After seeing the trailer (and the reaction from the hardened, cynical journalists at the shindig) it was pretty much understood amongst the Joystiq crew that Battlefield Heroes was going to be "a thing." Do you and your friends have a similar understanding yet? Is this trailer not enough to put you over the edge? Have you no soul?
After seeing the trailer (and the reaction from the hardened, cynical journalists at the shindig) it was pretty much understood amongst the Joystiq crew that Battlefield Heroes was going to be "a thing." Do you and your friends have a similar understanding yet? Is this trailer not enough to put you over the edge? Have you no soul?
Reader Comments (65)
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 9:43AM (Unverified) said
So another developer jumps on the Team Fortress-Train, eh?
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 9:46AM (Unverified) said
in the latest GFW mag, the project lead stated that they had their style down before TF2 was announced.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 9:53AM Jerk Face said
There are worse trains they could have picked to ride!
Though, really, they both just jocked off of the Incredibles which is in turn inspired by the artistic stylings of artists like Norman Rockwell and J. C. Leyendecker. Everything good is inspired by something else good, you know?
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Though, really, they both just jocked off of the Incredibles which is in turn inspired by the artistic stylings of artists like Norman Rockwell and J. C. Leyendecker. Everything good is inspired by something else good, you know?
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:47AM (Unverified) said
Just a bit yea!
The art hasn't got the same level of charm or brilliantness of TF2.
Further cementing the concept that EA are unoriginal, idea thieving and milking twunts trying to get a slice of TF2 pie.
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The art hasn't got the same level of charm or brilliantness of TF2.
Further cementing the concept that EA are unoriginal, idea thieving and milking twunts trying to get a slice of TF2 pie.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:48AM (Unverified) said
ROB! people want to agree with you but the broken reply system won't let us :(
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:53AM (Unverified) said
Actually, in TF2 if you jump on the train you get killed. Even when Ubercharged.
Proof:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59bqzaoBYqM
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Proof:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59bqzaoBYqM
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 12:29PM ThornedVenom said
They're not stealing credit for the style, and it's quite flattering towards Valve/Pixar for adopting this style that the latter generated.
I call this a trend.
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I call this a trend.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 12:43PM SheppyReturns said
So another commentor forgets the Art Deco movement, huh?
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 9:43AM PoisonedAl said
The dig at the Pirate Bay made me LOL. Seriously though, I think the way PC game devs are going to beat the pirates is to use models like this. Give the core game away for nothing, then charge for cool DLC. That or use Steam.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 11:00AM (Unverified) said
But if you are a demoman you can jump the train, actually.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 11:01AM (Unverified) said
Actually that's the first reply that ever DIDN'T work for me on Joystiq.
Normally I have no clue what people complain about the reply system for.
Now I know.
And knowing is half the battle.
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Normally I have no clue what people complain about the reply system for.
Now I know.
And knowing is half the battle.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 12:30PM ThornedVenom said
Sorry for that, damned comment system, it was meant for the bloke named Rob.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 9:52AM zsavior said
I would love to crap on EA and says this doesn't look like fun......but damnit it does like like a freakton worth of fun. I mean I really want to play that, and the cheap ass gamer in me can't resist free. I just can't I have to try it out. Wow I am looking forward to an ea game it is pretty Nippy in my apartment maybe hell has frozen over.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:09AM (Unverified) said
I would like to join you in your quest for excitement.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:07AM (Unverified) said
I'm also stating that I'm excited for this game.
It looks outrageously fun.
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It looks outrageously fun.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:15AM (Unverified) said
Then count me in on the excitement train! I will bring potato chips and a low-sodium soda-like beverage.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 11:01AM (Unverified) said
In Tristan's voice:
I'm just here for the food.
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I'm just here for the food.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 12:32PM ThornedVenom said
I shall join you in your excitement, my brother, my captain, my king.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:54AM arttemis said
Personally, I like the setting of WW2 more than anything more modern; and seriously, Europe and northern Africa are huge places, no one can seriously complain about limited locations.
The dogfights possible in P-51D Mustangs and Messerschmitt Me 262 fighters in this setting are far superior to that of jet fighters that would be implemented in any game. That, and the marvel of the Panzer and Sherman Tanks rolling around.
