I don't like most of the games, I think the "hold still to regen health" mechanic is the worst, but I did enjoy Big Red One, by the same guys that did Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
They also did the United Offensive mission pack, which I haven't tried yet. I may have bought it once-upon-a Steam sale, but I can't remember...
Neotenous Nordic wrote:
The problem with COD is the same as Bethesda games: they've been using the same old engine all along, just added little eye candy to it, because they're too greedy to purchase licence for a modern engine.
What's wrong with the Q3 engine? That thing is solid, and I'm actually impressed with what they've done with it. Look at Valve, their Source engine still has huge chunks of Quake -1- engine.
I'm not sure how a different engine would benefit the series. I guess they could maybe switch to Unreal, but that would mostly be a "more eye candy" switch, and there are constant reports of poor customer support (and lawsuits, of course). Seems like it would be a bit of a financial risk for a series that relies on "keep releasing the same thing" to keep their sales high.
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