PC Gamer Spills the Beans on Heroes of Stalingrad

[The_root_of_all_evil]

PC Gamer Spills the Beans on Heroes of Stalingrad

PC Gamer announced a new campaign for Red Orchestra before developer Tripwire had a chance to do it.

Tripwire Interactive [http://www.tripwireinteractive.com/] was caught scrambling for the PR department when PC Gamer ran an article about the new expansion Heroes of Stalingrad, before Tripwire wanted it being made public [http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=30283]. Its hand forced, Tripwire has been forthcoming with details about the expansion and it looks like it might be a winner.

For those who haven't played Red Orchestra yet, it's a brilliant tactical FPS which, surprisingly, has excellent vehicle sections in as well.

These are proper Panzers though, as unreliable as they were, and the whole Red Orchestra feel is one of true realism. No HUD, no mega weapons and certainly no rocket jumps [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/doomsday-arcade/703-Episode-Nine] - down and dirty with Der Übermensch.

Heroes of Stalingrad takes places between July 1942 to February 1943 involving the surrounding operations around Stalingrad. While you can play as either Russians or Germans in the multiplayer mode, there's also the chance to play as a lone German soldier for those bored with "LOL" on the headphones.

According to Tripwire, the strength of the Unreal 3 engine should "deliver an unrivaled WWII experience". The website is up [http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/], but there maybe a fight for this - not just for sales but copyright issues - given this game [http://www.locknloadgame.com/Section_Cat_Content_Detail.asp?SID=33&SCAT=74&ID=68] is coming out soon as well.

Source: IncGamers [http://www.incgamers.com/News/16219/RedOrchestraHeroesofStalingradAnnounced]

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[Talendra]

Oooh I am looking forward to this, Red Orchestra is one of my favorite multiplayer games.

 

[Doug]

...brilliant tactical FPS...

Hmm, I wouldn't really call it that - its grim, grey, confusing, and not at all user friendly. Even trying to work out how to use the vehicles is a pain.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

...brilliant tactical FPS...

Hmm, I wouldn't really call it that - its grim, grey, confusing, and not at all user friendly. Even trying to work out how to use the vehicles is a pain.

How real do you need it? That sounds like perfect WW2 conditions.

 

[Doug]

...brilliant tactical FPS...

Hmm, I wouldn't really call it that - its grim, grey, confusing, and not at all user friendly. Even trying to work out how to use the vehicles is a pain.

How real do you need it? That sounds like perfect WW2 conditions.

I want less real! The real soldiers had years of training to forge them into effective units and to teach them how to use the equipment.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

...brilliant tactical FPS...

Hmm, I wouldn't really call it that - its grim, grey, confusing, and not at all user friendly. Even trying to work out how to use the vehicles is a pain.

How real do you need it? That sounds like perfect WW2 conditions.

I want less real! The real soldiers had years of training to forge them into effective units and to teach them how to use the equipment.

And they still ran about like lunatics and had weapon jams all the time.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

I wonder how it got leaked to PC Gamer in the first place.

 

[LordCraigus]

Sounds interesting, I loved Red Orchestra but I did get pretty disillusioned with the community after a while. Hope Tripwire do their homework and don't try and re-create Enemy at the Gates like so many others.

 

[countrysteaksauce]

If only tripwire would focus on something other than WWII, they could really make something good and modern.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

I hear this is the only FPS game that's gonna have a single player campaign where you play as the Germans.

Awesome.

Also Khell, holy shit.

 

[ElephantGuts]

So was the thing about the game centering on Stalingrad and having a single player mode all the article revealed? That isn't very much. I guess I like the idea of the game focusing on a smaller portion of the war. Stalingrad was great fun after all, as Khell has pointed out in such detail.

I've been in love with Red Orchestra since I bought it about a month ago when Steam was offering it for $5 for a weekend. I figured "What the hell, it's only $5" and hoped it's good, and now I'm kicking myself for not picking it up earlier. I love that sort of realism in a game. And it's beautifully done.

By the way I got a lot of nostalgia from reading that story of yours, Khell.Great games, but Battlefield is old news. I happen to have Battlefields 1942, Vietnam, and 2 right next to me. Good times...

 

[Woe Is You]

If only tripwire would focus on something other than WWII, they could really make something good and modern.

You might want to check out Insurgency [http://www.insmod.net/] if you want something more modern yet somewhat realistic.

I want less real! The real soldiers had years of training to forge them into effective units and to teach them how to use the equipment.

Good thing there are tons of WW2 games out there that are much less realistic.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I wonder how it got leaked to PC Gamer in the first place.

From what I can tell, it wasn't really leaked but given to PC Gamer to use at a later date.

 

[countrysteaksauce]

If only tripwire would focus on something other than WWII, they could really make something good and modern.

You might want to check out Insurgency [http://www.insmod.net/] if you want something more modern yet somewhat realistic.

I've played around with it for a bit, but it just didn't seem right somehow.

 

[Sevre]

I love WW2 games and I can't wait for this! Till then RO and DoD:S shall keep me happy.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

I wonder how it got leaked to PC Gamer in the first place.

From what I can tell, it wasn't really leaked but given to PC Gamer to use at a later date.

Boy that came back to bite them in the ass.