Picked up this title today on impulse, not played any of the previous Battlefield titles so its all new to me.
Played for a couple of hours so far and got to say I'm really enjoying it. The game starts at the end of WW2 with your self and 3 other soldiers on a small dingy on a mission to collect a defecting scientist. Its kind of a play for a few minutes then cut scene while they progress the plot. The cut scene's are not exactly cut scene's, it all happens with what is already on screen so it flows well, and will this is happening you are still able to look around the area with the mouse (or console equivalent). A nice touch.
After a simple but action filled mission to grab the scientist and escape it then moves forward in time to around now with an alternate out come of the past 60 years, seeing most of the globe under enemy control. Thats where it all starts for real and about as far as I've got!
The gameplay is nice and straight forward, it pretty much a Run & Gun style as you progress toward mission objectives and the unfolding story. So far would say it is a kind of like Borderlands style play with OFP style setting. And probably similar to titles like "Modern Warfare" series. And as with most games of this type there is the usual array of On-line gameplay too (which after less than ten minutes saw me die horribly and quickly twice ::) ).
Give me a couple more days to get some game time with it and will post a more comprehensive review :-X
Thanks for the review, Red -- have fun :)
I've played through it a couple of times. It's enjoyable. Single player mission is too short -- about 5 to 6 hours on Normal Difficulty. If you aren't into Multiplayer, you just aren't getting your money's worth with FPS's now. IMO.
Pretty much run and gun straight through action but you do seem to have more control over the pace of the game than on MW 2 . The teammate AI is better in this version. They go about their business and don't bunch up behind you in a firefight, allowing for some flanking. That was one of my main gripes with the Bad Company 1.
Wisecracks keep it from getting too dark. Haggard referencing "The Iliad" as a "hell of a book" was priceless.
"Hey, I can know stuff." ;D
Lots of weapons to play with.
Enemy AI is pretty smart. They seem to have an uncanny ability to see through walls and find you. And speaking of walls -- don't hang around behind one very long. It won't be there indefinitely in a firefight.
I was glad that in this one, the Sgt. doesn't yell, "I see Russians!" every 30 seconds.
Play through on Hard is fairly challenging but not as difficult as I thought it should have been. It may need an extra hard level for hardcore gamers. Helicopters are VERY hard to kill, though.
Seems odd there is no stealth mission.
The "evil Russian mastermind with a special weapon" story line is getting a little stale, IMO.
There are two humorous jabs at Modern Warfare 2 in the game -- a reference to pussies with heartbeat monitors on their guns and snowmobile races being for sissies.
Nice impressions, Eeyore :)
Quote from: eor123 on March 08, 2010, 01:18:11 PM
If you aren't into Multiplayer, you just aren't getting your money's worth with FPS's now. IMO.
I see, you are right about
some FPS that seem to concentrate on MP, selling a crippled SP version just to have an alibi for whatever. There are FPS that completely skip the SP aspect, Quake III Arena was just one early example.
But there are still SP FPS games that are brilliant, although they tend to have RPG elements these days (FallOut3, Stalker series, just to name a few). Maybe we'll get another SP star without much of an RPG, that is Just Cause 2, which I am looking forward to. :)
Hey guys, been meaning to mention this one too. Any long time OWGer will know I brought up Bad Co. 1 a lot as one of my favorites (albeit first) next gen games. I loved the single player action, humor, and destructive environments. I played A LOT of MP of that game, for months on end. The destructive environments made for different game outcomes all the time. The game was just plain fun. When you introduce several vehicle types, lots of good weapons, destructible environments, and big open maps it is a WIN in my book.
The amount of hilarious situations especially when gamers poor helicopter piloting skills get involved, seemed neverending.
Anyways, onto BFBC2 and I'm probably a third of the way through the campaign, and enjoying it. I agree with Red and eor. I actually miss some of the humor from the first, this one still has some, but just not as much.
The MP is back and with lots of new maps, plus a slightly improved destructive engine, the fun is already beginning. I've only played a bit so far, but I'm lovin' it just like the first installment. For SP only, I'd say rent it, but I definitely recommend the MP. Yes you will die a lot in the beginning, but once you get used to the maps, and branch out into some vehicles, or just aim an RPG at the side of a building - it's so satisfying.
