The RTS to finally beat Wargame | Broken Arrow

[@Nostr00]

I don't know if you noticed but B-1 lancer DOES have nuke as one of the payload options

[@The2flame]

"B-1, dont you fucking do it..."

[@damoclesecoe7184]

*_country roads playing quietly in the distance_*

[@JordanMilly]

B-1er Harris, do it again.

[@MrMontanaNights]

funni when?

[@tiobridge841]

>:)

[@ebinshumate3132]

8:25 I love how the commander just doesn't give a shit what your situation is, and just forcefully demands that you retake the fort immediately after all your forces on that side of the river just got wiped from this plane of existence

[@Nothing-1w3]

Most understanding superior

[@bradleywest6821]

Well yeah man, his career is at risk

[@MrMontanaNights]

@@Nothing-1w3 most Based MEU(SOC) commander.

[@chrystales6169]

I like that the game just straight up blames YOU. In another game, it would've said something more vague like "All objectives failed, retreat!" or "Friendly units destroyed!". But no, this game just goes "You fucking idiot, what the fuck are you doing? You suck ass." Honestly, we need more games that are actually harsh on the player again.

[@dboi1656]

How dare you stand in the way of his shiny new medal

[@JersyiteGaming]

I'm glad theres a new and good RTS. I hope there will be more RTSes like this.

[@T0asty-]

Dude if it looks good I'll buy it. The rts market is so unsaturated it hurts :(

[@pagatryx5451]

There definitely will be. With the rate game development tools are developing, it's becoming easier and easier for some pretty nice looking games to be made by smaller studios. With how many games are coming out, genres with a fairly small but dedicated fanbase like the RTS genre are a perfect target for studios looking to find players without too much in the way of marketing. I'm personally hoping for more action-RTS' that come closer to the likes of Company of Heroes. The original was bloody amazing, especially the campaign, but I'm not as much of a fan of COH2 or 3. I'd buy anything that plays similarly.

[@themysteriousgentlemen1763]

Same Pumped for this game

[@ee-ef8qr]

@@T0asty- It's all fucking cold war games. The industry is progressing like a warthunder tech tree we went from ww2 to cold war to modern war.

[@Buttons99]

..bro, its not only good, its amazing. You've got no idea how long av been waiting on this game

[@GuakstickLabs]

2:57 This briefing channels the energy of Ace Combat in the perfect way.

[@someguynamedav7947]

just like the old cod mw trilogy too!

[@FNKY767]

especially the music

[@shayminthedoctor9663]

6:18 The Marines politely told the enemy to surrender and the enemy accepted their terms, that's why you didn't hear any gunfire from the building

[@DebilNo4Mk1]

Canadian Marines?

[@leifbirgerolsen9167]

@@DebilNo4Mk1 could be. Though they would instead offer to surrender. Booby trap everything on that one guy killing him without a sound while adding 30 new points to the geneva convention

[@CanadianFitted]

@@leifbirgerolsen9167 As a Canadian, your not lying we only got nice after Korea 😂😂 WW1-WW2 Canadian units were savages

[@pancytryna9378]

@@CanadianFitted Google "Somalia affair"

[@dr.vikyll7466]

​@@CanadianFittednever got nice, just polite.

[@inductivegrunt94]

It's great seeing more great RTS games out there. It's a very underappreciated genre. It's a great genre and needs so much more love. So it's great seeing Rimmy play an amazing RTS like this.

[@krispinwah2784]

especially if it's a bit more realistic instead of arcade-y. Don't get me wrong, arcade-y RTS games could very well be fun but there's something about the feeling of carefully executing a plan and taking a city / destroying a base / having a 1-on-1 armored battle that just reminds me of Arma 3, like Rimmy said. Love it

[@RoachManTheFirst]

Another one I wish got a bit more love was Cepheus Protocol. According to someone, they've been kind of downhill for the past 6 months or so, without much profits, or literally none at all. I kind of feel bad now when playing it, because even though it has quite a few bugs, it feels a bit hopeless, because those bugs might never be fixed.

