Re: Battlestations Midway
Thanks dq. After reading that I wish I could bail out of work and try the demo.
Ok, first off, I'll agree about the tutorials. If you want to enjoy this, you have got to learn what's going on. I'm going to take a look at the link IGN has later this afternoon.
There's a lot to learn here, but based on what I've played, I'll give my impressions.
Communication will be key. I'm trying to talk to my teamates and they aren't replying. All I keep hearing is, "I'm so F'n confused." However, it's going to be crucial to talk to eachother.
I launched my planes from the carrier (you don't control the plane during launch, you take it right when you leave the carrier). You are basicly controling a fleet of 3. What I mean by that is you are the center plane and where you move the other two follow. You can also give orders by pressing x. If your plane goes down you can switch to the next plane. From the carrier, I launched 3 fleets of 3 and I can switch to all 3 fleets. I'm still learning, but I was able to launch a bomb and hit a destroyer. You can also go back to your carrier and fire from there against any nearby enemies. If you are my enemy, you will see three planes with "dQbell" over them (signifying that I'm in control of them).
The map is crucial. I'm not sure about how to use it, but you can direct everything from there. I think the overall goal will be to arrange your strategy from the map and then control your ship/plane if you so choose.
Graphics are pretty good. Ships show damage and smoke once you hit them. I think the planes look nice too. They aren't blocky or jaggy, and they have a nice motion blur going on. To me, what's important is that it looks good with all this stuff going on, and it does. There is a ton of stuff going on, over a large area. I found myself not worried about the graphics...I was immediately concerned about am I placed correctly, is my fleet in the right position to accomplish the objective. The graphics don't get in the way, but they aren't the highpoint of the game.
As far as lag goes, I haven't noticed any at all. Everything runs rather smooth without any hiccups or planes/ships shifting around.
Right now it's hard to get a handle on things because I'm trying to understand what exactly is going on. I'm going to check out the tutorial and go from there.
If you like slow, patient strategy, this game is for you. What I really want to work with is the subs. Should be fun. I'll try and get some more time with it later and post some more info.
There's a lot to learn here, but based on what I've played, I'll give my impressions.
Communication will be key. I'm trying to talk to my teamates and they aren't replying. All I keep hearing is, "I'm so F'n confused." However, it's going to be crucial to talk to eachother.
I launched my planes from the carrier (you don't control the plane during launch, you take it right when you leave the carrier). You are basicly controling a fleet of 3. What I mean by that is you are the center plane and where you move the other two follow. You can also give orders by pressing x. If your plane goes down you can switch to the next plane. From the carrier, I launched 3 fleets of 3 and I can switch to all 3 fleets. I'm still learning, but I was able to launch a bomb and hit a destroyer. You can also go back to your carrier and fire from there against any nearby enemies. If you are my enemy, you will see three planes with "dQbell" over them (signifying that I'm in control of them).
The map is crucial. I'm not sure about how to use it, but you can direct everything from there. I think the overall goal will be to arrange your strategy from the map and then control your ship/plane if you so choose.
Graphics are pretty good. Ships show damage and smoke once you hit them. I think the planes look nice too. They aren't blocky or jaggy, and they have a nice motion blur going on. To me, what's important is that it looks good with all this stuff going on, and it does. There is a ton of stuff going on, over a large area. I found myself not worried about the graphics...I was immediately concerned about am I placed correctly, is my fleet in the right position to accomplish the objective. The graphics don't get in the way, but they aren't the highpoint of the game.
As far as lag goes, I haven't noticed any at all. Everything runs rather smooth without any hiccups or planes/ships shifting around.
Right now it's hard to get a handle on things because I'm trying to understand what exactly is going on. I'm going to check out the tutorial and go from there.
If you like slow, patient strategy, this game is for you. What I really want to work with is the subs. Should be fun. I'll try and get some more time with it later and post some more info.
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