On the second play-through I slowed down a bit and picked up more of the humor. After a fire fight or when an objective has been reached, if you pause and hang out for a while with the guys you will hear more.
There was a discussion about how erections came to be known as "woodies." References were made to Woody Allen, Woody Guthrie, and the question was posed as to why they weren't referred to as clarinets with scenarios using "clarinet" in lieu of erection.
Picked up a "Predator" reference -- Sgt. says, "They're dug in here like an Alabama tick." Jesse Ventura's line.
My favorite lines:
Sgt [when trying to figure out a computer] : I knew I should have taken that Adult Ed course -- probably would know how to do Powerpoint to."
Haggard [after getting a pep talk about how there would be no more Superbowl Sundays or Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders if they don't stop the weapon from being used]: "I'm off to save me some cheerleaders."
Sgt: "Fcuk it, retirement would have been boring anyway."
Sweetwater: "Who the Hell goes to war wearing a cowboy hat?" I suspect that may be a reference to another game or movie.
Haggard's exchanges with the helicopter pilot were great. I have a suspicion we might see Flynn again in Bad Company 3 which is obviously in the works, given the ending of BC2.
good ones.
From the first game:
Haggard- "I just like it when stuff blows up"
I loved how Sweetwater was "in love" with "Juliet" the handler that gave them info over the mics. Also, the ramblings of Haggard about women or whatever were just priceless - I should play it again to spark my memory.
The feeling for BC2 is that these "misfits" still have their great sense's of humor, but are now involved in a bigger, more intense mission. You can see it in their mannerisms a bit as well as their voices. It's like they're stepping up to the plate once again, but not for themselves primarily, but for the country.
The four characters really felt likeable and "real" to me, so despite what some people say about the SP not being very good, I've found the games action packed, funny, and really enjoyable.
When the satellite crashes into the village, Haggard appears to either brush debris or tears from his face and quietly murmurs, "That is the greatest thing I have seen in my entire life."
;D
Yes! I meant to post that. I played that part the other day and thought that was a great line. The driving sequence right before that was alot of fun. I'm at the point in the tanks right after recovery of the black box, but I've been sick for a couple days and haven't played :(
welcome to the club, space... I'm still trying to recover myself and don't feel fit enough to play (much).
thanks Art, sorry to hear you've been ill as well. I was surprised I never felt good enough yesterday to take in a couple hours of gaming at some point, but I just wanted sleep...
Sounds like illness is everywhere - we've many people out from w@&k due to illness.
Get well, guys - I know you must have felt really poorly not to be able to play.
I'm mostly alright by now (man, haven't had such a fever attack in decades). I heard from my boss that in his department are more than 10 people at home, ill. Quite a number!
Posted a few clips
Nice video (I liked the smaller ones - less pixelated). The minigun sounded like an angry hornet's nest, and in one of the videos there is a bridge reminiscent of the Goka Falls bridge in FC2. :-X
Watch the guy with the RPG on the right hand side of the screen.......... :)
BFBC2 11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4iPCXj15L0#)
looks like he lost some ground there :-()
beautiful. And that right there is why the game rocks because buildings online in MP are just like that. That was not a set piece. That's just how the game's engine works in both SP and MP. Nowhere is safe from good quality explosives. :)
That's really cool :-X
Some action................... :)
BBC2 12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0YPpMeKbEc#)
The scene depicted in the vid above could easily bear with a caption like this:
"Alright, boys.. dinner's ready! Hot beans for everyone!" :)
Quote from: eor123 on March 09, 2010, 06:50:38 PM
Haggard's exchanges with the helicopter pilot were great. I have a suspicion we might see Flynn again in Bad Company 3 which is obviously in the works, given the ending of BC2...
Spoiler
Hard to see that happening as he took an RPG for the team in one of the end levels? :D I wish he hadn't though because by the end I started to like him a lot too! In the beginning I didn't because the way they portray him and the fact he wears no helmet/radio gear made him not believable as a special forces Blackhawk piloting courier! 8) Maybe if they'd had him in an old clapped out 'Nam Hueyflying as a privateer... ;)
Reading this thread's made me want to play through BC2 again :-D
Bad Company 3 will most likely be a MP only game like BF 2.
Quote from: deadman on January 08, 2011, 02:08:10 AM
Bad Company 3 will most likely be a MP only game like BF 2.
