Call of Duty: United Offensive Demo

Before I start, I'm not completely dumb, I've just been to the pub and have come into the office to cool off before I cycle home. Excuse the excessive swearing too.

Ok, I kind of enjoyed the first one, despite the fact it was really nothing new and had overly scripted gameplay (in particular the awful to play, but fantastic looking Stalingrad opener level) so I thought I'd give this a go.

Christ. Perhaps it was just that they chose a bad level for the demo, or maybe the full game really is this shit, I don't know. Whatever the case, I really didn't enjoy it. Clearly Grey Matter have done some things right, the game looks pretty nice, there is a good feel to the combat and weapons, and there is an impressive amount happening on screen. Fuck me though, what the hell went wrong with the gameplay?

There is literally NO freedom in this game - you can't even reload your gun when you like (perhaps it is just the particular rifle I was using, since there is a reload key in the controls menu.) The level present in the demo is so unbelievably scripted you come to realise how they got so much going on at once - they just cut the AI and replaced it with scripts. Each time you replay a section (which seems to happen fairly frequently, since the game is utterly unforgiving to anoyone who dares stray from the predefined gameplay areas) the exact same events occur, and the AI comrades bark exactly the same shit at you as before. Makes me wonder what the fuck I saw in the original call of Duty.

The original game was fairly decent, but is perhaps the most overrated game in existence. Infinity Ward did a good job with getting the player immersed into the game by providing great graphics and sound, it's just a shame they forgot to add a game and instead thought they were making a movie. It's almost like trying to play fucking Dragons Lair. Seriously, I have never been so frustrated.

You can say I'm shit at the game until you're blue in the face, but the fact is, unless you know exactly where to go, who to shoot at what time, and where those stupid mortars are going to explode, you will be sat replaying sequences over and over. Oh, and don't wait around too long, you might just see the "AI" sitting about doing nothing, blatantly waiting for you to start moving so that they can say something like "Martin! I need you over here to man this machine gun, because I can't do it myself. I might as well tell you now, Martin, that you will be doing everything during this campaign, because we are all too fucking lazy to so much as look at a heavy machine gun, let alone pick one up."

Roll on Brothers in Arms, that actually looks like it might have some gameplay to back up the big explosions.

Anybody know the command to show fps?

I'd be damned if this aint bogging down on me. :( 9800xt with 4.9 catalyst drivers. Dammit.

Meh.

Great game if you like being killed randomly by artillery, and having to re-load, due to no fault on your own part...

Sorry for tootin' my own horn, but I know some of you have very high speed connections and I got my new uber-seed up.. What speeds are you getting? http://www.filerush.com/torrents/CodUO_SP_Demo.exe.torrent

Damnit, where's my MULTIPLAYER demo!!?!?

Seriously, this marks the 3rd singleplayer Call of Duty demo. We get the picture already. I, for one, would like to know how the multiplayer plays before I plunk my money down. If it's no different than BF1942, then I don't need it. But how can I know until I play it!?!?

it's times like these where i wish i owned a 6800GT.

Very good. It's still cod though. Need an mp demo to judge the 'battlefield + cod' claim.

holy fucking shit this was intense. I wish could afford the game =(

UO for $25 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1089890509644&skuId=6784376&type=product

Original CoD for $25
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1061127219164&skuId=5886268&type=product


AFIK both of these are in store prices as well. $50 for this much game is an awesome deal.

This thing owns.

Like, hard.

Guh. 60Hz refresh rates strain my eyeballs. I wish I had an LCD screen.

Use this command in your shortcut's target:
+set r_displayrefresh XX XX=what refresh rate you desire like 85Hz or whatever.

The CoD:UO demo was sweet....although I'm already sold on it. Pre-ordered it a couple of months ago.

In incidental WW2 FPS news, I see Worthplaying have a demo of MORTYR 2 for download. OMFG...they actually got around to making the sequel? I'd long thought it had been cancelled or abandoned....but no, they're evidently still intent on releasing it. Now the question is: will it be as awful as it's notorious predecessor?

This is rather hot.

Well, I just played it.

And even though I was summarily shot through the fucking face several times by Nazis, it was still the best thing ever.

I now remember why I love Call of Duty.

after ashke's video, I'd rather have a MP demo =(

Will this run OK on an Athlon XP 2400+ with 9700 PRO / 1024MB RAM? Forgive the question, but D3 and Far Cry had to be 'visually altered' to get decent performance. Any replies would be appreciated.....

wow didnt' expect this, gotta give this a try before i buy. But ashke's video had me sold.

Bought the full game last night; very happy so far and it is even more explosive and intense than the original (and I am still on the first level of the game!)

Prepare to reload the autosave often.

Is this the demo that makes Call of Duty fun?

Oh wait, Call of Duty is already insanely fun.

Nevermind me.

wait, you can gun from a plane with the quake 3 engine?? that's sweet. I really enjoyed the original CoD demo, I think I might pickup the combo pack whenever that comes out. I'm under the impression it runs a lot better than the new MoH, too.

I hope its as good as the 1st.... Call of duty to me is one of the best games ever made, so I am VERY looking forward to this.

.....66% done DLing @ 3 Mbps ;)

goood stuff wanted to try this out before i go and buy both games