Broken Lines
It is an “ok” game if you have no better alternatives. The reason I gave a thumb down is because of so many super positive reviews with which I disagree and think they distort the picture here.
TACTICS / GAMEPLAY - 3/5
The challenge curve is rather flat, mostly without any complex or demanding situations. Maps are all very similar in terms of combat challenges (very similar setups of obstacles, terrain, challenges etc).
One of the top reviewers here complained about pulling extra pods in Xcom due to bad mechanics - IT IS THE SAME HERE! Once you spot 1 enemy then the time does not stop when you discover more enemies. So you end up pulling more and more enemies and your soldiers once told to go somewhere, will never abort the order even if going straight into the enemy guns.
– Real player with 37.0 hrs in game
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I would recommend Broken Lines for those seeking a simpler, yet more raw/ intense tactics gaming experience than XCom. If you’re just a fan of third person tactic games and want to try something with a neat tactical twist, Broken Lines is a great purchase.
Differences from your average squad based tactics game:
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Biggest difference is the 8 second command increments. You provide your soldiers a series of orders to execute in sequence, then let time flow and see how they worked out.
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Set characters means being able to bake in things like how your soldiers work together or interact based on your back story.
– Real player with 20.7 hrs in game
Chickamauga Battles
Nice to see another HexWar game!
Very nice and easy to pick up and play turn based strategy game
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
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Covers the Chickamauga campaign of the American Civil War. Gameplay is as most HexWars games. Decent array of scenarios. If you are comfortable with HexWars style, recommended.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Ravenfield
Ravenfield is a solo FPS which I’ve spent definitely more than 700 hours, at least another 100 hours, just on cracked and pirated versions airdropped in school hallways and played in lunchtimes and intervals. I bought the game to support the creator, and I’d reckon it’s paid off. Even if it’s vanilla selection is selective and small, the modding community is both active and easy to enter. I even did some myself, though I’m a rookie. If you’re looking for a multiplayer game, don’t bother. Just enjoy the solo game.
– Real player with 722.2 hrs in game
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– Real player with 121.5 hrs in game
Rise of Liberty
I recommend this to anyone who enjoys the following:
-Line/Formation Combat
-Bayonet Charges
-Using various commands and tactics to divert attention from the main attack (taking 30 troops around the side of a position and hitting it with constant suppresive fire to distract the defenders from the main assault)
-Calvary Charges and Tactics
-Unlockable weapons
-Battles which can easily be turned in anyones favor if tactics are used.
-Range guessing
-Synchronized firing and reloading
-Single Player FPS-Strategy games (like Ravenfield)
– Real player with 34.8 hrs in game
I think we can best praise this game by going through some of the quality, in-depth negative reviews it has gotten.
First up, we have “Wait for a MASSIVE update to the game, or a drop/sale price.” - 0.6 hours played.
Wow. I mean, what? Why? What is the game lacking that makes it so unplayable or not worth the price? The A.I is decent, the battles are epic, and the dev has shown a lot of passion towards improving things even more. I mean… it’s kinda misleading. I can assure whoever is reading this that Rise of Liberty is very much playable, it is very functional, and it has enough content to warrant its price.
– Real player with 14.8 hrs in game
DeLight: The Journey Home
Cool
– Real player with 92.6 hrs in game
A game worth checking out! There are some bumps here n there, but some of it are the charms of the game.
– Real player with 33.0 hrs in game
This War of Mine
I really love this game! I waited a long time to play it but it was worth the wait! The game is hard as h*ll I have played and lost more times then I can count but I finally made it to the end the other night I was shocked and disappointed because I had no clue that it would end that quick! I was not happy about that at all but in general I really love this game. The makers of this game did a great job!
– Real player with 259.0 hrs in game
This War Of Mine ..
what an extraordinary experience i went through !!
it’s a simulation to the reality that i lived in RL !!
at the start there’s a sign says " F The War "
totally F war and all who agreed to end people’s lives !
we’ve lost many people neighbors friends family’s members even !!!
man there are too many families vanished from the existing !!
it’s not a game to have fun with !! it’s a phase that you test yourself that :
" what kind of human you are ? "
Every soul matter .
in addition i recommend you all to buy the " charity DLC " to support war children .