What makes you say that deadman? I hope you haven't read that somewhere. As much as I like the Bad Co. multiplayer portions, it's the single player that drew me in originally and endeared me to the characters. I think they lend an overall feeling to the game, that even when in MP and it's the heat of battle you know it's a game unlike COD games that in my opinion, take themselves too seriously.
I'd hate to see an MP only version of Bad Co. I don't mind the MP only DLC add-ons as I'm currently enjoying the Vietnam pack a lot. I hope they would keep with the same model and release a quality, entertaining campaign, along with the incredible MP, supported for a longer time with very nice DLC.
Quote from: spaceboy on January 08, 2011, 09:36:08 AM
Quote from: deadman on January 08, 2011, 02:08:10 AM
Bad Company 3 will most likely be a MP only game like BF 2.
What makes you say that deadman? I hope you haven't read that somewhere. As much as I like the Bad Co. multiplayer portions, it's the single player that drew me in originally and endeared me to the characters. I think they lend an overall feeling to the game, that even when in MP and it's the heat of battle you know it's a game unlike COD games that in my opinion, take themselves too seriously.
I'd hate to see an MP only version of Bad Co. I don't mind the MP only DLC add-ons as I'm currently enjoying the Vietnam pack a lot. I hope they would keep with the same model and release a quality, entertaining campaign, along with the incredible MP, supported for a longer time with very nice DLC.
BFBC2 was the first battlefield game that had a SP campaign so if DICE makes BF 3 like the previous ones it´ll be MP only. I hope they will include a SP campaign because you I liked that portion of the game, but I´m not holding my breath on that one.
Well, I'll be majorly disappointed if they don't include a good SP portion. I was looking forward to the Vietnam DLC until I found out it didn't mean a 'Nam based SP campaign as well as MP.
No SP would rule me out of buying anymore, but I suppose that isn't a big loss to DICE since players like me are not the target audience for this game.
At least there's ARMA2 for us loners... :)
The pilot reminds me of Murdock from the A Team.............. :-()
I can relate, BN, I too focus on SP. Games that don't focus on SP are just out of bounce for me.
Some Grenade launcher action, I prefer the launcher in FC2, it's more accurate and have more power than this one ..............
BBC2 13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhDizj6-PlQ#)
That last bit was almost identical with CoD4, about at the end of the game when you had to escape. A chase, shooting from the back of a car, a helo chasing you (including you driving through a tunnel while the helo is outside firing at you)... why do the devs think that it is cool to sit in, no, wait.. nailed to the back of a car and shoot pursuing cars.. they did that with Kane&Lynch, too.. a lot of games, actually...
Those quads in the beginning of the section are actually easier to get rid using the regular AR instead of the GL. Just shoot the driver and they crash, for the Vodnik (the trucks) try and aim a little in front of them and towards the ground so the drive into the grenade. :) Those are lessons learned from playing 160+ hours of MP with those weapons and vehicles ;)
@Art - you're right the basic layout of that situation (shooting off the back of a moving vehicle) has been done a lot, but at least for me, I still enjoy it. Particularly when you can mess around with different ways of getting rid of your pursuers. Shooting just the driver with a regular AR and watching as the rest of the baddies look as their jeep careens off a cliff, shoot out tires to make a vehicle flip, or just plain demolish the front ends with GLs watching them flip over in flames. In truth so much of what we play has already been done, but I still enjoy it.
deadman - nice on the 160+ hours. :-X
There is at least two other sections like that I remember in the game, one where you egress an airfield and careen down a narrow road having to shoot ahead. I found that confusing as they are driving so fast and turning on a winding road going downhill that I pretty much am certain I hit absolutely no enemies ^+-+
The other I did really well on, you had to kind of shoot sideways driving on the edge of a valley at enemy positions. And actually theer is a cool one gunning out the side of the Blackhawk at a Hind and then some RPG guys below around a base you have to assault
For me it was a first playing that kind of game and although the scripted nature of it and the lack of freedom was a surprise, it was fun to try it. THe one above shooting out the back took me 3 goes to do as I also finally figured out to grenade at the ground in front of the oncoming attackers. :-X
It made me wish FC2 had had a little more in that way for it's buddy dynamic... Imagine your Recue Buddy grabbing you from a tight spot and making your escape as he/she drives and you man the turret firing at the enemy assault trucks! 8)
I`ll echo spaceboy`s words... I know, they made a lot of that shooting from a moving vehicle, but I like it (as the Stones would say :-D ), as long as you can have fun, that is... I`ve played games where you are underpowered and greatly outnumbered so when you finally finish the level is more a relief than a good time :-[ :D
Quote from: B33 ENN on January 10, 2011, 08:46:25 AM
It made me wish FC2 had had a little more in that way for it's buddy dynamic... Imagine your Recue Buddy grabbing you from a tight spot and making your escape as he/she drives and you man the turret firing at the enemy assault trucks! 8)
B33 ENN... we have pages and pages on that matter (http://openworldgames.org/owg/forums/index.php?topic=641.msg7892#msg7892).... and I wholeheartedly agree with you... the buddy system could`ve been used in so many great ways...
