Why I love War Metal....

I've played a few online games in my time, and what I look for is a good mix of gameplay, strategy and community in the right balance. For a variety of reasons I am not great at socialising in real life, and sometimes I find it difficult online as well. I get easily confused by context and subtle meaning when I am reading messages, but just occasionally I find a gaming community that meets my criteria, and a game that matches my style of play. There is a game on Facebook that seems to offer the best of both Worlds for me. That game is War Metal. Now, I'm not usually that big a fan of military type games. Having had some exposure to its reality, it can seem a bit questionable to glorify war of any type, but War Metal doesn't seem to have this issue. There is a story arc that runs through the game that creates an imaginary landscape that gives a purpose to the battles, and even when fighting player versus player there is little of the aggressive overspill, as the game feels more like chess than bloody conflict - although chess can get a bit brutal sometimes!

I think that the reasons the game works for me are several. Firstly there is a vibrant community on the game forums with a healthy mix of experienced and novice players, and it is perfectly possible to get good advice from some fascinating people. Then there is a nice touch in that the developers respond to players on the forums which gives a real sense of wanting the players to be involved in how the game evolves. Something that adds to the overall enjoyment is that it seems to be one of the few games where those who can afford to invest with the developers to gain advantage are not so far ahead of those who for whatever reason play for free, Sure they gain some benefits, but the game is not too skewed in favour of those who have disposable income to invest. Then there is the game itself. There seems to have been a lot of time and creativity invested in making a cast of characters, an arc of missions and a range of villains that really works as a cohesive whole.

Sure, there are issues, there are people who are dissatisfied with the game, there are people who like a good moan on the forums, but you get this in every game, and I have never been put off by anything I have seen, and I'm pretty picky lol! So, come along, join in the fun, meet the players and try your hand at a game that needs careful consideration of strategy, careful selection of units, cunning gaming and in returns offers great fun, great community and a really nice way to relax after the stresses of the day....