Operation Husky on Steam ??

[Freyr Oakenshield]

Has anybody tried this out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1662 ... ion_Husky/ ?

[IslandInland]

I noticed it today on Steam. The whole presentation puts me off.

Looks like mobile trash to me.

I'll stick with WITW.

[WYBaugh]

Looks to be a game made by Hubert Cater.

[Freyr Oakenshield]

ORIGINAL: WYBaugh

Looks to be a game made by Hubert Cater.

And...? Does that name mean something in the world of wargames?

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: Freyr Oakenshield

ORIGINAL: WYBaugh

Looks to be a game made by Hubert Cater.

And...? Does that name mean something in the world of wargames?

Yes. Google is your friend.

[Zovs]

Google is not your friend!

This is what I got on that name query.

https://www.chick-fil-a.com/catering?ms ... 63233a696a

yummmm

[Freyr Oakenshield]

ORIGINAL: Neilster

ORIGINAL: Freyr Oakenshield

ORIGINAL: WYBaugh

Looks to be a game made by Hubert Cater.

And...? Does that name mean something in the world of wargames?

Yes. Google is your friend.

If I wanted to use google, I wouldn't be posting here.

[pzgndr]

ORIGINAL: WYBaugh
Looks to be a game made by Hubert Cater.

DEVELOPER: Hubert Cachat

Not Hubert Cater. Game looks more like a Shenandoah Studio game; e.g., Battle of the Bulge, which plays pretty well. Gameplay might be OK, and there are 24 scenarios. We could use some more feedback on the game.

[sol_invictus]

This looks very similar to the old Avalon Hill games Storm Over Arnhem and Thunder at Cassino. Played those game to death with a friend back in the 80's. Have to keep an eye on this.

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: pzgndr

ORIGINAL: WYBaugh
Looks to be a game made by Hubert Cater.

DEVELOPER: Hubert Cachat

Not Hubert Cater. Game looks more like a Shenandoah Studio game; e.g., Battle of the Bulge, which plays pretty well. Gameplay might be OK, and there are 24 scenarios. We could use some more feedback on the game.

https://www.furysoftware.com/index_main.html

"Hubert Cater - President / Lead Developer

Hubert graduated from York University with a BSc Computer Science Degree and being a long time wargamer and amateur history buff decided to form Fury Software and put his recently honed computer programming skills to good work.

Having played many Board and PC Wargames his goal was always to create games that were not only accessible but also fun to play for the average gamer. So far so good as each of the games released by Fury Software has received top scores from professional reviewers including an Editor's Choice award from PC Gamer in 2002."

[MrsWargamer]

The truth of this game.

It's not going to put you out much.
It could be called Battle of the Bulge and look much the same.
It does have 10 scenarios, which seem to depict nothing specific beyond your start circumstances change. You can play either side.
The rules appear in the second opening screen. It's a fast read.

The turn sequence seems to be right out of a generic wargame. A Sabotage stage for each side to take a pot shot. You roll three dice to get reinforcements that have no historical relevance.
Movement and Combat are amusing but entirely generic. You get 10 turns to kick butt take some VP locations and try to out do the other side. The VP locations never change location.

The image is a background image. Maybe it's somewhere in Sicily. The grid is apparently a standard grid. Might have been hexes, might have been squares. The terrain never changes.
If no one told you this was Husky, you'd never know. Could be somewhere in France.

I don't regret buying this game.
But don't buy it because of the name. Buy it because it will keep you amused.
Seems to be fun on my PC. Might be ok on a decent sized tablet. Don't kill your eyes playing it on your phone.

This game has zero to do with Hubert Cater of Strategic Command (if you ask me). The guys name is just spelled similarly. It's just inside of the lower end of operational.
This title could use some polish. Ok a lot of polish
This game has nothing in common with games from Yobowargames or Shenandoah Studios. Those are actual historical recreations.

[Freyr Oakenshield]

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

The truth of this game.

It's not going to put you out much.
It could be called Battle of the Bulge and look much the same.
It does have 10 scenarios, which seem to depict nothing specific beyond your start circumstances change. You can play either side.
The rules appear in the second opening screen. It's a fast read.

The turn sequence seems to be right out of a generic wargame. A Sabotage stage for each side to take a pot shot. You roll three dice to get reinforcements that have no historical relevance.
Movement and Combat are amusing but entirely generic. You get 10 turns to kick butt take some VP locations and try to out do the other side. The VP locations never change location.

The image is a background image. Maybe it's somewhere in Sicily. The grid is apparently a standard grid. Might have been hexes, might have been squares. The terrain never changes.
If no one told you this was Husky, you'd never know. Could be somewhere in France.

I don't regret buying this game.
But don't buy it because of the name. Buy it because it will keep you amused.
Seems to be fun on my PC. Might be ok on a decent sized tablet. Don't kill your eyes playing it on your phone.

This game has zero to do with Hubert Cater of Strategic Command (if you ask me). The guys name is just spelled similarly. It's just inside of the lower end of operational.
This title could use some polish. Ok a lot of polish
This game has nothing in common with games from Yobowargames or Shenandoah Studios. Those are actual historical recreations.

I hope it will keep me amused for a long time [:D] but could you please share some observations once you've played, say, 2-3 scenarios...?

[MrsWargamer]

ORIGINAL: Freyr Oakenshield

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

The truth of this game.

