erisi236
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Post by erisi236 on May 8, 2008 15:27:25 GMT -5
Or are we sick of them yet?  Whenever I read a review on any given WWII FPS game that comes out every Month the first thing is "here we go again..." So I kinda wonder does anyone actually play them anymore? I suppose they must cuz they still keep getting made, although there seems to be a shift towards "Modern warfare" these days, so will WWII be put back in the History books and off our PCs and Consoles? Another random though, why is it that theres like 1 Pacific Theater game for every 100 Eastern Theater game? Normady is ok to storm but Iwo Jima isn't or something? |
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Post by Grendel on May 8, 2008 15:29:38 GMT -5
Eh, I still have to finish Call of Duty 3. And I still play some battlefield and such, because WWII games are kind of fun.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on May 8, 2008 15:33:04 GMT -5
Well, the whole Modern Warfare trend is taking a step back now. Call of Duty 4, the game that arguably made the shift from WW2 to Modern Combat popular and successful, is the last of the Modern CoD games for the forseeable future.
Call of Duty 5 is going back to World War II, sadly.
Oh, and the Medal of Honor series has yet to turn Modern.
So basically, WW2 is still a main thing.
As for the European Theater vs. Pacific Theater thing, I chalk it up to WWII Europe being easier to make into 3D than the Pacific Islands.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on May 8, 2008 15:36:24 GMT -5
Well, the whole Modern Warfare trend is taking a step back now. Call of Duty 4, the game that arguably made the shift from WW2 to Modern Combat popular and successful, is the last of the Modern CoD games for the forseeable future. Call of Duty 5 is going back to World War II, sadly. Oh, and the Medal of Honor series has yet to turn Modern. So basically, WW2 is still a main thing. As for the European Theater vs. Pacific Theater thing, I chalk it up to WWII Europe being easier to make into 3D than the Pacific Islands. Or because Normandy will look nothing like Bastone... But Iwo will look alot like Guadacannal. |
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Post by acressl on May 8, 2008 15:37:46 GMT -5
I'd mark out for a peace time FPS war game in which you're stationed at some calm little base just basically hanging out. I personally am sick of it. I've laid down my firearms, I've done. There's not any more historical and/or fictional conflicts I'd care to shoot my way through. It was like this with fighting games once. One after the other after the other. You'll notice they don't really make them anymore. Forgive me if I wish the First Person Shooter a similar fate.
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Post by Baixo Astral on May 8, 2008 15:39:16 GMT -5
Is there a Boer War game, where you can mow down the peaceful, fruit-eating tribesmen of the Umboato Gorge?
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Post by acressl on May 8, 2008 15:42:45 GMT -5
Is there a Boer War game, where you can mow down the peaceful, fruit-eating tribesmen of the Umboato Gorge? Can you be both the Boers and Afrikaners? What about caveman FPS? The Battle Of Ug. |
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Post by Ace Baretta on May 8, 2008 16:20:26 GMT -5
I'd mark out for a peace time FPS war game in which you're stationed at some calm little base just basically hanging out. Call of Duty 6 PEACETIME WARFARE Guard stationed at the base. "You have a badge? You can pass, thank you SIR!" |
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on May 8, 2008 16:27:05 GMT -5
Is there a Boer War game, where you can mow down the peaceful, fruit-eating tribesmen of the Umboato Gorge? That would kick ass. I would wait in line for that game. |
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Post by the threadkiller on May 8, 2008 16:28:01 GMT -5
I always wondered why we don't get more medieval themed games that don't deal with fantasy. Like why aren't there first person sword games, or even that many third person knight games that do not include A) Orcs B) Wizards or C) levelling up.
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Post by Cela on May 8, 2008 16:31:39 GMT -5
I want a medieval FPS. You can be a knight, an archer, or hell a peasant.
Get 6000 people online, and you have one hell of an awesome game.
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Post by samachine on May 8, 2008 16:31:39 GMT -5
I always wondered why we don't get more medieval themed games that don't deal with fantasy. Like why aren't there first person sword games, or even that many third person knight games that do not include A) Orcs B) Wizards or C) levelling up. Because they'd suck? You get hit in the leg with a sword, well, youre dead You contract the plague, you're dead You walk around INCREDIBLY slow due to your armor You take an hour to load because you're puttin on said armor |
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Post by Joekishi on May 8, 2008 16:32:19 GMT -5
i'd really like to see a World war I FPS or Korea war
we had one vietnam game that was mediocre..
gah why not still do modern combat?
