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Nostalgic PC Gaming! As we move forward, we look back at what made video games great! Join Zakh as we relive some of our favourite gaming memories & explore new games from an older gaming perspective.

Zakh covers games from 'The Great Nostalgic Period of Gaming'—1995 to 2006—or modern games reminiscent of them. Video games such as the classic city-builder Caesar III & progressing from Age of Empires to Civilization VI; Morrowind to Skyrim, along with list videos on upcoming games, reviews, & discussional content that goes deep into specific topics.

Known for a calm & relaxed approach, Zakh plays games purposefully & thoughtfully.

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The conquering of Troy is on the horizon but its walls are too formidable. Blessed by Poseidon, they are thought unbreachable due to the Trojan Palladium, a protective image that rendered the walls invincible. A hero was needed to steal this artifact to give any kind of attack a chance and the best hero for the job was deemed to be Odysseus. However, he was up to his old tricks again. Even though the Oath of Tyndareus, that got everyone into this mess in the first place, was his suggestion, he never actually took the oath himself. He then began to pretend to be insane to avoid being dragged into this war at all. Today, we at the city of Aulis build an army and begin conquering cities friendly to Troy, meanwhile we must somehow convince Odysseus to steal the Palladium. At long last, Troy will be made vulnerable. This is Mission 4: The Hero Odysseus in the Trojan War Adventure in Zeus: Master of Olympus, the city-building game.

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0:00 | Intro to The Great God Zeus
3:01 | Zeus City-building Gameplay

I've decided to finish games I never managed to from my earlier years! Now, I'm on #Zeus: Master of Olympus, another #citybuilding game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment in 2000 that's like the other historical city-builders but with a mythological twist. Let's play!

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Odysseus Steals the Palladium in ZEUS for the Trojan War!

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It's time to return to the 80s and 90s and we're here to jump back into this business tycoon game where you expand your territory, conquer your rivals, and evade the authorities in a retro narco trade. Thanks to Cartel Tycoon for sponsoring: https://tblink.co/CTGamerZakh Today, we have been sponsored to check out the new release version of Cartel Tycoon. A game that's a pretty legit resource logistics sim that happens to be centred around illicit activities. You build up your empire and there's a bit of a survival and dynasty system too, where if you die one of your lieutenants takes over and continues. Over the past year, this game has been building its way through early access and garnered a Mostly Positive rating on Steam, thanks to the 8 major content updates that's added over 20 hours of campaign gameplay, sandbox and survival modes, improved UI, expanded tech tree, new special buildings, enemy gangs, and a new late game resource. On launch, there's a 30% discount so if you'd like to take that opportunity please do click the referral link below. It'll bring you straight to the Steam store, nothing fancy, and you can grab the game. Now, if you want to see how to become a big boss, in this video we'll learn the basics and get through the beginning of Cartel Tycoon's story mode.

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0:00 | Intro
2:36 | Game Setup Options in Cartel Tycoon
5:00 | Campaign Gameplay - Tutorial Scenario in Cartel Tycoon
2:01:07 | Cartel Tycoon Overview & Conclusion

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Neither a let's play nor a review. #GamerEncounters is a first impressions format of video game coverage. These are new games that I have spent fewer than 2-3 hours playing and can be of titles that have fully released or are still in early access/Alpha/Beta. Watch the whole playlist here:
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Building & Management to Become A Big Boss in Cartel Tycoon!

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Ever since Banished, the survival city-builder has been a popular subgenre not only for indie games but for big publishers as well. Many just try to take what Banished was and add a little something extra on top of it. Maybe it's multiplayer, or disasters, or questing, or a world map. Some of these Banished inspired city-building games do better than others and now we have a new one that's got a lot going for it. An insane level of detail makes it look amazing, if a bit visually busy. It's got some interesting twists and additions, like crop rotation and military. And although this is an early look at it going into early access, which means performance issues, UI oddities, and some confusing experiences, Farthest Frontier has the making of a great city-builder. Today, I'll be picking up Farthest Frontier for the first time ever to show you why despite the problems, so far it's feeling like it could be one of the best upcoming city-builders coming our way.

Farthest Frontier on Steam
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#FarthestFrontier Official Website
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0:00 | Intro
2:00 | Options & Settings in Farthest Frontier
4:58 | Starting a New Game in Farthest Frontier
6:54 | Farthest Frontier Intro Cinematic
9:29 | Survival City-building Gameplay in Farthest Frontier
2:37:47 | Conclusion & Overview

Gamer Encounters Impressions & Reports
Neither a let's play nor a review. #GamerEncounters is a first impressions format of video game coverage. These are new games that I have spent fewer than 2-3 hours playing and can be of titles that have fully released or are still in early access/Alpha/Beta. Watch the whole playlist here:
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One of the Best Upcoming City-builders - Farthest Frontier!

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Medieval Mayor! Remember that? No? Well there was going to be an Impressions styled walker based city-builder set in a medieval setting and it was being made by Tilted Mill, the ones who took up the mantle and made Caesar 4. Unfortunately, things didn't work out and all we had of Medieval Mayor was a few screenshots. But what if there's a game that kind of did it anyway? Over the last few years, people have been recommending that I check out a game called Hearthlands. It's a walker-based city-building game that has a fantasy medieval setting and some RTS elements. Clearly inspired by Impressions Games, so today I'm going to finally have a closer look at Hearthlands to see if it's kind of what we were waiting for with Medieval Mayor.

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Hearthlands on Steam
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0:00 | Intro
2:26 | Mission 1: Growing Apples in Hearthlands
42:57 | Mission 2: Brewing Beer in Hearthlands
2:13:43 | Hearthlands Overview & Impressions

Gamer Encounters Impressions & Reports
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The City-builder That Never Was... Medieval Mayor to Hearthlands

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