Troops in the Red Army are continually reinforced as being disposable and the game reminds players that it's easier to forgo using remainders of squads in favor of new recruits. The major difference from the original is how players command Russian versus American forces. Nearly all of the core mechanics have stayed the same from controlling units to building base structures. Even with gameplay improvements such as enhanced line-of-sight for units, Company of Heroes veterans will feel right at home. The flashback method of telling Isakovich's story never proved to be that compelling as the literacy device has been used countless times before and more effectively in past military narratives.įortunately, the narrative is of little concern when battles begin. It didn't help either that the protagonist's face wasn't that discernible from the other soldiers during cutscenes.
The presentation didn't help as the quality of cinematics seemed dated as character animations weren't fluent or believable. The variety of missions range from the standard real-time strategy objectives such as defending a strategic point or assaulting an enemy base to more specialized scenarios in which the player only leads a few infantry squads through enemy-occupied territory.Īs much as the missions were exciting in the campaign, the actual narrative didn't match in quality as none of the characters were memorable. The narrative's course includes many of the iconic Eastern Front battles from Stalingrad to Berlin, while also including smaller operations. Through each flashback, the story is slowly revealed of how he became locked away in the gulag. The campaign's narrative follows the flashbacks of Soviet Army lieutenant Lev Abramovich Isakovich during which time he is being interrogated at a gulag in Siberia. Aside from the improvements to the gameplay and Relic's in-house built Essence 3.0 engine, Company of Heroes 2 features an extensive amount of content including a lengthy single-player campaign, Theater of War mode, and multiplayer matchmaking through Steam. Company of Heroes 2 from developer Relic Entertainment returns to World War II, but switches to the perspective of the Eastern Front with players commanding the Soviet Red Army. Buildings could be occupied by troops and nearly every wall and every structure could be destroyed by artillery and tanks. For the first time the environment played a crucial role in the battles.
The original Company of Heroes set a new standard for real-strategy games.
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