![]() ![]() The ultimate goal of the Canadian developer is to represent faithfully and realistically this dramatic moment in history. This brutal conflict proves to be the perfect time of World War II for Relic to build it's RTS. The new single-player campaign follows Operation Barbarossa. Both the Soviets and the Nazis, in fact, will make actions during the conflict that go well beyond any moral code, and Relic's narration will not fail to point out the facts most abhorrent and unjustifiable. ![]() The narration itself is quite free and the presence of the flashback experience allows it to point out the atrocities of WWII without having to take anyone's side. It follows, in fact, a Soviet attempt to recapture Stalingrad after it had fallen into the hands of the Germans, as seen in later missions. For example, the first mission lies chronologically after the second. Within the stories of the Lieutenant, there are more flashbacks. It is an intense search for artistic and historical context. The musical accompaniment is significant, with a series of tracks well-suited for the mood of the story. They aim to transmit credible feelings through facial expressions of the characters, although not reaching the level of photorealism of games like Tomb Raider or Heavy Rain. The narrative sequences are pre-rendered, even if built from the in-game engine. The cinematic structure was built in a way that players have the impression they are watching a film about World War II. We are in 1952 when Isakovich is interrogated by an high grade officer of the Red Army. The protagonist is Lev Abramovich Isakovich, a Russian Lieutenant who tells us what happened during the war while in a prison camp in Siberia. The story is delivered via the narrative device of the flashback. Company of Heroes 2, as we are going to see in detail, is able to reproduce the conflict in an incredibly realistic way, offering the player a sense of continuity and identification with the events. ![]() As the campaign stretches into the winter of 1941, adverse weather and deep snow become more and more of an obstacle for the aggressors. You will follow the invasion of the Nazi forces on Soviet territory. ![]() The single player campaign of Company of Heroes 2 will deliver a cinematic perspective of the events of World War II. ![]()
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