Kenshi

[@alpha48z]

Robot that scraps with everyone to distract himself from the existential dread of being a robot in a decayed ruins of a civilization is probably my new favorite LARP.

[@Tigermanprevatt4498]

You just game me an exicenal crisis

[@jart1984]

@@Tigermanprevatt4498 me too hav exicenal crisi s

[@jcdoesthings8755]

This is just the plot of wall e

[@smocloud]

Change scraps with to yells at and you’d be talking about muggy.

[@cstristan]

This isn’t live action so….

[@Ridif00lous]

-Creates a very OP character -Challenges the strongest NPC in the game -Wins and kidnaps him -Trains with him for a bit -Drops him near the sea and gives him his sword back -Refuses to elaborate further -Leaves Madness

[@АндрейНеугодников-м6е]

ANIME!

[@КириллКонстантинов-ф1в]

the mad Cat-lon will destroy all life and enthrall all the skeletons though. That's why when he was free again it utterly shocked me, Warlockracy was one action away from saving the world of kenshi... at least from one threat albeit significant lol

[@octavvv]

​@@КириллКонстантинов-ф1вhis cpu is too fried for him to be a threat to anyone

[@moskaumaster1594]

@@КириллКонстантинов-ф1в He wont succeed

[@hugovandyk9918]

I'm shocked that no one mentions this but the Bug Master would not allow that to happen and he's gathering an army to face him. ​@@КириллКонстантинов-ф1в

[@elinelai1891]

Sneaking into a bandit camp Knocking out bandit leader Dragging him to a secluded place Waiting for him to wake up Once he wakes up you go "you are awake, we spar now" This is SUCH a robot thing to do

[@ruben7801]

Ah, you’re finally awake

[@frankenstein6677]

It just works.

[@matthewjones39]

@@frankenstein6677 16 times the size

[@Spaceboyy95]

>be beak thing >walk into town >eats all the inhabitants >refuse to elaborate >leaves

[@myopiniongoodyouropinionbad]

**being eaten alive!!!!**

[@CesarJoseee]

What a chad.

[@KingLich451]

hahahhhhahaha

[@ClamMan1989]

Sigma thing

[@jgmaurer31]

Relax, embrace death.

[@BobExcalibur]

I think I met Chris Hunt or at least one of his team members about a decade ago at an indie game dev hangout in Bristol, England. I remember having Kenshi described to me and thinking it was unworkably ambitious for such a small scale indie development. I've seldom been so pleased at being so wrong. Kenshi is a triumph of indie game development.

[@battenburg6089]

Holy shit, me too! I remember hearing / possibly speaking to him myself, a very long time ago. The aspect of all of it really appealed to me and I seriously considered asking if I could join his group hahaha. Never happened, but I'm very happy with the result we got. Can't wait for number 2!

[@seeker406]

This is one of my favorite games of all time. I would say it's a triumph.

[@nickfrancalangia9586]

I mean you weren't wrong. It is absurdly ambitious. They just managed to pull it off against all odds.

[@j.r.mocksly5996]

that's an amazing story, and it is absurdly true. Can't believe what one man pulled off here, even with getting help later but just think about how primitive gaming was when he started Kenshi. He had an insane ambition and fought against reality itself to make it happen - just took a long ass time.

[@HollowBagel]

Kenshi 2 is in development. They're using Unreal 4 now, instead of the OGRE Engine. The OGRE Engine was responsible for a lot of the performance issues and instability, so hopefully the game will be much more polished out the gate.

[@chiefoftheoldgods8912]

Won't lie, second I heard of Kenshi 2 I immediately popped a chode.

[@jmgonzales7701]

what kind would it be?

[@arthurius_3022]

​@@jmgonzales7701 what?

[@globaladdict]

​@@jmgonzales7701the kind ur mom would play

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

Its gonnantake another 10 years, and the longer it takes, the better it will be, so I can be patient. But man... its literally rhe only game ive ever had hype for. (Actually, stalker2, but)

[@andrewtennant1889]

7:37 No Kenshi playthrough is complete without accidentally causing a civil war in Shark.

[@californianightmares6463]

My bandit gang has been using shark as the only city we can trade with lol I'd never even considered making the gangs fight each other lol

[@planetfall5056]

26:58 That is almost word for word dialogue that will sometimes happen between starving bandits and a player squad of only skeletons. After your skeleton yells at the bandits they don't eat and don't have food, the hungry bandit leader will say "...Oh." And then de-agro and walk away dejected.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

That's a hilarious touch.

