This game has serious balancing issues that need to be addressed before I'd recommend purchasing this game. I shouldn't have to constantly save-spam the game in order to win. I understand that this game is supposed to be more combat tactic oriented, but losing half your strength assaulting a small machine outpost when you outnumber then 3 to 1 is just ridiculous.

To be clear, I love the concept; which is why I purchased the game in the first place, but this still needs work to make it fun to play.

This game, despite it's INCREDIBLE frustrations at times, is SO FUN.

This is a masterclass in story, character development (even if they are a tad cheesy) and fun gameplay mechanics.

First off: THE BAD- This game is really really unforgiving, especially at first. I am admittedly playing it on hard, but you blink for a second and sometimes a vital squad or asset is toast. Honestly though, the unforgiving nature of it is also slightly a plus in my book. I'm an Army infantry / Afghanistan vet and this really does bring a level of realism that some people might find unpalatable. Regardless, quicksave will fast become a welcome friend in this game.

On to the good: The combat is incredibly satisfying. This game gives you tons of opportunities to plan assaults and defenses under pressure. There are only a few annoying missions where you have to escort convoys, but those aside, the tactical nuance is actually surprising. This game REALLY brings to heart the fact that you're a resistance fighter in a beleaguered human resistance force. You don't have unlimited ammo, fuel or resources. You have to consider these things. It also forces you to constantly consider who you're sending forward on an assault or recon, and who you're leaving behind to defend supply assets. You have to pull half-strength units off from the front line consistently and replace them with fresh troops. The fighting is intense and satisfying. Be in against the machines (Legion) or various criminal human elements, the weapons systems feel organic and realistic. Damage to vehicles is in varying levels- sometimes you'll damage a tanks reloading system, sometimes you'll destroy it's engine, and if you're lucky, sometimes you'll get a catastrophic kill. Again, this all fuels the sense of realism.

In between each mission you have an opportunity to upgrade troops and vehicles and purchase more with "Goodwill Points" - but you have to balance this all with the fact that humans need to be fed and vehicles / weapons need maintenance, ammo and fuel. This is reflected in a "supply points" system that is somewhat unforgiving, if not realistic. Keep in mind, SUPPLY POINTS OVER EVERYTHING ELSE, and you'll be fine.

I'm a HUGE Terminator franchise fan, and this feels great in that world. As aformentioned, the characters are a touch one sided, but there are a lot of fun surprising moments in the story arch, and I really enjoyed it overall.

This game rules. If you like challenging RTS games and like Terminator, you're gonna love this.

played missions in such a way as to maximise my ability to light the enemies vehicles on fire as MUCH as humanly possibly so I could then salvage them. I would fire all my infantry troops and solely bring either tech guys or rpg squads to maximise my stealing potential with an unhealthy amount of save scumming

New tortuga was a very, VERY happy place for me and I spent like an hour with both supply trucks and the rebels with C4 placing them near every single parked truck, humvee, tank, in every building and essentially make it so during the assault into the town towards the prison that row of houses where enemies are spawned in I'd detonate the moment I saw them show up, killing them instantly. 10/10 would nearly crash my game with explosions again