– Real player with 129.0 hrs in game
Desert Thunder
This looks and feels like a budget title. It’s not great, but you’re likely to enjoy while it lasts (which isn’t long).
This is an arcade action game, not a simulation, as proclaimed in the description.. It reminded me a little of the 2001 remake of Combat, released a couple of years earlier. Whereas that fully embraced its arcade nature, Desert Thunder takes place in a more realistic setting and maintains a SOMEWHAT more realistic feel. I would argue this diminishes replayability and overall fun factor. The games keep things moving pretty fast, slowed down just a lttle so you remember you’re controlling a tank.
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
Desert Thunder is an arcade tank game that will not interest many people. The software suffering from several gameplay bugs, we will very often rail against the commands, the lifespan being average we will complain about the speed with which the game ends and the set being ultimately of no great interest, we will really wonder why we spent a handful of money to buy this title.
Graphics: 4.5/10
A desert-like graphic environment through which dunes, cities, refineries or airports follow one another, a few enemies, a slightly overpowered physics of the soldiers, several effects of explosion and tanks or planes to fight. Still, the whole is average and without real flavor.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Rising Front
Rising Front is a massive WW1 shooter centered around trench warfare! It features a perfect blend of FPS, RTS and battle simulator! The goal for this game is to accurately simulate WW1 battles with hundreds or even thousands of units on the battlefield.
Battle Size
This game is capable of running 1000+ units making for incredible battles never seen before in a WW1 game!
Key Features
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Authentic WW1 tactics
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Highly Optimized
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Artillery
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Procedural cover system
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Rag-doll physics
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AI commanding
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Steam Workshop Support
Strategic Mind: The Pacific
I really wanted to like this game. I really liked the graphics initially and my initial impression on game play wasn’t that it wasn’t bad. But then I realized you get the same graphic if you bomb or torpedo a ship. I mean shouldn’t you use the time you spent making useless swimming sharks to make different graphics for each?
As far as game play goes, your planes die quickly and inflict the same or less damage as a destroyer. And Japanese planes seem to have nearly unlimited fuel. I destroyed all of the Japanese carriers in Midway and five turns later his planes are still attacking my ships and troops. But if I go more than three turns without landing I seem to run out of gas. Worst of all the AI turns take forever.
– Real player with 332.5 hrs in game
I have a rule of saying that if a game is fun, the other things are just the icing. Bad visuals? Corny sounds? Bad controls (note: non-real-time games only)? They can be overlooked.
I have found the game that is the exception to my own rule.
So, to get this out of the way first: This game is a turn-based-strategy game, with a point-buy system for your units, persistent-army mechanic, Hex-grid battlefield, and a basic system of “supply” for ammo, fuel, and repair to damaged units on a turn-by-turn basis.
– Real player with 104.9 hrs in game
World War III: Black Gold
A fun albeit, dated, rts that gives you the most enjoyment from the skirmishes. They are rather large skirmishes, and I mena LARGE, I was honestly surprised to see the number of AI you could add, it was this feature, really that made the game so much fun for me, the large scale rts battles made this well worth the, less than a dollar, I spent on it. In terms of gameplay it is rather standard and sometimes tedious, though despite all its short comings, I’d say if it’s on sale, pick it up if you want another rts, nothing too special but for less than a dollar you get your money’s worth.
– Real player with 9.2 hrs in game
I like old games
But World War III: Black Gold is not a game I love, but I won’t say, it’s quite a solid game. But the biggest problem with this game is the FPS lock. Throughout the game I had to play 20 FPS, which was annoying and disturbing.
World War III: Black Gold is an RTS game in which we participate in the war and must destroy the enemy base. To achieve this, we need to expand our base and then create units that we will send to fight. As in any RTS, we have buildings that generate income, those in which we can create units and the generators that power our buildings.
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game