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Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR

$24.99
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Developer:
Gaming 301
Publisher:
Gaming 301
Platforms:
Windows
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Steam Game Description

Leave No One Behind is a tactical real-time strategy war game. Experience some of the hardest battles fought during the Vietnam War in 1965 between the US Army and the Army of Northern Vietnam to control the X-Ray and Albany landing zones and the Plei Me special forces camp. VR brings an incredible level of immersion and provides an authentic feeling of the Vietnam War from the small unit´s prospective.

VR Technology as Atmosphere´s Multiplier

Leave No One Behind has been developed since the beginning with the intention to make both PC and PC VR versions. VR allows the player to literally fly over the battlefield and see and feel the combat both from the ground and strategic level. Leave No One Behind in VR remains a demanding game of strategy and intense battle management which requires player to learn intensively while fighting for the lives of your men and the success of your mission.

Main Features

Lead American troops to their key engagements in Vietnam, in 1965, the year when the full commitment of US forces started. Inspired by and with respect to playability, the game depicts the battles for control of the X-Ray landing zone, the Albany landing zone and the Plei Me special forces camp. These battles set the tone of the Vietnam War and the strategy of both sides for years to come. Fresh on the battlefield and thousands of miles away from home, American troops must face a tough and determined enemy with superior troop numbers. As their commander, you must confront your enemy with skilful positioning of your units and the use of artillery and air support. Helicopters both in transport and combat roles are a key component to prevail. Every life matters and everyone should be saved. You should leave no one behind!

The game covers the following historical battles:

  • Battle of LZ X-Ray
  • Battle of LZ-Albany
  • Battle for control of the Plei Me special operations camp
The battles are divided in multiple missions inspired by true events. Players in the role of an American commander must achieve victory conditions to progress further. The game also includes multiple, purely fictional side missions. The missions take place mainly during the day, but several night-time missions are also included.

Environment

The terrain is modelled based on satellite data and historical maps with respect to playability. In the case of LZ X-Ray, it includes the proverbial terrain features which played a strategic role during the battle: ´dry creek bed´ as a main line of defense and ´termite hill´ which served as a command post of the American commander, Lt. Col. Hal Moore. The terrain and flora respect the reality of highlands of central Vietnam where the events of the game take place: plains and hills covered by thick grass and bushes with scattered woody areas.

Infantry Combat

The workhorse of the game which bears the brunt of fighting, conquering, and holding terrain are infantry platoons armed with historical weapons (the M-16 assault rifle, M-79 grenade launcher, Colt 1911 pistol, M-60 machine gun). The player can detach a patrol from a platoon which lacks firepower but is fast and a vigilant observer. The platoons, if not destroyed in battle, collect combat experience, and improve. In the management interface of the game, the player can reinforce platoons with both men and equipment.

Artillery Support

Artillery is an instrumental tool for the American infantry, and it balances the situation when American infantrymen are badly outnumbered, which is the usual case in the game. It can fire classic high-explosive, smoke, or phosphorus ammunition. The aiming of artillery is a critical ability. It takes several seconds before the grenade hits the selected location; the aiming procedure utilizes a grid with coordinates.

Air Support

Bombers are yet another critical asset of support for the hard-fighting American infantrymen. In the game, they are represented by the single engine A1-Skyrider. The armament consists of napalm bombs which are appealing not only for their devastating effect on enemy infantry, but also for the stunning visuals they provide.

Helicopters

Helicopters became the symbol of Vietnam War and rightly so. They provided mobility for the American troops in the conflict without frontlines which was mainly fought in difficult terrain with no road infrastructure. Within the game, Bell UH-1 Iroquois as troop carriers (´slicks´) mean the bloodline for reinforcements and ammunition necessary to sustain intensive battle. The same type of helicopters in a different configuration serves as gunships providing flexible and timely fire support. Finally, the player will have the smaller Hughes OH-6 in their arsenal as fast scouts.

Management

The game features a simple economical system where points gained by succeeding on the battlefield serve as currency for the procurement of reinforcements, equipment, artillery, and air support. If the fighting gets intense and the player scores a high enough headcount in a short time, they can enable the option ´broken arrow´ where air support is free and unlimited.

Leave No One Behind

It is not just the game´s title but also one of the game´s mechanics. Dead and wounded soldiers are collected by stretchers and should be airlifted by helicopters back to base. If the player ignores this principle, he will suffer a penalization in point gain. Dead or alive, all American soldiers should return home!

A Remark on Historical Accuracy

The game is inspired by the true events of the Vietnam War and employs many principles and mechanics based on real combat tactics. The game was developed with respect to the bravery and sacrifice of soldiers who fought on both sides. The great source of inspiration for developers is the book We Were Soldiers Once… and Young by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, who led the soldiers of 7th Cavalry to LZ X-Ray, and war journalist Joseph L. Galloway. Whoever is interested in the true history of the events which were the source of inspiration for the game, reading these books is highly recommended.

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User Reviews

Mixed
13 user reviews
46%
Positive
1 hrs at review
Recommended

I also feel obligated to give this game a very positive review (for the most part) after having played it a couple hours (Quest 2, link cable). I gotta tell you, Ive recently been burned on VR games, the last 2 I bought were RFVR and The Living Remain. Both were just released, produced by an indie developer, and early access, but after playing, I found them unpolished, unoptimized, ugly, and buggy. Please keep in mind Im resorting to buying new games as Ive played all the classics at this point (Alyx, Boneworks, Lone Echo, Medal of Honor, B&S, H3, Saints & Sinners, Phantom CO, GTA5 mod, etc). With all that in mind, I decided to give this game a blind buy purely because it looked pretty and dealt with a battle Im very familiar with, the week-long Battle of La Drang. This battle is important in that it gave birth to a different strategy to the Airborne, or Air Cav. Helicopters were now used to ferry US soldiers (instead of planes) to the battle much like taxis due to the di...

