Review @ Out of Eight

[timshin42]

Jason,
 
That is the dumbest review I have ever read!  And I am sick to death of the nitpickers that are picking at your wonderful efforts!  Most of the errors, bugs, etc. that have been pointed out are things that happened in the original games, e.g. the German "Medal of Honor" in a Campaign.  I remember that happening to me years ago.
 
Long story short, thank you and Matrix for bring back the Campaign Series.  You love it or you don't; and I do!  Especially great is the interface (YOU) which allows serious players to give feedback, resulting in the "PATCHES".  That never existed before.
 
Keep up the outstanding work, and don't ever let the bastards get you down!
 
Best Regards 
Guess I haven't entered a signature yet.  This is TIMSHIN42  (from the EFII battle YELNIA)

[maine_raptor]

I tell ya, it's reviews like this that, to paraphrase John Cleese, "what cause unrest". 
 
I'm a wargammer from way back (anybody remember the old SSI and Avalon Hill games with those cardboard unit markers?), and I find JTCS and it's prior versons to be one of the best computer wargames out there.  OK so it don't have all the eye candy of some of the newer games, but you know what, that can get old real fast.
 
I could get into a whole set of detail on problems I've had installing and running some of these newer games, but I won't.  I'll just let the fact that I bought two copies of JTCS and am in the process of rebuilding two more PC's (and will be buying 2 more copies of the game) so that I can have a 4 PC LAN setup for HvH play speak for my feelings for this game and the work of Jason and the Matrix team in bringing it back to life.
 
I wish there was a "Brooklyn Cheer" smilie that I could add to this messaeg as a tribute to the review.

[The Rattler]

This game is simple to use to but has an excellent underlying tactical complexity like chess that makes pbem play very exciting. Years on I am still learning how to do this or that better. It Does run slower in fast mode than original sometimes for some reason. i don think too many other games allow you to be in command of a battle or whole theatre with  historical units/maps quite like this one. this game has stood the test of time and is only improving with the efforts of all at matrix and the work of some excellent scenario designers that show historical situations that you can command.

[andym]

ORIGINAL: maine_raptor



I'm a wargammer from way back (anybody remember the old SSI and Avalon Hill games with those cardboard unit markers?), and I find JTCS and it's prior versons to be one of the best computer wargames out there. 

Ah yes i remember them well,in fact i have at current prices on the net several Hundreds of not a thousand odd Dollars worth of them Some now extremely rare!