The setting and its weapons/technology isn't played out (and I don't think it could ever be) -but- the ridiculous amount of half-assed FPSs set in WW2 is.
...
I'm going to reinstall BF1942 and its expansions again.
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The dogfights possible in P-51D Mustangs and Messerschmitt Me 262 fighters in this setting are far superior to that of jet fighters that would be implemented in any game. That, and the marvel of the Panzer and Sherman Tanks rolling around.
The setting and its weapons/technology isn't played out (and I don't think it could ever be) -but- the ridiculous amount of half-assed FPSs set in WW2 is.
...
I'm going to reinstall BF1942 and its expansions again.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 5:43PM CaramelZappa said
I think the WW2 shooter is way too overdone. You can talk about the vast amount of areas for maps and such but what it comes out to in the end is another shooter about world war 2. It seems to me that there are enough shooters in that era to make it's own genre of gaming. I'll probably play this because it's free and doesn't take itself seriously, but all the serious WW2 shooters just make me want to gag now. It's the constant repetition that makes something like Halo (Which I honestly think is mediocre) seem refreshing.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:33AM (Unverified) said
That trailer was so full of win. It was witty and humorous... and by EA? Is this legit?
I'm excited and will definitely use this as an alternative to my Team Fortress addiction.
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I'm excited and will definitely use this as an alternative to my Team Fortress addiction.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:39AM (Unverified) said
Let's not forget though that the trailers for EA's Boogie on Wii were full of win, but the game sucked, hard.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:13AM dustindeckard said
I am completely psyched for this game... I have a feeling this will consume a big part of my summer if I'm not careful. It also seems like the perfect travel game (laptop) to play.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:19AM (Unverified) said
This trailer has an extra layer of winsauce, and as the IGN review for America's Army once said (approx):
"Any complaints we could level against this game have to be tempered by the fact that it's free. Try it, and if you don't like it, all you've lost is the half hour or so installing and playtesting"
So, yes, I will play this game. I think back to how much fun I had with GunBound, the free cartoon Worms-ripoff with optional paid DLC (which I never bought) and this could be a winnar!
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"Any complaints we could level against this game have to be tempered by the fact that it's free. Try it, and if you don't like it, all you've lost is the half hour or so installing and playtesting"
So, yes, I will play this game. I think back to how much fun I had with GunBound, the free cartoon Worms-ripoff with optional paid DLC (which I never bought) and this could be a winnar!
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 2:22PM (Unverified) said
gunbound was f-in awesome. i spent a whole summer playing it a few years ago. great fun, playable on any computer, almost any internet connection. full of win, through and through. kudos for the reference to it.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:30AM (Unverified) said
The game itself looks pretty good, not sure about the character designs though. I'm a big advocate of cartoon graphics, but these look a bit ugly.
I'll definitely give it a fair try when it comes out though, especially seeing as it's free.
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I'll definitely give it a fair try when it comes out though, especially seeing as it's free.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:33AM (Unverified) said
I'd rather play Team Fortress 2 some more. Why would I even bother with an EA game?
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:40AM (Unverified) said
It has vehicles and a moving persistent battlefront.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:42AM (Unverified) said
Disregarding the perfect balancing and design in TF2 I suppose.
I'd take perfection over a dogs breakfast with vehicles and "battlefront" (you must never have been on a 32 player TF2 server).
Somehow adding a vehicle makes a game better to Wing.
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I'd take perfection over a dogs breakfast with vehicles and "battlefront" (you must never have been on a 32 player TF2 server).
Somehow adding a vehicle makes a game better to Wing.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:58AM (Unverified) said
It's also free?
So, just play it, and if you like it, you win! If you don't, no biggie.
PS: I play TF2 religiously, but I think this has promise, especially for FREE.
Check my steamID page:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/wingspantt/stats/TF2
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So, just play it, and if you like it, you win! If you don't, no biggie.
PS: I play TF2 religiously, but I think this has promise, especially for FREE.
Check my steamID page:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/wingspantt/stats/TF2
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 8:32PM PoisonedAl said
Oh I see you play the sniper a lot.
My hate for you burns with the power of a million suns!
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My hate for you burns with the power of a million suns!
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:46AM (Unverified) said
It's trivializing WWII even more than video games already do...
Rad.
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Rad.
Posted: Feb 29th 2008 10:59AM (Unverified) said
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