I played The Great War: Western Front - BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW 

Its clearly a labor of love and I love the soundtrack. I am disappointed that there is not a depiction of the 1914 mobile phase of the war, the closest we have seen to that is the great war mod for Napoleon TW, which didnt do the trench warfare well. Would be nice to have both.

This game is a very polished and different game if you compare it to other ones it is clear that the devs put in alot of effort in this to make it an enjoyable experience.

Trench melee has no animation which kinda sucked for me just felt like there was nothing to it, just whoever had more hp wins. Troops disappearing when surrendering was strange and bodies despawned almost immediately which takes away from the gritty immersion. Just wanted it to be a bit more brutal really so I refunded shortly after buying but I think I will reinvest at a later date if improved as I like the concept - couldn't warrant spending £30 on it at this moment in time.

One irritating thing I found is the fact when you rush into a trench, I understand they have size limits but while 2 of your troops rush in the others stuck outside the trench get decimated by literally any other troops

This game heavily reminds me of Ultimate General Civil War. You can really tell it's a passion project by the devs. Really hoping we see more Campaigns in the future.

The thing about super gosu mega ultra graphics is that RTS games don't really need them and sometimes its a detriment to have them. at least to me personally, I rather have a strong, striking and READABLE art style, which is very hard to do with the "latest modern graphics" imo.

I agree, one little change that would improve the visual cinematic side is if the casualties persisted throughout a battle, so you could really see the price of a mile. I really do hope the game does well. I would love to see workshop support (so modders could turn it into Star Wars or some other franchise) Also seeing some expansions would be awesome. Could start by expanding the map down into the are where the Italians and Austro-Hungarians fought. Then maybe a bigger expansion (or stand alone like the TW:W series) that adds the Eastern front.

I think it's going to be fantastic if they add more fronts like Italy and Austria-Hungary and their respective nations fighting

nice review i think this game kinda embodies what i want from the next tw i want to see things chage a lot and thechnology get better the longer you play

My two major choices are the allies or the entente piers I didn’t know the Allies fought the entente in ww1

Looks ok, I feel like I know what I am getting into now. It wasn't what I was hoping for but I think it looks fun and I will support it just so that we might get more games of "The Great War" genre.

You are becoming my favorite youtuber Andy. Your videos are so good buddy.

This game is the closest that I have to a Total War game set in WWI that isn't a mod, and I love it. Could it use some more polishing here and there? Yes. Can it do with some expanded content at a later time? Also yes. But as it is, I like it and hope for a fruitful future for its continued development.

Did i hear that correct? Either the allies or the entente powers? Ma man thats the same thing xD

You said: "main options being to take either the allies or the entente powers to victory in the campaign." You're describing the same faction both times. The Allies of World War II is effectively the (although technically different) Entente powers of World War I. The Germans, Austrians and Ottomans were the Central Powers.

I am going to to be honest no game so far has really captured the feeling of ww1 like this before so I think really high of and can't wait to play it, but I do understand where you are coming from.

man i haven't been this hyped for a game in like 3 years

Ever played the Close Combat series? This looks like a natural progression of that and i'm all for it. Also, we need more WWI games.

Good review 👍

Definitely had my eye on this one for a while now. What about the multiplayer though? Is there a multiplayer campaign? Co-op or competitive?

Cool, reminds me a little of Entente but this is more depth. Do bodies stay to the next round? It would be neat if they could add decay as time goes if you fight on the same battlefields. Does the deformable terrain change LoS or cover? IE the shell craters? Being able to bombard nomans land to give your guys some cover is a big part of war, hope they have that. Looks like its just visual and doesnt impact the game. Im going to have to get this though, not many historical war games like this.

1:56 🤓 The Allies and The Entente are the same... maybe you meant the allies and the central powers or The Triple Alliance and The Entente

I really hope that this is steel division of WW 1 but it falls short. But i will still hundreds of hour because ww1 is a rare gem and i will appreciate every game with that theme

i really like this concept and cannot wait to be able to play it...a somple but fun way to play and quite immersive, just wish it wiuld be open sandbox across all of europe.

