The Golden One - Marcus Follin - Total War: Warhammer 3. Epic Cinematics and a Look at the Great Orthodoxy
Aired: 2022-02-17
Duration: 18:46


=== Opportunity Unveiled (02:11) ===

[00:00:24]  The Tome of Fates.
[00:00:28]  It reveals the secrets of the past, the present, and what may come to be.
[00:00:36]  Most would think me fortunate to own such a book, but I can only use it in service to others.
[00:00:46]  That is my curse.
[00:00:50]  It wakes, tormenting me once more, feeding on the mysteries of this world, unraveling them into opportunity.
[00:01:04]  that opportunity for whom greetings my esteemed laddingtons
[00:01:34]  Welcome to a Let's Play of Total War Warhammer 3.
[00:01:38]  Now, we have done Total War Let's Plays on this channel since 2014.
[00:01:45]  Imagine that.
[00:01:46]  Good times, good times.
[00:01:48]  So I thought to continue this fine tradition of perhaps not a full series of this game, because time is of the essence, and I have some other videos planned, but I thought at least to show the game and of course show you the nice introduction you saw there and the nice introduction you will see now.
[00:02:11]  So yeah, Warhammer Total War 2, absolutely great game.
[00:02:16]  I really enjoyed playing it and I've made some let's plays of it as well of course, which you might have seen.
[00:02:24]  Now, anyway, we will get straight into it with a new campaign.

