Mack's approval is like honesty gold, and honesty is incredibly rare on RUclips these days. I hope developers understand how much people value Mack's ethics.
Dont get me wrong, ive been following Mac for like forever, and i love him. But on some occassions his reviews are wayyy too personal and short sighted. Elden Ring being his biggest fail recently to my knowledge. He wrote it off because it wasnt ported well enough (xbox buttons on pc instead of ps) and due to bad performance which was only really noticable in the first section of the game.
@@parasoldat66 he makes it clear on many occasions he's not a professional reviewer, and isnt interested in being nuanced and balanced , myself I bear that in mind , if you want nuance there's other channels
@@parasoldat66 LOL what a load of lies. I literally could not play the game, go rewatch it and I said am going to review it when it's fixed but on release for myself and loads of other PC users you could not alter the mouse sensitivity, controllers did not work at all. You mention none of this, just the fact the control bindings were wrong, very poor comment indeed.
@@WorthABuyreviews Mac I prefer keyboard over mouse any day of the week but some games are simply ment to play with a controller and Elden Ring is one of those games. Now im not saying the game desereves a 10 or is without flaws cause it wasnt certainly not. But it was easily playable especially after the first part. I dont have a beast pc but it ran just fine with the occasional frame drop, and the controller was litrally plug and play. Elden Ring had been the first game in yearssss that had me craving it while not playing, and for you to just do it away like that didnt feel right. Im glad your willing to give it another go tho also since its totally not your type of game anyway. Still love you tho mac dont be mad at me xxx
For some reason I watch all these videos despite having no intention of playing any new games. Just like the narrative of learning about different games and seeing what the narrator has to say
@@your_backwards_world The channel is not very big because he does not cater to people that act like 10 year olds. He just does a very good job of telling you what to expect from a game. I love some games that have been thumbed down here, i hate some of his favorites ( kcd ) but going in i knew exactly what i was going to get.
"By the time the farmer gets there with his bucket not only is the fire already out but they rebuilt the f'n house" made me spit out my drink. Mack you're hilarious, and I'll go buy this game simply based on your review.
Although I suppose in a way that mechanic makes sense in a game set in oldie worldie times. It's not like they could just get on the blower and tell him to turn back.
@@PJBonoVox Also the other townsfolk must hate the farmer because he walked past about 20 of the people that put out the fire and none of them told him :)
The Devs of this Game are the most awesome Devs ever. I know them from years of Grim Dawn and Titan Quest. You could have state that Mack, we have so few of those kind people that aren't greedy bastards. :(
This game is developed by Crate Entertainment, the creators of the ARPG Grim Dawn. They support their games very, very well and they interact directly with their community. There is no middle man/community manager. So, if you are hesitant because it is in early access and you think it could be abandoned prematurely, you don't have to be. This game is already in a very good state and I can assure you that Crate will develop and enrich this game with new features for a long time to come. Their previous game Grim Dawn was released in 2016 and they still support it with balance patches to this date. Crate is great.
People said something similar about CDPR before cyberpunk aswell. You never know, and a lot of these types of games gets abondoned in my experience, but I hope they dont :)
Dude shows up completely exhausted after sprinting 10 miles with a bucket of water "okay guys i made it wheres the... oh" and all the other villagers laugh at him.
The "my fields resembled slag heaps after 8 years" broke me... I've been really enjoying this game so far today and I appreciate your review. :) Perspective is everything.
With how GrimDawn started in EA - it wasn't bad or anything , just compared to full release it improved x20 - so this game might really be one of the best city builders once it's released. And although city builders ain't my cup of tea - it's gr8 to see crate has talent not only in ARPG field - but still finger's crossed that after Frontier we will get GrimDawn 2 .
I was wondering if this game, apart from anything else, would establish a new graphics engine that could later be used by GD2. They could also use the artwork, which looks straight out of the Grim Dawn universe.
I usually want to like this type of game, but then don't enjoy it very much. Just because this is Crate Entertainment I'll buy it. Even if I don't spend more than 30 minutes in it, they more than deserve my money for what they did with Grim Dawn 🙂
Great devs, was an instant buy for me due to Titan Quest / Grim Dawn. 20 hours in so far and learned a lot. Longest game was my first. At year 22 I was raided without having a militia, had like 150 people up against 30 tough Raiders. Was a slaughter, townsquare was full of dead people and rats, great screenshots :D
Beans, peas, and clovers are legumes with an association with rhizobia bacteria that fix nitrogen into the soil. So it makes sense that they re-fertilize it in game. I might buy this game just for the food growing alone because I love growing it in real life.
