CLUB MED

COMPANY OF HEROES 3 is a fantastic RTS with a main campaign that just doesn't work

- Fraser Brown

NEED TO KNOW 

WHAT IS IT? A WWII RTS with two campaigns

EXPECT TO PAY $60

DEVELOPER Relic Entertainment

PUBLISHER Sega

REVIEWED ON Intel Core i7-8086K, 16GB RAM, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

MULTIPLAYER Yes

LINK companyofheroes.com

World War II looms large at all times. Even when we’re looking for some videogame escapism, it’s there, deafening us with the cacophony of artillery and exploding tanks. For Company of Heroes 3, however, Relic has taken us further south, to Italy and the desert of North Africa. And a lot has changed since the previous games, with the studio’s ambition and desire for experimentation growing.

This is something new, but it’s not the novelties that have impressed me the most. It’s a beast of a game, cramming in two campaigns and four factions. Its proportions are fitting for this massive conflict. The main course, ostensibly, is the Italian campaign— promising something akin to a World War II Total War.