The Best WWII War Simulation
I've played many games before and have even reviewed some here on my Blog, but this is a bit of a review and some dirt on this awesome game. One game I have to truly say is different than all the rest. Now mind you this game started out as a MOD for Unreal Tournament and won Nvidias "Make Something Unreal" competition a few years back. They've since re-released this MOD into a full functioning and retail game and changed the name and added maps and features.
Tripwire is the company that has released this and it's available through Steam which is the same platform you can get Day of Defeat and Counter Strike and some other little known titles such as Half Life and Half Life 2. Now you've heard of all those games so now what makes this one special or different.
First if you are a Battlefield 2 fan this game is NOT for you. If you enjoy Call of Duty 2 or Day of Defeat then this one may NOT even be for you either but it might sway you. The reason I say this is because it's much different than any of these titles. Graphically it's a very beautiful game with a ton of detail and the gameplay isn't run and gun like many other games I've already mentioned.
The game I am referring to is Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. This was originally the MOD Red Orchestra. They've since added a few more features and maps and of course the name change and it sells for a mere 25 bucks on Steam.
What is great about this being added to Steam is that when a patch comes out it will auto-update through your Steam client before you can even play it and of course with many of the games I mentioned earlier you can get those there as well for a few more dollars.
There are a few bugs with the game but with games such as Battlefield 2 with more bugs than a South American Rain Forest the few that this game has are barely noticed.
As I mentioned earlier it's different, a lot to get used to, first off when you fire your bolt action gun you have to actually fire again to use the bolt action to put another bullet in the chamber and when you run out of bullets you have to reload of course. There are machine guns and some semi-auto guns and you even have tanks and other vehicles. These vehicles aren't like Battlefield 2 either, they are far more Sim based. You don't just jump in and drive off. This game is also very much geared toward teamplay. Many of the vehicles have multiple seats and weapons and it's best to have a full tank when going into a flag zone. I just wish they could have or add air battles to this game and if they could then personally I don't think any other game could actually touch it.
Two of the bugs I'd like to mention is that when people stand in front of a doorway you can't pass them or push them out of the way. There are also times where you seem to get stuck on items such as tables, trees, and other things. Another one is if you are real close to an enemy and empty a clip at them you may not hit them at all depends on the distance from them. Not sure if the latter is by design. Stops the spray and pray play of many BF2 likes.
The great features are no bunny hopping, you can jump but like once, fatigue, and the more fatigued the harder it is to shoot, oh and I almost forgot to mention Iron Sights ONLY... No red X, just pure Iron Sights. Shooting from the hip works but is pretty much a lost cause unless you know how to pull it off properly. Need to look down your guns sight in this game even at close range. Also emptying a clip at someone will most likely miss them and it's because of the silhouette effect because of the recoil. You can also shoot the weapons out of the players hands, hit them in the hand with a cocked grenade and watch it fall beside them and watch them blow. You can call in air strikes but only after you use binoculars and picking a spot to hit but you are limited to the amount of times this can be done in a period of time. There are also the gore factors of dismemberment and blood.
It is team flag capture based game and there is a limit on the amount of reinforcements a team has and a time limit or whichever comes first. Don't worry you can respawn over and over to a certain extent. This is one of those games most people used to those I mentioned earlier, will I'm sure HATE, but once you get your first kill or see guys blowing up from a grenade or air strike you'll be amazed at the detail. The longer you play it, the more you want to return to it. There are classes as with all other games of this type and usually in most servers there are a set number of each. This eliminates everyone being a sniper (You BF2 folks know what I mean)... LOL.
All I can say about this game is it's awesome and for the true sim player out there this is one for you. You can't just play it once and for less than 15 minutes because I could honestly tell you that you'll probably think first off that I'm crazy and that the game sucks but believe me it beats all the other games out there and could do much more with more people coming over to it in the future. With it being on Steam they can add maps and other great items to it in time and of course crush what bugs may be in it. It also has anti-cheat measures of it's own and voice chat within the game to the public or the team. I can only say give it a try and don't give up too early. You'll see it is far more realistic than any other game currently available and definately one of the best WWII games currently available. If this were a review I would give it a
Tripwire is the company that has released this and it's available through Steam which is the same platform you can get Day of Defeat and Counter Strike and some other little known titles such as Half Life and Half Life 2. Now you've heard of all those games so now what makes this one special or different.
