I STILL Can't Believe This is REAL - Star Wars: Empire at War 2022 Review - Star Wars Day Special

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • HAPPY STAR WARS DAY AND MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!
    Now that that's out of the way, I thought I'd do something special this day and month! For the month of May, we're doing a series on Star Wars games, beginning with none other than Star Wars: Empire at War, also known as the best Star Wars strategy game of all time, and one that definitely deserves a sequel! Empire at War was fantastic when it released in 2006, and is still a unique marvel today. But what exactly makes it so great? That's what we're here to find out!
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Комментарии • 318

  • @asgerkrogh5671
    @asgerkrogh5671 2 года назад +732

    Not to mention that Petroglyph pulled a fast one and released a patch after 15 years for the game that made it even more accessible for modders :D

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +65

      Man that’s awesome! Are they even alive anymore? What do they do now??

    • @asgerkrogh5671
      @asgerkrogh5671 2 года назад +61

      @@AndysTake Most recently they remastered the command and conquer collection iirc :)

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +29

      @@asgerkrogh5671 oh interesting :)

    • @gomperhooblet
      @gomperhooblet 2 года назад +11

      @@asgerkrogh5671 not a huge fan of those games but still, good for them for doing this kind of work!

    • @jcampos002
      @jcampos002 2 года назад +7

      Shame the GOG edit didn't get the update.

  • @jaywerner8415
    @jaywerner8415 2 года назад +107

    Remember, THIS GAME CAME OUT IN 2006! 2000-2010 truly was the golden age of gaming. And its Arguably BETTER THEN TOTAL WAR these days. And they KEPT SUPPORTING IT even till this day, they even reenabled Multiplayer. (Steam version only) The most unique thing about Empire At War is that it combines GROUND AND SPACE battles, in REAL TIME with TACTICAL BATTLES. (seriously this is just Total War in Real Time)
    The base game is grate, still has a bug or 2 but with the support the game continues to get (i hope) im sure they will eventually be fixed. the MODS are where its at though, Fall of the Republic if your looking for Clone Wars, Awakening of the Rebellion if your looking for something similar yet different.
    Then their is EAW Remake.....haven't played it yet but, it changes ALOT of things about the game that i feel makes it different from EAW is supposed to be. BUT THOSE GRAPHICS, the game never looked SO GOOD.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +13

      Jay, I think I must agree with you. Even though we have truly amazing titles from the last decade and this one as well, say The Witcher 3, God of War, Dark Souls 1-3 and Elden Ring, the games from 2000-2010 just hit different… so fricking good, rarely was I disappointed, and I KEEP PLAYING THEM 15 years later! It’s insane, man. Will definitely have to check out those mods.

    • @hoplon88
      @hoplon88 2 года назад +1

      better than total war? yeah right.

    • @jaywerner8415
      @jaywerner8415 2 года назад

      @@hoplon88 Im quite serious actually. They are basically the same thing, obviously EAW is a RTS so its not quite the same but they are very similar.
      Total War, Turn Based Campaign map with Real time tactical battles.
      Empire At War, Real time campaign map (their is a pause button for both Campaign and the battles), real time tactical battles.
      You build buildings, recruit units, you get income every "week" to spend on units and buildings. You even have hero units just like TW WH but they are far more balanced and the AI is ACTUALLY CONFIDENT unlike TWs AI which has barely improved over the past 10 years.
      And just like TW the mods just make the game better, but the game itself is already good in its own right.

    • @flawlessvic
      @flawlessvic 2 года назад +2

      Mass Effect 2 was released in January 2010. No doubt the capstone on the best gaming era.

    • @tiagomoreira8742
      @tiagomoreira8742 Год назад +1

      Wow I played it back then and you telling me multiplayer still strong and going?
      Mods to play with multiplayer ?

  • @fractured_heart0989
    @fractured_heart0989 2 года назад

    Recommend you space invade with only a wings, you are basically unstoppable

  • @ryuu6205
    @ryuu6205 2 года назад +1

    guessing the 79 is because mods aren´t counted and it is those mods that make the game have this long life. i am still playing the game after 16 years because of those mods and new versions of my favorite mods have just been updated. Always a good thing

  • @Our.cat-777
    @Our.cat-777 2 месяца назад

    Small question: should I buy it in 2024? I'm going to buy a PC both for videogames and for school, now it's in the middle of summer, and I'm looking to get this game too. Should I?

  • @starstudiosRPG
    @starstudiosRPG 2 года назад +1

    There’s republic mods

  • @nsawatchlistbait289
    @nsawatchlistbait289 2 года назад +1

    Oh

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      hahaha that's your favorite reply isnt it?

    • @nsawatchlistbait289
      @nsawatchlistbait289 2 года назад +2

      @@AndysTake yee. My favorite reply whenever I see something I've never seen before and don't know what to say

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      @@nsawatchlistbait289 I like it! Oh wow you’ve never heard of Empire at War?! :O man, you need to play this!

