All Quiet in the Trenches

Please, if there is a kind and loving god (no), let me accumulate more prestige.

I enjoyed the game. Took about 10 hours to finish on normal difficulty, although the devs are still developing and haven't reached the end of the war as of yet, so I would assume there's a few more hours to come. Parts of the gameplay, especially outside of battles, become a little bit repetitive after a while - the tasks you receive don't have a huge ton of variety to it, and some mechanics aren't properly explained in my opinion. There is also a small amount of bugs, although I haven't encountered anything game-breaking. Still, I will probably return to the game and play another campaign in a while once the development has reached the end of the war.

Really looking forward to full release. Most of the choices are really impactful and you have to balance the needs of your men against the demands from command or the necessary tasks to keep them fit and healthy. In combat you can decide to either fight in full force or to keep an eye out for wounded soldiers from both sides. While managing all that seems to be easy in the beginning, the game is throwing you into more and more postings with an increasingly exhausted squad. You can feel, without always being told directly, that resources for the German war effort both in supplies and personnel are thinning out over time.

after playing for a couple of hours, i was pleased with this game. the controls in the trenches seem a bit clunky and are pretty rough around the edges but overall the game seems to have a lot of potential. many reviews talk about rough conditions later in the game, I've only played a few levels so I can't confirm or deny. given the setting of the game, i think it would be a disservice if the troops weren't overworked and tired while your commanders ask impossible things of you, but if you want something a bit more casual with less micro management this game probably isn't for you. all in all, I would recommend this game to anyone who is interested in the setting of the first world war. the game isn't particularly fancy or good looking, but it captures the atmosphere of a squad of men just trying to do their duties. it takes the war, which is often sensationalized, and humanizes it. let us not forget, millions of young men fought and died in this war, it was the climax of their lives! if you'd like to experience a small piece of what men on the ground might have actually dealt with, this game is for you. I wouldn't go into this game expecting anything too crazy or exciting, the majority of the game seems to be about managing your troops and their resources while occasionally being rotated to the front for a while. most of what you will be doing is reading journal entries, making decisions, or managing your troops personalities. in the trenches something exciting make happen, but even then it's more of the same with some added risk. I've heard it said that being a soldier is 90% boredom and hard work while only 10% is action

Apart from some repetition, it's actually quite enjoyable, though short.

I have honestly never felt more attached to NPC's like the ones in your squad and even knowing that you will lose the war ultimately and what the future holds for them. I am excited to see what this game has to offer and I hope this game has such well written characters and clearly written by a love of history this is a solid 10/10

It's 4am, so yeah its a good game. I think this is a really good implementation for a story based turn by turn game. Looking forward to everything they will add.