The war genre in video games is often one of the most expansive ones for the most basic of reasons. You can pick various wars, battles, or even create your own unique setting to have a conflict in, and have to do just the bare minimum in terms of changing things up in order to have a half-decent title that people will want to play. If you are lucky enough to have a PS5, and want to paly a “war game”, then here are some options for you.
Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One XSX|S PS5Release: September 13, 2022
From the folks that brought other popular historic FPS games, Verdun and Tannenberg, comes Isonzo. This is another FPS title inspired by the Battle of the Isonzo. If you’re unfamiliar with these battles, they took place between 1915 and 1918, so you’re getting another World War One title here. The developers here are striving to deliver a historically accurate experience, so you’ll find focus was placed on designing not only the weaponry and mechanics but also the war-torn locations. Overall, you’re battling within the Alpine to seek control over the Isonzo river valley and the Alps.
Often times, war games don’t always let you feel the “true nature” of a battle because it’s trying to get you from one point to the other without much issue. Hell Let Loose however is a different story. Why? Because in this game, they not only recreated nine distinct battles with massively detailed maps based on their real terrain at the time, but they want you to feel the “evolving” nature of things.
Because the game forces you to endure battles with not just soldiers, but vehicles trying to kill you, supply chains trying to keep their forces on the front line, and terrain that you have to overcome. Your unit and squad and army have to advance
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