EvaUnit02 on 25/7/2008 at 18:27
I recently picked up Medal of Honor: Airborne from the bargain bin, whilst being a deeply flawed game (eg crap AI, awkward animations at times, UE3.0's annoying depth of field) I am enjoying the cinematic experience, scripted events and all.
Could I please get some recommendations for similar games for the PC? Call of Duty 4 looks to be the obvious choice, but it's still too expensive for my tastes considering that it has a reportedly short campaign and I'm not really interested in the Multiplayer.
Thanks in advance.
june gloom on 25/7/2008 at 18:35
MoH Airborne is ironically the first real fresh breath of air in a series notorious for being the biggest propagator of the "WW2 games are all the same" myth.
I would suggest Call of Duty 2 and 4- trust me, 4 is well worth every dime because it is incredible. To a lesser extent, CoD1 and United Offensive are also great and very cheap now.
Also would suggest Brothers in Arms, though be prepared to scream "PISS" a lot (or maybe that's just me) as the series is quite difficult.
If you don't mind a console FPS Killzone's not bad either.
Volitions Advocate on 25/7/2008 at 23:07
I 2nd killzone. and the nod to cod 2/4.
stay away from MoH pacific assault.
Shadowcat on 25/7/2008 at 23:14
I'll recommend (
http://ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96539) Vietcong, with some caution.
When it's good, it's one of the best shooters I've ever played. It's very much a tactical shooter, though, so if you like to run and gun your way through things, leave this one alone.
It also features a handful of bad missions. For me, there was one that was just too hard (too many enemies) and unfair (grenades the targetted me regardless of where I was), one that had really broken scripting that made it far too brittle (I had to keep replaying it until I found a way the game would accept), and the tunnel sequences should have been cut in half (at least).
So you can definitely expect to encounter some frustration. BUT... it's still one of the best shooters I've ever played, despite all that. Again, when it's good, it's amazing.
Shakey-Lo on 25/7/2008 at 23:53
Call of Duty 4 is really the pinnacle of "cinematic" gaming. It may not be the deepest shooter or the most thoughtful narrative but by god it's got some balls and certainly knows how to get your blood pumping.
catbarf on 26/7/2008 at 03:36
CoD4 is very cinematic, but the player vulnerability in gunfights is just awful. Be prepared to lose if you ever run around a corner into one of the infinitely-respawning enemies, because every hit makes your screen jerk and you won't be able to hit him.
june gloom on 26/7/2008 at 04:01
I reiterate what I said in the other thread.
demagogue on 26/7/2008 at 07:02
I just played Bad Company most of today. I don't know how it fits on the TTLG scale of worth, but it was pretty intense for me. (The last of this genre I played was the original Metal of Honor; of course this kicked its ass.) The whole game world was streaming so the playable area felt just massive, and it was open ended enough you could do the objectives in any order and come in from any direction. It was gimmicky in parts -- the infinite insta-heal, all the vehicles, and the red barrels everywhere, and the achievements, etc -- but you could also easily run out of ammo or corner yourself if you're stupid and the game wouldn't forgive you.
Aja on 26/7/2008 at 07:46
Call of Duty 4 is one of those very-rare games in which the bare mechanics and the control itself are so much fun that I want to replay it even though I've unlocked everything and completed all the difficulties. It goes on sale frequently; just wait for then, 'cause it's totally worth it.
I didn't find it particularly cinematic, though. The characters are all razor-thin and the plot doesn't really make sense. But none of that matters, since the gameplay is tuned to near-perfection. The campaign is short, but you'll want to replay it at least once, and it takes much longer on the highest difficulty.
Besides, who wants a 25 hour FPS anyway?
june gloom on 26/7/2008 at 09:54
CoD4 is basically a summer action movie. But that's okay, so are the other CoD games.
What really sets it apart for me, though, is the setting. First of all, it's about time someone finally noticed the elephant in the room and realized that the large-scale conflicts being held this particular era are in the Middle East. I thought they were rather tactful in not naming the country involved- effectively keeping politics out of it.
Second of all, though, and this is perhaps more important to me, is the other half of the game- set in Eastern Europe. I'm sorry, but not enough games take place in Eastern European shitholes. But it seems to be an increasingly popular setting in FPS games these days, a trend probably started by Half-Life 2 and Stalker.
