Ultimate General: Civil War

Look... Are there better RTS games out there? Sure. Sure there are. But, for some reason, this one keeps calling me back. I suppose I like it in spite of the linear storytelling. It is generally historical, to the extent that a video game can be, which doesn't really lend toward a non-linear experience. I don't know. There's something here that is very good.
I suppose the recommendation I have is as follows:
1. If you like real time strategy, this one is pretty good. 8/10
2. If you like historical content, this one is pretty good. 7/10
3. If you like fielding rather massive armies against an opposing rather massive army, this one is pretty good. 9/10
4. If you like rotating the camera to get different/better views of the battlefield, this one is really, very bad. 0/10
5. If you like having variety in your army composition, this one is better than most. 9/10
Basically, this is the best Civil War strategy video game I have played. For transparencies sake, I have played only 2 Civil War strategy video games, and I've enjoyed them both, but this one is better. Thank you.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
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☐ 10

Super cool game. Scaling for the opponent is busted and needs to be reworked. Why get punished bc you did a good job managing your troops in the campaign to have the programming negate that with an extra 30k+++ troops.

A pretty good Civil War game that takes inspiration from Sid Meiers Gettysburg and the Total War series battles and adds in a campaign - which is more of a series of linked battles with your own army management thrown in than a full chance to refight the civil war. Thoroughly enjoyable though and the J&P Rebalance mod is a great addition to the game too.

My Review:

One of my favourite games of all times. The battles are gorgeous, but the most interesting part is how to equip the army for better results. Elite well equipped forces or meat assault? What's more effective: rush with a horde or tactical well supported assault? This is a true masterpiece!!!

I typically do not leave reviews unless I have a very substantial amount of experience and time in the game. I have made an exception, I am nearly halfway through my first campaign and this is one of the most cohesive, intuitive strategy titles I have played.
The art-style of this game cannot be described as anything other than gorgeous. From the beautiful terrain to the heaves of gunpowder and smoke flying through the air, this is pure eye candy. The political, economic, logistical aspects of the game are well integrated without overshadowing the main focus: the battles.
If you are a strategy guru with a knack for history such as myself, Ultimate General: Civil War defines the term "must-have".

I just sent 10,000 confederates to death in an attritional battle worthy of WW1. 10/10 would lose the war due to high losses and no money again.