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Thoughts on Medal of Honor (PC)
Posted on 10/5/10 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 10/5/10 at 4:39 pm
I'm playing MoH PC open beta. Here's some thoughts for those of you thinking about trying this if you already haven't.
1) It's an obvious mix between Call of Duty and Bad Company 2. Multiplayer uses the same engine as Bad Company 2, but they tried to make it more run and gun. Maps are smaller (Like MW2), but the gamemodes are the same as Bad Company 2. Basically Conquest and Rush, just on a smaller scale and with different names. For purposes of my thoughts, I will refer to them as just Conquest and Rush.
2) Customization is extremely simplistic. I realize this is a beta, but EA has already come out and said that there won't be as many guns as in some other games. There is no way to change the pistol, there is only one in the game. Unlocks happen in a very linear fashion for each of the 3 classes.
3) The maps and respawn system. Maps first. Wasn't a fan. Far too easy for sniping. Whoever designed the chokepoints was smoking crack. It's impossible to flank. The maps, while pretty, are not creative whatsoever and I feel it will get boring quickly. No destructible environments either. They kept the feature out of the game that made BC2 what it is. Also the respawn system in the rush type game mode is absolute garbage, it makes it impossible for the defenders to win.
4) Controls are bad. Clunky. Not smooth. I'm not sure what else I can say about this topic. This is one of the main criticisms I have seen for Bad Company 2 and this game just carries it over. I feel like it will be too much of a chore for Modern Warfare players to adapt to a worse system.
Overall I would rate the multiplayer a 5/10. It's in Open Beta so nothing will change from now until release. Unless you are dead set on playing the single player campaign, do not buy this game until it is $30 over the holidays. This game's multiplayer will be dead when Black Ops comes out. I find this game to be disgustingly pointless with Call of Duty and Battlefield on the market. This feels like a lazy attempt to steal business away from Call of Duty.
The best way to summarize this is a step back. Gameplay wise, it feels like Call of Duty 1 or 2.
EDIT: Added a 4th point about controls.
1) It's an obvious mix between Call of Duty and Bad Company 2. Multiplayer uses the same engine as Bad Company 2, but they tried to make it more run and gun. Maps are smaller (Like MW2), but the gamemodes are the same as Bad Company 2. Basically Conquest and Rush, just on a smaller scale and with different names. For purposes of my thoughts, I will refer to them as just Conquest and Rush.
2) Customization is extremely simplistic. I realize this is a beta, but EA has already come out and said that there won't be as many guns as in some other games. There is no way to change the pistol, there is only one in the game. Unlocks happen in a very linear fashion for each of the 3 classes.
3) The maps and respawn system. Maps first. Wasn't a fan. Far too easy for sniping. Whoever designed the chokepoints was smoking crack. It's impossible to flank. The maps, while pretty, are not creative whatsoever and I feel it will get boring quickly. No destructible environments either. They kept the feature out of the game that made BC2 what it is. Also the respawn system in the rush type game mode is absolute garbage, it makes it impossible for the defenders to win.
4) Controls are bad. Clunky. Not smooth. I'm not sure what else I can say about this topic. This is one of the main criticisms I have seen for Bad Company 2 and this game just carries it over. I feel like it will be too much of a chore for Modern Warfare players to adapt to a worse system.
Overall I would rate the multiplayer a 5/10. It's in Open Beta so nothing will change from now until release. Unless you are dead set on playing the single player campaign, do not buy this game until it is $30 over the holidays. This game's multiplayer will be dead when Black Ops comes out. I find this game to be disgustingly pointless with Call of Duty and Battlefield on the market. This feels like a lazy attempt to steal business away from Call of Duty.
The best way to summarize this is a step back. Gameplay wise, it feels like Call of Duty 1 or 2.
EDIT: Added a 4th point about controls.
This post was edited on 10/5/10 at 5:58 pm
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Posted on 10/5/10 at 5:00 pm to DrSteveBrule
Ouch....so you dont like it?
Posted on 10/5/10 at 5:03 pm to DrSteveBrule
I played the beta yesterday for an hour or two. The rush mode seemed to suck. I'm used to the open environments in bfbc2 so like DrSteve said, it is impossible to flank.
I actually enjoy the conquest mode. I thought the spawn system for that wasn't bad. At least it seems to rotate your spawn point rather than just spawning you in a team's base like in bfbc2 conquest. There is far less spawn trapping because of this.
I actually enjoy the conquest mode. I thought the spawn system for that wasn't bad. At least it seems to rotate your spawn point rather than just spawning you in a team's base like in bfbc2 conquest. There is far less spawn trapping because of this.
Posted on 10/5/10 at 5:12 pm to biteme2v1
no spawn trapping?
im out!
i laugh at the kids who think spawn trapping is cheesing. so we are supposed to let you run freely around to cause chaos and disrupt our objective..raaaaiiiiiggght?
im out!
i laugh at the kids who think spawn trapping is cheesing. so we are supposed to let you run freely around to cause chaos and disrupt our objective..raaaaiiiiiggght?
Posted on 10/5/10 at 5:30 pm to Antiheroaz
Impossible to flank? Well that definitely rules out getting Medal of Honor. All I would do on MW2 was run around by myself or with a friend with a silencer, cold blooded pro, and ninja and wreak havoc flanking.
Posted on 10/5/10 at 5:33 pm to Antiheroaz
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I thought the spawn system for that wasn't bad.
Yeah exactly. Spawn system for conquest is just fine. The spawn system for the Rush mode is total BS. You can either spawn in base or spawn on the front lines. In other words, you can keep spawning on the front lines and the defenders have no way to defend. They just keep getting pushed back.
This game is seriously suffering from an identity crisis. It's supposed to be a run n' gun game but guess what, it doesn't let you run n' gun. You can't even strafe when you sprint.
I don't even like MW2. I haven't been a fan of CoD since the original Modern Warfare came out, but I would still recommend MW2 and Black Ops over this.
Posted on 10/5/10 at 5:35 pm to DrSteveBrule
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Impossible to flank? Well that definitely rules out getting Medal of Honor. All I would do on MW2 was run around by myself or with a friend with a silencer, cold blooded pro, and ninja and wreak havoc flanking.
Yep, the way the maps are setup, you can't flank on Rush, and you can barely flank on Conquest. The conquest maps are supposed to be set up like MW2 but they are very poorly designed.
Posted on 10/5/10 at 5:38 pm to DrSteveBrule
I don't have a problem with the multiplayer being mediocre. I really want to play the single player.
Posted on 10/5/10 at 5:46 pm to The Sad Banana
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I really want to play the single player.
In that case go for it. That's where EA put all of the budget for this game.
Posted on 10/5/10 at 11:52 pm to DrSteveBrule
thanks for the review. i was about to pull the trigger on this, but will wait til i can get it on the cheap for single player campaign.
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