Armoured Commander II

One of the more outstanding turn-based tactical games that came out in the twenties. [i]AC II[/i] somehow marries the unmarriable. It is simultaneously: [h2]1. A deep part-wargame, part-RPG roguelike (true roguelike).[/h2] Factors that you will have to consider to play this game truly well: [list] [*]Your crew stats [*]Your vehicle stats [*]Ground quality [*]Terrain [*]Weather [*]Morale [*]Ammo availability [*]Support availability [*]Reinforcement availability [*]Odds of sniper fire for purposes of opening the hatch for easier battlefield assessment [*]How deep into the current offensive operation you are [*]A specific model of a hostile unit (be it a vehice or an AT gun). Because you have to know when to run [/list] [h2]2. A coffee-break game.[/h2] Because: [list] [*]None of the above is neccessary to play the game casually. You will learn it all naturally and quite quickly. [*]Controls are simple to the point of being simplistic. Especially by true roguelike standards - those like to take advantage of your entire keyboard. An hour or two in you'll start hammering in commands at the speed of [url=https://en.wikipedia…

get over the 2" tall obstacle of the UI and graphics and this is one of the most engrossing WW2 sims I've ever played. The emergent storytelling the game creates is fantastic, being hunkered down in a copse of trees picking off enemy tanks in the rain, desperately beating a retreat because your gunner was stunned by a glancing shell, pouring fire into a bogged down enemy unit, or bailing out and praying you make it to cover in time. All done without fancy visuals but deep and engaging gameplay. I do wish that the visual representation of the combat maps had SOMETHING to look at or represent what's going on. It can be frustrating to just look at a jumble of hexes without visual indication of why you don't have line of sight on your enemy, and it can feel very disconnected from the overworld map. It would be nice to actually see forests, buildings, marshes and rivers, and other landscape features. Still, for just a few dollars this is an excellent and oddly addicting little roguelike with a depth of gameplay you really wouldn't expect from its older than dirt visuals.

Nethack for tanks. I wish I could buy a physical version of this game that comes with a printed manual so I could read all the tips and tricks. A great roguelike that goes all the way back to the actual source; Rogue.

a ww2 tactical tank sim rogue like. peak.

9.75/10. Hot DOG did I not expect how much this game would suck me in! Other reviews will corroborate that ArmCom 2 is a game that places function well above form, and I would argue that it is one of the best tank sims when it comes to crew management and, truthfully, one of the best tank sims period. The number of variables and stats capture the many, many factors in tank warfare; namely, the psychological ones. Crew can become stunned by non-penetrating hits and traumatized by seeing another tank in your squad get destroyed. Friendly dive bombers can mistake you for the enemy and hit you instead. Crew fatigue can affect combat performance and so there are consequences to pushing your vehicle and its occupants too hard. You can also nickname your crew, assign them stats and perks, and cross-train them if another is incapacitated. You don’t get bios or even a story to go off of, but you have just enough personalization to get attached and feel that kind of faux devastation if one is killed or put in the hospital. On that, there are physical limitations to your tank: breakdowns, getting stuck in mud and marshes, etc. Some of this can be avoided by being selective about where you …

Pretty awesome game!