Poll: WWO2 shooters
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I don't think there are too many, just too many doing the same thing. They tried to innovate on games like MoH:Airborne by adding parachutes, and it was pretty cool, and The Saboteur is set in WW2, but its actually pretty unique so far. Most WW2 games are just "American soldier with guns shoots natzis with a gruff sargent(SP?) and useless squad." he CoD series at least includes more than one nationality of soldier, but in the long run it doesn't make much of a difference.
(P.S. Why WWO2?)
(P.S. Why WWO2?)
Yeah, but then other genres are still free to explore it. Also, what does the 'O' stand for in WWO?
WW02? Is that some sort of battle between British mobile phone companies? (02? No? Never mind then...)
Anyway, to answer the question that I think you asking...Sort of. There are way too many as it is such an easy genre for developers to set their games. Now-a-days, (In my un-learned opinion) it's pretty much becoming a mark of laziness if a game is set in WW2 because its the obvious setting for a shooter...
But on the other hand...I like playing WW2 related games, so that kind of shoots my argument in the foot really
Anyway, to answer the question that I think you asking...Sort of. There are way too many as it is such an easy genre for developers to set their games. Now-a-days, (In my un-learned opinion) it's pretty much becoming a mark of laziness if a game is set in WW2 because its the obvious setting for a shooter...
But on the other hand...I like playing WW2 related games, so that kind of shoots my argument in the foot really
I love the WW2 era, it's so amazing and important.
But I am sick to death of hearing about it, and playing it!
FFS KOREA! It's got similar stuff to WW2 but some new toys and an interesting ideology. Make a game about it!
They made a TV show about it which lasted longer than the bloody war!
But I am sick to death of hearing about it, and playing it!
FFS KOREA! It's got similar stuff to WW2 but some new toys and an interesting ideology. Make a game about it!
They made a TV show about it which lasted longer than the bloody war!
I personally enjoy WWII games, so I will have to say "no". I don't know what it is about them, but I like them (although they could desperately use some new material, if that is at all possible).
Well we need to start another huge war... China does a lot things to piss me off so i say we get them! D:<
WWO2?
yeah world war 2 shooters are a bit overdone. But to be honest what other wars could you replace the ease of setting you get. You don't need to explain world war 2. Its here is some Nazis, shoot them. You have to do a bit more work with the Vietnam war, justifying the slaughter. Theres a reason the setting is overdone. It pretty much the only war that is celebrated in the modern, lets not murder everyone who looks different to me, world.
yeah world war 2 shooters are a bit overdone. But to be honest what other wars could you replace the ease of setting you get. You don't need to explain world war 2. Its here is some Nazis, shoot them. You have to do a bit more work with the Vietnam war, justifying the slaughter. Theres a reason the setting is overdone. It pretty much the only war that is celebrated in the modern, lets not murder everyone who looks different to me, world.
Personally I think there's not enough good ones, but I'm a WWII buff so there... I don't mind if the big companies move away from making them (Call of Duty has and now Medal of Honor are), because a lot of the best WWII games come out of smaller and/or foreign studios.
Yes and No really.
I mean medal of honour was one of the first and imho one of the best. Call of Duty was really good and did some things that MoH didn't(esp in the first 2 anyways). Brothers in Arms was more of a story telling affair with more tactics involved.
But i think CoD3 and 5, BiA Hells Highway were just really boring.
5 is good, it was a nice update of graphics for the genre and was still easy to play, but i just found the storyline really boring and it was really repetitive, many will disagree.
I want to see more WW2 shooters in the future, try new things with new graphics etc etc.
I'd prefer a WW1 shooter for a change
I mean medal of honour was one of the first and imho one of the best. Call of Duty was really good and did some things that MoH didn't(esp in the first 2 anyways). Brothers in Arms was more of a story telling affair with more tactics involved.
But i think CoD3 and 5, BiA Hells Highway were just really boring.
5 is good, it was a nice update of graphics for the genre and was still easy to play, but i just found the storyline really boring and it was really repetitive, many will disagree.
I want to see more WW2 shooters in the future, try new things with new graphics etc etc.
I'd prefer a WW1 shooter for a change
Hide in trenches all year? That doesn't sound like a fun game...geon106 said:
No, wait, it could work!
"World War 1: Play football with the Beatles!"
The WW2 genre has become overflooded because no one has the guts to make it different or controversial, like to play as the Germans. It doesn't have to go so far on the controversal chart but anything besides Normandie or Stalingrad would be a fresh breeze.
The Winter war in Finland would be marvelous or maybe play as the Germans during Market Garden (CoH ripoff but that campaign are excellent and would make a fun base)
The Winter war in Finland would be marvelous or maybe play as the Germans during Market Garden (CoH ripoff but that campaign are excellent and would make a fun base)
I've wanted to play a WW2 game from the Germans perspective for AGES. Not all Nazis were teh satan. It's a lot like racist people today, everyone knows one.Lordmarkus said:
NOTE: I'm not pro-Nazi or racist, I'm just saying that Nazi soldiers had families and such too, they don't all HAVE to be cannon fodder for your MP40
I had/have no idea what WWO2 is. Nor do I understand how you can blame American history books for the term WWO2, as I've never seen that in any history book ever. Maybe there's some new history book that I haven't read? One which came out in the last couple of weeks or possibly months? Not that I keep up to date on these things, but I haven't heard the youth of my country saying WWO2...So I don't think it's an American thing...Though we do like to add extra letters to acronyms and stuff...KillerMidget said:
Sadly, developers and publishers know that a FPS in the eyes of a german would not sell well. Even if it was a masterpeice and contained atmosphere so thick you could cut it with a knife it would still only be bought by the hardcore gamers. The only reason World at War sold multiple millions we're that it was named "Call of Duty" and contained dismemberment violence to the hated Nazis.awes0mepenguin said: