#Advance wars dark conflict art series#

In the older games basically every character was interesting, even (or perhaps especially) the bad guys. The characters are also much less likable now. It's really gimmicky and easy and to top it off there's no hard mode. It has that thing going where the first 3/4 of the game feels like a tutorial. They look detailed when zoomed in (a new feature in this game) but since you can barely see two inches with it zoomed in only a five year old could bear to play it that way. Especially the maps look bad while zoomed out. I get that they were going for more realism or something, but the older games were really pretty in my opinion while this one is just meh. The map editor is a thousand times better. The game of course is best against other players, but (to me at least) playing against the AI is still fun and this game has by far the best AI. The AI is much stronger now than ever before.

#Advance wars dark conflict art series#

They still aren't really balanced with respect to each other, but it's much less extreme (disregarding the final boss, who is probably the most OP character in any wars series game). The effects of CO powers on the game are less dramatic, and making use of them at all requires putting the CO onto the battlefield and positioning them appropriately.

There is also a flare unit that can reveal distant tiles, further weakening forests. (This also empowers hidden subs even in fogless maps). Units also don't physically move until the entire action (including attack, wait, etc.) is confirmed, meaning you cannot 'scout' for hidden enemies by repeatedly moving the unit in different directions and cancelling the moves right after. You can also completely control the path the units will take, allowing many options which formerly would have been impossible (such as the aforementioned recon strategy). You even reveal tiles as you move, allowing fast units such as the recon to move forward, reveal terrain (including, for instance, moving alongside several forests to reveal them all) and retreat all in one action. You now retain vision of every tile you reveal over the course of your turn, even if the unit moves away. These changes all favor offense, weakening the infantry meatshield + buildup of rockets strategy and making pushing through with tanks more doable, reducing the game's tendency to stalemate.įurthermore, fog of war mechanics are drastically improved. Meanwhile, taking damage does not charge your power at all. CO powers also charge based purely on HP damage inflicted, not on the cash value of the damaged units, so picking off weak infantry can easily charge the gauge. Units gain experience levels by killing things, primarily increasing attack power but not defense (until the highest level). The defensive value of cities is also reduced, making them easier to attack. Tanks are a bit more affordable, and the big ones are very resistant to indirect fire.

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