The predecessor to Stronghold... LORDS OF THE REALM 2! ► A Nostalgic Medieval Strategy Game

[@GamerZakh]

Loved this game growing up! Anyone else? Buy Lords of the Realm 2 on GOG using this referral link to support: af.gog.com/en/game/lords_of_the_realm_royal_edition?as=1715648857 Thanks!

[@Rex1987]

yeah but the controlling the farms and food production can be hard to understand.

[@peterkong7707]

One of the classics, not as known as HOMM or Age of empires, but in terms of multiple interface games, one of the pioneers and still one of the better all-around game of that time

[@Griexxt]

Loved it. Still do, but haven't been able to get it working on my new computer yet. My strategy would usually be to build a massive 1500 man army of knights and then rush everyone. Getting to 1500 has its problems though.

[@Raithwal]

GamerZakh First strategy game i got. Was too young to appreciate it, tbh.

[@Radii_DC]

I remember it fondly and was late for school many times because of this game. :) But the management of a large kingdom with numerous counties becomes overwhelmingly tedious. I wish there was an automated system like the steward from the first game, ideally with somewhat imperfect efficiency so as to keep a reason for the player to take management personally in times of hardship.

[@itabiritomg]

i love this game. it is 2022 now and it is still one of my favorite strategy games ever

[@alexandrbatora9674]

Same, same, I play it at least once every few months.

[@sligacheese6470]

Absolutely 🎉

[@Beezy089]

I probably spent hundreds of hours playing this game lol

[@Haywood-Jablomie]

It was excellent !

[@kittybrowneye3163]

I did as well, I loved this game until blizzard got battlenet up and running and then it was Diablo 2 and starcraft until Xbox and halo hit, oh the good old days smash on a GameCube controller, t9 texting and icq. Better times

[@Ricardo-jw4vv]

Me too! Man, this game was amazing. They completely destroyed it on Lords of the Realm 3

[@tedytarrify]

I still do. It's on steam. Cheepcheep. Works on Windows 10 too.

[@thesultrystrangerdanger6824]

We are oooolllld I was very young playing this sassy old game I had forgotten all about it

[@cc1912]

This game blew my early adolescent mind! Such a great throwback. And that iconic music...

[@ct-si8nk]

Loved it! Brings back memories from 90's. There's something about it's 2D aesthetics that makes it amazing. It's gameplay simplicity guarantees replayability. Kickstarter petition for LoR 4 anyone?

[@pen7857]

I would just rather have the multiplayer updated for LOTR2.

[@tabernaclejones6115]

i remember sitting on my grandpas lap playing this, pretty much got me into pc gaming and still going 27 years later

[@KSundstrom2]

Same! Watching that opening cinematic really brought back some memories lol

[@mariog1982]

This game is so addicting. I played this game on my pc last night. It still holds up after all these years.

[@militaryhunter8079]

Me to i got it from GOG 3 days ago so after 24 years when i last play it and it is still so addictive game, first of all it has gameplay and atmosphere 2 things that modern games are lacking.

[@silverpslm]

When I had this game, I remember there being a song that goes, " My lord. Yes? My lord. What now? Lets get digging. Woah. Look out!"

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

That was a bonus song included with the Siege expansion.

[@MorganWight]

Oh wow . . massive fan of this game!! The cinematics, voice acting, and music lend such a splendid medieval atmosphere.

[@dustins4921]

I spent 30 minutes googling to remember the name of this game and hearing that intro brought me back to buying it in K-Mart when I was 8 or 9 years old. Playing that free trial of Lords of Magic was so much fun.

[@bab0ulas]

Still better graphics than Civ 6

[@pengli4108]

I have played over 20000 hours of Civ Games but this game is still something special. Nothing looks better than Civ V though as far as aesthetics. The 90s was great with Janes Fighters Anthology and Longbow 2 to mention two great games.