[@DarkShiftMusic]

*_"Get out in ten seconds, NOT TEN FUCKIN' MINUTES!"_* I also love the voice lines lol

[@sgtdave3657]

Broken Arrow is more like World in Conflict, but without "fire support" (for now) and in realism mode. Edit: To clarify "fire support" = off map like it was in World in Conflict (except Mobile Arty units). My bad, should have written it like this.

[@AnonymousWerewolf]

My exact first thoughts too.

[@DerTypDa]

That is so what I was hoping to hear, World in Conflict was absolutely sick and it's a shame it has gone without a spiritual successor for so long

[@nicolaszenho]

There is fire support as in planes and artillery but i do believe they should add like offmap artillery and air assets, so you can have like a MOAB, or A shitload of B-52s striking a target

[@Scraps_Underscore]

World in Conflict but with the unit diversity of Wargame, and the ability to customize units like artillery and fixed-wing aircraft is essentially customizable fire support. Even includes a nuke.

[@Linki8uu]

God I love world in conflict so much and this looks really good I’m going to have to check this out

[@randomguyblank1616]

"You can customize weapon load-" alright added to the wishlist

[@davidty2006]

would ya like a ZSU 23 with iglas on your MTLB? YES

[@elitely6748]

Im sure we can all agree that it is really awesome that there's a new RTS of this style, As always thanks for the videos Rimmy!

[@fernandomarques5166]

This plays right into my World in Conflict: Soviet Assault nostalgia, it felt so much alike it that I half expected the general to call Rimmy "lieutenant Parker" throughout the video

[@AsheThePlagueDoctor]

Dude as a marine this still is one of my favorite representations of our forces, especially as an infantryman. The voice lines are fucking wonderful lmao.

[@Tge97]

An amazing RTS that isn't total war or a paradox title impossible lol

[@ElGreco15]

An amazing rts that is paradox or total war is also impossible

[@TheLPRnetwork]

**Laughs in giantgrantgames**

[@commanderwookiecopc806]

Those aren’t RTS games they are 4Xs

[@ElGreco15]

@Dick Izzinya the ships go sailing on land, the dlc factions are the strongest, the pathfinding is non existent, and diplomacy is horrendously broken. Finally, there's $200 in dlc containing features that used to be in their games. Yup, I can imagine it.

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

​@@ElGreco15 nah, all the factions are there from the start, it's just that most only become a good option to play once DLC drops, you know, instead of just being complete suffering

[@Tree457]

Imma be honest whenever I used helicopter in the demo it usually went something like this: BRRRRRRRRRRTTT *Igla noises*….. *10 minute reinforcement timer*

[@gamershipgirl4563]

Yea same, I was salty when Rimmy casually got away with shit that would end in instantly being swatted out of the sky for me

[@Vanq17]

This reminds me a lot of World in Conflict... Just a LOT harder.

[@davidty2006]

This mission in particular is pretty difficult. though theres a little exploit where if you don't take the fort you can just clear the entire map of enemies.

[@AkumuNyaaaa]

Abit but this looks modern post cold war era

[@blackmark7165]

even the way camera pointing your objective

[@Android_ELITE]

I originally posted a comment about how I hoped this could truly replace wargame but after only 5 minutes I have no doubts. this looks like it takes all the good QoL style changes from the steel division series without being too different or cluttered, keeps the fast paced hard-hitting "realistic"-style damage system, and builds on the deckbuilding system by adding all the customization, essentially doing everything warno SHOULD have done. cannot wait for this to finish cooking. EDIT 2024: Looks like they beefed up the HP on Certain unit types. Disappointing, but I still prefer it to everything Eugen has made. And that’s saying something.

[@MistikCo]

"Realistic" is a bit of a stretch, especially with their AI which seems kind of simple when compared to Steel Division and Warno AI.

[@Android_ELITE]

@@MistikCo that’s why it’s in quotes and also specifically talking about the damage model

[@devenkerr]

The biggest thing I am worried about is micro management. I Like WARNOs new system where you can make large groups have vague orders like to hold or seize positions. If this game can allow delegating than I agree this game could definitely beat wargame. However, if we have to micro between air forces, aa, tanks, infantry, and so on, then its just another clone. Imo, I feel a lot of rts games like this fail without that ability to delegate because then as a player you have to quickly switch between general and platoon level decisions which gets old quick.

