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TVC15

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Warcawk is okay, not great
« on: August 31, 2007, 01:28:55 AM »
The gameplay is all solid.  It's just limited by lack of content, glitches, and no carrots to keep people playing.

Games like BF and the upcoming CoD4 keep players coming back by offering unlocks for skillful playing, or just sticking with the game long enough.  In Warhawk, everything is right there from the get go.  There are medals and ribbons to get in multiplayer, but they don't actually do anything.  I know the meat and potatoes of a multiplayer game is the actual gameplay, but having carrots in the way of unlocks sure helps seperate the ones with good gameplay from the ones that have good gameplay plus a motivational device.  There are more visual customization options as you rank up, but who gives a fuck about that?

Visuals are good, not great.  Models and terrain are a bit above XBox level, but what makes the visuals impressive here are the scale of things.  You can have up to 32 players on a map, and when you are flying high in a 'hawk, you see everything happening with no slowdown, and that's pretty impressive.

There are a good amount of weapons, land and air.  I can't speak on how useful some of them are--some of them seemed questionable, but I only played for like 2 hours today, so my assessment may be wrong. 

There are only 5 maps. They have variations but. . .5 maps.  They're all really different, and really big.  There are 4 different game types, in addition to being able to set certain maps as dogfight (warhawks only, no ground vehicles or on foot stuff); this at least gives you enough modes to get some mileage out of the maps. 

If I were to rank this against Shadowrun, I'd have to say they are both about even.  They both deliver on gameplay and fumble hard on content.  Warhawk might even be more of a letdown since this is exactly the same as the beta.  At least the Shadowrun beta didn't give us all the content to spoil us on the full game.

The game is also glitchy.  There are lockups and the information the game retrieves when getting server lists sometimes appears a little bit dated.

Game-starved with a PS3 and a decent network connection?  You can definitely do worse than this.  Just buy the cheaper downloadable package, please.
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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2007, 01:29:23 AM »
"Its better than Two Worlds"

Thanks for the impressions btw ;P
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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2007, 01:31:05 AM »
If I were to offer you Warhawk or Two Worlds for free, which would you take.
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TVC15

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2007, 01:32:00 AM »
If I were to offer you Warhawk or Two Worlds for free, which would you take.

I can't answer this question with a clear conscience.  My lusting for shitty eurotrash would blind me.
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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2007, 01:32:49 AM »
How about


Warhawk, Two Worlds... or Lair
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MrAngryFace

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2007, 01:33:27 AM »
What about Lair of the Warhawk
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TVC15

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2007, 01:34:45 AM »
I'll say clearly what I have only hinted at before:  You are distinguished mentally-challenged if you ever thought Lair had a chance at being anything other than mediocre.  Factor 5's record doesn't lie.  They make crap.
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demi

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2007, 01:36:42 AM »
Ok but, you gotta choose one. No cop out answers.

You have to answer the two day age old question -- IS Warhawk AT LEAST better than Two Worlds?
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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2007, 01:38:18 AM »
thanks for the write-up. what's the cost delta between the dl version and the retail? $10?

also, f5 made the AWESOME amiga port of r-type, but their attempt to make an original shooter right after that -- denaris -- was a miserable third-rate clone of r-type.
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TVC15

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2007, 01:40:42 AM »
Ok but, you gotta choose one. No cop out answers.

You have to answer the two day age old question -- IS Warhawk AT LEAST better than Two Worlds?

The vast majority of people would pick Warcawk, but I might go back to Two Worlds, knowing that the awesome multiplayer CoD4 is on the horizon.

I think the DL version of Warcawk is what, 20 bucks cheaper?
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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2007, 01:43:23 AM »
yeah its $40 where the retail is $60.

Agreed on the gameplay and content comments...this and Shadowrun DESPERATELY need content.

MrAngryFace

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2007, 01:44:07 AM »
Id much rather play warhawk than that gaudy mardi gras of a game called Shadowrun.
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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2007, 01:48:40 AM »
I fukkin like shadowrun, but really it and warhawk are neck and neck - warhawk has bugs, and shadowrun has crap like no ladder climbing animations.

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2007, 08:29:18 AM »
I like Warhawks emphasis on Dogfights. I would usually get raped in BF2 whenever I jumped in a Heli or Jet. Then you would have the long lines for the Jets like it was the Superman ride at Six Flags.

Unfortunately, Warhawk is riddled with TK'ers like every game like it. I mean, its no surprise really but sometimes humanity needs to evolve BEYOND TK'ing FOR POINTS.

Oh and Close Quarters combat + going against someone with a Machine gun and you have the Flamethrower = PWNT
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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2007, 08:38:16 AM »
Shadowrun is my multiplasyer GOTY

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2007, 09:40:22 AM »
I like Warhawks emphasis on Dogfights. I would usually get raped in BF2 whenever I jumped in a Heli or Jet. Then you would have the long lines for the Jets like it was the Superman ride at Six Flags.
:lol :lol

I srsly wanna play, buh my PS3 is packed and ready to be moved to mah dorm. So I'll have to take to the skies later.

The beta was really fun.

The glitches are pretty shitty. I have no idea what was going on there.

FASA is more similar to Incognito than you think.  :lol
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abrader

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2007, 12:07:47 AM »
I just got done playing a good long lock up free session - I finally have ranked up a bit and have access to character and warhawk customizations that make me happy...

Anyway this game sorely needs..

- destructable/morphable buildings, bridges, etc...
- driving in a tank at full speed and being sopped dead in my tracks by a skinny little tree is lame

Still solid game.

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2007, 10:34:28 AM »
I put in an hour today and I'm in love :heartbeat

I'm part of the GAFe (east) clan and I'm able to warp on to whatever server a particular clansmember is on. Its also hilarious seeing random known gaffers on the same server blowing up. So fucken awesome.

Its also ridiculous how quick you can jump in a warhawk, drop in on a base, fuck shit up and jump back on the warhawk and ride away. Then you can hover with the warhawk and rape footsoldiers with ease :lol :heartbeat
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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #18 on: September 03, 2007, 02:08:35 AM »
Just got back from a weekend at the coast, gonna try and get in some Warhawk time tonight and tomorrow before I have to back to work on Wednesday..
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abrader

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Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2007, 12:07:00 AM »
ARGH - did anyone elses stats and customization enhancements suddenly go vanish over the last 24 hour period?

Re: Warcawk is okay, not great
« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2007, 12:16:58 AM »
ARGH - did anyone elses stats and customization enhancements suddenly go vanish over the last 24 hour period?


That happened to me, too.
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