"Cossacks 3": a review of the game. Reviews, requirements and advice

Legendary Ukrainian studio GSC Game Worldreturned to the system. However, to call it a full-fledged studio language will not turn, since its staff consists of specialists working remotely. Recall, GSC is known for the release of cult games series S.T.A.L.K.E.R and "Cossacks". The first game is a first-person shooter, telling about the events taking place in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. But the "Cossacks" - a historical real-time strategy, which won the love of fans around the world. And so it happened! The restored studio released the game "Cossacks 3" after a ten-year break since the release of the first part. So, let's see what the "Cossacks 3" are. Review and first look at the new strategy.

Previous parts

The first parts of the "Cossacks" came out in the beginningtwo thousand years. At that time these were "bombs". Especially they liked the players from the CIS countries, since the plot relied on the history of the Russian Empire. And she is very close to us. At that time these strategies were distinguished by a well-thought-out management system and large-scale mass battles. And the level of artificial intelligence for that time was not bad. Then all AI was supposed to be stupid. And in the "Cossacks" he was surprisingly savvy.

Of course, some unsurpassed graphics fromfirst "Cossacks" did not have to wait. At that time, even the shooters did not particularly attract attention. What can we say about strategies. But the schedule then no one paid attention. Glanoi - the gameplay and mechanics of the game. And in this "Cossacks" were on top. Now a new era has come. Do "Cossacks 3" correspond to modern standards of real-time strategy? Let's try to figure this out.

Old game in a new wrapper?

Those who waited for the development of the old "Cossacks" anda fundamentally new strategy, will be severely disappointed. "Cossacks 3" is not a new game, but just a remake of the 2001 release strategy. Why did we decide this? Yes, because in addition to the graphic component and some changes in the balance of nations in the game there is nothing new. After playing a few minutes, you clearly understand that before you are the same "Cossacks" from distant "zero". Nostalgia is off scale.

"Cossacks 3", a review which showed that before us2001 game in a new cover, look a bit archaic in 2016. What was in the order of things at the beginning of the century, is completely irrelevant now. But the game came out without any special problems, because there are no competitors in this genre at all. Real-time strategies are extremely rare. Of the similar games of our time, only the second starcraft can be distinguished. But he is not from the niche of the "Cossacks" and has nothing to do with history.

Features of nations and units

So what about the gameplay? At least something stands out, "Cossacks 3"? The review of the units shows that some changes in the balance of nations take place. For example, Ukraine has the strongest warriors at the initial stage. Their serdeyuki are able to grind into the cabbage of any units of other countries. But in the sea battles, Ukraine is at its very bottom. Here the old Briton rules (as expected, in accordance with the real story).

But if the random generator of maps and nationswill throw Britain to the mainland, then it will be easy to roll it into the asphalt with the infantry of any countries. The Poles have steep winged hussars. France has powerful horse musketeers who can smash everything to pieces. These are the features of nations and units in the game "Cossacks 3".

The review on this, of course, does not end there. Some nations (such as Turkey) can not move into the 18th century on the gameplay. This, of course, is not good. But as an alternative, these countries are able to easily "do" other players in the early stages due to the cheapness of the soldiers. But as soon as the opponent moves to the 18th century, then the Turks end there. For to fight against muskets and rifles with scimitars in their hands is pure suicide. But if the Turks are not hampered, their opponents simply will not be able to enter the new millennium due to untimely death from the hands of the evil janissaries. Against them, even Ukrainian serdts are not able to do anything, because the Turks are simply crushing the masses.

Campaigns

At the sight of the menu of campaigns involuntarily it is thought,that here everything is exactly the same as in the previous parts. But no. Developers have worked to think through new subjects. And they did it well. During the campaign, players are even given an alternative. For example, something like "You can not pardon execution." This is an important innovation. In the old "Cossacks" this was not. Still, it's "Cossacks 3" 2016. The review would be very boring if there were nothing new in them at all.

