Which First Game...

[TheBigRedOne]

DBP is an under-appreciated masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. What Mike did in that game was nothing short of stellar. It has such a different feel to it than the other games.

You'd think that it would be all mud, trench warfare and a slug-fest that would be less than fun to play. It is all of those first three things, but the playability is simply great. You can feel the frustration of wanting to cross the open field to get to the trench-line, but taking so long due to the conditions and the enemy hammering at you, then when you get there the enemy is ready and waiting.

It's great, and it will really give you an appreciation for just how hard the fighting was.

As CR said, it does have the advantage of having more current builds when it was in development, but VN and TOD are still good games. Do I wish they could be developed today rather than first? Yes, for a variety of reasons, but they are still solid games that give a wide-range of scenario types.