Total War: Pharaoh Dynasties Is SHOCKINGLY GOOD (but Full of Bugs!)

[@happycompy]

"War...war never changes." - Ron "King Suppiluliuma II" Perlman

[@daveengland8931]

underrated comment for sure

[@kyriacostheofanous1445]

the bugs make it unplayable for me. orders dont even follow orders.

[@happycompy]

@@kyriacostheofanous1445make sure you report the bugs on the official forums. We have limited time to get this crap fixed before CA pulls the plug on Pharaoh's support.

[@lovecraftdagon]

@@happycompy of course. And that's is a shame, because Pharao Dynasties is really good.

[@Relacks27]

Never cared about the Bronze Age before this game now I’m on Amazon saving books about the cultures and history

[@Chtigga]

I got myself a big book about Mesopotamia. What did you pick?

[@strikwerda1]

1177 BC by Eric Cline is really good for some context

[@happycompy]

Share your books! I haven't read Cline's 1177 BC but I've watched his lectures and they are captivating. It's part of why I fell in love with the setting so much. I HIGHLY recommend the channel "Epimetheus" and his videos on the Bronze Age Collapse. Also, Kings and Generals has a few as well.

[@Chtigga]

@@happycompy I don't know if that will pick your interest because mine is in French and I'm not sure if it exist in your language but let me share it with you nonetheless: "La Mésopotamie - De Gilgamesh à Artaban, 3300-120 av.J.-C".

[@davidstansbury9309]

​@strikwerda1 he just came out with the follow up book which goes over how each culture fared in the aftermath of the collapse.

[@cod1076]

CA Sophia is the future of historical TW. Look at what they did in just nine months! Please give us Medieval III! Sophia could make that in 1-2 years and it would be like this!!!

[@chocolaterain5097]

While this is great, they couldn't have done this in months, and for free. It was likely a planned DLC cow. After backlash they integrated some features and released what they had in the works. Unfortunately most developers do this now... Release half a game and sell the rest as DLC.

[@cod1076]

@@chocolaterain5097 Yeah, I don't want to give them a pass. I suspect they did plan this, but not quite this extensive but only did so because of the backlash. I would not say they could have done it in a few months though because they have a bad track record of releasing broken games. I would rather they take their time and get it right.

[@happycompy]

@@chocolaterain5097 yes, this was definitely a PR move. The fact that we're all so shocked by them actually fixing Pharaoh says a lot about how low the bar is for CA these days. It's like they're graded on a curve 😂

[@chocolaterain5097]

@@happycompy 100% lol. A fine release of medieval 3 without any drama or scumminess could complete the comeback 🤣

[@Ben-fk9ey]

@@chocolaterain5097 I'm convinced that Troy, Pharaoh were part of an immortal empires style trilogy with Babylon or all the new stuff being in the final game. Or it was planned as one game and then broken up to make more money. Either way there's no way they could have gotten all of this to work together so quickly otherwise.

[@gavinadams4572]

To be honest dynasties is becoming one of my fave TW games,ive been playing it non stop since release.

[@happycompy]

Same here man! Like I said in the vid, it's scratching the Rome 2 itch for me.

[@danielbuehner4273]

It hasn't managed to get a grip on me. What's making it feel outstanding for you?

[@gavinadams4572]

@@danielbuehner4273 For me other total war games lose their challenge in the end game,but i found dynasties kept the difficulty challenging up to the end,with the resources always being in flux and many enemies,lots of new mechanics i like like the family tree for flavour,and i found the battles to be a big improvment on troy and vanilla pharaohs battles.

[@ElephoontOfTheShapes]

Bronze age is not my favorite setting but I'm still buying this now. This update looks so good that it seems absolutely worth it. Also CA needs to be rewarded for doing the right thing so they'll continue to do so in the future.

[@colinaylward9455]

Couldn't agree more here. I didn't buy this game, I just kept playing Troy if I craved this kind of gameplay XD about time they listen to the community and fixed a wrong. I'll be grabbing this game now!

[@neoceun]

Troy Agamemnon cameo is perfect.

[@happycompy]

I'd pay for a DLC where Brian Cox voices Agamemnon

[@conorobrien6843]

Dont forget that the mighty copper merchant EA Nasir is the leader of ur, should have been a major faction

[@rafael-flu5602]

Tem a casa dele no jogo.

[@strikwerda1]

Where is this meme from?

[@t.wcharles2171]

​@@strikwerda14000 years ago, a man called Nanni wrote what is considered the very first customer complaint due to the slimy business practices of a man named Ea Nasir

[@happycompy]

@@conorobrien6843 only the finest copper.

[@asirry3144]

Is it playable faction ?

