EA Pitches Us Battlefield: Bad Company - Kotaku Comments

EA Pitches Us Battlefield: Bad Company

GrooveChampion — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:34:38 MST

BLOWING UP ROCKET LAUNCHERS he says!!!!!!!!!!1!!! ZOMG

GrooveChampion

EA Pitches Us Battlefield: Bad Company

kw4k — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:14:09 MST

"...here's hoping that Bad Company is more than just shooting barrels and blowing holes in walls textured with only certain types of brick." +1, mark. i hate when i see limitations in a game that promises pure freedom, such as this

kw4k

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demonwolf — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:53:28 MST

he said partly everything in like the first 15 seconds.

demonwolf

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OT79 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:34:10 MST

@Yuki: I don't understand well what you trying to say but LOL!

OT79

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ParadiseEve — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:41:01 MST

That seems very LAME sorry but i think this world is way past Destructible environments. EA will most likely learn that the hard way. Tisk

ParadiseEve

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KZuke — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:08:27 MST

Too much scary close-up talking and not enough gameplay video...

KZuke

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D3Anon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:17:41 MST

What happened to the kotaku filled with sappy music, "justify your game or X" feature?

D3Anon

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Coldbrand — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:10:56 MST

God damn that guy is creepy.

Coldbrand

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smashbruvah — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:09:43 MST

@sloner: True that.
The game doesn't look too special.

smashbruvah

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:58:56 MST

"Really dangerous missions" That line turned me off lol

This game could be so great online, but something about it smells flop... I really do hope it will be great, I've been waiting for a new Battlefield for a long time.

Irenicus-the one and only

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BloodStainedVendetta — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:24:24 MST

"Destroy gas tanks..."

Ohhh, VERY original, EA. Nice selling point...

BloodStainedVendetta

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cranium — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:21:09 MST

"blowing up rocket launchers" lol, k noob.

cranium

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Witzbold — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:10:45 MST

@Yuki: I prefer to just wait till the heli is facing towards me then shooting through the cockpit with a well placed shot. I used to do that in Operation Flashpoint a lot.

Witzbold

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Jaybosan — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:17:56 MST

This marketing guy can talk an mean game, but I'm going to wait for the reviews, a rental, and a slow gaming release period to maybe pick this one up. After Battlefield 2 and the Special Forces expansion I'm recalcitrant to invest in anything DICE/EA puts out. They make unbalanced "I win" buttons with their nigh unkillable armored vehicles and jets. Their response is to a year later remove all vehicles (including the balanced and fun dunebuggies.) They did the same thing in BFVietnam with the M60, they make an unbalanced gun, wait a year to fix it and then they overdo it. Didn't buy 2142 because I like balanced gameplay in my multiplayer shooters. Sorry DICE.

Jaybosan

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Yuki — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:01:48 MST

@ForwardInReverse: Aside from leaking fuel, you just described Crysis.

I seem to recall that in Armed Assault you can hit things like fuel lines when you shoot at helicopters and such, but I could be wrong. I know for a fact that a well-placed sniper shot can take out the tail rotor and send a chopper spinning out of control, as I have seen videos of that on youtube. Of course, ArmA/OFP are a pretty hardcore simulations and not for everyone. If they played a little smoother, I would go for it, though.

Yuki

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Thorgils — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:59:38 MST

I realise that plot hasn't always been the Battlefield series strongest point. That said, even for it this it's a bit much. Am I irked at using a clichéd plot to gloss over a sandbox-style game? Why would I. From my own experience, Battlefield has always been about arcade style action.
Still, it seems they've taken a different route with this. Rather than just a tacked on singleplayer campaign (replete with cheesy plot), it seems they were sort of trying. Kind of. Would have been nice to have a decent story. A man can dream though.

Thorgils

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sloner — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:55:46 MST

I think this calls for a "Justify Your Game." It's been a while.

sloner

EA Pitches Us Battlefield: Bad Company

JohnnytheFuture — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:26:08 MST

Apparently, "You'll be doing everything, from blowing up rocket launchers..." I'm sure he meant "set off" rocket launchers, but I couldn't help but laugh.

And, was this video filmed in bar? Seems like the speaker is a bit...talkative.