[@rocketassistedgoat1079]

I'm sorry, but Warno's still a better game than this, and better looking.

[@overlord6887]

Despite the dialogue, most objectives were not time sensitive, so you could take your time clearing them, and it made the mission far more manageable that way. Especially if you focused on setting up prior to capping objectives. Also, in my playthrough i found that if i dropped my settings to low or potato, there'd be almost no crashes or freeze ups.

[@cristobalalvarez5491]

How bad are the graphics in potato

[@overlord6887]

@@cristobalalvarez5491 Only noticeable if you're constantly zooming into units or are used to always playing stuff on 4K, ultra settings.

[@zacharymacadam7416]

It’s high time someone gave wargame some competition I’m super excited

[@blitzkrieg8776]

Warno looks dead in the water compared to this.

[@MistikCo]

@@blitzkrieg8776 I mean Broken Arrow isn't offically out yet, so Warno still has some time to live. And also I find the AI in Warno to be much better.

[@Reaver3214]

​@@blitzkrieg8776lmao not a chance. Warno is way better than this trash. It's way to arcadey for me

[@Propaganda9112]

​@@Reaver3214 You personal taste doesn't matter, especially about a game in Alfa!!!

[@Reaver3214]

@@Propaganda9112 cope

[@Wzrd8]

Persisting through crashes only means the game is delivering an experience you want to consume at the moment. If you continue to persist long after then you can claim the game is just that good.

[@somdudewillson]

As a SupCom: FA player, I was suprised/amused by the gushing over the transport system. (Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance transports had a certain number of "attachment points" per transport, and each one could hold one normal-sized unit, or one big unit across multiple. And the units themselves were literally attached to the transport - incoming fire could hit them, and certain unit types could even fire at targets while being transported, creating what the community refers to as "ghetto gunships".)

[@J-dogd]

It's like a warno and world in conflict hybrid because when u loose units after some time u get more in reserve and I love it so much

[@justalex2.0]

The best part is with all this customisation there will be a point where custom skins/sound mods are going to be made for the workshop.

[@That_Montage_Nerd]

The moment the gameplay started, I immediately felt the energy of a successor to World in Conflict, on the Men of War engine, with some inspiration from Wargame. I cannot express how excited I am to try this. Thank you sm for uploading this!

[@americancaesar6065]

2:13 US Army guy here, that HIMARS is fairly accurate with the exception for the cabin. I WISH the real thing looked as cozy

[@ragnarrocksoft9096]

The voice acting in this game seems amazing. I absolutely love how it doesn't just have different lines for different situations but they're also read with really fitting tone (like the marines at 5:00 sounding panicked)

[@kyro3604]

i knew i was gonna love this game when i dissembarked my marines and heard one of my guys yell out "I SAID GET OUT IN 10 SECONDS NOT 10 FUCKING MINUTES", the voice lines in warno cant even compete with this at all

[@thatAC130]

I've been following and supporting the devs since back in late 2019, when they started their Boomstarter (Russian Kickstarter) fundraiser. It's been great being able to talk with devs that care about our inputs for the game during its development. I'm confident that BA will do great, and I hope BA will be Balalaika Studio's first of many great games!

[@fallen_saint6939]

Broken Arrow's demo mission's 2nd stage is very difficult, along with the restart mission replaying the intro every damn time being annoying as hell when you crash, lose or otherwise restart.

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

Hearing Rimmy gush brings a smile to my face :)

[@kthistle7426]

Imagine if the developers had the Warhammer 40k or Horus Heresy licence.

[@ajiteshgupta23]

So glad to see you cover this rts it's really something that makes me feel like it's a perfect fusion of mowas and red dragon

[@devildevious2646]

Neato. It's great to see you posting a lot more rimmy

[@jamesc8209]

The fact the T-72 didn't turn into Sputnik and circle the moon tells me there's realism issues

[@benwilson1088]

Does look good. Resupply mechanic is interesting to me. Sort of wish the ground units moved slower.

