@@evvec1490 Like from a totally objective viewpoint his videos reached the point of being like an netflix (or whatev) series its so magnificently crafted from the music to the reoccuring themes its just all very Kino
@@alehinwegityskland8110 I remember thinking the Muscovy series was peak Spud. I was proven wrong. Now I think this series is peak Spud. I hope to be proven wrong again.
"The Grand Finale is next" That's the one where Gran Colombia breaks due to rebels because of his incessant desire to fight over just 1 province, right? There's a happy ending, right Qingqui? Qingqui?
Doubt it. If Gran Colombia loses and Belgians get new cores, the American Bloodbath will still be going on. It seems like Spudgun is out by the next video. It's clearly a manipulation tactic to have GC accept a peace deal in a war they have a great chance of winning.
Why is it even the last episode? I mean, they haven't playing for that long, in-game time wise. There's still many decades left of things that could happen. The fact that it is said to be the finale has me a bit worried. I mean, if he did win in the end, the series would continue, right?
Belgo-Vinlandian marching song 'The defense of Arlette' In July the 4th, in '74, Colombians wanted to fight. But Jacob, our boy, of VInlandian breed, Brought forth the Arcadian might! A huge human wave In the morning arrived, Colombians crawling the hills And Jacob, our boy, of Vinlandian breed, Met bastards with lead and with steel! We cut and we stabbed and we punched and we shot, We loaded the cannons with breech, And Jacob, our boy, of Vinlandian breed, He made the Colombians screech! They ran back, we chased them through mountains and hills, They cried, they were begging for life But Jacob, our boy, of Vinlandian breed, Gave orders to leave none alive.
The DM was in a bad position from the start with Spain suiciding themselves to try to take Gran Columbia letting Aragon Italy form. From there on he’s in basically a 3v1 situation and can’t really attack anyone without getting gangbanged.
In Arlette's fields the poppies blow Between the crosses,row on row, That mark our place;and in the sky The larks still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn,saw sunset glow, The dead were loved, and now we lie In Arlette's fields,In Arlette's fields And now we lie in Arlette's fields Take up your quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Arlette's fields,In Arlette's fields We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Arlette's fields,In Arlette's fields -Written by an unknown belgian officer in Arlette
This show has essentially become that one event I look forward to every week. It's miles better and more satisfying to watch than Game of Thrones were the last couple of seasons.
For god sake, when I saw the Qingqiu rebels I was so excited, I thought that Qingqiu would come back but Japan had to make reforms, anyway Spud is the best RUclipsr of Vic2
"Go on,” said Plantagenia. “How it’s gonna be. We gonna get a little place.” “We’ll have a cow,” said the Belgian Confederacy. “An’ we’ll have maybe a pig an’ chickens…an’ down the flat we’ll have a…little piece alfalfa - “ “For the Arcadians, ” Plantagenia shouted. “For the Arcadians” the Belgian Confederacy repeated.
Honestly Spud, you're the only creator I've ever watched where I would consider becoming a Patron. Don't let us down in the finale. I'll be watching. 0_0
Nothing prepares you for this. I cheered, I shouted, I fist-pumped the air, I cried, I stood and cheered. It’s absolutely everything you hoped it was going to be
I have to say this is still the best series by Spud in terms of narrative story telling. I think the fact that nations actually died on the way to forming Arcadia makes it more impactful. I don't think Venice deserved to be up there, it died to Aragon sure but we never saw the player get involved in Arcadia. Spain and Qinqui were real ones though
Venice has some relevance because he had Athesia! He bordered me and that wee bit of land was important. I can't really remember what happened with it in the series though
The casualties of the Battle of Arlette seem like quite a lot, and then you remember that it almost equates to the amount of dead in the entire American Civil War, and you’re like, “holy shit”
“I was once a viking,a Viking who wished nothing more then the prosperity of his nation.I was once fighting the plantiginens in a gurila war.I was once fighting the Belgians with tooth and nail.Now I am in the trenches fighting along side soldiers of the belgin confedercy against those damed Gran Colombians.I was once a viking,but now I am an Arcadian fighting along side my fellow arcadians and I will die an Arcadian wether it be in battle against the Gran Colombians or in a united Arcadia.” -An unnamed veteran officer of the American wars of supper despair on the topic of the current war.