...
...
... but it haven`t :-(
actually, what you describe there B33 ENN, about the rescue buddies, is essentially something that CAN be had in BC2 online MP. It doesn't always happen that all matches have such great teamwork experiences, but they are there and actually quite often.
I believe it's all due to the vehicles. As I've said, the reason that I feel the Bad Co. games trump COD is due to the vehicles and destructive environments. One aspect of this is the teamwork. Whether or not that other guy online really wants to be your buddy or not is irrelevant when you spawn in his tank or jeep and take over an objective together.
For the most part though, your teammates will slow down their vehicles if they see, or hear, you running toward them. Everyone would rather drive into battle with a gunner to help than without. By their nature the vehicles encourage teamwork more than just infantry (like COD).
What gets better is when let's say you've equipped yourself with a repair tool and you can help some tank drivers out by repairing their rides after an objective - or heck during a heavy firefight for that matter.
Sure some matches devolve into crazy lopsided battles, but some are just beautiful how they play out and really gives you a sense of teamwork and accomplishment.
After finally getting a good chance to play a COD game (that I own and am invested in it). I am amazed they are more popular than the Battlefield games. It doesn't compute to me.
And what makes it more enjoyable is the fact that you have unlimited ammo for the launcher while on the back of the truck.............. ;D
good point nexor - those levels with mounted guns are a great way to conserve your own ammo!
Quote from: spaceboy on January 10, 2011, 06:38:37 PM
good point nexor - those levels with mounted guns are a great way to conserve your own ammo!
In this particular instance it's your own launcher you using, not a mounted one............
MP play sounds really interesting and someday I'd love to try it, but I just don't like the idea of playing with strangers and kids who are just gonna flame or cheat, so would really only give it a go with people I know. Like an OWG MP club :-D
Quote from: spaceboy on January 10, 2011, 12:06:16 PM...I am amazed they are more popular than the Battlefield games. It doesn't compute to me.
I second this, I hear so much that CoD games of today are over-rated and games like BC2 have overtaken them in many areas, but still Activision wins, even without any sales or promotions! ::) I guess it is an ingrained brand now that commands that "genuine article" image in people's minds.
@ nexor - true, I was getting carried away/confused and talking in general with those levels - but I actually missed the nuance of your point - In BC2 I didn't remember that you get unlimited ammo for your own GL while on that ride. I suppose I knew when playing, but didn't recall.
Thanks for pointing that out :-X
@ B33 ENN - honestly, my experience has been 95% positive with people online (I'm on PS3), there have been instances, but they've really been few and far between. It also does help to have at least one person to squad with. I've got so many "friends" now of peeps I've played with at some point that this helps.
I guess the allure of COD to most is it is pick up and play, you can do well with twitch shooting reflexes. Games like BC2 require a bit more "training" to really do well. It can also mean you take the roll of an Engineer or Medic if your team needs it even if it doesn't have your favorite gun. I enjoy the variety but others might not.
Quote from: B33 ENN on January 11, 2011, 06:57:38 AM
MP play sounds really interesting and someday I'd love to try it, but I just don't like the idea of playing with strangers and kids who are just gonna flame or cheat, so would really only give it a go with people I know. Like an OWG MP club :-D
Quote from: spaceboy on January 10, 2011, 12:06:16 PM...I am amazed they are more popular than the Battlefield games. It doesn't compute to me.
