Though this does result in some baffling decisions on their part such as attacking a unit with full health when two with barely any are within range.
The AI, while not quite fiendish enough to be too taxing, does at least follow unique patterns making them harder to predict. The map designs have a nice difficulty to them, starting off on reasonably flat terrain and by the end of the game forcing you to make some fiendish tactical decisions, almost making one move the difference between success and defeat. There is a fun range of other units throughout the game including artillery and medics though especially early on in proceedings, you may find yourself consistently using your somewhat overpowered commander units, able to tear through two or three enemies in a single shot and also absorb a ridiculous amount of enemy punishment. I like that the core dynamic is something of a classic for this type of game, Rock-Paper-Scissors dynamics as you have your three core types of infantry: footsoldiers, bombastics and snipers. You play through four campaigns as a variety of plucky young mech pilots who also happen to lead battalions of other mechs to victory or imminent destruction. Essentially it’s Advance Wars but with Gundam which is a powerful combination.
Warborn makes a good argument for being that game I’ve been looking for. With no AW games since 2008’s Days of Ruin, with only the, admittedly very consistent, Fire Emblem series to frequently scratch that itch*, every time a similar game comes out I begin to wonder, could this be the new successor to Advance Wars I’ve been waiting for? Image: PQube Ltd And for good reason, no game before or since has quite managed to perfect the blend of varied map design, in-depth AI, a surprisingly involving story and most importantly, it was actually fun to play.
Any time we’re talking about a 2.5d turn-based strategy game, if you don’t think I’m going to bring up the greatest turn-based strategy series of all time, then you’re wrong (for the avoidance of doubt, best real-time strategy game series is, of course, Command & Conquer or Age of Empires and I don’t care if you think I’m basic). I’m going to acknowledge the proverbial elephant in the room: Advance Wars. By Jozef Raczka Advance Wars, PS4, Strategy, Warborn, xbox
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