Nitrogen: Legumes like beans capture nitrogen from the air and put it into the soil. Other crops use nitrogen from the soil. Crop rotation revolutionised farming. Before that You has to leave the field fallow for a year or two. All this can be avoided with fertilizer, however fertilizer is expensive so even today its only used on higher value crops of very productive farm land. So, end todays lesson :)
Well done posting that. People need to know. Without crop rotation, agribusiness just treats the soil like a sponge for chemicals and it is destroying topsoil the world over. Some estimate there is only 40 years worth of topsoil left if our methods go unchecked.
I purchased this as soon as I possibly could. I've spent enough time playing Grim Dawn to know Crate's work ethic, and how much they put into their games. I wouldn't be remotely surprised if this game sees a handful of dlc, and several hundred patches over its lifetime. Grim dawn still sees humongous balance patches, and patches that add more mechanics.
Mack, I love your reviews and honestly, the fact you only have 295K subscribers just goes to show how little this world appreciates honesty. I really, really miss Macks corner though. You used to have me in tears of laughter when you played games that frustrated you. Like the chicken puzzle game where you had to avoid the spikes. I honestly nearly had a stroke from laughing so much at those videos. I first discovered you from your Mechwarrior videos and when you started doing the Gankenstien stalker, I used to think you were mad, seriously unhinged. But really you're just a very funny, down to earth guy. Do you think you'll ever bring back Macks corner?
Never seen your channel but found this video looking for content on this game and your commentary and accent are amazingly cathartic, looking forward to what else you put out man.
I wish someone would make a (decent) city builder game in a first person game. Not like My Time At Portia, a true place things everywhere and anywhere, help build it all, etc etc. There isn't (at least not that I know of) a game which lets you do that. But I could really get into a game like that. So many indie crafting early access games seem to promise this possibility, but none have
This team made Grim Dawn, which is IMO the true successor to Diablo 2 and best ARPG on the market. (POE is shit don't @ me!) This game is in good hands.
It’s a shame that games like these don’t get released on PSN. Mack great review as usual. I watch all of your reviews whether I think the game is coming to PlayStation or not. Thanks for your hard work.
a game where we can carefully manage farming as oppose to shutting them down like whats happening now.. any way this crop rotation mechanic seems pretty unique and i like that theres some combat even if its fairly minimal.. another great find mac... DING
"or you can get your cows to graze on the field. they'll take a few of the weeds with them and they'll have shits all over your fields" "so you have to really be careful with the food or you're going to be in deep shit" Ahh I see what you did there.
Mack, I only bought this game because of you! I watched your initial video of it, immediately loved it, bought it the second it came out and am loving every second of it still! I wish more developers would recognise how good you are at selling (as long as they produce a good game). Cheers!
I very rarely purchase games on day 1, but I did in this case. Farthest Frontier is an absolute gem of a game. I knew Crate would make a quality product, and they did. Can't wait for future updates. If you're on the fence, I say just get it. It's great fun.
I want Grim Dawn 2 (or some ARPG from them), but I hope this does well. I love Crate, and want nothing but the best for them. If they handle this EA like they did with Grim Dawn's EA, there's nothing to worry about. The game will be finished, and likely enhanced with expansions, from devs who listen and do the work they promise to do.
Just picked this up on Mack's recommendation (and a sale). I was apprehensive about the farming dynamic but then realized it is much like Surviving Mars, which I love. Just getting into this and liking it so far. My weirdest like is the easy of making roads. I'm used to all roads in games like these being straight lines (like Banished) or adding fixed curves (like Frostpunk). Thanks Mack for the recommendation!!!
Found this channel out of the blue to see how this particular game plays and its gameplay... and... ended up laughing out loud a couple of times with the reviewer, what the heck, is this normal? Its like enjoying Christopher Walken playing video games. Damn, I will be sure to subscribe! Hahaha!
