Battlefield 1943
polycounter lvl 18
Hey guys
Shameless plug i know but bf1943 got released today on xbox live and PSN.
and at 15$ a download it is, ofcourse, a bargain!
I worked as a level artist on this project and im now proud to say that im one of the privileged with a proper wake island remake under his belt
about the game i think its heaps of fun. perfect for some lunch fragfests! check out the website for more info:
www.battlefield1943.com
Shameless plug i know but bf1943 got released today on xbox live and PSN.
and at 15$ a download it is, ofcourse, a bargain!
I worked as a level artist on this project and im now proud to say that im one of the privileged with a proper wake island remake under his belt
about the game i think its heaps of fun. perfect for some lunch fragfests! check out the website for more info:
www.battlefield1943.com
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The tanks feel like they are hauling way too much ass though imo, almost traveling as fast as the planes! Looks like tons'o'fun!
I worked on BF:1942 and actually got a little sentimental when I saw the maps. The feeling passed pretty quickly though.
(Jag skulle kolla p
cons: weapons need tweaking a little, sniper should kill the person in 1 shot and distance sniping is sketchy, unless the snipers in 1943 were that way. Servers have been full, usually takes at least 10 mins to join a game tonight. Private matches require a minimum of 12 players
for $15 its got replay value, and a lot of people will buy it with the BattleField brand name.
one thing that got really annoying was the transition to the scope view with the sniper rifles. very annoying pop. it doesnt seem like much but when you have a bolt action sniper rifle and you ahve to constantly get out of scope view after every shot and then back in, its very annoying to get that pop. youll know what i mean if you play it.
also, it takes too many shots to kill somebody. there was some weird issues with sniping from long distance, people are floating off the ground etc (by like 10-20 feet). maybe its a LOD issue or something with the terrain.
other than that, it was great. except the fact that the only game i was able to join had 2 people in it. but it was partnernet, and i think they were taking down the servers around the time i was playing so maybe tahts why.
environments looked beautiful though. i imagine its really fun with a lot of people.
the Pc version is planned for september release. See how it goes. it takes some doing replacing all those "a" button icons
About the controls im in agreement on the vehicles. Not that hard to get used to though and i think you can change settings in options? i know you can change the planes to use invert rudder atleast (which is set like it is due to the infinite retardation of microsoft certification...)
00Zero: you know that if you keep the trigger pressed you will stay scoped? Release it and you will go to reload.
Hopefully the servers will stabilize some during the weekend. Had some big problems with servers going up and down last night..
QFT
BF 1942 is still the king of the bf series...
Like the FX and the environment
I'm fine with the vehicle controls, and they're fun as hell to drive around. I don't see what's so confusing about controlling the planes.. it works fine, but I guess a crimson skies or more arcadey approach would have been nice.
and yeah, it's a confusing ass design decision to make Accelerate/Brake on the LEFT Trigger and Bumper - why is it like this when you can just as easily make RT Accelerate (like every single other fucking racing game), and LT brake/reverse? seeing as RT/RB don't noticeably do anything. and as I continue this train of thought I realize tanks can shoot, but this first crossed my mind when driving vehicles without weapons (anything but a tank). ok. im done.
good job, was fun. could use more than 24 people though, servers feel empty even when they're full.
I've only played a few games on 1943, but it feels a lot more relaxed in nature. The bright colours feel less oppressive than the fog on some maps of BC. In 1943, most of my points in games came from capturing points rather than killing enemy troops. Whilst I could always hear gunfire and usually see someone in the distance, there were many times where I found myself all on my todd.
Very fun though. Planes are cool but you need to be very good to make a difference on the ground war (I killed a dude with my bombs once
I kinda feel like we are the beta testers for DICE, finding all the problems, collision errors, etc so they can fix all the bugs and make it better. I'll get the PC version to play at work, hope it comes with an editor
Sounds just like what happened in the original bf1942. no one waiting for teammates to hop in a vehicle with them. no team work, etc. The game is a blast when you can get people working as a team.
The trial is crap without gold, all you can do is play the tutorial. Would have been nice to include a bot mode.
Either way, congrats Motives