Got a Great War advert on this video

It's polished... but I'm not sure I like it. Been playing it since the 27th and low an behold, as an actual ww1 buff who obsessively has researched it... I can't say they didn't do their research. They are pretty spot on! What I don't like is lots of the mechanics of the game play not working. Tanks being so readily available is also interesting (for Germany) I dunno. I been wanting to love this game... I've been desperate for a great ww1 strategy type game. The Entente just doesn't hold up at times. Hahahah. Oh well. Enjoy. I'm gonna play some total war.

The game it self is a huge step in the right direction also it needs more improvments but I am so happy with it

Haven't played, but it does bring a great unique idea to the strategy gaming world as I can't think of one similar. I loved star wars empire at war but I agree with you. Been disappointed with almost all games in the last couple years.

This game is awesome. Almost no critics to give it.

I’m glad we both had the same idea to post a video on this game on the same day what a honor for me. I must say your version blows mine out of the water. I really enjoyed this one. And also the game of course I’m looking forward to five more deep into it

How is the multi-player for this game?

I actually really enjoyed this game, and as a fan of ultimate general civil war it hit the sweet spot. The campaign map probably needed a little more attention but in all honesty, with the garbage that’s comes out over the last year and this being a rare example of a strategy game - it’s sold for me.

One of the greatest strategy games I have ever played and I have been playing rts games since 2010

Gonna be honest I don't agree about the visuals thing. Every game doesn't need to be pushing the graphics envelope, and I think this one looks just fine. The UI is good and I can understand what's going on on the screen - and that's really all that matters.

Hi Andy, I tend to agree with your assessment. I can't see me buying it as I don't think I'd enjoy it tbh.

Is the real time element pausable? If not, that's a big turn off for me

I'd sub if you did more videos like this, some of your vids just don't appeal to me. I love the reviews and stuff you do! 😊

Is blood and gore turned off for youtube or is there no blood in this game?

u said u can chose between the allied forces and the entente. Thats the same ;)

It's an amazing game. Very refreshing. People get to hung up on graphics. For what it is I don't see a single issue with it. These developers don't always have infinite money. I'm glad they balanced graphics with a focus on gameplay. But too me at least the graphics look great.

Allies or entente? Pretty sure you meant to say entente or central powers ;)

1:53 allies or entente?? same thing bro

It looks like it couod be fun

I think you mean Entente and Central Powers as playable factions lol

eh it's not a big AAA studio it's AA, if the game visually looks dated that's fine as long as gameplay and atmosphere is fine. I still play Rome Total war the original, so it's fine.

The Allies/Entaunt and the Central Powers

I hope it supports modding

Empire: Total War Triple Entente and Friends Pack

Bruh the entente powers?

Would be interesting to see other countries in the future. Sounds like the game is a 50/50. It's fun but it's lacking.

Well. I think that this game has potential, but i have many problems with it. First of all, it feels almost exactly like Total War. Next problem is manpower. You can kill thousend upon thousends of siliders in every battle, but it has no effect in the campain. It dosent even reduces number of defenders of a region. It only cost you some gold and supplies. Battles are very repetitive and maps are more less the same. Well, it need a lot of work, but can be great.

Would you say its a good war game, not a great war game?

"the gaming industry lacks creativity" also you "I wish this was more like all other RTS games and had amazing graphics that only a small portion of gamers with the best machines can actually use"

The one issue I have with this game is the performance. I have a really good laptop, I can run Steel Division 2 at max graphics and get good FPS. This game is graphically not very impressive, yet it still runs like ass. Other than performance though, this game seems like a good WW1 experience.

