Myth II: Soulblighter - A Nostalgic Retro Review of Bungie’s Classic RTS 🎮

A retrospective review of Bungie's 1998 "multimetric tactical" 3D fantasy RTS, a fairly unambitious sequel that was nevertheless notable for its powerful and user-friendly modding tools. Covers the response to the game, the background to its development, how it compares to the original, and a number of the singleplayer mods available. Chapter timestamps are below. Apologies for the odd beep and boop in the background, and any errors in Chicagoan :)

00:00 Opening
01:47 Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
12:46 Part 2 - Behind the Scenes
13:09 2.1 - Background and Development
27:41 2.2 - Launch and Aftermath
37:39 2.3 - The Microsoft Deal
45:40 Part 3 - Gameplay
45:55 3.1 - Gameplay Basics
53:57 3.2 - Gameplay Analysis
1:10:24 Part 4 - Art and Sound
1:10:38 4.1 - Visuals
1:20:14 4.2 - Sound
1:26:28 4.3 - Myth II on Modern Operating Systems
1:29:38 Part 5 - Story and Writing
1:30:05 5.1 - Story Overview (Minor Spoilers)
1:38:26 5.2 - Story Analysis (Mild Spoilers)
1:59:01 Part 6 - Modding
1:59:24 6.1 - The Soulblighter Mod Scene
2:06:52 6.2 - Chimera: A Myth II Expansion
2:09:58 6.3 - Bushido: The Way of the Warrior
2:14:34 6.4 - Jinn
2:19:47 6.5 - The Seventh God
2:26:55 6.6 - Other Singleplayer Campaigns
2:37:55 6.7 - Honourable Mentions
2:41:44 Part 7 - Outro and Acknowledgements