Taking a look at this on Steam. From Panther Games. Core engine is free and DLCs are on sale. Has anyone tried this and what do you think?
After playing this a while I give it a big thumbs up. The graphics will limit its popularity which is too bad as underneath the hood is a very good system. If they could spice it up with an option for graphical representation like the old West Front/East Front style units-updated to 2021 standards it would be incredible. Icons and NATO symbols are ok, but these days nothing beats seeing infantry/tanks and artillery explosions.I have a continued love affair with this since it was on Battlefront.com and called Airborne Assault.
However, I have difficulty engaging with it because of heavy iconitis. I just cannot remember random icons for long, and the pauses in playing always derail me.
The free version is more like a demo with very limited content. That's OK I suppose.
Then you would not have liked the old school board wargames much.Icons and NATO symbols are ok, but these days nothing beats seeing infantry/tanks and artillery explosions.
We live in a GUI/graphical world. The old DOS days are history.
I enjoyed them a lot actually and owned quite a few. For the time they the best you could get and the computing power at the time didn't allow for fancy graphics like today.Then you would not have liked the old school board wargames much.
Oh, we have something in common. I started my wargaming hobby in 1976 with Avalon Hill's D-Day and Blitzkrieg. I have a collection as well, no oppo's and nearly not enough space. But they are great, loved playing them back in the day and pull them out to look at every once in a while. I too own a couple of SPI Monster games so I know they can take up a LOT of space.I enjoyed them a lot actually and owned quite a few. For the time they the best you could get and the computing power at the time didn't allow for fancy graphics like today.
I spent a summer playing a friend SPIs War in the Pacific. Took up the entire garage.
These days I collect the old board wargames. Playing them is another story. Space is limited and finding people to actually sit down and play is another.
I just downloaded a strategy game called Blitzkrieg to my iphone. Probably not as complex as a paradox or Gary Grigby type game, but its looks fairly deep and has good battle graphics.
I started back around the same time. We were living in Hawaii at the time and my parents who needed a break sent me to the mainland for a summer to stay with aunt. Met someone in summer school who introduced me to SPIs Dreadnought. Also played Warzburg and Fast Carriers. I ended up buying SPIs Punic Wars and Foxbat and Phantom.Oh, we have something in common. I started my wargaming hobby in 1976 with Avalon Hill's D-Day and Blitzkrieg. I have a collection as well, no oppo's and nearly not enough space. But they are great, loved playing them back in the day and pull them out to look at every once in a while. I too own a couple of SPI Monster games so I know they can take up a LOT of space.
Highway to the Reich came out around the time the movie A Bridge Too Far was released. Family took a drive to Honolulu to see it. I still enjoy watching it today. Command Ops2 has a Highway to the Reich scenario I want to play once I get the system down better.Yeah, I have Highway to the Reich and Atlantic Wall, so I am all about the monster soapbox games. I have Fast Carriers as well, plus the Pacific War by Victory and a bunch more. I bought my first PC in '88 and never looked back.