[@MrBrimbles]

Kenshi is one of the greatest indie games ever made. It's one of those games you wish you could forget, just so you can play it fresh all over again.

[@onlyontuesdays4483]

Thank you sir, your recommendation might just be the one to push me over the edge and buy it

[@barrybender3377]

@@onlyontuesdays4483 Had it since 2013, got 1000 hours in it and I still haven't seen everything

[@Sac-chan]

@@barrybender3377 and the mods my man, the freaking mod community is wonderful

[@mikabakker1]

I just bought it after watching it. Cant wait to spend a lot of time in it

[@j.r.mocksly5996]

I disagree: I wish I could forget it so it would stop stealing my time

[@Truitosse]

I really like how you played this game, not much people do a "one character" playthrough

[@DanTheIsh]

I always start by training a 100 stat man, but eventually grow tired and start an industrial farm to earn some cats

[@bencrawford4945]

Best way to play tbh, disbanded my entire team and turned beep into a 90 strength max attack killing machine

[@abso9639]

Torsolo would like a word with you

[@Syrenkai]

I'll be honest I have a hard time not. The fine detail of having to manage and train a whole squad of toughs, laborers, crafters, and so on has a lot of charm but doesn't quite have the pure balls of facing down 20 samurai, 30 paladins, 100 headless skeletons, or a game breaking amount of blood spiders before beating down one of the strongest people in the world as a singular dumbass. Also its just generally easier to manage, with less day to day garbage of assholes knocking at my door to kill me.

[@JayHog1992]

My first try right now is a solo farmer. Was hell to do, but then bought a dog, then a bull, then adopted a poor prisoner in the Dust Tower and now already explored about half the world so far.

[@IAmCaligvla]

Despite having no narrative I fucking _LOVE_ the world building in this game, it's so detailed and deep, so alien, there's so much stuff hidden everywhere in books, dialogue, the scenery... Oh god, the scenery, there's some epic grand scale regions in this game that can't help but make you be in awe... There's nothing quite like it. I love this game, one of my favorites.

[@giovannicervantes2053]

The lore is amazing

[@brunomunemassa8266]

Kenshi is absurdly good at simulating that oriental style adventure we sometimes crave. Not really a game about saving the world but is more about perfecting youself or the group you decide to lead. That or simulating the samurai/kung-fu movies stories we love. Since there is no game over when the initial character dies too i always enjoy choosing disciples when i get too powerful, like i'm some sort of ancient master of Kung Fu. Amazing video by the way thank you very much. If you want a suggestion for another Kenshi playthrough try a group start or Beep Martial-Artist only playthrough, the dog start always tells my favorite starting story of a starving guy who couldn't kill this poor starving puppy and so he fed and raised him working as a miner and suddenly got a killing machine helping him in his adventures.

[@Intelwinsbigly]

Oriental is a racist term.

[@SecuR0M]

Kenshi is the first cultivation simulator.

[@jmgonzales7701]

@@SecuR0M what is that?

[@SecuR0M]

@@jmgonzales7701 "Cultivation" is a translation of the word "修" (hsiu) in the context of Taoism, where it's similar to Greek Stoics' idea of "being stoic". It also means "study", which is what it is, but more physical. It's a core part of the fictional genre "仙俠" (xianxia), which is about warrior-monks who practice powerful forms of magical fighting abilities to battle evildoers, ascend to the astral plane, and talk to their dead ancestors. When you strip away the five dollar words, xianxia's best represented by Dragonball Z in fiction. Kenshi is almost a DBZ video game, except you can't ascend to the astral plane or throw spirit bombs. Yet. Maybe there's a mod for it. Base Kenshi is more "武俠" (wuxia) like Fist of the North Star anyway. 🤷‍♀ There's also a game on Steam called Amazing Cultivation Simulator, where you try to practice anime Taoism to ascend to a higher plane, so it includes Chinese version of Humoric theory. I think Sseth has a video on it but I'm not good at stats grinders so I don't actually play it.

[@Cryin98]

@@SecuR0Mit is kinda like a cultivation simulator lol

[@JarlFrank]

Ah yes, Kenshi. The attempted surgery simulator. (No seriously, the first time I defeated a bandit and he wasn't dead yet, I kept healing him up, then attacking him again, repeating the process until I FINALLY managed to cut off one of his limbs. It takes so much effort to dismember a character!!)

