай бұрын
@@casanovafunkenstein5090 I'd say it's much more about general sacrifice than that specifically. It's technically an anarchistic commune until you create guards or fath keepers. You can beat the game without doing a single oppressive act, and you get an achievement for it. I think they were going for more of a "people's panic leads to terrible things being done" and achieved the effect much better in the last autumn dlc where you're continually pressured to go further and further by both radicals and your own deadlines. Which is like... A completely fair point? Fascists don't take over when things are going great, and fearful people (Especially you, the captain in charge!) Make poor decisions. You can find the idea that horrific acts are needed in harsh circumstances incorrect and uncouth, and I'd agree, but enacting an Authoritarian state isn't necessary, it's the failure state.
@henrisverden
@henrisverden 10 ай бұрын
i also love against the storm
@albaniaalban
@albaniaalban 10 ай бұрын
I love Against the Storm, but I unfortunately had to stop playing it because I got so engrossed in it I could sit for 15-20 hours straight without food or drink, causing me a lot of issues career- and health-wise. Really nice to see the game getting the recognition it deserves, it's clever in so many days! I hope to someday be able to play it again in a more healthy manner🙂
@LimeyLassen
@LimeyLassen 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, it's kind of dangerous, that's a fact. You gotta self-discipline with this genre.
@albaniaalban
@albaniaalban 10 ай бұрын
​@@LimeyLassenVery true! Both inside the game and out of it 😁
@desmondk-o7148
@desmondk-o7148 10 ай бұрын
We've been getting some absolutely INCREDIBLE clayton videos recently
@gamesnstuff657
@gamesnstuff657 10 ай бұрын
Against the storm is Probably the best new game I played in 2023. The devs really pulled through on this one. Hats off to Eremite
@bitrotter
@bitrotter 10 ай бұрын
This is "spinning plates the game". very tense, yyou'll have several "plates" spinning at once and its great.
@jodofe4879
@jodofe4879 10 ай бұрын
To me, this game seems like an excercise in pointlessness. But I am glad there are people who like it. It certainly is a unique concept.
@Bralbregardb
@Bralbregardb 10 ай бұрын
against the storm is so awesome that I needed to delete it because I was becoming somewhat addicted to it. It's the best city builder imho
@grogpod_roguelike_podcast
@grogpod_roguelike_podcast 10 ай бұрын
I haven't had such a focused, zen-like experience from a game since something like Factorio or Rimworld
@Tick421
@Tick421 10 ай бұрын
Listen, I fell in love with this game and thought it was the greatest game in the world and it couldn’t get any better… And then I discovered, I could build a tiny village of fox people .
@wiesoauchimmer1879
@wiesoauchimmer1879 10 ай бұрын
Just got done with my lab report, have warm cake and fresh bread, AND there's a new video from Clayton?! HELL YES!!!
@skullytheskully
@skullytheskully 10 ай бұрын
I feel like i'm early enough to offer this friendly fun fact/pronunciation tip without (hopefully) repeating anyone else: a cooperage is a place where coopers, aka barrel-makers, work. It's pronounced like a chicken coop: coop-er-age, and not co-op-er-age. Absolutely understandable mispronunciation, especially for someone who works within the video game industry!
@Kufunninapuh
@Kufunninapuh 10 ай бұрын
If I had my eyes closed this could just as easily have been a boardgame review. The sentence about mushrooms in glades maybe containing extra insects and the tone with which it was said is the most boardgames thing I've ever heard. This game seems absolutely amazing! Thanks for the video!
@maybeyourbaby6486
@maybeyourbaby6486 10 ай бұрын
I honestly think you've sold me on this game 😅 I don't play city builders because I get overwhelmed by optimization and long term planning, but I really love this concept! I'm a huge fan of roguelikes, not just because they're challenging, but because you always get IMMEDIATE feedback when you screw up so that you can learn by doing, whereas with so many city builders (or civ games), you'll screw up without noticing for the next ten or so hours, when your empire crumbles before your eyes and all you learn from your failure is that you suck? Dying over and over again SOUNDS hellish, but it really is a great way to learn and experiment :P
@HoneyPiss
@HoneyPiss 10 ай бұрын
Yup. One of the best games out there. I have sunk an unspeakable amount of time into it. I think i'll play some more today.
