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Originally Posted by JALU3
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Originally Posted by GlobalExplorer
I think the game you are talking about is Pacific Storm.
http://www.pacificstorm.net/
My personal opinion is that it sucks, but there are some people who seem to really like it ... |
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It rather reminded me of Pacific Air War - the Microprose one from the early 90s, dont know if you remember it - it was then and is now a completely fascinating concept with you in charge of the complete Japanese or US forces and playing the missions out in 3D.
Just that imo the execution (Pacific Storm, not PAW!) was really bad in a lot of areas (in others it was indeed really nice), so I cant recommend this one. Had there been someone in the team with at least a basic idea of how a UI is designed, and had they shown a bit more respect for the people who bought the game at release, I'm sure it would be one of the most cherished games in its genre, possibly even a classic.
I am not writing it off completely, but I think I need some time until my anger about the first release has dissappeared. Imo they made some cardinal mistakes: 1st releasing a game that is so much work that it isnt even fun to play - 2nd starting the sequel when the game isnt even out yet - 3rd (the usual one) releasing a completely buggy game.
Yet I still hope some really good product comes out of this, in that case I would write off the price of the first one as a loan for further development - as I dont mind paying 2x for a game that is really good, but it has to get much better than what its now.