Started playing when this came out in the 90's and never finished it. Played on easy (since this game is pretty treatcherous when it comes to budget, healing mercs and interrupts). It was a blast. Tip: don't be shy to read up on how to save Brenda and cure virus, the game is again pretty brutal and does not offer a lot of information on how to resolve quests.
Having played Sid Meier's Civil War, I can safely say that all tactical and strategic elements present are missing in this game. Units retreat and regroup randomly, sometimes mere seconds after changing stance. No way to measure morale and nothing will prevent a unit from randomly retreating from an inferior enemy dispite having flank and rear support. You will often end the game without many casualties... which does not make any sense since Gettysburg was the worse battle fought on US soil. I'm pretty sure many of the comments are either paid for or fake.
No story, no context, no economy. You get random people visiting you during the day but you can only exit your house to scavenge during the night, which makes no sense since in real wars civilians have curfews during the night and risk being shot on sight. Your activities consist of: waiting, building furniture, smoking and slowly drift into depression. Very sad and boring. Nothing like in real life.
