Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc

A raucous blend of third person action gaming and light real time strategy to a package that is enjoyable, intuitive and immersing.

I like the concept a whole lot better than the actual finished result.

Though we wanted to like Joan of Arc, we found it burdened by a number of rookie mistakes, including a bad camera, poor pathfinding, and lackluster artificial intelligence.

Fundamentally, the gameplay is just too linear. From the mission requirements to the layout of the levels, you don’t feel like there’s any freedom to explore. Constantly hitting buttons to fell enemy troops isn’t enough to draw you completely into the world.

Too much repetition, too many problems, not enough fun.

To be blunt, the problem with Joan is that it incorporates elements of three genres, action, RTS and RPG which are not very well blended. It's like a stew in which you can taste all of the ingredients individually.

What we have is an inept third-person hack and slash number, combined totally unsuccessfully with a dull-as-ditchwater RTS. Harsh words, granted, but you'll thank us for them.