Tiger Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Gonna download the demo tonight as I sleep. Any old CMers thoughts? -Tiger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGMB Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Soldier, Infantry combat is still in the CMBB style, which may be a con or a pro. The demo maps aren't great, IMHO. Of course, I'm buying it anyway (even though its OS9). Suffice it to say... I'm waiting for CMXII [ December 18, 2003, 07:35 PM: Message edited by: Mbjvx ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I've only played the demo since I'm still waiting for my pre-order, but if you liked CMBO, and the improvements that came with CMBB, then you will enjoy CMAK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSL Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I've gone from CMBO -> CMBB -> CMAK (like a lot of folks here) and I like CMAK better than CMBB, it has more of a CMBO "feel" to it It's not as arcade-like as CMBO and the infantry are a bit more fragile, but it's a cracking game all the same. Though (IMHO of course) the graphics engine is now starting to show it's age. I'm looking forward to the new engine! Alex. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pud Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I like the Italian setting, the African maps dont offer the manoeuvrist many options so I stay clear of them. The Italian setting has a CMBO/CMBB hybrid feel. Well worth it for the Commonwealth troop/AFV selections once again. Game play is CMBB although things dont seem to hit their targets as frequently? Does anyone esle get this impression? Think CMBO with a 2 cups of easy routing, a heaped spoonful of suppression all topped off with a large plate of dust. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscano Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Nah, it sucks man. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscano Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Sorry, I couldn't resist. Seriously, just get your credit card out and buy it. Don't even bother with the demo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Even if you don't like the game you can still make mods. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I love this game...and the desert maps are very intersting...great for maneuver warfare. The historical time frame allows for early weapons systems to shine. I have bought all the CM's to date and this one is the best. Buy it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobnickbob Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Well I think it is worth the price , although I own CMBB , I just couldn’t get into it all that much. Fun game and I liked all the fine tunning that went into it and there is the fact that the ruskies had the major battles and all but , this is the one I had been waiting for. I love that CMBO feel plus all the fine tunning . It may be a bit dated but it still has elegance and sophistication. The best combat simulator around. (none FPS that is) You might as well just get it now , and stat having some fun. you know you want to. BnickB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted December 19, 2003 Author Share Posted December 19, 2003 They still hjave not fixed the anti-aliasing problem?! This is what made me quit playing cmbb, it looked awful w/o any anti-aliasing I'll pick it up when it's on the storeshelves I reckon. -Tiger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Mate Detrius Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Im clearly a newbie here. What I have found is that the allied units are a bit upgraded (probaly just in my eyes since noone else have mentioned that). Now Shermans actually can battle it out with Panzer III N/L on about equall terms. ..that has never happened to me in the pervious CMs. And did I mention....I LOVE the archers!! Their the Allied answer to the Hetzers (not armour wise offcourse). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales Dvorak Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Originally posted by Pvt. Ryan: Even if you don't like the game you can still make mods. Tiger, I still use all your ( armor ) CMBO mods. It's good to see you back. Ales ............... CMAK? I'm still waiting...postman...... :mad: [ December 19, 2003, 05:50 AM: Message edited by: Ales Dvorak ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Carr Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Originally posted by mscano: Sorry, I couldn't resist. Seriously, just get your credit card out and buy it. Don't even bother with the demo. LOL! I think it's worth the price of admission as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 What else can you get for your $35 these days? Two movie tickets and a couple bags of popcorn? An overpriced T-shirt at Abacrombie & Fitch? With CMAK your $35 buys you five years of 3-D desert warfare; the chance to see an Italian CV33 mini-tankette catch fire and blow up; 25 pounder artillery fire blasting a mountain top; Infantry assaulting a trench in a night raid; an Elefant heavy tank destroyer as it appears through the morning fog... This is one cool game, even if you've played the other CM games ad nausuim. Admittedly in CMAK you won't see people run down by sports cars, or blood pumping from the neck of your musclebound opponent, or health crystals hidden under waterfalls. But is that a bad thing? [ December 19, 2003, 10:35 AM: Message edited by: MikeyD ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Kruger Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I've played CMBO to CMBB to CMAK and my opinion is... it's great. Also, great to see you here! J Kruger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGMB Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Soldiers, I think the biggest factor in CMAK (and CMBB for that matter) was the quality of the maps. The first CMBB demo map (soviet's defending at Kursk) was excellent and really changed the focus of the game (I imediatly felt that this was no longer CMBO)... where as the full included maps were for the majority, uninspired and silly. CMAK suffers the same fate for the demo in my mind, where Dan's senerio is not half bad, but Rune's doesn't really grip me. Just a shout out to Dan on this one: I'm buying CMAK because of your senerio. (of course, Steve should note that I bought CMBB becuase of his map). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 CMAK is a must own, IMHO, for any tactical wargamer. I still favor CMBB, because I like the Ostfront better, but that is not to take anything away from CMAK. Great game, stop thinking, just buy it and don't thik twice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted December 20, 2003 Author Share Posted December 20, 2003 Tiger, I still use all your ( armor ) CMBO mods. It's good to see you back. Thanks but I havent modded for CM in a long long time. I don't think I'd know where to start, all the new stuff looks so awesome anyway. I lost all of my old mods and have nothing of them I'm going to pick up CMAK when I see it in the stores I reckon. -Tiger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tittles Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 I cant warm up to the desert battles. The distances and terrain and eye-drabbiness turns me off. There have been infantry battle changes and I am not so sure things are tweaked right. I would like to see CMAK-updated-CMBB. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkiviadis Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Originally posted by Tiger: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Tiger, I still use all your ( armor ) CMBO mods. It's good to see you back. Thanks but I havent modded for CM in a long long time. I don't think I'd know where to start, all the new stuff looks so awesome anyway. I lost all of my old mods and have nothing of them I'm going to pick up CMAK when I see it in the stores I reckon. I still have all your mods -Tiger </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombinedArms Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 I really like CMAK. It brings the advances of CMBB back to the west front, with a few nice tweaks to the engine and graphics that are better than CMBB by a good bit and MUCH better than BO. It also is massive in scale, with units and vehicles ranging from 1941-1945. If you don't like desert fighting then relocate to Tunisia (arid, rocky hills) or Italy/Europe. I bought the game the moment it came out and can't imagine not owning it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGMB Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Soldiers, IMHO; CMBB would have been better had it only covered a single time frame, say, Combat Mission: Operation Citadel or something. The massive scale of the entire eastren front turned me off the game (though there are some excellent battles for it, I find the huge scale hard to come to grips with). CMAK, I like the smaller scale, and the Italian levels are definately more interesting then the desert levels (brings back CMBO memories). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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