winjer
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- Engage in rich, tactical turn-based combat
- Recruit from a large cast of unique mercenaries, including many familiar fan favorites
- Loot, salvage, and customize an arsenal of weaponry and equipment
- Choose from a wide array of special perks to customize your mercs as they level up
- Decide the fate of Grand Chien in an open RPG structure
- Control territory, train the locals, command multiple parties, and defend against enemy forces in an alive, active world
- Experience the campaign with friends in online co-op mode
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The reviewer missed out on the 1999 Jagged Alliance 2 but still found the gameplay of the third installment rewarding and engaging.
The game's throwback humor sometimes clashes with its gritty and grounded conflict setting, which creates a tonal whiplash.
The game has a roster of dozens of pre-made mercenaries to choose from, and players can also generate a custom mercenary based on their answers to a personality quiz.
The game's deep tactical combat is well-made and fun. Players can approach any enemy installation in an open-ended way with multiple possibilities.
The game is set in a fictionalized African country called Grand Shin, with hundreds of discrete sectors to explore. Villages can serve as strong points, and ports allow for quick travel by water. Diamond mines provide income, and enemy bases will send out their own squads to retake captured sectors until players assault and eliminate them.
Resource management is a critical part of the game. Players need to balance machine parts and medicine resources to keep their gear working and heal their injured squad members. They can train militias and friendly villages to defend them while away on missions.
