Author Topic: Civ Revolutions & BF: Bad Company demos on Live. (Read 2275 times)

Herr Mafflard · « **on:** June 05, 2008, 05:20:04 AM »

BF: Bad Company and Civ Revolutions demos are up on Live along with NG2.

Impressions here please/

demi · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2008, 05:21:16 AM »

Ooh, nice, will take a break from Gaiden to try them

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2008, 05:50:12 AM »

not on yuro i think

duckman2000 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2008, 10:22:24 AM »

Are there any air vehicles in Bad Company?

FatalT · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2008, 06:31:24 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on June 05, 2008, 10:22:24 AM

Are there any air vehicles in Bad Company?

No. There's no fun either.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2008, 12:59:12 AM »

Wow, that was lame. Nice destruction I guess, but it certainly doesn't feel natural. I like the "ironsights" of some guns though, but what in the hell is up with the grain filter? Do they think this is Killzone or something? Nothing meshes.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2008, 01:29:24 AM »

Quote from: Borys on June 05, 2008, 05:23:26 AM

Need to know how much they dumbed down (read: destroyed) BF for the console ADHD gamers.

For once, I am completely behind a post of yours.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #7 on:** June 06, 2008, 01:51:54 AM »

How much is Civ dumbed down for consoles?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #8 on:** June 06, 2008, 01:57:59 AM »

Quote

How much is Civ dumbed down for consoles?

Frag actually likes it.

FatalT · « **Reply #9 on:** June 06, 2008, 01:58:37 AM »

I actually enjoyed Civ. It feels just like Civ4 to me.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #10 on:** June 06, 2008, 03:25:00 AM »

Quote from: distantmantra on June 06, 2008, 01:51:54 AM

How much is Civ dumbed down for consoles?

It's still unmistakably Civ. If you have any interest in playing strategy games on a console, you really need to check out the demo. I highly approve of it, and you'd be hard pressed to find a more snobby PC strategy gamer on the entire internet.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 06, 2008, 10:31:04 AM »

Quote from: Borys on June 05, 2008, 05:23:26 AM

Need to know how much they dumbed down (read: destroyed) BF for the console ADHD gamers.

It's terrible. I may remember BF and BF2 as being better than they really were, but this is pure shit. And honestly, I feel like I'm playing one of the Killzone 2 demos, which is to say that in spite of having great gun movement, awesome explosions and lots of destruction, it feels incredibly unsatisfying to play.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #12 on:** June 06, 2008, 11:56:14 AM »

I was watching my friend play it and it seemed fun enough.

I'm more into Civ though, I'm gonna try that today.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 06, 2008, 12:01:17 PM »

COD4, for all its damned gun-on-a-stick crap, feels so much more satisfying. It never feels like the bullets connect here, and the gun motion makes everything feel disconnected as opposed to real, which is what I assume they were shooting for. Hell, even BF for Xbox was more satisfying than this garbage.

Oh yeah, and I managed to blow up what I assume was a grain silo, boom it went in a cloud, and the next moment it's completely gone with little more than dust to show for it. Black had more convincing destruction than this.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #14 on:** June 06, 2008, 12:31:02 PM »

Quote from: Fragamemnon on June 06, 2008, 03:25:00 AM

Quote from: distantmantra on June 06, 2008, 01:51:54 AM
How much is Civ dumbed down for consoles?

It's still unmistakably Civ. If you have any interest in playing strategy games on a console, you really need to check out the demo. I highly approve of it, and you'd be hard pressed to find a more snobby PC strategy gamer on the entire internet.

I don't have any interest, but a friend of mine who recently bought a PS3 loves Civ and was worried how Civ:Rev compared to it's PC brethren.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #15 on:** June 06, 2008, 02:17:39 PM »

We already knew BC was shit back in the beta. No surprise here.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #16 on:** June 06, 2008, 02:20:47 PM »

Also, I never liked the Battefield series from what little I played of it. Gunplay has always been total shit. The complete opposite of the COD series.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #17 on:** June 06, 2008, 02:25:12 PM »

Yeah, that has nothing to do with gunplay.

But I'll admit that's the iteration I've truly barely played. I've heard good things, but I'm not sure if I want to bother.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #18 on:** June 06, 2008, 02:27:54 PM »

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #19 on:** June 06, 2008, 02:33:58 PM »

BF2 is the best multiplayer FPS to date. Word.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #20 on:** June 06, 2008, 02:34:29 PM »

I knew I would get jumped on.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #21 on:** June 06, 2008, 02:36:55 PM »

I don't play COD4 anymore, anyway. I have too much to play as it is. I'm really not going to bother learning another multi FPS. I also don't know anyone who plays outside of #ga, and they only play once in a blue moon.

Edit: Actually, my friend has a copy. I could just borrow it from him. I'm sure he wouldn't care, since he didn't like the game.

Slo · « **Reply #22 on:** June 06, 2008, 08:59:30 PM »

BF2 is (was) totally awesome. Bad Company is absolutely nothing like it.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 07, 2008, 03:25:16 AM »

Bad Company makes me wish there were ways to delist retail games.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #24 on:** June 07, 2008, 11:01:16 AM »

Is the DS version of CivRev supposed to be any good? I'm not sure if I'd play this so much if I had to get up and pop the disc in every time, and PS360 is twice the price. The graphics in the DS version are atrocious but are all the options there?

If the DS version blows then I might get it on PS3, simply because it's easier to leave the disc in there for long spans of time

Mupepe · « **Reply #25 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:30:21 PM »

I haven't played CivRev yet, but I think you guys are jaded bastards regarding BF:BC. I like it. Controls seem kind of eh, but I liked it overall. I never cared for the others though.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #26 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:33:02 PM »

Are you like me and never really played BF2?

