Haemimont Games and THQ Nordic have released the Jagged Alliance 3 “Legacy” Trailer. The trailer discusses the developers’ desire to create a new Jagged Alliance title with improved mechanics and gameplay, while remaining familiar to fans of the legendary turn-based game series. Haemimont Games accomplished this by bringing on series co-creator and designer Ian Currie to help with writing, narrative, and the development of the in-game universe.

Watch the Jagged Alliance 3 Legacy trailer below:

Jagged Alliance is a series of turn-based tactics video games; the first installment was released in 1995 on the MS-DOS, followed by Jagged Alliance 2 in 1999. While the series performed well commercially, a third full-fledged installment remained in development hell until THQ Nordic acquired the IP in 2015 and announced Jagged Alliance 3 in 2021.

Helmed by Haemimont Games of Tropico fame, a core focus of the Jagged Alliance 3 development process is to ensure authenticity with the legacy of the franchise. The developer recruited series co-creator and designer Ian Currie to shape and supervise the writing, story, and dialogue of the game. In turn, Currie recruited veteran writer and former colleague Dan McClure, came up with numerous ideas for quests and returning Mercs, and revamped the series’ conversation system:

One of my favorite features of the game is the conversation system – the part of the game that allows players to interact with various NPCs (non-player characters) in the world. In Jagged Alliance 2, this feature was very limited – you could only choose a general ‘approach’ (e.g. friendly, direct, threatening).
Jagged Alliance 3 introduces a robust conversation system that allows for a much more engaging role-playing experience and will often include participation from some of your mercs. This can range from simple comments to more helpful observations and plays out differently depending on the situation, adding to the game’s replay-ability. We iterated on the design until we were all happy with it and seeing it all come together was immensely satisfying. I’m very proud of what we’ve done here as it allows for so much more interaction between the player, the NPCs and the mercs, and allows us to tell a much deeper story than in any previous Jagged Alliance game.

Jagged Alliance 3 is currently under development for a PC release later in 2023. Check out the game’s gameplay showcase trailer from 2021, featuring an overview of its key mechanics as well as an incredible look at its visually-stunning environments.

Source: Jagged Alliance 3 Blog