First if you are a Battlefield 2 fan this game is NOT for you. If you enjoy Call of Duty 2 or Day of Defeat then this one may NOT even be for you either but it might sway you. The reason I say this is because it's much different than any of these titles. Graphically it's a very beautiful game with a ton of detail and the gameplay isn't run and gun like many other games I've already mentioned.
The game I am referring to is Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. This was originally the MOD Red Orchestra. They've since added a few more features and maps and of course the name change and it sells for a mere 25 bucks on Steam.
What is great about this being added to Steam is that when a patch comes out it will auto-update through your Steam client before you can even play it and of course with many of the games I mentioned earlier you can get those there as well for a few more dollars.
There are a few bugs with the game but with games such as Battlefield 2 with more bugs than a South American Rain Forest the few that this game has are barely noticed.
As I mentioned earlier it's different, a lot to get used to, first off when you fire your bolt action gun you have to actually fire again to use the bolt action to put another bullet in the chamber and when you run out of bullets you have to reload of course. There are machine guns and some semi-auto guns and you even have tanks and other vehicles. These vehicles aren't like Battlefield 2 either, they are far more Sim based. You don't just jump in and drive off. This game is also very much geared toward teamplay. Many of the vehicles have multiple seats and weapons and it's best to have a full tank when going into a flag zone. I just wish they could have or add air battles to this game and if they could then personally I don't think any other game could actually touch it.
Two of the bugs I'd like to mention is that when people stand in front of a doorway you can't pass them or push them out of the way. There are also times where you seem to get stuck on items such as tables, trees, and other things. Another one is if you are real close to an enemy and empty a clip at them you may not hit them at all depends on the distance from them. Not sure if the latter is by design. Stops the spray and pray play of many BF2 likes.
The great features are no bunny hopping, you can jump but like once, fatigue, and the more fatigued the harder it is to shoot, oh and I almost forgot to mention Iron Sights ONLY... No red X, just pure Iron Sights. Shooting from the hip works but is pretty much a lost cause unless you know how to pull it off properly. Need to look down your guns sight in this game even at close range. Also emptying a clip at someone will most likely miss them and it's because of the silhouette effect because of the recoil. You can also shoot the weapons out of the players hands, hit them in the hand with a cocked grenade and watch it fall beside them and watch them blow. You can call in air strikes but only after you use binoculars and picking a spot to hit but you are limited to the amount of times this can be done in a period of time. There are also the gore factors of dismemberment and blood.
It is team flag capture based game and there is a limit on the amount of reinforcements a team has and a time limit or whichever comes first. Don't worry you can respawn over and over to a certain extent. This is one of those games most people used to those I mentioned earlier, will I'm sure HATE, but once you get your first kill or see guys blowing up from a grenade or air strike you'll be amazed at the detail. The longer you play it, the more you want to return to it. There are classes as with all other games of this type and usually in most servers there are a set number of each. This eliminates everyone being a sniper (You BF2 folks know what I mean)... LOL.
All I can say about this game is it's awesome and for the true sim player out there this is one for you. You can't just play it once and for less than 15 minutes because I could honestly tell you that you'll probably think first off that I'm crazy and that the game sucks but believe me it beats all the other games out there and could do much more with more people coming over to it in the future. With it being on Steam they can add maps and other great items to it in time and of course crush what bugs may be in it. It also has anti-cheat measures of it's own and voice chat within the game to the public or the team. I can only say give it a try and don't give up too early. You'll see it is far more realistic than any other game currently available and definately one of the best WWII games currently available. If this were a review I would give it a
8.5
With the few bugs and no air battles is really the only reason it's that low... LOW??? As I said graphically it's great, sound is another plus, the gameplay at times a bit twitchy but for shear realizm (INSANE)... Get out there boys and girls and get your copy and I'll see ya on the battlefield.
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