Gaming Forums => General Gaming => Topic started by: ryancoke on November 07, 2007, 10:36:48 AM
Title: Call of Duty 4
Post by: ryancoke on November 07, 2007, 10:36:48 AM
Just picked it up yesterday for the PS3. It's pretty sweet. I played a couple hours of single player and just 1 match of team deathmatch online. The single player experience can be summerized by the word "frantic". No matter what's happening in the game there is almost always a hail of gunfire heading your way. There is very little down time. Deaths by grenade are inevitable. The bad guys seem to find ways to throw grenades near you no matter where you're hiding. The grenades are a little frustrating and sometimes seem pretty cheap. It really adds to the diffculty though. I only played 1 online match. I got slaughtered. No frags for me and 4 deaths. I guess practice makes perfect.
All in all, best COD games since the first one.
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Magik on November 07, 2007, 12:45:30 PM
Frantic is definitely a good way to describe COD4. The single player mission is kind of short, but the frantic atmosphere makes it so satisfying.
Simply put, the game is fantastic.
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: BranDonk Kong on November 07, 2007, 01:39:36 PM
I played the beta religiously, and just got the actual game (360) yesterday. It's absolutely beautiful (never even thinks about dropping below 60FPS), and is just plain fun. Best (dual-analog) FPS ever.
Title: RE:Call of Duty 4
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 07, 2007, 01:49:54 PM
I'm getting it for PC, because I loved CoD 1 and 2 (didn't get three because I hate playing FPS on consoles).
Title: RE:Call of Duty 4
Post by: SixthAngel on November 07, 2007, 06:58:00 PM
Do they sell maps so we can navigate through all the shooters released this fall? The game sites are giving many of them good scores to. Are these games doing new or unique things that deserve these high scores or have developers finally mastered the standard shooter formula that the media loves?
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 07, 2007, 07:37:24 PM
Fresh coats of paint.
Title: RE:Call of Duty 4
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 07, 2007, 08:28:18 PM
Quote Originally posted by: SixthAngel Do they sell maps so we can navigate through all the shooters released this fall? The game sites are giving many of them good scores to. Are these games doing new or unique things that deserve these high scores or have developers finally mastered the standard shooter formula that the media loves?
Sadly I think it is that they have mastered a formula the media loves. Just look at what games have been given high scores. Halo 3, which isn't even close to perfect, with some of the most horrendous AI on planet earth, yet it still has people drooling over it because it has nailed the multiplayer FPS formula for consoles. Now there is CoD4 while it may be a very good game, cannot be that different from the others, heck it still maintains the linear nature of the series. Once again though, great scores across the board. Heck I wouldn't be surprised if you went through the review scores of FPS games you would find them to be inflated compared to most genres.
Really, as much as I don't like it, I think reviewers are more focused now on the visual presentation and how it "sucks" you into the experience, like you are in a living world, rather than being innovative and playing around with the gameplay. It is obvious the media eats that stuff up now, which is why a game like Mario Galaxy had a tough hill to climb, because its focus was on gameplay design, not trying to be as realistic as possible. Should be interesting to see what Crysis gets, because I have a feeling it will get good review scores as well, even though, from what I played the game is more "Wow look at the visuals and physics" then "What a unique experience".
Title: RE:Call of Duty 4
Post by: vudu on November 08, 2007, 06:17:51 AM
Quote Originally posted by: ryancoke Just picked it up yesterday for the PS3. It's pretty sweet. I played a couple hours of single player....
So how was the ending?
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Caliban on November 08, 2007, 07:36:22 AM
I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive in my mailbox, in the meantime I'm happy playing Portal and Team Fortress 2, I hope I get it before Galaxy because once Galaxy is out that is all I will play until the 20th'ish of November which is Mass Effect day for me.
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: BranDonk Kong on November 08, 2007, 07:37:25 AM
COD4 is actually pretty innovative though. You can call in chopper attacks (and control the chopper I believe), air strikes, sniff out explosives, and all of the "perks", such as martyrdom, last stand, juggernaut, etc. It's awesome, it actually improves quite a bit over any other FPS I've ever played. It's the Resident Evil 4 of Call of Duty games, if that makes any sense.