And if you mess up your soil beyond saving, the game automatically kicks you out to Surviving the Aftermath (or any other post-apocalyptic game that’s installed). ;)
I'm never going to have time to play this but i still love it. Brings me back to the days when i wad a kid and was playing Settlers, Tropico and Patrician
just had to come back to this video to let you know a couple of things mac!!! first of all............ Like pretty much always, soon as a see you say a game is good, i take a step and think if its in my genre of game. if it is i just blindly buy it!!! over the years watching you i know you have a solid judgement and if you say something is great, i know i wont be disappointed. so i went and bought it. and i love it, probably going to be wanting some next tier buildings at one point in a couple of weeks and after different maps, but i really get lost in it. it does have the faults you mention and i hope they sort them, so thanks again for mentioning them. keep up the great work. I expect a new bell soon, when you review the latest tripe, and i look forward to it. most importantly, keep up the gems whilst you do the bad ones, because iv spent a while wanting a new game to stick my teeth in, and you found me one when i watched this video. and finally take care of yourself, and know you are the best in your field!!!
The pressing questions n being.... Is this a step forward or a step back in relation to the Anno series? I don't fancy buying something that has nothing to offer that I haven't seen before.
And it hopefully it will be a long-lived classic. I know it is too early to make a statement like that (still in early access and needs a little polish), but there is one point on my mind about this: this dev team are quite supportive of mods. I've played many, many more hours of Grim Dawn than I would have because I used mods. Out of the city builders, I still fire up Banished because of the mods that I use. Obviously, you need a solid base for mods, but I feel that it is mods that can add decades onto the life of a good game.
Ok, so the best game ever and a city builder is Pharaoh. It introduced "desirability" to me and that word was a fun challenge among others to understand as a kid. This game has desirability. Reminded me of that legend. I guess it's time to buy this game.
Looking good so far. The worst part about Anno for me was transferring items from island to ship then to another island then back to the ship then to another island... If this doesn't have the ship aspect it could be ideal (in my opinion).
Played 10hr now - a match for Banished, Forest Village & Ostriv - maybe better, time will tell. Need to be able to zoom out & tilt camera more though, feels claustrophobic as is. Pretty excited to find a good, new medieval town builder.
At this moment I'm looking for a game similar to this but with combat elements a bit like They Are Billions, but still gonna put this one on my Steam Wishlist in case I get into a phase where I just want to build and manage some shit again.
If you like City builders then I feel like you get your moneys worth with this as it is and there is a lot more to come, can't see this being abandoned tbh
Very few games put out a demo these days. And there is a set objective, it's called survive! Have no idea what you're talking about when you say low content? The different maps are created by a seed generator which completely changes everything for each game you play.
@@voodoojedizin4353 I am not interested in excuses, a lot of companies actually do demoes, if you didnt live under a rock maybe you would have heard of I don't know, steam demo fest but why check anything, its easier to post nonsense on youtube. There is no campaign, no missions, like TAB was at the beginning - pretty sure TAB was cheaper and then got more content, FF wont get more content, 1 or 2 building levels , bug fixes and done
The UI indeed needs a bit of QOL improvements. For example i spent a long 10 min trying to find which building made barrels; i had to check the online wiki for it. Likewise, there is no in game help or guide you can access from your game, or it's well hidden and i haven't found it. The "tutorials" don't seem to fire either, would have been nice to have one about the farms the first time you build one.
I've been waiting for a Banished follow-up type game for years. I hope this will be it. I've never played a Steam early access game and I hadn't really been planning to (I don't particularity like the idea of playing an unfished game)... might buy this one soon though.
There should be a custom difficulty like in some city builder/survival/management games so you can, for example, have food spoilage and fireman stupidity on a slider or 1-10 kinda thingy.
Having a right tough two months but so glad mack is still making videos, they do help delay/distract my mind away from things that I'm not coping with...might give this game a go or humankind since humankind is on sale and farthest frontier idk if I can cope with this crop rotation thing.
There was this very promising game Manor Lords that is still in developing. There was a time when I watched daily at least once for news about that because it scratched that one itch that banished left behind. This game seems to accomplish the same thing AND it's out. I can't wait to try it out
Tesco delivers me carrots a root veg. That seem to have been picked in 1635 AD that turn to dust and mold within 3 days of putting them in my fridge ;p
@@WorthABuyreviews It's clearly not, in the footage. When you talk about the traders and you're scrolling, its lagging like crazy. When you open menus there's a micro stutter.