1942 was so goddamn bad, wow. Probably why I never really cared about BF2.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:36:11 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on June 07, 2008, 12:30:21 PM

I haven't played CivRev yet, but I think you guys are jaded bastards regarding BF:BC. I like it. Controls seem kind of eh, but I liked it overall. I never cared for the others though.

No dude, it's just bad. Maybe I'm jaded, but then that's because this particular genre has quite a few gems, including previous Battlefield games. It's just not satisfying to play, and of course the MP feels limited as hell when compared to BF2.

Civilizations Revolutions, on the other hand, is awesome.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #28 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:37:35 PM »

Yeah, BC is awful. As I played it, I just thought, "man BF2 must be so much better than this."

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #29 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:39:47 PM »

BF: BAD GAME AM I RITE

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #30 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:40:25 PM »

Mupepe · « **Reply #31 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:42:19 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on June 07, 2008, 12:33:02 PM

Are you like me and never really played BF2?

1942 was so goddamn bad, wow. Probably why I never really cared about BF2.

I played BF2 for like a few hours on it's release day. I didn't care for it.

Quote from: duckman2000 on June 07, 2008, 12:36:11 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on June 07, 2008, 12:30:21 PM
I haven't played CivRev yet, but I think you guys are jaded bastards regarding BF:BC. I like it. Controls seem kind of eh, but I liked it overall. I never cared for the others though.

No dude, it's just bad. Maybe I'm jaded, but then that's because this particular genre has quite a few gems, including previous Battlefield games. It's just not satisfying to play, and of course the MP feels limited as hell when compared to BF2.

Civilizations Revolutions, on the other hand, is awesome.

Well I didn't play Online. It kept telling me no games were available

so I figured the server was borked. But from the single player part, it can't be like a huge downgrade. It just felt a little slow is all to me.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #32 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:44:34 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on June 07, 2008, 12:42:19 PM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on June 07, 2008, 12:33:02 PM
Are you like me and never really played BF2?

1942 was so goddamn bad, wow. Probably why I never really cared about BF2.
I played BF2 for like a few hours on it's release day. I didn't care for it.

Sounds like me just playing over my friend's a bit. But BC blows, dude.

Mupepe · « **Reply #33 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:49:02 PM »

I'll buy it to spite you!

Mupepe · « **Reply #34 on:** June 07, 2008, 03:16:27 PM »

civrev fucking rocks!!!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #35 on:** June 07, 2008, 03:21:00 PM »

Bad Company is garbage. I told you guys this months ago after the beta.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #36 on:** June 07, 2008, 03:27:49 PM »

Willco trying to take credit for everything. We ALL knew it was shit after the beta.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #37 on:** June 07, 2008, 03:29:23 PM »

Why are people acting surprised now then, hot shot?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #38 on:** June 07, 2008, 03:33:28 PM »

Because they weren't in the beta and didn't listen to us?

Pharmacy · « **Reply #39 on:** June 07, 2008, 03:37:43 PM »

battlefield is sweet

fuck u guys

demi · « **Reply #40 on:** June 07, 2008, 04:08:12 PM »

CivRev is great, and really seems like something I can really get into, but I dont think I have the patience to try and learn slash master it all.

CHOW CHOW · « **Reply #41 on:** June 08, 2008, 09:50:36 AM »

Quote from: demi on June 07, 2008, 04:08:12 PM

CivRev is great, and really seems like something I can really get into, but I dont think I have the patience to try and learn slash master it all.

You said at FG it is not the game for you and you're saying it's great

just give it a shot... i bet if this was japanese, you'd like it. What does it matter really... it's gonna be an amazing game

FatalT · « **Reply #42 on:** June 08, 2008, 09:55:26 AM »

Quote from: CHOW CHOW on June 08, 2008, 09:50:36 AM

Quote from: demi on June 07, 2008, 04:08:12 PM
CivRev is great, and really seems like something I can really get into, but I dont think I have the patience to try and learn slash master it all.
You said at FG it is not the game for you and you're saying it's great

just give it a shot... i bet if this was japanese, you'd like it. What does it matter really... it's gonna be an amazing game

He saw that the achievements are going to be easy to get.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #43 on:** June 08, 2008, 09:56:18 AM »

i thought i saw a post where someone slagged bf1942 in here

i must've been seeing things, that can't possibly be true, my eyes were lying

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #44 on:** June 08, 2008, 10:03:35 AM »

I really love the Civ Rev demo, but then again I've been a Civ whore for 16 years and running. Civ Rev really feels like putting on an old, comfortable pair of shoes. It may be a little streamlined but it's unmistakenly Civ....kinda like the SNES version of Sim City in that respect. My only real complaint is the speed. Just seems way faster than what I normally play at.

Day one though - probably on the PS3.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #45 on:** June 09, 2008, 04:25:27 AM »

Civ Revo is fantastic - basically streamlined version of Civ 4. My only wish would be for a higher view of the world, it's difficult to get an idea what's going on without the constant movement.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #46 on:** June 09, 2008, 04:15:08 PM »

yea, camera is wonky. No rotation either unless I'm missing something.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #47 on:** June 09, 2008, 07:59:23 PM »

Yep

Which makes it like Catan's shitty skin without the rotation.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #48 on:** June 09, 2008, 08:06:42 PM »

Gameinformer gave Bad Company a 9.25. Now, I know this magazine is a bit dodgy when it comes to reviews (no, it really doesn't take a self-aware PC to run Gears PC at highest quality levels), but that still seems messed up.

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Author Topic: Civ Revolutions & BF: Bad Company demos on Live. (Read 2275 times)