Bad Company 2 certainly borrowed a considerable portion of my essay-writing time from me,
so this one definately looks like it's worth keeping my eyes on.
It'll be interesting to see whether their loyalty to PC gamers last though in light of what DICE recently announced regarding the Battlefield franchise (see www.megagames.com/news/dice-cancels-two-pc-battlefield-projects).
Good find though; some mates of mine will have gluey pants when this gets around.
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Coubs Salty toothpaste, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 23:10,
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I'm with you, but Dice have always been PC centric. They were very critical of the COD and MOH series - no prone, no modding.
They've maintained that have a huge amount of autonomy and they'll make sure that the PC is the flagship release for BF3.
I mean, I'd rather play BF2 than watch some kid in MOH get a killstreak and 'earn an Apache strike.' I mean, come on.
Project Reality is a perfect example of what Dice allows modders to do to their engine (and let's face it, Desert Combat was a mod of 1942 that actually bettered the game.)
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waz4444 Escorts, bescorts - Come in if you're saucy., Tue 8 Feb 2011, 23:15,
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Im completely behind the whole Battlefield thing
I play codblops purely because all of my mates do (and because Zombies is a great way to lose a night) but I am always moaning that we never play enough Bad Company 2. Battlefield games have always been the perfect midpoint between cheater's havens like COD or MOH and (a bit more) realistic shooters like ARMA and Op Flash; they provide both the fun that you get from de-tagging a 12 year-old and the ultimate win that comes from progressive teamwork.
The only issue I have with this is that, like Crysis 2, a game that should be a PC title will ultimately be released as a console port as that is where the majority of the market is. It's a shame really, but its understandable considering that it costs me in excess of £600 to overhaul my base unit every two years to keep in with recommended game specs; it wouldnt cost me a penny over rrp to keep my console working with every new game.
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Coubs Salty toothpaste, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 23:30,
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