Call of Duty

[Siberian HEAT]

Anyone else playing this? I just picked it up last night and cracked right into the multiplayer action. Was a little disappointed it doesn't come with Capture the Flag out of the box, but I expect this mod to come along soon.

Right now I am hooked on "Behind Enemy Lines" where a small allied group of soldiers must hold out against a larger Axis force. Was planning on doing a review of the multiplayer aspect soon!


:thumb:

[Eric Weider]

I am only playing the solo missions so far, not multiplayer. Last night i captured Pegasus Bridge! The ambiance is really superb and it feels like you are in a movie. I am enjoying it a lot. Next weekend I will give the multiplayer version a try.

[Slick]

I played through it in about three or four days. It is a great single player game, but I have not tried the MP yet.

It's pretty much MOHAA but with better graphics and enhancements.

I can't wait for the inevitable add-ons. :horse:

[Mantis]

Which is the MOH game advertising right now, where they show Pearl? That looks pretty cool! I generally have despised most of those games, but am always willing to give them a try every now and then, to see if anything has improved. If the action is truly as smooth and impressive as they display, I think it's time I gave it another shot!

[Marcks]

Originally posted by Shane Sohnle
Which is the MOH game advertising right now, where they show Pearl? That looks pretty cool!

That´s MOH Pacific Assault, I think it´s sceduled for early / mid this year.


Call of Duty definetly rocks in multiplayer.

The mods and maps are allready rolling to :D

http://www.planetcallofduty.com/

[bigbadcat]

I think that Call of Duty is a great game

but

I like to play Battlefield 1942 more because everybody has to work together if they want to win the battle, whereas in Call of Duty it is more like MOH because people can just constantly shoot, jump around and get the most points.

I think that the my favorite part of these games is teamwork, even in games like Call of Duty I still try to go around in groups of people and throw out suppressing fire.

[GhostSoldier]

So far I've only played Age of Empires and Starcraft. Command and Conquer and Battlefield:1942 have piqued my interest. What's the scuttlebutt on these games, and any other Real-Time Strategy games that anybody might think are good. I'm not talking about 1st person shooter games. GhostSoldier.

[Hawk]

Hey Ghost......Check out Battlefront.com......
These games may not be exactly "Real time"...but ;)

CMBB,CMAK and CMBO........These GAMES ARE EXCELLENT!!!!!
Check them out....

[Stoop]

Originally posted by Marcks
That´s MOH Pacific Assault, I think it´s sceduled for early / mid this year.

The Playstation version was panned by X-Play on TechTV, so I might hold off on that though I purchased the other MoH games when they came out on PC.

[Stoop]

Originally posted by bigbadcat
I think that Call of Duty is a great game but I like to play Battlefield 1942 more because everybody has to work together if they want to win the battle, whereas in Call of Duty it is more like MOH because people can just constantly shoot, jump around and get the most points.


I really wanted to try out multiplayer Call of Duty, but the first time I did I was getting fragged every couple of seconds. Sorry, I don't call that fun. I guess I need to find a better online game host.

[Andrey]

It is greatest game but there are many mistakes in showing Russians:

1. Stalingrad episode is built on base of "Enemy at the gates" with many mistakes in showing Russians.

2. StGW-44 in Stalingrad in 1942 is nonsense.

3. Soviet soldiers speak strange words for soldiers.

And PPSh sub-machine gun is very good weapon, isn't it?

And it is impossible to shoot down 10 Ju-87 for 3 minutes...

[Pak40]

Call of Duty is a great Single Player game, much better than MOH. However, the Multi player is lacking large good maps. It also suffers from several forms of cheating including bunny hopping. Even with the patch people are still hopping around corners. The small maps and constant cheating really detract from the ambiance that made the single player game so increadible.

[Doctor Sinister]

I must be in the minority, I can't stand this game. Oh yes, undoubtedly it looks amazing and has some really great effects, but I just felt like I was on rails throughout the whole thing. It has this "illusion" of being freeform and allowing independent movement, but all the time there are objectives thrown at you which actually limit your options and what you are allowed to do.

Take a game like, I dunno, Jedi Academy, for example. Now there 's an FPS you can play exactly as you want to play - wander around the map, take out enemies in the order you want to take them out. Loiter around one area of the map for ages if you want, double-back on yourself, you can do what you want.

COD however puts you in a situation and throws objective after objective after you and made me feel like I was playing some sub-standard early arcade-type FPS like Rebel Assault or something (spot the Star Wars theme here!). In fact, with clumsy triggered events and enemies lining up, waiting to be prompted into action, it often feels just like an arcade game.

