The Golden One - Marcus Follin - My Gaming Philosophy. Also, a look at: Wood Elves: The Sisters of Twilight
Aired: 2020-12-03
Duration: 15:59


=== Gifting and Grappling (12:03) ===

[00:00:00]  Greetings, my esteemed Laddingtons.
[00:00:03]  First and foremost, shout out and thank you to my gallant supporter Jean for gifting me this game.
[00:00:10]  Much appreciated indeed.
[00:00:12]  Now I have just come back from a good old grappling session and I will explain the importance of training for gaming.
[00:00:23]  But before I do so, I will just introduce the new Tilsi, the Sisters of Twilight.
[00:00:30]  I actually remember these two twin sisters from back in the day.
[00:00:35]  So it's nice to see that they are now in the game.
[00:00:39]  So they are the heralds of Ariel.
[00:00:42]  That's the faction.
[00:00:44]  So without further ado, I thought to get into the game and we'll just have a look.
[00:00:50]  So here we go.
[00:00:51]  Start campaign.
[00:00:52]  Boom.
[00:00:58]  Even the fierce defenders of the Wood Elf Kingdom cannot safeguard their realm from the disorder of the Great Vortex.
[00:01:08]  In the forests of Nagaroth, a portal to the Dreaming Wood grows thin, where beyond demons rage.
[00:01:22]  The forest grants Queen Ariel a dread vision of ancient trees blackened and broken, of countless wood elves slain upon their twisted boughs.
[00:01:36]  For should chaos breach from their realm, the world roots will carry the demons to the very heart of Atheloran.
[00:01:48]  Only Ariel herself can seal the dire portal.
[00:01:54]  So sends her most trusted to cleanse the forest ahead of her arrival.
[00:01:59]  Unaware that a vengeful enemy watches.
[00:02:05]  The Twilight twins, Nistra and Arion, a deadly fusion of Dawn's serenity and Dusk's fury.
[00:02:14]  They will not waver in their perilous quest.
[00:02:19]  The Mage Queen, vulnerable for the first time in eons, but her hidden foe dare not strike directly.
[00:02:28]  A terrified Skavin is persuaded to lure their twisted overlord to this cause.
[00:02:37]  Frat, master mutator of Clan Molder.
[00:02:41]  How he yearns to be free of his unnatural, undying hunger.
[00:02:48]  Ariel's pulped remains would be a certain remedy.
[00:02:54]  A queen's implacable guardians oppose a creature of chilling madness.
[00:03:00]  A brutal war is unavoidable.
[00:03:03]  The fate of the forest, undecided.
[00:03:11]  Alright, absolutely epic introduction as always, and the voice of the advisor.
[00:03:19]  Perfect for the role.
[00:03:21]  So yeah, good stuff, good stuff.
[00:03:24]  And before you, you see some classic wood elf aesthetics.
[00:03:28]  Certain primal fury to them that is has always captured my imagination.
[00:03:36]  It is as our mistress says, Arahan.
[00:03:39]  The weave here is dangerously out of balance, yet there is much prey.
[00:03:45]  Glorious.
[00:03:46]  This is no gain, sister.
[00:03:48]  We must prepare for Ariel's arrival.
[00:03:52]  Purge the Witchwood's darkness.
[00:03:54]  Restore its ancient glory.
[00:03:57]  Strengthen the weave, etc., etc.
[00:04:00]  You handle the details, Nestra.
[00:04:03]  I'll handle the slaughter.
[00:04:05]  Cease this childishness.
[00:04:07]  If Ariel cannot seal the demon portal, annihilation awaits.
[00:04:12]  Don't be tedious, sister.
[00:04:15]  You know I will never fail our mage queen.
[00:04:18]  At least these glades are rife with foul greenskins and beast men to hold your quarrelsome interest.
[00:04:26]  Not to mention the Druki fools.
[00:04:28]  I so enjoy hunting those.
[00:04:31]  Then, for the future of our people, we must commence the cleansing sister for the weave, for Ariel, for Athel Lauren!
[00:04:45]  The very presence of these emerald horrors imperils our mission, Arahan.
[00:04:49]  Don't be so coy, sister.
[00:04:52]  Just come out and say, let's kill thousands of orcs.
[00:04:56]  What matters is cleansing the settlement of threat, not your wearisome bloodthirst.
[00:05:02]  Alright, good stuff.
[00:05:04]  I do like the aggressive sister bonus points because she said glorious in the introduction as well.
[00:05:12]  So yes, they have different roles to play.
[00:05:16]  Serene Nestra.
[00:05:18]  Tempestuous Arahant.
[00:05:20]  Yes, exactly.
[00:05:21]  There are one calm sister and one more aggressive one that balance out each other, I suppose.
[00:05:30]  So anyway, I thought to use this.
[00:05:33]  We're in Nagaroth, the homeland of the Dark Elves.
[00:05:38]  I wanted to talk a bit about something of utmost importance.
