Jagged Alliance 3

Item: Jagged Alliance 3
Rating: 77
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-22

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Summary

Charismatic mercenaries and humor elevate experience
Deep, replayable tactical combat
Faithful successor to the series
Steep learning curve, poor tutorials
Repetitive and unbalanced combat
Clunky UI and controls

Emotions

Satisfaction34%Frustration15%Disappointment13%Excitement7%Joy6%

Reviews (sample size): 1827
Helpful reviews: 76%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 0%

77%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
23%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4334
Negative points: 2978
Gameplay points: 1756
Perf. points: 125
Rec. points: 754
Misc points: 620

Point	Description	Importance
Charismatic Mercenaries & Humor Description The game's mercenaries are a major highlight, lauded for their distinct, charismatic personalities, witty banter, and excellent voice acting. This strong character development, combined with the game's overall humor and nostalgic ties to the Jagged Alliance series, creates a highly engaging and immersive experience. Importance 92%	The game's mercenaries are a major highlight, lauded for their distinct, charismatic personalities, witty banter, and excellent voice acting. This strong character development, combined with the game's overall humor and nostalgic ties to the Jagged Alliance series, creates a highly engaging and immersive experience.	92%
Deep & Replayable Tactical Combat Description Players consistently praise the game's deep, engaging, and highly replayable turn-based tactical combat. Many compare it favorably to XCOM, highlighting its strategic depth, challenging battles, and satisfying mechanics that encourage varied approaches and squad compositions. Importance 83%	Players consistently praise the game's deep, engaging, and highly replayable turn-based tactical combat. Many compare it favorably to XCOM, highlighting its strategic depth, challenging battles, and satisfying mechanics that encourage varied approaches and squad compositions.	83%
Faithful Series Successor Description The game is widely considered a worthy and faithful successor to the classic Jagged Alliance series, particularly Jagged Alliance 2. Reviewers appreciate how it captures the original's spirit, humor, and core gameplay while introducing modern updates and quality-of-life improvements. Importance 62%	The game is widely considered a worthy and faithful successor to the classic Jagged Alliance series, particularly Jagged Alliance 2. Reviewers appreciate how it captures the original's spirit, humor, and core gameplay while introducing modern updates and quality-of-life improvements.	62%
Balanced & Accessible Difficulty Description The game's difficulty is generally well-received, offering a challenging yet fair experience. While some note an initial learning curve or late-game ease, many appreciate the balanced challenge, lack of artificial difficulty, and accessibility for newcomers. Importance 19%	The game's difficulty is generally well-received, offering a challenging yet fair experience. While some note an initial learning curve or late-game ease, many appreciate the balanced challenge, lack of artificial difficulty, and accessibility for newcomers.	19%
Impressive Visuals & Atmosphere Description The game's visual presentation is highly praised for its beautiful graphics, detailed environments, and immersive atmosphere. The attention to detail in character models, animations, and environmental effects contributes to a polished and appealing aesthetic. Importance 17%	The game's visual presentation is highly praised for its beautiful graphics, detailed environments, and immersive atmosphere. The attention to detail in character models, animations, and environmental effects contributes to a polished and appealing aesthetic.	17%
Strong Modding Support Description The game benefits greatly from robust mod support, allowing players to customize their experience, add new content, and address minor issues. The active modding community is seen as a significant asset, enhancing the game's longevity and enjoyment. Importance 14%	The game benefits greatly from robust mod support, allowing players to customize their experience, add new content, and address minor issues. The active modding community is seen as a significant asset, enhancing the game's longevity and enjoyment.	14%
Polished & Stable Performance Description The game is noted for its overall polish, stable performance, and minimal bugs, especially after post-launch patches. Reviewers appreciate the smooth gameplay experience, lack of crashes, and the developers' commitment to improving the game. Importance 14%	The game is noted for its overall polish, stable performance, and minimal bugs, especially after post-launch patches. Reviewers appreciate the smooth gameplay experience, lack of crashes, and the developers' commitment to improving the game.	14%
Engaging & Well-Written Story Description The game features a captivating and well-written story with interesting plot twists and engaging narrative depth. Players find the storyline compelling, often surprising in its seriousness, and a strong motivator for continued play. Importance 12%	The game features a captivating and well-written story with interesting plot twists and engaging narrative depth. Players find the storyline compelling, often surprising in its seriousness, and a strong motivator for continued play.	12%