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Demo review of JA2:BiA[message #297775]
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Fri, 03 February 2012 20:21
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Hey, so I just played through the Tutorial and the Demo mission, and I would like to share my thoughts and observations with you guys.
- First thing I noticed was that the game was hard because it was really difficult to get a grip of the controls (someone said unintuitive and I agree). However once I figured it out it was a piece of cake. This mainly because of the guard-mode-thingamajig. Those of you who played Fallout:Tactics know exactly what I mean. In that game you could set an aggression level where your squaddies would fire if their to-hit-chance went above the threshold you decided. There was also an overwatch function. Let me just say that you can faceroll your way through the first four levels in Fallout:Tactics because of this.
- Second thing I noticed was that (like many others have commented) the terrain screws up your line of fire, and you basically have to move the camera around for a while to find that sweet spot. However it does really account for terrain and obstacles in a nice way and I actually raised an eyebrow when I managed to get a shot off between the trunk and a thick branch of a fallen tree, and the trace was drawn to show the path of the bullet. I think much of it would be solved if they changed the camera, so that you could move it around more, zoom in and out more and with simpler controls.
- Apparently you can't shoot at people if you're lying down and they are standing in front of you. This makes for veeeery dangerous melee as one of Deidranna's soldiers happily trudged through Magic and Lynx using just the butt of his rifle. Basically I regard it as a bug that needs fixing. The guy coming around the corner should obviously have had his feet exploding into a fine pink mist from the two assault rifles opening fire.
- The "plan & go" system is a very nice thought even though it currently makes the game too easy (or at least the demo). I like it a lot, and how you can synchronise the mercs actions to some extent. However I find it badly bugged. Sometimes the mercs will just ignore your orders (such as sneak up to the corner of a house and provide fire support to their comrades) and sit on their asses while their friends are being made into swiss cheese.
- It's annoying that you can't climb houses or blow things up on other places than pre-determined spots. But not only that. One of the biggest issues I have with JA2 is still abscent in BiA: You still can't climb in and out through windows. Seriously! How hard can it be? The lack of bullet tracers is a non-issue in my opinion as it just gives you too much information.
There are many more things to say about the demo of "Jagged Alliance 2: Back in Action", but I'll stop here with one more thing in closing:
"Jagged Alliance 2: Back in Action" feels flat. The socialising, constant bickering or flirting between the mercs, their comments on everyday things, and their reactions to each other's comments. All abscent, with the exception of one comment from Fidel and one from Lynx. It feels bland and boring, and feels like it's trying to be more serious. Lynx seems particularly bitter when he comments on a kill with "I used to make sick jokes about that, but I've seen too many friends die that way. It's not funny anymore." Basically the feel of JA2 is not there and I'm glad they released the demo so I don't waste money on this.
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Demo review of JA2:BiA
By: Finn on Fri, 03 February 2012 20:21
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