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The end of Battlefield Bad Company?

Dazbobaby — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:52:07 +0000

I’ve got the BETA for BFBC2, and I love it, despite the controls being VERY different to BFBC1. If you want to see video from the BETA, see the previous blog entry HERE.
So me, and theENIGMATRON decided to have a quick play of Bad Company 1, we wanted to know how we could re-adapt to the controls.
Amazingly it was so easy, we did’nt even have to think about it at all. We fell back into the game so quickly and so easily we amazed ourselves, especially as we have been playing Call of Duty 4 and 6 for over a month.
But thats not why BFBC1 is dying out.
There’s still plenty of players, but ALL the games are now unranked. And they lag badly too. The servers have probably been nicked for the BETA.
The games (BFBC1) now seem to degrade into complete bedlam, no one is working as a team, and there’s so much TK’ing going on, that you can barely move more than a few feet before you drop down dead.
It’s a sad realisation to think my favourite game for over 18months is now on it’s way out, but it is.
The lag is a killer, it will kill any game faster C4 strapped to a tank.
Teamkilling does’nt help, but if it’s going on, it will just degenerate into a TK fest.
Not having stats and your unlocks means that tanks will just rule the battlefield. Imagine trying to destroy tanks with just RPG’s, and only having one or two people with them too. Now imagine defending Oasis that way.

R.I.P.
Here lies
Battlefield bad company.
It was great fun, but now the fun has gone.

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Bad Company 2 BETA

Dazbobaby — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:57 +0000

Battlefield Bad Company 2 BETA has arrived.
There’s always going to be gameplay video’s on YOUTUBE, but most will be crappy quality. Well, not here. Here you will always get HD HQ video.
The Video comes from me, and two of my friends:
Astrozombie1
Symonator Symonator’s Website

Now for the PLAYLIST. To change the video, click the cassete looking icon at the bottom. I’ll also add new video’s over time.

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Battlefield Bad Company 2 HD Playlist.

Dazbobaby — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:44:30 +0000

I know for a fact that I’m seriously looking forward to this game, I’m trying not to get caught up in the hype, but it’s hard when the gameplay looks this good.
I’ve compiled a playlist and will add more video’s as they appear.
So far we have the squad story trailer one and two, and two gameplay videos, and despite my fears that DICE might release video based on the much more powerful PC version, they have’nt, they’ve resisted the temptation. One video here is from the xbox 360 version, and WOW, I can only imagine how the PC will look if the xbox is this good.
Anyways, on with the video’s.

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battlefield 1943 19 minute bug

Dazbobaby — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:50:56 +0000

OK, I’ve had a nasty bug for a couple of days now. The symptom is 19 minutes of gameplay, then kick back to main menu.
Someone else mentioned this in EA forums, but I took it a step farther.
I setup 3 different players, and tested it.
ALL 3 were kicked at exactly 19 minutes of play.
Read the post that got me started here…
EA FORUM 15 minute bug.

And this is my post summary…
My Summary.

I’ve tried setting my PS3 in a DMZ, i’ve tried forwarding ports, and I’ve tried a combination of the two, without success.

EDIT:
Ok, sorted it at last, I disabled upnp on my router.

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Battlefield 1943 How to Bomb in the planes.

Dazbobaby — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:21:24 +0000

I fly the tutorial for hours if need be, but when you drop the bombs, hit throttle, pull up and press down on the d pad for a rear view.
This will help you to place the bombs better.

Battlefield 1943 First Gameplay Video.

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:45:43 +0000

Here’s a small video clip of my first attemp to play Battlefield 1943, not too shabby.
Please ignore the flight though, I did’nt realise I could invert the controls.
I fly much better now thankyou.
Infact, I’m untouchable in flight now.
battlefield 1943 FIRST game, and pwning too.

Battlefield 1943 First game First video.
Get in there.

Video Review of battlefield 1943

Dazbobaby — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:11:41 +0000

Here’s a review in video of the AS YET UNRELEASED (hurry up) battlefield 1943!
Looks very good.
Since this was posted PRE-Release, all I can say is it looked bloody briliiant.
But now as it’s well past release day,
I think we all know too well what the problems are.
Damn shame too, it held so much promise.
Let me know what you think.
Love it? Or hate it?