In addition, sometimes it seems like the player is the only one doing anything, and that’s unrealistic in a game that values teamwork so highly. The taglines advertising COD all state the virtue of the fact that you are not the only person fighting, you are part of a squad. Taking the Pegasus Bridge battles as an example -y our character is apparently the only one capable of taking out enemy tanks with an '88 or with a Panzerfaust, despite the fact that there are often other team-mates nearer these weapons than you!

I'm afraid I was very disappointed with this game which appears to rely solely on the fact that it looks amazing (and it does) but which has no real depth to it.

But that's just my POV.

[BarcelonaBlom]

Originally posted by Andrey
It is greatest game but there are many mistakes in showing Russians:

1. Stalingrad episode is built on base of "Enemy at the gates" with many mistakes in showing Russians.

2. StGW-44 in Stalingrad in 1942 is nonsense.

3. Soviet soldiers speak strange words for soldiers.

And PPSh sub-machine gun is very good weapon, isn't it?

And it is impossible to shoot down 10 Ju-87 for 3 minutes...

1. Yeah but look at the history of it, even though I think it was a few months later the Germans were at the Volga's doorstep, the movie didn't do too bad either, both (the game and movie) are america's first attempt to potray the Russians. They do a fine damn job enough.

2. Strict weapons sets. They could just eliminate them from the spawn pool but oh well.

3. ? Like how?

Yeah who said it wasn't it's just inaccurate like most SMG's but it was also the most reliable with a drum too.

4. Agreed, games get their "poetic" license too.

I think it was all around great, and immersive, when I wake up the house during the Re-taking of Red Square by yelling "Uhraeh Stalino" (I was wearing headphones and got kinda lost in the game, I was giddy with excitement when the Commissars were busy spouting propaganda).

[SgtBigG]

I played through the single player awhile back and I recently started playing multi-player. I found the same problem with cheating, bunny hopping etc. But I found an outstanding server to play on: 1st Red Devils. Try playing there and see if you like it any better. Visit them at www.1streddevils.com

[eagle101]

Is Call of Duty comming to the PS2 gaming consol?

[Jim H. Moreno]

Welcome home, thread! :sleep:

[Doctor Sinister]

Originally posted by Jim H. Moreno
Welcome home, thread! :sleep:

Awwww, look at that, it's already curled up on the couch.

Dr. S.

[Viking67]

There are a few other thread that could be moved. I'll get thier adresses.

V67

[Viking67]

Here's one: Poll: Call of Duty (http://armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3235)

V67

[Viking67]

Guess that's it.

V67

[Iron Mike USMC]

I've noticed a couple of times while playing, usually SP, once MP, that a grenade or tank blast knocked me silly. The screen got blurry and shaky, taking a few moments to regain control of my character.

At first it annoyed me, later I thought it pretty cool. A nice touch to add more than just accumulating damage.

I have also noticed, that at times, when hit, my character was bounced away from the point of impact, but not getting knocked silly.

In MoH and CoD (don't remember about it in BF) that when hit, aim is knocked off, making it difficult to shoot back at the source.

These two touches, causing disorientation are nice additions to gameplay.

[_Brill_]

both i believe are present in CoD

[Gen_Electric]

Yeah, most servers don't have 'realism' turned on. If you go down the list, you'll see a few with realism in the name, which gives you those effects.

[gobeavs]

The mod Heat of Battle also has some extra realism. If you are shot in the hands, you will drop your weapon, and if you are shot in the foot you will automatically go prone.

[_Brill_]

Originally posted by gobeavs
The mod Heat of Battle also has some extra realism. If you are shot in the hands, you will drop your weapon, and if you are shot in the foot you will automatically go prone.

i didn't know that, interesting. even though i wouldn't want it on, there's a realism vs fun factor that might get tilted.

[Iron Mike USMC]

Originally posted by _Brill_
i didn't know that, interesting. even though i wouldn't want it on, there's a realism vs fun factor that might get tilted.

For general play, I have to agree.

However, for practice, it might not be a bad idea. Help to instill good tactical habits.

[gobeavs]

Originally posted by _Brill_
i didn't know that, interesting. even though i wouldn't want it on, there's a realism vs fun factor that might get tilted.

I actually find it quite fun. It doesnt happen all that much, so just every once and a while you go prone, you can get back up again.

I think the weapon dropping is better though. I think it is a little more realistic than the prone thing though.

[Viking67]

Originally posted by gobeavs
The mod Heat of Battle also has some extra realism. If you are shot in the hands, you will drop your weapon, and if you are shot in the foot you will automatically go prone.

They have the same thing in Operation Flashpoint, except if you get shot in the arms or hands you aim shakes and its hard to hit the enemy, so you basicly have to find a medic.

[_Brill_]

i enjoy that level of realism in single player games, but not really in multiplayer games. that's just me though