![]() ![]() If you want to play the game as it was intended to be played, it’s a tough nut to crack, and almost relishes in the difficulty. I think gameplay is really going to be the great divider on Jagged Alliance 3. These days, it’s not often I can say that a strategy game’s music drew me in and kept my blood pumping as I plotted my next decision, but here we are and I love it. There’s a solid charm and jovialness when you’re taking your mercenaries through the less heated areas of the game, and it picks up and gets intense with the orchestra when it’s time to sling bullets and bombs. I think one of the more surprising aspects of Jagged Alliance 3 is just how decent the music is in exploration and combat. I’d dare say that it’s possible the way your campaign plays out in Jagged Alliance 3 has a strong chance of not being anything like the way I played it, which is great news for return trips and multiple runs through the game. There are any number of actions you can take, from the mercenaries you hire, to the decisions you make with them, to who lives, who dies, and who gets away with delicious or devastating consequences to show for it. It’s also an incredibly well-designed, choice-driven game. Whether your mercs are crawling through a jungle on your way to a war bunker repurposed as an enemy camp or wandering through a coastal town keeping the peace, nearly every map in Grand Chien is well designed and gorgeous to boot, with weather effects that not only add to the atmosphere, but the gameplay as well. It’s a dire situation to be sure, but Haemimont handles the dark nuances of warfare in what I would say is a similar tempo to Wasteland 3, which is to say competently, but also with a dark and sometimes goofy sense of humor.ĭon’t let the off-color nature of the game fool you, though. At the very beginning, the game makes a point to let you know that it lampoons various elements of micro and macro politics, mercenaries, machismo, revolution, and guerrilla warfare, just as much as it works to make these things functional and fun in its gameplay. That might be a little old-school and cringy, but so is Jagged Alliance 3, unabashedly so. ![]() That’s where you come in: Are you a bad enough dude to save the President? The President’s daughter manages to escape and reaches out to a mercenary organization with every bit of money she has left to help rescue her father, subdue The Major, drive out The Legion, and bring peace back to Grand Chien. The country becomes de-stabilized when a ruthless military leader known only as The Major kidnaps the nation’s President and holds him hostage, intending to take control of the region with the help of his army known as The Legion. ![]() Jagged Alliance 3 takes players to the region of Grand Chien, which is a fictional country set in what seems to be African trappings. Not only is Jagged Alliance 3 both a solid return to form and excellent upgrade for this franchise, but it’s also easily my favorite strategy game I’ve played in years. We’ve also been burned by bad entries in the series in the past. I’m fond of their efforts on the Tropico franchise, but I wondered what they could do for Jagged Alliance, which was more of a tactical RPG with global resource management built in, not unlike XCOM before XCOM-likes were ever a thing. ![]() I didn’t know what to think of developer Haemimont Games leading this project. Then go out and explore Grand Chien as you meet new people, earn money, grow your team, and ultimately make your own decisions that will decide the country’s fate.I have been intrigued by the idea of Jagged Alliance 3 ever since THQ Nordic first showed it to us in 2021. In Jagged Alliance 3, select from a huge cast of mercenaries all with their own unique personalities, quirks, and backstories. Now, the President’s family has pulled together all their resources, including an arrangement with the powerful Adonis corporation, to hire a group of skilled mercenaries tasked with finding the President and bringing order back to the country. Grand Chien, a nation of rich natural resources and deep political divides, is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and a paramilitary force known as “The Legion” seizes control of the countryside. ![]()
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