@@Plague_Doc22 I can see why he missed that, it was happening while he was showing that menu and the people started that. Something similar happens in cities skylines when the pop gets too big and your cpu has a had time processing traffic.
why is everyone saying an Anno 1800 'successor' as if Anno is dead? Anno 1800 is still fresh as butter, and in fact, I am currently playing Anno 1404 (intend for 1800 later), and yes Farthest Frontier also.
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Mack's approval is like honesty gold, and honesty is incredibly rare on RUclips these days. I hope developers understand how much people value Mack's ethics.
Dont get me wrong, ive been following Mac for like forever, and i love him. But on some occassions his reviews are wayyy too personal and short sighted. Elden Ring being his biggest fail recently to my knowledge. He wrote it off because it wasnt ported well enough (xbox buttons on pc instead of ps) and due to bad performance which was only really noticable in the first section of the game.
@@parasoldat66 he makes it clear on many occasions he's not a professional reviewer, and isnt interested in being nuanced and balanced , myself I bear that in mind , if you want nuance there's other channels
@@parasoldat66 he would have hated elden ring anyway he hated all the other games
@@parasoldat66 LOL what a load of lies. I literally could not play the game, go rewatch it and I said am going to review it when it's fixed but on release for myself and loads of other PC users you could not alter the mouse sensitivity, controllers did not work at all. You mention none of this, just the fact the control bindings were wrong, very poor comment indeed.
@@WorthABuyreviews Mac I prefer keyboard over mouse any day of the week but some games are simply ment to play with a controller and Elden Ring is one of those games. Now im not saying the game desereves a 10 or is without flaws cause it wasnt certainly not. But it was easily playable especially after the first part. I dont have a beast pc but it ran just fine with the occasional frame drop, and the controller was litrally plug and play. Elden Ring had been the first game in yearssss that had me craving it while not playing, and for you to just do it away like that didnt feel right. Im glad your willing to give it another go tho also since its totally not your type of game anyway. Still love you tho mac dont be mad at me xxx
For some reason I watch all these videos despite having no intention of playing any new games. Just like the narrative of learning about different games and seeing what the narrator has to say
Mac Magic
@@your_backwards_world The channel is not very big because he does not cater to people that act like 10 year olds. He just does a very good job of telling you what to expect from a game. I love some games that have been thumbed down here, i hate some of his favorites ( kcd ) but going in i knew exactly what i was going to get.
@@your_backwards_world 300k is big enough. Most larger channels have usually sold out and have watered down their opinions to appeal to more people.
maybe you just need to find better things to do with your life
I think Mack is the only review channel I’m subscribed to. He’s the only one I’m entertained even when I couldn’t care less about the game.
"By the time the farmer gets there with his bucket not only is the fire already out but they rebuilt the f'n house" made me spit out my drink. Mack you're hilarious, and I'll go buy this game simply based on your review.
Although I suppose in a way that mechanic makes sense in a game set in oldie worldie times. It's not like they could just get on the blower and tell him to turn back.
@@PJBonoVox true, but then how did he know a house was on fire miles away? Lol
@@anthonymc4600 I'm guessing he smelled it. I dunno, I didn't think hard enough about my reasoning 😂
@@anthonymc4600 He saw the smoke!
@@PJBonoVox Also the other townsfolk must hate the farmer because he walked past about 20 of the people that put out the fire and none of them told him :)
The Devs of this Game are the most awesome Devs ever. I know them from years of Grim Dawn and Titan Quest.
You could have state that Mack, we have so few of those kind people that aren't greedy bastards. :(
Best channel on RUclips.
Do you have any evidence?
@@TechnoLion1 your feelings hurt?
@@SApcGUY everybody hurts, sometimes
@@SApcGUY Yes
@@Chambers36TheEnter i did and Worthabuy is still the best
This is made by Crate Entertainment, the same developer behind the excellent Grim Dawn.
This game is developed by Crate Entertainment, the creators of the ARPG Grim Dawn. They support their games very, very well and they interact directly with their community. There is no middle man/community manager. So, if you are hesitant because it is in early access and you think it could be abandoned prematurely, you don't have to be. This game is already in a very good state and I can assure you that Crate will develop and enrich this game with new features for a long time to come. Their previous game Grim Dawn was released in 2016 and they still support it with balance patches to this date. Crate is great.
are you the Crate Company's employee?