[@LucidDream]

Yeah, I played it a ton back in the day. I only had a couple of friends who even knew what the game was that I would play with. The voice acting was indeed a simple and yet very cool touch. The guy who would explain what you should do and what you are clicking on was rather relaxing along with the music.

[@theivtcho]

Please, please, PLEASE make a playthrough on this game!!! We'll love you forever and ever and ever :D One of my all time favorites!

[@GamerZakh]

I always consider playthroughs but I do have to follow somewhat what people are wanting to watch. If the numbers ask for it I'll do it.

[@Radii_DC]

I like the game too, count my vote as well

[@mussim2919]

This is my favorite game of all time. I'd never get tired or bored of playing this game. When I was little, I spent countless hours playing. The gameplay and the music.

[@Lexyvil]

I used to watch my grandfather play this around mid to late 90s! Good times.

[@anthonywilson7268]

Thank u for not skipping thru 100% nostalgia achieved

[@MISTERSOCKO1990]

Duuuuuude! this was my first strategy game when i was a little italian child of 10yo. With almost zero knowledge of english but with intuition and a dictionary i learned all mechanics and a ton of new words, gaining then the teacher's appreciation that year. Then i played a lot of Tzar: The Burden Of the Crown that was fully italian translated, but Lotr2 was something else. Of all avaible maps i remember one which recreated modern italy with all its regions being counties, very nice.

[@HyenaOnTheRoad]

Oh man, this game was my jam as an early teen! Blast from the past!

[@GamerZakh]

It holds up too, still fun to play. It's like a proto Total War / Stronghold.

[@KennerDerEpisodn]

When you stumble upon a 4 year old video of a 25 year old game you used to play and immidiately think "I want to play that again!"

[@Darmaniac1]

I still play Lords of the realm 2 today.. My favorite game

[@anoldranger1575]

I am SO glad I found your video! I tried to watch some other guy do a play through, but he mismanaged the counties terribly and it was driving me crazy! But your video was a blessèd relief from his. I thought you did great! How I wish I could play this game again. I spent HOURS playing it in middle school in the late 90's. Thanks for the video, you're the best!

[@virtualworldsbyloff]

Spent countless hours on this, LOVE IT

[@Melker63]

I just downloaded this game from Steam. It's still available and playable on a any modern laptop.

[@575forza]

Thank you very much, my dude.

[@anthonywilson7268]

Im just here to say its 2023 and this game rocks still

[@Pulsed101]

This is a blast from the past, doesn't look quite like how I remember but it sounds exactly the same! :)

[@Zzzzxzzzzzzzzzz]

Finally someone who rember this masterpiece

[@papahuge]

Top Tier Middle Ages game! Reminds me of the good old days.

[@GamerZakh]

Right? The music and voice acting is still iconic to me today.

[@papahuge]

@@GamerZakh Indeed they did a good job with the voice overs and visuals. Fun times! Lol have you seen this guy's video? It's hilarious xD kzbin.info/www/bejne/fou6XoGvoKqXfcU

[@venedar]

I loved this game, I spent so much time with it. It was the best !

[@markorajcevic5183]

OMG! Loved this game as a kid! :D Btw, I used an exploit as a kid where you can use 1 archer to kill any number of enemy archers if you want to micromanage, as the archer fires so fast that it will fire an arrow and immediately after you can just move him to dodge all arrows flying towards him... repeat until every ranged enemy is dead. :)

[@kazekamiha]

The pikeman wasn't injured, each number on a unit represents one solider. Depending on the size of the armies the size of each unit can vary.

[@GamerZakh]

Ah yes now I remember that's how it works.

[@TopSecretGG]

I remmember my dad loved this game back when i was a little kid, he played in a chilled laidback way, strategizing n stuff, but when he couldn't win some sketchy fights (ones that required actual gameplay, not being "auto-battle" or w.e its called) he always called me to perform them :) sweet memories of deep childhood, thank you! Really nostalgic... :) in turning 32 this month.. damn time flies! :)

[@RobulousDee]

Thanks for uploading! I haven't played this in like 25 years but I have such a strong memory of the 5 castle types and reciting them in that order!