[@neppy7221]

What I love about this game is that it reminds me heavily of World in Conflict. A cold war game that has you fighting the Russians as well that is very similar to this game, in fact, there are a few voice lines that I found in this game that come from World in Conflict x3

[@Kriegschwein]

Interesting how Russian units are written through transliteration instead of translation, like "Morskaya Pekhota" instead of "Marines"

[@justgeorge1491]

It’s just to make the us and the Russian troops more different

[@cormacackerman1055]

“Get out in ten seconds, NOT TEN FUCKING MINUTES!” Might be my favorite line I’ve heard from a game in a hot minute

[@FreedomFighterEx]

I will take this as a spiritual successor to World in Conflict. It got all the feeling just right.

[@fernandomarques5166]

Feels exactly like WiC with Modern Warfare mod on, absolute nostalgia

[@Dog-gos]

I been playing a lot of world in conflict and been wishing for something like it more RTS and THIS MIGHT BE IT

[@ArgelTal_]

this is so damn promising, gives the right vibes back to world in conflict and what lots of people hoped wargame would become and regiments would be.

[@zavoreq6166]

For anyone wondering i beat the demo and after the landing you have to secure and hold some points while beeing rushed by a lot of russian tucks and after a while they just surrender and thats all and for anynone who wants to beat the demo but has some bug issues the only bugs and issues i know of are: -You can bring more people into the fight with one vechicle than it has seats when you order the vehicle first -if you order a unit by foot or in a land vechicle during the invasion phase then they will disaper forever and lock you out of slots -you can cheese the game by not capturing the hill but setting up first -if get an AH-1z and hover on low altituide over the forest you can kill the rusian AA defence -AH-1Z can shoot throug h itself up and hit parachuting paratroopers -one of the russian fighter jets bugged out for me and was untargetable by planes (i brought it over the desroyer and its point defence desroyed it) -T-72 are tanky as hell and smaws and AT-4 have problems dealing with them -Abrams and LATV with bushmasters are dogshit and cant aim or pen almost anything -AA has almost 100% accuracy rate -The landing vechicles with MK19 are made out of paper I hope this helps anyone

[@possumGFX]

"OHMAHGOD! THIS GAME IS AMAZING!" Yeah..so was World in Conflict which did all this...in 2007

[@l0sr24]

8:12 that looked like a proper osprey landing to me.- USMC

[@RM-cv4tl]

Dude, your commentary is freaking hilarious and I have high standards for the comedy in videos like this. Bravo!

[@ZendegiLeonard]

This looks like a "World in Conflict" sequel I always wanted. Going to try out the demo

[@vahalyr]

Intro was World in Conflict to a tee. I love that.

[@igncom1]

Whenever I see a game like this it makes me wish I could mod in Command and Conquer units like the Mammoth Tank and Orca from Tiberian Dawn.

[@zwounk7712]

I love seeing the Osprey get some love in this game. All we need in the guardian system to be added to it.

[@pargaras]

Honestly I'd love to see a 40K game like this focused around the Imperial Guard with actual tactics

[@jackcabadas3976]

So much inspiration from World in Conflict, its beautiful

[@UpTheIronOzzy]

The showcase of the vehicle customization made me think of a concept. Imagine this kind of game but it's set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

[@secondlayer7898]

probably someone will eventually mod it in

[@GUNNYCANUCK]

Order all units to Hold Fire, Pull the transports into the trees, unload the Marines and send 2 marine units to support the recon teams and the rest blocking the left flank (all infantry units barricaded in buildings). Pull the mortar into the trees and order a 2nd one, carefully pull the Strykers back from behind the recon teams. Order your 3rd mortar stryker. Use the mortars to kill the tank (this will trigger Russian arty barrages to target the first line of buildings you are at...so move your infantry up to the road the tank was on but stay on south side buildings do not cross the street yet). Use bounding teams of Marines and the mortars to move towards the canal. Keep your transports out of the fight, you need them to cross the canal and blitz the apartment towers. Super Awesome Protip: You can rearm/repair/replace units by sending them back to base and then reordering them back. Only send units back if you have space at the base or those returned unit numbers are lost and return them to base before they are wiped out/destroyed.

