Battlestations: Pacific Comments by Dan Whitehead
Plane sailing?
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PearOfAnguish
12/05/09 @ 16:10
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A later one sends you after an armoured train, but only in a fighter with a machinegun, even though you had rockets moments before. Why? Because it makes the mission harder.
They can piss off, I hate shit like that. |
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I liked the first, but it was best played from the Tactical Map most of the time and rarely gave you reason to do stuff yourself. I disliked that at the time, but I love it now. I don't like the sound of it forcing piloting on you, I'll stick with the first one. Nice that there's a sequel to move onto though :)
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Emilia'sHorse
12/05/09 @ 16:38
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I never gave the first one much time. I really should remedy that....one day. Sequel will likely never even make it to the pile in the first place.
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GamesConnoisseur
12/05/09 @ 17:05
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Dont think its coming out on PS3, but the shit of tieing person hands behind their back for the sake of keeping game interesting ie the 'no rocket' game design school of thoughts should be outlawed!
DONT remove or change things unless it is really pertaining, ie you used up all your rockets or due to sly but clever use of how it was central to the story of having enemy ACE fighter damaging your rocket control and so on. Cheap tricks doesnt belong on the HD gaming machines! Still wondering if I should get this or perhaps a rent? |
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RedSparrows
12/05/09 @ 17:11
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HOWEVER - question: is the text too small on an SDTV? It was in the demo. grrr.
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repairmanjack
12/05/09 @ 19:25
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Does this have the SP challenges, as were in the first game? I loved the sub ones... and would happily have an entire game of those alone.
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RedSparrows
12/05/09 @ 20:13
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Walshicus - I doubt the MP modes and larger campaign missions are pure action.
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Anthony_UK
12/05/09 @ 22:00
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So there's still no need to leave the map screen....again? That was the main issue with the first game! The dev's even answered my question re this in the recent Q&A session they did on here and said it was one of the main things they were looking at this time round?
It just sounds like to get around the problem they've added the odd overly restrictive mission here and there to force you into controling a single unit manually, instead of coming up with something new when controlling a huge fleet etc Dissaponting! The demo hardly sold itself either, really fancied this but I think this might have to be a renter before we go anywhere now! |
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RedSparrows
13/05/09 @ 02:18
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I never got the 'no need to leave the map screen' complaints. Did nobody feel the need to jump in the seats and play the action side too? Or did the screen take hold of you and say 'No, you must play it this way, or else'? No, it didn't. I played Midway like so: launch planes/ships, flick to map and set out co-ords, then pilot the most interesting attack, and repeat.
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thegogsunit
13/05/09 @ 08:03
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Im gonna hold off till IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. Was crackin on the PC, just hope they havent made an arse of it for the 360
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metalangel
13/05/09 @ 16:13
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While you could play the original from the map screen, you could be far more effective than the AI at controlling vehicles. I could weave a cruiser through a slew of torpedoes or score a lethal hit on a battleship with a torpedo plane in ways the AI just can't. I wish this had an option where one player is the supreme commander and can direct all the units, leaving other players free to micromanage individual units or formations.
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floppylobster
14/05/09 @ 02:23
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"Too many missions involve hauling flotillas of ships sloooowly across the map."
Well at least they're creating a realistic impression of the Pacific War. |
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RedSparrows
18/05/09 @ 13:38
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I like how complaints here veer between too much action and too much strategy. Make up your minds.
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