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Post by Cela on May 8, 2008 16:33:01 GMT -5
That was strange how in 3 minutes there were two requests for the same idea...
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Post by acressl on May 8, 2008 16:33:52 GMT -5
I always wondered why we don't get more medieval themed games that don't deal with fantasy. Like why aren't there first person sword games, or even that many third person knight games that do not include A) Orcs B) Wizards or C) levelling up.  Nobody cares about what actually used to happen, I guess. I created such a game in my head once but it had more to do with modern times. It was straightlaced though. No spells. No creatures. Just sword fights and people. I mean, you could make the "levels" newly acquired fighting techniques or survival skills and just do away with all the numbers. At least hide or downplay them. The fantasy genre is quite cliched. |
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Post by the threadkiller on May 8, 2008 16:38:49 GMT -5
I always wondered why we don't get more medieval themed games that don't deal with fantasy. Like why aren't there first person sword games, or even that many third person knight games that do not include A) Orcs B) Wizards or C) levelling up. Nobody cares about what actually used to happen, I guess. I created such a game in my head once but it had more to do with modern times. It was straightlaced though. No spells. No creatures. Just sword fights and people. I mean, you could make the "levels" newly acquired fighting techniques or survival skills and just do away with all the numbers. At least hide or downplay them. The fantasy genre is quite cliched. Indeed, and kind of off topic but I also had an idea for a BioWare type RPG that would involve an American Western theme. I mean it would be like Wild Arms, but without the fantastical things. Maybe I am boring, but I like both western and medieval type games. |
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Post by acressl on May 8, 2008 16:48:02 GMT -5
Nobody cares about what actually used to happen, I guess. I created such a game in my head once but it had more to do with modern times. It was straightlaced though. No spells. No creatures. Just sword fights and people. I mean, you could make the "levels" newly acquired fighting techniques or survival skills and just do away with all the numbers. At least hide or downplay them. The fantasy genre is quite cliched. Indeed, and kind of off topic but I also had an idea for a BioWare type RPG that would involve an American Western theme. I mean it would be like Wild Arms, but without the fantastical things. Maybe I am boring, but I like both western and medieval type games. As do I. What about a non-fantastical Cowboy MMORPG? Cattle Rustler? Buffalo Hunter? Train Robber? Riverboat Gambler? Indian war chief? I'd be sick. However since it'd be a MMORPG, I'll bet there'd be too many Johny Ringos and not enough Doc Hollidays. |
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Post by the threadkiller on May 8, 2008 16:50:05 GMT -5
Imagine the saloon hookers in that game.
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Post by acressl on May 8, 2008 17:09:45 GMT -5
Imagine the saloon hookers in that game. In every town. Imagine them getting struck if they sassed you and remain silent less they get in serious trouble with their employer. Imagine the inconvienience of coming home to a burnt out village every odd day to find your house burnt, your wife violated and one of your fifteen kids abducted. Hell, you could play the role of some dude who simply shovels enough horse crap just to get to the whorehouse. |
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Post by the threadkiller on May 8, 2008 17:14:46 GMT -5
I still think the idea of a Mass Effect type game with a western theme would be awesome. There is still plenty of room for different abilities, a doctor, a sharpshooter, a regular gunslinger, etc etc. Also, westerns are usually pretty dramatic and perfect for hard hitting story, and so I wish they would make more.
As far as WWII goes, there are only few that I am interested in these days, and they have to have big twists usually. Case and point Turning Point. I mean, America is invaded by the Nazis, that's a pretty cool concept. But honestly, when they are digging through the history channel for the most obscure battles that there are, that's when they should quit.
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Nobody cares about what actually used to happen, I guess. I created such a game in my head once but it had more to do with modern times. It was straightlaced though. No spells. No creatures. Just sword fights and people. I mean, you could make the "levels" newly acquired fighting techniques or survival skills and just do away with all the numbers. At least hide or downplay them. The fantasy genre is quite cliched.