MajorEazy Posted December 2, 2000 Share Posted December 2, 2000 I'm an absolute beginner to this type of game, but it sounds so amazing ( I've read lots of web reviews ) and PC gamer (UK) who just rated it 89% and said its the best out there, that I feel I must take the plunge. I'm a big fan of Close Combat although I recognise its problems. I've read constantly about military history all my life and if what I've read is true Combat Mission is going to be the best way of 'living' it. Thing is will I be able to make this transition or will I just be blown away by the complexity (I've never played a turn based wargame in my life) Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorEazy Posted December 2, 2000 Author Share Posted December 2, 2000 Sorry! I've just realised that this is posted in Scenarios, hope it doesn't annoy anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudeLover Posted December 2, 2000 Share Posted December 2, 2000 Welcome! Have you tried the demo? There's a couple of medium-sized scenarios with the demo that should give you a feel as to the complexity. I found that it didn't take too long to get very comfortable with the interface...it's mostly very intuitive. Warning: If you start playing the game, it may be difficult to stop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disaster@work Posted December 2, 2000 Share Posted December 2, 2000 You won't have any trouble. Combat Mission is in fact not all that complex compared to Close Combat. Many of the same thinking applies and, actually, you get all the time in the world to think over your actions. The only odd thing from an RTS player's standpoint is that you can't stop the action and issue corrections to your commands, once you issue the commands, you sit back and watch the fun happen over a 60 second period. If you look at it that way, CM is simpler to play than CC and more realistic. In CC you are assumed to be am ominiscient god who can direct telepathically everyone on the field. In CM, it's more akin to everyone having radios and you watching from a mountaintop with your binocs. ------------------ ---- To download my scenarios: go to http://www3.telus.net/pop_n_fresh/combatmiss/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorEazy Posted December 2, 2000 Author Share Posted December 2, 2000 Thanks for your replies. Well, I've just taken the plunge and ordered the game - I expect it in the UK in about a fortnight. Unfortunately I cant download the demo on this bandwidth but I'm sure I'll not be disappointed. All you guys can't be wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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