Returning To The BEST Total War Game

Well thats it for Nostalgia November this year peoples! Hope you enjoyed the ride, time to finish off with some Empire Total War
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[@yankeegaming8580]

I've been watching Isorrow for 3 years now. I still don't own a single paradox game or any game Isorrow has played for those 3 years i've been watching him. But for some reason, I'm still here, watching this man suffer on map games. I love you Isorrow, thank you for everything.

[@YetAnotherInv]

He suffers so you don't have to.

[@tbc_shadoww3360]

@@YetAnotherInv yes let him suffer

[@RSFaber-nk6lh]

​@@YetAnotherInv accurate

[@georgesmith6218]

I bought a HoI4 because of him. Still have no idea how he does what he does.

[@darksoulsismycity]

I only play HOI4, and nothing else

[@talespinner4515]

Empire was the first total war game I ever played. It'll always have a special place in my heart.

[@USSCYT]

Cool! Mine was Rome total war!

[@erwin887]

Damn how old are you? Mine was the first rome total war

[@talespinner4515]

@@erwin887 26. I just didn't play total war games. Empire was just the first I picked up.

[@sheppycider123]

@@talespinner4515 the original Rome with the SPQR moods remain absolutely goated

[@davidstolle1696]

I started with rome and played than total war. After that i started empire and stopped after 2 hours. I think its one of the worst in the series

[@majorearl12]

My favorite Total War game. To stop the docks from being raided, just place a single cheap unit in it regardless if its ground units or not, the enemy navy wont gonin and destroy it, just blockade it.

[@stephencook567]

Just downloaded the DarthMod mod yesterday and not only did it run smoothly but DANG it was SO much fun. The real time fighting with enhanced smoke and rifle/musket sounds was the cherry on top for me.

[@Valkbg]

I still prefer the budget version which is Imperial Glory. Dont know why but I just prefer it over Empire

[@neon_gaming8377]

can you tell me where i can download it

[@Michael-bn1oi]

@@neon_gaming8377 ModDB Just don't try asking about it on the steam forum. This one guy has been lying to people about Darthmod on steam for nearly a decade. Sad.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

It runs smooth for a mod to a buggy game like Empire. It is so choppy to me, and it still has the janky Dagestan Coalition, as well as the Ottoman Empire spending an eternity on its turn because it created 50 stacks of 1 units just moving back and forth in the Balkans.

[@maxjohn6012]

"Elephants aren't scared of squares." This is the kind of high-brow content I come to this channel to see

[@hatimzeineddine8723]

Empire is unironically my favorite even though it's so bad, I really wish it was better Edit: also if you as maratha put 20 general units on a single dhow you are somehow fitting like 300 elephants in a boat that's about 12 feet long Edit 2: if you ever want to basically eliminate rebel problems then turn off taxes in every province except your capital (so rebels only spawn there), and tax the lower classes to switch to republic then immediately afterwards tax the middle classes instead to switch to constitutional monarchy. As a constitutional monarchy the lower classes don't get a happiness meter and since they're the only ones who take public order penalties from industrialization you basically never have to worry about rebellions again.

[@pnb328]

I get the feeling, horrible AI, tons of bugs, but the campaign is great. CA really needs to learn that the combat is the lesser part of TW games, it's the reason why Napoleon, which is better than empire in every way except campaign, is dead, and empire, which sucks @ everything except the campaign was one of the most played TW games in history, and some people still return to Empire, not Napoleon.

[@scottkeen96]

@@pnb328 "Combat is the lesser part of TW games" please go and play Victoria 3 if that's how you feel.

[@Chewberto]

@@pnb328 I’d say it’s more that combat isn’t where the real staying power to Total War comes from. The battles are absolutely the draw of these games, but I continue replaying them for the ability to expand my borders.

[@danonimusgombelinius7254]

The first sound of ISP's voice in video made me think I'm watching gachimuchi, not the map-painting youtuber. And I absolutely love it

[@bobgood2936]

average billy herrington enjoyer??

[@danonimusgombelinius7254]

@@bobgood2936, and a humble Van Darkholm admirer

[@bobgood2936]

@@danonimusgombelinius7254 oh yes sir

[@JadenLightvale]

Glad to see total war back

[@Android_ELITE]

I only started playing empire earlier this year and it’s actually become my favorite older strategy game despite me having a whole collection of old strategy games that I grew up playing and loved; it’s just a great era combined with solid fun mechanics and great audio/visual design

[@GhosthandGod]

Empire 2 should really have happened by now

[@TheDaken73]

Unfortunately there’s too much money in the warhammer games. Really don’t like those but love the historical ones

[@GhosthandGod]

@@TheDaken73 and they had a contract

[@JLT0087]

Wasn't Napoleon basically Empire 2?

