Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Pushed Back Until 2/06

[jpup]

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/9468/G...r-Pushed-Back/

This isn't good news for me as I had it selected as one of my launch games. I was suppose to get it in my bundle from Wal-Mart.com. Hmm, wonder what I can do about that. I'm almost afraid to call them and ask to change it to another game in fear that they will cancel my entire order. I guess I'll wait until I get my console and then do it.

As far as the game goes, if it helps fix all the bugs, etc., then the wait will be worth it. I'm not really into non-sports games, but this game has caught my attention.

[SoMiss2000]

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Only 10 games are available at launch per the new EGM and none of them are really highly anticipated.

[Pratt75]

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Crap, that sucks. I was most likely getting this on launch as well. If there are only 10 games on launch day surely there are many more games being released in the launch window(within a few weeks of launch day). Isn't there?

[injunwal]

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Only 10 games are available at launch per the new EGM and none of them are really highly anticipated.

There have been a total of 17 games announced for launch now

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6135223.html

[Pratt75]

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There have been a total of 17 games announced for launch now

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6135223.html

Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThatCanadianGuy]

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Thank god. The game will be better because of it. I have too many launch games in mind, so this is a welcomed delay.

[dagger55]

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Thank god. The game will be better because of it. I have too many launch games in mind, so this is a welcomed delay.

ditto, just makes it easier on the wallet...

its like pgr3, call of duty 2, and madden/nba 2k6 will be my three titles i pick up

[nofearsp2007]

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Take your time and get the game right. So far this game looks awesome!

[Skyboxer]

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ditto, just makes it easier on the wallet...

its like pgr3, call of duty 2, and madden/nba 2k6 will be my three titles i pick up

For me it's Oblivion, Madden and COD2. I have them as well as GRAW paid for. Now I need to decide if I just want to put the $ I have on GRAW onto something else.....

[ludacris06]

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Sounds good.

[videobastard]

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This was one of the games that i would of purchased at launch.

[Flawless]

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Ubi kinda dug themselves in a hole with this one, when they showed that scripted footage at E3. Now that poeple are getting hands-on time with the game, their noticing the game isn't as visually impressive as what was shown before, so Ubi is trying to match that. With that said, as talented as the people at Ubi are, they should have no problem matching, if not surpassing what they showed at E3.

From reading the 1UP article, sounds like physics will play bigger role in this game. I would gladly sacrafice some eye candy for more interactive environments.

Some comments from Blimblim on the build at X05.

let me just remind people that this is a one month old build of a game that will be released in 4 months.
Actually it's the very first really playable build, and it's missing a lot of graphical effects and features. Not even mentioning the numerous bugs and missing collision stuff. The E3 build was rather special in the sense that it had most of the graphical effects, but was totally scripted and could do nothing than what was shown (at least that's what I understood). They did not have time to prepare a special build for X05 so they just used that "stable" build."

[Erv]

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I think the game would be best off if they push it back a year. Ubi-soft did the same for lockdown no delay will mask a fundamentally flawed or out of tune game. Ubi-soft does not push back releases, especially ones scheduled for the holiday. The game has to have some big problems in order for them to decide to do it. I find this game similar to DOA4, in asking what exactly does this game accomplish that Summit Strike didn't, or that couldn't be done on xbox? This feeling really radiated from me when I watched the empty-*** multiplayer level at X05. These maps need at least 24(pref 32) guys to prevent the linear tactics that plague the multiplayer mode. But they decided to still limit teams to 8 a piece. They should be pushing the boundaries in every area. It's nice that they are improving the AI but that's not going to be enough for a next-gen game. It also has to be non-linear and non-scripted, that should be a standard bar-none. The first two games without Ubi-softs influence were amazing, said company has done a great job turning it into a run/gun fest with a tactical skin. Socom 3 is much more ambitious with it's multiplayer(although it don't look very pretty these days) and it's on the PS2!!! Get with it Ubi-soft!

[dave360]

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I want it to be Ghost Recon Summit Strike good. Ghost Recon Summit Strike harkens back to the old GR Island Thunder days. If they take their time and make it as good as GRSS, then I'll buy it. This was one of the two games I was planning on buying on Release day, but now I think I'll wait to pick a 360 up until GR comes out. Madden can wait as well for me.

[Flawless]

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It's looking better. Nice rock textures.






More Screens

http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/previews/strategy/ghost_recon_advanced_warfighter2

Recently Red Storm hosted some journalists and fans to play an alpha multiplayer version of GRAW 360. The praise was very high and some intresting details have emerged such as 68 developers have dedicated all their work to just multiplayer.

Quotes from the Ghostrecon.net forum.

http://www.ghostrecon.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=29072

People should be ready to have their world rocked right over. There is no game in development right now that looks like this game. Forget every movie you have seen online of any title. It will drop your jaw. And the first time you start shooting at a guy in a MP game and he dives, yes dives, behind a car or a rock you are going to stop dead in your tracks. And GR1 fans prepare for that old familiar feeling...


The draw distances are huge, but some of the maps are intentionally cloistered to push you into close combat for MP. Other maps have vast terrain that screams sniper headshot.

Textures in many maps, such as the canyon walls were damn near photo realistic. Serellan loaded up a map and I was shaking my head at the detail and etching on the weapon. Including the manufacturer stamp. He also pointed out that because I bitched about the 468, it is in the game.

Some maps I was shown later have some great environmental effects. Not just sun flares everyone else is doing. But rather attention to everything. Rain and wind were remarkable. Once again the sound guys outdid themselves as the character moved in and out of cover and the rain shifted tone, intensity, clarity, etc. It is exactly what you would expect to hear if you were in that same location. Kudos guys.


This was one of those really neat graphic effects that was going on while playing. The area would get darker as the sun went behind clouds. You could actually look up and see the clouds drifting across the sky. The shadows on the ground coincided with the position of the sun (although I still think there is a small issue on rockycove with the shadows - they should always be parallel to each other, never at a 45 degree angle ). Visibility also was affected by sun position - brighter in the sunny areas and darker in the shadows.



Personally the MP stuff was awesome- the balancing of the maps is such that no one person can truely dominate the area unless they use and integrate with their team mates- patience and agression where needed are rewarded- the new lighting as the previous posts have stated is awesome and from a gaming standpoint add more realistic factors to the battle.

Immersion is a combination of realism, sound, intensity, visual stimulation have all these and you have it as real as it gets- GR:AW has all that and more.