- October 30, 2014
- Wayward Design
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th
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About B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th is a single player open world simulation game with warfare and historical themes. It was developed by Wayward Design and was released on October 30, 2014. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.
With Twenty five scenarios in which you must manage your crew’s strengths and weaknesses, test your pilot and leadership skills. This is your team, they are under your command, and it is your job as a cap-tain to complete the mission and take them home in one piece.See what it was like to be part of a 10-man crew on dangerous bombing missions over occupied Europe. In addition, you are able to swit…
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- Extremely detailed and realistic simulation of flying and managing a B-17 bomber, offering deep immersion and historical accuracy.
- Highly customizable gameplay allowing players to take on any crew position or command an entire squadron; supports different difficulty settings to suit both beginners and veterans.
- Despite aging graphics, the game remains fun, addicting, and unique with its complex and unforgiving mechanics that reward patience and skill.
- Steep and unforgiving learning curve with a complicated, unintuitive control scheme that often requires reading a lengthy manual and watching tutorials.
- Outdated graphics, user interface, and technical limitations including lack of modern resolution support, poor joystick and mouse integration, and compatibility problems on recent operating systems.
- Frequent bugs and issues such as crashing, cumbersome crew management, and inconvenient gameplay elements that may frustrate new players or those expecting modern conveniences.
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23 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe game's story aspect emphasizes the intense realism and emotional depth of World War II bomber missions, highlighting detailed mission planning, crew management, and the harsh consequences of combat. While the narrative can be immersive and rewarding, fostering strong player-crew connections, it is hampered by a steep learning curve, minimal guidance, and sometimes repetitive mission structure. Overall, the story-driven experience is appreciated for its authenticity and challenge but may feel overwhelming or tedious to some players.
“16th mission in, flak damaged my B-17, missed the target, got attacked by what seems to be the entire Luftwaffe, tail gunner gets shot and dies, barely makes it home, diagnosed with PTSD, 10/10, would do again.”
“I bought this when it first came out, and remember completing a campaign on full simulator mode. As navigator, you have to look at the map, compare it to the terrain you actually see below you, and plot your course based on that and dead-reckoning.”
“But I have to remind you that this mode I think is the most rewarding as well as punishing because you only mind about your aircraft and crew. When your crew gains a lot of experience from missions, you start to relate to the crew and treat them as real humans. As weird as this may sound, you'll realize this when one or more of them are KIA/taken as POW, then they will be replaced by newly fresh recruits ranging from skilled to knowing absolutely nothing, brave to even a massive coward.”
“Not even the tutorial missions can alleviate this fact, as they lack guidance and expect players to have read the 100+ page manual first.”
“Without reading it, I bet you will even struggle to find out how to start the mission, let alone to control everything the B-17 has to offer...”
“Each mission can consume an hour or so of time, making it quite frustrating when you've fought your way to the target and your bombs miss anyway.”
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B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th is a open world simulation game with warfare and historical themes. Common tags for B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th include war, remake, retro, combat, nonlinear and others.
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th is available on PC and Windows.
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th was released on October 30, 2014.
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th was developed by Wayward Design.
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th for its graphics but disliked it for its story.
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th is a single player game.
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