My thoughts after one complete game

It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.
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conger
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My thoughts after one complete game

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I just finished my first game, regular difficulty, and won decisively. Some of my thoughts:
Pros
- I like the achievement/medal system, adds some replay value and encourages different play styles
- Simplicity, I didn't have to read a 300+ page manual to figure out what to do and how to do it
- Unique, I don't know of another game like this, much less a Vietnam War game
- Cheap, I wasn't going to buy this game until it went on sale (I figured it'd be $40 like other matrix/slitherine games), but $10!?!
Cons
- No MP, I don't really care too much about it but I know some do
- Only random maps, maybe have some predesigned ones along with a random map generator (NVA invasion route should still be kept random)
- Can't play as NVA/VC, I imagine US AI would be hard to program and make it a competent opponent though
Future Content
- I saw the developer float the idea of the Mekong Delta, that would be great. I'd say a Vietnamization DLC or update would be good too; a weak ARVN with US support units facing off against an increasingly more powerful enemy.
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Re: My thoughts after one complete game

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Think Vietnam'66 Mekong Delta, Vietnam'67 Vietnamisation, Vietnam'68 Tet Offensive, Vietnam'70 Withdrawal, Vietnam'73 Fall of Saigon,.... Welcome to my world :)
conger
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Re: My thoughts after one complete game

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Vietnam65 wrote:Think Vietnam'66 Mekong Delta, Vietnam'67 Vietnamisation, Vietnam'68 Tet Offensive, Vietnam'70 Withdrawal, Vietnam'73 Fall of Saigon,.... Welcome to my world :)
So much and yet so little time! I hope this game does well and you're able to do all of that though.
BTW you forgot the French and there war over there too :wink:
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Re: My thoughts after one complete game

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Of course Dien Bien Phu... :?
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