Another CoD review in WWII mag

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Chivas

I'm not saying they should predict a positive outcome, I am just suggesting that the reviewer should reflect the fact the developer hasn't finished working on the sim.

Ok, I'll buy that, but that is the problem with premature release.

[priller26]

Originally Posted by Chivas

Its a fair review, except maybe the dogfight description and this;

"the exterior environment is graphically outdated, with dull textures and colors. And because the world below is little more than a flat plane, the game experience lacks a certain visceral quality"

I don't find the textures and colors dull, but I do adjust my Video card settings to setup the terrain color etc to my liking. The world below is naturally relatively flat especially viewed from height, but has plenty of true elevation when viewed at low level. For a flight sim I don't find the exterior graphically outdated at all, quite the contrary, although there is much room for improvement, and can see community involvement is this regard.

No sim will ever get a good review when its released unfinished, especially one this unfinished. The sim deserved poor reviews, but a major point missed by most reviewers is that the series will be a work in progress for many years, and reviews after a few issues are sorted could be much more favorable. This may give pause to any potential customers to atleast keep the sim on the radar for future reference. The good news is the development has another chance to improve the overall reviews when they release the next addon. By then there will have been atleast on major patch for COD, and any new features included with the addon can be applied to COD.

I agree, 100 percent.

[klem]

I reasonable review on the state of the game. External graphics are subjective, I quite like them, and available combat is more then a just strafing run but in the light of earlier reviews its actually quite positive.

[Pluto]

sometimes a bad start does not necessarily mean also bad reviews later on.
Here, check this one out:
http://www.pcgamer-magazine.com/pcga...110?pg=30#pg30
It`s not about CloD but about another great airwar sim that also had a bad start. Rise of Flight.

[Sternjaeger II]

it'd be interesting to know which version of the game he tested.

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

it'd be interesting to know which version of the game he tested.

I would guess its the latest version as Steam in most cases would automatically update the sim.