[@nelson_sauvin]

We should thank CA for making Dynasties: It brought Happy back. Keep up the good work my friend, many of us are so glad that you have returned.

[@happycompy]

Thank you for the support Nelson, as always 🙏

[@alexs_toy_barn]

I'm glad you mentioned the historical unit pack from Troy into Pharoeh, the lack of cool units from Troy for Achilles and the others is my biggest gripe so far, and even then it's a minor gripe

[@happycompy]

This is one of the most head-scratching...choices (?) they made, because it's so low-effort. You already made distinct, unique rosters for the Illiad characters in Troy. Why would you NOT just bring them over? "Historical accuracy" kind of flies out of the window when the faction is led by fucking Achilles lmao. Another minor gripe like yours is that the Amazons were excluded because of their historical inaccuracy (fair enough)...but instead we got the Cimmerians who are, you guessed it, historically inaccurate. Amazons had a unique unit roster too, much more so than the Cimmerians. Was a mistake imo, especially because we already have the Myth characters anyway.

[@liaocheng4942]

I love the Randomised Faction Location feature in this game, it gives you an experience of roguelike gameplay in TW. With the map expansions that came with Dynasties update this feature is even better! I started a campaign as Achilles, spawned in the middle of Mesopotamia and the experience to survive was wild and fun!

[@happycompy]

@@liaocheng4942 rougelike and total war are two things I never thought would share a sentence but here we are 😂

[@NeedSomeNuance]

Yeah I’m 12 hrs into a Babylonian campaign and super happy. Very immersive and great to have a solid historical title out again. I did turn lethality off which I think will make it even better

[@shammy8703]

what does lethality do? can you explain it to me? i like longer tactical battles...

[@NeedSomeNuance]

@@shammy8703 it’s a random chance that a hit will kill a target. It’s pretty broken tho bc apparently ranged units can decimate melee pretty easily

[@Native_Creation]

I've been enjoying it, more players means more great mods as well. Really hope someone works on an Alexander the Great overhaul.

[@happycompy]

The biggest thing I could see holding it back are the lack of pikemen animations for the Macedonian Phalanx. Otherwise the map is perfect for it.

[@Alexander-pf4ne]

I for one have been enjoying both the multiplayer scene and the campaign’s customisation you can change lethality, randomize starting positions and make the collapse easier or worse depending on settings and gameplay. My favourite historical era has got to be the bronze age and seeing Mesopotamians, Mycenenes, Egyptians, Cannanites and Hittites battle it out has been a dream come true. Its definitely worth getting it after the price changes and the time period is fresh having never before been seen from the franchise (unless from mods). CA Sophia have some balance changes to make specifically around unit caps and lethality on certain weapon types. Right now ranged weapons are incredibly dangerous and chariots have a hard time punching through light and medium infantry but the foundations are solid. Keen to see new people on the battlefield.

[@ReptilicusTV]

BRONZE CHADS WE WON 💪

[@happycompy]

BRONZEMAXXING? No, BRONZEMAXXED 🗿

[@EisenKreutzer]

Based and bronzepilled.

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

we not only won We TRIUMPHED!

[@boozycruze7679]

Awww yea baby

[@ivanlarav]

BY OSIRIS I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH

[@happycompy]

Hell yeah man, I'm glad to hear it!

[@Selkath_Tholotian]

20:12 as they charge , immediately go to match combat and some dies from the charge is the most satisfying thing in the game

[@miguelrodriguez-pineroriva6713]

With the mod point: this game not only has great potential for overhaul mods, but the whole game could be the next game to feature great mods for new settings (ie seven kingdoms total war, third age total war etc etc)

[@mscapeh4451]

Not really with warscape engine they need a better unit clash engine as warscape still to buggy for modding not even darhmod could fix the all modern bugs in warscape engine versions modern

[@miguelrodriguez-pineroriva6713]

@@mscapeh4451 but also this engine supports things like dragons and zombies and the like. Perhaps animations could be imported and used here? For things like Game of thrones i mean

[@nashiffuadkhan9817]

they dont have troys beautiful map background when you zoom in. in troy, the far mountains would become greek handdrawing with more details. it looked sooo good

[@happycompy]

That's true. Also the fog of war burned away like paper when you revealed it which looked 🔥🔥🔥

[@SplendidFactor]

Had Adad's and Ninurta's bodyguard units clash with each other in campaign. The combat banter they have adds some drama to the battle that was going on.

[@happycompy]

The trash talk is an underrated detail. That's awesome

[@therexbellator]

Great review HappyCompy. Makes you wonder how Pharaoh's reception would have been had CA led with _this_version of the game instead of the pared-down scenario that released as the main campaign? I've often defended CA in the past even after past mistakes but I think the post-Three Kingdoms period marked a change in CA for the worse. I hope they remember the lesson of Pharaoh when it's time to announce their next historical title.