[@Aereto]

Hopefully not with a rusty bat, but with a nice looking -nodachi- scalpel.

[@stuglife5514]

The Horse chopper swords are exceptionally good at removal of limbs from bandits I’ve noticed

[@froo5667]

​@@stuglife5514fr I'm currently using falling suns and the amount of limbs that fly during combat is glorious.

[@kaylzshter6153]

I love how your reviews are stories. It's just the most interesting format. Fantastic work like always!

[@SolidShepard]

most game reviews in magazines back in the day used to do this. i still remember when skyrim was coming out, the articles on it would basically be the story the journalist experienced while playing it. the game informer one was especially cool. talking about how he went on a quest, got chased by a dragon, dove into a cave and waited for it to leave. ended up at an inn so his weary dragonborn could rest. he mentioned the sounds of the bards music and the other in goers talking amongst themselves. all of that might sound standard rpg fair now, but back then, it was such an amazing thing to read about, and day dream about the adventures you could have when the game released. it really is such a lost artform.

[@goggariS]

As a Kenshi veteran, i'm glad to see this video and your first foray into the world. Exploring the setting for the first time is a magical experience i wish i could have again. On the note of making the game too easy, i've come to the point where i actively avoid using stealth, pickpocket and assassination to avoid the game balance getting smashed to bits. When you "beat" the game using those one time, you really don't want to do it again. So instead i just level my characters to max levels before taking on entire cities in a straight up fight, and it feels infinitely better.

[@IceLizardsUnited]

I can't tell you how many hours I've sunked into this game. Its worldbuilding is my favorite out of any RPG in the last decade. Really looking forward to Kenshi 2 when it gets released.

[@idnintel]

You can tell me if you wish - if playing on steam just have a glance at hours played. I'll be waiting.

[@braydopaintrain4346]

Kenshi 2 is comming? Fuck I can't wait.

[@aaaaahhhhh9885]

​@@idnintel are you still waiting?

[@idnintel]

@@aaaaahhhhh9885 YES! do you know how many hours our esteemed yet mysteriously private OP Questionable? has in Kenshi? I have been biding my time trying not to think about this but I catch myself nervously looking at my clock ticking away the hours without an update nor nary a whisper of a hint of time accrued. I try to distract myself with politricks, VR and even some beautiful womem but my mind can't help but obsess about knowing how many hours Questionable? has played in Kenshi and why the hell he cannot tell me!

[@falloutnwah1781]

Did not expect this, I thought it was going to be Morrowind or Enderal. But Kenshi is very good

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

One of the things with Kenshi is that, despite being difficult, the game gives you freedom to tweak your adventure however you want via it's modding tool: the Forgotten Construction Set, which is probably one of the most user friendly modding tools i've ever seen. The game isn't afraid of you making customizing your own experience if you want to, unlike Dark Souls and the like, which force you into a specific mind set.

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

Which is ok, certain games, like certain sports, should not be for everyone. So I hope the souls franchise never bends the knee to those who demand easy modes.

[@SolidShepard]

eh. yes and now. fromsoft doesn't bend the knee to the easy mode crowd...but there are several options and tools to play the game in different ways. you can go shield and sword, full guts with a giant sword, spell caster from a distance, spell sword, etc. and there are also spirit ashes to help, as well as the ability to summon story relevant npc's or friends. you can make your character a kitted out fat roller, or literally nothing but being naked with a stick. and in enemy encampments you can choose to go in guns blazing, or go a more stealthy route. there isn't even a set path you must follow. you just need 2 great runes. it's up to you which 2 you decide to get. (i am specifically speaking on elden ring obviously)

[@JediMasterYoda66]

I've been playing Kenshi since 2018, and I cannot wait to see what they do with Kenshi 2. They could do so much more with the Unreal Engine.....

[@Cj-iu5px]

My favorite moment ever playing Kenshin was when I spent 3 hours trying to escape prison and the second I finally escaped I realized my right legs health was going down horribly so I died like 2 minutes later lol

[@Masked_Official]

I am 600 hours into my Kenshi playthrough. 0 cheese, permadeath and everything at 1x speed. I thought I was crazy at first to attempt it. I thought I would not follow my own rules. Instead I forgot there is a speed button. I have become completely enthralled and immersed. I have watched good men bleed out. I have watched my entire squad downed and almost all of them perish, eaten alive or enslaved. All at 1x speed. Still, the save continues and at least 1 person has always survived. I still have 1 original character who is now a deadly martial artist and has survived years in the wasteland of Kenshi on permadeath. He also has infamy and a permanent 127k bounty. Even Beak Things tremble when they see him.

