The US release date needs to be moved up 1 week it makes no sense at all for this

[Soviet Ace]

It all comes down to whether you'd like to waste your $50 on Heroes over Europe: A game with limited choices on missions etc, or waste your $50 on BoP: A game with hundreds of choices to complete missions etc. Either way, your going to get the short end of the stick if you buy Heroes over Europe, just because it comes out a week before.

[dennis580]

Originally Posted by SleepTrgt

Do what you please,
and the story about release date doesent makes sence, BoP also had his release date so you could still walk in the store and pick the game up

True but HOE gets first shot at my $50. Now if I dont buy HOE on release day then the chances of me getting BOP go way up.

[SleepTrgt]

Originally Posted by dennis580

True but HOE gets first shot at my $50. Now if I dont buy HOE on release day then the chances of me getting BOP go way up.

Ok just for fun, tell me what you like better over BoP.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by dennis580

True but HOE gets first shot at my $50. Now if I dont buy HOE on release day then the chances of me getting BOP go way up.

But you'd be ripping yourself off because HOE will not fly off the shelves, and people will probably just look it over. But BoP is more authentic and has a more realistic feel than anything HOE would have in it.

[David603]

Well, in Europe Birds of Prey comes out before Heroes Over Europe, so that situation is reversed over here. However, I can see your point about the two games competing for sales, since while they occupy the opposite ends of the WWII flight spectrum, a lot of sales are made to people who go into a shop and buy a game based on the box, and being present on the shelf is a major advantage. I know a lot of people buy games this way because I was working in a Gamestation store over the earlier this year.

[dennis580]

Originally Posted by David603

since while they occupy the opposite ends of the WWII flight spectrum

Your forgetting just how nichy the WWII flight spectrum is. That is a very, very small spectrum.

[versapak]

Originally Posted by dennis580

Your forgetting just how nichy the WWII flight spectrum is. That is a very, very small spectrum.

Forgetting how?

Smaller niche audiences also tend to be more informed audiences.


Have you even played the demo that they released for BoP?

Do you even know what IL-2's legacy is (The game, not the plane)?


They are a week apart. They are two very different styles of games.

If they miss out on a few purchases made by uninformed people who have to buy whatever comes out first, then oh well. Reviews and word of mouth will sort things out in the end.




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[Marchochias]

Hahah this denniss guy is so naive. He wants it moved up just for HIM, as if his 50 bucks makes any difference.

Look, if you have such a short attention span that you can't wait a whole week to get the best combat flight sim out there over a pathetic arcade game like Heroes of Europe, go ahead and get Heroes of Europe and stop trying to tell the developers of IL-2 what to do.

[Buggins]

Originally Posted by Marchochias

Hahah this denniss guy is so naive. He wants it moved up just for HIM, as if his 50 bucks makes any difference.

Look, if you have such a short attention span that you can't wait a whole week to get the best combat flight sim out there over a pathetic arcade game like Heroes of Europe, go ahead and get Heroes of Europe and stop trying to tell the developers of IL-2 what to do.

Exactly. +1

[H Lecter]

Heroes of the Pacific was an excellent game and at least a bit more leaning towards realism than Blazing Angels (which was such a disappointment with its missing cockpit view that it's collecting dust after finishing only 2 missions).

So far I always hoped for a sequel of HotP, but knowing that IL-2 is coming I don't really care anymore.

An earlier release, though surely appreciated, will not change my mind about these two games. I'll get IL-2 when it comes out and HoE when it sells for half price...