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Carno · 01-06-2005, 08:33 PM

Anyone else played this game? It was pretty disappointing for me.. The dude who worked at EB games said it was awesome, but I am skeptical about listening to them, because I am kinda seeing a trend. So far every guy at the counter has said every game I've bought was awesome

Anyways, I know this game was made by a Korean company, but the spelling and grammar mistakes would have been easy to fix had they run the game past a native English speaker. I mean, it was obvious stuff.

The gameplay itself was cool and kinda different, but kinda frustrating. There were only like three different attacks, but on a plus note, you could call upon your officers to do super moves. Fighting was pretty repetitive and annoying unless you could find the enemy leader and kill them. Killing the enemy leader would kill the whole squad, so if you killed the leader straight away, you could win the battle without losing any men. One thing I hated about trying to tell my men to attack archers was that frequently my men would do nothing. They would just sit there. I had to make them take a round about way to the enemy archers, because if I targetted the archers directly, my men wouldn't move.

Camera was kinda sketchy and I never knew which way the camera would be facing when I switched to a different squad. Kinda annoying having to constantly spin the camera around. Graphics were good, but nothing to write home about.

Draw distance was fucking horrible. You couldn't see very far at all, and by the time you saw an enemy troop, they were already on you. No time for maneuvering. This was probably my biggest gripe with the game.

The story was okay, but not well explained at all. Background story was fucking stupid and should have been left out. It had absolutely nothing to do with the game except to bring up something called the Ancient Heart. Whatever that was..

Overall I was pretty disappointed with the game. Mostly just little stuff, but still annoying. It was fun, but I think it's a bargain bin game.

Anyone played this game? Thoughts?

Dizzet · 01-07-2005, 12:01 AM

Well i havent played it... But I talked with the concept designer for about 2 years ago and when i first saw the caracters he have created damn i thougt it would be great...

Dibbler · 01-07-2005, 09:14 AM

I feel the same way. The game looked so good but in the heat of battle the guys just don't seem to react the way I want and it's just frustrating. When I made it to the battle that involves the archers shooting flaming arrows into the woods and lighting the woods on fire I finally had enough of this crap. I pointed at the woods and told them to shoot into them. Instead they get up and run into the woods and die. This was quite a way into the battle and I just threw the controller, took the game out of my xbox and replaced it with a "good" game. Haven't played it since.

FngKestrel · 01-07-2005, 12:30 PM

That's unfortunate to hear these reviews. I played it at E3 2 years back and it looked like it was coming along pretty well.

omega2K4 · 01-07-2005, 12:38 PM

Its a good game, multiplayer is really good if you can find a game with someone who speaks English. It isn't for everyone, but if you have an open mind you'll enjoy it.

Carno · 01-07-2005, 02:41 PM

It's a good game but the many flaws make it way less fun than it should be.

You have to admit though, the draw distance was extremely terrible. The worst flaw in the game, for me.

omega2K4 · 01-07-2005, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Carn

It's a good game but the many flaws make it way less fun than it should be.

You have to admit though, the draw distance was extremely terrible. The worst flaw in the game, for me.

Did you see how many units were on screen at once? They had to make sacrifices. Have you seen any of the GTA games on PS2? FAR worse draw distances.

Carno · 01-08-2005, 12:37 PM

I've never played GTA on PS2, but for Xbox the draw distances aren't bad.

I guess that's true, there were a lot of units on screen for a console. Meh. Guess I should stick to PC if I want a lot of units on screen and decent draw distances.

I haven't played KUF online yet, maybe it'll be more fun online. I haven't had the time to play any of the other Heroes, though; I've only completed Gerald.

01-06-2005, 08:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders Anyone else played this game? It was pretty disappointing for me.. The dude who worked at EB games said it was awesome, but I am skeptical about listening to them, because I am kinda seeing a trend. So far every guy at the counter has said every game I've bought was awesome Anyways, I know this game was made by a Korean company, but the spelling and grammar mistakes would have been easy to fix had they run the game past a native English speaker. I mean, it was obvious stuff. The gameplay itself was cool and kinda different, but kinda frustrating. There were only like three different attacks, but on a plus note, you could call upon your officers to do super moves. Fighting was pretty repetitive and annoying unless you could find the enemy leader and kill them. Killing the enemy leader would kill the whole squad, so if you killed the leader straight away, you could win the battle without losing any men. One thing I hated about trying to tell my men to attack archers was that frequently my men would do nothing. They would just sit there. I had to make them take a round about way to the enemy archers, because if I targetted the archers directly, my men wouldn't move. Camera was kinda sketchy and I never knew which way the camera would be facing when I switched to a different squad. Kinda annoying having to constantly spin the camera around. Graphics were good, but nothing to write home about. Draw distance was fucking horrible. You couldn't see very far at all, and by the time you saw an enemy troop, they were already on you. No time for maneuvering. This was probably my biggest gripe with the game. The story was okay, but not well explained at all. Background story was fucking stupid and should have been left out. It had absolutely nothing to do with the game except to bring up something called the Ancient Heart. Whatever that was.. Overall I was pretty disappointed with the game. Mostly just little stuff, but still annoying. It was fun, but I think it's a bargain bin game. Anyone played this game? Thoughts?

01-07-2005, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dizzet Psycho Location: Denmark	Well i havent played it... But I talked with the concept designer for about 2 years ago and when i first saw the caracters he have created damn i thougt it would be great... __________________ I am a pretty little Girl

01-07-2005, 12:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	Its a good game, multiplayer is really good if you can find a game with someone who speaks English. It isn't for everyone, but if you have an open mind you'll enjoy it. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

01-07-2005, 09:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dibbler Psycho Location: Initech, Iowa	I feel the same way. The game looked so good but in the heat of battle the guys just don't seem to react the way I want and it's just frustrating. When I made it to the battle that involves the archers shooting flaming arrows into the woods and lighting the woods on fire I finally had enough of this crap. I pointed at the woods and told them to shoot into them. Instead they get up and run into the woods and die. This was quite a way into the battle and I just threw the controller, took the game out of my xbox and replaced it with a "good" game. Haven't played it since.

01-07-2005, 12:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
FngKestrel Junkie	That's unfortunate to hear these reviews. I played it at E3 2 years back and it looked like it was coming along pretty well.

01-07-2005, 02:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	It's a good game but the many flaws make it way less fun than it should be. You have to admit though, the draw distance was extremely terrible. The worst flaw in the game, for me.

01-08-2005, 12:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	I've never played GTA on PS2, but for Xbox the draw distances aren't bad. I guess that's true, there were a lot of units on screen for a console. Meh. Guess I should stick to PC if I want a lot of units on screen and decent draw distances. I haven't played KUF online yet, maybe it'll be more fun online. I haven't had the time to play any of the other Heroes, though; I've only completed Gerald.