2023-11-26 12:00:00
Jagged Alliance 3 offers us intense turn-based battles where management and strategy will be essential
When one talks about Haemimont Games He knows they are big words. These people are responsible for the fact that we currently have established sagas that have created a niche in the market. Not only for Jagged, but for other recent hits like Surviving Mars or the last Tropic. That is why the arrival of Jagged 3 Alliance 3 has been very well received by fans regulars to his profound and complete proposals. A delivery that further polishes the efforts and combats as we will tell you in the following analysis.
Achieving peace with a checkbook
Although the last installment that we analyzed on the web with Jagged Alliance: Rage! took us back to an ancient era with a spin-off that was out of the ordinary, Now we return to the classic and purist concepts. We will control a series of mercenaries who must infiltrate Grand Chien, a country that suffers harassment from armed groups. Not only that, but these terrorists have captured the president himself, and it will be our job to bring him back and restore peace to the region.
For this, there is nothing better than pasta. Yes friends, here everything is driven by money, as unfortunately happens nowadays outside of video games. We will be in charge of recruiting the most suitable mercenaries for each mission. What’s more, we will have to pay them by the week, having to “renew their contract” if we want them to continue working for us. That already offers us an idea about all the management that is carried out within this proposal.
The A team
At our disposal we will have Various types of soldiers to recruit. From doctors and snipers, to soldiers capable of heavy weapons. Each of them will have their virtues and statistics, and it is up to us to form a competent team that allows us to win the battles we fight.
Although Grand Chien will not be an open world as such, Yes, we have a lot of freedom to explore every corner. That freedom will also be present when we encounter an enemy group. We can go for them, but the best thing will be flank them without them seeing us to have an advantageous position. That, or directly complete the mission without being seen (whenever possible). The possibilities are endless, since it depends on the terrain, our weapons and the number of allied soldiers available.
The war on paper
If you have played a similar game, you will know how its combat system works. In Jagged Alliance 3 there will be action points that we can spend each turn the way we want. We can move our character to seek cover, shoot with our pistol, use knives for melee or even use special abilities that some commandos in our group will have. In fact, we can even spend action points to crouch or even aim more precisely. The possibilities are enormous, so we will have to carefully weigh each strategy we want to take.
It is not an easy game, far from it. It is a proposal from purists for purists. And although at the beginning everything is light and affordable, we will soon have serious problems. Not only for the hemorrhages that our soldiers will suffer, but because we will have to monitor our sources of income or even be careful so that already controlled areas are not reconquered from us. Luckily, if we want to suffer in good company, the studio has enabled a cooperative that suits you to blessed glory.
No battle will be easy
Part of Jagged Alliance 3’s difficulty may also be due to controller control. It’s not that it’s bad, but There are some actions that are clumsy to execute when compared to the graceful and precise control of a PC with a keyboard and mouse. The options are not focused on in a radial format like other similar proposals, and on more than one occasion it becomes unintuitive to carry out our plans. If we see the interface outside of the combats themselves, everything seems as if we were on a computer (somewhat outdated, it must be said). And that remains if we play with the Xbox controller, no matter how good it is.
As I have mentioned, not everything will consist of filling the enemy guerrillas with lead. We will have to improve our weapons, hire more personnel when the time comes and even equip our soldiers with other objects such as crowbars, bandages and knives just in case. Each weapon in the game has a different caliber, and we will also have to acquire the corresponding ammunition. As I say, everything has been carefully thought out so that we can fully immerse ourselves in the infinite possibilities that the game offers us.
Who is behind those bushes?
Regarding its visual section, Jagged Alliance 3 fulfills a notable visual section. The scenarios are very detailed, with different biomes or landscapes that we must explore. From green and leafy jungles, to cities with buildings at various heights and even deserts where we will be attacked by another series of animals. And when a big play happens, the camera will completely change position to sit behind your shoulder. In this way, we will contemplate our shot in a more forceful and impactful way.
Having detailed scenarios can be a double-edged sword. That leafiness that it boasts can be a disadvantage since it will hide enemies and even possible boxes with healing items. Some animations of our protagonists are not outlined correctly either. There are no differences in the animation between hitting or missing the hit with a knife at close range. Although the sounds of the firearms have been recorded as they are in reality, later We do not feel the weight of the weapon, nor that our bullets have a forceful impact on the enemy.
Jagged Alliance 3 Conclusion
Haemimont Games together with THQ Nordic have done it again. They have managed to polish one of their most vaunted sagas to offer a third installment full of options and possibilities. Its game not only has a much more perfected combat system, with a multitude of strategies to follow, but outside of battle we will also have to know how to manage other facets. A cascade of actions that, from my personal point of view, are somewhat clouded by the control system that we will have with our console controller. Luckily for us, if we get stuck at any point in our adventure, we can always call a colleague to help us out thanks to his cooperative system.
Jagged Alliance 3
59.99€
Pros
Several ways to approach combat Very balanced resource management Cooperative!!!
Cons
Playing with a controller becomes complex. So many options that sometimes it overwhelms you. It is a difficult game even on the easiest difficulty level.
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