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Let's see....we've pretty much abandoned "Breach" but then so have a lot of other players. Great potential with this game but serious performance issues and also with their so-called dedicated server. Will Atomic release updates to salvage the game? Maybe...their forum was all but abandoned for awhile but they are posting once more and responding to users. Too little too late?....most likely. At least the game was priced cheap enough.
"Medal Of Honor" (aka MOH...like Larry, Curly and MOH ;) is working out really well for us. Graphics are great, sound is decent, gameplay is smooth, and the price was right...finally. I do wish there was more server control but as I've stated before, the days of mods/tweaks/control and public dedicated server files seem to have passed on by. All the AAA title pub houses have moved to the same "we are in control" backend network model. What we used to laugh at in the old days (remember NovaLogic/NovaWorld?) is now the norm. Sucks (as in that $ucking $ound you hear from your wallet) but 'tis out of our control.
The word is that there will be a MOH sequel, and one can only hope it uses the Frostbite 2 engine that looks so great in the "Battlefield 3" vids. But BF3 is gonna be HUGE map-wise...64 player support...waaaay outta our league. BTW, BF3 is rumored to be out early November this year.
"Crysis 2": I played the MP demo a bit and while the game isn't revolutionary, from the demo it appears to be a solid shooter with the best DX9 graphics you'll likely find. Again, the Big Brother control network model is a PITA, but it remains to be seen how well that will work once the game releases on March 22nd. Might be another one to keep an eye on for us when it hits the bargain bin.
"Homefront": LOTS of buzz about this one, tho' again, over the top for us size-wise in similar fashion to the Battlefield series....32 player support. Rumor is there's a leaked copy on most platforms already....I'm thinking from a "single-player worthy" frame of mind. Release date is the 15th.
"F.3.A.R": Not much info on the MP aspect of this game yet. The SP should be awesome, tho' it remains to be seen if it (or any game) can top the scare/fright factor of the original. I'm hoping for a great MP version but too early to tell yet. Release is sometime in May.
I'm not going to talk much about "Deadspace 2", as it's 3rd person and the MP is L4Dish (humans vs mutants). Very good SP game, but I don't care for those MP styles.
Lastly, it's good to see "Bulletstorm" riding in the Top 10 this week. I wish it were less console-ish and the MP was actual MP instead of just COOP, as we'd have a ton o'fun with this one and it's fresh "kill with skill" scoring model. I've watched a few vids of the COOP MP and it seems kinda chaotic since you have to actually cooperate to get the best scores. Maybe the sequel will include a more traditional team vs team model. But the SP is great and I play it almost daily. Another one to watch for bargain bin status.
Mamba, out
