Re: Character: Admiral Dame Honor Harrington
The series is great for space opera. As for the games.
Attack Vector: Tactical (AV:T) is a good game, but a bit too "realworld" for me. It has nothing to do with the Harrington universe. Instead it is a combat simulator for 3D space combat. a pretty good one if you like minutia like tracking fuel.
Saganami Island Tactical Simulator (SITS) on the other hand uses the 3D movement system (the AVID) pioneered in AV:T, but movement and weapons have been streamlined to reflect the series and have a really good feel. I can't explain it but the game has solved the problem of an easy 3D combat system. I call it the paperclip effect. A concept so simple that you wonder why know one ever thought of it before. That said. The game is a lot of fun. Movement is a bit odd at first but once you get the hang of it. The AVID not only plots movement, but is also a targeting aid (makes 3D hit locations a snap). The combat resolution is very in line with the books. Waves of missiles hitting layered defenses.
Great game......