[@happycompy]

Thanks Rex! Yeah I hope so too, but I'm honestly pretty pessimistic. CA has been down this apology tour route before after Rome 2's disaster launch. Unless the perverse incentives that plague the AAA gaming industry change (they won't), it's more likely than not that CA keeps releasing turds that they have to polish later into decent games. Just my 2 cents.

[@BearerWill17]

My brother and I bought this game yesterday and have been having a blast on head to head campaigns. There is a few things I hope they do add in the future. But so far, this is my favorite recent historical title in sometime.

[@Genesis115]

John Cena as high priest of Amun killed me XD

[@laingram8337]

Great review, cant wait for more Pharaoh content🤗

[@happycompy]

Thank you, LA Ingram ♥️. Thanks for still being around even after I left for the store to go get milk and cigarettes and never came back 🙏

[@laingram8337]

@@happycompy my man🙂‍↕️

[@brandisonpaul1016]

Once we thought pharaoh was a troy dlc , now it's the other way around .

[@Robert399]

I think Pharaoh and Troy sit really nicely beside each other now as the Bronze Age records/romance modes, but each a solid game in its own right.

[@MichaelThomas-p6q]

@@brandisonpaul1016 dynasties made troy and old pharaoh obsolete

[@rulsis]

@@MichaelThomas-p6qSadly, not everything from Troy transferred over.

[@MichaelThomas-p6q]

@@rulsis amazons didn’t, but amazons were a bit mixed-up in the mechanics synergy

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

@@MichaelThomas-p6q You can still play the Mythos mode in Troy which Pharaoh doesn't have.

[@captainseabass874]

Definitely has saved the game. If they patch the bugs and port the diplomacy system from WH3 to Pharaoh, maybe add some units like elephants, etc and the game is golden.

[@Drpepperspray1010]

“King slayer” was actually a dishonorable title to have back then 😂

[@happycompy]

@@Drpepperspray1010 Jaime Lannister?

[@Drpepperspray1010]

History, my man. I know you love historical accuracy. Just thought I’d give you a slight reminder for your next videos

[@freelancershogun]

Excellent overview of the Pharoah Dynasties experience!

[@happycompy]

@@freelancershogun thank you! I was honestly worried that that section would bore people. I'm glad to know that trusting people's attention spans was the right call! Edit: oh were you talking about the "Dynasties" section of the vid, or the video itself? 😅

[@freelancershogun]

@@happycompy The video was informative and fun overall.

[@Z-1991]

Such a nice review! Been struggling with Hatti on my campaign, but is really fun. Also, hittites are awesome.

[@happycompy]

Thank you! I clicked really well with Suppululiuma back in the original game. Really solid roster with heavy infantry💪. Ended up conquering all of Anatolia (as much as the game's map let me) and the Levant. Tricky start though, surrounded by potential enemies on basically all sides.

[@BodkinBE]

This is one of my favourite total war. Fun fact: if you are playing as a horde and using Dominance skill the temporary army that you have from the settlement doesn't count to administration level but when you are losing this army - it lowers your administration level per every unit you lose. That means you have administration points on minus what leads to having the highest administration and +140% to upkeep. This is one of the greatest mechanics in the whole series and they didn't even have noticed that it has such an important problem. So the title of this film describes perfectly what I'm thinking about this game.

[@happycompy]

That bug actually sounds game breaking you should definitely report that on the official forums so they fix that soon. That could ruin Path of the Marauders!

[@BodkinBE]

@@happycompy I did, know I have encountered another one - after death of Jolaos I can't build outposts as the horde. I think it will be some time before they will fix all the bugs.

[@luelee6168]

Finally, something a historical RTS really needed - Courtly Intrigue.

[@MalayArcher]

I knew you love it! :)

[@happycompy]

Hah! You know me too well. Makes sense that you would, we've been subbed to each other for a freaking decade ;)

[@rdefranz]

This seems like a return of so many features that drew me to the total war franchise in the first place. Awesome.

[@happycompy]

Yeah. It's been so long man.

[@thunderbagel3886]

I had very low expectations for Dynasties but its really good. I haven't been this immersed in a TW game in a long time. The only thing that sucks is that it isn't getting any further DLC or support. I wish they would build on this

[@happycompy]

This is gonna sound dumb but I smiled like an idiot when I read your comment. Dude it's been so long since I've seen you comment genuine enjoyment about a piece of TW content. Not just "it's alright." But "it's really good." It hits different knowing that I'm on the same page as the people who have been watching the channel for years. It's not just you, I've seen a few other fellow Rome 2 boomers come out of the woodwork and say they're enjoying Dynasties, and it's so fucking sick that I'm not alone here lol. On a side note, I actually thought of your mods "A More Aggressive AI" yesterday, because I keep seeing people complaining that the Pharaoh AI is too aggressive and I'm worried that CA is going to pacify it because of people complaining. The AI was WAY too passive pre-Dynasties, and I LIKE how aggro it is now. So I was thinking that I might have to dust off your old ROME 2 mod in RPFM and try to preserve those same tables in Dynasties' current version just in case.

