AWDoR Chapter 4: Take Me At My Words

Well, this map looks like it could get peculiar quickly. Let's see what shenanigans will ensue today.

The chapter refuses to entertain the notion that Will will actually be staying with the Mayor after this, clearly.

Oh, hi, The Beast. Guess we're having words with you today first.

Such is all the man has to say. It's times like these that you really realise what's missing- a generic lackey character to respond to The Beast's mad ravings in the affirmative. Fire Emblem loves having random people respond to a chapter boss's dialogue, but Advance Wars prefers to keep its generics to a minimum- and even then, they just use soldiers from each army. There is no generic soldier design for the Raiders faction, and so The Beast talks to an empty half of the screen.

AWDoR Chapter 3: Who Elected You King?

Our next stop is over here, and it's a place with an actual name, it seems.

So, let's talk about places with names in the world of Days of Ruin. Frankly, they are a small miracle by Advance Wars standards in general.

We have found, miracle of miracles, a habited area.

Will's surprise almost seems ludicrous without context. Remember that only a few weeks ago, the existence of people other than him in any numbers came as a welcome surprise.

AW Days of Ruin Chapter 2: Expodumping

Selecting missions is done on a world map screen, with a satellite map. To be fair, it's not like a political map matters after the meteors. In contrast to the Wars World trilogy, previously completed maps can be replayed at the player's leisure. All the dialogue will still be in place too, I believe.

We can also see a preview of the map on the top screen while hovering over it. This is the exact artstyle used for the Wars World trilogy, and it's jarring seeing it applied to the vastly different environments of DoR. 

Also, the difference between Wasteland and Woods on these screens is far less easy to pick out than I'd like.

Oh, if that title doesn't come off as the slightest bit concerning. I think we're a bit too early to be cashing in death flags yet, though- we've barely known our heroes long enough for them to have names.