I second this, I hear so much that CoD games of today are over-rated and games like BC2 have overtaken them in many areas, but still Activision wins, even without any sales or promotions! ::) I guess it is an ingrained brand now that commands that "genuine article" image in people's minds.
If you feel like trying out some MP I can suggest some servers for you. Since you are in UK you will probably get good ping to most european servers, another tip before you start is to go to youtube and search for BFBC 2 "tutorial" videos. There is one called "How not to be a noob at BFBC 2" that´s very informative for a new player. You should also register with the european BCBF2 community at forum.ea.com, although they´re not as nice as the members of OWG, you will be able to find ppl that will answer even your most "noobie" questions. Oh what the heck why wait. when you feel the urge to get your butt thoroughly thrashed you can join me at "gubbklubben.se" (just type that in the search field in the serverbrowser without the qoutes), my nick in BFBC 2 is pollan66 >:D
[admin]Just a reminder, deadman and everyone else, if you give away your nickname and server names, this will be visible to the entire world, search engines, and anyone who chooses to read this topic / your post. If it is alright with you, leave it as is, else you might want to edit and remove the info and instead use a non-public means (like PM or senior members area) :)[/admin]
Quote from: Art Blade on January 11, 2011, 12:42:56 PM
Just a reminder, deadman and everyone else, if you give away your nickname and server names, this will be visible to the entire world, search engines, and anyone who chooses to read this topic / your post. If it is alright with you, leave it as is, else you might want to edit and remove the info and instead use a non-public means (like PM or senior members area) :)
Thanks for the heads up mate, but it´s not a problem for me to reveal my nick in BFBC 2, the most anyone reading it can do with it is look up my stats ;)
;) :-X :-()
Hope you guys don't mind all the pics and vids I post on BC2 :-[ I found fraps is working beautiful on BC2, you can do the entire game and have it on vid, it looks like fraps do about 10 min sessions per vid, the next vid starts where the previous one ended, even when you're killed and the last save is reloaded :)
Quote from: nexor63 on January 13, 2011, 02:30:40 AM
Hope you guys don't mind all the pics and vids I post on BC2 :-[ I found fraps is working beautiful on BC2, you can do the entire game and have it on vid, it looks like fraps do about 10 min sessions per vid, the next vid starts where the previous one ended, even when you're killed and the last save is reloaded :)
Don´t worry about that m8. It´s what a forum like this is for, to share stuff about games you enjoy playing. For me who´s already done the BFBC2 SP a couple of times it´s kinda nostalgic to see those vids. :)
The only sad thing deadman, I can only play the pc version, by the time the pc version is released here most people with other platforms have already forgotten the game, I would really enjoy being able to explore and find new things of interest in the games together with you guys, although you guys are thousands of miles apart you are so closely bonded by OWG it's like one big family, and I see that as the main reason why this is such a great site........... (home no 2):)
don't worry nexor, in fact, please post lots of vids and stories. We like talking about games we like even if we're playing something else now. And with BC2 I still do play MP and might one day do SP again. So keep sharing. as deadman said, that's the point of sites like this!
ditto on spaceboy's comment - I love reading adventures about games I've already played - I can almost place myself in the story. For instance, mandru recently posted great stories about AC2 - I learned a couple of things I didn't know, and it makes me long for the game again. :-X
same thoughts here about what has been said, nexor.
One thing though, you make it sound as if you were not one of "the guys," but you are :)
Thanks Art, to put it into different words, I would love to be up there sharing and discovering new and interesting twists and turns of the games rather than bringing up the rear and reminding everyone of the good times they had with the older games, not that i'm not enjoying what I do, it's the excitement of a new "find" thats missing :(
alot of times new twists and turns are still to be found, but yeah I get what your saying. - still a good problem to have - now go shoot some baddies for its thera-pew-tic properties...
see what I did there? pew as in pew-pew. shooting. ????
Yes Sir!! rightaway Sir!!.....do my best Sir!!
Space, I'd love to sit around and listen to the funny dis-pew-t you're going to have with your behaviour therapist.
lol Art, gaming is my therapy.
..wait a minute, million dollar idea coming..
how about a nice setup where stressed out guys, or gals, can come visit their therapists office for an hour of undisturbed gaming. leather couch, ice cold beverage, your choice of games, you think we can get insurance to cover it?