[@thunderbagel3886]

@@happycompy yeah I thought I was broken haha I just didn't think I would ever like a TW game again. I felt like the little Zoloft ball from the commercials when the narrator says "do you no longer enjoy the things you used to love?" But the fact that this game so easily sucked me in and is giving me the same vibes I got when I played (the relatively patched up) Rome 2, lets me know that I'm fine, its CA that's been dropping the ball. Hopefully this is the beginning of CA's redemption arc because I'm here for it.

[@happycompy]

@@thunderbagel3886 "do you no longer enjoy the things you used to love?" so fucking relatable man hahahahah I think a lot of us have been feeling like that about Total War. Glad to know we're not crazy, and that CA has just been sucking.

[@TheHorica666]

Minor Factions is what attracted me the most and I play the most. Assyria is tough considering you are the King of the Universe, but a great way to roleplay as "I must reunite the realm!" Another fun playthrough I did was one of the Hittite minor kingdoms, Carchemish. The roleplay mindset was "I can choose my throne as I am at the crossroads of empires" and eventually I invaded the Hittite Empire with a multicultural army from the Canaanite and Assyrian/Akkadian rosters.

[@happycompy]

Chad minor faction enjoyer! I want to play Carchemish for a different reason. They were one of the most iconic neo-Hittite states after the Bronze Age Collapsed, so it could be fun to see how I fare in their shoes.

[@TheHorica666]

@@happycompy It truly is the fact that they are at the crossroads of empires, just like their northern sister, Malidiya. But they don't have the special "fortress of empires" status that Carchemish has. I have also tried the Elamites, Ashkelon, Napata (Memnon), but I still feel I am having the best of playthroughs with Carchemish.

[@happycompy]

@@TheHorica666 your multicultural army invading Hatti sounds badass. Almost like a reverse of what they did to Babylon.

[@TheHorica666]

@@happycompy thought process is essentially there would be a core of veteran and loyal Hatti soldiers but they had all this spare manpower. Might as well enlist the local Assyrians and Canaanites to do the job too! Cant kill off all the noble sons of Hattusa haha. It is pretty fun on the map too to see the ruler/general with his core of loyal “retainers” augmented by ranks of native units.

[@happycompy]

@@TheHorica666 why Ashkelon over Byblos, Ugarit, or Alashiya? I know nothing about Ashkelon's "lore"

[@Imperial_Legacy]

I loved Total War Pharaoh dynasties, the only thing I disliked was Cavalry in the Bronze Age for factions in Mesopotamia, luckily there is a mod that disables cavalry and make you play with only chariots.

[@happycompy]

Yeah that mod went up so quick too lol

[@alcoolamus4208]

The one issue I found is all my sons I sent for forced inheritance died in battle, being sacrificed by the receiving faction Loving the update though!

[@happycompy]

F in the chat. So the AI sends them to their deaths so they don't actually inherit the throne? 😂

[@alcoolamus4208]

@@happycompy i don’t think it’s intentional tbh but that happens every single time in my current Troy playthrough

[@Beletang]

Incredible review man!! Earned a subscriber! 👍

[@happycompy]

Thank you! 🙏

[@helena14]

I am loving the update. Just hope we get a mod bringing in the Amazons eventually, also hopefully the sucess of Dynasties convinces CA to give it more content going forward.

[@happycompy]

I also want the Amazons back! I could see someone modding them in.

[@Neidhard-von-Reuenthal]

I had a lot of Fun with the Vanilla Pharaoh. But now with the Dynasties update, i really love this Game. Good work CA Sofia 👍

[@SizzleCorndog]

Imma be real Pharaoh was good when it launched, but it had the same issue that the OG Rome had which was if you played anyone other than the poster civ there just wasn't that much to do. Glad this update gives everyone actual depth

[@batanasovski]

Very well structured video. Glad you like it, I'm enjoying it as well.

[@Punggles]

It looks stunningly beautiful too, finally made me pull the trigger on this game!

[@happycompy]

Hell yeah Punggles, I hope you enjoy it man!

[@alikh4541]

CA Sophia:dinner is served gentlemen.

[@mattcat83]

The standards for CA have become so low that just making a decent historical game is now highly praised.

[@happycompy]

This is the truth. The bar is on the floor.

