COD4

[FAdmiral]

Sadly COD4:Modern Warfare is NOT what I wanted. Another modern
FPS we don't need. There are already many of them coming to the
PC and I may look and purchase one but I am still looking for
that elusive WW2 FPS which the game developers don't want
to provide us with. MOH:Airborne is the only one i know of...

JIM

[flintlock]

I saw the recently released video, and while it looked good (apparently that was all in-game footage, not pre-rendered), IW's titles are much too arcadey for my gaming tastes. I currently enjoy RO for online play, and am hopeful Tripwire's next title will also be WWII theatre based. While I prefer a WWII theme, I'll be picking up ArmA once I get a new system built.

[Biggles]

I'll get CoD4 for sure, but what I want is a WWI FPS.....

[AJ!]

What we dont want now is another generic WW2 shooter. I must admit from what ive seen of CoD4 it does look alittle off and doesnt really interest me, but there really isnt much that can be done to refresh the WW2 shooter horde :-?

What we need is a FPS set in Korea or Vietnam or as Biggles said WWI

[gdogghenrikson]

I am disappointed in COD 4, COD 3 is a blast on xbox live

[NeonSamurai]

Im also kind of sick of the WW2 theaters, time to move on for a bit and play with other wars (Korea, Vietnam, etc). I dont think ww1 would work well, unless you wana spend most of the time hiding in a trench, getting shelled, then charging over the line only to get cut down by machine gun fire or be forced to retreat back. Not like alot of ground changed hands for most of the war.

Is Call of Duty 4 gona be console only again? Im getting very sick of console games taking pc games over. Especialy FPS games, i detest trying to shoot with a controler pad :p

[azn_132]

Im also kind of sick of the WW2 theaters, time to move on for a bit and play with other wars (Korea, Vietnam, etc). I dont think ww1 would work well, unless you wana spend most of the time hiding in a trench, getting shelled, then charging over the line only to get cut down by machine gun fire or be forced to retreat back. Not like alot of ground changed hands for most of the war.

Is Call of Duty 4 gona be console only again? Im getting very sick of console games taking pc games over. Especialy FPS games, i detest trying to shoot with a controler pad :p

I heard that COD4 will be for PC tho.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I really wanted to see a good Vietnam game :-? Oh well.

[Ubergeek87]

I really wanted to see a good Vietnam game :-? Oh well.
I expect we will see a good vietnam game in the near future. Who could resist making one with the Crysis engine?

[azn_132]

I really wanted to see a good Vietnam game :-? Oh well.

Go play Battlefield Vietnam or somethin similar.

[flintlock]

He said "good" Vietnam game. :p

Speaking of Vietnam games, anyone ever play Pterodon's Vietcong or Vietcong 2? I never played the latter, but I really enjoyed the original (and the expansion, Fist Alpha).

[Dowly]

He said "good" Vietnam game. :p

Speaking of Vietnam games, anyone ever play Pterodon's Vietcong or Vietcong 2? I never played the latter, but I really enjoyed the original (and the expansion, Fist Alpha).

I played the first one and liked it in some points. Tho, there was a tad too much tunnels in the game, I give you that. ;) I loved the mission where you went through the tunnels and ended up behind enemy lines at night. I almost pooped myself when I had to go thru a small lake, knowing that if they see me, I have no cover at all. :up:

[fredbass]

I"m looking forward to COD4 which is going to be for PC and probably ported over to console. The trailer does look amazing, though time will tell as we get more info.

Infinity Ward got a little tired of the WWII theme and needed a change of pace hence is why they made the move to modern warfare.

[flintlock]

I played the first one and liked it in some points. Tho, there was a tad too much tunnels in the game, I give you that. There's an understatement. Vietcong is one of the few FPS games which I ever bothered to complete the SP campaign. I did it on the "Vietcong" difficulty, which in hindsight was gluttony for punishent, but fun nevertheless. That tunnel mission was fun (once out), but you're right about the overall excess of tunnel crawling involved.

In the end, I got far more gameplay mileage from the MP piece.

Good times!

[FAdmiral]

I"m looking forward to COD4 which is going to be for PC and probably ported over to console. The trailer does look amazing, though time will tell as we get more info.