@Adalore
@Adalore 10 ай бұрын
And it does still have that agony of never rolling a building that can make something you need. Aha! Never rolling a farm or a plank making building is where misery lies in that game. :P Nothing like installing rainengines in a crude workstation because you are that desperate.
@cazzah49
@cazzah49 10 ай бұрын
And honestly one thing I like about this game is that every horrible outcome has upsides. Like planks for instance are very cheap from a trader and the labour savings can go elsewhere.
@Adalore
@Adalore 10 ай бұрын
@@cazzah49 really the game gets a little trivialized once any real trade is going, but good luck carving enough of your economy that way without exploding first.
@ShimmeringSpectrum
@ShimmeringSpectrum 10 ай бұрын
​@@AdaloreUntil you have several traders in a row that don't have what you need and you're scrambling to decide which glade events you can afford to fail.
@Ganychan
@Ganychan 3 ай бұрын
So true what you said about the first couple of hours in a city building game! I also like that this game has the impatience and the storms to add tension and story. Will definitely check it out!
@Kajnake
@Kajnake 10 ай бұрын
Yknow this might actually be the one thing to fix my anti city builder stance. I love them, greatly enjoy putting down a few buildings and watch my little ants go to town, but as it grows more advanced it requires less and less player input to function. Great idea from the devs!
@mistermustachiogmc1256
@mistermustachiogmc1256 10 ай бұрын
I find some difficulty in riding out city builders to 'completion', so something that expects you to move on after a couple of hours might help someone like me.
@alinagrinseit
@alinagrinseit 4 сағат бұрын
i wanted to personally thank you, i would not have heard about this game otherwise and i love it so much!
@multiverserift
@multiverserift 9 ай бұрын
One of the rare occasions I wrote a Steam review for a game I really, really loved. I love builder games, but I always build for an evening or two, then completely lose oversight and control, and never return. Regards to Cities Skylines, Sins of a Solar Empire, some Civs, Endless Space, Endless Space 2, Oxygen not Included, even Don't Starve, the list goes on. Againt the Storm lets me build, and be done with it. Then build again. It's great
@zenmark42
@zenmark42 10 ай бұрын
"cooperage" is pronounced Coop-er-age and refers to a place to create barrels, coopers make barrels, cooperage is also a general noun for place to store beer.
@brockmckelvey7327
@brockmckelvey7327 10 ай бұрын
What happens if the Queen gets too impatient? Do you just abandon that city, or does the season change completely?
@RothAnim
@RothAnim 10 ай бұрын
The session ends, you get less (but still some) progression rewards, you can't start your next city from the failed city location, and don't get that city as a trading partner for the rest of the cycle. Win or lose, the number of years spent on the settlement will be subtracted from the available years until the next map reset cycle. The biggest downside is that it makes reaching the next seal harder for that cycle, if not impossible.
@thecarrotclarinet
@thecarrotclarinet Ай бұрын
game worked wonders on me and my ADHD. i have a hard time with conventional city builders because of their size and scope but having to focus on highly adaptable semi randomized settlements is amazing
@TheNintendouler
@TheNintendouler 10 ай бұрын
Major correction! The impatience drops whenever you get a single point of reputation. The dots on the reputation bar represent the thresholds for getting new blueprints
@RothAnim
@RothAnim 10 ай бұрын
100%. I'm a compulsive restarter. I'll usually hit a level of complexity in city-builder or 4x games where the opening rush of city planning feels more interesting than trying to gut and rebuild the existing infrastructure for redevelopment, or hit the slog where it's just a matter of time before I hit the victory condition. Trying to figure out how to most efficiently meet the needs of my villagers in different biomes, and working around the starting positions feels great. It would be nice to have something of a sandbox mode to save or play with decor could be a fun addition though.