[@FailedRanger]

This reminds me of a more refined and updated world in conflict

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

9:26 That's definitely the crew chief lmao

[@finec1171]

0:50 feels like buddy didn't get his midday nap, that feature is good

[@lastresort1plays]

Such an educational video about the use if the US health care budget

[@matchesburn]

1:37 - [An M60A1 and an M551 Sheridan cost the same amount of points] An aluminum can with a turret on it versus a dated-but-otherwise-capable American MBT. And somehow they cost the same amount... M'kay... 2:41 - Yeah, and the mechanism and design of that turret is actually pretty slick. It can be retracted or deployed, from inside the cabin, and controlled from it. So you can raise or lower it in case you don't want it affecting the aerodynamic drag of the Osprey or not or whatever.

[@riley5910]

That landing cutscene is something straight out of C&C1, and that's a compliment believe me.

[@CKpremium1992]

With how things look so far This might be the dopest rts game I’ve ever seen.. I can’t wait for this game and if it delivers it will easily be the best rts game of all time.

[@rookiereekie358]

This really looks like a Squad server but from a bird's eye view, it's just that good

[@wom1320]

My only problem with trying to play the demo, is that they say paratroopers in bound in the 2nd bit. They do not however mention the mechanized unit blitzing you like a bat out of hell.

[@Bruh-d]

12:33 Pilots landed in the water, didn't instantly die or something so I guess Infantry can somewhat swim? Wonder if you can pick up infantry that are in the middle of a ocean/river with a transport boat if for some reason they wound up there.

[@TheComander5]

The thing I liked most about the little I played of the demo is how free it feels compared to stuff like Warno. That you can use any units from that faction instead of being limited to a fraction of them, and even customize their loadouts.

[@YTDariuS-my6dg]

Rimmy never used the War Thunder menu and it shows. It has the best of both worlds! It both has different menus AND a "jump to section" function!

[@Asethet]

One of the cool things about this map is that it's an actual recreated location. 54.642, 19.887

[@pedroholsbach8592]

I'm already sold simply because this game isn't yet another "Late Cold War gone hot" RTS. Wargame, Warno, Regiments... So freaking many of these

[@heejaz]

Man, reminded me of good ol' World in Conflict. No, wait, several minutes into gameplay and this is WiC! Damn, shedding tears of joy now. Gotta get this game.

[@jimmyc3030]

Well, it is the name of the game, it has to be broken - in more ways than one. Bugs aside though, this looks awesome, hopefully the bugs will be gone on release, and it'll be nice to see where they go with it.

[@Codeakk]

I only trust a review if its from Rimmy, Love you man glad to see you're back!

[@Buttons99]

Aye Rimmy!! Its about time. Been waiting on this for so long!

[@propyne5460]

Yep, buying this. Crashes can get fixed, audio can be added, UI can be fixed, but the underlying framework for this looks good.

[@gamershipgirl4563]

7:39 not sure if you noticed but most cars, APCs can be loaded Inside or sling loaded with the stallion and the other helis if their within its max carry weight, and it can fit multiple vehicles inside it if their small enough to my knowledge, weight is the main limit from what I've found. Idk about IFVs since we didn't get any for this missions

[@honk813]

Nice another glorious rimmy video the game looks so cool

[@2thekuicksteroj]

Quick tips about the lav25 there used for reconnaissance with the scouts in the back not really used for a front on assault.

[@MarineCorpzor1]

IT'S LCAC COUNTRY! Got to do LCAC drills before in the Marines unloading artillery for a beach assault.

[@ogchezzzy7369]

This has to be one of the coolest RTS I ever seen ever thing looks so badass Especially the air unit’s

[@commandertoastcz6256]

My first thought as a Czech when seeing Kaliningrad? "Hey, what? That´s ours!"

[@КомандаЛеви]

No it's not. And never will be)

[@gamingfox9845]

This looks great! And shows Eugen what happens when you don't do anything with your license: You get left behind.

[@rocketassistedgoat1079]

...except Warno's still the better playing and looking game. ..

