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Kaso - November 27, 2005 11:18 PM (GMT)
Just wondering if anyone else plays the game. It's completely free to download and has the quality of any commercial game. AA homepage

Xenophon - November 28, 2005 11:52 PM (GMT)
I did for a while. Not bad at all and the training is pretty cool feature (except that damned parachute one...mine never opened :( )

I thought it played a lot like counter strike to me, or at least on the servers I played on. Though it did have more depth then the aforementioned.

Personally I prefer Call of Duty as the roles are more defined there. Spots for sniping, areas for machine guns, and so on. The only downside with the new one is the f*cking trench or shotgun. The ppsh was bad enough but now that got something worse, uck.

But, if your into the new age warfare thing I would go with BF2 over AA. You get planes, apcs, tanks, mounted machine guns, and a whole whack of other things. The only big downside is that you have to pay for it.

Traken - November 29, 2005 01:53 AM (GMT)
I used to play AA like it was heaven. Then the newer versions have been seriously screwed up for me lately. I might try it again at some point, but my faith is shaken.

Kaso - November 29, 2005 02:05 AM (GMT)
BF2 looks like a cool game, but I like the more realistic approach with AA. You can really tell that using teamwork and tactics wins missions on AA.

Xenophon - November 29, 2005 06:22 AM (GMT)
Its been a while since I played AA, but from what I can remember most of the servers I played on didn't use teamwork as much as two guys running in the same direction with a machine gun in hand.

From what Traken says things have changed since then (its been about a year and a half since I last played.

I know in BF2 Teamwork (when used) wins the battles. Its not odd to see one person taking a convoy heli and playing an entire match shuttling people to the hot zones or have players wait in vehicles for you to catch up and get a ride. That is pretty the only thing I like about BF2 over CoD. I still have fond memories of grabbing a buggy, have a few guys hop in and do some insane jumps into the enemys base's.

...wow, I just inspired myself to reinstall the game :blink:

Mordhak - November 29, 2005 07:16 PM (GMT)
Yeah BF 2 is a pretty awesome game, if only it'd run properly on Windows 2000 :( (it doesn't).

I played AA for quite some time and I fought in a clan, it was really cool. I had like 22 honor or so when I stopped playing.

Kaso - November 29, 2005 10:47 PM (GMT)
We oughtta get together and play sometime, guys. We'd rule most servers since we'd usually be the only squad working together.

Mordhak - November 30, 2005 01:35 PM (GMT)
Sounds great, but we live in very different timezones, and I'd have to download all new versions since Vanguard <_<

Xenophon - December 1, 2005 05:30 PM (GMT)
Sure I'm game for it. Getting bored of most my other games anyways, besides CoD2 and Resident Evil 4 (bloody amazing on the PS2, they added another 3-4 hours of game time when they converted it from the gamecube... go ADA!)

Traken - December 2, 2005 03:13 AM (GMT)
RE4 is out for the PS2....damn good news. Gonna have to spend some Xmas money on it. ^_^

Xenophon - December 2, 2005 07:27 AM (GMT)
Aye, and its been dubbed one of the best PS2 games out there. Truth be told I can't find any reason to dispute that. The amount of detail (not only graphic, which pushed the PS2 to the max, but also the plot and story) is incrediable. I will not ruin the experiance for you but the plot with the PS2 version (like I mentioned above you get an extra 3-4 hours) is on par if not better then RS2 (which is saying quite a bit in my opinion).

If you like Zombie, and action games then you will love this one. The only unfortunate thing is it is more an action game then horror. I don't think you will find any moments like RS2's licker interigation room or crow hallway, but there will be times that will make you flinch. lol after the crow hallway I had to go relieve myself, and restart from last save because the crows killed me when I made the 100m dash to the toliet (it probably didn't help to be playing the game at 3 in the morn, in pitch black and volume blasting :lol: )

Oh yes, back to AA, how many people still play? Its all well and good to get a group of people together but if there is no one playing anymore it might get a little tedious fighting each other.




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