Review Jagged Alliance 3 PS5 Dormant Series Returns with a Solid Tactical Offering
Honour among thieves.
The Jagged Alliance series still has an imposing reputation in strategy gaming circles, despite the last mainline entry launching 24 years ago and the spin-offs being generally not great. Jagged Alliance 3, thankfully, does an excellent job of modernising the series while introducing engaging new elements, crafting a genuinely thrilling mercenary management simulator in the process. The jokes are a bit hit-or-miss and the pace of play might not appeal to everybody, but for those willing to take risks and get out of their comfort zones, the potential payoffs could be huge.
When the democratically elected president of the fictional nation Grand Chien is kidnapped, and a paramilitary force known as the Legion takes control, a professional (if highly unconventional) group of international mercenaries is assembled. Playing from an isometric perspective, Jagged Alliance 3 is a true tactical roleplaying experience, casting players as private military commanders responsible for decisions on and off the battlefield, and ultimately tasked with completing objectives. Everything else is negotiable.
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