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Red Orchestra ?
10-08-2008, 09:48 AM,
#1
Red Orchestra ?
Anybody own / play the game Red Orchestra? If so, can you give a review of its good and bad features?
"A bad plan is still better than no plan at all." -- Mikhail Tal[Image: pzV.jpg]
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10-08-2008, 08:00 PM,
#2
RE: Red Orchestra ?
Yes I've played RO. It's a good game, although looking a little long in the tooth now compared to some other FPS.

Good points;

- well it's got vehicles, (which straight away gives it a plus over thing such as COD4!)
- combat is fairly hardcore in so much as you have to lead your targets and allow for fall of shot over distance, and yes 1 shot kills

Not so good points;
- the landscape isn't destructable, e.g. you can't drive throuhg a wooden fence with your Tiger!! (most annoying)
- no single player campaign, you can practice against the AI but it's designed as MMO only
- the built in 'talk' commands are in German and Russian, which although realistic is a right pain when your team mates haven't got a mic set up and are trying to give you instructions, (yes I could learn, but listening for instuctions in the heat of battle is one thing, but having to then translate them means the difference between life & death - and it was normally death in my case)

For combined arms MMO WWII games out there it's very good, and I still don't think that's there's anything around to compare to it at the moment.
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10-09-2008, 02:35 AM,
#3
RE: Red Orchestra ?
Kelen summed up the game well. I used to enjoy COD (not 4) especially with mods installed but RO is much more realistic. When I play it, I'm usually the first to get shot! :(
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10-11-2008, 10:54 AM,
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RE: Red Orchestra ?
I played RO competitively since the UT version of it. I am over the game now due to the fact that they haven't updated it...I think the game has hit a ceiling. I am a huge fan of it, but I am somber over the whole damn thing..
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10-11-2008, 11:25 PM,
#5
RE: Red Orchestra ?
How about Armed Assault? Any other games in the FPS style that you can recommend?

Also do any Combat Mission players play FPS games?
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10-12-2008, 12:02 AM,
#6
RE: Red Orchestra ?
I thought call of duty 2 was fun for a switch...
"Most sorts of diversion in men, children, and other animals, are in imitation of fighting." - Jonathan Swift
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10-14-2008, 03:44 AM,
#7
RE: Red Orchestra ?
Armed Assault is great, get in with the game, and find the right group. I am a ShackTac member and the MP on saturday afternoons are amazing. Sadly its not WW2, but its still fun.
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10-14-2008, 04:03 AM,
#8
RE: Red Orchestra ?
I purchased RO (only $19.99) and I must say, it doesn't do it for me. Will try Armed Assault.
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12-01-2008, 12:18 PM, (This post was last modified: 12-01-2008, 12:20 PM by Jobu88.)
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RE: Red Orchestra ?
This is a personal endorsement for anyone who's been thinking about getting Call of Duty 5 World at War for their PC. It rocks. And in general I do not play shooter games since I'm too old to keep up with the kids. Very entertaining single player, and multi-player online (for free, by the way) is a hoot. You alternate playing a US Marine and a Soviet infantryman in single player. Multiplayer is either German v. Russian or USMC v. Japanese.

I will also endorse Call of Duty 4, with the stipulation that I play only on a server that prohibits the usual run-n-gun tactics that the kids use.

Blood Brigade http://www.bloodbrigade.net/bb/

They enforce walking in a crouch or with the sight up ( no running) and they also ban the special magic abilities that are available in the game. Very entertaining. I haven't played shooter games in nearly a decade, but I love these two.
"A bad plan is still better than no plan at all." -- Mikhail Tal[Image: pzV.jpg]
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12-01-2008, 01:36 PM,
#10
RE: Red Orchestra ?
Yeah I was thinking about getting COD World at war - looks pretty cool. One weird thing I read read though is that you can shoot Nazi zombies??
"Most sorts of diversion in men, children, and other animals, are in imitation of fighting." - Jonathan Swift
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