PT Boats in Focus: Interview

Onkel Neal · 10-02-07, 07:51 PM

AJ! · 10-03-07, 02:27 PM

It sounds like there is going to be no replay value whatsoever

No mission editor and scripted missions sounds like its all gona be over pritty fast... and its not gona be a case of falling back on multiplayer as i doubt there will be more then 5 people online at any one time.

Aw well. I might just be looking at the glass half empty

EAGLE_01 · 10-04-07, 01:18 AM

Scripted missions, no ME, vague areas of operation...it's a console GAME, not a sim. I am VERY disappointed. Been waiting on this since the first announcement. There is almost nothing cool for PC's anymore. Guess it's SH4, FSX and hopefully sometime soon, Black Shark (LOMAC).

P/S..You guys should check out 'Call Of Juarez' if you like shooter games at all. Very difficult and lots of fun.

iambecomelife · 10-04-07, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by EAGLE_01

Scripted missions, no ME, vague areas of operation...it's a console GAME, not a sim. I am VERY disappointed. Been waiting on this since the first announcement. There is almost nothing cool for PC's anymore. Guess it's SH4, FSX and hopefully sometime soon, Black Shark (LOMAC).

P/S..You guys should check out 'Call Of Juarez' if you like shooter games at all. Very difficult and lots of fun.

I had a bad feeling this game was going to be scripted. I'm really starting to wonder why we hardly ever see dynamic campaigns for PC programs, whether it's first person shooters or simulators or whatever. Once you purchase a title it's only a matter of time before you know that the German sniper is always going to be hiding in THAT particular clock tower, every time you play for all eternity. What fun!

The closest to a dynamic experience you get is dealing with all the cheating TK'ers in a game's multiplayer mode. Hey, at least no two spawn kills will be exactly alike.

Is it that devs just don't feel like making an effort? Maybe they're doing this deliberately so people get bored quickly and need to buy new titles to stay entertained? Strange that about a decade ago programmers could create software with semi-dynamic campaigns & excellent replayability and have it fit on 3 or 4 floppy disks. Nowadays we get multiple gig installs and an amazing dearth of talent.

mrbeast · 10-04-07, 06:40 PM

Graphically it looks a bit of a mixed bag. Overall I think SH4 looks better.

EAST · 10-04-07, 08:25 PM

Its pretty funny that you write off a game because it has scripted missions. You don't even have to try it and see if they've done something innovative with it, you decide is sux because it isn't dynamic (which for most of you means random).

As far as I can see, no one else is making a PT Boat product with an eye to historical detail, physics, and multiplayer. Perhaps you do?

For my part, Akella makes very good games; perhaps reserving your negative opinions until you have experienced a demo, or the game itself, would be a better option.

10-02-07, 07:51 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	PT Boats in Focus: Interview News, info, and screenshots. Neal

10-03-07, 02:27 PM	#2
AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It sounds like there is going to be no replay value whatsoever No mission editor and scripted missions sounds like its all gona be over pritty fast... and its not gona be a case of falling back on multiplayer as i doubt there will be more then 5 people online at any one time. Aw well. I might just be looking at the glass half empty __________________

10-04-07, 06:40 PM	#5
mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Graphically it looks a bit of a mixed bag. Overall I think SH4 looks better. __________________

10-04-07, 08:25 PM	#6
EAST Sparky Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eugene, OR. USA Posts: 153 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Its pretty funny that you write off a game because it has scripted missions. You don't even have to try it and see if they've done something innovative with it, you decide is sux because it isn't dynamic (which for most of you means random). As far as I can see, no one else is making a PT Boat product with an eye to historical detail, physics, and multiplayer. Perhaps you do? For my part, Akella makes very good games; perhaps reserving your negative opinions until you have experienced a demo, or the game itself, would be a better option. __________________ ENIGMA R.I.P.

10-04-07, 01:18 AM	#3
EAGLE_01 Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dayton, OH. Posts: 127 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Scripted missions, no ME, vague areas of operation...it's a console GAME, not a sim. I am VERY disappointed. Been waiting on this since the first announcement. There is almost nothing cool for PC's anymore. Guess it's SH4, FSX and hopefully sometime soon, Black Shark (LOMAC). P/S..You guys should check out 'Call Of Juarez' if you like shooter games at all. Very difficult and lots of fun.