[@Eniuhthe_Ecclectic]

I stumbled across your channel with your video on Tamriel Rebuilt, I have found all of your videos to be thoroughly entertaining and often find myself re-watching them. Your humour is simply fantastic and the presentation of these videos always reels me in. It's always a good day when Warlockracy uploads and I look forward to all your future works!

[@ReznovTheGamer]

Warlockracy, as a recent viewer, I want to thank you for being a youtuber. Your videos are some of the few I genuinely enjoy. I have great respect for a channel the size of yours giving longer, detailed videos for your, YOUR, audience and not constantly "following the algorithm", selling creativity for success. I hope your channel lives long, have a very good.

[@sylvie7868]

idk why but your "What are we doing...." moment had me in tears. Like that was what was running thru my head when I played this, you sort of just wander around and LARP as a post-apocalyptic weeaboo wanderer. It's quite comfy actually.

[@rintv3675]

Binged all your videos on a bored night while working. Can't believe I only found you now. Your reviews+playthrough, combined with your wit, is just great. Keep up the good work.

[@mariomachadovieirabisneto4612]

Kenshi is probably the best worldbuilding I've ever seen, and I'm not talking just about games but including things like Dune and Tolkien. The lore divided in very small and sparse tidbits tackles not only the history of the world but how different factions write, view and interpretate its history, and it is done in a very concise manner (the longest book is 3 paragraphs long, most of the story is unveiled through very short item descriptions and through characters barking and bantering, and there's a lot of environmental storytelling). It's incridebly similar to morrowind in that aspect, except it doesn't abuse textual exposition (the many long books and scrolls in the game).

[@KnightAarant]

Loved this game and the review. The latter half of the challenge disappearing is my issue with it, but my only issue. I'm typically a lone wolf or small group kind of person with these sort of RPG's. Massive management is a turn off and it makes me rather play something like CK, so I end up never making a town. Just a single home where I drop things off/rest at most. Also you can't drop a Neverwinter anecdote, then I'll want to see your take on it. It's one of my most revered RPG's!

[@viktord2025]

I don't know what it is about your videos, but they always get me to pick up games I haven't played in a while, Kenshi included. I would love to see more Kenshi or other kinds of RPG material from you, this is very enjoyable.

[@leoleonid5400]

WOW. First time. Solo. Didn't die. Skeleton. Defieted 4 bosses. GG bro. Greate Game.

[@AtreVire]

Very hard to die as a skeleton unless you start attacking faction leaders as soon as you spawn

[@Callaxes]

Ah yes, the Torque engine. The only flaw of Age of Decadence, but JEZUS WHAT A FLAW!

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

What's wrong with that engine? I am not fumiliar with it.

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

@Fart So what exactly? Poor modeling tools? Rendering sucks and takes too long? Script is unreliable? Data lick? Dog reguarly eats your Torwue project?

[@hodoupmer]

found this channel because of the fallout 1 mods and i have to say it's the most interesting content i found this year! nice work you're doing here, if you keep at it i think you can go big cause the content is really well done and unique.

[@BoxBoy_99]

One of my favorite games of ALL time. Well-done video, adding this one to a playlist.

[@JoshSweetvale]

I'm in endgame in Kenshi right now. I've killed most of the minor bandit factions, and allied with the Shek. I've got a Shek princess on my squad, who's currently undergoing training to raise her stats to something passable. I've got a platoon of heavily-armored dudes with top-of-the-line mech limbs, and a platoon of sniper archers that support them. Who ain't bad in melee either because of the whole 'secondary weapon' business. I've allied with the Flotsam Ninjas and am fighting the Holy Nation. I'll join up with the Anti-Slavers and fight the United Cities later, after training my last 3 recruits. Then it's time for the Ashlands. Cat-Lon. 30 cyborgs (well, 26 and 4 upgraded robots) against an endless swarm of headless clients and the Mad Cat. And if I ever feel like coming back to Kenshi, I'll import a save, do another lap of the Ashlands, and gather a second copy of the endgame Meitou blades for another character.