"We shall fight in the hills, We shall fight in the forests, We shall fight in the mountain, WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER!" - one of the war supporting speech
We shall fight on the hills, we shall fight in the forests, we shall fight in the mountains, but we will never fight on the plains because we need the terrain modifier
Since Gran Colombia has so many unaccepted pops, and his war exhaustion is close to reaching 100...in all cases, whether he wins next week or not, he's just reached the point of no return from the cycle of perpetual revolts
Everything about this is great. The cinematic quality, the desire of every single one of us subscribers to see the Arcadian Dream fulfilled, the hatred towards the Col*mbians. Even if the Grand Finale turns out to bitter us, this adventure will be forever remembered.
I will say that this has captivated me like no other lets play has in a long time tbh. Came from the Belgium series which got randomly recc'd to me. Great editing and storytelling.
23:47 It was then that the Belgian Diplomat took his tea cup and yelled *"This is what will become of your empire!"* and threw the cup onto the floor shattering it. The diplomat then stormed out of the embassy furious.
These videos are amazin, i have been rewatching the muscovy and scandi series and you have actually improved very much doesnt mean i didnt enjoy your previous series, would love it if you brought out more videos like these but they propably take a lot of effort to make which i appreciate! Top content on youtube hands down!
I mean it worked out for him. He played the North Americans off each other. Got European/Japans help when he needed it the most. Got South America to leave him and then let or got them to kill each other. Now he is in the Russian Mode of not one step back and Spud is running into the issue the Germans did you can have great defence and plans but it wont matter if that nation has a leader who is willing to send every single man woman and child to the front and break your army before he breaks apart.
Gran Colombia was possibly the best arch enemy i’ve ever seen in a vic2 game. You gotta root for Spud in the series, but Gran Colombia is a really good player and really made the series what it is. He made a lot of good plays and made a bunch of honorable moves towards Spud in the later half of the Arcadian wars. He’s gotta be in my top 3 favorite players throughout these games for sure
GC has a huge population of unaccepted pops with very low literacy to start. Nations like his tend to be outpaced by the mid-game. The fact that he has been involved in bloodbath wars non-stop since day 1 has only help to limit his long term potential, since his human wave tactics suicide good pops, and wars give you a giant penalty to immigrant attraction. GC is a country that is basically running on inertia, he’s way less powerful than he should be.
@@ShortVideosRUs well not getting the immigration shouldnt be a big deal since he occupied all of inca and most of plantegenia... he should have enouth pops with that but what i get from this is, that either way gran colombia is weaker than arcadia no matter what u do. Mid/late Arcadia is 100% stronger - if u use early game advantage u lose anyway cause ur literacy and tech is so shitty...
Yoo, spudgun you should make a playlist with all the songs you use for these vids cuz they hype me up like nothing else. I need these songs in mi day to day plz.
This reminds me of the native Americans where they fought each other and lost many warriors only to be extinguished by the European colonialist. Bickering over pride, small amounts of resources, and little cultural differences only to be wiped out and nearly forgotten. I’m sure this story has happened over and over again in history and now it’s playing itself out in a map game. Interesting...
You do have to give it to Gran Colombia tho. He has played the American position very well and he has up until this point prevented a second great nation in North America.
There was a lot of smooth brains in this whole game, and if Columbia goes into a revolt, it'll be over for him, regardless of his army, that be the only saving grace for the Confederacy, with high exhaustion, its not impossible.
Once a Monarchist, once a Belgian free man, once a Viking, never a col*mbian. God speed Spudg
I don´t know how but i feel Patriotic for the Belgian Confederency
Lol most of us do, but yeah probably because good choice of music Spud every video he do
@@evvec1490 Like from a totally objective viewpoint his videos reached the point of being like an netflix (or whatev) series its so magnificently crafted from the music to the reoccuring themes its just all very Kino
@@alehinwegityskland8110 I remember thinking the Muscovy series was peak Spud. I was proven wrong. Now I think this series is peak Spud. I hope to be proven wrong again.
@DeathSeller Patrician taste.
not the belgian confederacy, you are patriotic for ARCADIA
"The Grand Finale is next"
That's the one where Gran Colombia breaks due to rebels because of his incessant desire to fight over just 1 province, right?
There's a happy ending, right Qingqui?
Qingqui?
"Don't worry brother, it'll be fine. Dad Said he will be home by Christmas, we will win this war."
Qingqui is going to be smiling down from heaven on the Arcadian utopia, right?
@@NicholasEzclapz I think you mean distopia of a bloodstained region
Hes in a better place anywhere is a better place than the AMERICAN BLOODBATH.
Doubt it. If Gran Colombia loses and Belgians get new cores, the American Bloodbath will still be going on.
It seems like Spudgun is out by the next video. It's clearly a manipulation tactic to have GC accept a peace deal in a war they have a great chance of winning.
