Played All the Advance Wars, Is This Worth It?

[HighLanderPony]

If I've been a fan of AW, is this game gonna scratch that itch and live up to the quality of those games? Or should I wait for a sale or even skip.

[Blue]

As a huge Advance Wars fan , I still go back and replay them , I can say this game feels very similar. It's not quite as deep as Dual Strike for example, but it's on par with the GBA ones and for that I think it's worth it. Plus some of the characters are great ( Ceaser and Ragna are the closest things to AW level of funny characters )

[sunfire]

Totally worth, i also played all the Advance Wars.

[HighLanderPony]

Thx, looking good for now! I heard there are a lot of bugs or hiccups and that the gameplay is slow for veterans (like slow animations you can't speed up or turn off). Also, inconsistencies regarding combat damage. Is any of that true? If so, how bad is it?

[Democracy Crusader]

You can disable fighting and capture animations in the options and you can speed up movement with holding rightclick. for me its fast enough to enjoy it :) i cant imagine that i watched all the fighting scenes in my childhood :D

Combat dmg isnt inconsistence. every unit can crit based on a requirement. like the dragon crits if the target stays on a street. you need to use your brain since you can lose if you have your commander on a wrong field.

[HighLanderPony]

Thx! Waiting on more input 'cause can't play this for another half a day or so anyway.

[Democracy Crusader]

youll enjoy it. missions are tough if you want S on every mission, especially the sidemissions are fcking hard. the puzzles are tough (you have 1 turn to win) even for veterans.

[HighLanderPony]

Originally posted by Seelenruf:

youll enjoy it. missions are tough if you want S on every mission, especially the sidemissions are fcking hard. the puzzles are tough (you have 1 turn to win) even for veterans.

Thx!

[SirAston]

"Also, inconsistencies regarding combat damage."
Aside from the so-called "Critical Hit" mechanic (which isn't random chance, just "increased damage when condition is met"), the game calculates correctly with a 100 HP basis but only shows a limited range of numbers. Anything between 86 and 95 HP will be displayed as 9, for example, which explains the perceived inconsistencies. That's pretty much the major reason why Sedge's Groove deals 35% damage, since it means killing a unit with 3 "Diplay HP" is guaranteed to happen.

[HighLanderPony]

Originally posted by Pantoffelninja:

"Also, inconsistencies regarding combat damage."
Aside from the so-called "Critical Hit" mechanic (which isn't random chance, just "increased damage when condition is met"), the game calculates correctly with a 100 HP basis but only shows a limited range of numbers. Anything between 86 and 95 HP will be displayed as 9, for example, which explains the perceived inconsistencies. That's pretty much the major reason why Sedge's Groove deals 35% damage, since it means killing a unit with 3 "Diplay HP" is guaranteed to happen.

Thanks for that! I did find out how it works in another thread. :D It shows the damage average, not the damage minimum like in AW.

[NemesisLeon44]

If you played and loved Advance Wars like I did, you will LOOOOVE this.

[Asylum]

yes this game is a medievil version of advnaced wars but your buildings have innate defences (im pretty sure advanced wars didnt)

[Dog]

yes

[Megadew]

i hope i like this game advanced wars was one of my favorite games growing up along with fire emblem i always wanted a new advanced wars game to be made and this definatly looks nostalgic

[Ace]

Originally posted by HighLanderPony:

If I've been a fan of AW, is this game gonna scratch that itch and live up to the quality of those games? Or should I wait for a sale or even skip.

OOOH yeah. This game is VERY much worth it. It's one of the best strategy games I've played in a long while, and the create-a-campaign with cutscenes and online co-op maps is amazing. It's just amazing in general.

[Lexyvil]

I'm 10 hours in, and as a major fan of AW, I find it's already worth it.

It's not perfect, due to a few aspects that can and will probably be updated and improved upon at some point, but it's pretty damn close to being perfect. It's the modern Advance Wars we needed but never had.