Infinity Ward got a little tired of the WWII theme and needed a change of pace hence is why they made the move to modern warfare.

If I pick a modern FPS in the next few months, it would be ArmA over COD4...

JIM

[FAdmiral]

Here is another nail in COD4's coffin:

http://news.filefront.com/call-of-duty-4-modern-warfare-making-its-way-to-steam/


JIM

[FAdmiral]

Well, found out that Steam will NOT be a part of COD4. Here is a video of
how the game playes out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zh__t8vBeQ&NR=1

And ArmA was just too buggy to be played successfully....

JIM

[Ilpalazzo]

I saw the recently released video, and while it looked good (apparently that was all in-game footage, not pre-rendered), IW's titles are much too arcadey for my gaming tastes. I currently enjoy RO for online play, and am hopeful Tripwire's next title will also be WWII theatre based. While I prefer a WWII theme, I'll be picking up ArmA once I get a new system built.
I fell in love with the original Call of Duty. United Offensive was spectacular and for me it was one of if not the best online game I have ever played. Call of Duty 2 took steps back though and I thought it kinda sucked hard. I really hope CoD 4 is worth playing. I have been wanting another online fps to get hooked to. RO is the only online fps I'm playing now.

RO is great. I tried to like ArmA, but it's too buggy and there's some things about it that I just hate. The entire game feels kinda clunky, clumsy and awkward. I had some technical issues with it too. I got super annoyed at how looking down made everything bright and looking up made everything dark. God I hated that.

[FAdmiral]

Latest news from Gamespy:

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/call-of-duty-4-modern-warfare/825813p1.html

JIM

[Biggles]

demo soon!!!!1:rock:

[Ilpalazzo]

That was pretty neat. Just like all the other cod sp missions. Anybody else play the demo?

I wish they would release a multiplayer demo.

[FAdmiral]

FileFront has already had over 65,000 DLs of this demo since yesterday.
I will have to wait on my DL because of the backlog. This is really impressive because most of the demos in the last month are just numbered in the hundreds.....

JIM

[FAdmiral]

Now at 82,000+ and climbing very fast !!!
No end in sight.....

JIM

[Dowly]

Havent tried the demo yet, but a friend of mine told me that the engine is awesome. Even a bit older rig can run it at full graphical settings and get 40+ FPS. :rock:

[Romulus]

Demo is superb.....

[stabiz]

Yeah, its pretty as hell, and kinda fun too. The game is more fun (or so it seems) than MoH: Airborne, even though it is a bit too arcadeish.

But it IS a looker.

[Biggles]

Oh I'll get it. Full of action, especially the last part.

[TheBrauerHour]

Im also kind of sick of the WW2 theaters, time to move on for a bit and play with other wars (Korea, Vietnam, etc). I dont think ww1 would work well, unless you wana spend most of the time hiding in a trench, getting shelled, then charging over the line only to get cut down by machine gun fire or be forced to retreat back. Not like alot of ground changed hands for most of the war.


Yes please. That is EXACTLY what I want. Killer arty barrages just before an attack. Machine guns that shred attacking waves, and men with bolt action rifles that require....wait for it....actual skill to use well. No more spray and pray for me. Bring on the gas masks and the mortars!!!!!!

[NeonSamurai]

Guess they would have to make it a respawning game, where you respawn into the fresh batch coming up the trenches only to get slaughtered again (assuming you don't die first from enemy artillery, marksmen & snipers, trench mortars, etc as you come up/wait.)

[Dowly]

A good 'nam game would be great to have. The last one I remember that really caught the mood of 'Platoon' was a Duke Nukem 3D mod 'Platoon Leader'. Very dark nights, flare traps, endless hordes of Vietcong soldiers coming from the pitch black jungle, all with sounds from 'Platoon'. Like the radio communication between the command position and the platoon in the front line that got overrun. Excellent. :up:

[NeonSamurai]

Ya a good vietnam game would be awsome to have. Its dissapointing COD skiped Nam entirely. There have been a few attempts (vietcong was probably the best of them) but most have been pretty bad and featured too much constant combat with way to many enemies (i can understand hords of NVA and VC in base over runs. But most firefights involved far smaller numbers, and the VC would shoot and scoot, not sit there firing away untill you killed every last one of them.