It's got my vote! :-X
Now that is a brilliant idea space, I'm sure my wife can arrange Insurance cover through Lloyds, if it's going to keep me out of her hair ;D
Hehe, good idea :) It might not be a thing for your health insurance but maybe the district you're living in could pay for it as you might convince them to see it as a prevention of some kind of drug-induced and fully armed amok run through their streets spiced up with some mind-blowing hollering and a rather bad breath. >:D
Quote from: spaceboy on January 13, 2011, 01:38:52 PM
how about a nice setup where stressed out guys, or gals, can come visit their therapists office for an hour an afternoon of undisturbed gaming. leather couch, ice cold beverage, your choice of games, you think we can get insurance to cover it?
That's more like it!!! ;D ;D
Where's the therapist address again, space? |-))
Just thought I´d brag a bit about my online success >:D, unforunately seeing this at the end of a round is an extremely rare event :-()
[smg id=2948]
nice job, dang that's alot of medals. I end up with no more than 4 things usually.
Hey, have you tried out the Vietnam add-on? I absolutely love it. I like the maps better than the normal BC2 maps.
Also, I assume you've seen the announcement of Battlefield 3? That should be awesome, and you PC guys will get 64 players, instead of 24 on consoles... still I'm looking forward to it of course.
wow, nice.. well done, deadman ;D :-X
Quote from: spaceboy on February 08, 2011, 01:48:13 PM
nice job, dang that's alot of medals. I end up with no more than 4 things usually.
Hey, have you tried out the Vietnam add-on? I absolutely love it. I like the maps better than the normal BC2 maps.
Also, I assume you've seen the announcement of Battlefield 3? That should be awesome, and you PC guys will get 64 players, instead of 24 on consoles... still I'm looking forward to it of course.
Thanks, I had an extremely good run this round, I typically don´t end up with more than 3-4 pins like you. I have tried Vietnam and although I like the feel of it most of the maps are just to small and narrow when played on the PC, it´s probably because we get 32 players max and those maps really only caters to perhaps 16 or 24 ppl max. We ofcourse have the opposite problem with maps like "heavy metal" which is just so insanely large that you spend most of your time running around like a headless chicken, taking potshots from some sniper. It´s quite clear that they were made for the 64 player max that BF 2 came with. As for BF 3 just today Game Informer apparently ran an article about it and someone posted some scanned pictures from the magazine, and I have to say that those screenshots looked really sweet. The graphics seem to be similar to BC2, which is a huge plus since the BF2 graphics were´nt much to look at imho.
yeah I wondering how they'll manage the maps with BF3. I suppose just like the BC2 then, they'll probably be built for 64 (PC is the lead platform) and us consolers will have the same size but 40 fewer players. I wondered if they would have smaller versions on the consoles. Time will tell I guess. I want it of course. I never played BF2, but I have loved both Bad Co. games.
Quote from: spaceboy on February 08, 2011, 06:36:39 PM
yeah I wondering how they'll manage the maps with BF3. I suppose just like the BC2 then, they'll probably be built for 64 (PC is the lead platform) and us consolers will have the same size but 40 fewer players. I wondered if they would have smaller versions on the consoles. Time will tell I guess. I want it of course. I never played BF2, but I have loved both Bad Co. games.
I think it´s relatively easy for DICE to rescale the maps for a smaller playercount, all they have to do is make the playable area smaller once they´ve created the map. I wouldn´t want to play a 64 ppl map with only 24 ppl.
yeah, I mean that part makes sense, but if it gets too small, things like the jets just won't w@&k (I expect) on the console versions. Or maybe they just have less room to fly. Planes worked ok in BF1943, but those were islands and of course the planes could use some non-playable space over water to turn around.
I suppose it'll all w@&k out fine, but I was just wondering.
You know how in FC2, you have to look out for flying AT:s and such. Well it turns out that the same thing applies in BFBC 2, escpecially if you´re flying a chopper >:D
Helicopter VS Car (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nY2TcmzkJfU#)
that's hilarious! One heck of a shot on that rocket. Did you record that? How lucky to have been recording.
Quote from: spaceboy on February 15, 2011, 06:21:08 AM
that's hilarious! One heck of a shot on that rocket. Did you record that? How lucky to have been recording.
