That’s before we even talk about the game in motion. UI elements with vastly different scaling that feel like they are from different games entirely (the unit control in the bottom left versus the controls in the bottom right.) A ridiculously cluttered battlefield, again with indicators which seem like there from different games (the circular indicators below units, the floating health bars/status bars above units in combat, and the very square icons over the larger units and “cover.” Major interface indicators on both sides of the screen at the same level. Grossly oversized indicator buttons that, despite the garish coloration, fail to be particularly distinctive. This single screenshot that I just took off of a stream on Twitch says everything that you need to know about this game.
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You don’t actually have to see video to understand why. And have you then put it in your mouth, only to realize that it is flavorless, ashen, and largely made of sawdust? Have you ever really wanted a piece of chocolate cake that you saw in a display case at a really nice restaurant? The kind of chocolate cake that almost has beads of pure cocoa oozing out of the icing? Just by looking at it, you know in your heart of hearts that this will be one of the finest experiences that you will ever have in your life. There was no way that I wasn’t going to take advantage of that opportunity.
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DoW3, thankfully, had an open beta, pretty much letting anyone interested in the franchise with a computer and a curiosity give it a run to see if it made them feel a little quivering excitement in the pants-region.