This has always been Slitherines’ procedure and departing from it would really open up Battlefront to well deserved vitriol. CMSF2 is meant to be cinematic, show us how awesome it can be.īig question answered, if you already own the game you will get a Steam key. As a comparison Total War Warhammer 2 has 2 videos, 5 gifs, and 10 photos. You get 5 photos, no videos, no inline gifs, nothing that successful publishers use to build excitement and showcase something really unique. One thing that is boggling me is the absence of information on Steam and Matrix’s website. My hunch is over a few beers the folks at Slitherine convinced the folks at Battlefront to give it a try. They did it with CMO and the US Department of Defense. The procurement skills needed to sell to a government customer are quite unique and Slitherine has invested in those skills and relationships that allow them to navigate the byzantine system. The folks at Battlefront were vehement about Steam not being the right platform for them.įast forward a few years and there is a Ministry of Defence (UK) partnership with Slitherine and Battlefront.
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Matrix was the first to make the move followed by Panther Games with Command Ops 2 (which has a free to play core module). At one point they felt better served off Steam. Probably the most interesting part in all of this is Battlefront moving a product to Steam. Nothing wrong with IGOUGO stuff, but it’s worth making the separation. I consider products like CMO or Combat Mission to be the true computer wargames and not computerized board games like the Tiller titles. I’m a sucker for WEGO / pausable live games. I didn’t get these last two until they were released on GOG. Add to this Barbarossa to Berlin and Beyond Overlord with the original engine. But I do have Normandy, Final Blitzkrieg, Fortress Italy, and Black Sea. Now up front, I don’t have Shock Force 2 (or #1). Replaying that amazing RPG shot, or watching a squad get gunned down is unlike anything else.
Being able to give orders, play and replay your round, and then react is amazing. Command Ops 2 does a great job but you really miss out on the cinematic aspect of Combat Mission. Graviteam is an exception but I just can’t get the system to click. I have a love-dislike relationship with Combat Mission. Even more interesting is the tectonic shift that is grog game developers moving away from niche, DIY, distribution platforms to Steam.
This is a very exciting and long overdue transition. On August 4th it was announced that Matrix Games partnered with Battlefront to bring Combat Mission : Shock Force 2 to Steam.
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