[FAdmiral]

110,000+ with NO end in sight......

JIM

[Dowly]

Ya a good vietnam game would be awsome to have. Its dissapointing COD skiped Nam entirely. There have been a few attempts (vietcong was probably the best of them) but most have been pretty bad and featured too much constant combat with way to many enemies (i can understand hords of NVA and VC in base over runs. But most firefights involved far smaller numbers, and the VC would shoot and scoot, not sit there firing away untill you killed every last one of them.

I liked Vietcong, yes. But it somehow reminded me of a standard shooter. More night missions, ambushes etc. But anyway, I have to give kudos for the one mission where you have to cross the lake all by yourself in the middle of the night. God I was scared. :rotfl:

[kiwi_2005]

I'll get CoD4 for sure, but what I want is a WWI FPS.....

Try 'IronStorm' Gameplay is FPS WW1 warfare.

Im tired of the COD ww2 theme, modern warfare is a change, i just hope its not to simular to the battelfield 2 game othewise whats the point of getting it.

[kiwi_2005]

Ya a good vietnam game would be awsome to have. Its dissapointing COD skiped Nam entirely. There have been a few attempts (vietcong was probably the best of them) but most have been pretty bad and featured too much constant combat with way to many enemies (i can understand hords of NVA and VC in base over runs. But most firefights involved far smaller numbers, and the VC would shoot and scoot, not sit there firing away untill you killed every last one of them.
I liked Vietcong, yes. But it somehow reminded me of a standard shooter. More night missions, ambushes etc. But anyway, I have to give kudos for the one mission where you have to cross the lake all by yourself in the middle of the night. God I was scared. :rotfl:
One vietcon mission where you run around in the tunnel flushing out the enemy. I did the whole mission in the dark it took me hours as i couldn't see 1 inch in front of me pitch black, then just as i neared the end, i accidently hit the L key and the flashlight came on :rotfl::rotfl:

[FAdmiral]

140,000 downloads in less than 72 hours - UNBELIEVEABLE
Played it a bit but was never much impressed in COD single player games.
Multiplayer was always the way to go in the COD game series.....


JIM

[FAdmiral]

New review from Gamespy:

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/call-of-dut.../829529p1.html (http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/call-of-duty-4-modern-warfare/829529p1.html)


JIM

[Morts]

i have to say im not all that excited about Cod4 but my dad sure is:rotfl:

[kiwi_2005]

OMG i just saw a gametrailer of COD4 the detail is out of it! Man it looks good.

[nikimcbee]

So, did anybody buy the game? What do you think?

[NefariousKoel]

So, did anybody buy the game? What do you think?

I don't think it's out for another week or so.

[danlisa]

I think it's going to be a cross platform release (PC, Xbox & PS3) and I think the US get's it on the 5th Nov with the EU getting it on/around Nov 9th.

Anyway, I came across some luck bugger who has it early for the PS3.

Screens have been grabbed by a digicam but still the quality shows.

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/DSC03053-1a.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/DSC03061-1a.jpg

The only thing that's playing on my mind is the single player campaign being approx 4-6hrs total. However, that's on normal, with the re-playability of the 2 other difficulty settings, I may not worry enough not to buy this. Besides, this game will come into it's own in MP with something like 12 different MP scenarios.:rock:

[stabiz]

4-6 hours?! :nope: Lazy bastards.

[danlisa]

Well, COD3 only represented about 6-8 hours continous play and what with the added GFX & Sound improvements, I can understand the reduction in campaign length as it was probably dictated by storage size & cross platform compatibilty. I suspect the PC version will be expanded further though. Please bear in mind though, these are tentative figures from 1 source who has the game early.*

The COD franchise has always been on the short side but the game (as I said) makes up for it in MP mode.

I can't currently think of another game which offers approx 12 different MP scenarios. Don't think I can even think of 12.

* Nope, I've checked. 4-6 hours is about right. However, the general concensus is that it's worth it. Immersive and graphically beautiful. Might be a rental before I shell out £50 GBP.:-?

