Call of Duty

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » September 3, 2003, 4:09 pm

The demo is out.

OMFG, does it look bad-ass!

http://www.callofduty.com/

Addecus_Subtractucus · September 3, 2003, 8:37 pm

All i can say is

The demo was pretty awesome and because of it i dled some of the videos off fileplanet. Bombard and Volga are some sweet looks at the russian campaign........

Sartori · Post by **Sartori** » September 3, 2003, 9:05 pm

This does indeed look fun. The demo was pretty intense, if a bit easy (but I did play it on Normal). I thought the funniest part was right off the bat as my squad moved out from the starting point an artillery shell launched one of my squad mates into the sky.

I might be picking this one up.

noel · Post by **noel** » September 6, 2003, 8:12 pm

Finally had a chance to sit and give the Call of Duty demo some time.

Even though you have a squad, I'm not real sure what purpose they serve. It still feels like a FPS. Sure they move with you, and kill some of the enemies with you, but it's not like they really do anything. I personally think it would be awesome, if you could play through the missions, but all of your teammates could be multiplayer friends. That would make having a squad worthwhile in my opinion.

The other thing that struck me was that the graphics, though good looked a little odd at times almost a bit too cartoony, if you take my meaning. I got a good upclose look at the captain at the end of the mission, and the model had several noticable flaws. I think they'd do well to take all the textures and make them look a bit more gritty and dirty.

Overall, it's probably something I'll pick up, and it's definitely a demo worth checking out.

Sartori · Post by **Sartori** » September 6, 2003, 8:55 pm

You think these models looked cartoony, check out the Jedi Academy demo...and the dialogue fucking stinks, too. I'm not a huge Raven fan, but I expected more.

You're right about the call of duty squad AI. They pretty much followed you around and took cover like anyone else, but that's about the extent of it. I wanted to figure out how to get my back to a wall and lean around like the other grunts were doing, but you can't.

I'm hoping the HL2 squad AI works like it seems to in the demos. That looked pretty cool.

noel · Post by **noel** » September 6, 2003, 8:57 pm

It wasn't the models I had a problem with, it was the environment. Everything looks far too polished to be real. The sky looked stupid as an example.

I'm already bracing myself for JK:JA, but fileplanet keeps screwing me after I've DLed 128MB.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » September 7, 2003, 1:57 am

File planet is the devil.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » September 10, 2003, 12:51 pm

Aranuil wrote:Finally had a chance to sit and give the Call of Duty demo some time.

Even though you have a squad, I'm not real sure what purpose they serve. It still feels like a FPS. Sure they move with you, and kill some of the enemies with you, but it's not like they really do anything. I personally think it would be awesome, if you could play through the missions, but all of your teammates could be multiplayer friends. That would make having a squad worthwhile in my opinion.

The other thing that struck me was that the graphics, though good looked a little odd at times almost a bit too cartoony, if you take my meaning. I got a good upclose look at the captain at the end of the mission, and the model had several noticable flaws. I think they'd do well to take all the textures and make them look a bit more gritty and dirty.

Overall, it's probably something I'll pick up, and it's definitely a demo worth checking out.

Not much is known about the mutliplayer component, except for the fact that it will ship with one. So who knows, maybe its part of the package.

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » September 11, 2003, 2:28 am

Holy crap. Just played the Demo. I am buying this. That mission was fun and I would love to play the full thing. The multiplayer must kick ass.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » September 11, 2003, 12:10 pm

what kind of game is this? im not into RTS games, or is it fps?

Janx · Post by **Janx** » September 11, 2003, 12:25 pm

I've seen this game already....

BACK WHEN IT WAS CALLED MEDAL OF HONOR.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » September 11, 2003, 1:24 pm

I don't know about anyone else, but I am way tired of WW2 fps. I mean, I still love bf1942, but in no way will I get another one, regardless of how it looks.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » September 11, 2003, 3:34 pm

Zamtuk wrote:I don't know about anyone else, but I am way tired of WW2 fps. I mean, I still love bf1942, but in no way will I get another one, regardless of how it looks.

I love em. Honestly, I cant get enough. Enough good ones, anyways.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » September 11, 2003, 5:39 pm

Janx wrote:I've seen this game already....

BACK WHEN IT WAS CALLED MEDAL OF HONOR.

rofl.

Spade in America!

noel · Post by **noel** » September 11, 2003, 5:41 pm

I think the MP5-SD2 should be the minimum barrier to entry for all future FPSes.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » September 11, 2003, 5:43 pm

Janx wrote:I've seen this game already....

BACK WHEN IT WAS CALLED MEDAL OF HONOR.

I don't think you can make a sweeping judgement call like that from a DEMO.

Janx · Post by **Janx** » September 11, 2003, 10:17 pm

Maybe not. But with games like HL2 and Doom3 comming out pushing the FPS genre in terms of graphics, gameplay..hell just about everything, Call For Duty just doesnt cut it for me.

Personally I want to see more games with co-op. Imagine playing MoH or CfD with an actual squad of team mates. That, to me, would be more fun then some AI comrades. WTF dont more companys make games that have a co-op mode? Pisses me off..

noel · Post by **noel** » September 11, 2003, 11:21 pm

My buddy and I have been playing Rainbow Six: Raven Shield that way and it's a blast.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » September 22, 2003, 2:36 pm

Sartori wrote: I wanted to figure out how to get my back to a wall and lean around like the other grunts were doing, but you can't.

You can. Use "Q" and "E" to lean left & right, respectively.