    • @nsawatchlistbait289
      @nsawatchlistbait289 2 года назад +2

      @@AndysTake I must but I got no PC 😭

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      @@nsawatchlistbait289 one day :)

  • @Cotac_Rastic
    @Cotac_Rastic Год назад +1

    One of the most janky and unplayable pieces of trash i've had the displeasure of playing.

  • @Asraeks
    @Asraeks 2 года назад +519

    Great game, from a more civilized age.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +30

      You said it!

    • @diego2817
      @diego2817 2 года назад

      Galactic battlegrounds is 10x betterz that's why no one played this game back in the day.

    • @MrGiselbart
      @MrGiselbart 2 года назад +10

      @@diego2817 Galatic Battlegrounds was just Age of Empires 2 in a Star Wars Coat, was it not?

    • @diego2817
      @diego2817 2 года назад +2

      @@MrGiselbart not entirely, the engine was heavily modded support different mechanics, shield generators, air units, cores etc...

    • @Actaruz
      @Actaruz 2 года назад +4

      @@diego2817 Who are you to speak for everyone else? I played the hell out of it and I wasn't the only one. Don't put everyone in the same bag as you.

  • @mowtow90
    @mowtow90 2 года назад +197

    This game still holds to this day. Whats even better is the modding community. The 3 major mods "Republic at war" , "the Clone Wars" , "Thrawn's revange" gave it new life.

    • @EnragedByCorn
      @EnragedByCorn Год назад +10

      I've sunk so many hours into Thrawns Revenge and Fall of the Republic. Playing my New Republic campaign as I write this.

    • @Thegamingdino133
      @Thegamingdino133 Год назад +11

      Don't forget the remake mod

    • @coltooon946
      @coltooon946 Год назад +8

      Republic at war and the clone wars mod are really outdated, fall of the republic is the new one plus you forgot about aotr and the remake mod.

    • @thalmoragent9344
      @thalmoragent9344 Год назад

      ​@@EnragedByCorn
      Yep, same, those 2 are amazing

    • @TK--hf6db
      @TK--hf6db Год назад +1

      @@coltooon946 Republic is getting updates again so it's more worth the time than it already was

  • @NightshadeDE
    @NightshadeDE 2 года назад +48

    As I’m sure other mention the modding community has kept this game alive. Modern huge overalls that might as well be sequels like Awakening of the Rebellion, Thrawns Revenge, Fall of the Republic (best prequel era mod IMO) , And the “Remake” mod. Sincerely despite this never getting an official sequel, try out some of those mods and you will not be disappointed!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +5

      I definitely will, thank you for the tips! I think Fall of the Republic is first on the list :D

    • @NightshadeDE
      @NightshadeDE 2 года назад +6

      @@AndysTake if you end up enjoying them would be interesting to perhaps see your take in another video after experiencing at least some on what that have to offer!

  • @cornblaster7003
    @cornblaster7003 2 года назад +132

    I love the mods in this game, they make it a completely new experience. I hope if they ever make a sequel to this game they'll keep mod support

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +2

      Yeah so many love the mods :D

    • @cornblaster7003
      @cornblaster7003 2 года назад +1

      @@AndysTake also apparently there is a possibility of a sequel sometime soon, although EA's still got exclusivity so we gotta wait until that's gone first I think. also awakening of the rebellion (AOTR for short) is a lot of fun as a starter mod since it takes the galactic civil war setting from the original and just fleshes it out a ton

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      @@cornblaster7003 yes, I’ve heard they’re actively working on it right now! I’m so excited, I really hope it’s going to be an Empire at War-like game

    • @Revkor
      @Revkor 2 года назад +2

      @@AndysTake there is Fall of the Republic. there is your clone wars era right there

    • @SpaceStick
      @SpaceStick Год назад

      I am a bit late here but the fall of the republic mod is incredible and that all of the mods in general make the game one of my favorites to this day

  • @BluMacaw
    @BluMacaw 2 года назад +48

    Funny fact, this was the first game I played as a kid and it’s still high on my list due to have good and replayable it is.

  • @samrickard1529
    @samrickard1529 2 года назад +49

    I always thought it would be cool to start a game as a leader in the Clone Wars, and then after Order 66 to be forced to chose a side in the Galactic Civil war... taking some of those resources from the previous conflict with you.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +3

      That sounds awesome, dude!

    • @cornblaster7003
      @cornblaster7003 2 года назад +7

      that exists to some extent in fall of the republic, it allows you to chose who you want to side with during order 66 and if you side with palpatine you start getting imperial star destroyers (called imperator class in game) sadly it doesn't go fully into the galactic civil war era

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      @@cornblaster7003 daaaaaamn! Will definitely check that out!

