New Gamespot article

[Fedorov]

http://gdc.gamespot.com/story/6302512/spotlight-on-red-orchestra-2-heroes-of-stalingrad-at-gdc-2011

They saw the interior of a T34, and destroying houses bit by bit... can't wait for the shakey-cam footage.

 

[LemoN]

Good to see that HoS is getting some more news coverage! :IS2:

 

[The Masta]

So they like HOES.

 

[Pvt.Skoko]

http://pc.ign.com/articles/115/1153590p1.html

I found this aswelll. I think it was kinda wierd for him to start the article in this way. But he finished pretty well and it seems like he enjoyed HOES more then he'd like to admit.

 

[Actin]

Love the 'ignore last order' option for non-sl players

 

[Darrosquall]

these hands on for us are useless

 

[HeyCarnut]

I think it was kinda wierd for him to start the article in this way.

We had a spirited discussion about this in a conference call. Myself, I think the preamble is complimentary: this is not the typical dumbed-down game that the market has been releasing, it demands thoughtful play and thinking players. That's good in my book...

 

[Atomskytten]

The game will ship later this year.

Why isn't it 'later this year' already???

 

[Pvt.Skoko]

@HeyCarnut

I guess when you put it that way it makes sense. I guess the " if you don't like this you shouldn't get this game" kind of idea hit me hard. I feel like anyone could play red orchestra 2..... But it was obviously a very truthful and well written article.

 

[Ralfst3r]

Nice little article. I like it that tanks can destroy buildings gradually.

 

[Fedorov]

How does that refusal order work?

Is it a way to tell your Squad Leader that you are not going to follow his order? Or is it a way of telling your squad mates to not follow it?

Also, I like the gradual destruction, I thought it would be a very simple "intact -> destroyed" system. I'm glad I was wrong.

 

[jalex3]

sad I still have not found any vid or pics :|

 

[timur]

Awesome!

Also, is it just me, or has there only been good news about HoS? They say that there is no such thing as bad publicity, but I have only heard good things from every article! Hopefully, it will stay that way

 

[hockeywarrior]

Nice find! I had just found it and was about to post it here only to find that the other forum trolls managed to beat me to the punch.

I found this bit a little bit from the Gamespot article a little puzzling. Who teaches people to WRITE these days???

As the game's title suggests, it will take place in and around the city formerly known as Stalingrad, a city perhaps most infamous for the Battle of Stalingrad--a bloody World War II skirmish that is said to have incurred more than a million casualties.

Two problems:

1) Stalingrad is "perhaps most infamous"? Not only is that really bad sentence construction, but I can't imagine what else Stalingrad would be "infamous" for other than one of the most bloody and important battles of the entire war.

2) "Skirmish?" -- I really don't think that's the best word to describe the pure carnage of a million people dying in one place! I know I know I'm being a grammar Nazi, but REALLY? It's almost offensive to call Stalingrad a skirmish ... that's like calling the 2004 tsunami a "small flood".

Sorry I had to get that off my chest. On the whole, a very good article though!

 

[Nicholas]

Love the 'ignore last order' option for non-sl players

I'd like to see if someone "disagrees" with an order you have the right to team kill them.

 

[Fedorov]

I'd like to see if someone "disagrees" with an order you have the right to team kill them.

...and make him respawn without a weapon!

 

[Ralfst3r]

Haha. Yeah I wonder what that functionality is all about. Maybe if a SL gives impossible orders, ppl can get rid of him that way?

 

[Rak]

Nice, now a trailer or a teaser to go along with these publicity would be nice

 

[Pectus]

I really want to see the destruction caught on video. If it really is how it was described on the article it would be awesome.

When i watched that video where they demo the destruction system on spartanovka by dropping arty on those wooden houses, i felt it was just a slap on feature because the destruction was instant(mesh swapping?) and not dynamic like in bc2.

Need some footage.. NAOW!

 

[Dwin]

Haha. Yeah I wonder what that functionality is all about. Maybe if a SL gives impossible orders, ppl can get rid of him that way?

To me it sounds like it's supposed to be a gimmick or a humourous feature.

Squad Leader: "Capture the bridge!"

Rifleman: "Piss off!"