[@traversingthedark]

I really like how this video was made. It functions both as a review and a display of the game's main strength: roleplaying + personal experiences in a sandbox world.

[@daisukeakihito9832]

I always knew about Kenshi ever since it's early access days as there was a big boom around the game at one point, 2018 or so I believe. But I never bought it. It looked crude and janky to me at the time. That was until quite literally 2 weeks ago and... the game has not just consumed me, it blew me mind several times with how some massive cascades of random events can lead to ridiculous happenings in the world. The probably best thing that happened was, you know how in the swamps basically everyone is high as a kite off of hash? Shark specifically being this massive brewing pot of trouble makers. I loved the town, and I visited it quite a lot as it is basically a smuggling hub full of hustle and bustle and I believe it is a home to 3 or 4 different gangs. It always gave off this wonderful atmosphere of uneasy balance and what do you know, it was exactly that. Because on one of my "supply" runs couple in-game months in I arrived into town and the Hounds were rampaging through the town killing absolutely every bloody body, it was a spectacle and as my runner was also a top tier medic, I didn't want the town to collapse so I ran around for nearly an hour from body to body patching them up as the battle raged on and because I wasn't hostile with either side, I was in this unique position of a war medic, everyone around was fighting, limbs were flying off everywhere, the town was literally drenched in blood, but nobody was aggressive towards me. I was in awe at what was happening in front of me, completely blown away. How did it even happen? Truth is, I have no idea, or no way to be sure anyway. My working theory was, the northern edge of Shark was Hound territory, the gate to the outside there was guarded by them and as I was running around putting people's bits back inside of them I noticed that around that gate were a bunch of swamp raptor carcasses. So, what I believe happened was, huge raptor herd wandered too close, actually pushed into town and the hounds went to clear them out, however, and as they are quite fond of ranged weapons I believe as they were fighting the raptors off, one person of the other factions in town got hit by a stray crossbow bolt and obviously went to retaliate, hounds quickly ganked and killed the person, turning themselves hostile against the other factions... and the town went up in flames. Shark prior to this slaughter had little under 300 people, 280ish or so if I recall correctly. Now, little over 2 months after the bloodshed there are 97 residents left in that town. When I first started Kenshi, for the first... say 10 hours or so, I haaaated how crazy the NPC AI in-game is, I could load the same save 10 times and get 10 different situations in 10 seconds each. But it's this absolutely insane inconsistency and haphazardness of all the different behaviors that causes things like this to happen. And I've grown to absolutely adore it, because while the cleansing of Shark was definitely the biggest cascade of c*ck-ups yet, there are tons of smaller similar situations that happen all the time. It's fantastic.

[@TheMadAfrican1]

That village attacking a robot for food, then getting slaughtered, and the robot saying "I DON'T EAT!" is just the funniest damn interaction.

[@yigitdemir3723]

Thoroughly enjoyed it, laughed out loud a few times. Kenshi really looks like a great game and I am also planning to play it. Very excited for the Bloodmoon review.

[@hadin9563]

Kenshi is one of those games that I didn't play much but got nothing but fond memories of, the atmosphere is pretty great and hooked me in fast. Loved your take on it, entertaining watch as usual.

[@LuciferianStrings]

Kenshi is probably one of the best RPGs of the last decade, the world, the characters, the epic scale, the lore... eveeryone that has played kenshi for a decent amount of time has a story to tell, about the skin bandits, about cat-lon, about the sheks, the crab-people, the other crab-people. Its truly amazing, i hope Kenshi 2 is even more ambitious and even crazier and alien. The art direction was already amazing but now its going to be more refined and higher fidelity, i'd buy it 5 times over if i had to.

[@HQ_Default]

"He's like the beak-thing equivalent of US. He barges into town, eats all the guards, then eats all the townspeople, and then just leaves through the front gate, never to be seen again." Absolutely sublime.

[@Nicholas-gv8ok]

Your channel is criminally underappreciated

[@brandonvortex995]

Playing skeleton have it's perk, you won't get hungry or tired just don't forget to repair your body from constant punishment

[@GameMaster136]

I never got around to finishing my playthrough in this. I was trying to explore and do everything and probably got around 3/4ths done with exploring the map. Also didn't get around to overthrowing the Holy Nation or United Cities. At least I had a lot of fun making a nice settlement in the Fog Islands I'm proud of. Maybe someday I'll try to go back to Kenshi to wrap everything up in it, just hard to find the time for all the games I have yet to play though.