I was going to say the same thing. Crate has done an excellent job supporting Grim Dawn and I would be shocked if this game were any different.
People said something similar about CDPR before cyberpunk aswell. You never know, and a lot of these types of games gets abondoned in my experience, but I hope they dont :)
Yeah I thought the same thing about Blizzard.
Every time you said "Anno-y" it made me want it even more. Cant beat Anno.
Omg. The farmer running miles for a bucket to put a fire out when the building had been rebuilt. I'm dying. Bloody brilliant 😂😂
Dude shows up completely exhausted after sprinting 10 miles with a bucket of water "okay guys i made it wheres the... oh" and all the other villagers laugh at him.
This actually looks very nice, why am i so surprised? probably because id forgotten what being postively surprised felt like.
I loved Grim Dawn, so regardless if I enjoy this game I'll purchase it for Crate Entertainment's future projects!
The "my fields resembled slag heaps after 8 years" broke me... I've been really enjoying this game so far today and I appreciate your review. :) Perspective is everything.
That snow transition was pristine
"Fisherfolk" *ding* ... not why I watch it, but absolutely why I always come back. Always a pleasure.
I can’t be the only one who whispers “of the developer” right along with him right?… right?
My favorite part. My heart sinks when he says "on steam" instead.
You don't also do "Let's read the words, the words..."?
I repeat "lets read the words, the words" along with him. Every time.
Was looking for a good city builder for a while but didn't see anything that tickled my fancy, this might just be it
I play Anno 1800 off and on, it's still updated a lot
@@Pyke64 it's not on steam that's my gripe tho
@@R3in_Ch tis on Steam lad!
@@tomalderton9895 Tis not, chap. Anno 1404, 2070, and 2205 are on Steam, but not Anno 1800.
There are alot of new city builders, but they look all bad, with low poli or comic artstyle. This and Manor Lords get my interest.
Macs the only reveiwer worth listening too he's honest where reviews are concerned.
"They're takin' me fuckin' snaggers!" Great review and, as usual, had me laughing all the way through!
LOVE THIS! Finally a worthy Anno1800 successor. Thanks Mack, this wouldve gone under my radar!
It's not in the same league as Anno yet but it's certainly looking good.
Sadly nothing comes close to anno 1800/with mods. Ofcourse this is a nice game though with that vibe
With how GrimDawn started in EA - it wasn't bad or anything , just compared to full release it improved x20 - so this game might really be one of the best city builders once it's released.
And although city builders ain't my cup of tea - it's gr8 to see crate has talent not only in ARPG field - but still finger's crossed that after Frontier we will get GrimDawn 2 .
I was wondering if this game, apart from anything else, would establish a new graphics engine that could later be used by GD2. They could also use the artwork, which looks straight out of the Grim Dawn universe.
I usually want to like this type of game, but then don't enjoy it very much. Just because this is Crate Entertainment I'll buy it. Even if I don't spend more than 30 minutes in it, they more than deserve my money for what they did with Grim Dawn 🙂
That's great. Beans, peas and clover are nitrogen fixers for soil.
Great devs, was an instant buy for me due to Titan Quest / Grim Dawn. 20 hours in so far and learned a lot. Longest game was my first. At year 22 I was raided without having a militia, had like 150 people up against 30 tough Raiders. Was a slaughter, townsquare was full of dead people and rats, great screenshots :D
Beans, peas, and clovers are legumes with an association with rhizobia bacteria that fix nitrogen into the soil. So it makes sense that they re-fertilize it in game.
I might buy this game just for the food growing alone because I love growing it in real life.
A guy being delayed in putting out a fire seems like a realistic feature, not a bug lol
Nitrogen: Legumes like beans capture nitrogen from the air and put it into the soil. Other crops use nitrogen from the soil. Crop rotation revolutionised farming. Before that You has to leave the field fallow for a year or two. All this can be avoided with fertilizer, however fertilizer is expensive so even today its only used on higher value crops of very productive farm land. So, end todays lesson :)
Well done posting that. People need to know.
Without crop rotation, agribusiness just treats the soil like a sponge for chemicals and it is destroying topsoil the world over. Some estimate there is only 40 years worth of topsoil left if our methods go unchecked.
