Bomber Crew is a strategy game that focuses on managing the personnel of a Avor Lancaster bomber. You'll partake in various missions that surprisingly for an indie title are unique in their objectives. Despite the welcoming colorful art style, this game is not easy by any stretch. You can lose your entire crew by a miscalculation, or just sheer bad luck. Well planning your missions, and preparing your bomber and crew is the key to sucess. By playing smartly you're rewarded with better crew and gear.

While this game nails the essentials of what an RTS game should have there are several aspects I need to criticize.

-Difficulty: Don't get me wrong, as an avid RTS player I love the challenge it offers. A simple mistake can lead to a butterfly effect where one down gunner leaves a blind spot. As you desperately try to get a replacement or revive him, your engine is on fire, the electrical system has failed and your medic has bailed out because you pressed the wrong button. While this is exciting in that one moment, the punishment for failing a mission can be frustrating at times. Retraining a whole crew, and building up your bomber's gear once more can take hours before you're ready to tackle the next mission. While there is a check point system in place through the main story, I don't feel it's adequate enough. Though this is merely opinion based.

-The Grind: This relates to the above. While some missions are unique in their own regard, often you'll be repeating the same missions to train your new crew. Losing a crew is frustrating, not because you were attached to them and making up stories in your head, but knowing you'll be grinding them through the training in an extremely repetitive mission order.

After all this though, completing the final mission feels very satisfying for making it all the way. While this game requires a patient player, I definitely think it's worth a play.

7.5/10 will move my pilot to the gunner seat again!

Bomber Crew is a strategy game that focuses on managing the personnel of a Avor Lancaster bomber. You'll partake in various missions that surprisingly for an indie title are unique in their objectives. Despite the welcoming colorful art style, this game is not easy by any stretch. You can lose your entire crew by a miscalculation, or just sheer bad luck. Well planning your missions, and preparing your bomber and crew is the key to sucess. By playing smartly you're rewarded with better crew and gear. While this game nails the essentials of what an RTS game should have there are several aspects I need to criticize. -Difficulty: Don't get me wrong, as an avid RTS player I love the challenge it offers. A simple mistake can lead to a butterfly effect where one down gunner leaves a blind spot. As you desperately try to get a replacement or revive him, your engine is on fire, the electrical system has failed and your medic has bailed out because you pressed the wrong button. While this is exciting in that one moment, the punishment for failing a mission can be frustrating at times. Retraining a whole crew, and building up your bomber's gear once more can take hours before you're ready to tackle the next mission. While there is a check point system in place through the main story, I don't feel it's adequate enough. Though this is merely opinion based. -The Grind: This relates to the above. While some missions are unique in their own regard, often you'll be repeating the same missions to train your new crew. Losing a crew is frustrating, not because you were attached to them and making up stories in your head, but knowing you'll be grinding them through the training in an extremely repetitive mission order. After all this though, completing the final mission feels very satisfying for making it all the way. While this game requires a patient player, I definitely think it's worth a play. 7.5/10 will move my pilot to the gunner seat again!