[@uryen921]

8:22 My fav part of this video 😂😂

[@otho69AD]

Waiting for a bit until the game is in a more polished state but I seriously can't wait to play as the Phrygians (underappreciated civilizations gang rise up)

[@happycompy]

B Y B L O S and. U G A R I T. gang

[@jetfuelmeme]

Superb review, very comprehensive. Thanks

[@happycompy]

@@jetfuelmeme thank you! Your name is great btw ✈️😂

[@TheBurak47]

Tbh i wasnt expecting anything yet when it was on sale i give it a shot. I jumped and played as Hittits and im on turn 40 atm. Damn its intense. Im playing on legendary dif and i conquered center anatolia yet there is so much to do. I didnt understand the court mechanic, plots and god things but the game is so fun right now. Campaign map is fun to play, arts and character designs are amazing. Bringing family tree system is really good. But im unpleased with the musics and siege maps. Like in troy there are to few siege maps. Hope they ll add more.

[@DirtyCivilian14]

It's such a great game now. I love it

[@QualityMasters]

I was 13 when I found Rome total war on the shelf at target, by accident. Back when you looked at the pictures on the back of the box and judged it by that. I loved age of empires and age of mythology at the time. Thought it was similar and asked my mom to get it. This game kicked my 13 year old ass. But I can definitely say this game is responsible for jump starting my game sense. I always played AOE on easy so this was the first time I had to stop and actually think about how the game worked and learn through trial and error.

[@Potaters12]

I used campaign customization and I made the map visible from the start (but fog of war still active) so I can see where the resources are. However, it was a major mistake, because the AI is so freaking dumb. Playing as Assyria, minor factions as far away as Greece randomly declare war on me for no reason and march armies across the entire Mediterranean somehow to get to my settlements... I don't understand how Total War has spent over a decade working on these games with little progress on campaign AI and diplomacy.

[@happycompy]

Yep I made the exact same mistake prior to Dynasties launch and I'll never make it again

[@ronaldrivas4690]

Saludos, soy un verdadero fans del Rome 2 Total War, juego al que le he dedicado más de 1.500 horas. Pero ahora parece que el Pharaoh será el juego al que le dedicaré mucho tiempo, puesto que realmente es inmersivo y cautivante. Realizando mi juego con Ramsés en Egipto acabo de descubrir el tema de la Dinastía a la cual me uní con Merneptah como Pharaoh (perdón si no escribí el nombre correctamente). Pero me pasó algo a lo que aludes en el video, y me refiero a que, dentro de esta dinastía estaba Seti como heredero al trono, y solo fue cuestión de morir Merneptah para que Seti, no solo llegara fácilmente al trono, sino que me declara la guerra y la campaña se ha convertido en todo un desafío. Pero son estos detalles, y muchos otros, que hacen de este juego muy interesante y al que desees dedicarle tiempo para lograr los objetivos. Muchas gracias por publicar estos detalles.

[@happycompy]

Thank you for sharing your story! That was a great read!

[@K.R.98]

I wish they would bring back the UI of Rome1 or Medieval2 for settlements, where they had actual images. It was just so much more pleasing for the eyes. I also really would like them to improve the dynastie system where the characters develope by themselves. They could take some inspiration from the nemesis system from the middle earth games. It would also be cool if you would research technology such as a new armor-production-method. You could have an own creator for your specific designed troupes. Give them a spear-> costs extra 50gold Want a bigger shield-> 25gold extra + 5armor and defense Want them to have more endurance? -> each soldier gets a water-bottle where you can replenish some energy when you click on a „drink now“ button…

[@cynicalpsycho5574]

Still can't get over making Achilles and Ajax minor factions and removing their elite unique units from Troy. In a game whose biggest criticism was lack of unit diversity seems like a very CA shoot yourself in the foot move.

[@happycompy]

It was absolutely an self-inflicted L. They already did all the work making the units for Troy. Porting them over would've been cake. It was a really strange choice, considering they already have ACHILLES in the game 😂

[@bruhhhhmoment4848]

I like the new animations it reminds me of how I had a mod in Rome 2 so you always got the cool animations, I hope they stop using the war hammer engines I can’t take it seriously when the guys looks goofy

[@johnirby8847]

I bought the game, even though you advised me not to. I should've listened. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Why do they make the new total war games with such weird collision?! Rome 1 and Medieval 2, you felt a cavalry charge, you felt any charge, horses would flip if they ran into pikes, the whole line would fly if hit unprepared from the side! It's like they blob up into masses without that smack.

[@DJ-1Q84]

Eh I know what you mean but the collisions were not great in Rome 1 or Medieval 2. Like you realize when calvary charges into infantry they would get trampled over instead of flying into the air right? Same issue with large projectile impacts.

