It's unbelievable how unpolished this game still is, even after several updates. Glitches and overall sluggish responsiveness are one thing, but the lack of quality-of-life features is unforgivable — especially considering what Mimimi did for the genre. All they had to do was take those ideas, put them together, and reskin it as a Commandos game.

It drives me crazy every time I look at the character portraits — I see a commando on the far left, I instinctively press '1' on the keyboard, only to realize someone hard-bound that unit to, say, '4'.

I don’t know why commandos can’t drop bodies from rooftops or any other kind of higher ground. I don’t know why they can’t just jump down from a ledge like normal humans. I don’t know why they insist on taking the dumbest possible paths when moving around.

Another thing that drives me absolutely insane is entering buildings. Sometimes finding the exact pixel that makes the interior visible feels like a harder puzzle than actually eliminating the enemies.

It’s such a shame I preordered this game.

Can't recomend.

This game is lagging behind Mimimi studio games a lot.
* No time control, you cant make things go faster and have to wait for npcs to go through their route.
* No combined actions (like kill + pick up on action + ctrl)
* Characters feel too generic, lacking uniqueness in their abilities. Differences betweens them are minimal. (at least in a first missions you dont feel it much).

Overall this game offers nothing new in genre and actually takes a step back in development. It brings no new features like Shadow Tactics or Desperados 3 did, and no new types of enemies like Shadow Gambit did. First mission puzzles are boring due to character abilities being mostly duplicates of each other. Better play one of the Mimimi (RIP) games

It's like a dream finally come true. This game clearly looks and feels like a Commandos game should be, ticking all the right boxes we would expect of the series and the genre. The developers have successfully captured the spirit of the original games, while adding a fresh new look, updated controls, graphics, large/engaging missions, varied locations etc... It's a good balance of "the old and the new" with a strong emphasis on stealth. Many fans (like myself) have been waiting for over 20 years for this game to be developed, so this entry in the series was a long overdue welcome. To be honest, I can't think of many other games that have this type of wide appeal/fanbase for as many years as the Commandos series.

Controls:

I really like the new control mechanics, especially the way the space bar is utilized to coordinate standing, crawling and running actions. While it takes a bit to grasp at first, once you get your head around it, it's very easy to use. This approach allows the player to have precise timing control over the actions and is much more engaging overall. They've done a great job of modernizing the control mechanics, while still keeping the original gameplay style of the series as well.

User interface:

Loved the minimalistic user interface design. Don't mind the white colored skill icons, even though some players had initially complained about the lack of icon colors (gun, knife, harpoon etc). This minimalistic design is much better than the full/noisy user interface of Desperados 3 or Shadow Tactics. It provides better overall usability, is less distracting and helps the player to immerse better into the game scenario itself. This type of approach is certainly a refreshing step away from what other games in the genre have done and presents a fresher, modern look.

Nostalgia:

Love the classic slogans "consider it done" "leave it to me" "anything else?". Makes you feel like you're actually playing a Commandos game. Also liked hearing the sarcastic banter between the characters during the pre mission sequences and gameplay (eg: Green Beret is determined and headstrong, Diver is pessimistic and complaining, Sniper is bitter and unfriendly, Sapper is light-hearted and reckless). It's nice to see that some effort was made to bring back the likeable characters we all remembered from the originals, as well as adding a little more to their backstory and characterizations. By this way conserving the spirit of the series which in itself are part of the appeal and success of Commandos.

Conclusion:

Claymore Game Studios have done some great work reviving this iconic series in fine form indeed. Commandos Origins is certainly a worthy successor of the Commandos series and I can hardly wait for future installments or DLC missions. (10/10)