Jagged Alliance: Flashback

Jagged Alliance: Flashback is a turn-based tactics video game developed and published by Full Control for the PC in October 2014. It is part of the Jagged Alliance series.

Jagged Alliance: Flashback
Developer(s)Full Control
Publisher(s)Full Control
SeriesJagged Alliance
EngineUnity[1]
Platform(s)Windows, Linux, macOS
ReleaseOctober 21, 2014
Genre(s)Turn-based tactics
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Jagged Alliance: Flashback is a turn-based tactics game. The game takes place during a revolt on the fictional Caribbean island San Hermanos in the 1980s. The player takes control of a team of mercenaries to try to depose the forces of "The Prince", the king of San Hermanos.[2] The player can design their mercenary in a character creator.[3] The game is in real-time until the enemy is sighted, when the game changes to turn-based mode. Action points are used for movement and shooting. Guns can be aimed at different body parts.[4]

Release

Jagged Alliance: Flashback was developed by Full Control, a studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark.[5] It was announced on April 11, 2013 that Full Control had signed with bitComposer to develop the next installment in the Jagged Alliance series.[5] On April 23, 2013, Full Control launched a Kickstarter campaign for the game, that was now called Jagged Alliance: Flashback.[6] The Kickstarter campaign was funded on May 23, 2013.[7] A closed alpha version was released for Kickstarter backers in April 2014.[8] The game was released on Steam's early access on May 16, 2014.[9] The full version was released on October 21, 2014 for Windows, Linux, and macOS.[10][2]

Reception

Jagged Alliance: Flashback received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[11]

Davide Pessach of Eurogamer said: "It doesn't stand up to the series' quality, and the dedicated community of modders can't salvage very much since the game is flawed in its core mechanics."[12][11]

Marcel Kleffmann of 4Players said: "Everything is reduced to the absolute minimum: character development, story, presentation. Luckily the tense turn-based firefights work well enough to save the game. Nonetheless you’re better off with Wasteland 2."[3][11]

Grzegorz Bobrek of Gry-Online said: "Jagged Alliance: Flashback looked poor and chaotic just a few months before its debut. The final version looks just as bad. The developers work will get no enthusiasm from gamers. A year and a half ago Full Control studio has asked fans for support on Kickstarter and now they need to explain themselves and fix a very poorly made game."[17][11]

Miikka Lehtonen of Pelaaja summarized: "As it stands, the game is by no means worth its price tag, and vague talks about future plans will not change the situation. Get Jagged Alliance 2 instead, it's still ten times better."[18]

Softpedia awarded the game with the "Biggest Disappointment of 2014".[19]

References
  1. Jones, John-Paul (23 May 2013). "Kickstarter based Jagged Alliance: Flashback meets its funding target". RPG Site. Mist Network. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. Whittaker, Matt (22 October 2014). "Jagged Alliance: Flashback is Now Available on Steam". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. Kleffmann, Marcel (27 October 2014). "Test: Jagged Alliance: Flashback". 4Players (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. Kleffmann, Marcel (15 September 2014). "Vorschau: Jagged Alliance: Flashback". 4Players (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. Devore, Jordan (11 April 2013). "Jagged Alliance is next for Full Control after Space Hulk". Destructoid. Gamurs. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. Devore, Jordan (23 April 2013). "Full Control's Jagged Alliance: Flashback detailed". Destructoid. Gamurs. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. Purchese, Robert (23 May 2013). "The Jagged Alliance: Flashback Kickstarter has done it, raised the dough". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  8. Phillips, Tom (3 April 2014). "Jagged Alliance: Flashback headed to Steam Early Access". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. "NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM EARLY ACCESS - JAGGED ALLIANCE FLASHBACK". Steam. Valve Corporation. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. Williams, Katie (4 September 2014). "Jagged Alliance: Flashback Official Release Date Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. "Jagged Alliance: Flashback for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. Pessach, Davide (7 November 2014). "Jagged Alliance Flashback, mercenari senza personalità - review". Eurogamer.it (in Italian). Gamer Network. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  13. Cnotalski, Artur (30 October 2014). "Jagged Alliance: Flashback - Recenzja". Eurogamer.pl (in Polish). Gamer Network. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  14. Altenheimer, Andreas; Plass-Fleßenkämper, Benedikt (22 October 2014). "Jagged Alliance – Flashback: Vergangenheitstrip ohne Seele". Computer Bild (in German). Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  15. Sieja, Bartłomiej (30 October 2014). "Recenzja Jagged Alliance: Flashback". Komputer Świat (in Polish). Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  16. Hunanyan, Gnel (5 December 2014). "РЕЦЕНЗИЯ: JAGGED ALLIANCE: FLASHBACK". Game World Navigator (in Russian). Navigator Publishing. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  17. Bobrek, Grzegorz (29 October 2014). "Recenzja gry Jagged Alliance: Flashback - duńska wyprawa na dno". Gry-Online (in Polish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  18. Lehtonen, Miikka (5 December 2014). "Jagged Alliance Flashback". Pelaaja (in Finnish). H-Town Oy. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  19. Dumitrescu, Andrei (22 December 2014). "GOTY 2014 Biggest Disappointment – Jagged Alliance: Flashback". Softpedia. SoftNews NET SRL. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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