[@hornet8364]

i had a blast with this game, it makes me happy that so many creators are actually liking it, Broken Arrow is the future of the RTS, i would place my money on it over WARNO every day of the week

[@zcoosa1648]

Got warno a few weeks ago because of this game and it's not bad at all. Now after playing warno the rose colored glasses have come off and broken arrow looks less appealing. Explosions along with smoke trails just look better in warno imo of course; multiplayer is really fun considering you have a nice selection of factions to choose from as well. Will need to see more content from BA to regain the hype for it.

[@hornet8364]

@@zcoosa1648 its not really fair comparing warno with BA and talking about MP, Specially since this is an early beta IIRC, but even after playing WARNO i really trust a lot into BA

[@zcoosa1648]

@@hornet8364 there's no point in comparing the two then if you can't count multiplayer, that's all warno has rn.

[@OfficialXTRG]

It was a fun time doing the reveal, it reminds me alot of World in Conflict. And yes, the Ospreys are awesome. The U.I does need work, i believe they are working on it however

[@comradesoupbeans4437]

Ospreys are pretty cool -when they manage to stay in the air during calm weather and friendly skies-

[@OfficialXTRG]

@@comradesoupbeans4437 they do attract fire 🔥

[@generalfeldmarschallpolycr8118]

"The RTS to finally beat Wargame" *My thin wallet, my Mariana Trench-End 'Gaming' laptop, and my 64GB Flashdisk used to store games* : NO

[@PretzelsandNutz]

This reminds me a lot of world at war. I played it for the first time in probably 13 years recently and was kind of sad the studio never made a sequel and this kind of fills that void.

[@phoenixamaku5551]

To Rimmy: I think i will wait for this game to fully release. I like demos buuuut they can be abit tedious with only 1 mission. So i will wait for this game to full release. I look forward to playing the hell out of this, other than Rock on Rimmy. Rock on:3

[@WestCooly]

A game like this will eventually need Halo and Clone Wars mods

[@DiscardedEmber]

13:57 "NOOOO-"

[@Leninovich_UFA-TRP-HDI]

I never wanna hear the words 'spooky' come out of someones mouth ever again when talking about the C-130

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

I love how he's so enthusiastic.

[@rightsideup6304]

“The UI isn’t good” But Rimmy, how would we know if it’s inspired from Wargame?

[@jamesscalzo3033]

Loved the video @Rimmy Downunder! Can't wait for the next video man! I think it's safe to say that if you can hold down an Area with a Helicopter at Street Level, Broken Arrow may be a Bit Broken LMAO! Fricking love it, I wouldn't be surprised if something like that would happen in real life though so probably not that Broken.

[@perplexedzeus1]

Ive never played RTS games but this genuinely interested me.

[@Guardsman123]

can't wait for a 40k mod for this game

[@General_Hawk]

Game looks incredible! Thanks for the video.

[@usuigremory]

I really like Rts games with a transport mechanic like soldiers waiting for osprey to come and land or maybe a stryker waiting for a Chinook for a pick up there was some game like that but they are not really detailed, this one has a nice feeling for it.

[@pvtnewb]

I got this Wargame and World in Conflict (+ MW mod) vibes from Broken Arrow, can't wait to upgrade my rig to play this in the future

[@hyperbeast9204]

2:37 we call this foreshadowing in the movie business

[@reved2284]

It's like World in Conflict and Wargame: Red Dragon had a baby. I hope this gets released soon.

[@AnthroTsuneon]

Was anyone else hearing the C&C Renegade theme when seeing all those hovercraft?

[@tomaszkietyka2325]

Honestly, another thing that this game gets right is the scenery: as a fellow dweller in the post-apocalypse that is eastern Europe, they nailed the enviroment.

[@RazorsharpLT]

the master strategy Rimmy >Paratroopers are here "oh shit, they meant literally!" lmao dude what did you expect? Awesome game, though. It looks like the true spiritual successor to World in Conflict we all wanted!

[@generalchAOS]

Theres a hotkey for countermeasures, If you used it at the right time it would have saved your Heli and Osprey.