I refunded the game after 2 hours Besides of the mentioned issues in this video the overall performance of AI is janky at best. Yes it is intelligent enough to defend and attack properly. But it is cheating like a 90's AI in a RTS. So Fog of War seems to be non existent, it is reacting within seconds on your troops movement with artillery strikes. It is attracted to machine gun positions to bomb them straight of the field. The worst part though is that the AI has always a higher supply treshold, so it is less limited in its action than a player. Defending with insane amounts of machine guns and more? No problem, calling massive reinforcement waves? Also no problem. And the AI seems to be placing its troops after your initial battle plan, so it is countering your battleplan straight from T-0 because it knows where you place the most troops. It is one thing to have a challenging AI, but it is another to have an almighty AI where you need constantly to reshuffle your troops and plans to be able to win against it just because it always know what you are doing. Oh and pls. Holy moly, it is 2023 I want to give my troops proper movement commands to let them move around certain locations. but NO this game is stuck in the 90s, your troops only move in straight lines into the machine gun instead of flanking it. GREAT war indeed...

Here's hoping for an Eastern front, Italian, Balkans middle east and africa

The Allies or the Entente powers.... so much for the history knowedge

you uploaded your aprils fools joke 1 day early

is it possible to bayonet charge the ai when they are charging the trenches medieval style?

But is it worth $34?

8% CREW

Was hoping for something similar to The Great War mod for Napoleon Total War, not this cartoonish, arcadey style of game.

you really need to stop that "ONLY 8% OF PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY SUBSCRIBED" bullshit

Hint: it's a mobile game

the allies powers lost to the entene real!!!!!!!!!11 (1:57)

The real problem with this game is the battles. Even though it brought some unique mechanics on the table, the battles are still just too simplified for a WW1 scenario. Battles are too simple and fast paced, units are not affected by harsh terrain. Everything just feels like an age of empires style of gameplay which i really despise when i still see it in modern games today. Devs should have gone to a more simulator routeinstead of arcadey type. Graviteam tactics is a good example of how a realistic world war simulator works

Anyone else find this game a little too easy? I’m now playing on the hardest difficulty and just win by defending the same three spots while they stupidly attack with all their guys and deplete their National will

You said the same faction

Explain in depth what subscribing does for you for those who don't know.

You actually plastered a BF1 pic on the thumbnail? 😅

This was probably my biggest disappointment from Nextfest. Units were difficult to control, the campaign felt confusing but also unsubstantial, and the balance felt kinda off. Infantry in particular are massively underpowered in this game (which is a problem when that's 90% of the military force on the map), there's no real implementation of infantry tactics and your soldiers don't pathfind logically, often running over no man's land in front of MGs rather than going through a completely empty trench network. It feels like they were more interested in portraying the vibe of WW1, with people getting massacred en masse, than creating either an accurate or well balanced portrayal of infantry forces.

The infantry models are absolutely abysmal

The campaign map looks fun but the battles don't.

Decent review, but I expected more… to be honest. This review could’ve been more polished and focused… with far more understanding of content and other games in this space.

Allies and the Entente are the same… why would the Germans have a French name for their alliance?

Dude when have you seen a WW1 RTS of this quality? WW1 is a niche area of interest (compared to the vast countless rabid WW2 fanboys out there) ... stop comparing this to AAA general RTS titles. This is THE BEST WW1 RTS ever made that captures trench warfare.

Looks like a mobile game that got mouse support.

The graphics of 15 years ago are a turn off for me .... 15 years ago I wanted more and now I expect more

That you have such a heavy factor about graphic, not thinking it will be easier for people with not end of the line gaming computer play a game. If you want good looking game go and play some bad AAA games

hmm can I blitzkrieg it?

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Can't leave a comment because it's too honest, no free speech. Do not forget what this guy did.

who tf actually cares abt graphics if the visual art style and overall game is good??

Why are they ruining their saga? Is it that hard to do one game similar to red alert 3 or generals add a few online servers, then boom everybody’s happy theyre getting money and we’re chillin

if your so much for enovation, why are you praising CA so much? they have taken their own franshice backwars not forward

Meh...it's amusing for a while but I wouldn't spend money on it. The game is just too shallow.

That thumbnail bro… your clickbait is so shameless. You’re showing off photos that ARENT EVEN THE GAME YOURE REVIEWING. First and last video, no wonder 80% of the people watching aren’t subscribed? Maybe try being an honest content creator!

When people say : Sub and like, I never do ;) Weird aint it ???... If you make good content, you will get it, if you ask, you will not get it...Simple right ?