„That‘s Jaime fookin Lannister!“

Imagine an entire gaming company with the same amount of passion as the guy who made this game. One can dream..

Just me or does that guy on thumbnail look like Jaime Lannister?

The dev statement that came out that basically said this isn't going to be Total War, or Crusader Kings, but Banished with some combat on the side, that made me happy. That's all I want. A modern successor to Banished. What a stellar city builder that was. And still is.

This game, developed by 1 person, in early access looks way better, more complete and less predatory than a quadruple A game created by a company of 20000+ employees! :o

Greg Styczeń was the creator and solo developer of Manor Lords through his studio Slavic Magic. One guy. Give some thumbs up to the Man.

With the artistic style of the buildings and roads i would not be surprised to see Geralt of Rivia coming into town to check the bounty board for a new hunt.

One thing that wasn't mentioned in the video was the importance of historical accuracy. There is a historian who playing the beta and kept being blown away by the achetechtural realizm. Personally I've been super excited about this since I first heard of it and really enjoyed the beta.

one thing missed was that the leveling tree is for that area, not the whole map. So if you want one town to do farming, and another town to do mining, you can upgrade points accordingly.

Settlers on steroids. It's like society simulator. Best thing is everything is connected and graphicaly presented. Everyone who played Settlers 3,4 (Amiga times), will be super happy with this game. Me :)

Sometimes I am in the mood for city builders and I am glad people are still making them! I remember playing the OG roller coaster tycoons back in the day. I would love a modernized version of those.

Kudos to Slavic Magic for that Steam post you mentioned. A developer setting proper expectations for the playerbase helps everyone from the developers to the players and Steam as well as it will curtail refunds and make early access way better for everyone.

I literally just looked up the title of this video (hoping it would be made) and you uploaded it 10 minutes ago haha. Thank you for all you do!

Besides the minor clipping , that is THE BEST cape I have seen in a game.

Dang... that's the best cape physics i;ve ever seen...

Jamie Lannister is that you

In just 10 hours, we can immerse ourselves in this long-awaited, amazing city builder game and truly appreciate all the time and effort poured into making this one-of-a-kind experience.

Thumbnail looks like Jaime Lannister

I played this for first time today after having it on wishlist for a few years, and honestly I was amazed at it, spent hours the first day just messing with it, no bugs yet , very solid game, I cant wait to see what it turns into, like a peaceful city builder with some small skirmish tactics which really at the time period, it was nobles vs nobles and this was the majority of combats were small skirmishes amongst land owners, to me this game is already starting to scratch a long overdue itch, and the fact it was mainly one guy just shows how dedication and passion for a project can become amazing and these bigger companies should start focusing more on things like this than how fast they can release the "next" big title just for more money.

Story like KC Deliverance + Battle Scale like M&B2 Bannerlords + City Building like Manor Lords = Medieval Game of the Century

Guys its not Jamie Lannister...how'd he get back his hand?

id be very interested to see additional civilisations or themes I guess in forms of mods or official stuff. Think it's not a bad idea tbh. I think this game could be a platform for medieval city builders imo

There was a decent line of city builders by Sierra and Impressions games that seem to function like this. Ceasar city builder, Zeus city builder probably being the best known ones. Big fan of those so really happy to see one come back into the games environment after mostly being an abandoned game type.

I'm not a city builder type of gaming. I mostly play RPG, story driven, single player games but Mr. Falcon explained it to me like I'm a 5 year old for this. I love it and now I'm gonna support the guy who made this awesome game. I love supporting small studios like this. Thank u Gameranx!

This game is Stronghold+Banished+Total War and I love all 3 of them and all 3 of them had something missing in them, and that was the other two games. Now someone made a fusion of all 3 games and it is awesome. Strongold lacked battle tactics and deeper survival aspects. Banished lacked anything military. Total War lacked anything city building and micro managing your town. I am very much ready for this game. 🙌

Anyone tried “Farthest Frontier”? Underrated medieval city builder

I can't wait to play Manor Lords tomorrow!!! I will have a blast!! Played it on Steam's Demo Fest long time ago, looked good and interesting and it was on my radar for a year and a half, so finally tomorrow is going to be the day! And there is so many great city builders coming, Frostpunk 2, Kaiserpunk... This is going to be a great year for city builders!

With KC:D and this, my medieval gaming desires are covered. Hopefully this trends back with the larger companies.

