A year has passed Company of Heroes 3 Revealed in the first playable version in pre-alpha, we’ve been experimenting with it for a few hours too. If the first touch highlighted the Italian campaign, and its narrative progression system in Grand Strategy mode, Relic wants to highlight another of its core pillars this time around, the visceral and spectacular immersion on the battlefield . Through a new framework against the Axis powers and allies: North Africa. While recreating some of the still famous battles (Tobruk, El Alamein…), the game will therefore introduce a new faction, in addition to the usual three (US, UK, Germany), which is Germany people. African Legion.If the narrative ambition is to approach world conflict through a new and complex point of view (the subject of the studio rejecting any idealized or controversial vision), then the goal is also to master the tactical nature of the faction (very flexible e.g. armored units) to provide a a new type Gameplay to its strategic meta.
On the fighter side, the game will offer a number of re-tunings or new features that its community is eagerly anticipating. Starting with the possibility of towing artillery, repairing its vehicles through specialized infantry units, and even giving the same infantry the right to board armored vehicles in order to move faster on the battlefield.
exist map We were able to try (the battle with Afrikakorps against the British in Ajdabiya, Libya), the principle remains classic: the entire map must be conquered by capturing strategic points one by one, allowing our army to grow. If the game does benefit from an unparalleled sense of wonder, we’re also happy that it (finally) implements a single-player tactical break to be able to better send our orders to our units.However, Relic still has a lot of work to do to clean up its many copies mistake and observed AI fluctuations during this period preview.
If you want to form your own opinion, this alpha mission is available on Steam until July 19th.If you consider yourself a consultant Gameplay Strategically, you can even join the community co-development program the studio has built on the CoH-Development platform.
Additionally, the game is now available for pre-order on its official website, in two versions.This Digital Premium As such, access to the game’s first DLC (Devil’s Brigade, purely cosmetic) will be granted.related Physical Premiumwhich not only includes these previous perks, but also lots of goodies (pocket compass, medals) and guaranteed access to the game’s first major expansion, scheduled for 2023.
For the rest, we’ll have to wait for its release, which is now scheduled for November 17th on Steam.