In the present day’s THQ Nordic Digital Showcase included one other take a look at Jagged Alliance 3, which we have not seen since final 12 months. (opens in new tab) It is a bit of recap of what we noticed final 12 months, however there’s additionally a couple of minutes of recent gameplay footage that evokes the previous sequence fairly closely. In it, we are able to see the mercenaries capturing bursts, single pictures, firing on the run, and diving from cowl to cowl.
The most important shock for sequence followers? In all probability that Vicki grew out her hair. That is a joke but in addition I am 100% severe, she had a brief buzz earlier than and it was form of a Grace Jones vibe and that was neat, however now she has dreads. Both means, I count on she’s nonetheless the dual-wielding traditional automobile fanatic that received my admiration within the prior video games, and if she’s not I say we riot.
Why do I care? As a result of a lot of one of the best stuff within the now 23 years out of motion Jagged Alliance sequence was in recruiting bizarre mercenaries to tackle oppressive regimes, and in how these mercenaries had an internet of advanced relationships with one another on this weird alternate world of worldwide tremendous mercenaries. No joke, the sequence had two attracts: Actually weirdly detailed tactical gun fight and dozens of uniquely voiced mercs who all preferred/hated/cherished one another in spades. Many of the mercs within the new gameplay trailer are ones we have seen earlier than—we’ll see in the event that they add all 60-some of the previous mercs on high of some new ones, since I see no less than three names I do not recongize—Omryn, Fauda, and Smiley.
You will discover Jagged Alliance 3 on its web site (opens in new tab) and on Steam (opens in new tab), the place it is nonetheless listed as “Coming Quickly.” Chalk me up as cautiously optimistic, as a result of there are plenty of ways in which this fictional Central African nation schtick might go actual mistaken, actual quick.