Why is it even the last episode? I mean, they haven't playing for that long, in-game time wise. There's still many decades left of things that could happen. The fact that it is said to be the finale has me a bit worried. I mean, if he did win in the end, the series would continue, right?
A hero dies, and a new one is born. Jacob Rosenkrantz will surely follow Hercule de Bocarmé's footsteps.
BUT WITH MG's BABY!
Belgo-Vinlandian marching song 'The defense of Arlette'
In July the 4th, in '74,
Colombians wanted to fight.
But Jacob, our boy, of VInlandian breed,
Brought forth the Arcadian might!
A huge human wave In the morning arrived,
Colombians crawling the hills
And Jacob, our boy, of Vinlandian breed,
Met bastards with lead and with steel!
We cut and we stabbed and we punched and we shot,
We loaded the cannons with breech,
And Jacob, our boy, of Vinlandian breed,
He made the Colombians screech!
They ran back, we chased them through mountains and hills,
They cried, they were begging for life
But Jacob, our boy, of Vinlandian breed,
Gave orders to leave none alive.
I tip my hat to you good sir
Nice one, his name was Jakob though I think.
@@sgtpimenta6629 My bad. I wrote Joseph at first, then noticed that it was Jacob, but forgot to fix the line.
I like how the arcadians nations are cycling out of the dead.
I didn’t hear no bell!
Dual monarchy is the kind of guy to order flavorless icecream, smh.
No hate for him though, but still, geez
I think he's gun-shy really. Yeah no hate, but it seems like he's a very cautious player.
@@matt.p.6022 we saw him get utterly BTFO earlier in the series, partially due to his gunshyness
The DM was in a bad position from the start with Spain suiciding themselves to try to take Gran Columbia letting Aragon Italy form. From there on he’s in basically a 3v1 situation and can’t really attack anyone without getting gangbanged.
RedLucarian Spain would have had a great time if the Aragon player he had a deal with stayed.
@@RedLucarian He shouldn't have let Spain get Thanos Snapped by Aragon-Italy
In Arlette's fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses,row on row,
That mark our place;and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn,saw sunset glow,
The dead were loved, and now we lie
In Arlette's fields,In Arlette's fields
And now we lie in Arlette's fields
Take up your quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Arlette's fields,In Arlette's fields
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Arlette's fields,In Arlette's fields
-Written by an unknown belgian officer in Arlette
And once again: HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This show has essentially become that one event I look forward to every week. It's miles better and more satisfying to watch than Game of Thrones were the last couple of seasons.
Qingqiu... you are so missed in these dark days.
as a great sponge once said about the American bb finale *"I NEED IT"*
It is said that Jesus cried only once, at his crucifixion.
As of the 9th of October, 2020, it is said Jesus cried twice...
For god sake, when I saw the Qingqiu rebels I was so excited, I thought that Qingqiu would come back but Japan had to make reforms, anyway Spud is the best RUclipsr of Vic2
*Sieg Kaiser Rainhardt!*
The Dual Monarchy is just so damn indecisive
The indecisive monarchy?
You might say they're of *two minds* about it.
If the DM was real I bet they would be indecisive
Damn that story has more ups and downs than real wars
"Go on,” said Plantagenia. “How it’s gonna be. We gonna get a little place.”
“We’ll have a cow,” said the Belgian Confederacy. “An’ we’ll have maybe a pig an’ chickens…an’ down the flat we’ll have a…little piece alfalfa - “
“For the Arcadians, ” Plantagenia shouted.
“For the Arcadians” the Belgian Confederacy repeated.
🤧
Honestly Spud, you're the only creator I've ever watched where I would consider becoming a Patron. Don't let us down in the finale. I'll be watching. 0_0
If you're still thinking this is gonna have a happy end.. RIP Arcadian dreams. If only Qingqiu was here..
If only Kircheis were here
He's here. In our hearts.
Guards seize this defeatest!
its better this way. He doesn't have to suffer anymore
Every one of you that sat and let this happen, should be ashamed.
Really nice series spud, especially the narrative and music are very gripping
Nothing prepares you for this. I cheered, I shouted, I fist-pumped the air, I cried, I stood and cheered. It’s absolutely everything you hoped it was going to be
I have to say this is still the best series by Spud in terms of narrative story telling. I think the fact that nations actually died on the way to forming Arcadia makes it more impactful. I don't think Venice deserved to be up there, it died to Aragon sure but we never saw the player get involved in Arcadia. Spain and Qinqui were real ones though
Venice has some relevance because he had Athesia! He bordered me and that wee bit of land was important. I can't really remember what happened with it in the series though
The casualties of the Battle of Arlette seem like quite a lot, and then you remember that it almost equates to the amount of dead in the entire American Civil War, and you’re like, “holy shit”
World war levels of death.
