Posted on: April 11, 2020
dacollecta
Games: 214 Reviews: 8
Tactics Masterpiece Flawed by Bugs
I would give this a 5 star if it were only a rating for the gameplay, fun factor, graphics/sound for the time, level design, etc. Unfortunately, there are so many bugs in the game that it can frustrate even the biggest fans of the series and tactics games. Let's start with the good. The music and feels like a Fallout game. Sound effects and voice acting are good, though you miss out on the talking heads from the previous two games. The graphics and animation are a big improvement and the areas feels a lot more detailed. The level design is truly amazing. You have hostage situations, alarms enemies can pull, stealthed enemies, ambushes, sandbags you can duck behind, ladders you can use to climb a building and snipe... it's great! The combat has also greatly improved. You can choose AI for your characters on how they react (or don't), whether they stand, squat, or lay down, all of which have different benefits. Overall, if you like Fallout and like Tactics games, you'll LOVE this game... but there are many flaws - read on. Now with the bad. You have the standard map to move from area A to B, and the random encounters are numerous and annoying. The difficulty is very unbalanced. Even on easy, your best characters can easily be wasted in 1 or 2 shots. The randomness of the combat damage is so ridiculous, that one lucky shot will end the game. Needless to say, this is one of those games where you will want to save every time you make a good move. Path finding is also bad. Now the buggy. The game can start locking up. You'll noticed it when your keyboard fails to respond quickly. Best you can do is save, exit, restart. This happens for me every level or two. Mysterious things can happen like radiation, NPCs dying, etc. with no explanation. This can kill a mission. Enemies can also spawn in objects and be stuck. There's more, but that's a few. I'm out of characters, so I'll wrap this up by saying great game, get it, but be aware of the bugs or you'll pull your hair out
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