[danlisa]

Couple more screens.

How do these compare to the PC Demo? I realise the colour is a little off but that's due to the camera.

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/DSC03071-1.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/DSC03072-1.jpg

[nikimcbee]

Couple more screens.

How do these compare to the PC Demo? I realise the colour is a little off but that's due to the camera.

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/DSC03071-1.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/DSC03072-1.jpg

wow:up:

[SUBMAN1]

The only thing that's playing on my mind is the single player campaign being approx 4-6hrs total.Well, if that's all it is, then I won't be buying it. I like a decent SP game, with MP an added bonus. MP only is for game makers that can't make a decent SP game or storyline. MP should be the addition, not the focus of a game like this. If it is the focus, then they should ditch SP alltogether since it would prevent people like me from coughing up cash for a product they don't want.

-S

[danlisa]

OK, general campaign time has been re-evaluated to around 6-8 hrs. Still quite short but it seems the original timing was from a very accomplished player who breezed through the game & cutting scenes just to see how fast it could be completed.

I'm starting to think that this game will be worth it after all. I'm sure I'll get at least 12 hours play on normal difficulty. I'm not that good.:oops:

This blog contains more screens (again from PS3)
http://avspics.blogspot.com/

[mr chris]

I picked up a PS3 on a my resent trip to Canada ( for half the price of one in the uk) have all ready got this game on order from the US.

[danlisa]

Hi Chris, are you online with the PS3?

Would love to hook up for MP sometime.:D :rock:

PM me your PSN name sometime.:up: I'll message you.

[mr chris]

Hi Dan, When i get the game will sort out getting online with the PS3 have not looked into as of yet.
I have COD3 as i brought it out there but have not played it to much since i have been back.
As soon as i get the online part of the PS3 sorted i will PM you the detalis mate.:up:

[Overkill]

I finished the single player campain tonight. Very good. A little short but very good. The AC-130 mission was my favorite!

[NefariousKoel]

The only reason I've bought a shooter over the last 7+ years was for the multiplayer.

I never finished more than 1 or 2 missions - just to get the feel of it. Then I'm off to shoot at others. :smug:

This is on my wish-list.

[Overkill]

I haven't had a chance to play the released version's multiplayer yet but I did play the Beta multiplayer. Let's just say you won't be disapointed. :rock:

[stabiz]

The only thing that's playing on my mind is the single player campaign being approx 4-6hrs total.Well, if that's all it is, then I won't be buying it. I like a decent SP game, with MP an added bonus. MP only is for game makers that can't make a decent SP game or storyline. MP should be the addition, not the focus of a game like this. If it is the focus, then they should ditch SP alltogether since it would prevent people like me from coughing up cash for a product they don't want.

-S

I am with you here, Subman. I allready have 60+ hours in Medieval 2:Kingdoms, and haven`t really started yet. I know one cant expect that kind of length in a shooter, but 6-8 hours is too little.

[NefariousKoel]

I'm grabbin' this one as soon as I rob a bank/free up some funds.

I happened to catch XPlay's full 30 minute show about COD4 and it looks like a blast in multiplayer not to mention the friggin graphics.:rock:

[Biggles]

Dear God, this was one awsome singleplayer game. I'm very serious when I'm saying that I've never played a game that is as cinematic as this one, and that is a good thing btw...
The first mission, when you, as an SAS soldier is about to board a cargo ship out at sea during a big storm, is one of the coolest scenarios I've ever seen in an FPS.

Sound and voice acting: superb.

Story.....well, it's a little bit cheesy, but at some points, very surprising, and the end is wonderful. I've never been so satisfied but yet so sad before after an ending....

[flintlock]

So, did anybody buy the game? What do you think? I ended up picking up a copy (Xbox 360 version) a few days ago. The SP campaign is well done and a very entertaining ride. MP is also a lot of fun, thanks to one of the many new modes of play, called "hardcore." I've definitely been pleasantly surprised by just how enjoyable this latest edition to the CoD franchise is, great stuff.

[NefariousKoel]

I've played the first two SP missions so far and they are very immersive as you may suspect by past iterations (x2).