[@johnirby8847]

@DJ-1Q84 they also get trampled if you look close enough or use the remaster! I'm telling you it doesn't feel the same. Battles don't feel the same!

[@DJ-1Q84]

@@johnirby8847 I agree the battles aren't the same because the warscape engine is trash. CA needs to develop a new engine instead of building on the same shitty engine they've been using since Empire.

[@pzatotalwar]

Honestly really enjoyed Pharaoh Dynasties, looking forward to more support for it in the future

[@ancienthistorygaming]

I noticed the Dynasty Tree and Deeds vanishes if your faction is adopted into the dynasty and you inherit the Supreme Ruler title. However, it still works for Seti and if you win a Legitimacy War, then the AI is too aggressive in my honest opinion for Normal Difficulty.

[@ancienthistorygaming]

Then many of the Aegean Faction leaders say the wrong thing like Ajax calling Agamemnon the Amazonian Queen from Troy. I also seen Tausret's model changed to a male one in the mid game as playing as Seti.

[@domarnott5100]

Never thought I would of got Pharoah but this update certainly changed my mind. Love it so far except for the sacking fort cheese and A.I travelling the whole map with full stacks to attack me whilst ignore neighbours they are at war with

[@happycompy]

What's the sacking fort cheese? Do I want to know or will it ruin me because I'll never be able to unsee it? 😂

[@domarnott5100]

Both player and A.I get extra movement after sacking a fort/outpost so you can't catch up to them. Ended having economy ruined as Troy as i chased them around for 6 turns. It was only a 4 stack at half health too 😢 Unfortunately they don't add cheese as a resource you can enquire from sacking forts

[@happycompy]

😂😂😂​@@domarnott5100

[@mab7727]

Woah! You added Arab dad here. Nice touch! much respect!!!

[@Mysteryboy0007]

Really loving the adventure this is. But yeah that lag during turn is a pain....but other then that its so beautiful. i also love the lethality aspect of the gam.

[@100_Dollar_Bill]

Did they get rid of city battles? Field battles are always way more fun

[@JeffreyBernabe]

Since the death of three kingdoms. I went to paradox grand strategy games. 😅 This game is quite a surprise. Especially the campaign map design and complete factions. Feels good to back to TW again.

[@happycompy]

Same here man

[@megamoose2178]

This guy is good.

[@happycompy]

Thanks!

[@Gardo_11]

lol i still dream of them coming back to attila and fixing it! 😂 been playing with no mods for ever now.. still love the game and think it has it all

[@blakebailey22]

I noticed that the battles in this video had those polygonal icons instead of the flags and banners, did the devs get rid of those for dynasties?

[@happycompy]

Nope. You can customize them at any time during battle by holding down space bar.

[@ianfitzpatrick2230]

Hopefully some of those unique units under the minor factions will be worked in. Looking into it, Hanigalbat is the Mitanni after its fall from supremacy hence its special chariots being labeled that. I suppose they were trying to allow for a chance to recapture the glory

[@fyeahusa]

Hanigalbat isn't really the Mitanni after its fall. While the Assyrian's continued to use the name Hanigalbat for the area, it was ruled by a branch of the royal family of Assyria as a vassal to the kings of Assyria. The character we start off with in charge of Hanigalbat in game historically usurped the Assyrian throne, becoming king himself, hence why they made Hanigalbat the major faction instead of Assyria proper.

[@n0slava]

Great video, great voice!

[@happycompy]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@fuchnorris6277]

I love long turn ending and load screens. Bong hits

[@happycompy]

LMAO

[@jangiurg5295]

After about 20 hours I turned lethality off as well, as I realised 90 percent of my battles were frantic attempts to get to the enemy archers before they delete my units in seconds. This combibed with surprisingly competent AI at screening their own ranged units with other fighters turned all the battles into a hectic mess and if the AI had ranged superiority, it was over. Even formations were useless, my super elite medjay in shield formation would go bye bye in 2 volleys.With lethality off ranged is still strong, but not insta win anymore. Might try the mod you mentioned though.

[@happycompy]

You just described what my battle experience has been as well. I haven't played long enough without lethality to see if it unbalances the game in another direction yet, but so far I'm enjoying the slower pace more than playing with lethality on.

[@Pingurator]

8:00 and Memnon but in Egypt

[@CaDzA818]

Bought it because its finnaly good, also to show support they shoud keep making more historical titles.

[@benbob6633]

Realy like your content. My last great total war youtuber

[@happycompy]

Thank you man 🙏. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@JohnUbrickk1766]

Cool and epic story on your Babylon campaign. I'm playing as Babylon and getting my ass handed to me. I can't expand at all. And I switched to easy.