Time to make thy bread.

Proof of concept is there, but I’ll be waiting till 1.0 to play (which will probably take a while)

I absolutely love it when you guys do reviews on smaller development team games. It is so great to have a review channel like yours show me games that I would not have noticed otherwise. Thank you for reviewing some of these gems.

Great explanation and presentation of the game format! Thank you.

Guess everyone else thinks the same thing about that thumbnail.

Before you buy always saves your money

Your explanation reminds me a lot of the early 2000’s city builder Pharaoh. If Manor Lords is like that, then I’m totally in! I played a ton of Pharaoh back in the day.

Very excited about this game, played it on Steam Next like 4 years ago and been waiting for the full release ever since, it was really interesting how unique and realistic it is!

played the beta when it came out, its a really solid experience and the fact its made by a single guy is INSANE, hopefully he gets picked up by a studio who can assist him for future projects cause the mans clearly got talent

The more realistic version of this is your lord going to war and your troops being levied. Deal with raiders while meeting a quota of supplying and equipping so many men. Seems like a very in-depth and interesting game! Can’t wait to play it on console in three years

The realistic in-depth design, especially with how the medieval army works and operates, is astounding! Can't wait!!

I have this in my wishlist and hope it plays good on steam deck. I didn't know you can actually walk around as the lord in third person :O that's cool

Just wanted to say that medieval buildings are some of the most extravagant and ornate buildings ever built, more intricate than most buildings built today

I would really like to see the "3rd person mechanic" expanded to also include combat. Where you could fight along side your troops but not making you OP. And possibly peanalizeing you if you get "knocked out" in combat. I really enjoyed this mechanic in Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War!

I truly, TRULY hope they will expand the game with full on castle building. I havent been hyped for a game like this in ages!

Honestly, this is very impressive. I follow a game streamer who's been playing Starcitizen mostly and even HE was impressed with how the game played out. It's amazing how this was all done by ONE guy. Highly impressive and his passion for the game shows.

And this is EARLY ACCESS. Imagen in a year and with mods, gonna be insane

Looks like a spiritual successor to Banished. Can't wait to try it

Just really love this channel ❤

Gonna be real, I’d love it if you had a game that was a mix of this and Medieval Dynasty, not only planning things out like this from topside, but also getting to go out and take part in the tasks themselves. I understand that’s not something a lord is typically shown to do, but it’s always nice to break the norm

What do you mean medieval buildings were not elaborate? Compared to laying hollow brick over hollow brick in a straight line and few corners and what ever they do in USA with paper walls or whatever, medieval buildings had very nice looking wooden beams filled with dirt/wheat /clay mix and white washed with lime which decorate the house , overhanging walls, different shapes , different materials from foundation to the roof top .Also combat isn't just spice , you use your villagers which are used in the chain of production as soldiers meaning if any of them die will be like throwing a bunch of wrenches in a cog wheel

Long story short it's a buy, but will drastically improve as time goes on so don't feel pressured to buy today, however a good buy nonetheless.

God bless Gamranx. I appreciate these reviews so much when I’m really interested in a game, but unsure if I want to commit.

i can always trust your word on new games everytime a game comes out that im intersted i see if you have a video on it!! installing it now from xbox gamepass pc

Almost 8 million subscribers. Damn you guys just keep going lol. Great stuff and thanks for all the videos over the years.

"Is that Jamie fooking Lannister?"

Thanks for this! Looks like my kind of thing

This game is great. I'm usually not a huge city builder fan, but I've been having a blast with this game. Very complex, but rewarding to learn.

Hey thanks Falcon, glad i can watch these with my kid next to me and not have to worry about what she might hear, thats pretty rad

This game was added to my Steam wishlist on 10/30/2020.. to say I'm excited for Friday is an understatement!

was extremely impressive, i don't play early access and only had a quick few hours on game pass, but will definitely play the full version when it comes out

Hope they'll put up city walls or defensive walls in the future, since there are raiders, savages attacking, defensive walls for the entire settlement is key imo. Hope its implemented in the future, excited for this

that cape physics is fucking awesome!!!

im so glad you clarified its NOT total war, sooo many outlets kept repeating that despite the creator constantly saying its not to temper expectations.

Ive been waiting for this game since 2019 as well and I'm so excited to finally play!

