Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem (Elite Difficulty Playthroughs)

Started by TheFjordFox, January 14, 2022, 10:51:28 PM

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TheFjordFox

Hello there!

So; I'm an avid Close Combat fan, and out of all the games in the franchise, Last Stand Arnhem is in my personal opinion one of the better iterations of it. That being said, I am currently doing a playthrough of it for youtube. Now, I've played these games since the 90s, and overall racked up more hours of game-time spread across the various iterations of it than any sane human should. I suppose a good side-effect of this is that I am quite experienced with the games at this point in time!

I'm playing on Elite difficulty, and given the chance, I always try to make things as hard and challenging for myself in each and every battle, barring stifling myself intentionally. Since you can edit your opponent's troop composition, I will always replace redundant units with useful ones, and if he for some reason isn't fielding as much armour as he could, I will make sure he does, so that my challenge increases, and his chances of winning increases with it. I know the AI isn't a he/she, but sometimes it feels better to humanize my computer adversary!

I will start off playing through the grand campaign with the Allies, and afterwards I'll go through it with the Germans. I'll update this post with a link for the German playthrough when it's out there!

At the time of writing this, there are 24 episodes currently out, but more will come rapidly, and by the time you read this, there is a good chance the playthrough is finished!

Links follow below:





Hope you'll enjoy! Don't be afraid of leaving a comment or subscribing - it truly makes my day when people do!

Have a good one!

EDIT: I have completed the playthroughs, and added the German playthrough. 73 episodes in the Allied one, and 121 in the German. Adding up to a total of 194, and with that, I've had enough CC LSA for a while! :p
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al_infierno

Good to see you again, and thanks for posting!  You're much braver than I for taking on elite difficulty  :hide:
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I guess it's sort of nice that the word "tactical" seems to refer to some kind of seriousness during your moments of mental clarity.
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TheFjordFox

My absolute pleasure, good sir! :) Heh, I find myself a bit demoralized from time to time due to the difficulty selection and weird stuff happening, but all in all I'd say 90% of the time I find it a very enjoyable experience :P
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TheFjordFox

Thank you! It is much appreciated, and brightens my day to hear! :)
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TheFjordFox

I just wanted to bump this, as I've edited the initial post to now also contain the German playthrough, which I have just completed! A grand total of 194 episodes across both factions, and I have now had it with this game for a while! xD

I hope bumping it isn't out of line!
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al_infierno

A War of a Madman's Making - a text-based war planning and political survival RPG

It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge.  War endures.  As well ask men what they think of stone.  War was always here.  Before man was, war waited for him.  The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.  That is the way it was and will be.  That way and not some other way.
- Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian


If they made nothing but WWII games, I'd be perfectly content.  Hypothetical matchups from alternate history 1980s, asymmetrical US-bashes-some-3rd world guerillas, or minor wars between Upper Bumblescum and outer Kaboomistan hold no appeal for me.
- Silent Disapproval Robot


I guess it's sort of nice that the word "tactical" seems to refer to some kind of seriousness during your moments of mental clarity.
- MengJiao

TheFjordFox

Oh! I just want to say! At the moment of writing this there is 70-90% off on every close combat game available on STEAM! Not exclusively steam actually, there is a Slitherine sale going on with some seriously good deals! I just got myself every last CC game on steam I did not already own, at the neat price of 30 bucks, rather than 170! Quite pleased with this, and I see myself losing grasp on reality in the near future from an overload of CC!
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TheFjordFox

At the moment it is, yes! I already owned some of the games there tho, but I now have them all :)
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