James Cobb Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Great game. http://www.wargamer.com/reviews/review-combat-mission-final-blitzkrieg/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodyBag Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) A little correction: A King Tiger and friend in pristine condition Its actually a Jagdtiger,- a tank destroyer version of the Koenigstiger (Kingtiger). Cheers, Edited April 13, 2016 by BodyBag 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunt_GI Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 A very nice and fair review...the description of the game is spot on, especially the tactical aspects and the effect of terrain on the game play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) What a pity he starts the article talking about trees, with the trees shut off!!! Otherwise is a very positive, balanced review and well written. Edited April 13, 2016 by Bud Backer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Cobb Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 You're right. I originally had screenshots of all three tree levels but then mt screen capture app went bonkers. However, I think the AT gun pic shows how well forests can hide. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bil Hardenberger Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I think it is a well written and fair review James, however FWIW the screenshots are not as high quality in my opinion and give a poor impression of the game. If I was reading the review and looking at your screenshots I'm not sure I'd be interested. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Cobb Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Thanks, Grunt GI. Bodybag, I originally had great shots of Stugs, Wirbelwind, etc., but, as I mentioned above, my screen capture app went bonkers and I didn't have time to re-do everything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Great review... Liked the attention you gave to the games immersive qualities 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 1 hour ago, James Cobb said: Thanks, Grunt GI. Bodybag, I originally had great shots of Stugs, Wirbelwind, etc., but, as I mentioned above, my screen capture app went bonkers and I didn't have time to re-do everything. But now your screenshots are letting the game down. There is a lot at stake for this company. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user1000 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 1 hour ago, BodyBag said: A little correction: A King Tiger and friend in pristine condition Its actually a Jagdtiger,- a tank destroyer version of the Koenigstiger (Kingtiger). Cheers, ^ This and a Tiger II is actually a king tiger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) Okay, trees being mentioned as OFF: covered by another comment. Horribly simplified graphics and close LOD settings: also covered by another poster. What's not covered? Simple. We need to begin a kickstarter campaign for you to juice up your review computer! Egads, man! If you're going to do computer game reviews (which you do quite well), you need a COMPUTER which will also kick butt!! Seriously, did you run jumpers from your wrist watch to your screen to for those shots? C'mon BFC'ers, who wants to pledge some support to help James Cobb get a rig which will let CM shine in his reviews? Cash or parts...we can build it! What have we got lying around? Ken Edited April 13, 2016 by c3k 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Well written review! No idea what happenend with some the screenshots, which are really bad. Check graphics options and crank up. Turn off objective zones. Don´t move camera too close to objects, so they look cut off (clipping). Beside that, making really good sceenshots is more sort of an art anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I've got some spare parts. James Cobb...list your specs and we'll see what we can do. (Yes, a "pity party" for the computer game reviewer. Your screenshots mean you (veritably) asked for it!) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Cobb Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) OK, guys, my computer is fine. As I said repeatedly above, my screen capture app went nuts. I move close to show details. Edited April 13, 2016 by James Cobb More to say. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Here ya go @James Cobb drop me a line 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodyBag Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Why don't you use some of Battlefronts own screenshots from their product-page? I'm sure they want them used in a review of the game, and there are 20+ to choose from. A lot of reviewers use screenshots provided by game-developers. They are in high resolution, 2,5 K and 4 K and looks great,- way better than any of yours. Cheers, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttorneyAtWar Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Ok I think he gets it guys... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Cobb Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 I did use two of them. You didn't notice? That tells me a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodyBag Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sorry, I just browsed the review fast,- looked only at the first couple of pictures... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I think we can give the man a break. He put out a decent review of the game, and encountered some technical problems on the graphics front, which he owned up to straight away. End of story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroBodine Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 He gets the point, but it would be really nice if the screenshots were replaced with better versions. They really make the game look bad, except for a couple shots of the Tiger tanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 6 hours ago, James Cobb said: http://www.wargamer.com/reviews/review-combat-mission-final-blitzkrieg/ From your review: Replay value is great with an easy Quick Battle generator, a powerful editor, hotseat/Internet/PBEM play and five levels of difficulty. Each level enhances AI cunning which is pretty good even at lower levels. I don't believe the comment concerning the AI is accurate. My understanding is that the AI's "decisions" are the same at all difficulty levels. The difference between the levels is the amount of information available to the player and the delay associated with certain actions such as spotting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 12 hours ago, Agua said: I don't believe the comment concerning the AI is accurate. My understanding is that the AI's "decisions" are the same at all difficulty levels. The difference between the levels is the amount of information available to the player and the delay associated with certain actions such as spotting. Yeah the fact is there's very little AI to move troops around, it's all done by the scenario designer setting various groups of units to move at various times, or triggering when the player moves into various areas. But of course, we as players have the imagination to "trick" ourselves a lot to explain why something happens or not in the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 13 hours ago, FroBodine said: He gets the point, but it would be really nice if the screenshots were replaced with better versions. They really make the game look bad, except for a couple shots of the Tiger tanks. Apparently, once something is uploaded to his webpage, it can never ever be updated, changed or removed. What you do in life echoes in eternity... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Unfortunately James has refused to change the screenshots either by retaking them himself or accepting my offer to have us or even you guys redo them. I was told off for even asking. Needless to say we do not find that attitude either professional or even comprehensible. I'm still pretty much puzzled by the response I got, but it is what it is. Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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