[@GhosthandGod]

@@JLT0087 no focused on smaller world

[@phrog849]

@@JLT0087 Napoleon was basically like a TW Saga title.

[@neonmoose315]

What a coincidence, I got back into this game again recently

[@autarchprinceps]

Oh, yes this was definitively the best total war game. I played SO many hours of that when I was still in school. From one ship only high sea battle to cooperative campaigns where a single turn would take so long, that one would to their turn while the other did their homework. It was just epic.

[@torbenmeesschaert3298]

BROOO me and my 2 nephews used to play as the Maratha soooo often i loved those times, this video has given me the most nostalgic feeling ever!!!!

[@yamnayaseed356]

The AI diplomacy be like: I give: -Trade rights -500 cash You give: -All of your empire bar the capital -Military access -Tribute of 2000 for 25 turns -Every single peace of tech your researched *proceeds to die next turn

[@LiberRaider]

Napoleon TW and Empire were not only very fun for me, they got me to finally appreciate the bravery and tactics of soldiers in this time period in history. Before I always thought it was just a silly way to wage war. It's opened me up to so many books and movies about the era. For that I'm forever grateful.

[@Kebasr71]

Never knew you could play as Indian nations in a total war game, totally going to try this one now

[@Smaug2b]

add mod i advice u like imperial destroyer, vanilla base game is boring

[@moistrophile9663]

2022 Megacampaign Idea CK3- Play as Cumania, Incest-only. Eventually, change your country to a religion that makes it so you can marry your sibling. EU4- Sell off all your land in mainland Eurasia and migrate to the Phillipines. Vic2- Become a great power, but your economy must be based mostly on furniture and alcohol. Hoi4- Artillery only.

[@seanmarkham6965]

Yes it’s the best… but where’s the rat?

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎‎

[@Imperial_Kaiser]

Dead 💀

[@SuperExodian]

WE DEMAND RAT!

[@nickstone1167]

I mean, Denmar isnt an option sooo

[@realhawaii5o]

There used to be a multiplayer campaign for this. You might have a big enough following that you can get them to unlock it because it's quite interesting. I played it back in the day, you needed to ask them for a key and hope that they gave you.

[@archimedes5172]

Definitely one of my favorite total wars and it would be pretty cool if you could play total war Warhammer 3 again.

[@ThekingofAmericaland]

This was a genuine shot of nostalgia for me. This was one of the first Total War games I bought with my own money. Thank you.

[@Canada1994]

I would LOVE to see isorrow do a video where he accepts every offer the ai gives him in this game (land swaps, wars, alliances and trade deals) and watch the bordergore

[@Doomsquad99]

I just went through a Spain run. Used to be angry about how the naval battles were “broken”. Found new fun in chain shotting sails and capturing as many vessels as possible.

[@pablopablo3834]

I always see Empire as the transition into the newer version of Total War games and the building blocks for Shogun 2 and its DLC.

[@jakepelletier2955]

Id love to see ISP do a long form series on this game, I wonder if Isorrowproductions knows him

[@667Agent]

Aw... I was really hoping for an Old World Blues episode... Hope you consider it for March Modness!

[@Kupferdrahtful]

5:45 quite easy to solve that problem. In this example you can take 2 4th rates to fight the autoresolve battle and they win with minimal losses

[@Redcoat3]

you should make a vid where you have to accept all AI diplomatic requests

[@tonymccake3057]

It'd probably be a very short campaign. Oh look I've just given traded all my territory for Gibraltar and crop rotation

[@Admiralofthedeeps]

Warts and all the best total war there ever was. Loved it from the second I got it back when it came out and always will. So glad this game is finally getting the love it deserves 🙌 👏

[@dylanmcdowell3894]

Still one of my favorite games of all time. I had been playing Total War games since Rome, but this one was special - and still is!

[@Longshanks1690]

The people who wrote the Bill of Rights doing facepalms in this timeline cos they were so focused on keeping Catholics off the throne, they forgot to say “No Hindus either.”

[@mappingshaman5280]

They're probably doing it in otl too! But for prime ministers instead of thrones.

[@Sawta]

I haven't played most of the total war games, but empire is probably my favorite. I like the time period. I like the overall feel of the game, that it wasn't designed with DLC in mind in order to unlock the full game - it was just meant to be the full, fun experience. Hardly perfect, but good at accomplishing it's mission. I'd love to see you play out more of the actual battles, too. It's interesting to see how other people approach the same situation in different ways.