[@johnmager9364]

When I play I actually install mods that expand on the party features, and also ad AI scripts to assigns people in a particular squad as patrolmen. after increasing unit capacity to around 200, I built a fully sized city with patrolling guards, crossbowmen mounted on every wall, a farming community with a flowchart of tasks that continually produced and supplied food to all of my residents, and so on. this civilization was established by my main party of 5 who I started the game with. they were all very different in build as I wanted to experience a lot of mixed combat styles, the best one ended up being my martial artist by far, but the heavy armored tank was almost as useful. they were who I considered the founders of the town, who I used to explore the game, take on most mid level challenges, and eventually became the core of my production, skills, and research teams. I also wanted to have that lone samurai experience so after I was sufficiently happy with my automated town and completed all the research, I recruited the unique skeleton named Burn from his tower, and assigned him to his own party. While my ~150 of my pawns operated their lives and fueled my wallet, Burn went on a great journey as my new main character to achieve absolute godhood, similarly stripping his limbs and using my swathes of wealth to purchase top tier limbs of the absolute highest quality, costing 100s of thousands of cats cumulatively. Using black hole magic, I stacked inventory upon inventory of iron ore into a backpack and marched for weeks on end around the Shek kingdom to increase strength. Using a rusted slab of metal roughly proportional to a cars bumper, I slowly clubbed leviathan after leviathan to death, maximizing his heavy weapons skill. I took the mad Katlans greatsword, the meitou falling star, capable of dealing the largest damage numbers per swing of any weapon in game, and finally after dozens of real hours of training across the entire expanse of kenshi wastelands, I led my party of 5 up the steps of the holy empire to battle the waves of the holy guard. Meanwhile Burn, my samurai master, took on the holy lord Phoenix. I made certain my stats at least matched his before attempting this, because I had decided that once I launched my attack, that was it. iron man mode from there, It was a known suicide mission, my assault on the city was the conclusion to my hundred hour long journey, regardless of the outcome. I did the bare minimum of micro , just set my characters loose to finally prove themselves in their greatest fight. I simply watched held my breath. I wont say how it ended in my own game, but the feeling I had during that 10 minute long struggle was unlike anything else ive ever felt playing a video game, driven the very real threat of being able to "lose" when youve worked so long and hard to overcome an arbitrary challenge you set for yourself without really understanding what it would take to accomplish in the first place. every action up till then had been enjoyable as character improved and numbers grew, but this made it all feel like a payoff. like you said, you didnt feel like you really beat the phoenix, even though he was surely humiliated by a shameful death. Thank you for a great video on one of my favorite games.

[@morsalisk4649]

No settlement building? that's a huge chunk of the game though. Also, have you ever thought of making a vid for Kingdom Come: Deliverance?

[@Cody27]

Clearly a man of taste. Ive tried and failed many runs but one time....I started a Hash empire

[@LeonTam89]

Kenshi one of my fav games to lose track of time in. Amazing work as always, looking forward to more videos!

[@bigch33se11]

THE VIRGIN ROBO-SKELETON VS THE CHAD WASTE CREATURE also your pronounciation of "chæd" heals me spiritually

[@xenasaur520]

some lore notes: Kenshi is actually post-post-post apocalyptic the skeletons were built by the 1st empire. after it fell to civil war, the technology required to build skeletons was lost. all of them are thousands of years old, and while the game mentions they occasionally wipe their memory, it's also implied through dialogues with the 2nd in command of the mechanists that the memory wipes are a lie they tell humans to absolve themselves of what happened during the reign of the 2nd empire (see: description of general Jang's CPU). mad cat-lon was definitely the leader of the 2nd empire. he admits it during his monologue, and i believe it explicitly states as much in the description of his CPU. also, those headless skeletons wandering in the Ashlands are his thralls. he removed their heads to prevent them from thinking for themselves as punishment for their "treason." it's worth noting cat-lon was driven insane during his reign as emperor of the 2nd empire due to trying to manage humans. he was not the monster. also the shek are likely descendants of the "enforcers," a group of humans genetically modified by the skeletons of the 2nd empire to serve as protectors against pirates and cannibals. also the bugmaster resides in arach, watchers rim is just the rim of the crater of arach. finally, that body of water you mentioned is called an ocean. non-lore fact: when u take people's weapons away, you end up training your attack skill vs their dodge skill rather than their defense skill. that's why cat-lon and the dust king weren't very good training dummies.

