If you know your Linde, you know that I'm biologically inclined to shun console first-person shooters; s'just my nature, baby. A fair portion of this aversion can be chalked up to the glut of WWII games that have plagued the industry since Medal of Honor hit it big years back -- sure, one can never slaughter too many Nazis, but there comes a point where gettin' it done behind the eyes of Brave and Highly Decorated Soldier #81 doesn't raise my flag at Iwo Jima, if you get my drift. Jesus, that was horrible.
Anyhow, what does interest me is the recent resurgence of futuristic warfare, the sort with all kinds of bells, whistles, and portable nuclear armament. When news dropped that Call of Duty 4 was going to be all about the future-warrin', a deep, resonant glee awoke within me. After an eyeful of the above video, that glee has manifested as a stereoscopic Richard Simmons projected from a hole that has erupted smack in the middle of my forehead. Oh, how he dances.
That's a really long and silly way of describing how psyched I am for this game -- which is to say, y'know, quite a bit. It's visually breathtaking, and there's so much crap happening on screen, not so much to the player as around him -- really awesome stuff. Who knows, I might hang up my mouse and keyboard yet.
This looks awesome, i was expecting another world war 2 style game but no no! They have treated us to some Modern stuff...this looks amazing!!! ^________^
Nazis are one of the best villains you can have in a game (or movie or book), in my opinion. Not only is there almost never a good Nazi (rare example: Schindler), not only are they one of the most pure forms of evil, but they were actually real. That just amplifies it in my book.
If I had to choose a form of Nazis, though, I'd have more exaggerated ones, like the ones in Bionic Commando.
fundementally it still looks like the same straight up call of duty gameplay. which isnt a bad thing for most, but you can dress up nazis as sandies and its still the same shit. its not that im hating, i was just hoping the gameplay would take a new direction.
That shit is bananas. I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy this despite the fact that I'm going to get a crapload of FPSs this year. Damn the sweet allure of FPSs! DAMN YOU!!!
Well, so far all multi-platform games to appear on both the 360 and PS3 tend to look slightly better on the 360, so it would make sense wouldn't it? Definitely not trying to sound biased so far, but I haven't seen a single game look better on the PS3, even if it's only marginal. 360 version usually seem to sport better lighting effects as well.
Hopefully it is good and I really hope they take out that grenade radar indicator because that just made gameplay weak... Also, drop the 4 from the title already...
I love how the Call of Duty games have always given you the sense that everything is bat shit fucking crazy but you are still being led by the hand with your "squad mates."
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6:49 PM on 06.20.2007
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That was beautiful. I've been meh about the Call of Duty games thus far, but this shows quite a bit of promise. I'm game.
I ignored the first 3 because killing Nazi's got old after Wolfenstein.
This though....
If I had to choose a form of Nazis, though, I'd have more exaggerated ones, like the ones in Bionic Commando.
Well, that's your own fault. Who would buy Battlefield on PS2??
Well, so far all multi-platform games to appear on both the 360 and PS3 tend to look slightly better on the 360, so it would make sense wouldn't it? Definitely not trying to sound biased so far, but I haven't seen a single game look better on the PS3, even if it's only marginal. 360 version usually seem to sport better lighting effects as well.
Otherwise I would be all over it. this looks damn impressive
I completely agree, the CoD games are great for giving you a sense of being in a tornado of gunfire, explosions, and flying bovines.