[@GamerZakh]

Haha right? Everything being narrated made this game so memorable because that voice was so pleasant.

[@575forza]

To this day I still yell BOWMAN READY or ARCHERS HO! if the situation demands it. It weirdly does sometimes.

[@GamerZakh]

I can never forget "A band of Irish mercenaries". But also, "Slaughter these villagers?" lol

[@sligacheese6470]

If I could only play 5 games this one would in the list. Medieval 1/2 total war Godfather Warcraft 3 frozen throne

[@mustachesally4134]

I run a successful tech firm and staff and I play this once a month on local lan multiplayer. Whoever wins gets An Amazon gift card. We have players who are older and younger. The younger gen hated it at first because of the graphics but they learned to appreciate the graphics and 90s gameplay of that era. We love this game!

[@GamerZakh]

I do think this game holds up really well. Does help that the graphics are actually good for the time.

[@denysmikhail]

LOVE THIS GAME, got the collection on steam, really loved lords 2 :)

[@shanegasparich3148]

Did you have an issue with the color wigging our constantly?

[@BALrider1Steve]

Still play it 2018

[@AxelGunnars]

Still play it in 2019, I'll reply in year good sir

[@Alex10daysago]

how do I multi player? im great at this game

[@Quincy_Morris]

Alex 10,000 I don’t know. I’d love to multi play this

[@joeldick6871]

I still play it too. I'd love to set up a multiplayer game with you guys. Lemme know if you're game, and I'll create a Google Hangout to work out the details.

[@Alex10daysago]

Joel Dick that would be great. Heres my instagram if youd like to keep in contact. vvm8792

[@jivkodjamiarov8508]

I have a lot of memories with this game :). I was hooked back then.

[@andrewwilmshurst2350]

"This is one of your armies" "This...is an enemy army"

[@GamerZakh]

I love the narrator in this game. "Slaughter these villagers?"

[@kathychaney5968]

I played this so much!! It is a great game. :)

[@tee1598]

Archers! Swordman! And knights! that's all you needed!

[@Heldermaior]

Ahhhhh tgis brings back memories. I remember cheesing the troop numbers per model in order to win battles. And playing 1:1 and the computer I was playing on just crashing.

[@normanlennox4949]

I've been trying to remember this game for years. I had it for a few weeks when one of my brother's friends stole it (I never found out which one). Finally remembered that the foot solders said "We'll crush 'em!" And that helped me figure it out.

[@GamerZakh]

Glad you found it! I know the struggle trying to find an old game you used to play.

[@lampualadinidx9060]

My fav game at about 1996 🤣🙏

[@Thomazmllm]

Omg! Loved it soooo muchhh! Play it a lot. Shame that the third one was kind of bad! Thank you for playing it! =D

[@Griexxt]

Yeah, I remember the debacle surrounding the LotR 3. They had such great plans, with loads of concept art being released early on, and then it came to almost nothing. Barely playable and no fun.

[@Karlthegreat84]

I'm late to the party, I'm aware. The third part was still amazing considering the circumstances. It could evidently have been a blockbuster, but it wasn't due as Sierra was winding down. The team was much reduced and as far as I remember from a lone contact person doing all the online commenting, it was pretty much a rush to get it out at the very last possible moment. It's a terrible shame Ubisoft or whever it was bought and closed down most of Sierra.

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

“LET’S GET DIGGING!”

[@shawner1989]

I totally remember this game as a kid

[@owainevans89]

So many memories of rainy days smashing this game out in 1996 lol

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

In Lords of the Realm 1 you could raise sheep. Wool was a great commodity to sell and I used to make massive fortunes off of wool which I used to fun massive armies and mop the opposition.

[@__-to3hq]

One of my favorite games back in the day

[@Souldidi]

I love this game as i love the movie Kingdom of Heaven

[@webguy943]

They need to remaster this ASAP. Oh and fix all the exploits, bugs, AI, and pathfinding algos.

