Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

Німці програли війну не в Сталінграді, а в Києві, тому що вивісили свастику, а не український національний прапор. — Eugen Lyons, «Our Secret Allies» Darkest Hour є однією з моїх улюблених частин, у яку я періодично заходжу, щоб відпочити після симулятора альтернативної історії з нотками фембойства, який вам відомий під назвою Hearts of Iron IV, і побубніти про те, що раніше було краще. І справді, раніше дещо було краще. У грі колосальна кількість історичних івентів, наявні історичні сценарії, нормальний ШІ та достатньо багато модів. Якщо надумаєте грати за Німеччину, то з ходу встановлюйте мод Blood and Iron. Ну і ще: Рейхскомісаріат Україна має синьо-жовтий прапор з тризубом, що, як на мене, є головним плюсом. Єдиний суттєвий мінус, який можу виділити, — це технології, яких, на мою думку, занадто мало. Особливо це відчувається в сценарії з 1933 року. Одним словом, гра занурить вас у світ старої хойки і варта кожної витраченої гривні.

Nice to start before 1936 as WWI set up what came after. Ideally there would be a 1901 or 1902 general start scenario to better kick off the post Victorian era and capture events like a choice to expand the Russo-Japanese War, Moroccan Crisis or the Italo-Turkish wars. Plus boost tech and infrastructure early on and chase more Airships so to go from an alternate Steampunk era to an alt. Ironpunk / Airpunk era.

For those that like history and military history its a great game that allows you to control every aspect of a country during conflict.

The best HOI ever made

I've now played this game longer than the real battle of Stalingrad lasted. So I would say no don't play it. You don't want none of this in your life. Then again...Verdun lasted 7,272 hours so I can still probably try out some stuff. Maybe declare war on every other country on earth as Germany in September 1939 and fight them all with nothing but militia. One time I fought the USSR along a static front in central Europe until they ran out of manpower and I watched their armies disintegrate in place. That was pretty wild. Considering they had sustained about 59 million casualties it seemed appropriate. After slugging it out with them for 8 straight years from Latvia to Odessa. I chased their remaining units who were all at %10 strength and full organization back to Moscow forcing the Soviet capitulation in the winter of 1950. Don't try to rescue the USA from the depression and see what happens, that is pretty funny. Because of the domestic oil, Venezuela can support mechanized forces, but if you don't plan to cheat you will not be able to mobilize enough forces to attack Brazil until about 1952. You can take over all of South America, but you will end up in crazy grinding defeat against the USA after years of making them suffer over your mountain defenses. If you do cheat, you can easily choose your own adventure with just about any nation that can be made independent. Sometimes that means starting as one nation liberating another and then taking over that nation after a save. Anyway kidding aside this is the best version of HOI. Infinite replay without infinite learning curve. It is super risk on steroids, but without so much depth that you get lost in the spreadsheets some other Paradox games rely on.

best military/sim/strategy game possibly ever

Excellent WW2 strategy game. Makes HOI4 look like Megabloks.