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OvA
15-03-2006, 12:47 AM
It's out. And I'm poor. :|
DigiQ8
15-03-2006, 01:34 AM
Me want a demo
Iced_Eagle
15-03-2006, 01:37 AM
I got it, it's okay so far.

There's a few annoyances.

- You can flip some vehicles over very easily, and there's no way to flip them upright... And when you get out of a flipped vehicle, you take about 50% health damage!

- There's a few rendering issues (sniper scope doesn't update itself while relading is one, and also sometimes when you do the camera jumps to your spawn point, and then back to where you died)

- Movement is really bouncy and jittery, even over the smallest of bumps... This should be smoothed out.

- No clear view of how to get to your objectives, or who is on which team (you need to memorize uniform and vehicle colors)

Overall, it's a decent game, for sure worth 25 bucks :)
MiccyNarc
15-03-2006, 04:08 AM
- You can flip some vehicles over very easily, and there's no way to flip them upright... And when you get out of a flipped vehicle, you take about 50% health damage!

Drive like you would IRL ;)


- No clear view of how to get to your objectives, or who is on which team (you need to memorize uniform and vehicle colors)
Think in real world terms :)

I love this game :D
Uriel
15-03-2006, 04:11 AM
Stupid question, is this the Source engine its running on?
bigburpco
15-03-2006, 04:12 AM
Damn it, I've lost that $2.495 dollars :(

EDIT: Uriel, it's on the Unreal 2.5 Engine.
Snowden
15-03-2006, 04:12 AM
Me want a demo

Yes, me too.
BHC
15-03-2006, 04:55 AM
Stupid question, is this the Source engine its running on?

No, Unreal 2.5 actually. It started as a ut2k3/2k4 mod, thats how I got into it. You dont need a demo trust me, this game owns.
gick
15-03-2006, 09:39 AM
Aye tis very good. Not much fun when everybody is running around, not using teamwork though, and I dont know anybody else who has it. Could do with a squad system like BF2 as well, but overall, well worth what I paid for it.
clarky003
15-03-2006, 10:27 AM
It seems cool, but there are now like bagillion games like this.. I need lots of special reasons to encourage me to keep buying or else it just doesnt cut it. I'll play the demo when it comes out and leave it at that me thinks.
Jammydodger
15-03-2006, 01:52 PM
i'll post me review and some screens later when I get home.
StardogChampion
15-03-2006, 05:05 PM
It seems cool, but there are now like bagillion games like this..
Name one?
Dr. Freeman
15-03-2006, 06:09 PM
i want this game but the retail version of this game is not yet available :(
the Futureshop website says March 22 but still...

I WANT IT NOW :|
Iced_Eagle
16-03-2006, 12:07 AM
Drive like you would IRL ;)

I try, but usually when I let off the gas, it slows down way too fast... Maybe I just need to practice, but so far it's just meh.

Think in real world terms :)

I love this game :D

I'm trying, but there is no real indication on which team you are on (I've had troubles with the menu system), so I always need to hit F1 to check to see which team I'm on...
MiccyNarc
16-03-2006, 02:54 AM
Check your uniform (you can see the sleeve next to your gun)

Germans = Grey or greenish
Russians = Brown or white

You'll learn fast.
destrukt
16-03-2006, 03:51 AM
so, is this worth buying ? i have dod:s [and love it] and i remember trying an early version of ro a long time ago and it was kind of bad (i know, bad to base an opinion off something that long ago).

is it a 'realistic' shooter or semi-realistic like dod:s.

heck, someone compare it to dod for me. :P
gick
16-03-2006, 12:24 PM
so, is this worth buying ? i have dod:s [and love it] and i remember trying an early version of ro a long time ago and it was kind of bad (i know, bad to base an opinion off something that long ago).

is it a 'realistic' shooter or semi-realistic like dod:s.

heck, someone compare it to dod for me. :P

Its uberrealistic. You get real-world physics stuff, like bullet drop, shells ricocheting (sp?) off tank armour, etc. If you try running around in the open you will die. I haven't played DoD, but if you like frantic run-and-gun sort of stuff, then this probably isnt for you.

Still, you never know. Wait for the demo.
boglito
16-03-2006, 01:31 PM
so, is this worth buying ? i have dod:s [and love it] and i remember trying an early version of ro a long time ago and it was kind of bad (i know, bad to base an opinion off something that long ago).

is it a 'realistic' shooter or semi-realistic like dod:s.

heck, someone compare it to dod for me. :P

DODS=much prettier, more intimate, more action, more polished, faster, (imo) less balanced
ROO=more realistic, much much bigger, tank combat is fantastic, infantry combat can feel extremely frustrating but weapons are more balanced (for example, the mg in DODS is godlike compared to the mg in ROO).

I'm not sure what my verdict of ROO will be. Tank combat is very fulfilling, but infantry combat hasn't sucked me in yet. A lot of the realism things are highly amusing (like not knowing exactly how many bullets you have in a mag) but some are a tad frustrating, such as not having that tiny bit of zoom in iron sights that you get in other games.

Ofcourse, I think ROO is worth it already due to its dirt-cheapness, but I guess someone with a slightly tighter economy would value their 25 dollars higher.

.bog.
destrukt
17-03-2006, 09:45 AM
aight, i'll try out a demo when one is released, i like realistic games but i don't think i'll be a fan of vehicle-fighting, thanks.