Last Regiment

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Good strategy game with an expansive world to conquer.

Good points: fun, simple, yet deep little turn based strategy game. Intuitive enough, but takes advantage of being on a computer to allow some level of simultaneous movement etc. Lore is semi-complex and well-realized without being too alien (it's basically the modern discovery of the New World, but more complicated and with goblins). Downside: lore is complex, writing can be a little stilted, and it crashes like a cymbal. Seriously, this game has the stability of a Jenga stack where all the blocks are vertical. I'm seventeen hours in and have had a double digit number of crashes to desktop. Fortunately, it loads extremely quickly and the autosave works well, so it's quick to bounce back from them. But at the same time the simplicity of the game makes me wonder how it can still be so unstable all this way into its lifespan.

I enjoyed Legends of Callasia and thought I should support the devs and try this game out. Unlike Callasia which is a board game more in the vein of Risk, the Last Regiment plays more like a tabletop rpg-war game. Overall all it's a good attempt, but the pacing is off. Matches take quite a while to finish and that is the major downfall for me. There is a good bit of complexity and strategy, but overall it's very sluggish. I would rate this as 'so-so' but will still recommend because I think it's has it's moments.

Steam recommended me this game based on my love of turn based combat, card games, and fantasy. Based on the positive reviews and trailer I decided to give it a shot and tried the demo first and then immediately decided to purchase it within 15 minutes of playing. I absolutely LOVE it so far - it is highly addictive and is a perfect combination of tactical combat and strategy with each map taking a good amount of time - not too short but not too drawn out either. The graphics and battle map remind me of the card game Faeria, whereas the simultaneous orders of tactical combat is like the 4x game Endless Legend. The orders system in particular is my favorite part because it really challenges the player to think two steps ahead and anticipate the AI’s moves. It is a very unique game that I hope to be playing for a long time. I started with the campaign first and I am hoping there will be enough material beyond that as well. To be honest I am surprised that there are <100 reviews currently on Steam - I’d expect a game like this to get more attention!

Under the radar gem! As a veteran TBS player, I was initially skeptical when I viewed the quick simultaneous turn resolution in the trailer. However I learned that the initial scenarios train you gradually to interpret this such that it's not really much of an issue at all. More casual than a hard core war game,.. avoid this if that's what you're looking for, but a blessing and much fun for a more relaxed player. Rating: 8.5/10

EDIT après avoir fini aux 5 campagnes principales (pas encore joué à l'ajout, la sixième campagne) : Excellent jeu en simultané ! La campagne est vraiment bien faite, les scénarios très variés et très bien pensés, ils demandent parfois de revoir stratégie habituelle et d'utiliser ua mieux toutes les capacités des unités (grâce aux différentes unités et à certains héros qui se jouent vraiment différemment). J'espère que ce jeu aura assez de succès pour qu'il y ait un jour une suite !

A great turn based tactical strategy game! Multiplayer is easy to setup and play, highly recommended.