  • @kingarthur7250
    @kingarthur7250 2 года назад +22

    This was from made when great games were made. Before EA ruined it all. Before micro transactions. Starwars empire at war was amazing....lve never seen a strategy game as good ..can't believe it hasn't been remade....everyone would buy it.

  • @theone-tg4ey
    @theone-tg4ey 2 года назад +37

    a golden age indeed , classic

  • @sebaaullador1292
    @sebaaullador1292 2 года назад +9

    Space battles=God
    Land battles= meh

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +3

      Hahaha the space battles were definitely my favourite as well, but I really think the land battles were fun as well!

    • @jonathanbeutel5984
      @jonathanbeutel5984 2 года назад +5

      Commanding legions of storm troopers supported by AT-ATs and AT-STs was peak Star Wars!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +2

      @@jonathanbeutel5984 oh yes! Hey man I saw one of your comments and was gonna respond, but it got removed or something :O

    • @Asraeks
      @Asraeks 2 года назад +3

      I feel like space battles were more fun and more spectacular but land battles gave much more tactical options and let you win against overwelming forces

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +2

      @@Asraeks I think you’re right, some of those heroes and units were amazingly balanced and had some super fun abilities!

  • @BIGluisluis
    @BIGluisluis 2 года назад +9

    And you don't even talked about the myriad of awesome mods the game have

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +2

      Very true! This is based on the vanilla game, might cover the mods in the future :)

    • @Sakarraterrum
      @Sakarraterrum 2 года назад

      @@AndysTake you shouñd try Republic at War, which make the Clone Wars playable in the game

  • @KaiserMattTygore927
    @KaiserMattTygore927 2 года назад +14

    its just true, that Video games in the 00's gave us more out of the box.
    so many games in the last decade and some change have been ridden with mtx and content reserved for a future payment.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +4

      you're right :/ I really miss the days without microtransactions and excessively long dev times.. we got massive new games almost every year or two from the same devs, now that often takes twice that time, and even then with so many more bugs and lacking features, it seems.

  • @Da__goat
    @Da__goat 2 года назад +13

    If petroglyph could release a new updated version of the game people would go absolutely nuts. The game engine really slows things down and it’s a significant bottleneck. The modding community for this game has kept it alive for so long. The 4.0 release of the galactic civil war mod, Thrawns revenge, the Republic at war mods, show how much potential the game has

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +3

      You’re so right. I REALLY hope that we get fabled new Star Wars strategy game soon, and that it’s an Empire at War-like, but even more ambitious

  • @jonathanbeutel5984
    @jonathanbeutel5984 2 года назад +7

    I'm not sure why my comment was removed. That is super annoying.
    I just wanted to say that this game was a big slice of my childhood and Star Wars is my Fandom of choice (although I do enjoy many!).
    It was nice to come home after my trip to see this video! I used to love scrolling through the star wars website for hours as a kid!
    I would love to watch you play one of the new mods! I only dipped my toes recently but it is so good!
    By the way, you asked if the drink I mentioned was Japanese or not on a previous video. I was enjoying a grape juice with bits of aloe while watching this video. You can get it only in the vending machines here!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +3

      Thank you for taking the time to comment again, hate it when YT does that! Im glad to hear you’re a fellow Star Wars fan! :D
      I miiiight do something on the mods at a later date, definitely a treasure trove there! Although, can you believe I’ve never played a EAW mod 👀
      The drink sounds delicious! I bet there are so many drinks in Japan I’d love that I haven’t even thought of exists haha

    • @jonathanbeutel5984
      @jonathanbeutel5984 2 года назад +2

      @@AndysTake, the longer I stay the more good ones I find that I like lol. Although my usual drink is now green tea or black tea with milk which I picked up from an English friend when I was living in Galicia, Spain.
      I enjoy watching your content so the least I can do is share some stuff I think you might find interesting about Japan or otherwise!

    • @jonathanbeutel5984
      @jonathanbeutel5984 2 года назад +1

      @@AndysTake I also only just downloaded one of them recently. They are now so easy to download through the workshop on steam. You essentially just press one button and subscribe to the mod and boom. Updated visuals and gameplay.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      @@jonathanbeutel5984 yeah definitely, I’ve noticed. It’s awesome that EAW has steam workshop support. And I’m excited to hear about more drinks in upcoming videos ;)

    • @jonathanbeutel5984
      @jonathanbeutel5984 2 года назад +1

      @@AndysTake, oh no. I'm going to become the drink guy in the comments :D

  • @julonkrutor4649
    @julonkrutor4649 2 года назад +9

    One thing you forgot to say: It got an update around a year ago from the devs for the modders .... and the mods are just outright better then most "modern" RTS´s

  • @cmdrpanorpa8631
    @cmdrpanorpa8631 2 года назад +10

    An amazing game to check out would be X-wing alliance from the 90s.
    There is a huge community modding project for that game that has redone basically the entire game at this point, integrated head tracking, improved the engine, and more. On top of that there is a team that brought the old Tie Fighter flight game into this new updated X-wing alliance engine, and are working on a re-imagining of the tie fighter campaign with much bigger battles taking advantage of modern technology.