=== Chaos Gods and Godbears (15:23) ===

[00:02:36]  This world has been sundered by a tide of arcane energy.
[00:02:42]  The winds of magic turned into a maelstrom.
[00:02:50]  The tome of fate drew me north to find out why.
[00:02:56]  It guided me to a distant fortress steeped in blood.
[00:03:03]  A battle was fought there.
[00:03:06]  Though long over, the spirits still lingered.
[00:03:13]  In the shadow of a broken portal, the trail ended.
[00:03:17]  It was here the Tome conversed with the dead.
[00:03:22]  They told of Ursan, the bear god of Tislev, lost in darkness.
[00:03:29]  A noble prince ventured to save him, yet he strayed from the path and was corrupted by chaos.
[00:03:37]  Savior became Executioner.
[00:03:42]  A single shot, bound in Faith Forsaken, pierced Ursan's heart.
[00:03:49]  And so the bear god roared.
[00:03:53]  The tide that broke the world.
[00:03:58]  Spirits, where lies Ursun now?
[00:04:02]  Is he here in the north?
[00:04:04]  Beyond the master in the realm of chaos of the Forge of Souls.
[00:04:11]  Is he alive?
[00:04:13]  Wounded and dying.
[00:04:16]  Empress.
[00:04:18]  It's shadow.
[00:04:19]  What shadow?
[00:04:21]  The Demons?
[00:04:29]  I knew who shackled the bear.
[00:04:33]  Bellacor.
[00:04:45]  Only a fool would challenge Bellacor.
[00:04:49]  And yet, the power of a dying god.
[00:04:53]  There is no greater prize.
[00:04:56]  A mere drop of Ursan's blood would break my curse, ending my servitude to this accursed book.
[00:05:05]  Free to profit from its secrets.
[00:05:08]  But Ursun is locked in the Forge of Souls, deep in the realm of chaos, and I cannot enter this nightmarish domain.
[00:05:18]  All roots have been sealed by the Maelstrom.
[00:05:22]  There must be a way.
[00:05:26]  Ah, the tome unveils a spell to summon a portal.
[00:05:31]  One to bypass the minstrum and create a door into chaos.
[00:05:37]  Knowledge to bargain, for I need an ally.
[00:05:41]  One who is tempted by the power of the Godbear and can withstand the horrors within.
[00:05:53]  Absolutely epic is what that trailer was.
[00:05:57]  Something I always appreciate with these Total War games, the cinematics.
[00:06:03]  So of course, we need to save the bear god from the vicious forces of chaos.
[00:06:10]  All too easy to be corrupted by chaos, which is what you see in this modern world of ours.
[00:06:16]  So we have a few different civilizations here.
[00:06:18]  We have Kislev, which is based on good old Russia.
[00:06:24]  Then we have Grand Katai, which is based on good old China.
[00:06:30]  And we have a few different Chaos Gods.
[00:06:34]  So Korn is the blood god.
[00:06:37]  Stands for sheer aggression and violence.
[00:06:41]  Then Slanesh, which if you have been with me for a long time, you have heard me say that the forces of Slanesh.
[00:06:50]  So that's basically the god of excess and degeneracy.
[00:06:55]  Then Nurgle, of course.
[00:06:57]  I mentioned before as well, the god of sickness and disease.
[00:07:01]  So when I say that I've been struck down by Nurgle, that's what I mean, that I have gotten sick.
[00:07:10]  He hasn't struck me down in a good while now, because I bear the blessing of Apollo, and because I garlic Max, and I take my zinc and vitamin D.
[00:07:22]  So that's how you can withstand the attentions of Nurgle to optimize your immune system.
[00:07:28]  Then we have Tzinch which is sort of like an evil god of knowledge, a trickster god, a god of scheming.
[00:07:38]  Now of course we won't be playing any of this because we need to fight the demons of chaos both in Warhammer games and in our own world.
[00:07:49]  Now of course the demon that is perhaps most powerful in our age is Slanesh.
[00:07:56]  So we can think of things such as only fans and pornography.
[00:08:01]  So that's the influence of Slanesh.
[00:08:06]  Anyway, we have Ogre Kingdoms.
[00:08:09]  So they are ogres that roam in great migrations and mog others by rampaging through the lands.
[00:08:19]  Then we have Demons of Chaos.
[00:08:21]  It's another faction, which is they are demons.
[00:08:26]  that aren't committed to any of these four main gods.
[00:08:30]  So this could be interesting as well, of course.
[00:08:32]  But I think the only reasonable course of action is to go with Kislev here.
[00:08:38]  So we're gonna choose these guys.
[00:08:40]  So we have a Tsarina, Tsarina Katerin.
[00:08:43]  So the name is most likely based on the Empress Katerina of Russia.
[00:08:50]  And you can see here, some faction effects, some lord effects.
[00:08:54]  So yeah, we don't need to read through all of this.
[00:08:57]  I'm sure she is a great character to play with.
[00:09:02]  We also have this.
[00:09:08]  Constaltin the Redeemer, the great Orthodoxy.
[00:09:12]  I think all of my Orthodox Christian friends want me to choose this guy.
[00:09:19]  So as Supreme Patriarch of the Ursunite faith, Constaltin is one of the most powerful spiritual leaders in Kislev.
[00:09:26]  Wild and unkempt in appearance, he is a howling, angry firebrand on the battlefield, urging his devoted followers onwards to fight and die in the name of the Great Bear.
[00:09:37]  Sounds absolutely based.
[00:09:39]  I think we will actually go with this particular guy.
[00:09:42]  So he has minus 40 in diplomatic relations with the Ice Court, but otherwise, devotion generated 10 from successful patriarch hero actions.
[00:09:55]  Sounds absolutely like something many of you would appreciate.
[00:10:01]  So we will go with this guy.
[00:10:05]  And of course, campaign going with legendary.
[00:10:10]  It's the only way to play if you're a true connoisseur of Total War games.
[00:10:16]  That's what I play in Total War Warhammer 2 at least.
[00:10:20]  To get a good challenge.
[00:10:22]  Then we'll go with hard in the battles.
