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Brothers in Arms: Watch a franchise get raped into the ground

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    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Wow, what the fcuk, I'm stuck for words


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    Chairman Meow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭Chairman Meow


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Wow, what the fcuk, I'm stuck for words

    I think the word youre looking for is 'franchiserape'


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    NeoKubrick
    Registered Users Posts: 660 ✭✭✭NeoKubrick


    It's a game that is born out too many of the leads brainstorming where to take a World War II game while watching a film, Inglourious Basterds, that was designed to kill the sentimental 'Saving Private Ryan' World War II genre.

    Dave Bateson, voice of Agent 47, voicing Crockett?


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    Burgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭Burgo


    Dear god, what did i just watch.


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    ReacherCreature
    Registered Users Posts: 4,500 ✭✭✭ReacherCreature


    Christ above. It's like those shítty sequels that get released on the PS2 when the series moves to the next-gen, that have little-to-no similarity to before...but that looks completely rubbish. The developers are actually serious.

    So you've to order the men to tomohawk opposing enemies around Europe? Crap all over.


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    pablomakaveli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,752 ✭✭✭pablomakaveli


    I can't believe what i just saw. Given that the guys that make the BIA games always went for realism with the storyline and the tactical gameplay this is just a shocking change in direction for the series.

    Seems like a spit in the face for fans of the series. I hope this game flops.


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    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    Soooooooooo.....they just got the cast of Team Fortress 2 to act out "Inglorious Basterds"......


    Was this meant to be Gearbox's entry into the Saxxy awards, 'cause it came too late for nomination.


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    Orim
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Orim


    Well that has finally killed off any respect I had for Gearbox. Shame because I liked BIA and their half life games.

    And do you know what the worst thing is? This POS will probably sell like hotcakes. God I remember screaming at my TV in Hells Highway because I couldn't scream at my men in game. Good times.


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    Duggy747
    Registered Users Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Well, that's one way to kill a franchise.

    It's the Batman & Robin of the series, completely out of nowhere and throws all the other mechanics of the previous ones out the window.


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    YouSavedMyLife
    Registered Users Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Did they have to tag the Brothers in Arms title on it? The only thing this...thing has in common with BiA is that its set during WW2. Mind boggling


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    JayEnnis
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    What the I don't even..

    Wow, been playing since road to hill 30 and had almost formed a bond with some of the characters.


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Duggy747 wrote: »
    Well, that's one way to kill a franchise.

    It's the Batman & Robin of the series, completely out of nowhere and throws all the other mechanics of the previous ones out the window.

    gotham-city-imposters-concept-art.jpg
    Batman Gotham City Impostors


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    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,834 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    Holy Testicle Tuesday!

    Someone is so going to get fired for this...


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    folan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭folan


    cool, a ww2 game in the tarantino universe.

    wait.... none of that sounds good.


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    Kiith
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    If this didnt have the Brothers in Arms name, i'd probably be interested in it. As it is, i can't help but wonder what the hell they were thinking.


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    humanji
    Registered Users Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    Battlefield: Bad Company got a similar welcome when it was announced. They still went on to make Battlefield 3, and the Bad Company games weren't terrible. So that's how I'm going to hope this pans out. This game might be a good laugh, and they might go on to make an actual BIA game.


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    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    lol.....

    Cool :D


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    Gummy Panda
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    I bet it sells loads


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    DarkJager
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    I can't see the video due to a firewall here. Anybody care to describe the horror? I like BIA but you guys are scaring me :D


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    niallon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭niallon


    If this is a B.I.A detour then fine, game looks like a good laugh. If this is the new direction, sad times.


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    Chairman Meow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭Chairman Meow


    DarkJager wrote: »
    I can't see the video due to a firewall here. Anybody care to describe the horror? I like BIA but you guys are scaring me :D

    BiA has been turned into team fortress 2 crossed with borderlands essentially. The guys from TF2 massacre a bunch of unarmed german soldiers in a pub


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    Otacon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,721 ✭✭✭Otacon


    Am I the only one looking forward to this? I like the style, the humour and so on, and Gearbox are very good developers so I don't mind seeing them try something.

    I agree the BIA name is unnecessary and they should have gone the Insomniac's route of creating a new IP [Overstrike].


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    Fanny Cradock
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    Chairman Meow wrote: »
    BiA has been turned into team fortress 2 crossed with borderlands essentially. The guys from TF2 massacre a bunch of unarmed german soldiers in a pub

    Let's not forget the Inglorious Bastards overtones.


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    humanji
    Registered Users Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    Otacon wrote:
    Am I the only one looking forward to this? I like the style, the humour and so on, and Gearbox are very good developers so I don't mind seeing them try something.

    I agree the BIA name is unnecessary and they should have gone the Insomniac's route of creating a new IP [Overstrike].
    It's hard to say without seeing footage, but It could be really good. There's too many serious WW2 games, so it's good to see something different.


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    Azza
    Moderators Posts: 5,554 ✭✭✭Azza


    I found the last brothers in arms game to be pretty dull. Maybe the change in direction might sway me.


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    [Deleted User]
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    To be honest, too many WW2 games have the same style and storylines, so it's good to see somebody finally doing something different. Regardless of the name/franchise, this looks like it could be good fun.


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    Grumpypants
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    They said in the conference its nothing to do with the previous BIA games and they will be returning to them at a later date. This is just something different they wanted to try for a bit of fun.


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    krudler
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    Am I the only person that wold rather play that than another WW2 clone snorefest that got old back around Call of Duty 2?


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    Gummy Panda
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    krudler wrote: »
    Am I the only person that wold rather play that than another WW2 clone snorefest that got old back around Call of Duty 2?

    I thought it looked fun and am interested.


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    krudler
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    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    I thought it looked fun and am interested.

    But we wont get to play similar missions to those in Medal of Honor (all 15 of them) and Call of Duty 1-3 with a brief stopover in World at War.

    new is good, embrace it, its got a tomohawk flinging Indian butchering Nazis, sold! who cares if its heavily influenced by Inglorious Bastards? most games are massively influenced by movies anyway


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