It’s an unusual model that’s sure to catch the eye of more than a few publishers and developers and it’ll be interesting to see how it pays off in the long run. What’s more, the packs are stand-alone and can be used to play the game online all for a pleasingly low price that’s sure to get some new players on board. While this review will be covering the DLC pack as a whole, you can actually purchase the two new armies entirely separately. The Western Front Armies is an interesting attempt at reaching out to that larger audience, all while appeasing the fans who are both still interested in the game and those who could easily be tempted back.
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The series has often tempted those people but going by the sales figures, never quite reached the brass ring. So there’s a good potential market there for Relic and SEGA: the unwashed masses who aren’t generally interested in strategy, but are intrigued by COH2 ’s cinematic presentation of WW2. Yes, that’s not exactly a wide field, but it’s a testament to the success of the franchise that it’s one of the few in the genre that most non-strategy fans have actually heard of. With a healthy amount of post-release developer support, as well as a dedicated fanbase who provide some really good Steam Workshop content, the game is without a doubt one of the best modern RTS games.
And that's reflected in everything from the diverse voice acting, to the powerful score, to the bold use of color.// Reviews // 14th Jul 2014 - 9 years ago // By Ryan Davies Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies ReviewĬompany of Heroes 2 has gone from strength to strength since it released mid-last year, and considering how good the base game was upon that release, imagine how good it is now. The Eastern Front was known for its horrifying body count and human wave tactics, but Company of Heroes 3 is trying to bring back a more triumphant and heroic mood that echoes Band of Brothers, Fury, or even Tarantino's ahistorical Inglourious Basterds. Infantry squads in good cover can hold their position better until reinforcements arrive even if they're under heavy machine gun fire and being strafed from the air – as long as those reinforcements get there quickly. You're less likely to see a tank go up in flames from one lucky hit. Infantry and vehicles will also be a bit more resilient than they were in Company of Heroes 2. There are plenty of scripted missions in the campaign that have you trying to complete objectives with a pre-made force as well. At least, in skirmish and multiplayer battles that's the case. But you will need to build specific structures to tech up and unlock better units. You won't be fiddling around with mines or supply depots like StarCraft – your resources still come from capturing and holding points across the map. In the slice I got to play, I really enjoyed the dynamism this adds and the way it rewards aggressive infantry doctrines, when previously my only option might have been to set up in my own unoccupied building and exchange ineffective fire with the enemy until one of us brought in enough heavy hardware to blow the whole front line to smithereens.īase building is also back, and it works roughly the same way it did in the first Company of Heroes. Breaching will allow your squads to kick the door down on a garrisoned building and chuck a grenade in to dislodge or destroy the defenders turtled up inside. Infantry have new tools to take on a wider array of battlefield roles, too. And while I didn't get to play with them directly, it's also been confirmed that we can gain access to Italian partisan units, representing the local paramilitary fighters who resisted the fascist regimes of Hitler and Mussolini. I was particularly excited to see the Nepalese Gurkhas, one of the most fabled units of the war, finally making their appearance. In service to this philosophy, Company of Heroes 3 will have a greater diversity of infantry units than the series ever has, representing many different tactical roles and the wide array of nationalities that participated in the Italian campaign.
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