A good video review

KOM.Nausicaa · #1 03-27-2011, 11:40 PM

The problem isn't the music, it's rather bad mixing of his voice with the rest. Look from min 6:00 on, it gets better.

ElAurens · #2 03-27-2011, 11:47 PM

The flight scenes are simply stunning, as are the aircraft models. And add the fact that he is running at max graphic settings, with the game far from optimized, and he is still getting 40fps. I am more hopeful now than ever.

Funny he does not understand why he is blowing his engines up all the time...
Running at full throttle constantly has that effect.

Heliocon · #3 03-28-2011, 12:31 AM

Ok I got to say it - the fact that the city only a few miles away under him is just a giant grey low res texture ruins the visuals (for me) completely. How can you ignore that? This is at 6:45 - it looks like something from a game in the early 2000s. The close in terrain looks ok at height, closer in the textures look low res and low detail imo. Especially at ground level where they used a very small texture that is tiled/repeated actually kinda made me feel quesy, it looks horrible.

Given that the cockpit looks outstanding, from the videos I have seen they modeled it beutifully. One thing I wish they would change a bit is the oil on the windshield texture, make it so it is applied to the area that would be getting sprayed (if the right side of the engine is leaking oil for whatever reason, would it block out the left side of the planes canopy?). They need a kind of splattering effect, like Dirt 2 has when you drive through mud. (you can see it briefly in the middle of this vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOgn-HHL61g

). Similar looking effect is in WOP when you fly through a cloud (but with water).

Space Communist · #4 03-28-2011, 12:49 AM

Wow that is the highest quality encoding of any youtube video I have seen so far. I can't believe people are complaining about the sound, the guns on that g.50 sounded amazing!

Also the game clearly runs fine other than the stutters, which are being worked on. I cannot wait!

Multimetal · #5 03-28-2011, 12:56 AM

Excellent video, thank you very much for posting. If you download the English translation of the manual it may answer some of the questions you had in the video about features, I think the oil splatters you are getting are a function of the complex engine management and if you can figure out how to turn it off you may have an easier time until you can map all of the keys. The engine and gun sounds were fantastic, hopefully they will be loud enough to drown out all of the whining! I'm sure by the time it gets officially released here many of the problems will be fixed.

zauii · #6 03-28-2011, 02:06 AM

Even the outdoor sounds are sweet, this is very nice.
Good review.

ATAG_Doc · #7 03-28-2011, 03:34 AM

I give the average owner a month and then they will have had it with it. They will be looking for a path that probably wont be out until the fall.

BigC208 · #8 03-28-2011, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timej31

I give the average owner a month and then they will have had it with it. They will be looking for a path that probably wont be out until the fall.

"Average owner" is not going to buy this game after reading what state it is in right now. From what I've see so far in the best videos the game will be playable for me. Over the channel 5 vs 5 matches. Thats how I played Il2 for the first year with wonder woman view. No buying new rig for me untill it's properly playing on the latest and greatest. This is going to be the new standard once the program is streamlined a bit. The fanatics will hang in there untill it's fixed. Just playing Il2 after waching these vids is a bit of a let down.

zauii · #9 03-28-2011, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigC208

"Average owner" is not going to buy this game after reading what state it is in right now. From what I've see so far in the best videos the game will be playable for me. Over the channel 5 vs 5 matches. Thats how I played Il2 for the first year with wonder woman view. No buying new rig for me untill it's properly playing on the latest and greatest. This is going to be the new standard once the program is streamlined a bit. The fanatics will hang in there untill it's fixed. Just playing Il2 after waching these vids is a bit of a let down.

Ah, if you mean the "fanatics" that will support the game and make sure it reaches a state where you find the game acceptable enough to buy then yes.. i'll consider myself one.

Buying the game a year from now doesn't really do anyone any good expect yourself, sad but true.. the launch is critical and we all know the future depends on it.
(yes it was a bad launch, lets see how much faith the majority can put in)