I mentioned the other day the long, tortured publishing history of the Harpoon series of naval wargames, which spanned 20 years and more publishers than you could shake a stick at.
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(Also, "sneak peak"? smdh)
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by [email protected]
If you are curious what a *modern* Harpoon game would look like, the answer is Command: Modern Operations, which is also published by Matrix Games. It was developed by a bunch of Harpoon modders who got tired of Harpoon's publishing rights being split between three dozen companies that all hated each other.
CMO applies modern, high-resolution graphics while somehow still preserving Harpoon's absolutely inscrutable user interface completely intact.
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Matthijs De Smedtreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
@jalefkowit Ever try "Cold Waters"? With some mods it's become my favorite of all the naval war games.
Looking forward to "Sea Power" in a few weeks..
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by [email protected]
You can buy Command: Modern Operations on Steam, but given the price and the aggressive Dad Game energy of the whole thing if you have any doubt at all you probably shouldn't
Command: Modern Operations on Steam
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
(store.steampowered.com)
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Matthijs De Smedt last edited by
@anji I keep trying Cold Waters and bouncing off the tutorial. Not sure why...
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Matthijs De Smedtreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
@jalefkowit Perhaps just try some easy single missions to experiment (like with a Seawolf against a 1960s sub) and the controls next to you. It's not really that complicated of a game. A lot of the action happens on the tactical map screen, where you direct the sub and fire weapons etc..
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Matthijs De Smedt last edited by
@anji I think my problem came from the opposite direction - I got turned off by micro-managing a single submarine. I wanted to command big sweeping fleets!
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kindly shopkeeperreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
@jalefkowit this isnt a game. this is fantasy business software. Games have mario
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Oh god, someone figured out a way to make me fear CMO even more
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to kindly shopkeeper last edited by
@hannah You say "fantasy business software" like that isn't every Dad Game
