Sadly, and just as it was in COH2 and even those that came before it, the story here feels disjointed and the characters faceless moreover, its continued mishmash of fiction and non-fiction further creates a weird historical fiction that only sometimes hits its intended high notes. Characters have back stories, and their personal dramas are given ample screen time to play out, be it through cutscenes at the end of a mission or in-game dialogue, ensuring that stronger ties are forged with the title’s cast - but they only partially accomplish this. Still, Relic’s attempt to develop fleshed out soldiers is admirable. In fact, Relic seems compelled to convey stories of the men on the frontlines of the world’s greatest war this time around, just as they did with Company of Heroes 2 but even so, they fall short as Ardennes is an under-developed tale when all is said and done.
At the crux, Assault is a continuation of the mechanics introduced by the previous entries, tweaking what needed slight modification and pouring a few new ideas into the mix, but also presents a an emotion-filled story, something that was obviously missing from The Western Front Armies. While both installments that came before this latest standalone DLC were indeed triumphs, sometimes a developer goes to the well once too often and comes up empty-handed as a result.įolks wanting a radically different gameplay endeavor will likely be disappointed by what Ardennes is selling. Throughout these three iterations bearing the World War II RTS sequel’s namesake, we have been given an exorbitant amount of strategy goodness that has blended accessible features with deep, battlefield tactics that only a developer synonymous with the genre could deliver.
In just under 18 months, developer Relic has pumped out Company of Heroes 2, its multiplayer-centric expansion The Western Front Armies, and now a singleplayer experience entitled Ardennes Assault.
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