Armoured Commander II
I strongly recommend Armoured Commander II to anyone who likes turn-based strategy games, games set in WW2 and/or roguelikes.
These are the things I love about the game:
1. Realism: Cannon shells can bounce off armour depending on the range, calibre and armour thickness. Weather conditions influence movement, hit and spotting chances. Units in cover are much harder to hit. Different weapon and ammo types are useful to different degrees depending on the situation. Your crewmen can not only be killed if your tank is destroyed. If you leave their hatches open, even a machine gun volley or sniper shot can wound or kill them. The performance of your crewmen can be affected by injury or shock. Each crewman who dies is gone for good.
– Real player with 824.8 hrs in game
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A fairly unique and well-presented tank roguelike that does an amazing job of immersion in spite of being relatively simple in terms of scale and unit count. In most other tank games, you’re happy to have the biggest gun. In Armoured Commander II, you get to feel the pinch of having the biggest gun, because that means your tank barely has any ammo, especially HE. Oh and it probably doesn’t have very many machine guns.
And you want those machine guns and HE. By God, do you want them.
Armoured Commander and Armoured Commander II are the only tank games that I’ve played where the player is forced to care about MGs and HE because it isn’t laser-focused on tank duels. Quite frequently, you’ll find your tank under serious threat from infantry, ATGs, soft vehicles, etc. MGs and HE are useful both in the tactical hex battles and on the campaign map for purposes of recon-by-fire.
– Real player with 666.2 hrs in game
Armoured Commander
Game is highly addicting. Makes me think of the movie Fury as a game with some retro graphics. Your choice determines the life of your crew and your tank. The game has much and much replay ability(If I spelled this correctly). Its a game that makes you think and at the same time reminds me of this older game named Across The Rhine.
I highly suggest this game if you think you can keep your crew alive during WW2.
Only a few cons:
It only plays in windowed mode but if youre okay with that than theres no problem
– Real player with 17.6 hrs in game
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I booted up Armoured Commander, briefly mistook its application for a virus, and then realized, with delight and amazement, that this game is essentially the 1987 Avalon Hill solitaire war-gaming classic “Patton’s Best” remade on a nearly 1-1 basis. Which is great because the board game version is incredibly finnicky and unplayable, so to have essentially the same game available on our modern gaming rigs is pretty swell! The resolution mechanics are slightly altered (the original board game was all done on a percentile basis using 100-sided die rolls, whereas here the game uses 2d6 rolls, creating a bell-curve that replicates the essential odds but in a way more accessible way). The UI is pretty bad, but you get used to it. There are no graphics other than muddy terrain-zones on the world-map. That said, this game is basically DCS for US medium armor in WW2. The experience is very narrow, but it’s also very deep. One thing I appreciated about the original board game, and that I think is replicated here, is that if you engaged enemy units, they’d be much more likely to take notice of you and lob some shells back your way. So if you’re bouncing AP rounds off the frontal sloping armor of a Panther tank, that is a lovely, beautiful way to get yourself murdered. “Brew up” here has a different meaning than it does at your local brewery. World of Tanks this is not. If you are interested in historical tanking, give it a spin!
– Real player with 8.4 hrs in game
Battlezone Gold Edition
This is where i learned what happens if you send 4 goons in tanks to fight skynet.
I dig tanks.
I started digging VR.
I deff dig this.
The trailer looks really uninteresting, while the game itself however just pulls you the fuck in.
Usually it’s the opposite when it comes to games that Trailers looks more impressive.
I bought the game with low expectations, but i can really dig this, it’s a actual VR game i come back to, other VR games last like a few hours, 2nd day in however and i hit 11 hours.
– Real player with 42.0 hrs in game
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Battlezone is a solid, fun game. It looks great, runs smooth, doesn’t have significant bugs. It’s seated VR, you control your tank with gamepad. Gamepad controls work great and feel responsive and accurate enough.
The unlock progression doesn’t feel like a grind. The unlockable tanks offer mostly specialization, so they’re not required. Weapon unlocks aren’t random, they unlock based on secondary mission objectives or achievements listed in the arsenal. Weapons require varying amounts of skill to use, but not overly much so. None of the weapons feel useless, while each having a specific use case where they’re the most effective. Likewise for the special abilities, it only takes a short while to learn knowing how it works and when to use it, but then they’re all useful.
– Real player with 40.8 hrs in game
Dead Hand
pretty good game. really easy to get into the loop of trying, failing, learning and persevering. that being said, so far, after 12~ hours, i’ve found it to be pretty hard, and I consistently get flattened right at the beginning of the second area (easy difficulty), so be warned.
also, i really dig its dark industrial soundtrack. goes really well with the spooky and mysterious tunnels you explore. In general, the atmosphere draws me in, even considering how simple it is.
– Real player with 22.2 hrs in game
THIS IS SO GOOD.
Basic gameplay overview: You are an AI weapons platform. Shit went south. You must complete your purpose and trigger the dead hand to launch the nukes. Enemy AI weapon platforms block you.
Aiming is location or pointer based. So each weapon has a spread (represented by the crosshairs) and the bullets will land somewhere in it. The bullets are all physical and follow a path from the barrel. Where they land is where they impact. Terrain is destructible so that is VERY important.
– Real player with 16.1 hrs in game
Metal Max Xeno Reborn
Humanity is on the brink of extinction and the last remaining survivors look to push back against the machines.
Half a century ago of war against the mother computer NOA has reduced even Asia’s largest metropolis, TOKIO, to rubble.
Explore this desolate wasteland and battle your way through onslaughts of enemies. Salvage, modify and hit back using tanks, weaponry and faithful battle dog, Pochi, to reclaim a future for the human race!
A Never-Ending Wasteland!
- Set in a devastated world called Dystokio, Metal Max Xeno: Reborn is a nonlinear, open world, JRPG with real-time battle and vehicle combat elements. Take control of Talis and search for other survivors who wish to fight back against the machines of NOA. There are no limits to where you can go, no matter your progression in the game.
Unite to Survive
- The fate of the universe is in your hands! Hunt down your enemies with the helping hand from loved characters and your beloved battle dog, Pochi. Pochi can also level up and learn new skills and will join up as a fourth member. Help him earn skill points by feeding him at the base.
And yes, you can also pet him.
Hold Your Ground
- Face NOA’s forces with a party of three or four! Smash and blast across the vast desert and beyond to unite with remaining survivors and rise against the crazed machines in explosive missions. Strike your enemies from inside your tank, or disembark and explore dangerous dungeons on foot with your allies.
Gear up for Victory!
- Hone your skills to become more powerful than ever. Upgrade and learn skills of your choice from five general skill trees, which include “Drive,” “Repair,” “Medical,” “Militia,” and “Survive.” Light the Flame of the Hunter Spirit! Target your enemies using your tanks and weapons to unleash your powers to inflict massive damage.
Salvage and Build!
- Scavenge new tanks and customize them with fresh paint and the strongest firepower you can find. The tanks can range in design and scope. Freely customize your tanks, swap out engines, upgrade the weaponry and bump them with special equipment. Enjoy endless possibilities with combinations.
Degradation(Alpha)
Great game idea! Things are getting better with time and as updates come out and always looking forward to the new parts missions coming soon. Having helped with beta testing and some ideas i can say this game is just crawling compared to where it will be when its fully released. Degradation is a fast pace new age tank game with realistic missiles and bullet drop from your choice of a variety of weapons to destroy and collect resources from other tanks and wear-houses as you progress world by world. Join your friends and battle your way up the chain and become the most well armed forces around.
– Real player with 9.0 hrs in game