[@roberttauzer7042]

Kenshi is a truly amazing game, I've spent weeks if not months recruiting best warriors, building my base that sprang into city, developing industry of most modern combat armors and sharpest weapons, then I've ventured to the edges of the map. Then I've realized, I do not need a party - I need an army.

[@boomstickYT]

the game just has an immensely tedious grind. even if you get an army theyll only attack once at a time. managing large parties is also aids. I love the game but late game is suffering unless you mod

[@MineSlimeTV]

Well I suddenly got this channel and other video recommended so I am glad to finally see you!

[@rileygoodrich305]

Never really got that into the skeleton gameplay. Though I preferred to start as a slave. Training daily, barely alive, but rapidly growing. Within a month in that time had hardened a lowly slave into a master thief. Unfortunately while strength and toughness were high the character was absolutely green in combat. But hey at least said character systematically imprisoned all the prison guards.

[@AHopelessSemantic]

Great video! Kenshi is really one of a kind, and it's great to see it only become more popular the longer it's been out. Also your channel in general is fantastic!

[@strangeledplanet9576]

You do it again Warlock. Best gaming based videos on KZbin

[@alapacaso]

Have you heard of the sea dog games there a series of old Russia RPGs about being a pirate and people don’t talk about them enough. the second one was rebranded as pirates of the Caribbean and some of them were published by Bethesda Softworks (and some of the morrowind and oblivion voice actors are in it I know male imperial from morrowind is in the first one)

[@Karwelas]

WARLOCK, ENHANCE AND PLAY THE SCORCHING WINDS EXTENDED.

[@alapacaso]

I love your stuff the mixture of comedy a playthrough and a review its great

[@arztkorkenzieher3863]

13:00 - Nah. Animation is actually been took from the Soviet-Japaneese cartoon called "Adventures of Lolo the penguin." Trust me.

[@pug-aloentertainment3801]

Solo playthroughs are quite cool. Can do lots of stuff without worrying about managing your settlement. Although I picked up a companion at some point, it's mostly for carrying extra stuff. But god damn the things you can do. Steal a wanted dude and give him to Sheks and they praise you as a great warrior. Steal that dude again from their prison and give him to United Cities. Double profit + reputation.

[@bananapolitical]

I'm very happy to have found your channel. You're videos are my exact cup of tea.

[@TheGenius79379]

Looks like I should give it a go, somehow it gives me some TESIII and Mount&Blade vibes

[@S0renz]

Fun fact: The soundtrack for Kenshi is actually very short music bits put together by the game and what plays depends on several factors such as player actions/decisions, location, and possibly the faction in charge of the region.

[@ApocalypticRadish]

The most criminally underrated channel on KZbin.

[@CRAZYMAN-yv5qc]

I will say man I love the reviews they are quite amazing. Also you making a Star Trek reference was just golden.

[@walt_man]

Holy crap this game is huge! So much story telling potential.

[@dubbatherapper8785]

Your intro and outro will forever be my favorite kenshi media

[@vgstm6016]

the only channel I've got my notifications on for... Hoping for more Elder Scrolls stuff too!

[@Warlockracy]

Soon

[@janefkrbtt]

i love cat-lon's big adventure being capped off with seeing something they probably havent seen in a very long time. Water

[@avmdesign624]

finally realized catlon is the ancient dictator that gave cats their name

[@hawkonroyale431]

21:00 was the part that really sold this video and the channel in general. I loved the realisation in the absurdity, and decided to do least optimal thing. Because it felt right. I love this channel.

[@afrog8574]

Love your editing style as you make more videos! Always entertaining

[@Reawer]

I could never enjoy a game like this but i gotta say i LOVE the art style/aesthetics the world looks amazing

[@Ian.420]

That bar fight was amazing. It went from a simple bar fight, to a multi-person bar brawl, to a gang fight on the streets in front of the bar, to a gang turf war, to all out chaos and anarchy all over the town, then back to business as usual at the bar like nothing happened. Masterful.

[@themachineeatsitself]

I have a suggestion, if only because it's more 'retro' in design: Cruelty Squad, a weird, ugly looking immersive sim. That being said. I just found your channel a week ago and ams already converted. Am looking forward to more of your stuff in the future.