[@happycompy]

Yeah Pharaoh is definitely challenging and I'm loving it!

[@12zxgglol]

Now the original game felt like some bad dream, sold to us by Ea-nasir. But now I think CA done it well

[@happycompy]

@@12zxgglol EA = greedy game company. "EA" Nasir = greedy merchant. Coincidence? 🧐

[@ZZuluZ]

Awesome video!

[@happycompy]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@rubenlopezusa]

This game is completely unbalanced. I have 13 regions and 3 provinces with edicts with all kind of source materials and I can hardly keep 3 armies with 10-15 units, while my enemies with only 3 regions can yield 5-7 armies with 20 stacks, even with units that need specific buildings to be produced that they dont have, horses, for example, and definitely no gold, no copper. How is that possible? AI is crazy and cheats constantly. I see constant examples. The game is brilliant in many aspects but absurd in so many others.

[@MelodicDG2]

ngl the sole /reason/ I got this game was /because/ it was around the bronze age; the hittites and the other indigenous peoples of Anatolia have always fascinated me so much

[@SpadeD1omonds]

I don’t care about long turn times. Good video!

[@WarmasterBayou7]

I got into it a couple of days ago and I’m enjoying it. I think for one thing that is pretty funny is I’m playing as Agemmenon and my greek forces sometimes would yell FOR THE GREAT PHAROH, or GLORY TO EGYPT😂😂

[@carineaerts3735]

8:28 Dido does NOT like that 😅

[@happycompy]

Yeaahhhh Dido didn't like that, but Hannibal Barca did 😈

[@TheRevan1337]

Are Rhesus and Memnon playable from Troy? I was assuming they weren't but maybe they are? I know they said the Amazons won't be (Maybe if they make a future Myth DLC for Dynasties?)

[@happycompy]

Yes! Rhesus leads Thrace, and Memnon leads Napata. I haven't played Rhesus yet, but Memnon is hella fun.

[@Genesis115]

Dynasties is the Rome 2 of this decade. :P

[@happycompy]

New World for Pharaoh when?!

[@fartz3808]

9:40 I guess you can be playing as the Sea People invasions and bring destruction to the world as Iolaos, Walwetes or even Agamemnon.

[@DerrickYeo]

10:42 how do you access this page after becoming the king of the universe? I want to look back on the previous dynasties but all it shows is ruling family

[@snoo333]

thanks for showcasing this game.

[@happycompy]

Thank you for watching!

[@trowachess]

Archer melee YOLO bug is a recurring one for WH3 😂

[@happycompy]

It is? That's not reassuring lol... Also I love that name: Archer YOLO bug lmao

[@CyberImpact7]

When i purchased standard tw pharaoh i was like okay its fine, but dyanisties ROCKS!!! GAME IS AMAZING!

[@Shaso-xv3tw]

Honestly I only have a handful of complaints. I would like larger battle fields like In medieval 2, and I would like for all buildings to give garrison troops. I miss the idea that buildings other than military buildings would provide troops, and that most buildings provided militia types of units.

[@carlospepitos153]

The bug I hate most right now is the Mercantilism decree bug. It ends up taking away gold rathing than giving

[@happycompy]

Are you serious? LMAO that SUCKS.

[@carlospepitos153]

@@happycompy yea idk what causes it exactly, i think it's when a tier 5 building is destroyed

[@Dolfy]

Why is most of the video Rome 1 music if you talked about campaign/battle tracks in such a good light?

[@happycompy]

Because Rome 1's OST is the GOAT, and everyone knows it. No shade to Ian Livingstone or Richard Before, but Jeff Van Dyck's score for that game IS total war to me. I tried the Pharaoh music as background music during the edit but Rome's is just so much better, and it weirdly didn't drown out my voice like Pharaoh's did, despite it being louder in the mix. I agree with you that it was a poor editing choice, given that I like Pharaoh's ost. If I could go back, I'd switch out the soundtrack for Pharaoh's during the audio section of the vid. But I'd still keep Rome's for the rest 😂. Thanks for watching man 👍

[@Dolfy]

@@happycompy Yea I get the feeling too where it's probably a bit too forced to use the music of the same game, though I had to comment when it seemed pretty odd that the previous video had Arena music at some point despite talking about atmosphere.

[@happycompy]

​@@Dolfy ayyeee good ear! Makes sense that you'd recognize the Arena music since you used to play. I use the battle music from Arena in some of my vids because I love the electric guitar in some of the tracks. Reminds me of the "300" movie soundtrack. Beddow did a good job on it. I'm curious what you think about this but imo his Rome 2 soundtrack sucked hard (aside from the main menu music), which is weird because he proved he can make good music with games like Napoleon, Warhammer, and Arena 🤷‍♂️. If I made a tier list of total war soundtracks, I would put Rome 2 in D tier.

