Company of Heroes is a game of strategy, action-oriented, based on events of World War II.The first thing that draws attention is its spectacular visual finish, which was built on the basis of the Essence engine. This game engine enables us to appreciate the battle from every angle imaginable with an amazing quality.
The explosions are among the most real seen, but vegetation, parachutes, buildings, shadows, ground deformation caused by bombs, water, animations, and vehicles also deserve mentioning.
Everything in the game is made with an obsessive care. In addition to that, several parts of the scene are destructible, and in several ways depending on how you do it. To be in concordance with so careful developed graphics and physical components, the sound track and special sound effects were not left behind. Each sound is fulfilling its role to perfection, giving the film a distinctive touch. A detail which manages to increase the overwhelming immersion occurs when you are focusing on a battle and the camera goes away. We will continue hearing the sounds, but with an effect of remoteness.
The title itself is very cinematic, easily reminding films like Saving Private Ryan. In addition, high-quality illustrations with excellent narration put us in background before each mission.
v2.700.0.15 [Apr 13, 2013]
- Removed Relic Online profile and account management features. Game now uses Steam profile.
- A number of online systems (matchmaking, chat, leaderboards) reworked to use Steam network.
- Automatch map filter no longer supported at this time and has been disabled.
- Friends List updated to use Steam friends. Only online steam friends will be shown.
- Removed unsupported options from friends list: Add Friend, Remove Friend, Whisper Player. These are now facilitated via the Steam friends list.
- News Tab - Online Stats not currently supported due to system limitations.
- Whisper command disabled in public chat due to system limitations. Whisper still functions in arranged team chat and in-game.
- Removed chat commands that are no longer supported: /whisper, /reply, /addfriend, /removefriend, /ignore, /unignore, /ignorelist, /joinfriend
- Updates made to chat profanity filter.
- Removed a number of leaderboards that are no longer supported due to system limitations.
- Changes made to the player ranking system.
- A number of text changes have been made to better reflect these system changes.
- LAN games no longer supported due to game's reliance on a connection to Steam .
