Producer Clint Worley Reviews Field Commander Reviews |
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When Field Commander for PSP hit the battlefront, we were bombarded with reviews from online gaming sites. Hey, a reviewer at QJ gave it a big fat 8. The game garnered an average review score of 81% over at GameRankings.com. But what comes after reviews? Well, what else, but a review of the reviews. That's right! It's something out of the ordinary, but interesting nonetheless. Next Generation has given Field Commander producer Clint Worley a chance to respond to specific game review comments and criticisms made by IGN, Gamespot, EGM, GamesRadar, etc. It's a great way to better understand why the game turned out to be a huge hit (or a big embarrassment, depending on who's reviewing).Worley commented on both the positive and negative reviews and offered some explanations on some of the issues on 3D design and the game causing the PSP to mysteriously crash and reboot. He's not denying that the crash really happened but he says that the team hasn't been able to duplicate it internally.
On the division issue, Worley admits it's an actual bug that made it out in final version. It's one of those things that got away from the internal testing department. He said, "It is a situation that doesnÂ’t happen frequently but we do admit that it can happen and when it does the player will be in a situation where he either has to press the HOME button or reset the system." He hopes that the oversight will not negatively impact the players impressions of Field Commander.
While GamePro's 3.5 out of 5 rating may not be a low score, GamePro made a less than positive remark: "But in the process of making Field Commander appeal to a more hardcore audience, Sony Online Entertainment also made the game far blander than it should be. Unit design is purely uninspired and the story and accompanying dialogue are as trite as the next game.”
Worley has this to say, "I actually think the larger problem we had was the visual scale of the game. Since it is a strategy game we wanted to show the players as much of the battlefield as possible. That meant pulling out the camera. Outside of the technical issues of simply displaying more, we ran into a unique visual problem. Now the units, terrain and buildings all seemed to have less detail since they were further away from the camera. We were able to help the situation by pulling the camera in closer during battle but the combat was quick and didnÂ’t really sell the personality of the units. We also found that the majority of the players in our focus groups played without the combat animations on."
Via Next Generation
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no real comment just wanted to be first to post! :) still bugging out on when n64 will be out! and so r you!
and i wanted 2
this review is long so i will sum it up... THIS GAME BLOWS
this has to be one of the most worst game that i have played on! they should of tried and made it like command and conquer then it would of been brilliant
Multiplayer is decent, when you're opponent isn't disconnecting (1/10 matches). Stick with 1.5... Note: I didn't even read this article. Only tools feel the need to defend their software.
I actually think this is one of the best games available on the PSP. At least its not another racer and offers something a bit different.
Does that mean that they'll release an updated copy at some point that fixes the errors?
I was gonna buy this game but this idiot said its not that good so im not gonna buy it now.
I've actually heard different, the folks at ***********.com said this game totally deserves a high ranking, but thats them, and why don't they make a Red Alert or Star Craft on psp? thatd be damn sweet... just not tiberian sun cuz that game takes so long to beat... the AI always have double what you have by the time you finish constructions.. but anyways, ill prob buy this game and try it out on devhook after QJ finally posts the newest devhook that features 2.71 support...
This game is mad - i'v seen ingame movies. And for those that think its crap, tell me how many games support online multiplayer infrastructure? not too many! so the only thing that sucks is you!
ihad it for a day and a half - i love it. its friggin awesome!!!! sure c&c wood kill it if they tried but until they do THIS GAME RULES!!! by the way anyone wanna set up an online game?
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