This is my review on the beta. I wrote it for my clan's website, but figured I would post it here as well. These are my opinions only.
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Quick and easy download, easy to install. Many times, I had trouble getting into many servers with pings as low as 30, said servers were for low ping players (under 255). I have problems with it crashing on exit. No biggy, it is a beta and those things happen.
I like adding clan tags, as you can't add anything to your name with spaces or special characters.
With setup, I put everything on maximum settings. I would give them a B+ on the graphics.
Sounds are really kinda lame, after playing RO, the sounds for this beta just suck and considering the production, could be worlds better. Keifer Sutherland's voice as the Americans is good, the Russian, German, and Japanese voices make me want to stick ice picks in my ears after awhile. And what is this, "they are taking the lead" crap? This ain't a football game. That strange chanting in War mode is just weird and annoying.
Hardcore mode killing is very good. It's nice getting one shot, one kill. If not hardcore, not impressed at all.
Weapons have no sway, and there seems to be very little difference between them other than maybe some rate of fire and the visuals. The weapon availability to all nationalities is sort of a joke. Hate the dogs.
Perks, don't like, but then I don't have to use them if I don't want. I couldn't care less about achievements as well.
I haven't used any vehicles, but they move like they are on speed, and I hear they sorta' operate like in CODUO. After using Red Orchestra's tanks, I can only say that if that is all they can offer with tanks...then it is laughable.
The maps in the beta are pathetically small, shoebox small. The looks of them are just way too crowded. I keep hearing Clint Eastwood's voice from Heartbreak Ridge in my head when I see them... "clusterfu**". I did like the looks of Castle though, despite its being small. Definite spawn killing issues of all sorts. Even some of the larger maps I have seen from the overheads posted look small, smaller than RO's smallest maps.
Gamespeed was way too fast with everyone running around with all their dodgy moves. That is ok, in that you don't have to play that way to an extent, but if it is available in game, then some players will use it. Watch out for the bunny hoppers...
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I never felt immersed in the game. It just seems all too arcady and I don't get that feeling like I am in a battle hardly at all (and that is being kind), like I really didn't have a purpose in the game despite capturing flags, or HQ, I more or less felt like I was running around in circles just shooting at the enemy. The uniforms, the weapon looks and names all say WW2, but you could swap them out with other skins and it would still have the same feeling for me.
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Graphically, the game looks really good, has psuedo-Japanese, and it has mantling. In all other aspects, the game I am currently playing, Red Orchestra, beats it hands down...no contest. It has more realism, more variety, more of everything, weapons feel different and more real, tanks that act like tanks, bigger battlefield type maps, and I actually feel immersed in what is going on between the to sides. These are all things I am looking for in a game.