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They should rename it "Brothers in Hype".
I cannot believe how much this game was hyped! It sure paid off, the hype machine keeps rolling with the fanboys on this one. I found Brothers in Arms-PC VERY poor...
They should rename Brothers in Arms to "Brothers in Hype", because thats all this game has, hype, and totally lacks substance and polish. Well its definately a straight console port (A big no-no for PCs). Heres my thoughts so far on Brothers in Arms.
1) The text on the menus is MASSIVE, cartoony, probably because it wasn't converted when ported from console.
2) The controls are very "Console Like".
3) No keys are re-mappable to extra mouse buttons! (ACK)
4) Music is overdone, and voice acting is somewhat average.
5) Overhead RTS mode is quite poorly implemented.
6) Graphics are substandard, 8-bit textures, no shaders, very very dated and blocky.
7) No EAX support that I can find.
8.) Big red dots overtop of enemy destroys immersion.
9) Game is seriously on rails, it even stops you from walking at random times, so it can turn on story elements. (lame)
10) AI is extremely questionable, and sometimes, downright lame.
It might have some good points, but the flaws are so glarring I don't even think I can start to overlook them. This one might have been good on the console, but for a PC its just average - at best. But the hype machine is rolling strong on this one.
I do not recommend this title. Save your money.
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