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#91
Computer Gaming / Re: Ghost of Tshushima coming ...
Last post by em2nought - May 15, 2024, 11:55:12 PMI see this topic and I wish it was about Distant Guns without the terrible copy protection.
#92
Computer Gaming / Re: Ultimate General: American...
Last post by em2nought - May 15, 2024, 11:53:32 PMQuote from: FarAway Sooner on February 02, 2024, 01:11:30 PMWhen will they introduce Dragons and Zombies? You can't have a Revolutionary War game without Zombies.
The slow moving kind, that is. Not the kind that runs as fast as a human being.
Um, no. On the other hand a headless horseman might be fun.
#93
Computer Gaming / Assassins Creed Shadows
Last post by Jarhead0331 - May 15, 2024, 09:47:20 PMHas potential to be awesome. I've always scratched my head at why they never did a Japan themed title sooner. Seems like such a no brainer. I will, of course, have to overlook the historical inauthenticity of having a female ninja and black samurai as the two main protagonists, which if the game is good, will be fairly easy to do.
#94
General Discussion / Re: WANT!
Last post by Jarhead0331 - May 15, 2024, 09:42:52 PMNothing else to say really...
#95
Computer Gaming / Re: Men of war II
Last post by Jarhead0331 - May 15, 2024, 09:27:28 PMMy initial impressions are generally positive. I don't have a lot of play time and I have only run through about 9 of the tutorial missions.
That said, a few things seem clear. Its a very big game with a lot of content that affords the player with a lot of different ways to experience the game. Generally, if you like the MoW series, I think there is a very good chance you will enjoy this, as well. I would place it somewhere between MoW Assault Squad and Gates of Hell. It certainly is not as gritty and apocalyptic as GoH can be, but there is space in the series for something like this new title too. The terrain, effects, models, etc. all look very good, although in some respects, not as realistic as what we see in GoH. The sounds are really good, but the voice acting is pretty bad. The tutorials are a mixed bag in terms of accent and language appropriateness to the nationality being played. I hope this changes in the actual battles, campaigns, etc. I have seen some complaints about the UI, but I personally really like it. I think the UI from the series needed a refresh and this does it nicely. The images representing commands are very bright and clear and pretty intuitive for the most part. I also really love some of the UI that the game has for showing line of sight, weapon impacts and effects. Visual cues that identify impacts, penetrations, crew kills and damaged components are very cool.
The action and vehicle movement in the tutorials is fast. Somewhat too fast. I understand there are two modes that can be used to play the game...classic and realism. I hope the realism mode has some impact on the speed of unit movement. Otherwise, I hope it can be slowed down, but it is not something I have explored. People will mod the shit out of this game, like they have the other titles, so I expect to see tons of user content, maps, armies, etc. I think people will create content that converts the game to many different things so that it can be played however you want it to be played. That's the beauty of the GEM or GEM type engine.
Many of the complaints seem to be over the fact that at launch, online is required, even for SP. I really don't care about this and don't see it as a reason to review bomb the game. I mean, whose computer is on in 2024 without being connected to the internet? The devs have said it is temporary, in any event.
I look forward to playing around more in the coming days and over the weekend!
That said, a few things seem clear. Its a very big game with a lot of content that affords the player with a lot of different ways to experience the game. Generally, if you like the MoW series, I think there is a very good chance you will enjoy this, as well. I would place it somewhere between MoW Assault Squad and Gates of Hell. It certainly is not as gritty and apocalyptic as GoH can be, but there is space in the series for something like this new title too. The terrain, effects, models, etc. all look very good, although in some respects, not as realistic as what we see in GoH. The sounds are really good, but the voice acting is pretty bad. The tutorials are a mixed bag in terms of accent and language appropriateness to the nationality being played. I hope this changes in the actual battles, campaigns, etc. I have seen some complaints about the UI, but I personally really like it. I think the UI from the series needed a refresh and this does it nicely. The images representing commands are very bright and clear and pretty intuitive for the most part. I also really love some of the UI that the game has for showing line of sight, weapon impacts and effects. Visual cues that identify impacts, penetrations, crew kills and damaged components are very cool.
The action and vehicle movement in the tutorials is fast. Somewhat too fast. I understand there are two modes that can be used to play the game...classic and realism. I hope the realism mode has some impact on the speed of unit movement. Otherwise, I hope it can be slowed down, but it is not something I have explored. People will mod the shit out of this game, like they have the other titles, so I expect to see tons of user content, maps, armies, etc. I think people will create content that converts the game to many different things so that it can be played however you want it to be played. That's the beauty of the GEM or GEM type engine.
Many of the complaints seem to be over the fact that at launch, online is required, even for SP. I really don't care about this and don't see it as a reason to review bomb the game. I mean, whose computer is on in 2024 without being connected to the internet? The devs have said it is temporary, in any event.
I look forward to playing around more in the coming days and over the weekend!