I bought it, played it and it is great and I will continue to play it and wait for updates because it is really worth it, Manor Lords will be most likely the game that will be on par with Anno when it comes to city building enjoyment. Game kicks ass and with Kaiserpunk and Frostpunk 2 that will come in a couple of months time I will have a blast with city builder games this year!!

Can we get a Before You Buy for Stellar Blade? Even though I already pre-ordered it, I actually value your opinion on games.

I find it strange that we expect billion dollar gaming companies to monetize their games and indie/single developers to not monetize. This guy most likely would benefit from monetizing the game but then everyone would hate his game even though it would give him money to make a better game. Food 4 thought.

I remember playing this as a demo during the Steam small developer event a while back and then emailing the developer to please let me be a beta tester because I loved it so much. I bought Farthest Frontier to kind of scratch that city builder itch but it just wasn't as much fun as this one, I am looking forward to pay day when I'll be able to buy this

This really reminds me of the Impressions era games like Caesar 3 and Lords of the Realm. This looks right up the alley for anyone who wants a cozy city builder with a little bit of combat. I'm super excited.

Dude this straight up looks like what I want Daggerfall to look like. Damn! Just not the same gameplay.

That Scottish land title sponsor should jump on advertising around this game...

from what i under stand this is the small portion, an i appreciate it

the shot at "the day before" is great!

So glad to see a review that clearly stipulates that this is a city builder first and foremost. Too many "influencers" focus on the combat. It is like the Caesar or Pharoah games; combat is there, but it is a tiny part.

This game looks so chill im looking forward to picking it up

.. Good Intel .. Thanks .. may wait for an update or three before pulling the trigger .. or I'll buy it and park it to help out the Dev on the front end as he seems to be "all-in" on making the game complete and (very) worthwhile .. and yeah (raising hand) I have been following this game and have it wish-listed .. lol .. I Love me some good city-builders ..

Never pre-order.

To clarify, you can go into more detail of where families are and what work is assigned by hitting TAB😊

Looks good. Excited for 1.0. I hope the dev opens it up to mods.

What’s here is utterly fantastic and the dev should be SO proud. What worries me though is the same thing that makes all this impressive - it’s one guy. How long are we looking at until this is a full release? How long between patches since this is early access? It took 7 years to give us what’s here, how long for everything else? Very much looking forward to it, albeit a little apprehensively.

This game is stronghold for the new era but without the castle building. An individual villager can be seen going to storage and getting the raw material then refining it and the delivering it to its specific storage

Been waiting on this like 5 years man. AND it’s now on GamePass! Super hyped and can’t wait to see it mature

I don't play much city builders but this one intrigues me.

I am soo excited to play Manor Lords

The issue for me was not being able to get multiple sets of double digit reps. I was at a plateau. Adding weight helped me get past my plateau.

Eagerly awaiting the release in less than 2 hours. Solid review, thanks for the video!

Definitely reminds me of Stronghold. This could be amazing. Super hyped

Been hyped for this game for a while spent a lot of time in the demo

Honestly, one thing I would love in the video game and they might do this in the final version is the king that you get to walk around as it would be nice if you could customize the character, you know, put clothing or armor on the sims.

The best part of Stronghold: Crusader for me was the element of city building when i was a kid, i cant wait to play this game looks fun

This is pretty much exactly what I told my buddy. The game is barebones, but what is there is really awesome and the foundation is very very solid over most other early access games, with some pretty impressive technical performance. I’m excited to see it expand and follow its development closely

I'm pretty excited for this game but also insanely intimidated by the complexity compared to banished. Especially without a proper tutorial. Also concerned it won't run on my PC lol Totally going to play without combat though

I know it's going back in time quite a ways, but I imagined this game to be like a modern version of Pharaoh. Primarily city-building with some combat. Turns out, it's surprisingly not far off and I'm loving it so far.

As a huge fan of banished, this looks right up my alley

Watching this review; this game reminds me of the old city builder called, Pharaoh. In my book that is a very, very, good thing.

Bought it few hours ago. Enjoying so far.

Holy crap, how good is that backwards running animation at 2:09?!

I just want to build medieval villages 🤷🏽‍♂️❤️

I hope this game has mod potential in terms of the engine. I could totally see some cool total conversion mods

This totally scratches an itch left by Lords of the Realm II. This is a game I've wanted to come back to for years.

These kinds of games are normally not my thing but I’m gonna give this a try. Developed by one person and looks like this and is fleshed out better than most “AAA” games in early access. That deserves support.