The cartoony graphics don't hamper gameplay but they don't exactly set the right vibe of 'cheesy realism'.
Jagged Alliance: Flashback, unfortunately, is the eggs and butter omelette.įans of the series will notice the ham and cheese is missing right from the get-go. A tasty omelette, however, would have cheese, ham and maybe some veggies. It's wholesome, it stills your hunger and you may even enjoy a bite or two. This is true in the same way that you can make an omelette with just eggs and butter. Reading the above, you would think that all the ingredients to make a Jagged Alliance game are there. Experience can also be gained by completing quests, and some of the locals will also reward you with new items or a pledge of support. Using weapons, repair toolboxes or health kits will increase the skills of your mercenaries and occasionally level them up, adding points to their base stats for intelligence, physique and coordination. Important sectors can be fortified by training militia that will go head to head with enemy troops looking to take back control. Conquered mines and farms produce income that can be put towards hiring skilled mercenaries and buy better weapons and equipment. Taking over sectors, locals will swing their support in your direction to aid the rebellion that you are fighting for them. If that feels very A-team, then your brain is on the right track. The local population, impoverished and fatigued, are no match for the soldiers that police the republic with an iron fist. You are in charge of a bunch of mercenaries tasked to overthrow the evil dictator of some little known banana republic at the outskirts of civilization. In Jagged Alliance, you play the good guys. Did they also magically turn the game into Jagged Alliance? No, but there's a pulse. Thankfully, two more updates brought the game back from its impending ruin, stabilizing the game to the point of being a fairly decent turn-based experience. A hopeful backer, my heart sank seeing the state of the game when a big update mere days before release seemed to introduce more bugs than it fixed. Love for Jagged Alliance runs deep and the Early Access releases did not impress. Wasteland 2 was great, Divinity: Original Sin fantastic and while Shadowrun Returns might have been a bit light for all their funding, it was certainly great to be back in the Shadowrun universe.Īll of these games were met with ever growing excitement before their release, but Jagged Alliance: Flashback only met with greater scorn. Kickstarters that aim to revive a long-dormant franchise have a habit of flaring up hope.
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