[@VeilingSun]

Of all the locations in Kenshi, Obedience is something that should be experienced at least once. It is a very surreal wtf moment, even with all the craziness in the world already.

[@aslag94]

Your content is awesome and I'm ashamed I haven't found you sooner. Good shit yo.

[@fudgegorilla]

I love the concept of your character. A robot that kidnaps notable leaders of areas just to fight them in the woods for months and then leaves them alone. Just to learn how to Fight Good.

[@tomasz9429]

It is actually very much possible to sneak by the robotic spiders guarding those sealed labs. You just need absurdly high stealth. Had a character like that in my first playthrough.

[@ELSuperJake]

Awesome to see you mention Swordflight. One of my favorite RPGs of all

[@chrisistocool1]

I really enjoy this game. I found your channel and saw this video. Long story short I bought the game and now I am playing it like crazy. It's amazing.

[@Lomoffthe1]

Hello from RUssia, Dear Friend! Place that gave birth to many fallout mods that you are so enjoy playing (or not). I want to thank you personally for this video - through you i have discovered Kenshi and now its my one of the most played and loved games of all time! Wish you all the best in life and good luck! p.s. - they are making KENSHI 2 but with TEAM and on UNREAL ENGINE now - meaning, it wont take 12 years to finish and it will be way more stable and diverse in possibilities game!

[@myfellowsonicfans7131]

Ogre, only one game I know I’ve played on that engine, Jack Keane.

[@Dekkalies]

One of the best ways to play Kenshi. No mods, vanilla, it never gets old. Throw some mods in.... oh my the spicy endless hours one can have.

[@Cluefan]

Just learned about this game, and it’s one of the most interesting worlds I’ve ever seen. Definitely will check this out

[@Walawalacookie]

I just found this game on Steam having no clue what it was. I read the description and bought it immidiatly at 40% off. Then I came and watched your video. You got me pumped to play it with your awesome naration. This is the first video I've seen of yours but I love the way you told your character's story. I'm hitting the subscribe button. You earned it in spades.

[@CoffeeGoblyn]

I remember when I first played Kenshi. It was so engrossing. I could listen to the soundtrack for days, especially the first track. I'm so excited for the sequel. ;~;

[@themsmoss]

Loved this video, and it's criminally under viewed! You've got a new subscriber!

[@sincodemayo]

I wish there were more games like Kenshi. Truly an indie masterpiece. Can't wait for Kenshi 2

[@Sam-ux7cn]

Kenshi is easy one of my favorite games of all time. It's nice to see it here in your channel.

[@MrBrimbles]

Base-building is the real endgame of Kenshi. Create your own town and develop your own resources while defending it from the outside world. I don't think trading is in the vanilla game but there's a mod for that, as well as other things you may want for your base.

[@rboolell866]

The "ninja run" is a tv trope from the 60s. Not at all unique to Naruto. It was meant to stylize momentum for the use of weapons as Ninjas were supposed to be more fluid that the Samurai. Running with like that with a weapon in hand and hitting your opponent made for a more dynamic scene than running with the weapon above your head or just on the side in a "normal stance". So yes it does look stupid if it is done without a weapon ...

[@plasticpeon]

Kenshi is my ultimate playground in all of the games I've ever played.

[@Minglesmoot]

I think I might pick this up for myself, looks interesting

[@chainsofgames]

I definitely recommend it lot’s of different play styles and steam workshop

[@cyberbeep5187]

I've played Kenshi for about 700+ hrs now, and what I love about it is that you'll never get the same run with a solo/duo/trio or single digit parties. It's always changing. The town system tho is wonky. Mods somewhat alleviate this. My favorite run was having Beep become the strongest warrior ever

[@LeviThunderbolt]

I've had this on my steam wishlist for years, time to remedy that. Warlockracy rules with a silken gauntlet.

[@shredjward]

Ive only recently stumbled across your videos, but i just want to state my excitement is infinite for this video, and id be equally excited to watch anytime you decided to do anymore with Kenshi if you ever did.

[@bigspoon4949]

This video got me into your channel and now im hooked! Love your content dude keep it up.

[@uraniumbolt7594]

The cartharsis of piecing together the world of kenshi based on brief dialogue, books, and other small details is unrivaled

[@Vattghern_]

I've heard good things about this game, but this video really made me want to play it. Great narration, Warlockracy 👍

[@thegamethemovie9605]

Love the story you create for yourself in this cool world.