SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 coming to PSP

the truth hurts...

uh, the truth though is that the game is actually pretty good, hey, the same problems happened with Warhawk, and yet it still gets a hell lot of praise for how the game has turned out after the patches.

Other games have also suffered from a hell lot of technical problems, such as CoD 4, Gears 2, thing is they didn't get as much of a backlash because they had their single player part supporting them.

It is sad that people are still upset about launch problems, and most likely writting off the developer.

If Warhawk had the same problems as Confrontation, wouldn't their review scores be similar? After all both were MP-only games that had no SP to fall back on. Yet I'm looking at an 84 for Warhawk vs a 62 for Confrontation (based on Metacritic)...

As far as writing of the devs themselves... they've produced 2 of the lowest scored games in the Socom franchise.... Excuse me for not having any faith in them!

uh, not really, rarely titles are re-reviewed, Warhawk luckily was one of them. Not only that, but the multiple expansion packs have increased its critical acclaim.

Confrontation didn't get that, not only that, but because it lacked a single-player campaign as well, it was even more heavily criticized.

"they've produced 2 of the lowest scored games in the Socom franchise.... Excuse me for not having any faith in them!"

Sorry for the next to words but

FUCKING BULLSHIT

If you got a PSP, and are at least a tiny bit interested in strategy games, I mean, just a bit of interest is necessary, you will LOVE the game. That game was heavily underrated.

Warhawk did NOT get re-reviewed!!! The truth is that Confrontation was released 2 months before it was finished....

And Tactical Strike blows! I love strategy games (Valkyria Chronicles is my fav ps3 game) but TS was a piece of garbage!

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/906076/socom-confrontation/videos/SocomRevew_11_3_08.html

Instead of me pointing out what was "wrong", IGN did it for me. As you can see, the problems were all technical, not design ones, which are almost all gone.

The only one that was kind to wait was 1up, which did update the game, and guess what? it got a B+

And yes, Tactical Strike was a great game, apparently not your cup of tea, but great nonetheless. Don't underrate something simply because you don't like it.

Actually TS can't be compared to Valkyria Chronicals. To totally different kinds of strategy games. A more reasonable game to compare TS to would be Full Spectrum Warrior.

SOCOM: Confrontation is actually a really awesome game. Probably not as fun to play online as KZ2 but it's a more than competent competitive multiplayer experience. Not to mention it can also be acquired for a real cheap price. I think it fits somewhere inbetween Warhawk & Metal Gear Online in terms of it's quality and gameplay.

Tactical Strike is also one of my favorite PSP games to date but it does take a different type of person to understand it and enjoy it. It's certainly not a game for everyone.

It's true that Confrontation got a LOT better over time, but releasing a broken game at launch is not something we should commend. Yeah, I'm sure Slant Six was rushed to meet deadlines, but the first few weeks of the game left a lasting impression.

The truth does hurt. Being a fan of the other SOCOM's on the PS2, I didn't want to believe it either. But I took a deep breath and traded it back and got a good online game. Hopefully there will be another, only it will be much much better.

its hard to back up a developer and/or publisher who pushes and releases and unfinished product to the public.

for example- take 2 and rockstar could have done this with GTA4 and released a very buggy, unfinished pruduct, however they pushed back the release date once or twice and waited at least 6 additional months to release GTA4.
the gaming public greatly appreciated this, and there would have been a backlash if released early.

its hard to say if slant six did this, im sure they would have loved to make the game complete im sure its the publisher and/or sony (if not the publisher), wanting to release the game early.
it doesnt make sense for a developer to make a bad, buggy game, when the game is pretty much their job resume & portfolio.
but the truth is the game was released early and should not have been and the gaming public was mad because of it.
the game has suffered poor sales and will never bounce back from being released before it should have been.

i had very similar complaints with gears of war 2 MP, but i was at least able to play single player and horde mode with little or no problems.
with socom we were left with an unplayable game for some weeks.

what does a discounted socom game mean now to somebody who paid $ 40 or $ 60 full price at launch, only to have an unplayable game. it doesnt settle well in the stomach.

but that is great they have stood behind the product and patched it up.

and the funny thing is that the game should not have been released in October 2008 anyway, when at least 4 other AAA game titles were released.

this is 1 game that could have greatly benefited from being pushed back.

and to the person who said cod4 was broken at launch.. what version were you playing?
because the 360 version was fine and had little problems and was 1 of the greatest MP experiences for many online gamers since Counter Strike.
i do remember hearing about ps3 port issues and/or online connecting issues, but that would more be with sony and not activision.
just like the GTA4 ps3 online problems back then..

If the title is influenced by Tactical Strike, then it will be a hell of a game

I'm far more confident in Slant Six's ability to make a good PSP game. The tech they used in Tactical Strike was amazing! Can't wait to see what that engine can pull off now.

oh I know. but I like SOCOM and will hate to see it fucked up...

Yes, I agree. SOCOM is a great series and I hope this game turns out good.

As for what Mr. ESC said, not all SOCOM games have been great. Tactical Strike was pretty good, but had its issues.

Sounds like a corrupt file.