Too tired after working an extremely long day & night so I'll crack open some beers and check out the multiplayer tomorrow. I see that wargamer.com has a PC server up for it. :cool:

[Dowly]

I love it! It has nice graphics, it runs great even on a bit older rig (AMD 64 3500+, GF8800GTS, 2gigs of DDR RAM), the levels are, as usual, great! Especially this (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=N1i1j9eKQ_g) one!! :rock:

My main complaint is the shortness of the SP, I played ACT I & II on Veteran and the ACT III on regular. Took me ~6 hours. :down:

[FAdmiral]

I just bought this game last week and have played it some but I have some
reservations about how advanced it is.
If you compare it to some of the other modern FPS games during
the past year like BF2, GR2 and AW2, it really doesn't make the
grade as they all have 1. Larger Maps 2. Use all Vehicles 3. Have
the same or BETTER weapons-type playing. 4. Better color & graphics.
I have just seen a demo of the new Crysis game due out soon. Even
though the monster stuff in it really turns me off, I have to admit that
the graphical ability of the men, weapons and landscape is light-years
ahead of the COD4 stuff. Watch the demo and you will see what i mean.
If Crysis could be modded to be historical realistic, It would be MY choice in a truly advanced FPS game....

JIM

[Dowly]

I just bought this game last week and have played it some but I have some
reservations about how advanced it is.
If you compare it to some of the other modern FPS games during
the past year like BF2, GR2 and AW2, it really doesn't make the
grade as they all have 1. Larger Maps 2. Use all Vehicles 3. Have
the same or BETTER weapons-type playing. 4. Better color & graphics.
I have just seen a demo of the new Crysis game due out soon. Even
though the monster stuff in it really turns me off, I have to admit that
the graphical ability of the men, weapons and landscape is light-years
ahead of the COD4 stuff. Watch the demo and you will see what i mean.
If Crysis could be modded to be historical realistic, It would be MY choice in a truly advanced FPS game....

JIM

Crysis can be modded, but the downside is that you need a monster rig for it to look good. The game is made so it's still a top of the line after a year or two. ;)

[Biggles]

yeah, the AC-130 mission is pure gold. It's kinda funny to listen to the calm voice of the pilot.

kaboom....
Whoopsydaisy....
OH! That gotta hurt....
Yeah you got him, I see tiny little bits flying everywhere:arrgh!:

[FAdmiral]

I just spent an hour playing the Cyrsis SP demo and I thought it was great !!
All the settings were set to LOW so I could get a feel for how good/bad
the graphics were. I thought they were so much better than COD4 even
at low settings. I loved the huge sprawling map and objects when you
bump them, actually fall over. In my opinion, Crysis makes COD4 look like
10 year old shareware. Crysis will be out next week and from what I see
in the ads, its $10 cheaper than COD4 too.....
JIM

[kiwi_2005]

This game arrived in my post early today and i just finish the SP few hrs ago:nope: about 6 hrs gameplay! lol. Still its true to the cod games fast & hectic enemy never stop coming. The mini nuke scene was cool my character died, if i replay the game again can i save him from dying:hmm: Oh and the sniper mission rocked!

MP is total madness only tried Free for all alot of fun but a bit too easy, hell i spawn camped for an hr or so just so i can get my skills up :rotfl:

[Herr_Pete]

Yeah, there may be plenty of ww2 games but there are plenty of moder warfare and to be honest, Modern Warfare is so boring. It jst depresses me. P{eople say that all ww2 situations have been dealt with. There are so many possible situations you can do. More ww2 leaving out Normany beach head etc. its been done i dont know ho many times before.

[danlisa]

Yep, didn't take me too long to finish the SP. Did you collect all the enemy intel? Did you play the final (secret) SAS mission which is after the Credits?

No you can't save your character after the nuke scene.

Even though I paid out a lot for this game, the SP is fast & intense. The story really draws you in & MP is just awesome, esp with the Perks applied to your MP character. I'm glad I bought it.

