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Mon Jan-17-05 11:35 PM
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"Two week wonders we called them, they didn't last very long, it don't matter how strong or how well trained you are, the first moment you step foot on a battlefield it changes you forever, tarawa was just another strip of land in the middle of nowhere but for many of us it would be the last place we ever saw." Pvt Tommy Conlin
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:36 PM
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1. That's from MOH: Pacific Assault, yes? |
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:37 PM
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2. Yeah it always moves me |
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God, I am at the pearl harbor part right now, and I just saved a guy, I know they're just polygons but damnit, I feel obliged to save them.
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:39 PM
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bit wrenching when one of your squadmates goes down...I had that problem during the Guadalcanal part, at Henderson Field...but I'd REALLY like to see a WWI-based FPS, just for some variety...
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:41 PM
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I also would love a game that focuses on the eastern front. I am looking forward to the release of Brothers in Arms, supposed to be both really realistic and you develop a great bond with your men, sigh I admit it, its the sensitive spot in me but I am always so happy to save a life.
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:42 PM
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7. I thought the Soviet part of Call of Duty was well-done... |
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especially Stalingrad and storming the Reichstag...I felt a lump in my throat when my comrades waved the hammer and sickle from the Reichstag roof...heh...
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:43 PM
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Then the character talks to his mother in letter about meeting an American soldier at the Elba, "I got the impression though I did not speak the same language as him that he was my brother."
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:48 PM
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11. Yeah, you can tell a game is good... |
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when you get emotionally involved...in some games (Medal of Honour series and Half Life 2 especally) I find myself going back to save points and trying to bring my squad/helpers/whatever through alive instead of using them as cannon fodder...
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:51 PM
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13. There was this guy in frontline in the after the drop mission |
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This private with the 82nd airborne, Jerry Langeau I think his name was, I had to protect Corporal Barnes but I also made it my duty to protect Langeau too, and ya know what, I got to the next level with him and Barnes both alive, and I was happy feeling like I had given that guy a chance to tell his kids and grandkids a tale, I know he's just a polygon but god, it just felt good, I realize that I'll never have a call of duty like my grandparents generation did but I found the closest thing to it in protesting what I consider injustice by the bush adminstration.
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:54 PM
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15. Speaking of moving quotes, etc... |
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her's one I found quite moving...from an anonymous Vietnam veteran...
"Thinking about Vietnam once in a while, in a crazy kind of way, I wish that just for a while I could be there. And then be transported back. Maybe just to be there so I'd wish I was back here again."
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:57 PM
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:39 PM
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cant help but assist the engineer and put out ALL the fires each time
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:42 PM
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6. the song playing during the pearl harbor scene is just so tear wrenching |
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I dunno what it is but these games have made some people hawks, I can't see why, I hate seeing my comrades die. That beginning quote by Tommy is just so true.
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:44 PM
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9. never played it with the sound on |
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the TV i have set up for my game cube doesent have sound
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:45 PM
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10. oh youre talking rising sun |
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that sucks, the music in all the medal of honors to me is so pretty. Especially in Frontline during Arnhem Knights and After the Drop.
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:49 PM
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12. oh yeah, i rented rising sun, couldent remember the name |
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as for the arnhem knights mission, try doing it strict with the shotgun
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:51 PM
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14. thats a hard level as is |
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I can never save Sgt Kelso, god I was in awe of those brave English guys though.
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:55 PM
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16. arnhem knights is pretty easy |
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its yard by yard i have the problems with
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:56 PM
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17. ahh yard by yard was relatively simple |
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I had problems with the Germans with panzerfausts an the tanks in Arnhem Knights.
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:58 PM
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19. the panzershrek squad has been known to completely respawn |
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if you run into the corner and turn around, the problem with yard-by-yard i have is the damn tank that comes from the middle of nowhere
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Mon Jan-17-05 11:59 PM
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20. oh yeah I forgot about that too |
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I know this sounds silly but I remember theres this one scary looking Dutch Woman I originally took for a man. I think the good thing about the latter medal of honors is their more team play emphais which I enjoy.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:01 AM
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22. they have one male civilian skin and one female civilian skin |
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:02 AM
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24. Theres this old man at that level |
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who notices you and nods and goes picks up his shotgun and starts going after the Germans, he's mowed down easily though which is just sad, poor guy.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:04 AM
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26. not in the gamecube version |
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you only have AI helping you in one level (rough landing)and its a breath of fresh air cause they dont just stand around with some one infront of them shooting them (Ala Lance in vice city)
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:07 AM
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Yeah you have to cover Corporal Barnes when hes destroying the tanks though.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:09 AM
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and you get help after the first tank
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:09 AM
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:10 AM
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38. its good to have usefull AI |
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Edited on Tue Jan-18-05 12:12 AM by 7th_Sephiroth
Halo had it too, the marines could hold thier own on the easier settings
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:05 AM
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and make him walk into a fence.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:06 AM
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I gotta do that, I wanna save that guy.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:07 AM
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31. it's not easy, but certianly possible |
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:09 AM
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35. yeah probably someone's grandfather |
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I want an Eastern Front game, and you know what then I would get really emotionally involved especially if it was in Yugoslavia becasue my mom's dad's relatives were Partisans.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:00 AM
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21. Well, the Germans did win at Arnhem... |
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because Monty was an idiot and his plan was unworkable...the Germans captured two whole divisions...
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:01 AM
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I am not a big fan of Monty, man was so full of himself. My favorite Allied General in Europe was General Omar Bradley, I am also a big admirer of George Marshall.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:02 AM
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25. McAuliffe (commander of the 101st at Bastogne) was good, too... |
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I like his response to the German demand for surrender: "Nuts!"
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:06 AM
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:07 AM
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32. I got Pacific Assualt for christmas |
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still haven't installed it yet, seeing if i can get more memory first.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:08 AM
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33. Its a good game but you need good specs |
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:09 AM
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37. i know, i had allied assault installed |
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but it kept freezing almost everytime. the most i got out of it at a time was 3 hours. when i got my comp upgraded, i kept AA out.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:11 AM
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39. I beat AA and Spearhead |
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but I havent played Breakthrough mostly because I cant hear any dialogue between characters, my new version of Call of Duty freezes on me for some odd reason.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:15 AM
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40. What kind of sound card do you have? |
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switching to a different sound driver might help that problem...the default is Miles 2D positional audio, but if you have a 3d card you can switch to another sound driver...jthere's a guide on how to do it here... http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/mohaa/mohaa-4.shtml
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:17 AM
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I hope that works but the weird thing is I used to hear the dialogue in Spearhead and now I dont.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:17 AM
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:19 AM
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:18 AM
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43. you might just need to reinstall, then... |
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:20 AM
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I'll try that, god I hope that fixes it.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:23 AM
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46. I'd recommend doing the audio tweaks, even if you do reinstall... |
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the game sounds a lot better with the 3d drivers (use the DirectSound 3D hardware support one, it seems to work best)...and that game already has some of the best sound implementation I've heard, so you can imagine how much better it sounds...
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:26 AM
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47. so I should do the tweaks then if that don't work, reinstall? |
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:27 AM
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48. yeah, I'd try that first... |
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and check your sound quality settings and so on, too...
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:29 AM
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49. ok I'll post how that goes sometime later, also my other games are fine |
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except pacific assault sometimes has graphics flicking in the background and its weird and call of duty the expansion freezes on me at bastogne.
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Tue Jan-18-05 12:31 AM
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50. I had some problems with Spearhead, too. |
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At one point I stopped being able to load or start a single-player game and could only play multiplayer; a reinstall fixed it, though.
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