This is a fun game and a welcome addition to the DOW series. It does play more like a traditional strategy game in some aspects but I beleive it struck a good cord between the two previous games. The orignal DOW, as fun as it was, had the issue where some races could simply fill their pop cap as quickly as possible with one or a few unit types and just A click the enemy base. Wheras every unit in DOWII had only a few valid counter units so the game played like a glorified point and click rock paper scissors game. DOW 3 attempts to bridge the gap somewhat. Unit choices are more varied than the second and you can field many more at any given time but each squad tends to matter more like in the second iteration where each unit has at least one useful active ability and one passive ability. As a result micromanagement & strategy are more important than numbers and A clicking since you can defeat an overwhelming force with good timing and precision use of abilities.
Sadly the cover system is largely absent and there are only two or three defensive buildings in the game that I can find. The game looks beautifull and the few maps it does have on launch are at least varied. The original campaign structure is back but I find the first DOW capaign to be somewhat more engaging but atleast the voice acting is engaging.
I do recommend this game but you do yourself a diservice to go in expecting 'another DOW' since this game series has a habit of changing dramatically between iterations.

This is a fun game and a welcome addition to the DOW series. It does play more like a traditional strategy game in some aspects but I beleive it struck a good cord between the two previous games. The orignal DOW, as fun as it was, had the issue where some races could simply fill their pop cap as quickly as possible with one or a few unit types and just A click the enemy base. Wheras every unit in DOWII had only a few valid counter units so the game played like a glorified point and click rock paper scissors game. DOW 3 attempts to bridge the gap somewhat. Unit choices are more varied than the second and you can field many more at any given time but each squad tends to matter more like in the second iteration where each unit has at least one useful active ability and one passive ability. As a result micromanagement & strategy are more important than numbers and A clicking since you can defeat an overwhelming force with good timing and precision use of abilities. Sadly the cover system is largely absent and there are only two or three defensive buildings in the game that I can find. The game looks beautifull and the few maps it does have on launch are at least varied. The original campaign structure is back but I find the first DOW capaign to be somewhat more engaging but atleast the voice acting is engaging. I do recommend this game but you do yourself a diservice to go in expecting 'another DOW' since this game series has a habit of changing dramatically between iterations.