No that wasn´t me unfortunately :(, I suck so bad at flying a chopper that I usually give them a miss or stay as passenger.
yeah I stink at flying as well. which is too bad. A good pilot can really change the tide of a battle. I just wish there was a training mode or a bot mode or something where you could practice.
oh wow, WHOA!! ??? ^+-+ ^+-+ ^+-+ :-X
A quick peak at the DICE offices coutesy of GameInformer:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/02/21/take-the-dice-studio-tour.aspx (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/02/21/take-the-dice-studio-tour.aspx)
-watches video
-looks around
"yeah, this is good too"
-dies a little inside...
Quote from: spaceboy on February 21, 2011, 03:04:10 PM
-watches video
-looks around
"yeah, this is good too"
-dies a little inside...
They have a nice office don´t they *looks around* :(
bah, they're just showing off.. who wants an office like that, anyway..
ME!
I want this guys skills ???
Enigma's Aggressive Recon Experience | A PC BFBC2 Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3AVDcjKto8&hd=1#ws)
If you have the YT downloader that Art linked to in another thread, I suggest that you download the 1080p version and watch in WMP.
Deadman is referring to this:
Quote from: Art Blade on March 14, 2011, 12:18:22 PM
if you like to download videos from youtube, check this out:
Easy YouTube Video Downloader 4.0
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/easy-youtube-video-downl-10137/
:)
And wow, that guy's way of playing, in a nutshell, is "see and shoot, don't think, don't hesitate" ???
I liked the beginning better than the actual gameplay. Yeah he's good, but watching it sped up like that gives is pretty annoying. I'd much rather watch normal speed or slo mo. The beginning was really well done though.
Quote from: spaceboy on March 16, 2011, 10:56:38 AM
... Yeah he's good, but watching it sped up like that gives is pretty annoying...
His movement reminds me of a yellow jacket (a form of wasp that flies in an erratic manner). In fact, when you watch many successful MP gamers, it is that random, erratic movement that helps prevent them from being effectively targeted and hit - kind of like trying to swat a fly with your hand - very difficult unless you can take a lucky guess as to where it will be when you swing at it. :-()
Quote from: spaceboy on March 16, 2011, 10:56:38 AM
I liked the beginning better than the actual gameplay. Yeah he's good, but watching it sped up like that gives is pretty annoying. I'd much rather watch normal speed or slo mo. The beginning was really well done though.
That´s his actual speed beleive it or not. when using the lightweight kit you´re a lot faster than other players.
really? wow. Maybe it's the cutting from scene to scene that made it look so disorienting to me. I haven't looked at that, is that one of those DLC items? I don't recall being able to change armor and such for your character.
Quote from: spaceboy on March 16, 2011, 02:11:40 PM
really? wow. Maybe it's the cutting from scene to scene that made it look so disorienting to me. I haven't looked at that, is that one of those DLC items? I don't recall being able to change armor and such for your character.
No the lightweight pack is one of the unlockables. If you check your characterscreen (where you choose weapons and such) It should be there. I think it´s in the same row as the extra ammo, grenades and the magnum ammo stuff. Here´s the icon you´ll be looking for:
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I was surprised to read spaceboy's comment but then again I used to play competitive many moons ago.. that is the speed of ranked / pro tournaments.. :-() However, the skill is exceptional. :)
hmm. I rewatched it and I gotta say that doesn't look fun. I realize all the action shots are spliced together which is part of the chaos in watching but even the parts with him just moving/turning. I don't know. Maybe that's just how much faster PC gaming is and you can be that accurate with a mouse, but if that's the case I'm glad I'm on console.
I realize he may have his settings set super high and you can lower them, but if that's what it takes for competitive pro level playing, I'm happy with "competitive" amateur playing.
I've seen gameplay videos before that make me want to play and this one just doesn't. I find it odd I'm reacting this way, but I am. :-\\
Not at all, spaceboy, I'm with you there. You can either play a game and have fun, fooling around and goof up things once in a while, and there is pro gaming which is nothing but utmost effectiveness and actually a sport.
Pro gamers make a lot of money and are constantly training and trying to get even better, for several hours per day. The goal is to get an invitation for a pro game tournament with huge prize money and win it. Sponsors actually recruit good pro gamers and put them together in a luxurious real estate already payed for to make them feel good and to be together day and night to be able to train around the clock. If you're really good but live in a foreign country, they may even pay for your relocation and housing and all that.. pro gaming can be very prestigious for both sides (players and sponsors). So there is no room for "fun" and horsing around, unless you still manage to win.
