Jagged Alliance 3 desperately wants it to be 1999 again, and not in a good way

We've played a big early chunk of upcoming strategy game Jagged Alliance 3, but its long-awaited return may not be everything we hoped it would.

April 18, 2023 · 1 min · 48 words · Andrew Brooks

I couldn’t tell you.

Similarly, spending action points to improve your aim is bafflingly presented as well.

The defensive side of combat is thankfully easier to get to grips with.

Mercenaries gather around an ornate mansion in the jungle in Jagged Alliance 3

Outside of battle, the frustrations continued.

And oh god, the terrible merc barks.

Such terrible, terrible merc barks.

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A gang of mercenaries prepare to take a shot in a jungle setting in Jagged Alliance 3

A merc prepares to fire on an enemy soldier on a jungle bridge in Jagged Alliance 3

A mercenary prepares an overwatch cone in Jagged Alliance 3

A woman named Fox talks about diamond mines in Jagged Alliance 3

A muscle man named Steroid talks about his biceps in Jagged Alliance 3

A muscle man named Steroid jokes about breaking stuff in Jagged Alliance 3

A woman named Fox talks about battle protection in Jagged Alliance 3

An overhead view of Jagged Alliance 3’s dynamic campaign map