

Midori MidorikawaĪ part-time housekeeper and a Dark World Princess who has kept her identity hidden from the International Galaxy Information Network. Velvet Chair GirlĪ silent female alien who dominates the game of space musical chairs with Ohma, a pink life-form that wields a powerful gastro cannon. Vanishing PointĪ memory thief who is bold enough to speak the truth, even in front of FU. Uses a contraband teleportation device to abduct rare aliens and sells them to the powerful. Black Night DirectionĪn eerie space kidnapper also known as the Emperor of the Night. Gold JoeĪ magnetic force-controlling interstellar mineral trafficker who has pledged his allegiance to FU. Black HoleĪn interstellar wormhole bandit and one of the first to arrive in the assault on Santa Destroy. The campaign map, unit balancing, new features like tactical pause and breaching – check out our preview for more – you name it.Galactic Superhero Rankings #10.

But Relic wants our feedback on basically everything they've put on display so far. There are some planned features that haven't made it in yet, like the partisan units and the full integration of the character-driven story. I had a hard time completing it in a single day the first time through, and there are enough different ways to make your way up the Road to Rome that it's worth repeating a few times. Airborne – who can now actually drop behind enemy lines on the campaign map if you have air superiority – and the Indian Artillery fighting for the British, bringing some new cultures and nationalities to the fight. Each nation has two divisions to pick from, including the U.S. You can actually hire a mix of divisions from both nations in the same campaign, though you'll have to pick a specific company to lead the charge in each RTS mission. The American and British forces will be playable. In between, you'll be sending elite sniper teams to assassinate a Nazi officer, rescuing Italian resistance fighters under siege by the Wehrmacht, and planning your campaign across a strategic map that rivals Total War in detail. You're not going to be charged for it.Īnd what does this slice consist of? Well, it's a fairly sizable portion of the Italian campaign that begins with capturing an airport to stop the Axis from bombing the city of Naples, and builds up to a climactic and iconic battle at the ancient abbey of Monte Cassino. This isn't your typical Early Access situation. The devs didn't give us a specific roadmap, but they did say future slices might focus more on PvP than the one you can play right now. Each preview will be a self-contained slice focusing on a particular aspect or aspects of the final product that will be available for a limited time. Relic has kept an eye on what their sister studio Amplitude has been up to with Humankind, and we can expect something similar to their OpenDev scenarios.