#96
Computer Gaming / Re: Men of war II
Last post by al_infierno - May 15, 2024, 08:57:36 PMMixed reviews so far, though a lot of the negative ones have very little playtime. Seems to be always online and people are experiencing network lag in singleplayer, but bizarrely enough the devs have said this is only temporary for launch.
#97
Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...
Last post by JasonPratt - May 15, 2024, 08:37:07 PMShoigu officially sacked! The Kharkiv assault must be going really well for someone!
Arguably this means the Russians will win now, depending on whether someone more competent is posted instead of a crony looter with no real experience for MDef. But it also kind of depends on whether the Russians have enough of anything left to win with. But it also kind of depends on whether the Ukrainians have enough of anything left to win with.
Throwing a mental dart at a randomized board on the inside of my brain, I came up with: 'Shoigu will be (very aptly) blamed for Russia needing to cap off hostilities for a while once the Kharkiv assault succeeds or fails.' I fully acknowledge that plenty of other things both sane and/or insane might be true also/instead, this being Russia.
But that feels like a cautiously optimistic hope/guess...?
Arguably this means the Russians will win now, depending on whether someone more competent is posted instead of a crony looter with no real experience for MDef. But it also kind of depends on whether the Russians have enough of anything left to win with. But it also kind of depends on whether the Ukrainians have enough of anything left to win with.
Throwing a mental dart at a randomized board on the inside of my brain, I came up with: 'Shoigu will be (very aptly) blamed for Russia needing to cap off hostilities for a while once the Kharkiv assault succeeds or fails.' I fully acknowledge that plenty of other things both sane and/or insane might be true also/instead, this being Russia.
But that feels like a cautiously optimistic hope/guess...? #98
General Discussion / Re: Memorial Day/Veterans Day ...
Last post by Gusington - May 15, 2024, 07:25:49 PMGood thread idea. My Uncle Irving served in the 84th Railsplitters (US Army) but was a Navy engineer by training. By the end of 1944 the unit was made up of a hodgepodge of American troops from all over the place, every branch.
Irving was deployed somewhere in or near the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. According to family history, he was killed when he fell into a trench or tank trap, and a tank fell in on top of him.
He was 26 years old. Like you, I know a lot about him but obviously never met him.
Irving was deployed somewhere in or near the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. According to family history, he was killed when he fell into a trench or tank trap, and a tank fell in on top of him.
He was 26 years old. Like you, I know a lot about him but obviously never met him.
#99
General Discussion / Memorial Day/Veterans Day reme...
Last post by bobarossa - May 15, 2024, 06:05:28 PMIn the USA, Memorial Day (last monday in May) is the day to commemorate veterans who died in service of the country.
I finally found the photo of my uncle Orlando Bapst in a bag of my mother's pictures that had been misplaced for years. I never knew Lando as he died at the age of 22, 12 years before I was born. Since he never lived long enough to have offspring and all his siblings have been gone for at least 10 years now, I decided he should be remembered by someone.
Lando was a member of Co C, 331 Inf Reg, 83 Infantry Div. I did some checking and his division was located just west of the area of attack for Operation Cobra. He died the day before Cobra was to kick off. Hopefully he was not one of the 25 soldiers killed in a friendly fire bombing incident on that day.
Feel free to add remembrances of your relatives or friends who have died. I changed my avatar to Lando's picture. I know most of the world uses NOV 11 for this so you can wait until then if you want.
I finally found the photo of my uncle Orlando Bapst in a bag of my mother's pictures that had been misplaced for years. I never knew Lando as he died at the age of 22, 12 years before I was born. Since he never lived long enough to have offspring and all his siblings have been gone for at least 10 years now, I decided he should be remembered by someone.
Lando was a member of Co C, 331 Inf Reg, 83 Infantry Div. I did some checking and his division was located just west of the area of attack for Operation Cobra. He died the day before Cobra was to kick off. Hopefully he was not one of the 25 soldiers killed in a friendly fire bombing incident on that day.
Feel free to add remembrances of your relatives or friends who have died. I changed my avatar to Lando's picture. I know most of the world uses NOV 11 for this so you can wait until then if you want.
#100
Music, TV, Movies / Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warf...
Last post by Silent Disapproval Robot - May 15, 2024, 05:04:02 PMI watched this last night. Found it very frustrating because all the parts were there to make a good movie. The sets were good. Budget was good. Everything looked great. It's loosely based on a true story which was pretty nuts and should have made for a very good, high risk commando raid type story. Sadly, the tone was way off for me. Guy Ritchie decided to portray the commandos/SOE agents as a wacky band of hyper-competent unconventional misfits and the Axis and Spanish forces as bumbling morons so there was no sense of risk or tension at all. To me, it came across as a bad combination of an episode of The A-Team, Hogan's Heroes, and Inglorious Bastards.
Really wanted to like it but it left me cold in the end because it could have and should have been so much better than it was.
Really wanted to like it but it left me cold in the end because it could have and should have been so much better than it was.