"if i concede territory i lose"
yes, that's what a concession is.
“I was once a viking,a Viking who wished nothing more then the prosperity of his nation.I was once fighting the plantiginens in a gurila war.I was once fighting the Belgians with tooth and nail.Now I am in the trenches fighting along side soldiers of the belgin confedercy against those damed Gran Colombians.I was once a viking,but now I am an Arcadian fighting along side my fellow arcadians and I will die an Arcadian wether it be in battle against the Gran Colombians or in a united Arcadia.”
-An unnamed veteran officer of the American wars of supper despair on the topic of the current war.
If for anything, the Chinese Bloodbath is saving Spudgun XD. That's what I love the most about Vic2 mp, everything affects everything
"We shall fight in the hills, We shall fight in the forests, We shall fight in the mountain, WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER!" - one of the war supporting speech
We shall fight on the hills, we shall fight in the forests, we shall fight in the mountains, but we will never fight on the plains because we need the terrain modifier
Кол*мбийский Гитлер пытается разделить нас, аркадийцев
"It starts with me accepting 1 region and ends with me being a Poland"
As pole that hurts xD
I love this series so much. It makes me genuinely feel for the Arcadian struggle.
This is so well made. This is why I love map games. They can be turned into cinematic rollercoasters.
Since Gran Colombia has so many unaccepted pops, and his war exhaustion is close to reaching 100...in all cases, whether he wins next week or not, he's just reached the point of no return from the cycle of perpetual revolts
Really enjoyed this chapter, especially the editing. Keep it up spud!
The quality of your videos is supreme, i feel like i am watching a movie everytime, thank you
This is one of the best pieces of media I've ever seen. You are truly making narratives that are on par with real history/movies
Everything about this is great. The cinematic quality, the desire of every single one of us subscribers to see the Arcadian Dream fulfilled, the hatred towards the Col*mbians. Even if the Grand Finale turns out to bitter us, this adventure will be forever remembered.
6:40 Pretty epic that passage is, not gonna lie.
Long time fan and i follow your series religiously, sometimes i come back and rewatch the old ones. Keep it up youll blow up soon
I will say that this has captivated me like no other lets play has in a long time tbh. Came from the Belgium series which got randomly recc'd to me. Great editing and storytelling.
The biggest Comeback of them all
23:47
It was then that the Belgian Diplomat took his tea cup and yelled
*"This is what will become of your empire!"*
and threw the cup onto the floor shattering it. The diplomat then stormed out of the embassy furious.
Truly fantastic editing on this one!
"Tonight we dine in hell"
My god these are the best videos I’ve seen. Music selection is 100/10
These videos are amazin, i have been rewatching the muscovy and scandi series and you have actually improved very much doesnt mean i didnt enjoy your previous series, would love it if you brought out more videos like these but they propably take a lot of effort to make which i appreciate! Top content on youtube hands down!
Spudgun, every video of Victoria 2 Multiplayer of yours is brilliant. Keep it up, lad :)
started on the muscovy series and i’m in love with your channel. you got me back into the game
Netflix should buy these series
Thanks for your effort brother, there isn't plenty of edited 30+ min on youtube nowadays.
Never has a RUclips series out me through so much emotion
This legendary game has 10 half-hour episodes for 40 in-game years....
It is for epic stories like this that I love this channel
When I heard the Droid army march I was ready to watch the greatest war of all time
Spud i have to know did you personally play 26:23 on the tin whistle or how tf did you find that
!!
That was just amazing, I don't think I have laughed so hard in months.
Knowing his commitment, he definitely could play it personally
ruclips.net/video/3b-8F-VE5Ng/видео.html
But probably this
"Whehhh If I lose this war then you gain something whehhhh"
*-Grand Colombia all game-*
I mean it worked out for him. He played the North Americans off each other. Got European/Japans help when he needed it the most. Got South America to leave him and then let or got them to kill each other.
Now he is in the Russian Mode of not one step back and Spud is running into the issue the Germans did you can have great defence and plans but it wont matter if that nation has a leader who is willing to send every single man woman and child to the front and break your army before he breaks apart.
Emotional rollercoaster
When the Colombian waves came I genuinely was scared for the people in the battles
This is one of my favorite series on youtube
GC: "It ends with me being a Poland."
PLC: "Hey I resent that bro."