Personally I prefer to have a life and play a game while I still like to play to the best of my abilities and win. So indeed, pro gaming is a league of its own, and I wouldn't want to compete with those "machines" but rather enjoy a good game with some fun involved and a chillaxed moment whenever I want.
well I suppose it's a moot point as my skills would never be that good, so of course I prefer the fun side of gaming. ;D Of course there are some of us amateurs who take things entirely too seriously, but I think there is room to strive to do well in a game and still have fun, laugh at the randomness of things, and sometimes just be in awe at how cool something looked - even if it ended in my "death".
BC2 is the best at that (online). Come around a corner and looking straight at a tank, turning around and hightailing it out of there, meanwhile shots ring out from the gunner, splinters of wooden fence are flying everywhere, you hear (and feel) the rumble of the machine coming towards you. The big, deep boom of a shell being fired. Respawn.
death/respawn, yes. "fail"/loss, yes. funny as hell, yes.
Of course it's great when you can see that tank down the way, tag it with an RPG, duck inbetween the shacks and reeds to reload, step out again hitting it a second time, now they see you. Same sounds, same bullets wizzing around you, same shell taking out a chunk of the wall your hiding behind as you reload once again. Step out, last shot. BOOM.
win/move on, yes. funny as hell, yes.
I had abandoned multiplayer games because of two things: Amateurs taking it too seriously and idiots who called experts "noob/cheater" and at the time managed to blow the game by unfair and stupid gaming for anyone who was having fun. Those games that were team based usually consisted of the former type and FFA DM (free for all death match) games of the latter type. Now with Bulletstorm there is no chat ( ^-^ ) so no calling names and there is only one team based MP mode which in a way requires all four team mates to assist one another or everyone fails. That may be the only MP shooter I'll play for a while because either you're having fun together or you just leave ;D You can't admire the landscape as the game is Human vs AI, so the AI will always be after you.. ;)
I'm with you guys - the demands of being a pro gamer would take all the fun out of it for me.
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A bit cool
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Watch out, here it comes ! ! ! !
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Stopped it just in time ! ! ???
:-D :-X
Hehe I don´t know how many times I´ve managed to roadkill myself by shooting the driver, only to be run over by the vehicle :-()
I like your attitude, deadman :-()
hahahaha.... the screenshot was taken on "Take Ten", I'm sure my body imprint is etched in the wall............ :-() :-D.
"impressive." :-D
Quote from: deadman1 on March 27, 2011, 07:35:49 AM
Hehe I don´t know how many times I´ve managed to roadkill myself by shooting the driver, only to be run over by the vehicle :-()
^+-+ I've seen FC2 vehicles bearing down on me that way!
I don't think that I got ran over by an unmanned vehicle in FC2 but I'll give it a try :-()
The first time I met up with this truck I blasted it with the GL as fast as I could load it, when I saw it's not going to stop him I tried to climb back up the wall where I came from, that was my second mistake..... :-D
sounds like your third mistake. I reckon the first one was to climb down that wall.. :-()
Now you tell me...!! ::)
Rough ride
Spoiler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQzoxtc4-0k
Duck you sucker..........
Spoiler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9r0dBqr6mI
the rough ride was.. rough ??? :-D :-X Whoa. Looks like one needs a couple of tries until one memorises the path well enough, eh, nexor? Well done :-D :-X
That other flick in the plane.. geez. Looked quite intense :-D :-X
I saw my a$$ a few times in the plane on my first playthrough............... :-D
It's quite difficult steering with a keyboard especially when you dodging rockets, playing FC2 helped a lot in that regard
hehehe, yes :) Still funny how games (that can't expect you to use a wheel for a short trip) make vehicles move as if it was a slapstick movie. Like, how you could yank that truck around in less than a sec, almost turning on the spot, lol ^+-+
I love the rough ride. Makes me want to go through the campaign again.
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Their Own Tank mpeg2video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ci0aD1CuA#)
I only discovered now that the Tank respawned after being blown up, so I used it........
That tank must have been loaded to the brim with cannon rounds. :-D
I was actualy testing it there to see how much ammo it has, just like later in the game where they use a tank, it has unlimited ammo..........
I already guessed that much :-()