  • @JIMvc2
    @JIMvc2 2 года назад +11

    Another weakness of the Imperial ships is the MC30c frigate. The Rebel A.I loves to spam that ship lol.
    Amazing video! :D

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      Thank you so much! :D hahaha those damn rebels!

    • @peterpanzer5058
      @peterpanzer5058 2 года назад +2

      Victory counter spam up until ISDs XD

    • @cornblaster7003
      @cornblaster7003 2 года назад +2

      I mean those things are called capital ship killers in the lore lol, so makes sense they'd be good against the empire which only really has capital ships

  • @itsgrego5186
    @itsgrego5186 2 года назад +2

    Must play mods. Remake Mod, Thrawns Revenge, and Awakening of the Rebellion. Try them. You won't be disappointed if you love a challenge

  • @spartanspaghetti2983
    @spartanspaghetti2983 2 года назад +14

    The mods for this game are insane!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +3

      I know, they're crazy! Which is your favorite? :D

    • @spartanspaghetti2983
      @spartanspaghetti2983 2 года назад +4

      Fall of the Republic - no AAA rts garbage even comes close to what Corey and his team accomplished!

    • @EmpiresEGG
      @EmpiresEGG 2 года назад +1

      @@AndysTake Thrawn’s revenge is really great especially because of the new updates

  • @Lampman.
    @Lampman. 2 года назад +6

    I like the macro rts wich means I get times where I'm waiting for things to build and units to move wich let's my zoom in and watch the war happen

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад

      Yea that’s one of the great things about RTS games like this :)

  • @jameslewis2635
    @jameslewis2635 2 года назад +4

    It's not the stock campaigns that make this game great, it's the mods. Mods like Thrawns Revenge have been continuously developing and tweaking this game ever since it was releassed all the way up to this day. There are story campaigns that when played in sequence can cove all the way from the Clone Wars right the way up to shortly before the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. There are also newer multi-player modes but the single player campaigns are what show the real strengths of this game. Also some of the mod campaigns actually manage to make the ground combat fun which is something that the original never really managed to do.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад

      What’s so great about Thrawn’s revenge? :)

    • @Losrevan
      @Losrevan 2 года назад

      @@AndysTake Try it, it will blow you away from how much deeper the Galactic Conquest experience becomes. If you want to see empire at war completely changed and with 2016 Visuals take a look at the Remake mod. There are so many things, that were thought impossible, achieved by the modding community of this game.

  • @jccusell
    @jccusell 2 года назад +4

    This game made me fall of my chair. How in the name of all that is gaming goodness can a 16 year old game stand the test of time this well?

  • @chellybub
    @chellybub 2 года назад +7

    Woah woah woah woah, wait.... Andy is real? I always assumed he was a well programmed AI with a love for total war conversion mods 😂 May the fourth be with you all ❤️

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +2

      Hey, Chelsea! :D Hahaha, you wouldnt be too far off! But Andy is indeed real! My "introduction" was with the Kingdoms video on monday ;) feel free to check it out if you haven't already :D

    • @chellybub
      @chellybub 2 года назад +1

      @@AndysTake I havent, thanks for letting me know, I have so much in my feed and so many notifications I sometimes miss things. I will check it out ;) Thanks for always being an awesome creator Andy, love your work!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      @@chellybub Thank you for saying that :) and yeah, there’s so much in everyone’s feed haha. Have a great one!

  • @TiGGowich
    @TiGGowich 2 года назад +7

    I absolutely LOVED empire at war. I was so hoping this game would get a remake or sequel one day... my favorite star wars game

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад

      The hope still lives :)

  • @crmesson22k
    @crmesson22k 2 года назад +6

    So many good mods for these games.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +3

      Absolutely, really need to dive into them one day soon

  • @alejandrop.s.3942
    @alejandrop.s.3942 2 года назад +2

    Which one is the best galactic strategy game? Sins of a Solar Empire, Endless Space, Stellaris, this one...?

  • @zackzeed
    @zackzeed 2 года назад +3

    Hands down one of my favorite SW games and also one of the first games i played on pc when i was smol 👌
    Planning on making a remake of the game in the future as i'm currently learning how to code and make games.
    (No this is not supposed to be a brag of any kind)
    You simply can't trust any big studio to make a solid game anymore 😕

  • @Fatefly
    @Fatefly 2 года назад +4

    Hi Andy! Just recently I begun watching your videos and its incredible the good variety of games you cover. I remember seeing an old friend playing this game and thinking how cool it was, but at the end I never knew how It was called and I started playing other RTS like Warcraft, and just forgot about this one. Now that I've seen the video I'll probably give it a try!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад

      Thank you so much for saying that, juanjo! :D That's awesome, I'm so glad you get to play it now! Let me know what you think of it once you've spent some time with it!