Title: RE:Call of Duty 4
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 08, 2007, 08:58:58 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Brandogg COD4 is actually pretty innovative though. You can call in chopper attacks (and control the chopper I believe), air strikes, sniff out explosives, and all of the "perks", such as martyrdom, last stand, juggernaut, etc. It's awesome, it actually improves quite a bit over any other FPS I've ever played. It's the Resident Evil 4 of Call of Duty games, if that makes any sense.
Sounds like more "realism" to me.
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 08, 2007, 09:45:53 AM
Sounds like Battalion Wars for the niche casual action mainstream gamer.
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Magik on November 11, 2007, 08:22:56 AM
After spending A LOT more time with the game over this weekend, COD4 is definitely a candidate to me for GOTY and is easily the best FPS at this moment surpassing both Halo 3 and TF2.
People have complained that the single player was too short, around 6 hours is what a lot of reviewers were saying, but to me, it was the perfect length. I personally can't see anybody beating it in 6 hours unless they are playing it on Easy and somehow avoids dying at all.
The Multi-player is definitely where this game shines. It's simply fantastic. The inclusion of RPG elements adds another layer of depth to an already deep multi-player experience. All that's missing is the matchmaking quality found in Halo 3.
My only gripes with the game, besides the matchmaking being not as good as Halo 3, are issues with the single player campaign namely the infinite spawning enemies, until you trigger the next set of events, and secondly, the enemies ability to throw grenades with sick accuracy.
That said, Call of Duty 4 is a fantastic game.
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: BranDonk Kong on November 11, 2007, 02:38:47 PM
I've got a feeling that those "bad guys" in the middle east have a lot of experience throwing grenades and such.
Title: RE:Call of Duty 4
Post by: ryancoke on November 12, 2007, 06:27:33 AM
Quote Originally posted by: vudu
Quote Originally posted by: ryancoke Just picked it up yesterday for the PS3. It's pretty sweet. I played a couple hours of single player....
So how was the ending?
Yeah, it's a little on the short side. I just beat is this morning. Probably about 8 hours or play time to beat. I got about the same enjoyment out of it as a 20 hour game though and now I have unlimited amounts of online beatdowns to look forward to.
spoiler: the nuclear explosion scene is one of the best cutscenes i've ever seen in a game. Combined with the death of your American character after the explosion was the highlight of the story for me.
Title: RE:Call of Duty 4
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 25, 2007, 08:45:57 AM
I beat CoD4 and while it is a great game, it is NOT game of the year material, at least from what I gathered in single player. There is nothing really innovate in the game, extremely polished, yes but innovative, not really. It is a thrilling experience from beginning to end though, and quite cinematic though I'd recommend a rental over buying it, if you want a single player experience.
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Caliban on November 25, 2007, 11:19:17 AM
If you want an awesome multiplayer experience, get it. Skip Halo 3.
Title: RE:Call of Duty 4
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 25, 2007, 01:55:28 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Caliban If you want an awesome multiplayer experience, get it. Skip Halo 3.
Better yet, get TF2!
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Caliban on November 26, 2007, 07:20:45 AM
Actually I was going to mention TF2 but I thought it would be kind of off topic...anyway, I also have TF2, it's hilarious and has plenty of fun to be had, though if you don't like the cartoon style your best bet is CoD4.
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: KnowsNothing on January 31, 2008, 01:56:18 PM
BUMP. HI GUYS.
Alright, so I'm looking for a good online multiplayer shooter (that isn't TF2) and I hear talk that COD4 is, you know, pretty good. I don't care about innovation or anything like that since I've never really owned a game like this before; I'm just looking for something solid and fun.
BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE. Having never really spent a lot of time with an online FPS, I don't really know how the multiplayer works. I realize there are 32 player matches and all that jazz, but I don't really care about that. I want to be able to set up a simple four player deathmatch with only my friends. Basically I want it to be just like playing a traditional offline multiplayer game....but, you know, online. Can I do this, or will I be forced to play a silly little deathmatch with strangers and frown the whole time?
Title: RE: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Caliban on January 31, 2008, 01:59:56 PM
You can set up your own private match and invite your friends specifically for it. I have the 360 version by the way, so I don't know how the PC version works.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on February 18, 2008, 11:19:08 AM
I rented this and got almost every achievement (360 version)... I didn't get Mile High Club on veteran and I missed an intel somewhere, barf. But yeah, this game is pretty sweet. It's worth taking a look at to see how amazingly pretty and well-programmed it is. The single-player missions and story are pretty sweet, too.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 18, 2008, 11:33:31 AM
What's the damage model like?
