boodybandit wrote:
> "Alan" <aye@right.com> wrote in message
> news:g9-dnU4TYO1yka7bRVnytgA@bt.com...
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>> "AirRaid" <airraid22@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1177743932.695086.10770@n59g2000hsh.googlegro ups.com...
>>>
>>> 720p HD
>>> http://download.activision.com/callo...t24FPS720p.mov
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>
>>> 480p SD
>>> http://64.158.29.57/90webStereoFastStart24FPS480p.mov
>>>
>>> right-click, save as
>>>
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>> Looks ok, but all they've done is turned COD into GRAW/Rainbox Six -
>> only time will tell...
>
>
> You say that like it's a bad thing.
> GRAW and RS are very popular games on LIVE. More popular then COD.
> Maybe this is what Activision needs to move the series forward.
> Damned if they do, damned if they don't.
>
> I applaud any developer that tries to move a series in a new
> direction. I know I get bored playing the same damn game over with
> every new installment.
I do too and perhaps it's time for a change. What I've liked about Call of
Duty is its grittiness. That and atmosphere. World War II locals offer
great potential for adding atmosphere to game play. This is what really set
Gears of War apart. It was gritty and it had a lot of atmospher, you really
felt a war was going on and you were in the middle of it. I think the
seemingly "old European" look and some of the gothic structures added a
great deal to the game. That and the fact, everyone looked as though they
had been in battle, they were battle worn and battle scared.
What I've found objectionable in the more modern warefare type games, GRAW
for example, is they seem to lack the grit and atmosphere of their World War
II counterparts and some of the more fictionalized games such as Gears.
War is a dirty business, it's not clinical and I find some of the combat
games in a modern setting a bit too pristine. From what I can see in the
trailer and this is obviously very early even though it was more "cinema"
than game play, it seems to have the grittiness we've come to expect in Call
of Duty games. Also, given Infinity Ward's record with Call of Duty, I have
reason to hope they will continue to build on their past successes and
traditions.
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Nomad