It's not going to put you out much.
It could be called Battle of the Bulge and look much the same.
It does have 10 scenarios, which seem to depict nothing specific beyond your start circumstances change. You can play either side.
The rules appear in the second opening screen. It's a fast read.

The turn sequence seems to be right out of a generic wargame. A Sabotage stage for each side to take a pot shot. You roll three dice to get reinforcements that have no historical relevance.
Movement and Combat are amusing but entirely generic. You get 10 turns to kick butt take some VP locations and try to out do the other side. The VP locations never change location.

The image is a background image. Maybe it's somewhere in Sicily. The grid is apparently a standard grid. Might have been hexes, might have been squares. The terrain never changes.
If no one told you this was Husky, you'd never know. Could be somewhere in France.

I don't regret buying this game.
But don't buy it because of the name. Buy it because it will keep you amused.
Seems to be fun on my PC. Might be ok on a decent sized tablet. Don't kill your eyes playing it on your phone.

This game has zero to do with Hubert Cater of Strategic Command (if you ask me). The guys name is just spelled similarly. It's just inside of the lower end of operational.
This title could use some polish. Ok a lot of polish
This game has nothing in common with games from Yobowargames or Shenandoah Studios. Those are actual historical recreations.

I hope it will keep me amused for a long time [:D] but could you please share some observations once you've played, say, 2-3 scenarios...?

Already have.

You get either tank or infantry. The counter-image could be anything. It's either German or American, so no Italian or Canadian or British.

The game gives you a scenario based on the description. So if it says balanced it means as in how chess is balanced.
There are NO historical elements to anything. Placement of forces bears nothing in common with anything. The grid not being uniform as hexes are means you might zig when you should have zagged. Next game you decide "ok that last game I should have tried attacking this way." It's about that complicated. There's no Mt Etna, no Palermo for Patton to race off for.

There's no beaches, no landings. No ports to claim. This could easily be the Ardennes. It's German dudes vs American dudes.

Scenario 1 is the most basic. Scenario 10 starts you with nothing, no units. Build what you want. In between 1 and 10 there are scenarios that offer varying play styles. No history though.

This game is not even as detailed as Small General.
But it might amuse some.

[Freyr Oakenshield]

That's a shame... I actually like area control games (if the area control system is implemented well), so when I saw this title I thought I might buy it. I thought it would be more sort of "grognard" stuff... but it sounds rather basic...[&:]

[Rosseau]

Thank you, MrsWargamer for the succinct review. It is exactly what we need to know about the game. Most importantly, glad you are enjoying it on some level.

In my perverse logic, I will save $7 on this one, put it toward Transport Fever 2 for $20 on sale on Steam, so it will only "cost" me $13.00 for an A title.

It is this kind of thinking that can get one in trouble!

[Greybriar]

ORIGINAL: Neilster

ORIGINAL: Freyr Oakenshield

ORIGINAL: WYBaugh

Looks to be a game made by Hubert Cater.

And...? Does that name mean something in the world of wargames?

Yes. Google is your friend.

I usually find MobyGames to be a good source of information when it comes to a subject that is game-related.

[IslandInland]

ORIGINAL: Greybriar

ORIGINAL: Neilster

ORIGINAL: Freyr Oakenshield




And...? Does that name mean something in the world of wargames?

Yes. Google is your friend.

I usually find MobyGames to be a good source of information when it comes to a subject that is game-related.

Maybe if you are looking for an old game.

The game this thread is about is on Steam so maybe just look there.

[MrsWargamer]

Hmm, well in exchanging thoughts with the developer, I think I can fairly state, this game isn't meant to be taken seriously. The developer isn't. There's no reason you should.

I think he has ported a worthless mobile game to Steam and PC with the idea he can actually make money off of us.

I'm not going to cry about the 8 bucks.

But his design philosophy is the least effort possible, is the method to be chosen. I'd be shocked if this will ever see an update. That would take effort.
I can only hope this will be his last attempt at making 'wargames'.
Fool me once eh...

This guy is soooo not like Valentin, the French new comer developer who is busting his butt to make his game Hex of Steel, all it can be.

He's no Yobowargames or Shenandoah Studios who try to keep it simple. Because they at least try to make them real.

Bunnysays don't encourage this developer. Maybe he will get the message.

[MrsWargamer]

Oh, isn't that nice of Hubert Cachat (the developer) who goes by Izogood on Steam.

He didn't like my mentioning we wargamers might not be so nice to his game.

And after me pointing out I wasn't regretting the 8 bucks. And my just trying to caution him, his design might not get the reception he would like.

He released on July 05, 5 days ago. I suspect he will realize he has no future in our hobby fairly soon.

He actually wants 10 bucks for his game. But he thinks it's too much work to make 144 different images, and you really only need the 3 unit values move combat defense, so he made all Axis units a German dude kneeling with a panzerschreck and all Armour a PzIV. All Allied units, an American dude standing, and an M4A3 tank. So you get to just pretend some are Italian and Brisih and Canadian. There's no idea to know how though.

So in response, he banned me from his game's Community.
I suppose there might be a whole lot of other threads that have come and gone already. No way to tell. He deletes what doesn't float his boat.

[rico21]

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

So in response, he banned me from his game's Community.

what an unconscious![X(][:(][&:][:D]