JohnnytheFuture

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4sparta — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:19:05 MST

I wish they had swapped the amount of time devoted to him speaking with the amount of time devoted to showing gameplay. That was a waste of howevermanyminutes it lasted...nothing new was stated

4sparta

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ForwardInReverse — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:15:45 MST

I'd like to see something other than the traditional "Fully destructable environments!".For example:

The enemy hops in a Jeep and prepares to speed away.You fire off a few shots and manage to damage the gas tank, causing a fuel leak.He speeds off, and you continue to fire.You manage to hit a rear back tire, which eventually tears off.The Jeep is now riding on one rim, which is causing sparks to fly.A stray spark hits the trickle of gasoline, and the Jeep goes up.

I know its not perfect, and has a lot to do with "in game" realism as well as destructability(would the Jeep eventually run out of gas anyway, etc.)but I'm more interested in a game that features unique destructability rather than total destructability.

ForwardInReverse

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Yuki — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:10:16 MST

@AndrewDB: That pre-alpha video above stated that they wanted to leave the houses at least partially standing so you could better survey the wreckage (more of an "emotional impact", if you will).

Yuki

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K-Squad! (Badass Edition) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:09:58 MST

"Attack gas tanks for massive damage" , What next?

K-Squad! (Badass Edition)

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AndrewDB — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:07:18 MST

The big question on my mind:

IF you shoot four supporting walls of a structure (Say a house), will the house collapse under its own weight with the HavoK physics engine, or will it still stand.... or is that the next step after this?

AndrewDB

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Witzbold — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:02:49 MST

@ShirtGuyDom: Yeah but we all know how pre-alpha vids go and all. I just hope everything works like how it was shown in that video.

Witzbold

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bluestreak108 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:59:41 MST

Oh wait. Console?

Nevermind.

bluestreak108

EA Pitches Us Battlefield: Bad Company

bluestreak108 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:58:47 MST

This guys sux at pitching. The videos I've seen online made me more interested in this title than anything Captain Nosehair said....

That said, the videos make this look like not a suck. I remember chasing infantry around a grass hut in a tank forever in previous versions. In this you just pancake him and his little hut.
On the other hand, helos will probably be WAYYYYY overpowered AGAIN.

bluestreak108

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K-Squad! (Badass Edition) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:58:25 MST

@TOCATL:
Because Jesus approves of PC gaming, and EA hates jesus... :P i'm sorry, i just can't come up with any other reason.

K-Squad! (Badass Edition)

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TOCATL — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:57:30 MST

No PC love why? <-(...

TOCATL

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TheCleaningGuy — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:54:12 MST

@Nightshift Nurse: Nursier and Shiftier: Shooting Conlict Crisis War Nazi-shoot liberty resistance of brothers in medal of duty of War II Turbo.
Unfortunately, this is how I read all shooter titles.

TheCleaningGuy

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ShirtGuyDom — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:53:59 MST

God, you people are so jaded...

ShirtGuyDom

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sloner — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:50:45 MST

@gamadaya: Let's not forget Red Faction III ;-)

sloner

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BohlBERG — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:50:30 MST

Where's the gold, I want the gold.

BohlBERG

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K-Squad! (Badass Edition) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:48:53 MST

@homernoy:
Is it even possible to be an EA fan? That's like saying you like the president, Sure he got elected twice, but your never supposed to ADMIT you voted for them.

K-Squad! (Badass Edition)

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Spartan1308™ — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:41:23 MST

@skelator316: You're thinking of Battlefield Heroes. This is a different game.

Spartan1308™

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Rieth — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:40:47 MST

Seriously... How many gas tanks are there sitting around the world at all times, and why do people hang around beside them in battle zones...

Rieth

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Yuki — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:40:21 MST

Where da gold at?

Yuki

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ajm1240 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:39:27 MST

So it's basically a game version of the movie "Kelly's Heroes."

ajm1240

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resetbutton — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:37:09 MST

his nose is long. reminds me of toucan sam.

resetbutton

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SirCobbins — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:37:08 MST

@SirCobbins: oh. it's on my hdd. :P

SirCobbins

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NinjaBurg3r — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:34:38 MST

@argh: Lol, sad but true. I remember tunneling my way into the enemy's base in multiplayer. Can someone please get someone from that dev team to work on future projects?

NinjaBurg3r

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HykCraft — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:34:24 MST

This EA guy is a complete tool. He needs to LEARN how to pitch games. I would never hire this guy at my development company.

HykCraft

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SirCobbins — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:32:12 MST

I can't remember where, but I saw a really cool video showing off the destruction. They ended the video with a huge explosion that left the buildings almost completely destroyed.