@barroslucasc
@barroslucasc 10 ай бұрын
Does anyone know the name of the game with that high-tech city right at the beginning?
@pecanarchy
@pecanarchy 10 ай бұрын
same question!
@wolfedood
@wolfedood 10 ай бұрын
Cliff Empire
@Awesomekraken677
@Awesomekraken677 10 ай бұрын
Wasn't there an entire mechanic of the forests anger that you missed?
@Jason_Bryant
@Jason_Bryant 10 ай бұрын
This sounds like what I loved about the first couple of Warcraft games. Build a town, move on to the next town.
@LimeyLassen
@LimeyLassen 10 ай бұрын
Warcraft is a great comparison.
@aethernaut1899
@aethernaut1899 10 ай бұрын
One of my current favourite games.
@eternialogic
@eternialogic 8 күн бұрын
Songs of Syx is also a pretty fun city builder, getting above 1k inhabitants is hard and idk how high it caps above 6k per region.
@rachiedone1
@rachiedone1 10 ай бұрын
Would it be possible to add what platforms the game is available on on the end/credit screen of the single game focused videos by chance? As always a fantastic video 🖤
@Strideo1
@Strideo1 10 ай бұрын
The best part of any city builder is usually the first hour? I don't think so. The first hour is usually the part where you do the obligatory setup to try and actually get to the good content of the city builder game that's locked behind progress markers you have to reach in order to get them. The best part of a city builder is once you've unlocked everything and you can actually get on with the process of building and expanding the city that you actually envisioned in your head once you have all the tools to do so.
@shadedway5277
@shadedway5277 10 ай бұрын
Wait are you telling me that I'M the harpy that gets tea and scones? HECK yeah
@ShimmeringSpectrum
@ShimmeringSpectrum 10 ай бұрын
Meanwhile I'm the lizard happily tending the hearth you're being warmed by.
@rac8153
@rac8153 10 ай бұрын
most addictive and diverse city builder. The combination of cornerstone, orders, glades events and race spec makes every settlement different
@Wltrwllyngaeiou
@Wltrwllyngaeiou 10 ай бұрын
Seems like a great way to introduce “tutorials” in the city building genre. Often when I pick up a new title, it feels better to start over after a few trial runs to get familiar with the mechanics
@01dom
@01dom 10 ай бұрын
After trying to play Frostpunk and quitting quite fast I looked on steam for city builder games and this one was one of them. It looked cool with the art style and had good reviews so I tried it out basically completely blind. So far only completed 1 settlement and game looks fun. Only right now decided to look videos about the game.
@forzandopod9528
@forzandopod9528 10 ай бұрын
Clayton is so good at selling me on games, both those I would never consider to be my jam but rule and ones that are already up my alley but I needed a push to actually give a try! I also get very cool insight into games that are still Not For Me but now I have a deeper understanding of what makes them neat and fun for other players
@danielroy8232
@danielroy8232 24 күн бұрын
the thing I love the most is that you are allowed to use different materials to make a product.
@vdandie
@vdandie 10 ай бұрын
been playing this gem of a game nonstop, so excited to see more!!
@mtthwfreeman
@mtthwfreeman 10 ай бұрын
God this game is so good. I'm glad to see it getting some coverage.
@logainwolfe1988
@logainwolfe1988 10 ай бұрын
I legitimately put this game up there with Slay the Spire as far as personal replayability goes. I put in 200 hours over 3 weeks. I willingly lost sleep to play more Against the Storm. This game is truly fantastic if you love city builders. Honestly, it sort of reminds me of the old Majesty games in some ways, but it is an experience all it's own.