[@nomooon]

12:54 Your faction leader has to call the one who killed his father as his new father... that's so wrong🥲

[@happycompy]

Bro......I didn't even think of that. That is fucked 😂😂😂

[@raptonsoul2557]

just to say certain engineers heroes in Total war Warhammer 3 have the ability to resupply range units, and I think some RoRs have the ability as well

[@happycompy]

Yeah people told me that Vamp coast and HE also have that ability. I played 400 hours of WH2 on mostly Very Hard and I still didn't know that. Shows how much of a shitter I am at Warhammer 😂

[@MichaelThomas-p6q]

I like the elamite invaders(playing as elam and using forced inheritance to become friends with both other elamites

[@happycompy]

Yes! Elam is sick. I want a modder to give them unique buildings and unique units. Turn them into a fully-fledged faction.

[@MichaelThomas-p6q]

@@happycompy they also deserve their own court(with the sukkalmah system) and a slightly expanded map if possible. urartu, cimmeria, phrygia, thrace and lulubians could also use an upgrade. I really hope they make an iron age campaign dlc and just have more than fur royal traditions

[@R3GARnator]

7:27 Resupplying other units has been a feature in Total War: Warhammer II and III.

[@happycompy]

Yeah, I'm getting set straight in the comments for it 😂🙌. I have 400 hours in WH2 that's the saddest part.

[@vielplaysdagames2298]

Playing as Babylon has been so fun

[@happycompy]

They were my first real campaign since the patch!

[@Prox64]

Good indepth review

[@ReviveHF]

What if CA Sophia decided to make a Shang vs Zhou Dynasty DLC for this game, to cash in more profits? Because Bronze Age China in Chinese history itself is often under represented. Most games sets in China were either Three Kingdomsera (3K Total War) and modern era(Battlefield 4). (On the other hand, based on artifacts and acheological evidences, the costumes and hair styles in late Shang and Early Zhou Dynasty era were similar to the later Greeks and Romans from the classical era.)

[@happycompy]

That's a really cool idea! Chinese history is a big blind spot for me, TW games like Shogun 2 and 3K (even ETW with India) helped inspire me to learn more. Why do you think it would be a good DLC vs it's own game?

[@ReviveHF]

​​@@happycompy For me DLC should be the cherry on top of the already delicious cake like Fates Divided and Nanman Tribes DLC for Three Kingdoms. Oh there's a 1990 Chinese drama sets during the late Shang Dynasty called "Investitures for the gods" (Feng Shen Bang封神榜），in that drama you can see the costumes and hairstyles were really different from the ones from the Confucius and Three Kingdoms era. You can watch that drama on KZbin.

[@Gorben]

I have thought a lot about the Sophia team retaking the 3K and adding the north DLC that was announced and developed and adding a little bit of spice. It has a solid playerbase and would make people happy

[@jamiesteele9291]

If it wasn't for chariots I'd say that was a good idea for a three kingdoms mod

[@happycompy]

@@Gorben that's a great idea. It's like what they did to Rome 2.

[@Willientus]

Meh, a reskin of Total War Troy. Same art style, same era, same units, same characters. wierd design decisions like calling a faction by their rulers name, it's a nightmare to see who is who, I want to play as Troy, not Priam (It gets alot worse as you try to sort and pick minor factions). Also feels like I would be buying Troy again, if you told me I was playing the next DLC for Troy, I would believe you and thats what this game should of become. If they make a new Total War game, please give it a unique feeling, art style, era , mechanic.

[@happycompy]

Fair enough man. You can definitely feel the Troy DNA. If you didn't like Troy, especially its aesthetic, you probably won't like pharaoh either. Thanks for watching 👍

[@KTA1sVidsandFacts]

If they decide to make another sword and sandal Total War Title, I truly hope it will be based around the Achaemenid Empire especially after how amazing they did this dynasty expansion. Having the game release with a map spanning India to the Iberian Peninsula with Cyrus the Great as its poster boy for launch and possible DLCs could include different start dates such as: 1: The Neo-Assyrian Empire vs the Coalition of Chaldean Babylonians and Medes. 2: The Greco-Persian Wars. 3: Cyrus the Younger's campaign for the throne with his Greek 10,000 mercenaries. 4: Macedon under Phillip giving you the option to prevent assassination or go with Alex. 5: Rise of Rome, Wars of the Diadochi and Chandragupta Maurya conquest of all most of India, I mean most of India. These are just a few examples that such a game could be truly massive in scope.

[@happycompy]

@@KTA1sVidsandFacts all of those scenarios sound absolutely epic. Especially the Neo-Assyrians vs Babylon+Medes and the Wars of the Diadochi!