Iron Harvest

So story wise, it is very interesting. Without spoiling too much, the whole pre-text was explained rather concisely and while it isn't new or innovating, it still kept me interested with how they conducted the story telling. Only thing that bothered me, or that didn't hold as much weight as the rest were the characters. Not that they had anything wrong or boring, but that the game, for proper character development, was too short. I loved Janek, but wish I'd see more. Granted i did not finish the game yet, still playing, but I'm already far in and noticed the little time skips. Even with the flashback arc. Gameplay wise, nothing new or impressive, yet not boring. The mechanics of improving troops through other methods really felt like what the story of the game indented, basically playing as a ragtag team who has to improvise often against mighty odds. Unfortunately, that quickly dissipated when you could just create the mech units and clear the levels. Otherwise, I would have loved to see it at a larger scale. Not just for more complex battle, but to truly see the scales of the mechs. They sometime feel rather small. Also the interaction with the environment, either from unofficial or official side quest are a nice touch that makes the game feel alive. On that note, artistically speaking the environment and illustration were nice. The design & sound were all great, and the idea to earn coins to get a different set of loading screen design was cute but nice. It would have been great if the alternate skins for troops were more prominent, but it was okay. Overhaul, I am enjoying the game and I would recommend this one to RTS players. The campaign is a must to really enjoy and lastly, if ever there is a sequel coming up i would get it, but I would still judge my decision based if feedbacks, if some, were implemented.

Das Spiel erinnert stark an Company of Heroes, nur mit Mechs statt Panzer. Hat schön fließend ineinander übergehende Soloplayer-Kampagnen und ist ein super Zeitvertreib. Der Schwierigkeitsgrad der Kampagnen ist in Ordnung. Im großen und ganzen problemlos spielbar, gelegentlich auftretende Abstürze werden hoffentlich noch gefixt. Ein "Sitz-Modus" für das Begleittier wäre schön, da der Begleiter unkontrolliert losrennt und manchmal die geplante Taktik durchkreuzt.

I got the definitive edition on discount and it's worth the money. I only play campaign or coop vs bots.

Great addition to the once beloved RTS genre! It reminds me of Earth 2160. Campaigns are structured similarly. Some heroes are with us all the time but fate drives them toward different sides of the conflict. There are interesting plots and characters fun to play. Strategic aspect is quite deep, although the pace of the game is slower than for example Starcraft 2. Units have more HP and die slower so you don't need to have APM like in grandmaster league ;) nevertheless on highest difficulty the game is demanding. Units are really fun to play, and everyone of them has special abilities. It's more of a tactical game due to small scale of engagement. That means that every platoon and every mech counts. Cut-scenes are great for developing story. There are quite many missions where you have some units and you have to make do with them without building base. Base-building missions on the opther hand, are very intense :) I think that every fan of RTS genre will be satisfied with this game.

This a great game with a great story. Just to give you an idea what to expect: It's similar to Company of Heroes during some mission, it's like Call to Arms with some other mission. I'm having a great time with it. Did I say that the story is great.