MP gets much harder in the different lobbies. Free 4 All is just to improve your MP rank (which you already know). Wish I could camp out to boost my Rank, Free 4 All is locked to 15min a time then a new area is loaded. I think the other Lobbies have a higher time limit but I need to increase my rank to unlock them.:damn:

[kiwi_2005]

Yep did the bonus mission dont get me wrong this game is awesome i just thought the SP could of been a bit longer, but like you said it does draw you into it and its good to see COD now modern warfare, WW2 theme was great but ive personally had enough of ww2 themes where i dont think i would of brought the game if it was ww2 again.
I might load her up and try out Search and Destroy MP. Free for all was alot of fun, there were times i would respawn and a guy would respawn right in front of me so i would nail him before he could even move only for me to be nailed by the guy who just respawn behind me. :lol:

[FAdmiral]

For me, COD4 goes on the shelf till they get it right. By right, I mean,
large maps 10x the now size and driveable land, sea & air vehicles. ALL
the other modern FPS game are made this way, why not COD4???????

JIM

[stabiz]

Oki-doki.

[FAdmiral]

YES, you heard me, there is yet another new patch 1.3 out for
COD4. Must be something terribly wrong to require this many patches in
so many days. Infinity Ward, lets get the patch the gets those postage
stamp run-n-gun maps 10x larger so the players can have some drivable
vehicles. Until that happens, COD:UO is still the best in my opinion.....

JIM

[Biggles]

I remember the days when people were happy to see a patch showing up to fix bugs....

And what's this urge for driving things? If everybody else is doing it, then why should IW do so too? CoD4 is good enough without driveable tanks etc.

[mr chris]

Well im really enjoying COD 4 on the PS3, i find it easier to play FPS on a console.
Am really getting into the MP side of the game now after finshing the single player side of the game which i thought was ace. But could have been so so much longer.

As for all the patches for the PC version of the game. We are still waiting for the 1st patch for the PS3 version and it is driving some of the members of the PS3 forums mad :lol:

[TheSatyr]

Amazing that somebody could by pissed by a company that promptly patches it's games.

Last I checked,my characters were SAS and Marine...neither one of which is qualified to drive a tank anyway.

I always considered it to be totally unrealistic for an Infantry or Special Forces character to be able to hop in a tank and drive it or hop into a plane and fly it. At least WW2 on-line got that part right.

[Galanti]

For what it is, a cinematic rail-shooter, COD4 is absolutely superb. Great visuals, storytelling and ambient sound. I've actually restarted it a number of times and

But what is killing me are the weapon sounds. On my Audigy 2, 5.1 speakers, they have to be easily the worst I've ever heard. They sound slightly better than the guns in SEAL team. On the ship level, I found myself picking up all sorts of dropped weapons in the hopes of finding a decent-sounding one.

I do like the combined ragdoll-death animations (especially the one where the bonhomme spirals to the ground, AK rattling off on full auto into the air), but they run waaay too fast. I know IRL when drilled by a couple of FMJ rounds most people would drop like a sack of potatoes, but not so fast as to defy laws of physics. It's a minor point, I suppose, nowhere near as agravating as the garbage weapon sounds.

[Heibges]

I used to be a big map fan, but COD really changed that.

I don't want to play a roadmarch simulator which unfortunately is what the games with the big maps end up being.

I think COD4 did a great job of borrowing and modifying feature sets from other games.

I also really can't say that vehicles add anything to gameplay in really any shooter i have played. If the infantry combat isn't fun, vehicles aren't going to help it.

The game needs to be vehicle centric for vehicles to really work. The Mech Warrior series is probably still the best vehicle combat game out there, not counting Steel Beasts.

[Dowly]

Wohoo! Yahtzee actually likes it! :rock:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2901-Zero-Punctuation-Call-of-Duty-4

[THE_MASK]

X between crysis and battlefield vietnam . Now that would be awesome .

[Radtgaeb]

It's truly all about the platform you play it on. I remember I bought "Star Trek: Legacy" for PC, hated it, rented it on X360, and loved it. Truth be told, CoD4 is THE best multiplayer game for the xbox, hands down. Halo can't touch it, Ghost Recon (which was always my favorite) can't touch it, and Rainbow 6: Vegas can't touch it either.

Personally though, my favorite multiplayer game for PC is Joint Force.