![]() ![]() ![]() However, there is one issue with this campaign: it’s far too easy overall on the default difficulty, to the point where veteran players will probably want to crank the difficulty dial right up. Eleonora Valenti, the leader of the Italian resistance, hates almost any bombings of her country, but it makes your job so much easier to be able to use sea artillery and attacks from the skies. ![]() General Buckram, the most impatient man who’s ever lived, seems to want you to march on Rome with whatever you have in your pockets, while General Norton would prefer you to help out across the country. What makes it so fascinating in Company of Heroes 3, though, is that your allies don’t always share the same ideas on how to go about things, meaning that you may actually lose loyalty with one person after gaining it with another. If you work well with them, you will gain their loyalty, unlocking new units and abilities that will really help you out the deeper into Italy you go. There is an integrated loyalty system with these generals where you have to make choices that will affect said relationships. It is such an in depth experience and really brings out my love for the strategy genre.Īway from the actual conflict, the majority of your Italian adventure is spent progressing across the map and completing secondary objectives to grow relationships with your other generals and Italian rebel forces. The ability to sit down, slap the pause button, and painstakingly plan out several moves in advance make you feel like the ultimate commander. It took me approximately 30 or so hours to get past German defence. The battles are so good, in fact, that you won’t mind doing them over and over again across the substantial Italy campaign. When Company of Heroes 3 is at its best, it’s so immersive that almost nothing else matters and I spent absolutely hours engrossed in these conflicts. There are many moments where it’s hard not to feel overawed at how much is going on and you will be mumbling tactics to yourself and demanding reinforcements so much that you may as well start dressing up for the occasion and slip into a uniform. Skirmishes are quicker battles that shouldn’t take too long to complete but then there are more cinematic, narrative-based encounters that feel like absolute blockbusters. When battling as mentioned there are 2 types you will come across throughout your playthroughs. These are turn based encounters where you will have to make decisions on how your army progresses, what battles to take and how to distribute supplies. The tactile feel of the map is very similar to others game in the strategy genre like Civilization and Ara: History Untold. Much of your time in Italy will be spent clearing territories, establishing defences, adding new units, and taking part in battles both large and small. It sounds rather simple on paper, but there are so many ways of marching on the capital that no two playthroughs will ever be the same. From a hectic and deadly beach landing on the shores of the country, you must slowly take back Italy piece by piece, bolstering your forces and cultivating relationships so that you can make a final break for the final line of German defence and take back Rome. The headlining addition for Company of Heroes 3 is its Italian campaign, an epic hard fought battle in all senses. So what is the story you may be asking and where will I be spending most of my hours playing the game? It’s difficult to say that Company of Heroes 3 revolutionises the genre, but those who were absorbed by the constant risk/reward pull of the original games and the scale of conflict will find plenty to adore here, though the game isn’t without its fair share of flaws. ![]()
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