  • @definitelynotadam
    @definitelynotadam 2 года назад +3

    9:40 there is a mod for that - Empire at War: Fall of the Republic

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад

      I’m definitely checking that out :D

  • @l.s.9095
    @l.s.9095 2 года назад +4

    The Ewok-Suicide-Bomber unit from the Syndicate still lives rent free in my mind today.

  • @beaupeterson188
    @beaupeterson188 2 года назад +3

    Some of you may not know this, but this game was a sort of successor to Star Wars Rebellion 1998. I don’t know why we haven’t got a new land and space Star Wars strategy game with modern graphics. It could be so great.

    • @Retro_Gamer113
      @Retro_Gamer113 Месяц назад

      It's because strategy games have lost popularity throughout the years. for example total war: warhammer 3 is at the time the most ambitious strategy game ever made, but it does not have a large audience.

  • @Manwu5
    @Manwu5 2 года назад +3

    Diamond in gaming history ...love this game

  • @lyhthegreat
    @lyhthegreat 2 года назад +2

    2006 was a great year for RTS fans with battle of middle earth II and this game..

  • @looseycanon
    @looseycanon 2 года назад +2

    I do not know, what inspires more dread in anyone, than having to face down Vader AND Thrawn in a single battle.

  • @Malbeefance
    @Malbeefance 2 года назад +1

    DUDE! Time stamp 5:51, was that the Arc Hammer with that Imperial fleet? If so, AWESOME tribute to another great Star Wars Game; Dark Forces.
    I hope you plan to review Star Wars Rebellion. I know the game gets a lot of hate but it is my favorite and I'd love to see a modernized version of the game.

  • @raider762
    @raider762 2 года назад +2

    And with the expansion pack you could play as the Consortium or the criminals.

  • @taahasiddiqui1071
    @taahasiddiqui1071 11 месяцев назад +1

    This game, og battlefront and age of empires was my childhood for PC games. On PlayStation it was gran Turismo games.

  • @redeyegaming0798
    @redeyegaming0798 2 года назад +2

    This is actually the first game i played that actually got me to strategy games such as Hearts of Iron 4

  • @illogical_hippie
    @illogical_hippie 2 года назад +1

    If you think this is good. Try the Star Wars mod "New Dawn" for the game Stellaris. It's amazing!

  • @Perceval777
    @Perceval777 2 года назад +2

    Check out Fall of the Republic, it's a great Clone Wars mod!

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      I definitely will!

  • @raider762
    @raider762 2 года назад +1

    Also must fight them with an interdicter, then they can't run.

  • @Naduron0
    @Naduron0 2 года назад +1

    still do and Star Wars Galactic Battlergrounds until windows 10 hates using it.. -.-

  • @carldooley9344
    @carldooley9344 2 года назад +5

    When I first played Empire at War, I loved the space combat and tried to skip the fighting on the worlds.
    With the present perspective, I can say that I was the Covenant.
    Nowadays, I just play Sins of a Solar Empire Interregnum mod.

    • @stuglife5514
      @stuglife5514 2 года назад +1

      I’m on my first playthrough of this game now, basically a blind playthrough of galactic conquest as the empire, all 42 planets. (I did play the tutorials of course, and no mods yet) and my strategy is that the rebels can’t take planets if every choke point and planet is protected by a big fuck off fleet. I just reached day 30 in the war, and had my first engagement with the main rebel fleet. It was Home one, a few blockade runners, two missile cruisers, and a few nebulon Bs. I showed up with two ISDs, 3 victory class SDs, 3 acclimators, and like 8 patrol craft. Rebel fleet didn’t stand a chance.

  • @williamalvarez9563
    @williamalvarez9563 10 месяцев назад +1

    At the moment of this post the game is on special at steam $6.99 is there is a good time to get it is now.

  • @techstepman
    @techstepman 2 года назад +1

    i still play this....just sub at the empire at war remake mod in steam and enjoy

  • @lucaweimann6548
    @lucaweimann6548 2 года назад +1

    Dude check the mods
    Mods are the reason that I play this game till this day

  • @chrisjordan2784
    @chrisjordan2784 Год назад +1

    When video games where actually something to remember

  • @noahcunningham3166
    @noahcunningham3166 Год назад +1

    Play the mod Republic at War if your more of a prequels guy

  • @Punggles
    @Punggles 2 года назад +3

    Hey man nice Woody 😏

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад

      Why thank you! It even says “Andy” underneath the boot ;)

  • @ericmcquisten
    @ericmcquisten 2 года назад +2

    Still one of my favorite RTS games of all time, as well as one of my favorite Star Wars games of all time.

