EA released these 10 images of Medal of Honor: Airborne, to be released in September. It will have alot of though competition by a certain spartan, but I wonder if it could sell even without competition. Watching the trailers, seeing how EA promote the game by showing the player alone running towards the enemy - six of them, at least, without cover and then take them out, kind of make me doubt the whole thing. It's kind of sad, as this could (!) be one of the last current-gen WW2 FPS (ha!), and it still doesn't seem to evolve the WW2 genre at all.
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Commented on 2007-06-07 16:00:07
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Commented on 2007-06-07 17:53:34Ronaldo, you don't know what you're saying. You say this is bad because you're more into BiA.
Commented on 2007-06-07 18:56:54Here's a little lesson for ya.. games like CoD and other linear FPSes are streamed in like a tunnel - ie. You are forced along a pathway and what's behind you is dropped out and the next area is streamed in. That means they have a lot more available memory to play with. Games like MoH airborne give you a non-linear world, viewable from any angle (including the air). Basically, you're trading off a little in the graphics department for a lot in the actual visual experience.
That's all.. think before you troll, as its quite likely you don't know what you're talking about.
Cheers!
Commented on 2007-06-07 19:20:14Cheap shots at COD though.. a franchise that has been pretty consistently awesome.. and COD4 looks/sounds like it's going to be amazing.
Commented on 2007-06-07 20:03:59No-one's taking cheap shots at CoD. It's an excellent game, but it's following a tunnel based streaming system as does GOW or any other upper tier next gen title. My point is that to make non-linear games that break free of this mold, we will need to make some compromises on the graphics. With that in mind, this still looks excellent.
Commented on 2007-06-07 20:15:37 In reply to seagate40gbNo-one's taking cheap shots at CoD. It's an excellent game, but it's following a tunnel based streaming system as does GOW or any other upper tier next gen title. My point is that to make non-linear games that break free of this mold, we will need to make some compromises on the graphics. With that in mind, this still looks excellent.
Commented on 2007-06-07 21:07:26
Commented on 2007-06-07 21:11:37Not a big fan on their approach to violence though. War is hell.. let's make it.. less hell!
Commented on 2007-06-07 22:07:22
Commented on 2007-06-07 22:23:07Who said I was talking about the graphics?
EA are talking about realism and freedom, but personally I couldn't care less if you can walk on a straight line through the whole map and kill all the enemies without cover or anything at all except a weapon. If you don't have to use cover, what do you have to use all that extra map for? There's no reason for a sneak attack or a flank there.
And, the graphics. We've always been spoiled with great graphics in the FPS genre, but all those have been taken place in space or a distant future. Strangely enough, there hasn't been that many impressive WW2 games. COD2 looked quite good though. (But again, I was never talking about graphics in the news)
I mentioned "not evolving the genre", and you assumed "OMG graphics?!?!?". I find that strange.
Commented on 2007-06-07 22:25:26However, you can drop anywhere on the battlefield... ... NOW WITH SLOWDOWNS!! Argh, I couldn't resist! Please don't hate me EA!
Commented on 2007-06-07 23:39:44Do we really need a button to take cover in FPS games? I've been doing it for years and years before this trend ever happened. Duck behind a sandbag, go prone, there.. you've got your cover.
Or more to the point.. cover is for wimps :P
Commented on 2007-06-08 00:27:25 In reply to MakyoDetector
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Commented on 2007-06-08 21:59:38what about motion blur?
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