[00:05:42]  Of course, this isn't really something new, but I wanted to share the fact that I was quite excited to play some good old Total War again.
[00:05:53]  I haven't played in well, since early summer.
[00:05:57]  So yeah, I had looked forward to it, and I felt that it would be a good opportunity to do so when this DLC came out.
[00:06:06]  And I also thought I need to earn it.
[00:06:07]  So of course I can't just play without some good hard training.
[00:06:12]  So therefore, I decided to do some grappling beforehand.
[00:06:17]  So some good old technique, rolling, etc.
[00:06:20]  And this is also the attitude you must have when you approach gaming.
[00:06:27]  It becomes more fun to game when you have earned it.
[00:06:32]  Also, because of strictly biological reasons.
[00:06:35]  You know, you feel better when you've trained.
[00:06:37]  You can relax with a game if you only are silted gaming all day.
[00:06:43]  Or if you are working, you know, a lot by the computer.
[00:06:47]  If you sit down a lot, it won't feel good to sit down even more.
[00:06:51]  So be sure to train hard.
[00:06:53]  Then game.
[00:06:54]  I promise you the gaming itself will be much more fun, much more rewarding.
[00:06:59]  So find a balance.
[00:07:01]  Now, anyway, speaking of Warhammer, Total War, we are here in the Witchwood.
[00:07:09]  And they have put in a good few mechanics.
[00:07:12]  I'm not gonna go into the details because this isn't really a video about that.
[00:07:18]  I mainly wanted to have a look at the faction and I also wanted to express my admiration for the wood elven aesthetics.
[00:07:27]  I've always had a certain skepticism towards guys who do not like elves.
[00:07:36]  So, what we can actually do, this orc, we can actually initiate a little battle.
[00:07:44]  The enemy bring reinforcements to the fight.
[00:07:46]  Will an attack be wise?
[00:07:50]  Yes, because I need to make a game.
[00:07:53]  A good episode for my esteemed subscribers.
[00:07:57]  So I need to.
[00:07:59]  Then I have to make sure to win as well so I don't make a fool out of myself with my sub-par strategic skills.
[00:08:13]  Excellent.
[00:08:15]  Aha, we have a wizard and we can gamble.
[00:08:18]  Let's see if we have a get some more magic.
[00:08:20]  No, gambling never pays.
[00:08:23]  Okay, that's the lesson for the day.
[00:08:32]  Now let's...
[00:08:33]  Be sure to position your troops accurately in battle, my lord.
[00:08:38]  Drag out your formations for best effect.
[00:08:41]  Bringing harmony.
[00:08:43]  Yeah, this is actually not a dragon.
[00:08:45]  I suppose they will get the dragon at some later stage.
[00:08:49]  Alright, let's try to mog this bustage.
[00:09:01]  We have some good old glade god trying to take this good position here.
[00:09:11]  Hopefully the orcs will see they run uphill.
[00:09:15]  Hopefully they can spend some stamina in doing so.
[00:09:20]  Some eternal god, quite good if I'm not completely mistaken.
[00:09:25]  And then, look at this.
[00:09:27]  Damn, High Thumos, Aesthetic, Stag Cavalry.
[00:09:38]  We have some Hawk Riders as well.
[00:09:43]  I do not have overly much experience here.
[00:09:51]  Well, thank you, yes.
[00:09:54]  Yeah, I'm not the most experienced playing with the wood elves, but I suppose they're similar enough to the high elves, which I would say is my favorite faction.
[00:10:09]  We're gonna send off a volley of Kurnos and Kurnos being basically the same as the Celtic god Kerinunos.
[00:10:20]  I think they have taken it from the Celtic mythology.
[00:10:23]  So yeah, it's not only fantasy.
[00:10:26]  The Warhammer world is deeply inspired by history and mythology.
[00:10:37]  Talon of Dusk, okay.
[00:10:40]  Let's highs too different there.
[00:10:43]  And this is better for infantry, which is this orc boys are, of course.
[00:10:51]  Oh, I made a noob mistake.
[00:10:54]  These are supposed to be... supposed to charge, not to stand there.
[00:11:02]  Crixus.
[00:11:04]  Aha, that's a nice touch.
[00:11:05]  It fixes like the gladiator.
[00:11:17]  Okay, so let's try to charge something for the lols.
[00:11:25]  That's what we can do.
[00:11:30]  And now, what I will try to do is try to get a nice rear charge of some sort.
[00:11:40]  Unless they turn.
[00:11:43]  Let's see.
[00:11:44]  Let's see what.
[00:11:45]  Uh, look at that.
[00:11:52]  That's how it goes when you try to defy the will of Um The Deadwood.
[00:12:00]  Dauntless as Ray, dauntless as Ray.

