The release date for Company of Heroes 3 has been announced, and in mid-November you can relive one of the most dramatic conflicts in history with new dynamic challenges designed to test your mettle. Along with today’s announcement, Relic also revealed the strategy game’s second campaign, as well as the final faction.
The fan-requested theater of operations in North Africa makes its first appearance in Company of Heroes, where you lead the DAK, German General Erwin Rommel’s infamous Arik Corps and the RTS game’s fourth faction. this will Nope it will have a dynamic campaign layer like the Italian campaign; instead, it will be a more mission-driven narrative campaign in the style of what has been done in previous Company of Heroes games.
“Operation North Africa is our chance to deliver a more classic Company of Heroes experience,” says Sasha Narrin, Lead Campaign Designer. “We decided to focus on giving players a handcrafted experience reminiscent of previous games, something familiar in terms of structure, but with a story told from a more human perspective.”
Relic and publisher Sega noted that “particular attention” has been given to the storytelling of the North African campaign. When Company of Heroes 2 released in 2013, the community reacted to the studio’s portrayal of Russian forces during that game’s campaign, which Narrin says Relic learned from.
“What we saw clearly in Company of Heroes 2 was that our presentation of Russian history was something that some Russian players didn’t particularly agree with or like,” Narrin tells us. . “And we have to respect that this time.”
“We are much more aware of the international perspective,” says Narrin. “We do not want to glorify the Afrika Korps. We don’t want to play into the myth that it was a pure war or a ‘war without hate’, as some would say.
Company of Heroes 3 will be released on November 17 on PC via Steam. Pre-orders are now available on the game’s official website. Although details about the Company of Heroes 3 DLC are scarce at the moment, pre-ordering the premium edition (physical or digital) will also get you the Devil’s Brigade DLC cosmetic pack. as the first expansion, which will be released next year.
If you participated in the previous two alpha tests, you can also play a mission from the new campaign called “Alpha Mission”, which is now available. Company of Heroes 3 will also offer more customization tools than ever to give players more control over skirmishes.
Source : PC Gamesn
