Did I make a brilliant tactical maneuver that won the day? Was it my upgraded crew? The ships I selected? Or was I just pitted against a weaker enemy this time out, and I would have won if I had autopiloted the entire round? Battlefleet Gothic: Armada never really clues you in. For a skirmish that ends in eight minutes, the battle is often lost or won before that kind of analysis can take place. However, when you are meticulously calculating statistics by hand, measuring distances with an actual ruler, and taking hours upon hour to finish one game investing that time and energy is par for the course. This is a game that has a ton going on behind the scenes, just like the tabletop franchise it is based on. The other big issue with Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the lack of feedback that it offers. The sense of scale that these massive ships invoke is never echoed by the battles you fight. They last anywhere from five to twenty minutes. Especially in the campaign, where the epic cutscenes inform you that the fate of the world is at stake and the apocalypse is coming, battles are generally no bigger than ten total ships. First is the size and scale of the battles. Within these skirmishes are where some of the issues start to crop up. The tactical, prebattle screens make you feel like you are commanding a huge force. There is also a tactical map between missions where you can watch enemy movement, allocate resources, and decide where to strike next.
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Campaign mode consists of a series of loosely connected skirmishes (all drawn from the same modes), with occasional twists for story missions. You can also skirmish the AI, or you can enter campaign mode. Multiplayer consists of a small variety of mission types, such as traditional deathmatch, escorting cargo ships, stealing data, etc. The set up of both the campaign mode and multiplayer mode is pretty similar. You are generally zoomed out, as a lot of micromanagement is required, but if you move in to get a closer look (especially on lower graphical settings), you probably won’t be that impressed. Certain animations are either buggy or rendered a bit odd, as things never quite gel with the surrounding space. Since every battle is essentially a skirmish consisting of a handful of ships, there is a ton of empty space all around you.
There is something… lacking from the visuals. Ramming your Ork ships straight into an enemy and watching as metal flies apart and ships grind against one another never gets old. The atmosphere is good, and certain aspects feel wonderful.
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