Jagged Alliance 3 interview

[bryce777]

http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/827/827659p1.html

Says it will be out 'soon'. I have no idea what soon entails, though.

It will use the Silent Storm engine and will not be mission based. Four factions you can work with. Diplomacy possible in some cases. Sounds pretty awesome.

I saw a trailer previously and the artwork was fantastic - they really captured that same feel that JA 1+2 had, but with much, much updated technology.

 

[miclee1]

Looks pretty nice.

 

[guspav]

yay! if they mix silent storm's amazing destructible terrain engine with ja's story & roleplaying  elements it'll be one of the best tactical games ever.

 

[Sir Prince]

Sounds great, I hope it turns out really well.

I also hope there will be a demo.

 

[thesneakster]

No more Controlling towns, no more militia, no more mines.

Good and bad IMO.

 

[bryce777]

No more Controlling towns, no more militia, no more mines.

Good and bad IMO.

Yeah, I don't like those aspects

 

[thesneakster]

No more Controlling towns, no more militia, no more mines.

Good and bad IMO.

Yeah, I don't like those aspects

I like them, but i also feel that removing them will contribute to the 'realism' and smoothness of the game.

 

[bryce777]

I meant I don't like that they were not included, but I think that it still sounds awesome.

I hope they modify the engine to use better keystrokes, though. The ones for the JA games were 100x better than SS. I always used the mouse in SS.

 

[Sir Prince]

I always use the mouse in RTS/TBS games anyways.

I should probably use hotkeys more often.

 

[rejenorst]

No more Controlling towns, no more militia, no more mines.

Good and bad IMO.

Awww crap! :/ I loved that about JA2 and JA1 ... felt like you were taking over the country bit by bit...

I loved hiding out at my base and helping my militias fight off enemy elite troops and then taking their equipment. Anyway JA3 looks pretty promising.

 

[thesneakster]

Its even more fun in 1.13.

*enemy's arrive from the south*
*your 20 militia are in the sector*
*20 militia arrive as reinforcements from the north*

Or the enemy's doing the same things..

Still, i do think it will be more 'mercenary like' without the whole training troops. More of a single mission hit and run style of play.

Too many conflicting emotions

 

[Raz]

I probably won't play it if it's mission based.

 

[bryce777]

I probably won't play it if it's mission based.

It already said it's not!

 

[Raz]

Ah, good. Must've missed that. Then there's still hope.