Now the main task of the campaigns is to train the playerbuild the right buildings in this or that period of time and properly manage the troops. True, the whole point of the campaigns is reduced to the formula "escort-deliver-kill." But this is already progress. "Cossacks 3", whose review somewhat spoiled the impression of the game, still managed to surprise.

Multiplayer

Here's the multiplayer in the game while everything is bad. Of course, the developers are in full swing patches, but the multiplayer game over the Internet works out of hand badly. Also not happy with the multiplayer system. To play on the left servers it does not turn out. And for the official will have to unfasten the monthly fee. This somehow does not like the fans of the good old "Cossacks". Multiplayer is openly any. And it seems that everything will remain so.

Here the studio GSC gave a crash. They should learn from Blizzard. But what is - that is. Still, it's not "Starcraft" and not "Warcraft", but "Cossacks 3", the review of which is moving in its turn. And we turn to the most interesting for many players. Namely - to the graphics of the game. On the multiplayer until we forget. That's when they bring it to mind, then you can talk about the charms of multiplayer games.

Graphic arts

The graphic component of the game is verystrong. It would be worth to call the game "Cossacks 3D". For so it really is. But the 3D graphics in the game are strange. Somehow at once you will not understand what happened to the graphic component. "Three De" in the game is not noticeable until you turn on the dynamic camera. But you need to include it with a special command from the console. Without this, nothing at all. However, rolling around with a free camera and simultaneously controlling the troops is still a test. So it will be better if everything remains as it is.

In the rest the picture of the game pleases. Everything is clearly drawn. The colors are bright and juicy. And the units move quite realistically. And this despite the fact that a very powerful video card for running "Cossacks" at maximum settings is not required. And on the minimum the game can run even on the built-in processor graphics. And the general system requirements do not differ with anything terrifying. So, the best real-time strategy is "Cossacks 3" Empire, the review of which shows that it will behave perfectly even on computers with medium iron.

System requirements

The demands of the new "Cossacks" are minimal. And in comparison with the requirements for the iron of other modern games, they seem generally ridiculous. To run the game requires a computer with a single-core processor and a frequency of 3000 megahertz. RAM requires nothing at all by modern standards: 2 gigabytes. The video card is also not needed very powerful. The built-in graphic core of the Intel Core i3 processor of the second generation is quite suitable. Not to mention discrete graphics cards. This is the minimum system requirements that will allow the game "Cossacks 3", a review which is the topic of our article.

As for the requirements recommended forcomfortable game with all the graphical bells and whistles, then they are slightly different from the minimal ones. Although even they do not reach the minimum requirements of modern games. Judge for yourself. Requires a processor family of Core i5, 4 gigabytes of RAM and graphics adapter, equivalent to the "invisible" 560-series. Agree, the recommended requirements are rather moderate.

General opinion about the game

So, what can we say about the game "Cossacks3 "The game is entering the final stage, so you need to somehow generalize all the information and give a short review. In general, this is not a full game, but just a remake of the original strategy of 2001 with updated graphics. there are some innovations that distinguish it from the original part.In essence, these innovations concern the balance of nations and campaigns, while the mechanics remained exactly the same, even the layout of the control elements replicates the original of 2001.

However, the game will appeal to many. Especially happy are those who once played the original version. For them a new ideal will appear in the real-time strategy world - "Cossacks 3". Review, passing - all these are not particularly interested in such gamers. The main thing is to return to "zero" and again to play for the Cossacks. However, the game will be interesting to those who have never played in the original "Cossacks", because there are no analogues of this strategy at all. In this regard, we can say that the developers have a very good game. And in any case it will be popular because of the lack of competitors.

Conclusion

We have just considered a relatively freshrelease from the creators of "Stalker." Even considering all the shortcomings in the "Cossacks", the game is doomed to success. Already, the debate in the Net about the orthodoxy of the "Cossacks" does not stop. Some argue that the game has retained its best traditions, while others with crazy persistence prove that such "Cossacks" in our time - the wildest anachronism. Who of them is right, we will learn a little later. But for some reason it seems that the new "Cossacks" have every chance to become a cult strategy of real time. They are quite capable of repeating the success of their "ancestors".