cptcurt Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 is there anybody really playing this module. is it better than the others? i played the demo but it really seemed cartoony. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pešadija Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Only the unit icons are, really. Smoother graphics may give you that impressions. Dunno, gonna buy it soon, though. Tomorrow I get a paypal, and then order straight away. I'll be able to tell you my opinion, then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Yes... I've been distracted by other commitments, but overall CMA gives a very different feel from CMSF. The vulnerability of troops to small arms due to lack of body armor is significant. The C&C differences, squad sizes, weapons, etc., all create a challenge. As to the appearance, it is different. I like it. (It grew on me.) The appearance seems like cell shading. This conflict produced a lot of negative emotional response in the former Soviet Union. (Is that understated enough?) In order to sell a product which killed and wounded many of their countrymen, I fully understand the desire to create a little emotional distance by ensuring that the game is seen as a game, not a simulation. The "cartoony" look is part of that. All the above is my opinion. Regardless, the look is well integrated, seemless, and all flows into a cohesive whole. It is a good module. Ken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 BTW, it's not a "module". You do not need any of the previous CMSF titles to play CM Afghanistan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Hunter Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I like it, it was my first CMx2 title. Definitely a different feeling but still good. After playing it I bought CMSF and have enjoyed it ever since. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pešadija Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 So, question to the players: are taliban-grinding scenarios like operation magistral of the late eighties present? I won't be satisfied without paratrooper hill and raining fire on the mujs with artillery and Mil mi-24s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Russian gunships are indeed very frightening in the game. Almost as frightening is the old Enfield rifle which outranges you Russian assault rifles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pešadija Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Or every assault rifle, since it's a different class of round entirely? I'm sure the Mosin Nagant could compete, but I wouldn't bring it in a cityfight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I like it too. Love the feel and atmosphere of it. It's definitely not CMSF. I really enjoy playing with and learning the Soviet era equipment and organizations. Very different from what we are used to. I just wish more people were playing it and that we start to see more diverse and varied scenarios. I think the potential is huge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I like it too. Love the feel and atmosphere of it. It's definitely not CMSF. I really enjoy playing with and learning the Soviet era equipment and organizations. Very different from what we are used to. I just wish more people were playing it and that we start to see more diverse and varied scenarios. I think the potential is huge. I totally agree. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The current scenarios and campaigns are a bit repetitive. "Inf attacking a hillside, or desperately defending a hillside..." The demo scenario is still my favorite... wish there were more like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pešadija Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 That's how it went, since cities were either chock ****ing full of taliban or under total soviet control (compare and conrast Kabul's coup de main with the siege of Khost). So, repetitive is realistic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Realistic doesn't make for fun/entertaining games. Not sure why all the emphasis on "realistic." 99.9% of the time realistic is very boring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pešadija Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 But usually CM grogs do equate them, so... well, it's not like it simulates poppy fields, sheep running in front of tanks and so forth... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosseau Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I agree with Erwin. Real life historical scenarios can be one-sided or boring. It's a lot worse in some other games I can think of. But thank gosh it's pretty easy to create your own with CM:A. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZPB II Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I play it a lot, perhaps even more than CMSF. Red vs. Red in CMA is very entertaining. I haven't really noticed this cartoony look, perhaps it is because the biggest factor is the trees that are too bright, I downloaded a mod that toned the colours down and it looks so much better. You can have T-55s and T-62s dueling in CMSF too, but there aren't any modern ATGMs and such crap coming in the way...I love exciting tank battles that aren't "first shot 98% guaranteed hit 99% guaranteed kill!" Ricochets! Misses! Penetrations that don't result in spectacular fireballs! I even saw an AP round bounce from one tank to another, scaring the latter's crew into a ditch. (Sadly for me, they remanned their vehicle) CMA is a lot harder than CMSF. BMPs, BTRs, BMDs and BMDRs are very fragile, and the Soviet MBTs of that era can't take the kind of punishment an Abrams does. I like the challenge, I do know that there's a lot of well designed and challenging scenarios for CMSF because I've played them but still... My complaints is that there aren't as many scenarios for the english version of CMA, it has such potential, I wish there'd be byte campaigns for it. I released one scenario but I have no idea if people really played it. I have several ideas and scenarios in the works, I think the concepts and maps I have planned out provide for really grueling battles. But I'm a bit of an ADD type, hard time wrapping things up for a release-worthy shape. There is so much potential for these bytesize campaigns in CMA, but time is of the essence, with CMBN looming somewhere on the distant horizon. Some very minor points, I feel the Soviets have a bit too many RPG gunners, the squad sizes are so small that every AKM counts! And I wish we had the "driver&gunner team" command from CMBN, there are so many times I wish I could send 2 dismounts from the recon squad to peek over a crest while the 2 guys stay behind in the BRDM-2. Oh and I wish there was some way to ban technical companies from tiny or small QBs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 "...downloaded a mod that toned the colours down and it looks so much better. You can have T-55s and T-62s dueling in CMSF too, but there aren't any modern ATGMs and such crap coming in the way...I love exciting tank battles that aren't "first shot 98% guaranteed hit 99% guaranteed kill!" I couldn't agree more with what Zeb said. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pešadija Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 As I know it, they didn't implement an infantry formation they should have - five man SVD teams they used late in the war to hunt them all over the hills. Ruuuuun toooo theeee hiiiiiiiiiiiiills, run fooooooooor your liiiiiiiiiiiiiiife 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GI Jas Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Yes, I agree. I own CMSF as well but this version has a much different feel to it. Love the mountain terrian scenarios. However, not being a fan of the Soviets ( a cold war child that remembers) I chose to play the Taliban which is very challenging. How they ran the Soviets out is beyond me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikkypixie Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Is there somewhere you can get Russian scenarios? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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