  • @apolakigamingandmore6376
    @apolakigamingandmore6376 2 года назад +2

    2:38 The Empire are the bad guys? I thought in History they taught us that the Rebels are the bad guys, maybe not, just kidding, I believe that Rebels or Rebellions in a common sense, are good, or there are reasons behind it, lol! But I'm not a Star Wars Fan, but I love it! I wanna buy this game in 2022 and thank you for this review video! :D

    • @vin1785
      @vin1785 2 года назад

      well, if you wanna be technical the rebellion blew up a massive space station which was being worked on by MANY MANY civilian workers, ig the rebels (lorewise) are attempting to do the right thing for the right reasons but still sometimes make mistakes, the empire is just your standard oppresive regime with evil/militaristic leadership. ig they both aren't really good and it just comes down the lesser of the two evils if you wanna think about it like that haha.... i would get this game its a great star wars game, especially with mods.

  • @francisbell1961
    @francisbell1961 2 года назад +1

    Wish they remake this or do and second one but I can see developers now messing it up for fans with pay walls

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад

      I’d love a remake or a second one :(

  • @ProdAlarick
    @ProdAlarick 2 года назад +1

    I still play this gome just modded and I totally forgot that the empire has the Arc Hammer in the base game. :D If you looking forward to play this game I can recommend Awakening of the Rebellion(Really hard but so cool mod) and Empire at War Expanded:Thrawn's Revenge(Post ednor Imperial Civil war era mod with tons of unique factions and nice heros+mechanics) lastly Empire at War Expanded: Fall of The Republic(Clone wars era mod from the Thrown's Revenge team,ths one is new and not as polished as Thrawn's Revenge but still one of the best mods),there are EaW Reworked but I didn't try that one so I can't say an opinion about it.

  • @silvanjuschus6192
    @silvanjuschus6192 2 года назад +1

    Well, the title states "empire at war in 2022". This is why I was pretty disappointed of the fact you didn't really mention the amaazing mods which truly kept this game alive. I think pretty much noone plays the game now for its intended purpose but rather for the literally amazing mods which people like corey loses gave us. Nonetheless good video, was just really disappointed.
    Try out Thrawn's revenge/Fall of the Republic/Republic at war, some of my favourite mods

  • @NYG5
    @NYG5 2 года назад +1

    Empire at War had the battle mode that Star Wars Rebellion needed, and Rebellion had the grand RTS elements that EaW needed

  • @brandonmentrasti3623
    @brandonmentrasti3623 4 дня назад

    The mods for this game are amazing too thrawn revenge and awakening of the rebellion are top tier

  • @danielwattam546
    @danielwattam546 2 года назад +1

    Had to blink a few times when video started as I thought it was Matt Damon. Legend for this review though mate 👏

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      Loool hahha why Matt Damon tho haha

    • @danielwattam546
      @danielwattam546 2 года назад +1

      @@AndysTake just that good looking mate 😂😂 spitting image

  • @HotelWhiskey333
    @HotelWhiskey333 2 года назад +1

    Try Thrawns Revenge with the ship and troop mods and larger Galaxy. It’s amazing.

  • @portman8909
    @portman8909 2 года назад +1

    This with the remake mod is the best star wars gaming experience.

    • @njmfff
      @njmfff 11 месяцев назад

      Where can I get that remake mod? I would love to play this again on modern PC. :)

  • @martinroner5688
    @martinroner5688 3 месяца назад

    Love that game to bits since release.
    But seriously, ISD and MonCal cruisers aren't that good. They only have Turbolaser and Ion cannon batteries, which are only good against cruiser class ships and up. They're useless against fighter and bomber craft. And thus you get a stone paper scissors type of game. Bomber>capital ships>cruiser/frigate>bomber.

  • @jbol2454
    @jbol2454 11 дней назад

    Star Wars Supremacy is still light years ahead of any other Star Wars strategy game...

  • @TheITGuy84
    @TheITGuy84 2 года назад +1

    Don't forgert the mods

  • @JorgeMartinez-mg4bs
    @JorgeMartinez-mg4bs 2 года назад +2

    I thought I was the only one who loves the prequels imagine a total like game but it’s clones and droids yes pls

  • @lawsie69
    @lawsie69 21 день назад

    I still have this game on cd. However I lost the code to install the game. Gonna have to buy it on steam I guess

