Next-gen SOCOM is finally here!
Well, it's here tomorrow. But the new catch-all thread is here now.
We've got a group of people who have been anxiously awaiting SOCOM's glorious non-respawn tactical team shooter action.
I've created a clan named Squishy Brain, and all GWJ players are welcome to join. A number of beta players are already there. If you'd like an invite, just say so. Casual and hardcore players alike are invited. I'll do some officer delegating and all of that good stuff once I get the retail copy in my hands, tomorrow night.
Stay tuned to this here thread as we figure out some SOCOM nights, clan stuff, etc.
What's SOCOM? Who's Legion? WHERE AM I!?
I'll be there, but I'll probably suck.
You've never seen "not any good" till you've seen my play a shooter online.
Socom is more about tactics, communication, and teamwork then racking up kills like in those "other shooters" so don't worry about your skill level. The game is all about completing the objectives and working together and everyone can play a vital role.
By the way, send me an invite Legion.
Thanks for the trailer link. Very nice! ...Ready up everyone!
I might be in for this, I definitely Want the new headset, it looks amazing but I haven't tried socom yet and there's so many games coming out but I wouldn't mind to get this.
I went against my better judgment and secured a copy for myself today. I'll be joining in on the festivities until something else comes along and takes my attention.
Good to hear that you guys are on board. I'd suggest the bundled version and then if you don't like the game you can sell it and recoup some of the $60 and you'll still have the headset.
1. It's different. Socom is a tactical, third-person shooter that focuses more on non-respawn game modes like rescuing hostages, breaching fortresses, and destroying bases. The Socom community is much, much more civil than COD4, Halo, etc. and people genuinely work together as almost every player has a mic (and uses it!). It's much less about ranking up and personal achievements than COD4.
2. It would have been a system seller for me but I can't say it's a system seller for the mass market because Socom doesn't have the latest, and greatest graphics, physics, etc.
3. Probably. I would only get the PS3 is there are other exclusives that you definitely want to play such as Uncharted, MGS4, GoW3, etc. I'll be playing GoW2 on the Xbox 360 right along with you but I'll always be jumping back to Socom!
I have several practical questions:
1. Is this game "better" or "worse" than CoD4 on 360?
2. Combined with definitely-coming God of War 3, is it a "system seller" for PS3?
3. If spent money on P3 and SOCOM3, will I only regret it because in one month all I'll be playing will be Gears of War 2 anyway?
Whenever i get around to picking up a PS3 this will be the game i pick up with it
My favorite shooter has been Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter 2. Reason: you really needed team work to get things done. More so then other shooters. (even if those shooters 'said' teamplay was best, most people did their own thing). However, if you don't know the group your in for MP play, it again turns into every person for themself. (and respawns most of the time).
And even tho' I'm not great at shooters, and will usually be the first to die (souldaddy and 'haiku can attest to that), I still enjoy no respawn and real, honest to gawd teamplay. And even tho' my experience with SOCOM is minimal, the beta backed up what '93 and *Legion* have said. I.e. team play is the essence of the game, AND 9 times out of 10 (I would say 10 out of 10, but I can never bring myself to absolutes) you'll get folks who are decent, serious team players that try and work things out for themselves. Sure, if you make clumsy mistakes time after time, pub folks will flash a few words your way to get your head out of .... well you know:>) But I guess I'm one of the few that like to watch folks play a good, tactical games. I learn allot if I die early by watching and enjoying folks play the game well. And for the most part, I need time to learn what is going on. (even tho' I can be in the mood for mindless infinite respawns, it's just that, I rarely learn much) And hearing old SOCOM'ers emphase team play and good folks to play with(as I've read thru the years), only get's me more and more excited to experience this. (of course I know RL really has me on an very unpredictable gaming schedule and scheduling is always a problem, but here's hoping I can hook-up more often then not).
I've been trying to get the game all day and every store I called said it would be 10/15. I happened to stumble onto a post in the PS forums about [url=http://www.gamecrazy.com/Game Crazy[/url] and it turns out my local shop has a boatload of the bundled version in stock. I just got back with a copy!
By the way, the bluetooth headset is about 1/2 the size I thought it would be. I'll post all impressions later on.
By the way, the bluetooth headset is about 1/2 the size I thought it would be. I'll post all impressions later on.
I'm very interested in hearing what the headset is like. Might not get to pick up a copy of SOCOM until later this week or even next.
I'm not getting mine till tomorrow unfortunately. However from reading the forums, it appears they have left out the feature of being able to join friends from your friends list. Or to be able to tell where they are in game. Some mentioned the 'Home' feature is for this, but that means one would have to leave the game, check Home to see where your friends are, then back to the game. (evidently this was a main MP feature in the previous SOCOMS, except 1). Lame. Hopefully I'm reading this wrong.
I am on the fence with this one. (I already own a PS3) I've never done much SOCOM, but I love tactical shooters. Is there a demo already? Do I need this game? Get to work you filthy enablers!
93! Post! Right now!
And no bickering about missing weapons! ;)
I only played for about an hour (off-peak) and here are my brief observations. The downloads and install took about 20 minutes, which wasn't bad at all. The menu doesn't lag as much but it's still a little slow. I didn't get any error messages and the first game started pretty quickly. The first map, ironically, was Crossroads and it played well with just a few stutters here and there. The game functions and has all of the same features, weapons, etc. as the beta so there's nothing new to report that I could see. I didn't get to try the mic because the PS 2.50 update isn't out yet and I'm still charging it up. After Crossroads I played some Desert Glory. The map is WAY to dark IMO (yes, it's daytime) and I found it difficult to spot people. Aside from that, the map is dead on with the original except with the addition of trees and vehicles.The last map I played briefly was Urban Wasteland, which reminds me of Gridlock from Gears.
The main negatives for me are the missing weapons. I'm REALLY disappointed that they left out the PMN mines and the .50 cal sniper rifle for terrorists. Those were the two main weapons I used in S2 and they inexpicabily left them out of the game (probably to charge later as DLC). On top of that, I'm having near-game-breaking issues with the lighting system. I'm never had any problems with TV, movies, DVDs, or games so I know it's not a TV issue. The lighting it too bright and the shadows are too dark. It looks like they went overboard with HDR and unfortunately there's no way to adjust the brightness, contrast, etc. in the game. *sigh* I really need to find a way to work around this because I'm getting owned by people in obvious spots that I literally just can't see.
I've got an older 46' bulky, flat-screen. So, what option did you set for the HDMI range. My TV doesn't have a lot of settings to tweak (plus everything else on it looks great and I don't want to jack that up). Do you have any other PS3 setting suggestions?
EDIT: It was set to Full so I changed to Limited. Also, I've got the Super White option on the bottom set to No and the Cross-Color filter on yes.
I just set it to Limited for the range and it looks slightly better. When you get a chance, let me know what you have for the other two Display options. Also, are you running the res as 1080i?
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