Jagged Alliance 3 was announced today by THQ Nordic, and here are my first impressions. Tropico developer Haemimont Games is at the helm, so I hope there'll be active base building (something I forgot to mention). But all in all it seems to be aspiring to be a Jagged Alliance version of modern X-Com with lots of polish, with all the familiar faces. Not a bad combination from the game's standpoint and possibly a turnaround for the franchise. What do you think? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s4V4f9K6vw

The battle continues at Port Republic, with the Union forces maintaining their edge in firepower while the Rebels begin to swarm both their front and rear with troops. Both sides' strengths and weaknesses become exercise in contrasts as Confederates now rush to target Union artillery rather than better armed troops while the Union side attempt to fend off and mass their charges to scatter the Confederate flank. Who will come out the ultimate victor in this grueling and close battle? 0:05 The Confederate guns concentrate fire on the powerful Fed regiment while the troops continue their assault on Federal artillery positions 4:20 The Union forces charge against the Rebel advances while their stricken gunners pull back; the Rebels push hard to entrap their enemy in the middle 7:37 The Federal gun position entrenched behind abatis refuses to budge, the Union forces try their hardest to push the Rebels back and into the woods 10:25 The Confederates counterattack with withering artillery support, and threaten to break Union lines 14:00 The Union general joins the second defensive line, their guns blast any Rebels nearby and mount brave defence against Rebel sandwich 18:01 The Union troops can still rely on their firepower after long and bloody battle, Rebels still have able men fighting (who can attack more than chicken coop) along with intact artillery 21:15 Divide and conquer 24:12 The most prized victory point within our grasp, how much manpower do we still have in tank? 26:28 The Rebels send most Union artillery away packing, is it time to pack ours? 30:45 The fighting in the woods continue to be very messy and costly, and one Union regiment ends up in the middle of Rebel forces 34:23 Digging in and locking in the holdings, but should we concede one victory point across the stream? 37:15 Last maneuvers 38:24 After Action Report 40:00 After Campaign Report 42:11 The summary of all battles in the Valley Campaign, and short descriptions of notable figures #Civil_War_Generals_2 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CirobYnaDzU