Always fun to watch your reviews. I can even watch your videos if the games are uninteresting. Still gold. Never change man.
I purchased this as soon as I possibly could.
I've spent enough time playing Grim Dawn to know Crate's work ethic, and how much they put into their games.
I wouldn't be remotely surprised if this game sees a handful of dlc, and several hundred patches over its lifetime.
Grim dawn still sees humongous balance patches, and patches that add more mechanics.
I don't know much about city builders, but I'm keeping an eye on this one.
Mack, have you checked out Dinkum? it's like My Time In Portia sort of... thought you might like it.
Loving this game so far, for me its the perfect mix of Anno series and Banished. These devs are awesome
Mack, I love your reviews and honestly, the fact you only have 295K subscribers just goes to show how little this world appreciates honesty.
I really, really miss Macks corner though. You used to have me in tears of laughter when you played games that frustrated you. Like the chicken puzzle game where you had to avoid the spikes. I honestly nearly had a stroke from laughing so much at those videos.
I first discovered you from your Mechwarrior videos and when you started doing the Gankenstien stalker, I used to think you were mad, seriously unhinged. But really you're just a very funny, down to earth guy.
Do you think you'll ever bring back Macks corner?
This just made me subscribe. Been watching Mack's videos for ages now. What am I doing. Sorry Mack.
Never seen your channel but found this video looking for content on this game and your commentary and accent are amazingly cathartic, looking forward to what else you put out man.
I don’t watch these reviews because I’m interested in the game…….I watch it because I love Mack’s humor.
Your self conversations crack me up every time.
Crate entertainment are great devs, I’ll happily buy this just to support them. I can see some similar design style from grim dawn here
I wish someone would make a (decent) city builder game in a first person game. Not like My Time At Portia, a true place things everywhere and anywhere, help build it all, etc etc. There isn't (at least not that I know of) a game which lets you do that. But I could really get into a game like that. So many indie crafting early access games seem to promise this possibility, but none have
Dinkum?
Medieval Dynasty fits your description.
I literally spat tea out at the "fisherfolk" comment. Hilarious! Gotta be careful watching Mack when you have a beverage in hand!
This team made Grim Dawn, which is IMO the true successor to Diablo 2 and best ARPG on the market. (POE is shit don't @ me!)
This game is in good hands.
Excuse me, what is PoE? Do you trash talk about the very best F2P game ever created? PoE is even almost better than D2 bro...
Based
PoE and GD both better than Diablo 3
@@NanocDark99 😂😂
It’s a shame that games like these don’t get released on PSN. Mack great review as usual. I watch all of your reviews whether I think the game is coming to PlayStation or not. Thanks for your hard work.
a game where we can carefully manage farming as oppose to shutting them down like whats happening now.. any way this crop rotation mechanic seems pretty unique and i like that theres some combat even if its fairly minimal.. another great find mac... DING
"or you can get your cows to graze on the field. they'll take a few of the weeds with them and they'll have shits all over your fields"
"so you have to really be careful with the food or you're going to be in deep shit"
Ahh I see what you did there.
These guys made Grim Dawn
What about the sand Mack! Tell me about the fucking sand! Freaking love your reviews dude, keep up the good work!
over a year later i had this game in my shopping cart and quickly checked if it's on your thumbs up list.
glad it is! bought it.
Mack, I only bought this game because of you! I watched your initial video of it, immediately loved it, bought it the second it came out and am loving every second of it still! I wish more developers would recognise how good you are at selling (as long as they produce a good game). Cheers!
That looks gorgeous, I'm looking forward to Two Point Campus as well so, I'll wait a bit.
It really does look great, I will try and get Two point campus out this week
I very rarely purchase games on day 1, but I did in this case. Farthest Frontier is an absolute gem of a game. I knew Crate would make a quality product, and they did. Can't wait for future updates.
If you're on the fence, I say just get it. It's great fun.
I want Grim Dawn 2 (or some ARPG from them), but I hope this does well. I love Crate, and want nothing but the best for them. If they handle this EA like they did with Grim Dawn's EA, there's nothing to worry about. The game will be finished, and likely enhanced with expansions, from devs who listen and do the work they promise to do.
So nice to start my work day with a Mack review!
