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Posted August 07, 2018
A game of pawns.

Phantom Doctrine is now available for pre-order, 10% off until August 28th.
Owners of Hard West on GOG.COM get an additional 5% discount.
Buy the game before August 28th and get the game's artbook and soundtrack for FREE!

Heads up, operatives! Prepare yourselves for a turn-based conspiracy thriller set during an alternate history Cold War and prepare well - every piece of information can make a difference. Working unseen, you must organize, recruit, deceive and infiltrate, leading The Cabal against the dark forces who are plotting to control the world. When the bullets start flying, remember to keep to the shadows and leave no witnesses.
Posted August 07, 2018
I will keep an eye on this one, looks interesting but from the gameplay i've seen i'm far from impressed by the enemy AI.

I have played Hard West and didn't think much of it either.
Post edited August 07, 2018 by ChrisGamer300
Posted August 07, 2018
This looks reasonably interesting, and I ended up quite liking Hard West (after some initial frustration). Does anyone know if a Linux version is planned?
Posted August 07, 2018
Glad to see that so many people are hyped for the game - or at least intensely intrigued.

I'd like to use this occasion again to invite you guys to our official Discord channel. Hope to see you guys there.
Post edited August 07, 2018 by F4LL0UT
Posted August 07, 2018
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Zoidberg: Intriguing, but not gonna buy a cat in a bag.
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Lone_Scout: And a cat in a box?
A cat in a fursuit? It's not over until the cat is naked.
Post edited August 07, 2018 by AlienMind
Posted August 07, 2018
Is this an XCOM without aliens?
Posted August 07, 2018
Saw a few screenshots , the word : turnbased , thought : would this be the game i am looking for? more jagged alliance classic style ? high expectations .... :D ........................

The result:

Answer is yes its the same style but NO ( capitals) after seeing video, the zooming and rotating 180 degrees around the axis... was .... like sailing at sea,( motion/sea sickness prevents me to play games like this)

So im back in the waiting hall , waiting for a real true 2d turnbased game ( no fancy controls , no zooming, no rotating nonsense or extra needed) classic game i played for hours ... i doubt if there will ever be another game like Fallout classics, jagged alliance clasic , commandos classics, cause they simply dont develop games like that anymore the reason is obvious:


1) they dont want to and , think it isn't fancy enough without all 3d zooming rotating and more like that.
2) they simply can't , seems they are not capable of creating a game like the old classic even if they want to cause nobody is capable of creating good old games anymore.

Anyway i do hope a developer comes around and delivers a jewel of a game again ....
Post edited August 07, 2018 by gamesfreak64
Posted August 07, 2018
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Anothername: Interesting, but it sounds more like modern history than scifi. Well it does not sound like scifi at all.
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GR00T: Well, the announcement post does say 'alternate history' so that's maybe where the sci-fi element comes in.
There's brainwashing and other MK-ULTRA-style shenanigans with trigger phrases and spontaneous acts of switching allegiances, as well as the thing that your Agents can be captured and brainwashed as well.
On top of that, there's statboosting drugs and experimental gadgets which may or may not blow up in your face. The big backstory is about a conspiracy that would like to heat up the cold war a bit.

So it's about as historic as a snazzy spy novel.
Post edited August 07, 2018 by vonHardenberg
Posted August 07, 2018
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gamesfreak64: Answer is yes its the same style but NO ( capitals) after seeing video, the zooming and rotating 180 degrees around the axis... was .... like sailing at sea,( motion/sea sickness prevents me to play games like this)
Well, judging by your post I presume that the game is a lost cause on you but maybe it's at least some consolation that the action cam can be turned off (so no more zoom ins into third-person perspective and back) and the camera never turns on its own while in the isometric view. The need to turn the camera is reduced with the help of outlines and making walls transparent. And the camera turning is free (not by e.g. 90 degrees like in Hard West), so you're never forced to turn it by more than a few degrees at a time.

I presume that the camera motions may still be dizzying to you with the soft but rapid movement, floor changes and dynamic zoom outs when aiming in isometric view but, if you have any suggestions on what would need to be changed to make the game playable for you, I'll gladly consider this information and discuss it with others on the team.
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Anothername: Interesting, but it sounds more like modern history than scifi. Well it does not sound like scifi at all.
Well, I think the best description would be "retrofuturistic techno thriller". I would be mad to say that everything in the game is historically accurate but everything is to some degree rooted in true events, projects and organisations, if represented over-the-top. I'm sure that some of the more paranoid gamers will consider it realistic. :D
Post edited August 07, 2018 by F4LL0UT
Posted August 07, 2018
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vonHardenberg: The big backstory is about a conspiracy that would like to heat up the cold war a bit.
Would it, though... ?
<vanishes into the shadows>
Posted August 07, 2018
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Tarhiel: Bought.
I wanna have a soundtrack.
Exactly why I bought it to immediately. The composer is Marcin Przybyłowicz after all. :)
Posted August 07, 2018
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gamesfreak64: i doubt if there will ever be another game like Fallout classics, jagged alliance clasic , commandos classics, cause they simply dont develop games like that anymore the reason is obvious:

1) they dont want to and , think it isn't fancy enough without all 3d zooming rotating and more like that.
2) they simply can't , seems they are not capable of creating a game like the old classic even if they want to cause nobody is capable of creating good old games anymore.

Anyway i do hope a developer comes around and delivers a jewel of a game again ....
Except they do, Shadow Tactics is exactly like Commandos and the devs are making a new game in the same style. Also this game doesn't suck just because it isn't a replica of an outdated 90s game.
Posted August 08, 2018
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Tarhiel: Bought.
I wanna have a soundtrack.
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Szenszely: Exactly why I bought it to immediately. The composer is Marcin Przybyłowicz after all. :)
Wow, is he? I didn´t even knew, but his work at Witcher OST is phenomenal :)
Posted August 08, 2018
Awesome, so close - been waiting for this one. Just finished up Regalia too, so ready for some new turn based action.

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F4LL0UT:
The thread / release notes say "Until the 28th..." Is that just an extended bonus period to get the discount / goodies? I thought you guys had announced the release as next week (thought it was 14 August)...???
Posted August 08, 2018
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Ixamyakxim: The thread / release notes say "Until the 28th..." Is that just an extended bonus period to get the discount / goodies? I thought you guys had announced the release as next week (thought it was 14 August)...???
August 14th is indeed the release date. Seems the business guys decided to provide the bonus goodies for free even for a while after release.
Posted August 08, 2018
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Ixamyakxim: The thread / release notes say "Until the 28th..." Is that just an extended bonus period to get the discount / goodies? I thought you guys had announced the release as next week (thought it was 14 August)...???
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F4LL0UT: August 14th is indeed the release date. Seems the business guys decided to provide the bonus goodies for free even for a while after release.
Sweet thanks!
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