Original War Reviews

I'm usually all for old RTS games, but this one just doesn't fit my fancy. the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia aren't here, because i never played this game as a kid, and not gonna lie, nostalgia is the only reason i like many of the RTS games from this era. i *could* get a hang of this game with great effort, but its not effort i have the energy to spend at the moment. that being said, a modern remake or remaster of this game that would scrub out a lot of the old-school game-jank could go very well, but then again changing things like the pacing would probably turn down a lot of hardcore fans.

Unique older RTS/ARPG? with unit levels, fun retro story, plot decisions, fun tech progression. Nostalgia goggles maybe, but I enjoyed it as a teen and revisit from time to time.

LOVED IT! This game has a great storyline, engaging gameplay, good mechanics and overall is very enjoyable. Finished it a few times (thanks to multiple endings!) and its just one of those games with strong emotional connection even after many years. Totally recommended for anyone who likes tactical strategy games.

Both GoG and Steam versions are missing the audio files for the original Czech dubbing, even though there's settings for different localisations. [url=https://original-war.net/files.php?c=18]You can download the missing files here[/url] and just drop them into the install folder. As for the game itself, it might come off as a Red Alert copycat, but that's way off the mark. With the typical eurojank ambition to outdo every possible competition in gamedesign it ends up being one of the most complex strategy games I've ever played. Over the years the jank parts of it also got ironed out and it's a higly polished, moddable game now (with workshop support!!!), with modernized graphics options, new interface, modern controls... Least autistic eurojank strategy game be like: >complex damage system instead of just HP for every unit >every unit is a named unique unit with stats for physical and engineering ability >you can level up all of them, making every single soldier like a warcraft 3 hero >highground vision advantage, bushes and crawling like in Commandos >you get RPG choices and branching in the campaign mode >the more soldiers you keep alive the more veterans you'll have for the final mission >1st mission, game is already trying to play mind tricks on you >story is both americans and soviets going back in time 2 million years to cancel the 21st century Yep, this game is absolute cinema.