Quote Originally Posted by easytarget View Post
(the only corollary I have any experience with is Combat Mission by Battlefront, they've been making the same game over pretty much the same timeframe and their hardcore fans keep buying it).
A bit unfair, as in that sense any 3D tactical simulator is the same game over and over.

I've only ever played the original (WW2) trio, but by all accounts their rebooted engine has plenty to recommend it. Fans keep buying because these are niche products anyway, as with most military tactical/strategic sims. That shouldn't be surprising. Battlefront, Shrapnel Games, HPS Sim, and Matrix Games/Slitherine (though they're the most mainstream) all do this, along with a few small super-obscure developers.

Certainly, assuming their current engine keeps steady this thing -

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Combat Mission: Black Sea was released on 04 Nov 2014. Battlefront's first modern-day Combat Mission title since Shock Force, Black Sea focuses on a hypothetical war between NATO and Russia over Ukraine in the year 2017. Keeping true to the nature of modern conflict, several new features have been introduced, including electronic warfare, unmanned aerial vehicles, and laser-guided weapons.


could be the only playable product today for post-Cold War European battle.