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Mirrors Edge Review and Screenshots

Dazbobaby — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:34:41 +0000

It’s no longer a new game, but mirrors edge is a good one. Why…?

Well It’s a D.I.C.E. game, and no, this is not a DICE lovefest, it’s genuinely another great game.

Synopsis:
You play as a runner, someone who delivers secure packages by any means necessary.
The Game is based around the abilty to “Free Run” and the combo’s available are amazing, and so are the trophies required to achieve them. For the trophy whores out there, you will need to spend a fair amount of time getting the platinum for this, maybe not as much as Wipeout HD, but still, they will take time and effort.

There is only a single player element to this game, and not surprisingly, it just does’nt lend itself to a multiplayer game, although online races could be very interesting. But it’s not in, so there’s no point complaining about it.
Also missing is a map creation pack, but rumour has it that ME2 will have one, and it needs one, there’s just too much promise not too have one.

Anyway, back to the game, those with a fear of heights/vertigo/epilepsy, need not apply. The player will spend most of their time on rooftops, and even though I dont suffer with heights, the immersion works and even I feel nervous. As for epilepsy, there is a LOT of bright white colour…

These are just a selection of screenshots, and not the best, but you get the picture (pun intended), there are lots of heights and very bright whites.

You play as a character called Faith,
and coming back after having a bad fall, you have to re-train. This is controled by another runner called Celeste.

It’s fairly easy to pick and start playing, although I did give up after playing the demo, but when I say this game being sold for £17, I thought what the hell, I’ll have to get it. It’s well worth it, I’m not sure if it was worth £40 at launch, it’s good, but not that good, I’d have put it at a £25 price point, but thats me.
Faith has a sister who is mixed up in something bad, and it’s Faiths task to find out who is involved and what the plot is.
The story takes you from VERY tall buildings to sewers and all the spaces inbetween, but as said earlier, mostly on rooftops.

There’s a slight problem though, cops and SWAT will want you stopped at every opportunity, also the “Bad People” will do their best to kill you, and you will die, a lot, not much at first, but once the game gets going, the going gets tough – Now try singing it that way around Billy Ocean and deaths come in two guises, falls and getting shot. Both happens a lot. But it’s the challenge that keeps you playing, it’s tough but not impossible, so it does have the continued playabity.
Some of the tricks required to finsh the game will likely have you throwing your joypad, you dont need to be fancy to finish it, but it does help, so get used to the controls.
In anycase, as you progress, you get small rewards in either the form of ingame music tracks, images, and video’s, it’s a nice little extra as there some excellent shots of early artwork, and brilliant music tracks.
As you progress, you’ll uncover the plot, loose friends, and free your sister from jail, but there are twists in the plot and it will probably surprise most players who is responsible for the whole plot.
The finishing level will keep you busy for a bit, but it’s also a great map to explore, and will likely keep you playing that last level several times as it’s great fun and a good challenge.
It’s also worth it for the closing sequence, and the promise for ME2.

The other game mode:
The other challenge, and for the trophy whores, you need to play this, it’s called simply Time Trial.
It’s a race like challenge and it’s an incredible way to learn to play the game even better, as you will learn much more in a safer environment, and you will learn how to do it quickly too.
Once you move along in the game, you unlock those maps and challenges.

One of the things you see in the intro video are Cranes, and you do get to play with them in game and in time trials too.

You will need to spend a fair bit of time completing and exploring timetrials to get that platimun, but it’s worth it, it’s a brilliant game mode, and worth the admission fee alone for just this mode.
Lastly, there’s a map pack you can download and play only in timetrials, and they look amazing, truly amazing.

Brilliant game, and one of the very few I’ve ever completed.

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The Making of Battlefield Bad Company

Dazbobaby — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:29:54 +0000

Now if you’re not aware of what battlefield bad company is, THEN WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING? Another Planet?
The international Space Station?
Searching for life on Mars?
Maybe looking for sign of the end of the world in Tibet?
Maybe you need to read this first:
Bad company – 9 months on.

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