Embark on a desperate mission through the depths of a war-torn wasteland. Your goal is to guide Czechoslovak soldiers back home onboard an armored train, but the path ahead is fraught with peril. Caught in the middle of a brutal civil war between Russia's Red and White Armies, your unit...
Embark on a desperate mission through the depths of a war-torn wasteland. Your goal is to guide Czechoslovak soldiers back home onboard an armored train, but the path ahead is fraught with peril. Caught in the middle of a brutal civil war between Russia's Red and White Armies, your unit must remain in fighting shape, managing what little resources you have and maintaining morale at all costs. Venture through the bleak and unforgiving landscape of Siberia, where the freezing cold and the merciless environment will push you to your very limit. Resources are scarce and your crew is exhausted, but you must keep pushing forward.
As you journey through the heart of the conflict, the horrors of war will surround you. The fate of your legion rests on the actions of a few key soldiers, as you engage in real-time battles that will determine the outcome of your mission. You must choose your tactics wisely, using every skill at your disposal to safeguard your troops and complete your mission. With careful training and development, your squads will become a seasoned legion of comrades, brothers and sisters, ready to face any challenge that comes their way.
The decisions you make along the journey will determine the fate of your comrades. Inspired by historical events, of the Czechoslovak Legion and their determination to return to their newly formed republic following The Great War, this mission will test your courage and your will to survive. The Last Train Home is in your hands.
PICK YOUR BATTLES: Deploy your squad and complete diverse objectives in a series of real-time missions where specialist combat skills, planning, and superior tactics will lead you to victory.
EQUIP YOUR SOLDIERS: Level up your men by unlocking new skills and gathering better equipment – discover their stories, assign medals, and help them rise up through the ranks.
MANAGE YOUR CREW: Direct your soldiers in their non-combat roles onboard the train. Craft items, heal your wounded, and restore morale for the arduous journey home.
UPGRADE YOUR TRAIN: Unlock your armored train’s full potential by upgrading the carriages and locomotive and oversee important maintenance work to keep it running.
JOURNEY THROUGH SIBERIA: Stockpile and trade supplies, make new allies, and overcome crisis after crisis as civil war rages across the vast snowfields of Siberia.
BASED ON HISTORICAL EVENTS: Last Train Home, is a compelling narrative that portrays the experiences of the Czechoslovak Legion and their valiant fight on behalf of the Entente powers during World War I.
After 55 hours I finished the main campaign. I must say that I really enjoyed the whole journey. The further into the game, the more all the aspects of the game shine and get more intense. Don't get discouraged by maybe a slower start. Really good atmosphere. Excellent soundtrack. I really like the immersive dubbing. The last chapter I really felt the pressure of the freezing environment and the race against the timer to get to the final destination. I played the game on the Veteran difficulty and I plan to start a new game with all the custom difficulty slider set to 200%. Really enjoyable tactical-survival RTS and also quite relaxing. Probably my top game of 2023. Well done Ashborne Games!
Last train home is a game that I have a hard time getting a proper opinion for
The game has issues, lots of issues especially in the combat part
First of all, it gets tiring. Yes, it appears you have options to handle the different objectives given to you, but in reality you end up doing the exact same strategy every single time, just on different maps : stealthy takedown of every enemy unit
Because despite it's appearance, this game is EXTREMELY HOSTILE to any form of direct confrontations:
-Ammo and class abilities are both limited, not just in mission but in the game itself (for they use consumables that you have to stockpile inside your train to equip your guys)
-Soldiers are very fragile and die super quickly, just two or three bad shots and your guys are dead
-Injuries are kept after the battle and have to be healed afterwards, which takes a lot of time and disables your soldier for quite a while
This won't stop experienced players, but it will tire them out pretty quickly : after the 15th mission in a row spending half an hour taking down the enemies one by one to avoid any possible injury... I got bored, that's all there is to it
An issue increased by how long the campaign is (about 46 hours for a single playthrough)
And to that, we need to add some technical issues. Not common, but not rare enough to be ignored:
Erratic behavior from ennemies (sometimes they're blind, others they rush you from the other side of the map)
Units that stop responding to orders and remain stuck in place
Bugged vehicles that can't even move
Etc
And yet I liked it :
The story is very good, inspired by the true story of the Tzchecoslovac Legion of WW1, equiping and upgrading your train as you stroll through Siberia is nice and the fact the combat can be punishing made it very satisfying to reach the end without losing a single soldier.
I can't call it a "bad" game, since it's got real qualities, but I can't call it "good" either because it has too many issues.
The games story has been enjoyable, missions are in the Commando's style, pretty reliant on stealth, ambushes. You are basically outnumbered and outgunned in every situation. Haven't had any issues with bugs in the game and it was a lot of fun for a $30 game. I really like the story and am enjoying learning more about the Russian Revolution. Train management is a bit confusing in the start but after you complete the "prologue" it improves.
I could see the women being included as being annoying, ahistorical. But so far it seems like they are just a reskinned way to easily find your nurses. It would be nice if they weren't in there but the other parts of the game and how they portray the communist forces make up for that silliness, hopefully they patch that out but I won't hold my breath.
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