Terminal Conflict

A good cold war strategy game with great stabilisation and sound design. I recomend gatting it on a big sale.

This game had big potential but unfortunately a little idea from devs of how it should be played by the end users. As a result it's a series of clicks on the terminal that gives very little explanation of the outcome. The army component is totally unnecessary as it plays no important role. The weakest game design are the 5 stats / attributes that you constantly need to monitor otherwise you will lose a game. The hilarious thing is that if they get too high, you lose, if they get too low, you lose too. It's no fun as it diverts your attention from the real game (which is already very thin).

A lot going on with this game. I just wish it included me.

Ever since I saw the trailer for this game, I was thrilled for playing it. Some other user, however, made a long and thoughtful review, listing several issues with how the game handled tutorials and how many of its elements didn't seem to clearly point out to the player what they were doing. Years later, namely yesterday, I've decided to give it a chance, 6 years after release. Sadly, all the complaints I saw are still valid. There is no clear tutorial, besides a quick view into military actions. Turns go by where you cannot perform a single action without risking a domestic interest mismanagement, and there seems to be no way out for it besides waiting for the next focus. To make matters worse, I sought the manual, only to find out that, 6 years after launch, it still missing entire sections. This is an egregious botch job, and it pains me to say it. I've already filed for a refund due to this massive disapointment. It should follow naturally that years into DLC development, this should all have been changed. I get that grand strategy games like CK2 and EU struggle with conveying a good tutorial, but the fact that the matter wasn't even addressed was the last straw.

I found it very unintuitive. It took me a long time to get used to how the mechanics work. The graphical interface, however, is fine - it looks good.

The work the devs are putting in over the last 5 years deserves respect. The game is fun but can be confusing at times. I just need more time in it, going to give it another shot.