Hello all.
Yes, it is goind to be YABO (Yet Another Biased Opinion).
Yesterday downloaded the demo, installed and run it. Did not hve any missing DLL problems by the way.
I play all of the games on my laptop (Core Duo 2GHz, 2GB RAM, SATA HDD, ATI x1300, 2Mbps Ethernet connection) - was not expecting this thing to run well.
However the performance is superb (!), much smoother than BF2. It looks like DICE actually DID some of the homework and optimized code. And no crashes so far.
Numerous master server disconnect problems for some time, then it seemed to get more stable. They could do more polishing on in-game GUI, there are lags and problems there. Also these colored markers instead of pings are stupid (there is "Advanced" tab though).
So, here it comes:
1. Overall look - a bit gloomy, no big improvements over BF2 to me. I feel kinda depressed when playing the thing. Maybe its only this map...
2. Air vehicles - suck. Newbmobiles. I beleive that jet dogfight is simply not possible in 2142...
3. Land vehicles - nothing exceptional, a bit better than BF2.
4. Infantry combat - fucked up. You just crouch, point and shoot. It looks like DICE've taken all of the skill and tactics from it. Yeah I know, they target casual gamers...
5. I beleive that in future firearms will be even MORE accurate than now. In game their accuracy seems to be bad.
6. Snipers - are my eyes failing or what? Snipers do not have proper camo? I know, there is unlock for active camouflage (a la Predator movie) - but this is supposed for spec-ops-like actions, not for sniping.
7. To my taste, in overall, the game lacks style - it's just yet-another-futuristic-shooter.
8. Lots of FX, big-bada-booms, "lasers" (remember Dr. Evil? ) - but not the kind of good gameplay I'm used to in BF2.
So, I'm going to stay in BF2 and maybe looks for Quake Wars. Probably will not buy BF 2142 any time soon.
P.S. Russian voiceovers are mostly OK, but to my taste they could improve them a bit.
Yes, it is goind to be YABO (Yet Another Biased Opinion).
Yesterday downloaded the demo, installed and run it. Did not hve any missing DLL problems by the way.
I play all of the games on my laptop (Core Duo 2GHz, 2GB RAM, SATA HDD, ATI x1300, 2Mbps Ethernet connection) - was not expecting this thing to run well.
However the performance is superb (!), much smoother than BF2. It looks like DICE actually DID some of the homework and optimized code. And no crashes so far.
Numerous master server disconnect problems for some time, then it seemed to get more stable. They could do more polishing on in-game GUI, there are lags and problems there. Also these colored markers instead of pings are stupid (there is "Advanced" tab though).
So, here it comes:
1. Overall look - a bit gloomy, no big improvements over BF2 to me. I feel kinda depressed when playing the thing. Maybe its only this map...
2. Air vehicles - suck. Newbmobiles. I beleive that jet dogfight is simply not possible in 2142...
3. Land vehicles - nothing exceptional, a bit better than BF2.
4. Infantry combat - fucked up. You just crouch, point and shoot. It looks like DICE've taken all of the skill and tactics from it. Yeah I know, they target casual gamers...
5. I beleive that in future firearms will be even MORE accurate than now. In game their accuracy seems to be bad.
6. Snipers - are my eyes failing or what? Snipers do not have proper camo? I know, there is unlock for active camouflage (a la Predator movie) - but this is supposed for spec-ops-like actions, not for sniping.
7. To my taste, in overall, the game lacks style - it's just yet-another-futuristic-shooter.
8. Lots of FX, big-bada-booms, "lasers" (remember Dr. Evil? ) - but not the kind of good gameplay I'm used to in BF2.
So, I'm going to stay in BF2 and maybe looks for Quake Wars. Probably will not buy BF 2142 any time soon.
P.S. Russian voiceovers are mostly OK, but to my taste they could improve them a bit.
Last edited by [RU]Grmbl (2006-10-09 01:37:35)