Unique company-level wargame with very heavy emphasis on the leadership and burden. Plot after bootcamp is very realistic to army experience and realities of war are gripping from the first minutes. Plays very much like a wargame chess.
A bit lacking on the technical side and performance but delivers on the narrative, and so well researched company-level wargames are basically non-existent.
Strongly recommended. Also goes hand-in-hand with Unity of Command 2.

Never written a review before this game, but it's a must on that case.

That game is definetly not for everyone but for those who are into this will in my humble opinion love it. It really is different than anything similar I've played before. You feel the burden, you want to keep your men alive, you want to achieve the objectives...but at times it's not a easy feat to achieve both. I found myself pushing men to achieve the objective and feeling uneasy doing it...but these are the orders.

You don't have a full intel of the battlefield and rushing can really lead to unnecessary casualties. Getting cocky get men killed but oftentimes just bad luck also. You learn along the way but still make mistakes. Your best crafted plan goes to hell, cuz the enemy also has a plan...or just great positions.

And I don't know if this is a good or a bad thing but before every scenario (after meeting the germans) I felt a little bit of anxious starting it. Often ending with me calling it in for the day. There's just this "oh shi-, what the f is waiting for me in this one" going into a new scenario.

Generally the game has great atmosphere, excellent writing and awesome historical context. Yeah it's a bit rough around the edges but it seems that the team is really working hard to improve it. Also I love how actively they interact with the players on different platforms - it really gives you the small local shop vibes where everyone loves what they are doing and pouring their heart into it.

PS! If you happen to read it then sorry Luke - I skipped your little monologues during training.

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