Syrian Warfare coming Q4 2016

[Apocalypse 31]

I discounted this game, but made the purchase after watching some videos.

I am really surprised with how intense and fun this game can be, and I'm actually blown away with some of the features like the fully destructive environment, and intense close quarters fighting (with kung-fu animations!). On my first mission, I used a fireteam to provide a base of fire and smoke while a second fireteam assaulted a building and started kung-fu kicking insurgents in the face. I love when real-world tactics can be applied in games.

Overall, Syrian Warfare feels like the realism and intensity of Combat Mission meets the easy and fun play-ability of Company of Heroes.

[Gusington]

Can the player really kung fu fight insurgents?

[jomni]

Finished two missions and I have to say that this game is really engrossing.  It's not so much a twitchy RTS.  And amount of micromanagement is just about right to let you focus on real tactics. Men of War series (including Call to Arms) is more twitchy than this.

One question: in the reinforcement screen what's the difference between taking units from garrison and reserves?

[mirth]

Can the player really kung fu fight insurgents?

Is Kwai Chang Caine in this game? That would make it a must buy!

[Jarhead0331]

I've revisited this title since the release of the first DLC pack and I again wanted to highly recommend it. The missions can be very challenging, but they are always very intense and just about as chaotic and destructive as you'd expect the War in Syrian cities to be. I've made it deeper into the original campaign and my OOB has really expanded. I'm working regularly with army units equipped with BMPs, BRDMs and the occasional tank. Initially, you had mostly police and technicals. While having these vehicles is great on the one hand, it in a way is more challenging too because they are extremely valuable and easy to lose in urban warfare, so you have to take more risks with your infantry to support them. Additionally, they burn through fuel and many different types of ammo very quickly, so supply becomes much more important too.

The terrain system is really amazingly too. Man...these cities come apart. The physics system and destruction of buildings is really impressive.

Anyway, the politicing is still a drag. But I try my best to ignore it and take it for what it is.

By the way, I've only experimented briefly with the DLC, but there are Russians and they are pretty badass.

If there is one downside to the game, it's that there is still no skirmish mode. It's all scripted campaign missions. Many people are begging the developer for a skirmish option, so we'll see what happens.

[jomni]

Thanks for reminding me about this game.  I was actually deep into the campaign but stopped.

[GeneralHawk]

Jomni, hover over the title and it is explained.  Basically the garrison units even if you don't use them in the mission are carried over as part of your force into the next mission.  This really adds a nice force management layer....if you move forces to the reserves they won't be part of available force pool in the next mission necessarily.  Vanguard is what you deploy/have on the ground and combined with garrison equals what you carry over.  This means that managed correctly you can save forces in garrison with extra points you may not use/need during a given mission. 

Finished two missions and I have to say that this game is really engrossing.  It's not so much a twitchy RTS.  And amount of micromanagement is just about right to let you focus on real tactics. Men of War series (including Call to Arms) is more twitchy than this.

One question: in the reinforcement screen what's the difference between taking units from garrison and reserves?

[Jarhead0331]

I'm struggling with the fourth mission of the original campaign, but I am having an absolute blast with it. Its 2015 on the outskirts of Aleppo.  This was a low point for the pro-government Assad forces. I've finally been entrusted with some really legitimate military assets, but there are just so many of the enemy and the mission objectives have my forces moving all over the map. Some of the missions are time sensitive and I just don't have enough men to be everywhere at once, especially when there are large pockets of terrorists prepared to ambush all along the way.

Seriously, I haven't played an RTS this intense in a long time. I love the MoW series, but this game just has an air of authenticity for some reason.

[Barthheart]

I hate the truck bombs in this game!  :pullhair:

[Jarhead0331]

I hate the truck bombs in this game!  :pullhair:

Yup. Suicide bombers definitely suck, but when they get blasted before they reach your lines, they are a lot of fun.

[GeneralHawk]

haha same feeling...just a joy of tension to play....great game.

I'm struggling with the fourth mission of the original campaign, but I am having an absolute blast with it. Its 2015 on the outskirts of Aleppo.  This was a low point for the pro-government Assad forces. I've finally been entrusted with some really legitimate military assets, but there are just so many of the enemy and the mission objectives have my forces moving all over the map. Some of the missions are time sensitive and I just don't have enough men to be everywhere at once, especially when there are large pockets of terrorists prepared to ambush all along the way.

Seriously, I haven't played an RTS this intense in a long time. I love the MoW series, but this game just has an air of authenticity for some reason.

[Jarhead0331]

Holy crap! I finally beat that 4th campaign mission. Poor town...we really did level it to the ground. Over 560 Daesh fighters killed with over 33 vehicles destroyed. Our forces suffered 33 KIA and 7 vehicles destroyed. Two squads of Russian Marines showed up toward the later half of the battle and really tore $hit up.

Next mission has me moving into Damascus...its going to be ugly.

Great great stuff here...

[Gusington]

On sale right now at Steam for 50% off...it's in my cart for post-Thanksgiving purchase.

[mirth]

^tempting

[Gusington]

Yeah - it helps that I don't play many games set in contemporary conflicts.