3/09/06 - Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (X360)

[schild]

Well, I've only played the first one and didn't like it much. But my 360 is begging for playtime. I'll probably pick this up because I'm weak.

[NiX]

This was delayed for the PC. Makes me sad.

[HaemishM]

I've heard that if you liked the previous PC versions, you won't like this one. It's supposedly been "simplified" and "actionfied" for the console version, and the PC version is essentially a port.

[WayAbvPar]

I've heard that if you liked the previous PC versions, you won't like this one. It's supposedly been "simplified" and "actionfied" for the console version, and the PC version is essentially a port.

Fucking consoles. If they take over the FPS market to the point that all decent shooters are port to the PC, I will be forced to dirty bomb Microsoft and Sony. Nintendo is close enough to Microsoft that the radioactive cloud should get them too.

[schild]

Having seen people play this (despite not playing my own copy), I don't know what's "simplified" about it. Of course, every single game is going to have some knobtard out there who says exactly that. Even if there's not a PC version.

"Oh look, Kameo. Yea, that was supposed to be a PC game but they moved it to the 360 and simplified it. Oh and O'DOYLE RULES."

meh.

[HaemishM]

We're talking simplified in the sense that previous iterations of the game had weapons that killed the player in one shot, you know like realism, and this one is more "shootery" where the only real strategy is to shoot everything that moves without any real strategy.

[schild]

We're talking simplified in the sense that previous iterations of the game had weapons that killed the player in one shot, you know like realism, and this one is more "shootery" where the only real strategy is to shoot everything that moves without any real strategy.

That's not really what I've heard from the people who've played it in my house. Strategy is still there. Ironically, it's why they don't like it. So I'm fairly sure they're not lying. I'll give it a shot (har!) tonight.

[NiX]

I've been hearing this story that the delay is because they're making the PC version more "technical." What in the fuck that means is beyond me. If it's anything like the 360 version, well, hell yeah! That's why I want it. After spending about 2 hours with the 360 version I can safely say it's not simplified. The main reason all the jacktards are complaining is because the 3rd person has more emphasis on it, which is a good thing in this case. The aiming was spot on with the 360 version and I can imagine the PC will be much better with the mouse.

[Moaner]

Sorry to necro this post, but is anyone here playing this online at all?  I just picked up a 360 and this game over the weekend and I'm extremely impressed so far.  It's an amazing tactical shooter, and definitely not simplified at all.  I think a more accurate description would be it's more intuitive than previous iterations. 

I jumped into some multiplayer for the first time last night.  I never thought I'd enjoy a console shooter as much as CS and DoD.  I was wrong.  The multiplayer is fantastic.  I will, without a doubt, be playing this for months on end.  Schild was right, the 360 controller is the shit in regards to shooters.  I'm a happy camper.

I put my xbox live tag in my sig.  I'm friendless atm as no one I know has a 360, so if anyone would like to add me to their list, I'd be delighted.

[murdoc]

The one thing I really dislike about multiplayer is that them seem to have taken away the whole 'take cover' aspect of the game. Considering it was a major part of the single player campaign I don't really understand why it's not in the online side. Feels more like a standard run and gun when you can't crouch behind parked cars and take pot shots at people.

Having said that, I love this game.