The Great Red You-Know-Who
It’s not the first time, and it likely won’t be the last, but Eugen Systems’ intimidating strategy gameWargame: Red Dragonisfree to keep on PC. Slide into the Epic Games Store by March 11 and it’s yours.
If you’ve gotRed Dragon– theotherRed Dragon– on your mind, think less “deranged man gobbles up a work of art” and more “deranged man convincingly fakes his death in a big-brained house-fire ploy.”
Case in point, I searched for a guide to get a better feel forWargame: Red Dragon, and the first thing that popped up – seemingly the only thing that even needs to pop up – was this “200-page guide” on Steam with a five-star rating from a couple thousand people who had some time to dig in andsoak.
It is absolutely nothing likeStarCraftor C&C. If you play it like you play other RTS games, you will get your ass kicked. If you are new toWargame, it is best to approach it like a new experience, and not to rely on the lessons learned in other games. Eugen takes the “Wargame” moniker quite seriously, and this game more closely resembles a fast-paced tabletop wargame than most video game RTSes. The name Red Dragon comes from one faction of the game (collectively referred to as “REDFOR”) and Dragon because…dragons are…neat, I guess?
You’re doing good work,SandyGunfox. This game is certifiably hobby-grade.
The Epic Store’s free game for March 11–18,Surviving Mars, is more my speed. It’s another repeat, though I imagine plenty of people missed the 2019 giveaway and would like another chance to build a (probably doomed) colony while many of us are in a stay-home-and-escape-with-city-builders mood.
