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Classified: France '44
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
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Classified: France '44 is a solid turn-based tactical strategy in the vein of XCOM, and besides some frame drops, runs great on the Steam Deck!
My introduction to tactics games was an irresponsible impulse buy when I was working at GameStop in college and had no desire to study for midterms. I picked up a used PSP copy of Final Fantasy Tactics: War of Lions, sunk countless hours into it, and started to explore the rest of the world of turn-based tactics games.
Once you’ve played the campaign enough times, and this is another “it feels crazy to say this”, there are also Special Ops, which are single one-shot missions, both official and support for user-created missions. And yes, there’s a mission creator, though it’s in beta right now. It’s still nice to see companies supporting users making content. Talk about innovation!
Classified France ‘44 is a midrange yet ambitious attempt at a once-popular genre (one that’s not easy to recommend to players. Unless you’re looking at a little variety in your gaming diet, or you really love tactics games, then you might want to think twice before enlisting.
Cause chaos for the Nazis in an XCOM-like campaign behind enemy lines.
While the setting of World War II is certainly well-trodden ground as far as video games go, Classified: France ’44 demonstrates that there are always compelling new stories to tell. The game maintains a tight focus around the real-life Operation Jedburgh, in which the Allies inserted American and British forces to bolster the French Resistance ahead of the D-Day invasion. Classified: France ’44 managed to keep me rather invested for its duration, as a fan of both historical fiction and t...
Classified: France '44 is a strong debut from Absolutely Games that's worth a go if you're looking for hours of well-designed turn-based combat, varied missions and encounters, and a highly replayable campaign.
Classified: France ’44 does so much right; historical authentic tactical combat, tense decision-making, and a minimal amount of stealth. Naff Stereotype-driven characters and technical issues aside, this is a confident and assured debut from Absolutely Games.
A fairly engaging and challenging turn-based tactical game, Classified: France ‘44 is, unfortunately, let down by the frequent bugs and a basic presentation.