Working with and giving orders to the men around you is crucial to everyone’s survival. It’s almost not fair to compare it to older WWII games, as the gameplay here is a very different experience.
Where Brothers in Arms differs from other WWII games is in the non-playable characters. The fighting is up close and personal, but you won’t do it alone. Instead of the grand scale levels of the aforementioned games, you face the enemy in fields and small towns, broken farms, and meandering streams. Brothers in Arms takes you to the rural countryside of Northern France and pits you against the Germans in a battle of infantry tactics. You won’t be storming beaches or taking back cities. Some graphical glitches, like bodies flying off into the air after you shoot them, as well as looping sound issues won’t affect the gameplay, but will definitely be a thorn in the side of many players.īrothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is not a Medal of Honor or Call of Duty clone. The real problems with the bells and whistles are the many bugs that players will more often than not encounter in the game. The music is reminiscent of “Band of Brothers” and “Saving Private Ryan ” very dramatic yet uplifting at the same time. Dialogue from your squad mates not only helps make the game more convincing, but it is also a tactical help, as they report what is going on in their area. The sound does an equally well job of sucking you into the action. The various fog effects are also put to good use, making some battlefields nerve-rackingly obscured by low lying mists. You’ll rarely notice the streaks of light coming through the branches of a tree (what with all the fighting going on), but when things calm down and you catch a glimpse of it, the game somehow feels more real. The lighting alone is as subtle as it is great. While the graphics may not be award winning, they at least do have style. Thankfully, some of the true devotion to it is still hanging around as well, as is apparent in Gearbox’s Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30. The “Saving Private Ryan” craze is far from over.
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