Wow, what a great and challenging game. So far I'm 47 hours in and I haven't even made it out of the starting region. Granted I've been chasing down and destroying refugees and harvesting their remains for resources. The game allows you to capture animals and use them as companions (as long as you have the resource to capture and keep them). Your companions can even have perks/abilities to allow you to control your war beasts. They also level like your other companions.

All companions, Human or Beast, can earn nicknames and attributes based on the achievements each member unlocks. It's a great way to build ties to your party. Man, losing my named wolf that I had kept alive for ages was brutal! Everyone can be fully kitted and even your beasts can have some additional customization.

So many of these games cap how many people you can recruit but Wartales allows you to have so many members. I've hit 10 party members in my 47 hours and there's still room to drop people on the map. The game does scale a bit with your level and party size so it does make for some fun and chaotic battles.

Levels are capped at 5 but from what I've seen there's really great customization between each class and then each specialization across the classes. And different weapons even come with different abilities, perks and play styles. I had 3 rangers and all three were use very differently. Looking forward to more updates!

Full release expected late 2022.

Main single player campaign is a fun, grand strategy light game. The game is your typical COH game but the single player bonuses throughout the campaign are really fun and persist through the rest of your matches. Haven't played coop or MP yet but it's on the list.