Rather, Jagged Alliance 2 was a game whose ambition lay in melding tactical combat with an unforgiving strategic layer context. Yet it’d be a mistake to think it was behind the times. It might be from 1999, when 3D graphics were transforming what video games looked like and how many of them felt to play, but JA2’s sprites, forced isometric perspective, and most of all its incredibly fussy and detailed RPG interface mark it as a game of very old-school sensibilities.
“I can confirm that this book is dope.Jagged Alliance 2 is recognizably a relative and peer of games like Fallout 2. “ Jagged Alliance 2 has the perfect guide in Darius Kazemi.” - Rob Zacny
"A n essential read about an overlooked game." - Marshall Sandoval The result is not just a good read, but also a blueprint for holistic critique." 8.0/10 - Paste " weaves together industrial history, design analysis and Robert Yang-style code diving. Before he moved into internet technology, he was a game developer for ten years. He works as an API Evangelist at Akamai in Boston. He also has a small army of Twitter bots that he builds because they make him laugh. His best known work is the Random Shopper, a program that bought him random books, DVDs, and CDs from Amazon each month. Jagged Alliance 2 brings to the table a wicked sense of humor, simulation-driven character design, a combination of strategic overworld and tactical battles reminiscent of the X-COM series, and a surprisingly deep open-world RPG experience reminiscent of the Ultima or Elder Scrolls games.įocusing on JA2′s development history and basing his book largely on new personal interviews with the game’s developers, game designer and web technology developer Darius Kazemi delves deep into the legacy of a game that still has much to teach gamers and game-makers 14 years after its release.ĭarius Kazemi makes weird internet stuff. The turn-based tactical role playing series Jagged Alliance has been sequeled, expanded, modded, optioned, multiplayered, and kickstarted, but the series’ many fans usually point to Jagged Alliance 2 as the high water mark, and one of the finest turn-based video games of all time.
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