Hearts of Iron IV Review | I Hate This Game So Much It’s Unreal

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Published 2021-03-14
I'll still probably play another 1000 hours if I'm being honest, but that won't stop me from acting grumpy about it.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:36 What is Hearts of Iron IV?
02:51 Why I hate the UK
04:09 Naval Mechanics
04:58 You get captured by Superobersturmfuhrer Peter Die Basiert
05:30 Explaining the Focus Tree mechanic
06:50 Why Paradox's DLC's suck
07:31 Achievements
09:45 Mods
12:38 Closing Thoughts

All Comments (21)
  • Finally, someone who shares my pain. It's like a toxic relationship.
  • Every paradox game is like cock and ball torture. It hurts but you keep coming back for more
  • @PhantomicFilms
    Really nice video, only constructive criticism is that for some of the more 'memey' / joke parts the audio peaks are little too high. Small gripe im aware but hey.
  • @girlbuu9403
    To be perfectly honest? Leviathan was the final straw for me. I really like how No Step Back looks, really tempted, but I am still so blindingly pissed over how EU4's team handled that entire fiasco and the HOI4 team actually having the audacity to jump in and add their unsolicited opinion that every time I have started to buy it I find an excuse not to. I am free.
  • @tonedpeter
    I have to return to this video every once in a while so I don't go completely insane
  • @blazzewolf5458
    why everytime I play a country I always lose but when the bot plays it, it kicks ass, what is the damn secret of this game what am I doing wrong
  • @Megalaglag
    This is really cathartic. Now I just need to replace my laptop I destroyed during my 900th failed Poland run
  • @Mint_Condition
    Commenting so that this gets a boost bb. If I have any constructive criticism it's that you're a lot more charismatic in person, and i think if you can capture that natural energy you have while reading a script then it'll elevate your stuff to the next level.
  • @CmStormKwosr12
    Because of your recruitment part i subbed immediately 🤣 you rock. Need more people like you
  • @mistamef1557
    Ayy as a Bulgarian I got surprised by the intro :D <3
  • IMO, no matter what game you play, after 1k + hours it will become a love-hate relationship. It's just inevitable, the more you play the more waisted potential you notice, the more frustrated you become that the devs are being slowpokes and making weird decisions. It's not like RDR2 (which I like, but has objectively shallow gameplay) where you finish it once, maybe twice and just move on, forget about it.
  • This game just kills. I had not one game. Not ONE that want just a little bit like i wanted it to go. Everytime even with the silliest little goals i had everything went to shit I hate this game, i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it. Nothing works as it should. There is always either some bug, some glitch, or some incredibly stupid mechanic that doesnt even make sense that destroys everything.
  • @peknive8331
    Small correction, unless I got a free pack or something you can lend lease in the base game and the ai can too, you can’t request to be lend leased though
  • @drkalowski256
    I've only played as Afghanistan and everyone ignored me lol