excaliburps Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Anyone excited for this game? I admit, I haven't played any of the Socom games but the game intrigues me...A lot. I really hope the demo doesn't disappoint. If it impresses me by any means, I might just skip Homefront and Crysis 2 for this. Proper tactics are needed. It doesn't look as tense and stressful as Battlefield games seem to be and it's nothing like CoD. Don't get me wrong. I know there are a ton of you fans of the series out there, but I kinda "outgrew" it. Give me something slower and more tactical anytime. And please don't litter the thread with "Thiz is fakersz SocoM! SOcm 2 is da shit!" or something similar. Yes, a lot of us have heard how this one is not "faithful." But bitching won't do anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I've never played a SOCOM game before either, and this one has me really excited. I too hope that its good which might have me just glaze over the two you mentioned as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excaliburps Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Ok. Might be getting Crysis 2. Downloading the Socom beta right now. Most of the things I've heard were very positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I haven't had time to crack open my beta of this but I have bought and played the crap out of all of the previous ones, except SOCOM 3 CA. I'm interested but been working 50 hour weeks so have been drained for energy and time. Maybe this weekend i'll give it a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I finally jumped into the beta last night, and was both pleased and a let down. I must say, it certainly feels more like the first 2 Socom games in terms of controlling the character and the feel of aiming/firing. The one level I played in was huge, and pretty well laid out as far as I can tell, plenty of distinct features for one to become familiar with and exploit. It was strong visually and aurally, had 16 person teams (I'm still not sure if I like that or not)and looked to have a typical level of customization of weapons, the main distinguishing factor being the ability to carry two primaries at once. I know it's not unheard of, but it's rare. Two huge problems for me though. 1. Respawning? I think Confrontation was like that too, but this isn't Confrontation, this is (supposed to be) a real Socom game. Maybe there are certain game modes that make you wait your death out for the round, but I didn't notice it in the beta. Then again I only played a few rounds, and din't really look... Respawning constantly changes the game so drastically though, that it totally undoes a lot of what makes the game feel like Socom. 2. Autospeak. I think I've finally had it with microphones. When this console generation began and most (if not all) games were employing autospeak chat functionality (exclusively) in games I was let down, but I hardly expected it to become THE way things are done. If I can't even rely on Socom to let me push a button when I want to talk I don't think I'll ever see it again. I might as well just leave this stupid headset in my car so I can bitch about the new Socom while I drive. I can't tell you how low my heart sank when the first round booted up and I heard 6 or 7 yammering assholes on the mic at once. I don't know, I might wind up picking it up cheap later or Gamefly-ing it. If it was the only shooter out it would be a different story, but this is far from the case. As it is I only allow myself a couple of these a year, and I'm already playing KZ3 online and getting near the end of it. I didn't last 30 minutes into Crysis 2, which means that I've had enough shooter action for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 After playing the beta for a couple hours, I promptly deleted this game. It's very evident that Zipper is trying to chase the money-wagon that COD pulls behind it while giving the finger to anyone who has played the previous titles. I don't even know where to start, there is just more to me wrong with this game than there is that is right, at least on the multiplayer front. It's sad, too, because I really wanted to like this game, being made by Zipper and not /6. It's too bad that between the two companies they have not been able to piece together a better game than SOCOM 2 yet. It's just downhill. Also, it seems to be getting a lot of non-stellar reviews, so that helps the decision process for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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