It sounds a bit like the original STALKER (maybe not quite as bad). I'll definitely pick this up once the bugs are worked out though, it sounds brilliant.
I'll pick it up when the bugs are ironed out. STALKER had the same issues (all of them except maybe CoP) but they were a brilliant bunch of games anyways.
Originally Posted by bogie170 Damn good game imho. Stats are nearly fixed, and the bugs are getting quashed faster than BF3 lot!
For the price this game is a buy!
Battlefield's still in beta though. I think Joe did a column not that long ago about how the term "beta test" is abused by marketing now, but it seems that DICE are actually doing one.
Originally Posted by bogie170 Damn good game imho. Stats are nearly fixed, and the bugs are getting quashed faster than BF3 lot!
For the price this game is a buy!
Battlefield's still in beta though. I think Joe did a column not that long ago about how the term "beta test" is abused by marketing now, but it seems that DICE are actually doing one.
I did. There's also a column in Issue 98 about how bugs affect the game experience.
Finally a review of the game that takes it's current lack of polish into account. Sure it's a superb game when it works but that's an unreliable "when".
Like all PC Multiplayer games these days...wait for the first or second patch before buying...i sure as hell wont be buying Battlefield 3 until the patches start to arrive.
Originally Posted by wiggles How do the classes affect the game experience?
Do you get teams with too many ineffective classes that destroy the game like a lot of TF2 matches?
No. Basically each class apart from "rifleman" have a player limit, so super specialist classes like anti-tank or marksman are limited to 1 or 2 players. The broader a class is, the more slots it allows as a general rule.
"you only have to read a book such as Antony Beevorâs Stalingrad to have an emotional investment into whatâs going on"
This book is a must read for anyone wanting to know about the true horrors of war. You can't help but sympathise for the soldiers of both sides. Couldn't recommend it enough.
"as bullets pound around you" er bullets tend to 'whiz' while it's shells that 'pound'.
I would invest in this but only when someone like Bit-tech declares it to be resonably bug free.
"as bullets pound around you" er bullets tend to 'whiz' while it's shells that 'pound'.
I'd argue that they whiz past, but pound into the floor/cover, which is what you tend to hear. Also, that is the most precise criticism I have ever read of anything I've ever written ;-)
I purchased this, and have to say that it has good promise. But right now, I have to leave it aside for when the bugs are ironed out. It is essentially just what I imagined a proper WWII shooter to be like though, so that's good.
Originally Posted by AlexB I actually managed to get a refund from Steam for this game. It was terrible.
How? I'm contemplating asking for one too.
You can point out that despite several patches your system, which meets the recommended specs, still cannot run the game to an acceptable level. That should entitle you a refund into your Steam wallet.
However if it runs fine and you just don't like it then you can't possibly get a refund from them.
When bugs are fixed, tank aiming is put back to like RO1, and custom maps start coming out, this game will improve its score by at least 25%. But the in state its in at the moment, 60% seems about right.
Singleplayer shouldn't have even been considered being put into the game, I was saying that over a year ago. It's a total waste of development time, and i'm sure was only included so Tripwire could claim they made the first single player WW2 FPS where you can play as the Germans.
I believe this is one of the best reviews on bit-tech in recent memory. Spot on.
The only real issue are the bugs and stats. Apart from that, the gameplay is excellent. I too would like to get a refund but i bought from greenman gaming so i'm SOL.
If you're on the fence i'd say to wait as well. Tripwire will add transport vehicles and more maps in upcoming content patches. Get in a sale at Christmas. There are also two total conversion mods on the way.
"The singleplayer mode isnt great either. While we said earlier that the singleplayer mode isnt the main draw of Red Orchestra 2, its still worth commenting on since time spent creating the singleplayer game could have been spent fixing the problems outlined above."
Even better, they should've foregone the multi-player version and concentrated on the single-player version. More people than could possibly be known or counted play only single-player games so they don't have to put up with all the hassle of on-line gaming. (Ping? I don't need no steenking PING!" I don't play no on-line crap games!)
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It too was released with alot of bugs but tripwire always delivered with the patches and listens to the community
Give it a few months I heard they're putting so much time and research into making tanks one takes 6months!
For the price this game is a buy!
Battlefield's still in beta though. I think Joe did a column not that long ago about how the term "beta test" is abused by marketing now, but it seems that DICE are actually doing one.
I did. There's also a column in Issue 98 about how bugs affect the game experience.
Do you get teams with too many ineffective classes that destroy the game like a lot of TF2 matches?
No. Basically each class apart from "rifleman" have a player limit, so super specialist classes like anti-tank or marksman are limited to 1 or 2 players. The broader a class is, the more slots it allows as a general rule.
This book is a must read for anyone wanting to know about the true horrors of war. You can't help but sympathise for the soldiers of both sides. Couldn't recommend it enough.
"as bullets pound around you" er bullets tend to 'whiz' while it's shells that 'pound'.
I would invest in this but only when someone like Bit-tech declares it to be resonably bug free.
I'd argue that they whiz past, but pound into the floor/cover, which is what you tend to hear. Also, that is the most precise criticism I have ever read of anything I've ever written ;-)
How? I'm contemplating asking for one too.
You can point out that despite several patches your system, which meets the recommended specs, still cannot run the game to an acceptable level. That should entitle you a refund into your Steam wallet.
However if it runs fine and you just don't like it then you can't possibly get a refund from them.
Singleplayer shouldn't have even been considered being put into the game, I was saying that over a year ago. It's a total waste of development time, and i'm sure was only included so Tripwire could claim they made the first single player WW2 FPS where you can play as the Germans.
The only real issue are the bugs and stats. Apart from that, the gameplay is excellent. I too would like to get a refund but i bought from greenman gaming so i'm SOL.
If you're on the fence i'd say to wait as well. Tripwire will add transport vehicles and more maps in upcoming content patches. Get in a sale at Christmas. There are also two total conversion mods on the way.
Even better, they should've foregone the multi-player version and concentrated on the single-player version. More people than could possibly be known or counted play only single-player games so they don't have to put up with all the hassle of on-line gaming. (Ping? I don't need no steenking PING!" I don't play no on-line crap games!)
I would like to see a review on Nuclear Dawn, the game's not getting much publicity and its a little gem.
Definetely one to get once patched.
Any chance of a brief re-review in a few months time? Not a full article, just an update perhaps? Anyway, great review BT, really enjoyed it.
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