Jagged Alliance 3

Jagged Alliance 3 is a 2023 tactical role-playing video game, developed by Haemimont Games, and published by THQ Nordic initially for Windows, but later released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The game is the fourteenth entry in the Jagged Alliance series, and the first mainline entry game since Jagged Alliance 2, and sees players leading a group of mercenaries as they focus on assisting a small African country end the chaos it was thrown into by a rogue paramilitary force who kidnapped its president, along the way dealing with other issues including seizing diamond mines, dealing with criminal factions, and uncovering a conspiracy behind the paramilitaries. Gameplay involves both the use of a dynamic strategic map - where players can move mercenaries, conduct operations, and review active missions, enemy activity, and intel acquired - and tactical exploration that involves turn-based combat with the option of stealth to weaken enemies -with each conflict featuring differenes in terrain - ranging from mountains, swamps, savannahs, and urban environments - and weather conditions; some also featuring wild animals. Mercenaries each have their own strengths and weakness, as well as preferences to who they will and will not work with, with a wide selection of real-world firearms and melee weapons, most of which can be enhanced with upgrades, as well as armour, tools, explosives and grenades to help with combat and other situations. Alongside the main story, players can engage in a variety of side missions, with choices made during the campaign impacting later events and rewards. Jagged Alliance 3 took several years to move beyond the concept stage, switching between different developers, before development began in 2021. The final version received positive reviews from critics.