Any new FPS on the horizon?

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:22 pm

Looking to see what might be coming out soon. I got about 2/3rds through Crysis and stopped (I'm not sure why but I did).

64bit · Post by **64bit** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:44 pm

Far Cry 2 in a few days.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:09 am

Cool. I liked the first game. Thanks.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:14 am

64bit wrote:Far Cry 2 in a few days.

I have to say FC2 is catching my eye.
The first one was great to play a few times, simply because of the game engine and the outdoor environments. Playability and replay value were rather nil for me though.

FC2...just reading about the technology in the game engine, full true open world environments...50km x 50km. Rather than get into the features..just Google some stuff about Far Cry 2...there are a few tech demo videos out there now...watch a few. Really looking forward to it.

http://ninjamonkeys.co.za/2008/01/04/fa ... o-footage/

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:09 pm

Crysis Warhead > Far Cry2

I've done enough news and research on these games before both were released to make that decision.
Even Crysis and Crysis Warhead appear to have more interest from the Mod community to create some nice mods like the MechWarrior mod for Crysis that looks awesome!
You can see lots of videos and info from both on my site if you wish to check them out..link in sig

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:53 pm

man this looks so hot, i can't wait

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Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:09 pm

It appears to be out. I'm going shopping today. I'll probably pick it up.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:54 pm

Just saw an ad for "Call of Duty:World at War" last night...wow.
Did some Googling for sneak peak videos this morning...double WOW!

This is really catching my interest....think I'm setting my sights on this game for sure.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:00 pm

I looks like it should be a fun Christmas.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:00 am

Is Crysis Warhead an expansion pack or standalone game? The reason for asking is Virgin Records here in Q8 wants 34kd for Crysis and 10kd for Crysis Warhead.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:20 am

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:Is Crysis Warhead an expansion pack or standalone game? The reason for asking is Virgin Records here in Q8 wants 34kd for Crysis and 10kd for Crysis Warhead.

Its a standalone expansion, improves on all of things that were critized in teh original.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:23 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Its a standalone expansion, improves on all of things that were critized in teh original.

How are the single player missions in Cyrsis? Don't have the bandwidth for online play.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:43 pm

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:How are the single player missions in Cyrsis? Don't have the bandwidth for online play.

Sava would probably be able to answer that better.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:44 am

Tried Call of Duty World at War MP demo...
Eh..I'm not gonna buy it. It's still too much like the earlier versions...limited outdoor environments....too closed. Still seems to have roots in the old corridor based game engine stemming from the early Quake games.

CoolJ · Post by **CoolJ** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:38 am

Meh, I like the tropical atmosphere in FarCry 1 then what they're using now in FarCry 2.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:48 am

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:Is Crysis Warhead an expansion pack or standalone game? The reason for asking is Virgin Records here in Q8 wants 34kd for Crysis and 10kd for Crysis Warhead.

Warhead is its own game.. its pretty much another member of the US Team splitting off to do something else on the other side of the island while Nomad the main character is doing his thing on his end. The time and dates are the same and they pretty much join into each other at the end. So you really can't say its a expansion. Warhead was told to be cheaper to get sales up cause Crytek/EA felt the first game was over priced and if thats the difference your seeing then its still over priced. You don't need the first game to play the 2nd and if you didn't play the first game its not really going to throw you off too much.

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:How are the single player missions in Cyrsis? Don't have the bandwidth for online play.

You talking about Crysis or Crysis Warhead?

Both single player aspects are awesome... the missions are spread out on the first one from one batch of enemies to the next but many of them take a decent amount of stratagy to get through if you put the difficulty settings max which you should do anyway. The AI on the first game is pretty good but Warhead takes it to the next level. The enemie batches are not as spread out and will often blend into the next group so you could be fighting a group of KPA then a chopper from ahead comes after you. The AI has been improved over the first game too along with being more Optimized for smooth play. Make sure your drivers are updated good and system is running well to play either.

I've enjoyed both games and think they were money well spent!

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:50 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Tried Call of Duty World at War MP demo...
Eh..I'm not gonna buy it. It's still too much like the earlier versions...limited outdoor environments....too closed. Still seems to have roots in the old corridor based game engine stemming from the early Quake games.

I tried the demo out too..and I agree with what your saying. The game appears to be nothing more than a skin of COD4 or a mod like BF2 had using DC or POE.

Your already seeing forum posts about people complaining about the dogs and other things and those that love them... same ole stuff that usually causes them to patch something out of the game even before its released that might turn out to be really good.

Depending on how much I can get it for if I'll buy it or not. I don't plan on spending any more than 30$ on as of now cause its just not worth that.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:57 am

Sava700 wrote:I tried the demo out too..and I agree with what your saying. The game appears to be nothing more than a skin of COD4 or a mod like BF2 had using DC or POE.

Your already seeing forum posts about people complaining about the dogs and other things and those that love them... same ole stuff that usually causes them to patch something out of the game even before its released that might turn out to be really good.

Yeah...the typical washed out colors, too small and cramped, and I feel the game hit engine is too inaccurate. Too much of a "meelee feel" for me, too arcade like.

Hadn't read about the dogs, but hadn't looked either. They never bothered me in Quake 1 when I'd swing at them with the hatchet and hear their yelps.

I might get it for the single player experience...to play through once, as I enjoyed the prior COD versions for that aspect, but never really found replay or multiplayer good. Nothing can match the wide outdoor environment and touch more realism of the Battlefield series for me.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:23 am

Sava700 wrote:Warhead is its own game.. its pretty much another member of the US Team splitting off to do something else on the other side of the island while Nomad the main character is doing his thing on his end. The time and dates are the same and they pretty much join into each other at the end. So you really can't say its a expansion. Warhead was told to be cheaper to get sales up cause Crytek/EA felt the first game was over priced and if thats the difference your seeing then its still over priced. You don't need the first game to play the 2nd and if you didn't play the first game its not really going to throw you off too much.

You talking about Crysis or Crysis Warhead?

Both single player aspects are awesome... the missions are spread out on the first one from one batch of enemies to the next but many of them take a decent amount of stratagy to get through if you put the difficulty settings max which you should do anyway. The AI on the first game is pretty good but Warhead takes it to the next level. The enemie batches are not as spread out and will often blend into the next group so you could be fighting a group of KPA then a chopper from ahead comes after you. The AI has been improved over the first game too along with being more Optimized for smooth play. Make sure your drivers are updated good and system is running well to play either.

I've enjoyed both games and think they were money well spent!

Thanks for the input. Gonna pick them both up later in the week.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:30 pm

For you lovers of DC, you should be playing Frontlines:Fuel of War. Just got updated to the new 1.3 patch which was almost a gig of free maps and new weapons and the game is finally awesome.

FFOW is made by the same guys that made DC for '42.

I can post movies if you want but it's easier to just go here:

http://community.frontlines.com/

http://community.frontlines.com/blogs/?cat=6

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:28 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Yeah...the typical washed out colors, too small and cramped, and I feel the game hit engine is too inaccurate. Too much of a "meelee feel" for me, too arcade like.

Hadn't read about the dogs, but hadn't looked either. They never bothered me in Quake 1 when I'd swing at them with the hatchet and hear their yelps.

I might get it for the single player experience...to play through once, as I enjoyed the prior COD versions for that aspect, but never really found replay or multiplayer good. Nothing can match the wide outdoor environment and touch more realism of the Battlefield series for me.

I got into the story campaign earlier this morning and found myself engrossed in the both the storyline and game play. Keither Sutherland...I like him and IMO adds to the game play/story. Glad I got the game.