[@GamerZakh]

I would play a remaster of this, game is still good.

[@Jnote222]

The original generated insult was , " you are ugly and your mother dresses you funny." 😁

[@Tim_van_de_Leur]

LOL I just finished this and now youtube feeds me this :D

[@GamerZakh]

Haha the algorithm always knows.

[@mikef6063]

Still play this on occasion!

[@wotwot6868]

Castle building and that merchant was fascinating. I think the sound of this game makes it really immersive. Plus the realistic portraits.

[@andrewwilmshurst2350]

I would always play the exact same strategy every map: 1) 0% to get happiness up to 100. This would be better for my people and allow for immigration, increasing my population. 2) Sell the swords. 3) Buy grain and always have a mixed diet for the people, using advanced farming to get a higher return on the grain, leaving about 1/3 (I think it was) of the fields fallow. 4) Make weapons and sell them for stone to get a Royal Castle. I didn't care much for any of the others. 5) Put your tax up so that the happiness lost from it equals the happiness gained from other sources, so that happiness is always at 100. 6) Fill the Royal Castle with archers. 7) Just build an army of knights and storm the whole map. 8) If it was a big map, I would make smaller armies and run them around destroying the opponents crops and villages.

[@billlam7756]

Used to play 56k modem connection agaisnt my friend lol then the phone ring lol

[@CheeseCakeFeline]

I played TONS of Lords of Magic but never got to play this so was super interesting to watch :)

[@bimuhu]

Love it! But sell off those cows to the merchants instead of letting them die or overcrowd. Main source of income :)

[@GamerZakh]

That would e been a much better idea haha.

[@nymalous3428]

My dad would send excess cows to other counties... until eventually all of his counties couldn't have any more cows and there were just supply carts all over the place shipping cows from hither and yon.

[@Rixn]

So good game this!

[@ctlprogrammer]

Like this game more then Stronghold. So sad the did not made a game based on this game.

[@Brubarov]

This game'S OST makes it to my top 5 Game OSTs of all time easily. Fun fact: I've thought for several years that the Knight Helmet (icon) was some kind of weird Metal Knuckle

[@GamerZakh]

Haha I can see that yeah. And music is really amazing for this game, so iconic I never forget the melodies even after not playing for a decade.

[@a1superfantastic]

Thanks for sharing! You're right: no story makes for a less exciting LP, but for newcomers to the franchise like me, it's great to understand the gameplay! I was all about AOE and CIv when this was out. :)

[@stanfordleeham8922]

Best online game ever

[@botanbutton]

Oh man! I loved this game! I think I still have it actually. I was trash at it but I still loved it. A few years ago, I HAD to find the music to this game for a play some kids at my job were putting on, it was perfect.

[@GamerZakh]

I always love using video game music for other things. Always nice that pretty much no one recognises it either haha.

[@tee1598]

Once once you were able to produce enough grain without dependence on cows. It made the game much easier to feed your people!

[@Nitemare1989]

played this a lot with my dad back then! we picked it up in 97 (was the same age!) actually had to upgrade our computer to play this! lol

[@LabrnMystic]

Either eat or sell the excess cows! Don't let them go to waste

[@GamerZakh]

That would be a lot better haha. Was a bit wasteful.

[@tinynuggins1029]

I had to explain the fallow field system to someone the other day. Another life lesson learned from playing video games. Haha....ahh memories

[@hankstarstar9183]

Nostalgic for sure 😁

[@hankstarstar9183]

Thank you

[@Kherti]

What!? You're 27!? ... And finally the long awaited "slaughter these villagers". Cool video, keep it going, i'm glad that you got partnered with twitch and you have more and more viewers :)

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! And yeah, turning 28 this year.