@EnderLord99
@EnderLord99 10 ай бұрын
From the sound of things, this isn't a traditional citybuilder, but rather a Dorflike. Dorflikes are good, but callign them inherently better than citybuilders is... flat out wrong. They're different games and can be enjoyed for different reasons.
@banquoviaquo9220
@banquoviaquo9220 10 ай бұрын
While I'm not sure I agree with the "first hour" idea (my My Life as a King files are all treasured for their final town layouts) this does look like a gameplay loop I could really settle into.
@xstarsystemsx
@xstarsystemsx 10 ай бұрын
I had to let my gamepass subscription run out because all i did was play this game. 💀
@AliceThaGoddess
@AliceThaGoddess 9 ай бұрын
As a hardcore ADHDhead type (goldfish memory person) THIS IS THE GAME THAT GOT ME TO UNDERSTAND CITY BUILDERS, and this is the video that showed it to me. Ty for a new genre!
@zoeyuwu5531
@zoeyuwu5531 10 ай бұрын
Against the storm is definitely my favorite game released in the last decade. It's so good.
@westofley
@westofley 10 ай бұрын
clayton i love your videos, i've been playing satisfactory for weeks at your recommendation
@kaceylewis6431
@kaceylewis6431 10 ай бұрын
I love Against the Storm!!! I get so lost when I play 😅 I so happy to see Clayton talking about it!
@lazylonewolf
@lazylonewolf 7 ай бұрын
This is the only city builder I can actually play because I either get overwhelmed and/or bored
@AC_Church
@AC_Church 10 ай бұрын
actually the best part of the city builder is not the first hour, but the 100th hour you log at 3am after completely abandoning all of your responsibilities, social interactions and, frankly, basic hygiene, while thinking "what am i doing with my life" and then "well i guess i'll go to sleep when i finish this trade route"
@LeoFieTv
@LeoFieTv 3 ай бұрын
I often have decision anxiety when starting a city builder. What if I place these buildings in a stupid way? What if I have to tear everything down later? Also I hate it when I have to painstakingly upgrate buildings and constantly retread old ground. Can't my people not just be happy with their level 1 housing? So a short time citiy builder sounds very interesting.
@FishySwordfish
@FishySwordfish 3 ай бұрын
What game is that at 0:41?
@OlivierBL
@OlivierBL 2 ай бұрын
Timberborn. Awesome game!
@FishySwordfish
@FishySwordfish 2 ай бұрын
@@OlivierBL I mean the one after that xD
@piecesintime
@piecesintime 10 ай бұрын
Against the storm is the only city builder i've found that i like
@jk4275
@jk4275 10 ай бұрын
Got this game during the sale for my Steam Deck, and it's probably the most addicting game I've ever played. I almost refunded it after my first playthrough, because I thought I was out of my depth. But, I'm seriously glad I stuck with it. I've got about 20 hours in. but I'm still such a noob, barely getting pass the Pioneer level. Definitely recommend this game.
@justeeey
@justeeey 10 ай бұрын
Very interested! Just curious about the setting: do all the population in the city die each time the storm wipes out a city? Seems just a bit cruel tbh if that’s the case
@cazzah49
@cazzah49 10 ай бұрын
No, the settlements are designed to collect resources for the capital. Everyone abandons all the settlements and returns to the capital when the superstorm comes
@Chameleonradio
@Chameleonradio 10 ай бұрын
It's very clear that you're not a good guy, especially in the earlier versions of the game. You can sacrifice villagers on a blood altar to give yourself bonuses, you have to kill villagers to succeed at some events. You're here to do an imperialism until nature gets tired of you and kicks you out.
@DaimonTrilogy
@DaimonTrilogy 6 ай бұрын
No, as far as I remember the population moves back to the citadel. You as the village are collecting ressources for the citadel. The villages are more or less exploitation camps, but more longterm and more "humane".
