Clad in Iron: Philippines 1898

I'm sure this game would be good if I could figure out how to play it. And this isn't in reference to the game mechanics, or the gameplay being a little slow... It's ENTIRELY in reference to the camera controls and a lack of an explained control scheme. The manual explains it as a "third person control scheme." Okay, what are the controls? I dunno. I feel like an absolute boomer as I stumble in a single paused battle desperately trying to figure out what I can do to get the view I want so I can make good decisions. Move the mouse? That moves the cursor. Hold right click? No. Left? No. Click the mouse wheel? No. Do I use numpad? Only if I want to be stuck in a top-down view I don't know how to get out of. Which is a shame, because I've already had a blast in naval battles and have absolutely no issues with the core gameplay; I think it's charming at worst. But the camera controls are an enigma, and so until I figure it out, the game remains unplayable.

This is an outstanding naval simulator covering an historical conflict. My playing hours are actually much higher than shown, as I typically keep Steam in Offline mode and my play hours are therefore not logged. And believe me, you can get lost for many hours in the Totem Games titles. Totem Games started out as a group of naval history enthusiasts who decided to create games. However, they didn't know how. Undaunted, they plunged ahead anyway and created, "Ironclads: American Civil War". That first title, while playable, was not stellar. But the fact that they created a playable game at all, having just begun and not being game developers, is pretty amazing. After that first title, each new release became better and better as they went on. This is their newest series, and the "Clad in Iron" series is their greatest achievement to date, though, "Ironclads 3" is in development, and I eagerly await its release. Totem Games is still made up of volunteer hobbyists, and the money that they receive from the sale of their games is used to purchase books, drawings, and other reference materials to further their knowledge of naval history and improve their games. The game-play in the, "…

At first I got confused with how to play but the manual certainly helped. I loved every minute of playing this game! Graphics aren't state of the art but I think the game does a great job of modelling both the tactical ship battles and the strategic naval arena. Most of all I like how I can play conflicts that are rarely covered in games and alt history my way through them. Hopefully, we get more games like this from the devs.

1898 game and naval, a bit hard to understand ground forces

A very good naval game and series in general (The older game are bad tho). But the game is very rough around the edges and this gameplay is only for hardcore naval fans. Half of the gameplay is spent sailing trying to catch up or organise your squadrons, trying to outrun the enemies and etc. While the other half is spent on a strategic map where you move your squadrons and infantry, trying to capture or blockade enemy ports and etc. The game are unique and there is a lack of naval games, especially in these forgotten wars and conflicts. If your a naval fan then I can recommend the game, but otherwise I will suggest giving this game a pass since it is not everyone's cup of tea.

I've played a lot more than 1.1 hours, dunno where steam got that. This was a game I picked up on sale then left sitting unplayed in my library for about 6 months. It seemed quite basic at first glance, with only a small strategic map and a short (26 turn) campaign. I bought it mostly because I like that era of naval combat and only a handful of games really give that period any attention, but my expectations were only middling. I was pleasantly surprised once I got to playing it. The strategic game mode has more depth and detail than I had expected, although there are some tooltips which are a bit unclear or not well explained, and I suspect this game was not originally made in English and has been translated which could account for some of this. Where this game really shines though is the tactical battles. They really FEEL!! The ships accelerate slowly, decelerate slowly, turn slowly, fire slowly - all of these things are BIG positives because you have to think a long way ahead, you can't just be impulsive and reactive. It also really plunges you into the immersion, actually feeling like your ships have some real substance to them. The sound effects are top notch and the damag…