Posted December 17, 2020
I bought Last Stand Arnhem just a week ago. But after playing some battles i'm really not impressed. I didn't played the Operations or Campaign yet so the strategical aspect of the game and preserving units from battle to battle is something i need to experience to get a final feeling for the game. But from what i played until now i can't see basicaly anything that would make me want more.
My main problem is that more often than not i have hard time distinguishing my troops from the "background" graphics, distinguishing and clicking on the right squad when they are close together and other little annoying things that are making the experience for me more of a chore than enjoyment. Sometimes i found the game just too fast and i was loosing control of the situation and felt lost about what was and should do next pretty quickly. To sum it up - i find the game to be outdated in terms of graphics, sounds gameplay and overall feel. BUT as i like WW2 games and there are not many tactical ones (more authentic ones) and there is a nice discount on GOG ....
I was thinking if the Last Stand Arnhem was a bad entry to the series and if there is a better game i should try? In the end, it's a "remake" of one of the oldest games in the series so i'm curious if the newer ones have introduced something ground breaking, which fans of the series likes so much that they would recommended it as a "must play"?
I'm mainly looking on the last 3 games (Panthers in the Fog, Gateway to Caen and The Bloody First). From the screenshots and videos i saw, PitF and GtC looks and sounds a little bit better but gameplay wise - i was not able to see big differences (yeah how would i be able to, when i'm still Close Combat noob, right?). The Bloody First on the other hand looks different in the 3D, i'm just not sure if it was a step in the right direction.
TLDR - would you recommend to buy any other game in the series than Last Stand Arnhem for added new features or anything else that would make the other games worth a buy? Or do you think if i try Operations and Campaign in LSA, you can tell that basically i saw everything and the other games are all the same?
My main problem is that more often than not i have hard time distinguishing my troops from the "background" graphics, distinguishing and clicking on the right squad when they are close together and other little annoying things that are making the experience for me more of a chore than enjoyment. Sometimes i found the game just too fast and i was loosing control of the situation and felt lost about what was and should do next pretty quickly. To sum it up - i find the game to be outdated in terms of graphics, sounds gameplay and overall feel. BUT as i like WW2 games and there are not many tactical ones (more authentic ones) and there is a nice discount on GOG ....
I was thinking if the Last Stand Arnhem was a bad entry to the series and if there is a better game i should try? In the end, it's a "remake" of one of the oldest games in the series so i'm curious if the newer ones have introduced something ground breaking, which fans of the series likes so much that they would recommended it as a "must play"?
I'm mainly looking on the last 3 games (Panthers in the Fog, Gateway to Caen and The Bloody First). From the screenshots and videos i saw, PitF and GtC looks and sounds a little bit better but gameplay wise - i was not able to see big differences (yeah how would i be able to, when i'm still Close Combat noob, right?). The Bloody First on the other hand looks different in the 3D, i'm just not sure if it was a step in the right direction.
TLDR - would you recommend to buy any other game in the series than Last Stand Arnhem for added new features or anything else that would make the other games worth a buy? Or do you think if i try Operations and Campaign in LSA, you can tell that basically i saw everything and the other games are all the same?