Wow, the flames are getting kind of hot here, but I can take it.
Let me answer your questions:
1. WHO THE HELL HAS THE RIGHT AND LEFT THUMBSTICKS SWITCHED
A. Left stick turn/move foward & backwards is called (by many games) Classic. Some games even call it default.
2. This is supposed to be an action/FPS/war game NOT STRATEGY.
A. Perhaps my saying "strategy" was confusing. I'll admit it could have been misleading. The reason I referred to it as stratagy, is because (unlike in Halo) your objective is to be steathy. You succeed in your mission not by running around shooting a full clip into someone, but by going through the mission as undetected as possible.
3. Do you see ANY hint of strategy game in some of your games like Ghost Recon or Rainbow Six?
A. Refer to Answer 2 and I think you will agree that by the definitions set forth in that answer... Yes.
4. Do you see anything like building forts or commanding waves of slodiers to attack and control enemy forts
A. No, but refer to answer 2, and you see that I wasn't expecting that.
5. Do you see this game from a sky-view camera?
A. Again, No.
6. And finally, have you ever seen a strategy game besides Roller Coaster Tycoon on a game console, not PC?
A. It depends on you definition of strategy, I suppose. I guess what I had mistakenly called strategy should be called... what, strategic FPS? I don't know.
All I am saying is that I had a set of expectations for the game, and it missed. When developing games, developers should remember that not everyone wants to use default controls. You need to give options. It needs to be customizable. I have played games using the "classic" because it was easier for me to switch my hand/eye reflexes from N64 controls (1 thumbstick that was move/turn & 4 yellow buttons that were for look up/down and strafe). Flame all you want, that's fine with me, but when it comes down to it, I didn't care for the game, but you did. I don't care that you like the game. Why do you care that I did not. I hope we can agree on one thing, because I haven't seen you refute my opinion of the multiplayer, that the multiplayer was poorly implemented. No co-op missions in a game that calls it's self squad based? And have you ever tried getting with some friends to play on Xbox Live (or what ever you use to play online, if you play on line)? On Xbox Live it is (or was at release) hard as hell to get an entire party on one server, much less on one team.
Enjoy your game.
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rgfangmunroe-1
19 years ago
The way I see it is this- the develepors went for Star Wars Halo. For single player I think they did really well, and I actually have much more fun running through RC's campaign then the convoluted cluster that is Halo 2 (not dissing that game either, but it did get wierd). Multiplayer in RC fails hard, but single player is really fun.
That's my buck-oh-five.
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Nizzemancer-1
16 years ago
Here's a few explanations:
FPS = First Person Shooter = Shooter viewed from the characters view. f.e. Quake
TPS = Third Person Shooter = Shooter viewed from a cam. following the character. f.e. Tomb Raider
RTS = Real Time Strategy = Strategy game viewed from a free-floating camera. f.e. Red Alert
TBS = Turn-Based Strategy = Same as RTS but Turn-based instead of real time. f.e. Civilization
RPG = Role Playing Game = A game where your character improve in skills over time and dialogue is an integral part of quests, usually in third person view. f.e. Kotor
Hack&Slash = a game similar to RPGs except it's mostly about killing creatures.
f.e. Diablo
Tactical Shooter/FPS = A game where you play in a squad to complete objectives.
f.e. Rainbow Six
Hybrids:
FPRPG = First Person Role Playing Game = f.e. Deus Ex
TBSRPG = Turn Based Strategy and Role Playing Game = f.e. Heroes of Might an magic-series
There are of course alot more but those where the ones I thought of on the top of my head
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