Italy’s side of the Mediterranean is more free-form, borrowing ideas from the Total War campaign maps and allowing you to capture territories in your own way. Ultimately, Company of Heroes 3 is a game that champions dominance, all while building your forces, positioning them in areas of advantage where there are enough spots of cover, capturing territories, and defending them against enemy forces. Deciding whether to take the faster route and exhaust resources and risk defeat or the slower route and conserve resources, but hardly put in the effort that equals fun. It sometimes does feel like the case of the hare or tortoise juxtaposed. Some routes are well-guarded, and others pose less of a risk. These are the usual war elements like manpower, fuel, and ammunition. Resources could run out if used unwisely. Each section of the map varies in size, terrain, and difficulty, though the enemy AI barely tries to make the conquership harder for you (more on that later). The mission here is to work your way upwards, from the tip of Italy’s Sicily to heavily-protected Rome. The Italian campaign mode is much larger, evidently borrowing a thing or two from Total War. You’ll be launching missiles on enemy front lines, whether it’s from tanks or sea monsters. Still, it’s utterly fun, settling in the Wehrmacht’s commander’s shoes and executing some poor judgment. This doesn’t champion war, given the current climate. Overall, it’s aesthetically good enough for the third sequel. I’d have loved a little more detail, with the possibility of cracks showing and an on-ground view of the terrain made possible. The ocean has crystal blue water, and the land is flowy and rugged. The map looks huge, though it definitely focuses on a section of the larger Italian and North African sites. Who wants to boggle down strategic maps and storytelling all alone? When can you jump straight into the meat of the game, where moment-to-moment gameplay reigns? The Sightsįrom a bird's eye view, you get a pretty good picture of the sights beneath. Wishes aside, Company of Heroes 3 makes for a wholesome multiplayer experience. History-wise, four factions make sense, with the game set in the theaters of World War II, but I certainly wouldn’t have minded an even more extensive variety of factions. Four factions take reign against one another here, including the British and US armies for the Allies and the Wehrmacht and Afrikakorps for the Axis. Relic’s ambitiously implemented two campaigns: one set in the vineyards of Italy and the other in the desert lands of North Africa. Will Company of Heroes 3 live up to its high reputation in the RTS gaming space? Does it fulfill the demanding intricacies of war? Are the graphics and performance up to par? Just how great is Company of Heroes 3 ? Let’s find out in today’s Company of Heroes 3 review. And, consequently, the uncertainty I had coming in to check out the third entry. So much so that the sequel struggled to meet the high standards set by one of its own. I have to say, the first-ever Company of Heroes in 2006 really threw the ball out of the park as far as expectations went. A little tactical gameplay here, and a little cover and terrain there, Company of Heroes understands the gravity of adopting the significant World War II events to a fault. So far, there have been three mainline entries in the series, all RTS games that so candidly define the genre. Or, if you’ve been a fan since the first Company of Heroes real-time strategy (RTS) video game came out in 2006, then you definitely need to check out the sequel. If you love Total War, then you definitely want to check out Company of Heroes, too.

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