[@bighillraft]

Just as TommyKay has become the leader of the Turkish Resistance, ISP is now the leader of the Indian Freedom Fighters

[@St0ckh01m]

as many others have said Empire total war was my first Total war game and i dont think ive ever been more happy then when i got home from work and play Empire with the boys

[@rektaldischarge7496]

Even though november is over, id like to request that you take a look at road to 56 as France, as someone who did some localization work, oddly enough even after like 5 years or about 5, there is a little bit of a meme still in there regarding one of the french rocketry techs, seeing how you have your old pepe meme, might be funny to give it a look.

[@owensmith3028]

'Elephants aren't scared of squares' made me laugh far to much!

[@thelastarcadegamer6655]

My favorite total war games. Personally I love playing as the ottomans, slowly taking over europe from the East. Sending as many ships to the trading ports as I can before they’re all taken up, but that’s quite the sail from Istanbul. First turn I always remove the Barbary states as my protectorate

[@anarchopupgirl]

The last time I did an Empire game, it was Marathas, and it was the most fun I'd ever had in Empire. The end timer hit as I took Vienna, having swallowed the middle east

[@anarchopupgirl]

Medieval Total War 1 remains the best TW tho

[@laynaTheLobster]

Victoria III? Nah fam. I'm on that [*intense colonization noises*] real shit.

[@Qurasia]

I remember that back when this first came out, AI wouldn't put troops on ships. Made the Brits completely impotent if run by AI, or completely invulnerable if you played as them.

[@ArchonShon]

Empire, Modded Attila and Rome II. The hours I will never get back.

[@advisingbob]

Nostalgia indeed. Empire Total War was the first game I had gotten for Steam, having spent 1000 hours playing it.

[@ElvenMetalhead]

THIS was an unexpected but welcome treat! I've missed iSorrow videos on TW.

[@badhistorywithkyle4049]

I am so glad you came back to this one, it was my favorite as well

[@locutusofborg3418]

what a coincidence, I just returned to this awesome gem a few days myself! this game really needs a proper sequel.

[@snipingflute4346]

I recently started a Barbary States campaign. Spent a bunch of time appeasing other European powers for peace instead of Spain. Then I conquered Naples and Sardinia from Spain with Anatolia from Ottoman rebels. This faction didn’t have a lot of units to mess around with though.

[@trismica]

thats quite new

[@Mastergamer27526]

This is the first and only total war game I have ever played, and I absolutely loved it

[@AtharvaKeny]

I can't believe you are playing as The Maratha Empire, I am so happy rn!

[@m1a2abrams50]

Elephants aren't scared of squares. Huh? What's that about poachers? I can't hear you over the sound of 10,000 doubloons rolling in from my ivory trade networks.

[@tomholec707]

I WANT EMPIRE TOTAL WAR 2 WITH INDUSTRIAL AGE!

[@bdleo300]

Imperial Splendour was recently updated.

[@ocathain-games]

One of my favorite games, love using darthmod for it to add some more realism to it a bit. Or to play as a minor nation and become a empire.

[@rhyscallinan8891]

Too be fair if I was dealing with a revolt every couple turns and riding stinky elephants into battle, I'd be drinking as well. Poor commander just can't handle the mess that is an ISorrow game.

[@ethereas0b]

Yoooooo I just started playing empire again too!!!! Always been my fav

[@ivanthehighman177]

Waiting for ISP to do a medieval 2 total war video.

[@NightKnight347]

YES. I saw the title and suspected ETW. Very underrated, easily best total war. If they just improved Empire, I'd totally buy an empire II. More optimized, some Vicky mechanics, better unit variety, full world map... All nations need to be playable. To this day, my favorite campaign is the Italian States. I just feels so unique and special.

[@harvbegal6868]

Empire Total War still remains my most played Total War game to date at 530 hours. Only Warhammer comes second at 222 hours. I hope they release Empire 2 before Medieval 3, but I know that will likely not happen.

[@AxIoS113]

GRAVY DADDY IS BACK

[@HerrmannThompson]

Ah, Operation Sea Elephant, remember learning about this in 5th grade.

[@oddiethefox5832]

Oh boy, vanilla Empire? This should be a great watch lol

[@somerandomguy1407]

Isp… this is not the medieval 2 total war video

[@CarlosianBigWang]

Ahh, watching toy soldier’s go boom is satisfactory for this little timmy

[@GrafSchocola]

I think DarthMod drastically increases the amount of soldiers per stack of irregular/peasant units. This means, as India, you can just spam Mob units and autoresolve your way to victory! God I love this game :D

[@461Masterchief]

This is the best vanilla TW game, but Napoleon with the WWI mod is the best overall.

