December 28, 2024

Company of Heroes 3 review: War is hell, but supremely playable

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Company of Heroes 3 review: War is hell, but supremely playable

 

The real-time strategy (RTS) game genre has experienced an extraordinary rollercoaster-like trajectory. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, RTS games were very much part of the gaming mainstream, and routinely sold millions of units. Then they seemed to vanish without trace, but have recently begun to chisel out a comeback. The arrival of Company of Heroes 3 marks the point at which that comeback can be seen as official.