econ21
03-16-2004, 14:42
I mainly like wargames and RPGs, but have meddled a little with Ghost Recon and am wondering whether to try shooters like Call of Duty. However, I am not sure whether I really enjoy them much and I wonder what people here think of these games (SP only)?
With Ghost Recon, the pluses are:
(a) the realism, a biggie for me - I hope I never find out, but it feels real to me - typically one shot, one kill and not seeing the b***** who nails you;
(b) frequent non-linearity and tactical freedom - I like the missions where there is no time constraint and you can approach objectives in any way you like.
© the action can be very tense and exciting - for example, creeping around very close to rather lethal AI soldiers; shooting them is also rather satisfying, I confess
(d) in production values - graphics, sound, polish etc - they are pretty well put together.
The minuses are:
(e) it's pretty hard and as I don't like losing people to an unobserved enemy, I tend to be reloading missions several times. This makes the gameplay a little frustrating.
(f) lack of character or story - unlike, say, RPGs.
(g) occasional very forced missions - eg where you have to run like crazy, killing enemies to protect a friendly tank or rescue some hostages within a time limit. For some reason, this problem seemed worse in the Desert Siege add-on than the original campaign (where maybe 3-4 missions were very frustrating).
I am wondering how other shooters compare to Ghost Recon? I've heard Medal of Honor and Call of Duty are fun and polished, but suspect the core gameplay may be more like conventional shooters such as Doom - lots of crazy running around and shooting, relying on reflexes and hand-eye coordination rather than strategy and reflection, if so they may not be for me. I gather SWAT3 and Operation Flashpoint are closer in genre (tactical shooters to Ghost Recon and maybe better. Also, I've heard good things about Hidden and Dangerous 2.
Anyone got any recommendations? Thanks for any opinions.
With Ghost Recon, the pluses are:
(a) the realism, a biggie for me - I hope I never find out, but it feels real to me - typically one shot, one kill and not seeing the b***** who nails you;
(b) frequent non-linearity and tactical freedom - I like the missions where there is no time constraint and you can approach objectives in any way you like.
© the action can be very tense and exciting - for example, creeping around very close to rather lethal AI soldiers; shooting them is also rather satisfying, I confess
(d) in production values - graphics, sound, polish etc - they are pretty well put together.
The minuses are:
(e) it's pretty hard and as I don't like losing people to an unobserved enemy, I tend to be reloading missions several times. This makes the gameplay a little frustrating.
(f) lack of character or story - unlike, say, RPGs.
(g) occasional very forced missions - eg where you have to run like crazy, killing enemies to protect a friendly tank or rescue some hostages within a time limit. For some reason, this problem seemed worse in the Desert Siege add-on than the original campaign (where maybe 3-4 missions were very frustrating).
I am wondering how other shooters compare to Ghost Recon? I've heard Medal of Honor and Call of Duty are fun and polished, but suspect the core gameplay may be more like conventional shooters such as Doom - lots of crazy running around and shooting, relying on reflexes and hand-eye coordination rather than strategy and reflection, if so they may not be for me. I gather SWAT3 and Operation Flashpoint are closer in genre (tactical shooters to Ghost Recon and maybe better. Also, I've heard good things about Hidden and Dangerous 2.
Anyone got any recommendations? Thanks for any opinions.