Comments on: Hell’s Highway Footage

By: Dave "Arjuna" O'Connor

Dave "Arjuna" O'Connor — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:06:07 +0000

test

By: Chris R

Chris R — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:23:33 +0000

Ooooo, I haven’t played a WW2 shooter since COD2, since I was bored to tears with the whole WW2 scene… but this looks good! I’m a huge fan of destructible environments.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:16:09 +0000

There is no co-op, randy admitted that in an interview. co-op was one thing i was looking forward to, and now there is no hope for it.

which sucks

By: Vasara

Vasara — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:05:49 +0000

I agree, it looks like the new physics engine is geared more toward awesomeness than realism. It reminds me of Company of Heroes, complete with sandbags that are apparently glued together at some points and characters flying around like, well, ragdolls. Although I don’t think it was that bad in CoH, only the bigger explosives caused infantry to fly around.

Apart from that, it looks pretty nice, especially the wooden things and buildings.

By: TychoCelchuuu

TychoCelchuuu — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:25:09 +0000

I guess sandbags blow up in chunks of four now. I have to say that while I loved the first two Brothers in Arms this one is looking a little melodramatic in parts and a little silly in parts. The big old floppy-limbed Nazis flying everywhere when you throw a grenade looks ridiculous and completely out of place in a series that takes (took?) World War II seriously.

By: Cooper

Cooper — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:19:01 +0000

What’s the bet that the clip of that building’s roof being blown off and the chimney stack flying off was pre-modeled and that the environments are no where near as desctructible in normal gameplay?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:58:39 +0000

Reply to Gap Gen

Uncanny. Really quite out of place when you think about it. Certainly isn’t what dog tags sound like.

By: Jim Rossignol

Jim Rossignol — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:34:43 +0000

Yeah, I think I like BiA so much simply because they aren’t really comparable with traditional FPS games. Having to command fireteams and use cover really makes a big difference to how you respond during play. It’s much more intense than most FPS games simply because you have other people to worry about.

It did rather devolve into samey “supress and flank” tactics for the most part, and some of the level design was just dull, but I’ve been constantly surprised how few designers have tried to pinch its mechanics. There’s elements of it in Gears of War, but clearly Epic’s focus is on cinematic fights rather than realistic skirmish tactics.

By: C0nt1nu1ty

C0nt1nu1ty — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:21:44 +0000

Better or worse is a bit difficult to say, I’d say….different.
Whereas the COD games are very refined traditional FPSs BIA tend towards a sorta tactical hybrid especially as there is no cross-hair (you literally have to look down the sights).
The majority of game situations are designed to be more realistic (you can get killed really easily, guns are not that accurate etc) and rely heavily on tactics, using troops and lots and lots of flanking manoeuvres.

Some people love it some people not so much, depends if you want run and gun or if you want something a bit more tactical

By: feffrey

feffrey — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:00:08 +0000

I never got into the BIA games. Are they better than the COD series (not 4 of course).

By: C0nt1nu1ty

C0nt1nu1ty — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:50:55 +0000

splodes? distorying stuff? Why do I get the feeling I’m in Company of Heroes but as a grunt this time?
Anyway I’d like to see them implement some kind of Light tank rams buildings and makes walls fall off kinda action, that would be awesome.

By: Chaz

Chaz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:32:10 +0000

Very nice indeed, I’m really looking forward to this one.