@codemaster2861
@codemaster2861 10 ай бұрын
My second against the storm map I got meat specialization corner stone twice followed by the trees that give you meat I ended that map on 600 people. I needed like 8 of each cooking building just to keep up with demand since I had no rain punk I spent about 8 hours on that map
@KimSokolArt
@KimSokolArt 10 ай бұрын
I JUST bought Against The Storm on a rec from a friend, the battery on my steam deck just died after playing for a bit, and I come to KZbin to find this?? (Also despite said friend playing it on steam deck I am not so sure it is a good choice for steam deck)
@rope9568
@rope9568 10 ай бұрын
the demo of the game is in my steam libary for ages but i didnt touch until now. and wow. I played 4.5 hours straight. thanks for you video
@voidify3
@voidify3 10 ай бұрын
I get horrible FOMO when playing normal RPGs and city builders, and I end up not having much fun just googling all day. And just like normal roguelikes solve the FOMO problem on the RPG front, Against The Storm solves it on the city builder front (I found this game like a year ago in early access from a streamer, it was before they added foxes, and I’ve gotten back into it now that the full release is out)
@RainbowJesusChavez
@RainbowJesusChavez 10 ай бұрын
common based Clayton W
@Ancusohm
@Ancusohm 10 ай бұрын
This sounds really cool! Thank you.
@zombieowen
@zombieowen 10 ай бұрын
This kind of feels like you're the playing for someone else. Like a manager with a miserable CEO.
@SilverDragonJay
@SilverDragonJay 10 ай бұрын
Interesting. I'm not really a fan of traditional city builders, just because I tend to fall into a rut and get bored after a while. This sounds like it might remedy that somewhat, maybe I'll check it out.
@lonesurvivor8828
@lonesurvivor8828 8 ай бұрын
😭 am I the only person who enjoys the late game of city builders? I'm so happy when i get out of early game. And i can just watch my city thrive without input for a few days. Resources i used to scrounge for, now filling my storehouses. Into the storm is good though. I just wish it had a late game!
@vilisig2002
@vilisig2002 10 ай бұрын
i hadn't heard of this game but it sounds right up my alley! thanks for the video : )
@kierenkowe
@kierenkowe 10 ай бұрын
What happens when the queens impatience meter is full?
@virgil.alonso
@virgil.alonso 10 ай бұрын
You lose that settlement, the storm happens, And you begin another run.
@kierenkowe
@kierenkowe 10 ай бұрын
@@virgil.alonso I see! Makes sense I guess :0c ty!
@swallesque
@swallesque 10 ай бұрын
You lose that city, but a full run consists of multiple cities, so it might not be too punishing! this game RULES.
@quadling3521
@quadling3521 10 ай бұрын
This video ruined my life. I bought the game because of it and I haven’t stopped playing for 6 days straight. I had things to do!
@familiarbit5319
@familiarbit5319 10 ай бұрын
Me, having played thias game for 10+ hours: "YOU CAN MOVE HARVESTING BUILDINGS FOR FREE??" I swear i find a new mechanic in this game every time i play, and even when i don't.
@annieabsorbsaqua5793
@annieabsorbsaqua5793 10 ай бұрын
Hehehe, I saw this on steam some time ago and was so certain the conept would work excellently for me that I wishlisted it straight away. Glad to have that judgement reaffirmed.
@ProudlyIdiotic
@ProudlyIdiotic 10 ай бұрын
Bravo Vince
@josemiguelgarciaelizondo3889
@josemiguelgarciaelizondo3889 9 ай бұрын
if you close your eyes it just sounds like greg from succession is telling you about a game he likes
@waves_under_stars
@waves_under_stars 10 ай бұрын
I feel like you skipped some major parts of the game, like the seasons, dangerous glades & citizens leaving/dying
@DaimonTrilogy
@DaimonTrilogy 6 ай бұрын
This is the thing. The game is packed with features and complexity. He mentioned plenty of things to invite new players, but to not spoil too much, despite sounding like a lot of info.
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