[@jenkins85]

It's such a shame what happened to Sierra. A company that big and that successful had no right being fleeced by scammers. Let this be a lesson to anyone who questions a woman's intuition. Roberta Williams thought CUC was a highly suspicious company and no one wanted to listen to her. Then she carried along guilt over what happened to Sierra because that was her and Ken's baby. She deserves a million apologies.

[@cordarotta7439]

i start play this lovely game now ....after soooome year :) thanks Zakh you remember me this

[@axeluz1]

Awesome game. Remember you can use the magnifying glass, last option from top right side corner of map buttons. That will give an extended view of the map in real time when ending turns. Thanks for the recall :D

[@0002pA]

The intro's interlacing is extreme. Even for 1996.

[@poruatokin]

Spent hundreds of hours playing this then later got into Shogun Total War. This almost looks like an alpha prototype of the Total War concept.

[@skolsurf1752]

I remake would be amazing

[@huytranasd]

they are not injury at the start of battle. The game group the number of soldier into one soldier represent 8, 16, 32,...based on the size of troops in total. So if you have 18 archers, when in combat you will have 2 soldier archers, one with 16 hp represent 16 soldiers, and one with 2 hp represent to remain 2 soldiers

[@dtommerica765]

Still playing it in 2019

[@GamerZakh]

It's fun! If I had more time I'd like to finish the campaign someday.

[@Naggstek]

I never knew the name of this, i only played a demo. Time to play the real thing 20 years later!

[@GamerZakh]

Still fun even though it can get a bit samey. Big maps can be epic though.

[@evilscientistrecords]

8:53 I fail to see how that is a compliment :D sounds more like an insult :D

[@GamerZakh]

Haha it would be to most people but the Baron prides himself on those qualities.

[@anthonywilson7268]

“A norman keep” 😮😂

[@ramzabeoulve1765]

Loved this game as a kid! Great video, I am going to buy it on steam.

[@silafuyang8675]

I still love the game. Stronghold was not able to reach its greatness.

[@couchpotatoe91]

how dare you! :p Honestly though, it propably hugely depends on what game you grew up with. Personally it was Stronghold and the sieges were way better in stronghold imo, the only thing that always bothered me was that units stacked the way they did.

[@felipegracetto5631]

wow what old graphics its so nostalgic

[@MajorDumai]

Still prefer russian voice actors. There were only 2 people who recorded all the phrases - but it is a masterpiece.

[@alancaron984]

Sell most of your cows when the cart comes around. They are too labor intensive. Don’t form alliances; you can’t attack them but they will attack you.

[@hdckdsadd]

Knights of Honor 2!

[@gonzaloguzman2879]

That voice acting reminds me of Alan Watts

[@bustedzero2664]

aaaah.....I loved this game af

[@halfsourlizard9319]

We'll be shot to pieces!

[@Beast-1431]

Thanks for upload. Definitely the precursor to total wars

[@GamerZakh]

Hey glad you enjoyed it! Looking back this isn't the best of games, but I still love it.

[@BM-wh5qk]

The snooty British voice actor guy is etched in my brain.

[@Alex-bl1es]

Great game

[@fenrislegacy]

I used to play to LOTR2 with a Toshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT. A long, very long time ago.

[@Pluskat78]

Don't you want to play with Knights of Honor? :)

[@Hi-bb5lo]

I have been looking for thus games name for years now thank you very much

[@GamerZakh]

Glad I could help you find it! It's still fun to play today.

[@richmondvand147]

woah hold up, this VA is great. Why would you skip all the time? This game has a rent free area in my brain since childhood

[@GamerZakh]

@@richmondvand147 Because the starting narration goes on forever and plays every single time you start a map. After hearing him say the same intro a couple dozen times you start to skip through them.

[@TotalWarCAT]

Hello! Please tell me which program you use to stream this game? I tried OBS, but failed - the game is not captured.

[@GamerZakh]

Hey! OBS is the correct software but for old games you need to record the whole display/monitor. Don't try to capture the game, just record your desktop, then whatever is displayed on your screen it will capture.