Just picked this up on Mack's recommendation (and a sale). I was apprehensive about the farming dynamic but then realized it is much like Surviving Mars, which I love. Just getting into this and liking it so far. My weirdest like is the easy of making roads. I'm used to all roads in games like these being straight lines (like Banished) or adding fixed curves (like Frostpunk). Thanks Mack for the recommendation!!!
I think you might like Fire & Maneuver.
Found this channel out of the blue to see how this particular game plays and its gameplay... and... ended up laughing out loud a couple of times with the reviewer, what the heck, is this normal? Its like enjoying Christopher Walken playing video games. Damn, I will be sure to subscribe! Hahaha!
I wonder if the next city builder is about Urbek if not, I wanna know your thoughts on it Mack.
thanks mac - excellent review ... hope you don't get another one of them "heatwaves" laughing from aus.
And if you mess up your soil beyond saving, the game automatically kicks you out to Surviving the Aftermath (or any other post-apocalyptic game that’s installed). ;)
Looks awesome! Might have to get this while im waiting for manor lords
I'm never going to have time to play this but i still love it. Brings me back to the days when i wad a kid and was playing Settlers, Tropico and Patrician
But what about that fucking sand, Mack? WHAT NEWS OF SAND!?
I dont say that ofte, but the game looks gorgeous. Especially the snow elemt, when the soil turns white in front of your eyes.
just had to come back to this video to let you know a couple of things mac!!! first of all............ Like pretty much always, soon as a see you say a game is good, i take a step and think if its in my genre of game. if it is i just blindly buy it!!! over the years watching you i know you have a solid judgement and if you say something is great, i know i wont be disappointed. so i went and bought it. and i love it, probably going to be wanting some next tier buildings at one point in a couple of weeks and after different maps, but i really get lost in it. it does have the faults you mention and i hope they sort them, so thanks again for mentioning them. keep up the great work. I expect a new bell soon, when you review the latest tripe, and i look forward to it. most importantly, keep up the gems whilst you do the bad ones, because iv spent a while wanting a new game to stick my teeth in, and you found me one when i watched this video. and finally take care of yourself, and know you are the best in your field!!!
Some say that farmer is still running with his F*CKiN bucket!... and if you listen on a quiet day you can hear him coming.. **Sloshing sounds*.
The pressing questions n being.... Is this a step forward or a step back in relation to the Anno series?
I don't fancy buying something that has nothing to offer that I haven't seen before.
And it hopefully it will be a long-lived classic. I know it is too early to make a statement like that (still in early access and needs a little polish), but there is one point on my mind about this: this dev team are quite supportive of mods. I've played many, many more hours of Grim Dawn than I would have because I used mods.
Out of the city builders, I still fire up Banished because of the mods that I use. Obviously, you need a solid base for mods, but I feel that it is mods that can add decades onto the life of a good game.
Ok, so the best game ever and a city builder is Pharaoh. It introduced "desirability" to me and that word was a fun challenge among others to understand as a kid.
This game has desirability. Reminded me of that legend. I guess it's time to buy this game.
Hi Mack! Here is you review of The Witcher 3? I can´t find it!
Looks great but I just got into Anno 1800 and I can't put it down, or is it worth ditching it to play this?
Looking good so far. The worst part about Anno for me was transferring items from island to ship then to another island then back to the ship then to another island... If this doesn't have the ship aspect it could be ideal (in my opinion).
Yeah that bit of Anno was annoying imo
I loved Anno 1800. This looks like something I'm gonna enjoy. This looks like a combination of Anno 1800 and Age of Empires
Played 10hr now - a match for Banished, Forest Village & Ostriv - maybe better, time will tell. Need to be able to zoom out & tilt camera more though, feels claustrophobic as is. Pretty excited to find a good, new medieval town builder.
It looks like a fun casual game
At this moment I'm looking for a game similar to this but with combat elements a bit like They Are Billions, but still gonna put this one on my Steam Wishlist in case I get into a phase where I just want to build and manage some shit again.
Mack what do you think about the price, lack of demo, low content (no campaign, just one mode with no set objectives etc.)?
If you like City builders then I feel like you get your moneys worth with this as it is and there is a lot more to come, can't see this being abandoned tbh
Very few games put out a demo these days. And there is a set objective, it's called survive! Have no idea what you're talking about when you say low content? The different maps are created by a seed generator which completely changes everything for each game you play.
