Mr. W W Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 OK, yesterday I finaly got to spend some serious time with CM for the 1st time in the week I have had it - 4 quick battles and a scenario: Pegasus Bridge, and I would like to share my impressions, if I may. The game is more damned fun than any other game I have played since Heroes of Might and Magic 2. It fairly oozes good times, and the replayablilty is outstanding. It's just COOL. The joy of seeing 2 500lb bombs take out that King Tiger that was menacing my Pershings is unbelievable. The fun of "riding along" with my T-8 on a fast recon, or my M-10 as it suprises a Stugg at 90 degrees...man, just a blast! The realism is also incredible. The 1st time I saw a round from my m5a1 go careening off and explode in the trees I was almost flabbergasted. Stuff like that. I am not knowledgeable enough to get into the minutae, but it all feels right. I find that I play a lot of Armor vs. Armor attacks on large maps with around 1250 or so points, I like to buy my own units and I love the GA planes. My prefered side are the American Army, with 2 M5A1s and 2 Pershings, supported by the odd M4A1 (105) and T-8 scout cars, 2-3 rifle platoons in a baseball formation, and whatever support I can afford. The baseball formation always seems to give me the most options in any situation without losing an HQ or mortar unit. I nearly always end up with one squad free to maneuver. I haven't tried a PBEM yet, but I am slowly working up the courage to do so. And the time, which is a bigger concern. I especially love, during setup, to "fly around" the map at 1, 4, and 7 to get the feel of the terrain and avenues. Setup went from being kind of a drag to being one of my favorite parts of the game. I spent almost 45 minutes setting up once or twice! As far as things I would like to see in the game, I would really like some sort of a unit list with the capability to "find" a unit. How many MGs were sitting in a copse out of the action because I didn't see them or remember to hit the plus and minus keys? Well, several LOL. Honestly, that is my only real wish. There are plenty of units I haven't tried yet, plenty of tactics, plenty of options...maybe just a little HQ screen to help keep track of things. Maybe I will have more ideas in the future - one week isn't a lot of time. I just wanted to say this and allow any of you to comment and stuff - especially newbies like me. I appreciate all the help you folks have given and look forward to reading your thoughts. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroth Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 Good post!! I too would like to see a Army list added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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