Call to Arms: Panzer Elite

Very realistic, graphics are good, haven't run into any issues with the game, glad to see it's not a play to win game, and I hope it satays that way.

This game is SUCH a gem!!!! BY FAR the best Tank simulator! The graphic sound al top notch the athmosphere is crazy good 10/10 and so is the demolishen modell you can destroy everything to the ground its such a blast to play and never unfair I love the ballancing its hard and so rewarding you get soo immersed! you have soo many ways to win each scenario the replayability is great! I am driving a tiger since two missions and you feel the power upgrade from the tanks before its soo rewarding! I can only recommend this as a must have game for everyone who like the idea of driving a tank! You can add npc tanks if you like to command a few in a platoon but I play lone wolf just me, my crew and my tank! thats the way I like it...

Coming from War Thunder, this scratches the itch Gaijin couldn't scratch with PvE. The bloom for where you'll hit works well imo for this game. It's overall a great mix of CtA tanks mashed with War Thunder/WoT arcadey style. I'd give it a 7.5/10

Call to arms panzer elite is an okay game , in my honest opinion it needs more work to earn a 25 pound price tag however I am not going to indulge too much on the price considering I bought it for half price. so where to start the game feels very unfinished which is expected being early access , the gameplay itself in my opinion though is quite boring , and the shell volumetrics seem very poor as well as the types of ammo , High explosive feels like you are shooting spitballs at infantry and have very little splash damage in my opinion as well as a rather underwhelming explosion , APHE also suffers from this , you might be on target with absolutely zero objects in the way and the shell still wont get near the target , Im hoping they implement the option to have the crew outside of the hatches , and have it for example when you are rearming you can see the crew loading new rounds into the tank or the tank is being repaired by crew as it just feels a little bland at the moment , im also hoping they add more variety to infantry as they all look the same at the moment

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I have enjoyed this game. Great graphics brings the battlefield in France alive. Good AI with the enermy, This creates a challenge and a level of realism, that you just cant go into a village guns blazing. Good tank games are difficult. You can get bogged down giving a simulator experience, this game is not that. More aligned to WoT. Fun, but with enough challenge to keep you engaged.

(Important notice: This review was written pre V.0.09.00 and some of these bugs have been fixed.) Artistically, this game is a masterpiece. The developers outdone themselves with the designs and layouts of the area. Every shot feels and sounds like it hits, buildings actually crumble to pieces when shot at with high explosive and the tanks aren't just these light vehicles that move at an unrealistic fast pace. The tanks move like they’re slow, heavy, and bulky machines. It's hard to get a World War II tank game without making it way too unrealistic like War Thunder or World of Tanks. After playing this game I noticed a lot of improvement is needed, but these are just small steps to completing a much bigger project. Pros: Aesthetics are pleasing Locations are very accurate to the area. Tank mechanics, decorations, and operations are pleasing Uniforms, equipment, and vehicles are accurate to the era. The sound design and effects are satisfying. Music is pleasing, especially in the hanger. Edelweiss Lack of customization makes the game feel more realistic as all of the vehicles look and feel like they had come as built from the factory floor. Unlike most tank games where you either have a health bar, or WarThunder doing its thing of breaking the laws of physics your tank can only sustain a certain amount of damage from certain types of guns and will flash yellow of what part of the tank is broken and in need of repairing. cons: Rewards for platoon kills are little to no value Killing infantry inside buildings gives you no reward when you use AP. only works when using HE. (what’s +2 or +8 points when getting a Panzer IV costs 350?) AI is not that great as it constantly gets killed. You will get damaged by a shell and for reasons beyond me your platoon vehicle will decide to park right behind you blocking your escape. No spawn protection When you spawn in allies at the repair station of your HQ, your own tanks will either not follow you, or will end up getting stuck causing you to have to switch tanks just to guide your ally to the position you want. You will wander off into a fight and end up getting swarmed by enemies only to look back seeing nobody is covering you. looking at your map you will see your ally has not even left spawn or is driving into a building. Some enemies feel like they’re way too beefy, you will hit a M4A3 (75) three times with a 7.5 cm KwK 40 L/48 or even the longer L70 which is supposed to have better range and ammunition for its cannon. For some reason, even an 88mm can not penetrate the armour of both the M1 57mm and M5 3-inch anti-tank guns. Two shots to the turret will knock out a Sherman. You either don’t see any enemies or until the last minute. It feels like the AI is cheating with some of the engagements. Somehow your enemy can see you through thick bushes but you can’t see them. Even when you spot an enemy, the marker only stays on screen for a few seconds and then permanently disappears leaving you completely clueless. Shooting at AT guns with your main cannon does not always destroy them even when it's a direct hit. Every new campaign has the same intro so once you watch it once you can just skip it When you capture a strategic point the infantry don’t get the memo they lost the area and don’t surrender or fall back to regroup. For some reason your own supply trucks don’t know how to navigate around destroyed vehicles or buildings meaning you have to take extra steps to guide it like an older brother stuck with his younger sibling when your mom said you gotta bring him along. It doesn't matter how many allies the game gives you to attack a certain point, they will all be dead either at the beginning or halfway into the battle. Suggestions: Add an attack option for the ai so they don’t just stand behind and block you from retreating. Make it harder for enemies to detect you through thick brush Allow the commander to spot targets for the player and call out commands of where an enemy tank is instead of sitting in silence and telling you “the tank has been penetrated.” when it’s already too late. I’m not saying to make the commander able to see around corners and cheat, but just make him do his job of pointing out the enemy so the player doesn't have to rush in blindly. Make the allied tanks following you actually navigate around the map better instead of getting stuck around a corner, building, terrain, etc. Fix code for infantry defending position when it has been taken over to either surrender or retreat to the next objective. Add some more campaigns for the U.S. so players can test out two of the new vehicles. (M18 Hellcat and M24 Chaffee) Final thoughts: I like where this game is going and I noticed some bug fixes were mended after I began writing this review. If you’re trying to get into a game that gives you a bit of a challenge, is not too arcadic, follows some detail of historical accuracy, and doesn't hit you with micro-transactions like War Thunder or World of Tanks then this game is for you. Just don’t expect the bots to play fair most of the time. (A cool idea did pop in my head for making a Sherman DD tank (Deluxe Drive) for the opening of Operation Overlord June 6th, 1944 if that is feasible. Say for beaches like Juno, Gold, Sword, and Omaha.)