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Caliban on February 18, 2008, 06:53:00 PM
I rented this and got almost every achievement (360 version)... I didn't get Mile High Club on veteran and I missed an intel somewhere, barf. But yeah, this game is pretty sweet. It's worth taking a look at to see how amazingly pretty and well-programmed it is. The single-player missions and story are pretty sweet, too.
Good lord, man how quick were you on getting those 960 or so achievment points for this game? I wonder if you are able to just as quickly get 900+ achievments for TheOrangeBox, I'm having a hard time specially for TF2 (it's still loads of fun) and the Portal challenges which can be quite tedious i.e. the least number of steps to be taken challenges. I played the first mission on CoD4, got that one achievment, and jumped right onto the online multiplayer matches. Lots of fun to be had there.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on February 18, 2008, 07:58:30 PM
The secret is that I'm really good at games
I'll give Orange Box a go if I rent/borrow it, otherwise I'm snagging the PC version when I get my new motherboard
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Caliban on February 18, 2008, 08:28:51 PM
Yes I know that you're good at games, specially at the fps genre from what I've seen of your achievement list.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 18, 2008, 10:24:56 PM
So he plays these other games cuz he's not good at Nintendo games? I get it now.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on February 19, 2008, 01:37:29 AM
I'm good at all genres
p.s. check out my Aegis Wing pwnage
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: KnowsNothing on February 23, 2008, 07:59:15 PM
MY DAD IS BETTER AT GAMES THAN YOUR DAD
Also yeah, this game is pretty fun. Single player is aight, not my favorite. Multi is very fun, I'm just terrible at it :thumbsup;
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: animecyberrat on March 15, 2008, 01:29:23 PM
So did they ever plan to port this to the Wii? I know Wii had COD3, but not 4 yet the DS had 4, what happened?
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 15, 2008, 01:31:31 PM
CoD 4 isn't coming to the Wii, but it has been confirmed that the next CoD will come to the Wii.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: RABicle on March 17, 2008, 03:29:00 AM
CoD4 chokes on my 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo/Geforce 8600. Porting it to Wii would be hilarious.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: BranDonk Kong on March 17, 2008, 04:12:59 PM
8600 is actually a pretty terrible video card (sorry), which is why I haven't bought one for my HTPC. I played COD4 demo on it (X2 4200+/GeForce 7600GS - it's a small (Dell) BTX HTPC, not for gaming to say the least), and with somewhat low-medium settings, it actually ran pretty well.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: ShyGuy on December 18, 2008, 02:34:57 PM
Modern Bump!
Tried this on the PC finally. Very Call of Duty, a well polished "scripted shooter." Weapons are better than the WWII games.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: NWR_Lindy on December 18, 2008, 08:06:58 PM
I haven't played this game in a while, but it's shiz-hot. Great, great FPS.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on December 18, 2008, 08:44:09 PM
Scripted? bleh
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: NWR_Lindy on December 18, 2008, 10:01:24 PM
Oh dear, you are missing out.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on December 18, 2008, 10:08:51 PM
Come back when you're done with the next 5 "Call of Texture Packs."
LOL
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: NWR_Lindy on December 18, 2008, 11:19:05 PM
I'm not a Call of Duty fan in the least. I could care less about WW2 first-person shooters. CoD4 is the only game I own in the franchise, and I only bought it after it got rave reviews. And let me tell you, it is amazing.
I also don't care about CoD5. So you can call it "Call of Texture Packs" all you want, but that doesn't change the fact that CoD4 is one of the best games of this generation. Maybe if you tried it you just might like it.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on December 18, 2008, 11:21:35 PM
I'm not a Call of Duty fan in the least. I could care less about WW2 first-person shooters. CoD4 is the only game I own in the franchise, and I only bought it after it got rave reviews. And let me tell you, it is amazing.
I also don't care about CoD5. So you can call it "Call of Texture Packs" all you want, but that doesn't change the fact that CoD4 is one of the best games of this generation. Maybe if you tried it you just might like it.
I've tried it. It really isn't a whole lot different from the previous 3 except it is set in modern times.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: ShyGuy on December 19, 2008, 03:27:52 AM
Yeah, the gameplay isn't radically different from the other COD games. Haven't played the multiplayer, so maybe that's the bomb-diggity.