=== Salute The Saying (02:42) ===

[00:12:04]  I salute the, um, salute that saying, don't assault pass rate.
[00:12:13]  Now I will cycle this out so they can charge again.
[00:12:18]  And when they charge again, I hope they can break the enemy, lord their exertions, dull their ability to fight.
[00:12:29]  Now give them time to rest.
[00:12:31]  Even amidst the thickest of battles, there will be no rest at all.
[00:12:36]  They need to train their cardio.
[00:12:39]  And now I will take these guys to the rear so they can shoot straight in aha.
[00:12:46]  They are already shooting straight in good stuff, good stuff.
[00:12:54]  the enemy commander runs from the field my lord and a sorry spectacle it is too his army will surely fight indeed indeed it is a sorry spectacle so here we have a mage and she has wisense wild form if i pronounce that correctly which basically makes her tougher
[00:13:23]  Okay cool uh, that was a good battle and we end it a close victory.
[00:13:30]  So that is how a battle in total war can look.
[00:13:33]  Um, perhaps not overly exciting.
[00:13:35]  You know, the most exciting ones are when you have gotten into the game a bit and uh, maybe have a siege battle, my lord.
[00:13:44]  But what about the fate of those captured in battle?
[00:13:48]  It can be beneficial to hold them, but sometimes leniency or brutality can be worth more, right?
[00:13:58]  So we can choose her.
[00:14:06]  I will go with the aggressive sister.
[00:14:09]  I um I think she's more um, high Thumus, so Serene Nest.
[00:14:17]  Defeating this army has benefited the local forest.
[00:14:20]  To help it heal fully, ensure that the surrounding regions are controlled by you or an ally, or simply raise them.
[00:14:30]  Hostile borders will always cause a forest to suffer.
[00:14:35]  That is noted okay.
[00:14:37]  So that's why your cause, gain experience over time, my lord, be sure to guide their development to your advantage.

=== Gaming After Physical Exertion (01:13) ===

[00:14:46]  Itching for how I enjoyed that.
[00:14:49]  You have gained experience right and may now develop your skills accordingly.
[00:14:55]  See for yourself indeed, indeed.
[00:14:58]  But I will actually not do so at the moment.
[00:15:01]  Instead, I will just say that if you have uh, a wood, you need to to conquer the surrounding areas to optimize the hypertrophy you can get when praying in the Temple Of Iron.
[00:15:14]  Okay, not really, but it felt like saying something like that.
[00:15:18]  Anyway, I just thought to give you a quick look.
[00:15:21]  I also just wanted to give yet again mention my philosophy when it comes to gaming.
[00:15:26]  You know you should incorporate it into an otherwise active lifestyle and again, I can promise you it does feel better to game when you have, you know, exerted yourself physically.
[00:15:39]  So anyway, good stuff, good stuff.
[00:15:41]  I will not make any more Let's Plays on it because, well, time is short and I want to make some other epic videos incoming.
[00:15:51]  But thank you for watching nonetheless and have a great rest of your evening or day or whatever it might be.