Jagged Alliance 3 - Review

HeyPoorPlayer reviewed Jagged Alliance 3:

Jagged Alliance 3 Review: Rumble in the Jungle

War is an expensive business. When you’re paying people to risk their lives, that seldom comes cheap, and when playing Jagged Alliance 3, that was one lesson I quickly took to heart. Jagged Alliance 3 casts the player as the leader of a mercenary outfit tasked with rescuing the kidnapped president of a fictionalized African nation named Grand Chien from a vicious army of raiders known as The Legion. The first thing I did in the campaign was to recruit a team. Each character demanded a hefty price for fighting for me, with the insecure combat medic even asking for a higher price because he hates working with a swaggering musclebound mercenary on the team (aptly named “Steroid”). That was my first tip-off this strategy title was as much about managing people and finances as it is about the combat itself.

Jagged Alliance 3’s combat will be immediately reminiscent of the X-Com style of tactical turn-based RPG that’s been ascendant for the last decade, where characters move between full and half cover. What’s a little different about Jagged Alliance 3 is the action point system where characters have a pool of points they use for both moving and shooting.

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Jagged Alliance 3 is a versatile strategy RPG, packed with personality and entertainment. You really have an opportunity to overcome tactical problems with your own personalized approach without being forced into playing a certain way. Any hardened SRPG mercenaries looking to take on a challenging but rewarding contract will definitely enjoy spending countless hours delving into the jungles of Gran Chien.

Score: 4/5