That made me fucking lose it.
Gran Colombia was possibly the best arch enemy i’ve ever seen in a vic2 game. You gotta root for Spud in the series, but Gran Colombia is a really good player and really made the series what it is. He made a lot of good plays and made a bunch of honorable moves towards Spud in the later half of the Arcadian wars. He’s gotta be in my top 3 favorite players throughout these games for sure
Qingqiu is up there as well such a loyal ally to the end.
I never wanted someone to win so much in a game
The peace talks here are like the dialogue options in fallout new vegas 100 charisma ending with the legion
26:04 Look at the chat
Japan: "Just surrender bro."
Taiping: "Just lick my nuts bro"
Japan: "Sorry bro, they're so small I can't find them"
its so weird that u can fight him after he had so many won wars and expanded so rapidly
GC has a huge population of unaccepted pops with very low literacy to start. Nations like his tend to be outpaced by the mid-game. The fact that he has been involved in bloodbath wars non-stop since day 1 has only help to limit his long term potential, since his human wave tactics suicide good pops, and wars give you a giant penalty to immigrant attraction. GC is a country that is basically running on inertia, he’s way less powerful than he should be.
@@ShortVideosRUs well not getting the immigration shouldnt be a big deal since he occupied all of inca and most of plantegenia... he should have enouth pops with that
but what i get from this is, that either way gran colombia is weaker than arcadia no matter what u do. Mid/late Arcadia is 100% stronger - if u use early game advantage u lose anyway cause ur literacy and tech is so shitty...
Best part of the week! Keep up the good work Spud!
I was waiting forever for this one, thanks!
This is the only RUclips series that gets me emotional.
The final showdown, this is it.
I can see the writing on the wall and anyone who insists otherwise is in disbelief...this is going to be heartbreaking next week.
Why am I getting chills over a map game?
Nah man it’s more than that, this is the dream of a unified Arcadia. Believe in final victory!
I legitimately got goosebumps when the final showdown was teased
Gotta love that Barry Lyndon soundtrack
Yoo, spudgun you should make a playlist with all the songs you use for these vids cuz they hype me up like nothing else. I need these songs in mi day to day plz.
Good idea
This reminds me of the native Americans where they fought each other and lost many warriors only to be extinguished by the European colonialist. Bickering over pride, small amounts of resources, and little cultural differences only to be wiped out and nearly forgotten. I’m sure this story has happened over and over again in history and now it’s playing itself out in a map game. Interesting...
Oi Spudgun, you're a true legend
Perfect way to spend 3:00 am.
God damn I might have to become a patron too your too god damn good at this spud
"I resent that bro." My sides.
Gran Colombia all game while winning every war: if I lose one province it's over for me
Arcadia.. o7. F
Would love to see you play the Dual Monarchy next game
17:04 dude wtf you almost made me cry over on a map game.
Godspeed and good luck.
Grand Finale is next!?! I wanna see this go into the 1930s, I'm loving this series
I hope gran Colombia has a good rest of the game. Even if he’s the bad guy for the campaign so far, he’s done a great job so far
By the way, there's another passage to your lands through Vinland. Vinland and Gran Colombia share a border in the north.
Here we go waiting another week for my favourite TV series ;d
You do have to give it to Gran Colombia tho. He has played the American position very well and he has up until this point prevented a second great nation in North America.
If Columbia is so worried about its north, wouldn't some kind of alliance proposal be somewhat rational solution?
His logic is that if he doesn’t constantly curb stomp the Arcadians that they will rapidly eclipse him. He’s right.
Also remember it was Plantagenia who joined spain on that early war of independence, starting the infinite cycle of violence
@@ShortVideosRUs hmm, fair enough
Yup I was right lol
BASED!!!
I swear to god, this mp really feels like a real world diplomacy
I almost screamed when I saw this in my notifications 😂😂
Bloodbath...The Bloodbath never changes...
thanks spud
Dull Monarchy
GOD why didn't I think of that
Impressive. Very nice.
It took me a second to see the joke.
That build up to the GC war gave me goosebumps
I get so fucking pumped for these uploads
Get ready for the hour long vicky 2 finale lol
There was a lot of smooth brains in this whole game, and if Columbia goes into a revolt, it'll be over for him, regardless of his army, that be the only saving grace for the Confederacy, with high exhaustion, its not impossible.
Outstanding editing as always, fuckin love this shit
Always the highlight of my day :)
16:40 These stock images though.
Spudgun is coming with a clown car so big, yet so small, GC can't even speak without stuttering. I'd say declare totallen krieg on them! To make sure!