Foobar Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 ]http://www.somethingawful.com I warn any of our dedicated modders, that the writer of this review is umm, well I usually like these guys, but they have no business talking about wargames.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Oh pulll your head in - he talks like THAT about all games - and he rated CMBB a 10. Actually I've read enough reviews of CMBB - I quite enjoyed the other 4 on the page - a whole page of warry game reviews - I quite liked the demo for Shogun but was only the battles appealed, so I never bought the whole thing - I wonder if the Medieval Warfare comes with a decent battle generator? And a decent X-com follow-up could be heaps of fun too! so the reviewer gets 10/10 for choice of gmaes this week IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Zero Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Hey, that´s pretty nice considering that it`s from SA. Whatever you do, don´t send them flame e-mails. Check the NeverwinterNights feature below the Wargamin´ one for examples of What Could Happen To You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Originally posted by *Captain Foobar*: ]http://www.somethingawful.com I warn any of our dedicated modders, that the writer of this review is umm, well I usually like these guys, but they have no business talking about wargames..Just thought I would quote from that site: (interesting style of writting there) " GI Combat (PC only, NO Mac Version oh well) A German tank hunter maneuvers next to a building where a squad waits in ambush. Developer: Freedom Games Concept: Sort of a cross between the Close Combat series and Combat Mission, GI Combat is a squad-based real time strategy game set during World War II. It's extremely good looking graphically and the developers claim to be modeling the individual soldiers on a level that surpasses even Close Combat. This translates to you having a squad pinned down by a machinegun and one guy charging forward with a grenade while another guy ****s his pants in a trench. The Hype: There really isn't much hype for this game and I don't understand why. It looks really gorgeous and that usually suckers game magazines in a hurry. It also has secured big-name publishing through EA, which means that EA must not have much hope for it if they're not putting pressure on all these chuckle-heads to shill their game for them. The other possibility, probably the most likely one, is that the game's projected October release date is extremely optimistic and we'll actually see the game on shelves around the same time Israel and Palestine sit down for tea and cake. What I Say: Who the living **** is "Freedom Games"? Obviously their name is something of a misnomer if they've shackled their first major title to the oppressive yoke of Electronic Arts. I'll admit that GI Combat looks promising as hell, I'll give it that, but having some pretty screenshots just shows you have a working editor fellas. On the up side, if I decide to buy this game I'll probably be able to find it at Best Buy instead of searching under a rock like I have to do with most strategy games. Our Hype Rating: 7, the game looks pretty and looks to have even more depth than Combat Mission with Close Combat style gameplay. I've also never heard of Freedom Games, which means that this will probably end up being a sequel to Wacky Wheels that just happens to have a picture of General Patton on the box cover. Copyright 2002 Something Awful Inc. from: http://www.somethingawful.com/ -tom w [ July 29, 2002, 10:59 PM: Message edited by: aka_tom_w ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foobar Posted July 30, 2002 Author Share Posted July 30, 2002 Oh, I agree, I was just really suprised to see it up over there. I actually went over there to read some other things. I agree, they went pretty easy on us, but to dicount what mods have done for us? Someone should show them some of the original screenshots, or that classic pre-alpha pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauCoupDinkyDau Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Yeah, he rated CMBB a 10, but the attitude has got ta go! [ July 31, 2002, 02:44 AM: Message edited by: Vader's Jester ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slangton Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 "Oh pulll your head in - he talks like THAT about all games - and he rated CMBB a 10." -Yeah, but he says in the beginning that the rating is a measure for how much NOT to buy the game. All in all, I think the guy is semi-funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Those that can...program Those that can't...write witty columns full of bon mots and Gen-X innoui. Givemeafirkinbreak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen-x87H Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Nobody takes them seriiously. I visit that site all the time. They are complete smartass's. Gen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGMB Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Hmmmm, sounds like these guys are obbsessed with graphics... Maybe they should all go play MOHAA.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 GB is probally somewhere at the bottom of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 For Something Awful, that's a pretty good preview. Not sure if BfC should link to it from the main page though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlow Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Well the rest of the site is complete crap trying to pretend it is cynical humor, but in comparison, the review isn't half bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicKevlar Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Too bad GIC is being published by Strategy First and Freedom Games is actually alot of the old gang from Atomic. Of course, all of you farkers already knew that! SomethingAwful pales in comparision to www.fark.com for humor and downright fun...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killmore Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 While I love Combat Mission I do agree with some comments from that site. Other than that that review was not bad at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Yeah, that's actually a pretty favorable review coming from that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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