Brothers in arms for PC tomorrow in U.S (15th of march)

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:21 am

My next purchase will be BF2.

Post by **tnf** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:59 am

Wow.

My grandfather fought in the war, was a navigator on a B-24 - his unit was one of the first to punch deep into Japanese territory on a bombing run to basically show them how far we could penetrate their defenses.

The opening of this game reminded me of what he described when he talked about anti-aircraft fire. He said it was like being in a wooden crate that was being kicked around by a mule. I can't fucking imagine what it must have been like to be in those slow bombers, being a kid barely out of high school, with artillery exploding all around you...ugh.

I sat down expecting to really enjoy this game at first, but, to be honest, it was a sobering thing - actually looking at each guy in the game and seeing him as a real person. I know there have been approximately 10000000 WW2 shooters in the last few years, but this is honestly the first one I've played. Call me crazy, but it just feels 'different' playing this game at first. Probably because I can picture both of my grandfathers in the midst of this kind of shit, and, sadly, they were both gone before I could really absorb the real nature of their stories. I can't say I can make that connection with other war games (haven't played any Vietnam ones either)...

Anyhow, the game looks pretty good at 1280x1024. I'm running it at that with 16x anisotropic filtering and everything else maxed. I was a bit disappointed in the sound during the first mission though...expected to hear more explosions in the background.

I wish this game had co-op multiplayer for the SP campaign...

Very cool though.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:22 am

tnf wrote: I was a bit disappointed in the sound during the first mission though...

You gotta be shitting me in the sound department?!
Those sounds are some of the best i have ever heard in a game.. crank up the volume or use headphones.. and it will get WAY more hectic later on...

Yea, co-op in sp would have been nice... BUT the mp part is practically co-op.
All maps have different objectives for both teams.. there are no TDM/DM or CTF.. and u really gotta work together...some maps are big and some are smaller..

Been playing mp for 11 hours and im on d-day +2 in sp.

Let me know what ya think when ya further into the sp. :icon31:

Post by **reefsurfer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:23 am

YourGrandpa wrote:My next purchase will be BF2.

You can take that to the bank!

I belive every gamers next buy will be BF2 :lol:

Post by **Nightshade** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:23 am

This game fucking owns. Talk about intensity? Fuck me, that very first bit of combat had me shitting myself. I was just firing at Germans, wondering what the fuck I was supposed to be doing, no clue what the situation was, and getting a BAD sinking feeling that I was about to die. The voice chatter in the background was great, and provided the majority of the sense of urgency.
When I got the KAR98 and started aiming down the sights, it felt like I was actually firing a real rifle. This game is absolutely tits.

Post by **Ryoki** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:29 pm

Shit, i should probably get this.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:44 pm

Nightshade wrote: This game is absolutely tits.

alright!
kewl man... let me know and we play together!

Post by **reefsurfer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:59 pm

[lvlshot]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v32/reefsurfer74/bombed.jpg[/lvlshot]

"GET UP SOLDIER!!, its just a flesh wound you sissy!"

:lol:

Post by **DooMer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:20 pm

Yeah its sweet. no other ww2 game can even touch the gameplay.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:21 pm

DooMer wrote:Yeah its sweet. no other ww2 game can even touch the gameplay.

Well..im looking for mp partners.. so let me know.

Post by **DooMer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:25 pm

nah, screw that ubi.com shit.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:42 pm

DooMer wrote:nah, screw that ubi.com shit.

you dont need ubi.com(the lobby program) ..you just need to register a username and a password.. takes less than a minute and then connect and never have to worrie about it again.

Your telling me your never gonna try it online because of a 1 minute registration thingy?
You must have played HL2 and that shit with steam was a pain in the arse... :icon6:

Post by **Freakaloin** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:47 pm

seems aight so far...cept it looks like i'm playing a 5 year old game...

Post by **Nightshade** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:39 pm

Stop trying to play it on a Pentium 2, dumbass.

Post by **tnf** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:43 pm

Am I the only one who finds it almost impossible to hit my target unless I am zoomed in? It's a definite switch to go from action-type FPSs to more realistic ones that include weapon kick, etc...

Post by **DooMer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:53 pm

You can turn on a crosshair in options. zooming in is the best method unless you are assaulting and are right up close.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:03 pm

Practice practice and practice.. im pretty used to iron sights and i love it.

Whatever you do.. DO NOT turn on cross hairs and turn OFF the suppressing symbol in sp.. it makes it more realistic AND it prepares you for online play where you dont have x-hairs nor supressed symbols over the enemy´s head.

Post by **tnf** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:03 pm

ahhh...thanks for the crosshair info.

DIdn't see it the first time...helps a lot.

Post by **tnf** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:03 pm

Ok reef, I'll turn it back off.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:06 pm

tnf wrote:Ok reef, I'll turn it back off.

Good choice!

btw, ya got half an hour left? i could join ur server and we could try it out if ya want?
Could help ya with all the stuff online i.e symbols,objectives,arrows, where to go etc..

Post by **tnf** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:09 pm

reefsurfer wrote:
tnf wrote:Ok reef, I'll turn it back off.
Good choice!

btw, ya got half an hour left? i could join ur server and we could try it out if ya want?
Could help ya with all the stuff online i.e symbols,objectives,arrows, where to go etc..

I'm a bit preoccupied with trying to play the game, watching basketball and listening to the steroid debate on the news right now...
Sorry,

Post by **reefsurfer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:12 pm

tnf wrote: Sorry,

lol, its all good tnf!
Im on d-day +7 and the best fucking chapter so far is "Tom & Jerry" your gonna love that chapter.

:icon34:

Post by **reefsurfer** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:17 am

And im done

man i wish there was more... its so awsome!
Im really hoping for an expansion and expansion packs costs money so start buying it lads!
There is alot of extras to unlock and every chapter can be played different from the last time... you can take different approaches on almost any scenario in the game so it wont be boring to play it over again.. atleast i dont think so. :icon31:

Post by **tnf** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:58 am

Memphis wrote:This game fucking rocks

The squad AI is glitchy for me at times. Guys will take up positions in front of sandbags instead of behind them...etc.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:04 am

Memphis wrote:This game fucking rocks

Ya got it..kewl!