The recently released cinematic trailer for Phantom Doctrine did a good job of establishing the tone and priming us for the narrative. But now, we can finally see the game in action with a new gameplay trailer. This indie will have players undergoing Cold War espionage via turn-based tactical strategy.
Here’s what to expect from Phantom Doctrine‘s story, according to the official press release:
As the leader of a covert organization battling a global conspiracy at the height of the Cold War, you?ll have to master operating in the shadows against overwhelming odds. Train your agents, investigate new cases, and research cutting-edge tech from your base, then infiltrate enemy facilities, eliminate their assets with stealth or brute force, and uncover their schemes.
Just in time for the game’s August 14, 2018 release, this Phantom Doctrine footage gives us an in-depth look at the gameplay. Successfully completing missions means picking the right agents for the right job. This involves selecting characters the enemy is unfamiliar with and equipping those characters with the right tools. That logic is fairly common for a game of this genre but the details players have to consider, such as selecting a character who speaks the home country’s language, add a layer of realism to Phantom Doctrine. The trailer reminds us that we’ll be required to piece together intel from across missions. It’s still unclear exactly what that means in practice, ...