[@bdleo300]

The best vanilla TW game is Shogun 2 imo

[@oxxyy4009]

You're not wrong, this is literally the best Total War game ever made. They need to make II.

[@jaywerner8415]

Aw yes, another Empire Total War Video from iSorrowprductions. With just the RIGHT amount of Sarcasm.

[@popeurbanii331]

Empire total war is my favorite game, glad its getting some love

[@ShantanuSuchil]

I did Maratha Confederacy twice in all my Empire (since well...Netherlands and Prussia are fun aswell) and both times....Poland-Lithuania became a monster.

[@Cluvr]

YES, I've been waiting for Empire

[@Svenszuen]

I was just thinking boy do I desire an ISP vid and here it is!

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

Maratha is a snowball from hell. First it is a bit challenging but then it becomes easy mode. It is a bit sad (but makes sense I guess) that you can not recruit some super late game modern units and stick with the badly trained line infantry. At least one modern drill+gun elite army hidden behind a few extra techs would be nice.

[@reynoldsanity4320]

Certainly made me nostalgic for Darthmod again

[@definitelynotruss9141]

I was literally going to comment that "I want total war for nostalgia november", preferably empire or napoleon, and then this showed up. But now i hunger for more.

[@joshuakent3848]

We need Empire II. ISP, make it happen or I’ll get in contact with the Ramblin' man 😤

[@captncutlass4050]

The return of the best total war game has come at last.

[@zacharyjones5102]

Empire Total War was my first read game.

[@TetsuoNL]

There was a time when sega had a opt in beta for multiplayer. I never knew that and neither did my friend. We found out and sadly no keys would be given anymore and the lucky few who have it i damn you !!

[@adambacon1317]

I have sunk thousands of hours into ETW. Its so nice to see my opinion validated that it is the best total war game lol. I love this game and always will

[@leomcdonnell2553]

“And eh, Sweden owns Moscow,” *Eager Charles XII muttering*

[@sculamica4159]

I remember the days when you played this! Life was simpler back then

[@unstopable8205]

The first playthrough I did on this game was actually the same nation and I must say cannons hit hard

[@KinsmanKleiner]

Playing the video from the start sound lovely

[@TheFosseArmy]

Empire genuinely deserved a sequel but CA never want to do it

[@PresidentAutumn]

Braun, show us the rat again

[@jasonmiles675]

FINALLY! The total war series on this channel makes me die of laughter. Thx ISP. Love u man!

[@R3GARnator]

Those rebellions stop if you demolish the schools.

[@MaschenkoAN]

After playing this game for hundreds of hours it is almost impossible not to break it to the point where ai just surrenders and do nothing

[@wiseguy3696]

I recommend the Empire 2 mod. The campaign suffers from crashes but the battles are even better

[@Mexifries57]

we need Planet War

[@logbroog9121]

Isorrow+Total War vanilla= Dawg of a video

[@sweatilaa5325]

when this game first came out i didn't enjoy it but over the years i kept coming back and soon enough it had somehow become my all time favorite total war game. i wish we got a few more total wars as ambitious like this one that dared to try something new instead of the warhammer series we have now :/

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

The Warhammer series is very ambitious, I mean they made completely new mechanics for it, not to mention a map bigger than anything they did before with way more content. It's not my thing, I just find it boring, but I don't think they lacked ambition. Empire was arguably too ambitious for the time, they had to simplify and streamline way too much.

[@swordguardia]

700+ hours played, never knew you could intice a revolution

[@poopyh5959]

Hey ISP, I had a great idea Banana Only On Total War Troy I think it’d be good to see some more banana based content on this channel. I eagerly await the banana ISP....don’t make me wait

[@MrBell-iq3sm]

To me, Empire had the highest potential of all Total Wars, which only increased the disappointment.

[@therewillbeguitar8078]

i’ve been waiting for this day for a long time

[@PeferG17]

This is objectively still the best total war game... I wish they would remake it

[@ondank]

Hannibal : I took my elephants OVER the alps Indians sailing around the horn of Africa, on the way to Europe, with elephants in tow : Hold my chai

[@JonathanAuburn]

Wow...I've never seen ISP play a game so similarly to the AI. Conquer all of India, then take full stacks and invade random parts of Europe. ...It's beautiful :')

[@Viva-Cristo-Rey-]

Pulling up to the Mughal Empire like "Hello sir"