![]() ![]() ![]() The perfect balance of realism and accessibility, pixel hunting helmets with the PTRD on Berezina or bouncing Panzergranate 39 shells off the T-34’s sloped armour on Arad, this game had it all." (Chezzers) "After years of playing Counter Strike as a teenager, this was the series that made me realise that sims were for me. "The best online experience of any modern title." (DrJester) Skimming treetops in VR with canopy open = perfection." (Chezzers) Amazing flight models and damage modelling for each of the warbirds give veracity to every dogfight, and it can be a stunner when it wants to especially with the new cloud effects. "Whilst lacking the breadth of its predecessor, this game makes up for it with depth. Even without VR, getting into a massed dogfight at 12000ft in the cumuli is an experience not to be missed." (Father Ted) I’m lucky enough to have a VR headset and it is a stupendous feeling in those open cockpits. (Flying Circus) "The developers keep pushing it forward and it becomes more sophisticated and, dare I say it, beautiful almost by the month. Great physics and visuals can only take you so far, so I’m a sucker for all of the scripted missions you can find/buy - of which there are a ton." (TimePointFive) Breezy, beautiful, and endlessly fun with the Pat Wilson mission mods. While the table seems to display fine on a standard PC monitor, you may have problems viewing it on a phone or tablet. Games can be sorted alphabetically and by popularity. * As one man’s hi-fi military FPS is another man’s soldier sim, I’ve decided I won’t exclude a title just because it’s not vehicle-focused. Fit more naturally in the ‘combat sim’ genre than any other.*.Be historical or reality-based (Sorry MechWarrior, Crimson Skies, Carrier Command etc).To be eligible for tabulation a sim must… I’ve added 25 potential chart-toppers to get the ball-turret rolling, but expect the list to, at the very least, double in size in the weeks to come. If you don’t see a favourite in the table, that doesn’t mean you can’t vote for it. I’m not out to fashion a list of every combat sim, just the cream of the crop. I’d to re-emphasise that you should cast your votes for the five mil sims that have brought you the most pleasure over the years and not use them to limelight novel/interesting curios.Clarify your votes with footnotes, by all means. A single vote for ‘Silent Hunter’ will cover your deep affection for the series. Please don’t cast separate votes for, say, Silent Hunter 3 and Silent Hunter 4. I’ve clustered games into series and families where possible.My definition of combat sim is fairly pedantic (see below). ![]() In order to keep the list to a manageable size… As there are sure to be numerous titles on the list that I’ve never played, I’d much prefer to use a quote from a true fan than rely on something desiccated, vague, or silly that I’ve cooked up myself. If you’d like to explain or illuminate your choices with a pithy sentence or two, that would be most helpful (screenshots submitted via tim at tallyhocorner dot com would be very welcome too). It might take me a day or three to process your comment, but rest assured your ballot paper will eventually get counted. This act will cast the fifteen votes that are at your disposal (Your top choice will get five votes, your second choice four votes, third choice three votes, and so on). To participate all you need to do is post a comment listing your five favourite combat sims in order of preference. Remember how, last year, we proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Combat Mission was the finest wargame series 3vAr? Well, I think it’s high time we established once-and-for-all which combat simulation out-brilliances all others.Īs the voting system seemed to work pretty well last time, I see no reason to alter it. Cornerite-sourced ‘Top 50’ articles for example. There are better ways to settle “What’s the best ever made?” disagreements than mano a mano melees. Put down those Billhooks, Stanley knives, and Jeremy hammers, readers! This is the 21st Century for Pete’s sake. ![]()
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