Jagged Alliance 2

I'm not an old fan of Jagged Alliance. I just played the demo in the time when it was launched, but my english was so bad that i didn't understand what i was doing nor how to do it. I bought JA2 recently here in GOG and i have currently conquered 3 territories, so i'm starting to get used to the game mechanics. And oh boy this is a masterpiece. The mercs you hire have very well made personalities, you will actually feel bad if one of them dies in combat. Also they have some hilarious dialogues. Combat is intrincated and satisfying, you have to use your brains if you want to survive. Sometimes you will have to retreat and wait for a better chance to attack. The learning curve is steep and i had to get past lots of problems to understand what i was doing wrong. Some battles got me frustrated for hours, until i thought it was just impossible. But once i planned carefully and used every merc according to their roles, it all went pretty smooth. Highly recommended if you like combat tactics and are a patient, persistent player.

When I played Jagged Alliance 2 Unfinished Business and later the original Jagged Alliance 2 in the early millenium it blew my mind, because I had only known the X-Com series in turn-based so far, and Jagged Alliance took it to a whole new level. It's great combat, great fun and also features a humorous story. For me it's well worth the full price. If you get it, be sure to also get the v1.13 community mod, that brings more fun, guns and inventory system into the game. (Be aware though, that if you choose the enemies drop all inventory option you're bound to be micromanaging the squads' inventory as a part-time job)

Genuinely one of the best games ever created. In terms of turn based strategy, I can't think of another game that draws you in quite as much as this. One of the greatest underrated games ever made.

Best game ever made. I've played it since 1999, when my feet could not touch the floor yet while sitting on my computer chair. Still play it. Install 1.13, remove all the autistic features that you don't like. Lots of replayability when you turn on randomize merc stats. Another thing I like to do is decrease mine income drastically and finance mostly by selling stuff. That way you need to keep moving and can't just sit and train your mercs. Also real men and women play ironman (you need a backup save slot though for occasional crashing).

The game looks interesting but sadly it is not working. I would expect games on GOG to work out of the box on modern computers (has been my experience so far).