  • @captain-chair
    @captain-chair Год назад

    I got this game as a kid and quite honestly... It is probably the game I played the most as a youngling. It would had been Battlefront 2 if I didn't lose that disk in a motel... Long story... :((
    Also a game I have massive nostalgia for.
    I am glad that Empire at War could help me cope with that loss and quite honestly even surpass the nostalgia in a way. Battlefront 2 is more illusive nostalgia as a lot of my thoughts are related to missing the game. Meanwhile Empire at War could run on most computers I owned so it became a go to game when going on trips and around the place and since my dad is a fan of driving and camping trips... This means Empire at War almost feels like a massive part of my childhood. And I honestly think that I can't even imagine what I would be like without it.
    I was young. I am a 2001 kid... I am also a fan of Lego and stuff and this year with the release of the Tie Interceptor set had me pog facing real hard. I haven't bought it yet... But EaW made me love the Tie Interceptor even more than the original Tie Fighter and find the sight of a Tie Interceptor more nostalgic for me than any other Star Wars ship. Because I played FoC quite a lot. And when people play this they ask me what my opinion on Thrawns Revenge or this or that mod is... And quite honestly the truth is... While I imagine those mods are GREAT... I have just been playing vanilla mostly. 😂
    I dabbled in Republic at War mod before the workshop update. And I have even made my own personal custom maps. Theed City, which is something I made for when I play Republic at War but it works on unmodded too of course, and Tantive IV... Which is a land battle inside the Tantive IV... With vehicles. It is a little nonsensical but I think personally I love the level design I made.
    It's an asymmetric push map with the very start of the level having the iconic blasting down of the door scene. Not perfectly accurate of course but still I could show and impress my friends with it. The corridors are not as... Smooth as I wanted but unfortunately the map editor has some limitations when it comes to that. Either way it works pretty decently. There is also a little spawn for the Consortium if you want to do a little bit of trolling. 😁
    I have forever wanted to do something similar for the Battle of Hoth but unfortunately I think the main issue is Hoth is pretty flat and the main issue is you can't really make trenches that easily in the editor. But either day... One day I will and I will then consider actually sharing them online I guess.
    All and all... Autistic Comfort media / Out of Ten. It may not be the GOAT game. But it's my personal GOAT.

  • @njmfff
    @njmfff 11 месяцев назад

    One of the rare times we got Star Wars RTS game for some reason. I don't recall any other SW rts beside this and Battlegrounds, which let's be honest was just reskin of Age of Empires 2. Don't get me wrong, we played the shit out of that one back in the day, but even back then it was obvious to us they just did reskin of AOE2.

  • @Everest2277
    @Everest2277 Год назад

    SWEAW in a nutshell:
    Rebels: Mon Mothma wont shut up long enough to defeat the empire. i lost 3 planets to the death star before she stfu so i could acquire Luke.
    Empire: Just ignore Tarkin he's an idiot.
    Zann: Aww your loyal to how cute #Corruption.
    Thrawn's Revenge Mod: Nuke It From Orbit its the only way to be sure.

  • @eldritchmorgasm4018
    @eldritchmorgasm4018 9 месяцев назад

    Sadly I never played "Star Wars: Enpire at War", no time for that.
    I always liked playing "Star Trek:Armada" though.
    Are there mods like those for that as well?

  • @felps_4500
    @felps_4500 Год назад

    "Sad" Fact: Petroglyph, the dev team who made Empire at War and Forces of Corruption also wanted to make an "EaW 2", but since the SW licence was on EA's hands at the time, they got refused, and right now they've been working on a new game (not Star Wars) and it's unlikely that we'll be seeing an EaW style SW game any time soon, but it's very clear they want to do it, since they still release updates for EaW
    Also, since you're a Prequels guy, I recommend you to try Fall of the Republic, an FoC mod made by the people who made Thrawn's Revenge

  • @KillerMan-jj5ys
    @KillerMan-jj5ys Год назад

    I always play galactic conquest as the empire, I built the Death Star and destroyed every planet, had a fleet of 78 star destroyers, 176 victory class cruisers, 20 broadside cruisers, 20 tartan cruisers, 78 acclamator cruisers and 4 interdicter cruisers used to prevent hyperspace jumps and to completely destroy the rebel fleet

  • @andrewreil3938
    @andrewreil3938 2 года назад +2

    This game is one of my all time favorites. Absolutely fantastic and the mods are insane.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад

      Yes indeed :D

    • @mullet_ps4152
      @mullet_ps4152 2 года назад

      I heard that it has a remake mod can you point me to that?

  • @popcornvader2145
    @popcornvader2145 2 года назад

    There’s 2 mods: Thrawn’s Revenge, and Fall of the Republic, that are the best mods in this game. Since you’re a clone wars fan I’d suggest Fall of the republic first, because you get to experience all the Jedi in land battles and amazing republic and CIS ships.

  • @tonystank3091
    @tonystank3091 Год назад

    If you *don't* think the mods are fully-fledged games on their own, you should play them again. The level of polish on mods like Republic at War and Thrawn's Revenge are just... I have no words.