33 helpful
2 hrs at review
Recommended

[h1]Experienced on the Meta Quest 2[/h1] You can view my initial impressions review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/rKduzn7aYcs So I am going to recommend this. However, this game is very rough. I had trouble just getting past the tutorial. There's several things that I could not figure out how to do or that took me lots of time to figure out on my own after lots of trial and error. This game needs a much better tutorial. The reason I am recommending this game is because it is the most beautiful RTS game I have ever seen in VR. This game is basically my childhood dream of playing GI Joe. You get to set up your little soldiers and helis and basically recreate battles from 1965 Vietnam as USA Army troops (you cannot choose the North Vietnam army / Viet Cong). I believe that it is possible to finish the first mission but lock yourself out of the second mission if your troops are wiped out. Unfortunately, I could not figure out how to call an air strike to defeat an enemy tower and ...

28 helpful 1 funny
1 hrs at review
Not Recommended

I barely refund games but this one I had to since no help from the developers. I tried contacting their fb page too like they suggested. Nothing. The game is amazing but needs some tweaks to actually play properly. The stick on the Oculus Quest 2 would press orders you did not want. This needs to be addressed. For me the graphics were blurry too. I may get this in the future if they plan on updating but for now we don't know, so I would not recommend buying. Maybe try the non VR version. But I so badly want this in VR. Vr players need this game.

9 helpful 2 funny
1 hrs at review
Recommended

This game gives me faith for what the rts can be in VR. They don't tell you how to do anything unfortunately that is frustrating. That said, Its pretty darn cool looking. I recommend for something different than sims and fps and leaves me hopeful for the future of VR gaming.

9 helpful
57 min at review
Not Recommended

In its current state this is a no from me. No tutorial to tell you how to do anything and in a VR RTS this is a must have. First level/mission was so bugged for me I kept going into negative resources so I couldn't even do the objectives. Injured men laying on the ground everywhere but couldn't get the stretchers to move to retrieve them. Couldn't even grab the resources that were in the liberated camps either.

5 helpful 1 funny
9 min at review
Not Recommended

1. No pause button in-game 2. At the menu screen, I was not able to adjust any of the graphical settings. I am in-game, but certain menu screen buttons are literally not interact-able or selectable. 3. I have a $3,000 PC that runs every VR game in my library at a consistent 144 FPS. This game runs at 70 FPS regardless of the settings, both max and minimum. It almost seems to be locked at this FPS and that FPS is noticeably choppy for me in VR. For me this is a pass because its just not feeling like its been optimized significantly, basic features aren't implemented, and it doesn't seem like it has it been properly checked for bugs or even that the default interactions are working properly.

3 helpful 1 funny
2 hrs at review
Recommended

Works with the Vive now. It's kind of hard to evaluate the depth of strategy games without putting a ton of hours in but so far so good. There's some friction getting up and running. Figuring out how things work but it's not too bad. Part of the fun. Gameplay is commanding units. Moving them. ordering attacks. Searching the area. Setting up bases. Ordering supplies... Graphics are pretty good not great but good enough. PC quality. I've seen some graphics glitches but nothing game breaking.

3 helpful
8 hrs at review
Recommended

Leave no man Behind, Wet behind the ears Commander Harvey Leads his troops into Battle Lore, Murphy's Law is in command as Commander Harvey is the first to step on the Battlefield and the last to step off. After establishing our HQ outpost deep in NVA territory CMDR Harvey, Captain Jack, SSG Luther and Corporal Jerry are the sole survivors after an epic battle against 4000 NVA regulars, The battle lasts for 34 days and Commander Harvey had to call in "Broken Arrow" on the NVA outpost, however the PRC-77 was shot through by a VC Sniper known as Long Tra'ng du K'ich with a skilled shot from his Mosin Nagant rifle. To add insult to injury the ivy school medics refused to leave their MASH unit because their dark souls would not permit them to put the lives of their fellow Americans above their own. It was a life changing experience for the four surviving Brothers who vowed to the Almighty never to go into Battle again unless the code was up to Military standards and the mission was not wro...

2 helpful
21 hrs at review
Recommended

On the face of it, this games is great! Hovering above the jungle with helicopters flying around you in 3D is amazing. However it is so bug ridden it makes it hard to play. I got stuck in the side of the map and had to restart the mission, this also happened to one of my platoons. Calling up units from the controller rarely works and you're forced to watch dialogue even if you know what it wants you to do next. Dose anyone know how to refuel the chopper in the first mission?

1 helpful 1 funny
1 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Could be great but the game is unfinished. Controls are frustrating and the tutorial leaves out important information. What a shame.

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 or Ryzen 3 1200
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
  • VR Support: OpenXR

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-9600 or Ryzen 5 3600
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce RTX 3060
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 6 GB available space

FAQ

How much does Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR cost?

Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR costs $24.99.

What are the system requirements for Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 or Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space VR Support: OpenXR Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-9600 or Ryzen 5 3600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce RTX 3060 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space

What platforms is Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR available on?

Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR is available on Windows PC.

Is Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR worth buying?

Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR has 46% positive reviews from 13 players.

When was Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR released?

Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR was released on Jul 19, 2022.

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