The wildly popular Battle Brothers has almost 12,000 reviews on Steam, with PC Gamer describing it as "when Game of Thrones has a one-night stand with X-COM." If that description alone perks up your ears, then we really don't need to tell you much more about the game - except that it comes out on the 11th March, and there's a 15% discount for pre-orders. Here's the eShop page. Go wild.
For those of you who need more convincing, Battle Brothers is one of those extremely intricate tactics games where every small decision could have much larger ramifications later. Set in a medieval fantasy world, the game is all about leading a small, ragtag group of soldiers to eventual victory, overcoming permadeath and the foibles of your men to find success in battle.
All soldiers are procedurally-generated with background stories, traits, skills, and proficiencies, which means you may get a drunkard who resents you, or you may get a disowned noble who's good with swords, or you may get one man who's all of the above. Fun!
Have you been waiting for the next Crusader Kings-like hardcore tactics RPG? Is this it for you, or is it not your cup of tea? Let us know in the comments.
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Haha I am first. Pizza wins.
@justpizza but JUST pizza? What kind of toppings we talking about?
@pixelpatch any kind you want.
Day one purchase for me. I spent more time playing battle brothers then I've spent time raising my son. I hope the interface is good. And if there'll ever be a physical with some extra goodies I'll buy that too. Maybe a brother key chain. It'll look good hanging from the rear view mirror of my car.
@justpizza Sold, ill take a dozen pizza's to go please!
Man. This game is soooooo good. Will double dip.
@justpizza Epic win
@DEEZ_NUT_DA_MAn very epic
Make no mistake, the game is ugly and frustrating, but it didn't stop me from sinking over 300 hours into it since October. I got the base game as a gift and I already spent more money on DLCs. However without at least Beasts and Exploration the game gets stale fast. And lay off Ironman before you get more familiar with the game.
I was excited until I saw it in action. WTF is up with the little miniature bust-like character icons? Seriously?
@aznable haha I’ve heard so many good things about this game and I had the same reaction as you. Was not expecting the sprites to look like bop bags, but I’ll still buy it.
This game is so good! I spent a "mere" 85 hours in it on Steam, but I will also double-dip. I have been waiting for a Switch version ever since I played the PC version.
Should’ve called it Busty Bust-up. Pre-ordered, roll on 11th March!
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