Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance Reviews

Avarege plot and dialogs. Bad work trying to create a "good" and "bad" choices. The design choices to have persistent units that receive XP is broken. Or you keep them alive( (save scam) and game becomes easy, Or you let it dies and become unplayable. Missions are very noise with too many units, too many things happening, too many people talking, too many pauses. Do not let you enjoy the cool graphics and action of the game. Overall is a good game.

The only thing I Dont like about the game is this "Legion"crap. Should be Skynet. Once i got over that its not a bad game. I really enjoyed the campaign, Story is Ok and the missions are fun for the most part.

Highly recommend for any fans of RTT with persistent campaign- combat is fun and engaging, doesn't require intense micro but visibility, ammunition, cover are all very important. Only thing I'd put as negatives are the lack of conquest mode (coming in 2025)- and the lack of machine campaign outside of DLC which is also great but relatively short. For any new comers- this is not an easy game. It is very easy to make mistakes early on that impact your later campaign significantly. But this is by intent- you are not producing units, they are persistent between missions and camps. You cannot treat any unit as expendable (aside from maybe militia)- a sacrifice needs to be carefully considered. Saving often is recommended- especially for first time through.

Was a little sceptical of what I'd think of an RTS without the ability to gather resources, build up a base and replenish/reinforce units as I want or need, but within the first mission got dragged into Dark Fate so much that I realised these limitations are what makes it fun. There's enough micro for even hardcore fans to enjoy (resupplying ammunition, toggling use of certain weapons on units on or off to preserve/expend ammo, often fighting on multiple fronts with different units against a variation of units, etc), and with the permanent squad member loss or a full unit loss whilst in mission (saving/loading not withstanding ofc) the game quickly teaches you to measure a few times before finally "cutting" it. When even a sure-fire "fuck it, send it" approach can backfire spectacularly, losing your most veteran units with their additional perks unlocked (which cost valuable resources), you realise no decisions in Dark Fate should be made hastily. The ability to pause time comes in very handy, and it quickly becomes the only thing separating you descending into despair or madness and getting that ever elusive upper hand against the opponent. One of the rare games in the genre where fighting from the position of "weakness" (against an overwhelming invasion force, think XCOM1/2) really brings out the stress, despair, and that sweet sweet joy when you finally get to the end of a mission and can pick through the battlefield to reinforce/resupply your units and acquire additional weapons and vehicles. If you like strategy, planning out your approach and then seeing it disintegrate before your very own eyes as the enemy RPG made your heavy armour unable to fire, and you had forgotten to save in the last hour and have no choice but to take a deep breath, re-evaluate the situation and adjust your forces to minimise the losses and save the ever-precious tank crew, this might just be the game for you. P.S. Like most strategy games, you will inevitably find moments where what you face just feels BS. Be it luck of the draw, or clunky level design, these are somewhat inevitable; take it in stride and push through. Dark Fate makes beating the odds with the words "fuck you Legion, eat shit" echoing through your room a moment to cherish.

Great Game and the will of the deveolopers to turn this game into a never ending story. With a new Conquest mode! Wow. So cool

Thoroughly fun and engaging single player campaign. Challenging! The customisation of your army between missions also really helps with the "survivor, resistance, scavenger" vibe that Terminator future war is all about. Played through the campaign and We are Legion DLC, and then played the whole thing again right after.

Very fun there so much learn about the units in the game and controls are basic understand. Take some notes on the operations. The story line is good nothing bad about the game.

I have not beaten the game yet, but from the amount I have experienced. I am surprised by how good it was. My only issue is the fact the game takes place in the Dark Fate Timeline. We don't play as the Resistance but as the Founders, and the only "Resistance" group is called Movement. Don't get me started on calling Skynet Legion, it's Skynet. Period. Also Cartel? What? The Story is so dumb but ignoring that, the game is genuinely good.

λmazing RTS! Love the supply management with the size of your force in order to move it and the campaign is real good and challenging. There are only two things with the campaign I don't like that much is the sergeant bi***ing and that you rarely can choose freely what units to start a mission. Would claim as an RTS this is better than Starship troopers terran command, love that one aswell. Keep it up Slitherine Ltd. :steamthumbsup:

I was very surprised at the high quality of this game. Very realistic. Graphics are great. Sound is great and the music fits in with the theme of Terminator. The gameplay is where it really shines. You need a lot of micro skill if you are going to even attempt the game on anything higher than normal. This game is possibly the hardest RTS I've played to date (in a good way). You need to manage costs of your army, losses of troops or vehicles and tanks (which you really, REALLY need to avoid as subsequent missions only get harder when you lose units) etc. Just like a real army, you can customise your units to deal with different situations. Give the units better weapons to make them more effective, level them up to make them stronger and improve their stats as well as perks that increase their effectiveness or even give new abilities. If you enjoy realistic RTS games that require skill, this is definitely a great pick and an even better pick if you are into the Terminator theme.