Gallion Posted December 9, 2001 Report Posted December 9, 2001 A honest review that is better than most IMO. TTFN
Sean Mudge Posted December 9, 2001 Report Posted December 9, 2001 A good review all in all, I dont know about the "easy to hop in right away" claim, heh, maybe im just an old idiot, but i satyed in training mode for the first week before I tried roam.I am also a little confused about the graphics and sound, a lot of reviewers call them a sore spot. I really dont see what the problem is. It's space for God's sake how many ways can you render a star. I think more attention should be paid to the scale, Planets are planet size and look great, stations are station size. Take a walk on the outside of your ship near a planet and station and get some feel of this !!! The important thing is the feel , the graphics and sound within the scale of the game allow you to feel like you are in space. You know what I also like? I like the fact that sound's are muted in the background and seem to come from different angles, it lends to a sense of realism in where they are coming from. I like that for long periods of time its dead silent out there except for your com chatter. I don't need my cruiser to sound like a harley when I accclerate to full speed nor my main guns to sound like some new quake weapon. It's all about feel and scale, the main guns are how far from the enclosed bridge? Just take a look at your ship, how loud should they seem at around 200 yards. I think alot of these guys are missing the whole point of what Derek..er sorry... I mean SC created and intended here. You are not in a video arcade, you are commanding a starship. I dont know maybe im just too old but I need immersive gameplay and an atmosphere that rewards people who commit the time to experience all a game has to offer, (I'm still looking for Utopia...lol). BCM had all of these in spades, like no other game I have played, and I am still just scratching the surface of the game. I cant wait till I start FP'ing around planets etc. I cant wait for MP this is great stuff.. This is a game I will keep.Eye candy I dont need. I can load up any game for that. BTW I like the graphics and sound in BCM. They are appropriate not excessive, believe it or not subtlety is often more effective in creating a feel or atmosphere than excess be it either through auditory or visual cues. ( I dont suppose you ever been called subtle before SC have you??..)Sorry to rant here It's early and only my first cup of coffee.Cheers gentlemen
Supreme Cmdr Posted December 9, 2001 Author Report Posted December 9, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Gallion: A honest review that is better than most IMO. TTFNI agree.
Simparadox Posted December 10, 2001 Report Posted December 10, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: I agree.SC, did you read the user comments by Darkvader and Hamblin? You might want to check them out - funny stuff.
Supreme Cmdr Posted December 10, 2001 Author Report Posted December 10, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Simparadox: SC, did you read the user comments by Darkvader and Hamblin? You might want to check them out - funny stuff. Yep. And subsequently banned Hamblin from the community. I don't like any loose canons around here and wanton acts of insurbordination are a definite no-no.
Soback Posted December 11, 2001 Report Posted December 11, 2001 It's looking like those user comments are starting to turn out like one of those flame threads. That's exactly why I don't post at other sites nor read them. People who are locked into their opinions and think little of this sim stay on their sites and people who are willing to form their own opinion come here and do so, so it is useless to try and convince others otherwise and the only thing you get out of it is frustration.
Emmett.hendrick Posted December 11, 2001 Report Posted December 11, 2001 I wish I'd read Soback's post before I added my comment then Edit: ROTFLMAO just checked back some responses from my post some funny reading![ 12-11-2001: Message edited by: Emmett.hendrick ]
Cruis.In Posted August 2, 2002 Report Posted August 2, 2002 i remember reading these replies a while back. just came across them again. so its really true that theres a cult of people monitoring the internet for everytime the word battlecruiser comes up so they can go trash it whereever it comes up? these same sort of replies seem to be seen everywhere battlecruiser is mentioned. i would hate to cut off one of these guys on the street. probably plant dynamite all around my house. ah, found it. i knew id been there! i found them amusing at that time and doubly so now. %75 percent my ass. [ 08-01-2002, 10:50 PM: Message edited by: Cruis.In ]
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