Company of Heroes 3

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User Score
4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 87
  3. Negative: 51 out of 87

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  1. Darth_Mountain
    Mar 6, 2023
    7
    Pros:
    - the gameplay is solid and it is pretty fun
    - the graphics look good (they are better than CoH2, idk what people are smoking, the details are better, the particles and the effects are better) - the performance is pretty good, better than CoH2, that game still lags sometimes - there is a lot of content at launch, way more than in CoH1 and CoH2 at their launches Cons: - some    Pros:
    - the gameplay is solid and it is pretty fun
    - the graphics look good (they are better than CoH2, idk what people are smoking, the details are better, the particles and the effects are better)
    - the performance is pretty good, better than CoH2, that game still lags sometimes
    - there is a lot of content at launch, way more than in CoH1 and CoH2 at their launches

    Cons:
    - some bugs in the italian campaign map
    - unfinished assets (some of the portraits are still placeholders and have the CoH2 pictures)
    - the announcers are pretty bad (you can barely hear when a grenade is thrown)
    - the zooming (in my opinion) should be further away, but this is the fault of the community, as many people did complain that the zoom is too far and that the tanks look small (this complains happened during the test from winter if I remember correctly)
    - the pings should be more visible
    - some features are missing, but Relic did manage this pretty well as they stated this missing at launch features from the start. They've written an entire blog post with everything that the game will have and not have at launch

    Conclusion:
    - if you wanna play the campaigns, go for the game, it is pretty fun
    - if you wanna have fun with the gameplay, go for it, as there are a lot of broken tactics because the game is new, ofc it won't be very balanced
    - if you just wanna play ranked and tryhard, I suggest you to wait as there are no replays (just a work around for them), no real ranked system and so on at launch, but those will be added soon.

    I personally can't understand why people are hating so much. The game has a solid foundation and for real, even CoH1 had so many bugs and problems at the beginning (the matchmaking was trash, the people would remove you from lobbies 24/7 because you just started playing or because you have low rank, the community was toxic af and so on) and I remember this because I've played a lot of CoH1 when I as between 11 and 14 years old.    … Expand
  2. Zuntew
    Aug 14, 2023
    5
    EDIT!
    I still enjoy game, but I hate its development. let`s hope next update will fix something, without adding another bugs... If you manage to learn how to play, then it can it can be fine 1v1.
    AI is bad. Campaigns are bad Don't buy it for singleplayer!    EDIT!
    I still enjoy game, but I hate its development. let`s hope next update will fix something, without adding another bugs... If you manage to learn how to play, then it can it can be fine 1v1.
    AI is bad.
    Campaigns are bad
    Don't buy it for singleplayer!

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    Do not look at positive reviews befor August. Their updates are just a mess of incopetence and being out of their mind, without balance tests with competent players... They are probably doing tests vs AI.

    Update 1.20 bought a lot of new bugs, performance issues and even crashes, with really stupid balance desisions like ASC buff, when everyone expected nerf, jeep buff, which already was meta play, a joke change to armored reserves.... TWO UNITS WERE NOT BUILDABLE
    Hotfix 1.21 fixed some crashes....
    Hotfix 1.22 fixed performance issues and changed ASC, which was buff and nerf at the same time.
    A lot of new bugs are still there.... or stupid decision
    -autocannons bugged.
    -bursts from some weapons bugged
    -pathing was changed in a lazy way and now is better and worst at the same time... for example they
    removed collisions on the move, even with enemy vehicles
    -recon tractor had self reapir in description, which does not worked... With update they changed description, by removing selfrepair from it.
    -decapture buff from BG ability still not working, reported it 2-3 months ago
    -towing is now BS, vehicles sometimes dance around At gun and sometimes your vehicle can be stuck after connecting to AT gun.
    -if you try to drop infatry from transporter, then with new update it is worse.... units block vehicles path, so it needs to turn, then vehicles shows side armor to enemy, when trying to reverse, or even
    rear armor!
    -very lazy incopetent balance cahnges to DAK, they swing balance like monkey... and then it takes months to changed something back to better state
    -self repair for Stuarts got buff and cost reduction... now 40 munition upgrade give you smoke and faster self repair, than sappers repair speed and x1.6 faster than DAK self repair
    -marders are as "fast" as italian infantry out of combat... GL changing positions
    -hellcats still miss like stupid.... but now marder can miss more often too, at long range.
    -HMG changes buffed all of them.... We went from useless HMG at 1.0 to spam it at 1.20.... Set up time is so fast, than you can flank it from behind and it will get in to position, befor you are able to kill it... And there are 3 of them!
    -AT loiter are still bugged in many ways... They will shoot at not marked target, if it was near marked one, can shoot up to 3 times outside circle, when target is marked
    -nerf to AA, now strafes can not be killed even by 20 AA units (beside 2 flak36 / 88), if you destroy plane after strike, it will not affect ability... Befor update it could extend CD, everybody expected buff to AA or rework
    .......................................................................
    -OH one more... They increased clickbox for units, so they are easier to pick, but now picking up team weapons and soo on is much harder...

    They are pissing on us and some community members say it is raining.

    It could be a good game, but Relic can not do good games anymore and they can not finish them.
    Main game designer is dead since COH1 and COH2 was balanced by community, after sometime, but dev team ignored all lessons from COH2.

    Everybody who gave this game more than 6/10 just lie to you, in the best case scenarion and large hopes, it can be 6/10, during good updates.... But with 1.20 it was 2/10.
    I could give it even 7/10 and get over a lot of garbage, before planes rework and enjoy it a lot, with hope for great redemption story.
    Plane update was suspicious, 1.20 is just bad to say at least, but I could use all curse words all know.

    They should invest money in to playtests and dev team, not buying reviews...    … Expand

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 63
  3. Negative: 0 out of 63
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2024
    80
    As well as strategists, World War II history buffs will appreciate the models and types of vehicles used in the game. [Issue#326]
  2. Pocket-lint
    Jun 23, 2023
    100
    Bringing back the once seemingly moribund RTS in spectacular style, Company of Heroes 3 is intense, tactical, authentic, meaty and innovative - but not for the faint-hearted or those seeking instant gratification.
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  3. Worth Playing
    Apr 6, 2023
    63
    Pretty graphics or no, so much of the gameplay of Company of Heroes 3 is flawed in one way or another that it's difficult to recommend it. From campaign-breaking bugs in Italy to the inept AI that renders most Africa maps unsatisfying, the game came out in such a state that it's hard to believe it's part of the same series by the same developer. To the development team's credit, the game has been patched several times since release, but many of the issues persist. There are occasional glimmers of a brilliant game, but with so much of the content damaged by bugs, it is impossible to recommend it over replaying one of the other games of the series.
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