[00:10:24]  I don't think the battles themselves are the nicest thing with the game, but the civilizational development and trade and that sort of thing.
[00:10:35]  So anyway, let's get into the campaign.
[00:10:38]  So you can see this fine artwork as well.
[00:10:42]  Inspired by both Russian and Polish Hussars.
[00:10:47]  So you see the cavalry there with the wings behind Polish hussars.
[00:10:58]  At the icy grave of Kislev's most glorious leader, I found the one I seek.
[00:11:07]  Kostartin of Kislev.
[00:11:09]  There is no price he would not pay to save Erson.
[00:11:14]  And with the death of Tsar Boris Berger, he alone has belief enough to perform this miracle.
[00:11:23]  It is a mercy that you cannot witness Kislev's desolation.
[00:11:30]  Your son has been taken from us.
[00:11:34]  I see it.
[00:11:35]  In visions, he bleeds, trapped and alone.
[00:11:41]  Yet instead of worship, the Tsarina dallies with frost magic and courtly intrigue.
[00:11:51]  Forgive me, my circ, but your daughter fails you.
[00:11:57]  Doom comes for Kislev.
[00:12:05]  The shade who follows me shows himself.
[00:12:09]  I know where Ursun dies, and I can take you to him.
[00:12:14]  Lies will not save you, disciple of the Dark Gods.
[00:12:18]  Listen to me.
[00:12:20]  My book reveals a path to his deathbed.
[00:12:23]  I will show you the way for one drop, just one, of Ursun's divine blood.
[00:12:29]  Here is a sin unbound!
[00:12:32]  It will free me of a chaos-sent curse.
[00:12:35]  It will make me pure.
[00:12:38]  And your faith.
[00:12:39]  Your faith will save your God.
[00:12:44]  Bring your book.
[00:12:46]  The motherland endures, whatever the cost.
[00:12:57]  Is to rescue Urson, the god bear of Gislef, from the clutches of Belico.
[00:13:04]  After fraught bargaining, my price is agreed, and I will do all I can to guide the Kislevites to their lost god.
[00:13:16]  Mere moments are left to prove your profane book will aid my work and save Ursun, heretic!
[00:13:28]  Your grace, if you are to rescue Ursun, you must do so from a place of strength.
[00:13:34]  We do not have time to persuade, so must chastise those hostile to us.
[00:13:40]  Wipe out the Ungol kindreds and seed their settlements with followers who share the ideals of the Great Orthodoxy.
[00:13:50]  Further to the east, an even more despicable threat lurks.
[00:13:55]  The vile rat men of Hell Pit.
[00:13:59]  If we are to welcome Ursun back to the Motherland, such abominations must be purged.
[00:14:06]  But not all are enemies this far north.
[00:14:09]  Allies can be found in the proud city of Prague.
[00:14:14]  They have had their fill of heretics and deviants, so we'll welcome your sermons and scrutiny by the Orthodoxy.
[00:14:22]  Further south, however, is the witch's nest.
[00:14:26]  She claims the capital and defiles the once great palace of her revered father.
[00:14:33]  These towns fall under the Ice Queen's influence, but can be won over, or trodden underfoot, if they refuse to see the truth.
[00:14:44]  And in the southwest lie the lands of the Empire.
[00:14:49]  Weaklings who have taken Kislev's protection for granted.
[00:14:54]  Perhaps it is time to punish the ungrateful, or see if they are willing to be converted.
[00:15:02]  So you see, your grace, we have many heretics to slay.
[00:15:07]  But be ready, for when the time is right, we shall fight our way into the Chaos Belm itself.
[00:15:18]  Heathens that stray from the teachings of the great Orthodoxy surround us.
[00:15:22]  Punish such unbelievers with fire and fury all right.
[00:15:33]  We are in the game after yet another epic cinematic And I am Kostatin!
[00:15:41]  And we need to purge these heretics from the realm.
[00:15:45]  So just having a look here at the Overall graphics and feel of the game really nice, I must say.
[00:15:53]  I um really like it.
[00:15:55]  So we have the Empire here and some wood elves, the witch's wood we have here.
[00:16:02]  So he's having a look here.
[00:16:04]  Looks good, looks nice.
[00:16:06]  We have a Griffon there.
[00:16:08]  We have Erengrad with other Kislevites, I suppose.
[00:16:14]  And then we have Nuden here.
[00:16:16]  Nice name for a city.
[00:16:20]  And yeah, good stuff, good stuff.
[00:16:23]  And then we have what is Scandinavia, I suppose.
[00:16:30]  Up here.
[00:16:32]  So some Chaos Marauders.
[00:16:36]  Anyway, since this is... I need to illuminate these heretics.
[00:16:48]  Battle is upon us.
[00:16:50]  Study your.
[00:16:52]  So had it been a bit more even, the odds I would have played it out manually.
[00:17:00]  But now, since we outnumber them quite a bit, I will just auto-resolve here.
[00:17:06]  And then we have a few different options.
[00:17:11]  We can pardon captives, or we can Saliak provides how we can reinvigorate our forces here.
[00:17:23]  A potent ally has joined your ranks.
[00:17:26]  Embed them in your army.
[00:17:31]  We have got an as a sort of hero here, we can embed embed in our army.
[00:17:43]  And then I suppose we can go on to conquer these settlements here in Troll Country.

=== Moment to Play (00:46) ===

[00:17:59]  Good stuff, good stuff.
[00:18:02]  And here we have a shrine of Ursun.
[00:18:07]  Quite aesthetic.
[00:18:10]  Quite aesthetic indeed.
[00:18:12]  Now, anyway, I just wanted to show you this fine game.
[00:18:17]  And yeah, as I said, looks good, looks good.
[00:18:20]  I will probably take a little moment in the coming time to play a bit.
[00:18:28]  But yeah, as I said, I have quite a few other videos I want to make.
[00:18:34]  So this will be it for this fine game.
[00:18:37]  Maybe later on I will show you some more of it.
[00:18:40]  Who knows?
[00:18:41]  Who knows?
[00:18:42]  Anyway, thank you for watching and I wish you all a great day ahead.