So has anyone played the BETA. Man was so looking forward to a modern interpretation of this game.
WTF - they made it look worse than the original. ~Why build a game purposely to make it look like it came from an amiga.
Jeez ...
I was a little surprised by the retro look, but I don't think it is that terrible. It is high res and stylistic, but I agree, it would have been much cooler to really make the graphics shine.
I think retro look can work...it is really all about the gameplay for me.
I like the retro look. Gameplay looks pretty interesting too. Definitely a buy, maybe a look-and-see-for-when for reviews and post-launch support or sales, though.
Each to their own I guess. I will give it another go but still a big disappointment.
Carrier Command 2 Demo released
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1489630/Carrier_Command_2/
Tried out the demo and I liked it quite a lot. I never played the original so I have no frame of reference, but this seems like an awesome carrier sim with your standard power/ammo/engine/etc. management. I dig all the little interactive screens and bells and whistles that give you information about the ship's status, weather conditions, radar, and so on. The command deck is a bit busy with screens and buttons but it's all clean and clearly laid out. The loadout customization for vehicles seemed really cool and reminded me of the original X-Com.
The retro style is a bit rough when you look closely at textures, but from distances I think the game looks quite nice. The waypoint system was a bit funky in that I didn't seem to be able to move or delete any waypoints for my moving ground forces - not sure if that's intentional but it's rather annoying. Overall I'll definitely be checking this out when it comes out.
Here's a couple screenshots - one that shows my view of my deploying SEAL team approaching the opfor island, and another zoomed in for a better look.
(https://i.imgur.com/TBrMQnN.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/2C0Ag1K.jpg)
The demo has been updated to support cooperative multiplayer. This is how it feels to play with friends 8)
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1060690376