@@voodoojedizin4353 I am not interested in excuses, a lot of companies actually do demoes, if you didnt live under a rock maybe you would have heard of I don't know, steam demo fest but why check anything, its easier to post nonsense on youtube. There is no campaign, no missions, like TAB was at the beginning - pretty sure TAB was cheaper and then got more content, FF wont get more content, 1 or 2 building levels , bug fixes and done
@@WorthABuyreviews yeah but apart from bug fixes all they said that will be added is new building tiers and thats it, have I missed something?
“Crop rotation in the 14th century was considerably more widespread after John?"
Hi Mack any chance of doing a wab on a fps called Animalistic please ?
Ty, i will hold on until after early access based on this review.
The UI indeed needs a bit of QOL improvements. For example i spent a long 10 min trying to find which building made barrels; i had to check the online wiki for it. Likewise, there is no in game help or guide you can access from your game, or it's well hidden and i haven't found it. The "tutorials" don't seem to fire either, would have been nice to have one about the farms the first time you build one.
Will you review Two Point Campus?
Probably, it does look fun.
I've been waiting for a Banished follow-up type game for years.
I hope this will be it.
I've never played a Steam early access game and I hadn't really been planning to (I don't particularity like the idea of playing an unfished game)... might buy this one soon though.
What makes it different than banished? I’m interested if it’s enough different
Thanks Mack for another honest review. Game looks cool
Crop Rotation Simulator. Sounds great!
"like facking BEARS, the bastards" 🤣
Had me laughing pretty hard during the crop rotation bit. Good lord, not even sure why it was so funny.
There should be a custom difficulty like in some city builder/survival/management games so you can, for example, have food spoilage and fireman stupidity on a slider or 1-10 kinda thingy.
sorry, firefolk!
Is Clanfolk worth a buy?
Done a couple of hours in that, will continue some time but it was not something that captivated me tbh.
@@WorthABuyreviews cheers for the insight. Big fan of rimworld so looked quite cool
I really like crate entertainment. If you're into ARPGs definitely check out Grim Dawn by them, it's an amazing game, even if it's a bit older.
Iam a die hard ARPG fan since Diablo 1, but since Diablo 2 only Grim Dawn realy hooked me up for countless hours, such a great Game.
Having a right tough two months but so glad mack is still making videos, they do help delay/distract my mind away from things that I'm not coping with...might give this game a go or humankind since humankind is on sale and farthest frontier idk if I can cope with this crop rotation thing.
I want this on PS5!! This is exactly what I'm looking for.
There was this very promising game Manor Lords that is still in developing. There was a time when I watched daily at least once for news about that because it scratched that one itch that banished left behind. This game seems to accomplish the same thing AND it's out. I can't wait to try it out
Glad you looked at this :) thx Mack
anno'y but more details ........... finally ^^ someone understands us bourgondy gamers.
Tesco delivers me carrots a root veg. That seem to have been picked in 1635 AD that turn to dust and mold within 3 days of putting them in my fridge ;p
What a beautiful game!
Don't forget that Crate support their games for a long time with huge updates and expansions. (see Grim Dawn)
From Grim Dawn to this, I'm impressed. Create Entertainment is quite versatile.
Surprised you didnt even mention the performance being quite meh. It stutters when you open anything and scroll through inventory for example.
Mine was fine or I would have, thats odd
@@WorthABuyreviews It's clearly not, in the footage. When you talk about the traders and you're scrolling, its lagging like crazy. When you open menus there's a micro stutter.
@@WorthABuyreviews at 8:50 it's so clear.
@@Plague_Doc22 I can see why he missed that, it was happening while he was showing that menu and the people started that. Something similar happens in cities skylines when the pop gets too big and your cpu has a had time processing traffic.
I think the problem is on your end, game runs just fine for me and I have everything set on maximum graphics.
hmm I might grab this on the current Autumn sale!
Man I'd love to see you review Big Rig Over the Road Racing. We all know the game but I'd love your commentary from it! lol
good ole days of a UK xmas
why is everyone saying an Anno 1800 'successor' as if Anno is dead? Anno 1800 is still fresh as butter, and in fact, I am currently playing Anno 1404 (intend for 1800 later), and yes Farthest Frontier also.