  • @HAFBeast91
    @HAFBeast91 11 месяцев назад +1

    Man your first 2 strategy games matched mine. My cousin got me into the Battle for Middle Earth 2 and Empire at war. So much fun

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  11 месяцев назад

      the GOATS, man, bless our childhood

  • @WhyrenGP
    @WhyrenGP 11 месяцев назад

    to be fair, wich trillogy you like the most depends on the generation you were born in, because all these movies were aimed at children. my mom loves the originals she saw as kid, i love the prequels wich released during my childhood, and maybe a future generation will realy like the sequels, you already can start seeing the memes crop up.

  • @TheArtkaw
    @TheArtkaw 2 года назад

    I like this game too, but don't be mistaken. It got a mediocre rating because it's kinda shallow, has horrible pathfinding and poor AI, even for its time. A lot of LucasArts games were just that, servicable enough to slap the Star Wars logo on. Yes, it's fun but it can get tedious or lacked complexity in the long run.

  • @olegmajboroda7272
    @olegmajboroda7272 2 года назад +1

    I still like Star Wars: Rebellion more :)

    • @soyentak5076
      @soyentak5076 2 года назад

      same i still have that game in my desk drawer

  • @tonyhawk94
    @tonyhawk94 4 месяца назад

    I bought it in 2006 and still play Republic at War regularily to this day, I just can't get enough haha

  • @filipinorutherford7818
    @filipinorutherford7818 2 года назад

    I really liked this game but the ground battles were really trash. If they made the ground battles like Age of Empires but Star Wars and uprgraded the graphics then this would be a buy for me. Or maybe the ground game like Company of Heroes 2.

  • @MadDogVelare
    @MadDogVelare 2 года назад

    yeah, it hat space and ground battles but lets be honest... the ground battles weren't fun.
    I always let the ground battle auto-resolve since I didn't like them, but oh boy, did I love the space battles

  • @benharder7816
    @benharder7816 2 года назад +1

    Check out EckhartsLadder and CoreyLoses for Empire at War content. They are some of the many who keep the community alive

  • @chrisriley5470
    @chrisriley5470 2 года назад +2

    Was debating on buying this today and you’ve sold me on it, I feel ashamed I never got it before now haha

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +2

      Oh wow, I’m glad I could convince you then! I hope you enjoy it! :D

    • @_chew_
      @_chew_ 2 года назад +1

      If you like the prequel/Clone Wars era, I would suggest also checking out the Republic at War mod for this game.

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад +1

      @@_chew_ what’s the difference between fall of the republic and republic at war?

    • @chrisriley5470
      @chrisriley5470 2 года назад +1

      I haven’t figured out the mods yet idk what’s up:/ but I got a mission in im liking it so far

    • @_chew_
      @_chew_ 2 года назад +1

      @@AndysTake I haven't tried Fall of the Republic as far as I remember, but there are several clone wars mods that basically have the same concept but do it differently. Of the ones I have tried, Republic at War is the one I liked most. It has a really awesome galactic conquest map and it's so well made with so much attention to detail that it barely even feels like a mod. This might also be true about Fall of the Republic, I don't know.

  • @firmanshah6499
    @firmanshah6499 2 года назад

    Ive been played this for years...tbh rebellion force for space ship was tougher n strong than empire...need to nerf those calamari ship.. 1 mon calamari was able to beat 2 empire stardestyoer

  • @destinypedigo
    @destinypedigo 8 месяцев назад

    How is it possible that this never was developed further. Like people will die trying win the lottery but not see the lottery they already posses.

  • @raider762
    @raider762 2 года назад

    The crappy star wars movies stole the plot line from the consortium expansion pack, that they had star destroyers with death star lasers on them. The super star destroyer you are trying to borrow as the criminal faction.

  • @qiwojin1697
    @qiwojin1697 2 года назад +1

    wait what? i am new to this chanell, is this that chad guy from breaking bad???? wtf ! this is crazy

  • @arudimentaryimplant
    @arudimentaryimplant 2 года назад +1

    so cal kestis is reviewing games now

    • @AndysTake
      @AndysTake  2 года назад

      loooool! You think I sound like him?

  • @serdaraytemiz9978
    @serdaraytemiz9978 2 года назад +1

    I own the game and the game owns me :)

  • @isaacapeltz
    @isaacapeltz Год назад

    Dude the prequels are sick. All star wars is sick. Star wars is silly good fun!

  • @edroysol
    @edroysol 11 месяцев назад

    On the steam workshop for this game you can get fall of the republic mod for this

  • @StinkyGreenBud
    @StinkyGreenBud 2 года назад

    Except it runs like shit for some of us on modern PCs. I've tried everything too.

  • @SpelVarld
    @SpelVarld Год назад

    i understand why they did not add campains to the moded versions but it would be so cool if they tried

  • @puffpuffpass3214
    @puffpuffpass3214 Год назад

    As a series I loved the OT more but ROTS is Lucas's magnum opus