SirCobbins

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LightStriker — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:31:46 MST

What's up with that guy and blowing up gas tank?
Like there isn't like a bazillion of game out there that does that...

LightStriker

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Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:30:21 MST

The titles for these military FPS/TPS games just keep getting dumber and more generic...

And I can't imagine the game itself is any breath of fresh air either.

Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic

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Witzbold — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:30:02 MST

I wanted to see more gameplay, less big face. D::::

Witzbold

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EnigmaNemesis — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:29:44 MST

It is still pretty impressive on how much can be destroyed. If you watch any of the videos on the 360 (dev diary things) ... you can destroy a whole lot. At least a ton more than most games to feel more destructive.

EnigmaNemesis

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Erwin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:29:38 MST

Let's hope they keep all the best parts of the last games in multiplayer. Oh man, will you still be able to use a parachute 4 feet off the ground? Will you pilot aircraft like a drunk Steven Hawking? Will your squad mates put explosives on YOUR vehicles?

Erwin

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J-Fro — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:27:51 MST

Extreme close-up whoaaaaa

I'm only interested in the MP component. If it's anything like BF2, I want.

J-Fro

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BlackDove — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:27:38 MST

I think he wants to rape me right through my screen.

BlackDove

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gamadaya — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:26:17 MST

@homernoy:
Yeah, but with Fracture, you can also manipulate the environment. If a structure falls into your way, which I'm sure it will frequently, you just toss a grenade and have a piller of earth push it away. And remember all those tank flash games with destructable environments? A lot of those were cool, and there were ways to get out if you got stuck. I know it's hard to do, and LucusArts almost didn't go through with the project because the programmers were so scared, but I'm glad they're doing it. They're taking a big risk, but I'm sure it's going to pay off.

gamadaya

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keyrat — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:25:46 MST

There's really nothing like barrel rolling a blackhawk in BF2 and watching all your passengers freak out and jump.

keyrat

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argh — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:25:15 MST

It's ridiculous that Red Faction (almost 10 years old) still has the best destructible environments of any game.

argh

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Mr-Anderson — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:22:36 MST

This video didn't really show anything.

...

Mr-Anderson

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homernoy — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:22:08 MST

@Kai_:
After Crysis I am an EA fan. Do what you will while I will laugh all the way to gaming bliss ;)

homernoy

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AndrewDB — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:21:18 MST

Holy cripes that is a really, really scarey fish eye lens.

Whoever the guy is whose talking, really, really needs to pick a few hairs out of his nose.

AndrewDB

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Makaru — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:20:31 MST

this guys wierd and sux

Makaru

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Swift_ — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:20:24 MST

Boycott EA, buy indie games today!

Swift_

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homernoy — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:20:06 MST

@gamadaya:
It's very hard, even if it's technically feesable on console or PC hardware, you have everything in that game potentially falling everywhere. That includes places that you might need to get to so you can advance to the next level.

How many times have you been stuck in-game when you jumped into the wrong spot and couldn't get out? Imagine if the entire game could be destroyed! I am sure there are some good ideas that work, but it is difficult at best.

homernoy

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Destrudo — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:20:05 MST

Oh wow. I think it's "giant enemy crab... attack it's weak point for massive damage" all over again.

Destrudo

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skelator316 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:19:59 MST

@Lain: Isnt this a freeware game? so technically you wouldnt be buying it.

skelator316

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tnx3 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:19:41 MST

Oh... if a BF game is on a console, it's not worth the time.

tnx3

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symphony_of_the_night — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:18:00 MST

This guy proves that skin textures in doom 3 were realistic :P

symphony_of_the_night

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OT79 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:15:25 MST

This game is totally Anti-Hype >.>

OT79

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Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:15:04 MST

Were the Gawker video crew invited to drink alcohol at the event? And if so, did they get drunk and destroy everything in the immediate environment just to prove EA's pitch? I would if it meant getting tanked on their behalf.

I so need to go to one of these.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

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gamadaya — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:13:10 MST

Destructable environments are so cool. Too bad nobody has made good ones yet. Here's hoping, LucusArts.

gamadaya

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FP_slomo788 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:12:29 MST

Nooo! Why? Wilson, you're killing me! *goes sit in a corner and cries*

FP_slomo788

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madhotch — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:11:53 MST

That guy is very scary.

madhotch

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Lain — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:08:04 MST

Not holding my breath on this one.

EA even said its not a follow up to Battlefield.

Thus.. is why I wont be buying it.

Lain