Comments on: Three Speech confronts SOCOM… /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/ We're not PlayStation but we sometimes get to speak to them Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:51:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: BlueGene /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/comment-page-1/#comment-233704 BlueGene Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:39:26 +0000 /blog/?p=4651#comment-233704 I managed to trade R2 for Socom - so it only cost me the cost of the postage (£1.50). Seems a fair price for a game with only 4 maps (the other 3 are recycled Socom 2 maps) & the long list of missing features. So far, I have patched it twice but haven't bothered to play it and won't play it until the 1.50 patch ships as it may resemble the game they always wanted it to be. Dunno how long before the 1.50 patch ships though. It's a shame to see Socom getting a hammering in the reviews as it used to be the darling of the PS2 online scene (I played S2 for 3 years straight). I guess times have moved on and Confrontation has taken a step backwards so it was always on a hiding to nothing. Giving it to an un-tested PS3 developer didn't help - SCEA really dropped the ball with this one. I see in the press release the other day that SCEA released a statement stating that MAG wasn't an iteration of the Socom franchise - after someone in SCEA said it was. Obviously a move to dissassociated MAG from the critically panned Socom. Shame really. Probably denotes an end to the Socom franchise altogether... I managed to trade R2 for Socom - so it only cost me the cost of the postage (£1.50). Seems a fair price for a game with only 4 maps (the other 3 are recycled Socom 2 maps) & the long list of missing features. So far, I have patched it twice but haven’t bothered to play it and won’t play it until the 1.50 patch ships as it may resemble the game they always wanted it to be. Dunno how long before the 1.50 patch ships though.

It’s a shame to see Socom getting a hammering in the reviews as it used to be the darling of the PS2 online scene (I played S2 for 3 years straight). I guess times have moved on and Confrontation has taken a step backwards so it was always on a hiding to nothing. Giving it to an un-tested PS3 developer didn’t help - SCEA really dropped the ball with this one.

I see in the press release the other day that SCEA released a statement stating that MAG wasn’t an iteration of the Socom franchise - after someone in SCEA said it was. Obviously a move to dissassociated MAG from the critically panned Socom. Shame really. Probably denotes an end to the Socom franchise altogether…

]]> By: M0nk3y_R1mm3r /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/comment-page-1/#comment-233700 M0nk3y_R1mm3r Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:42:58 +0000 /blog/?p=4651#comment-233700 I lost interest in this game when I found out that it was released in the US, and then put back and put back and put back in the UK with no viable reason as to why! Then it appears that the game is bug ridden and naff?! A major selling point in my opinion! lmao Now we can finally get to play it, oh, but the rest of the world has had how many months to practice and learn the maps etc.? Oh, now that would be a really fun enjoyable game to play, spawn, die, spawn, die, spawn, die.... nah.... I'll give it a miss thanks! I lost interest in this game when I found out that it was released in the US, and then put back and put back and put back in the UK with no viable reason as to why!

Then it appears that the game is bug ridden and naff?! A major selling point in my opinion! lmao

Now we can finally get to play it, oh, but the rest of the world has had how many months to practice and learn the maps etc.? Oh, now that would be a really fun enjoyable game to play, spawn, die, spawn, die, spawn, die…. nah…. I’ll give it a miss thanks!

]]> By: elephant_stone /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/comment-page-1/#comment-233691 elephant_stone Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:12:03 +0000 /blog/?p=4651#comment-233691 @ Divine I think I'll just buy the new headset on its own then. @ Divine

I think I’ll just buy the new headset on its own then.

]]> By: Divine /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/comment-page-1/#comment-233683 Divine Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:01:34 +0000 /blog/?p=4651#comment-233683 I traded some old PSP games in today and bought SOCOM, primarily for the H/S. I thought it might be worth a few trophies too, unfortunately it just feels really, really crap. Problems with SOCOM:- 1. It has a 'Modern Warfare' setting. Bad move, Infinity Ward just did that, only much better. 2. Online only, 3rd person shooter. Hmmm, I'll stick with Warhawk. 3. Released in the UK within a fortnight of Killzone 2, oh dear. 4. Countless bug issues, leading to lengthy delays. Realistically this game never stood a chance. I traded some old PSP games in today and bought SOCOM, primarily for the H/S. I thought it might be worth a few trophies too, unfortunately it just feels really, really crap.

Problems with SOCOM:-
1. It has a ‘Modern Warfare’ setting. Bad move, Infinity Ward just did that, only much better.
2. Online only, 3rd person shooter. Hmmm, I’ll stick with Warhawk.
3. Released in the UK within a fortnight of Killzone 2, oh dear.
4. Countless bug issues, leading to lengthy delays.

Realistically this game never stood a chance.

]]> By: mikkelito /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/comment-page-1/#comment-233675 mikkelito Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:54:59 +0000 /blog/?p=4651#comment-233675 the 6 month dealy was there for a reason mainly to clean up all the millions of bugs and connection issues that was in the us version. and th eu version works much bette rit still has some problems and stupid desing choices but is a decent game whit good teamwork focus the 6 month dealy was there for a reason mainly to clean up all the millions of bugs and connection issues that was in the us version. and th eu version works much bette rit still has some problems and stupid desing choices but is a decent game whit good teamwork focus

]]> By: elephant_stone /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/comment-page-1/#comment-233653 elephant_stone Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:13:26 +0000 /blog/?p=4651#comment-233653 Tried the beta......it was meh.......I cant see SOCOM making a come back now, it was too late and has been pipped to the post by Killzone 2, which in my opinion can be equally as tactical and stealthy etc. It took them long enough to patch the game to make it complete....dont know how it went gold in USA with all the problems I heard about. I guess thats why it was delayed over here though, due to SCCE's tight QA standards....which aint a bad thing Tried the beta……it was meh…….I cant see SOCOM making a come back now, it was too late and has been pipped to the post by Killzone 2, which in my opinion can be equally as tactical and stealthy etc.

It took them long enough to patch the game to make it complete….dont know how it went gold in USA with all the problems I heard about.

I guess thats why it was delayed over here though, due to SCCE’s tight QA standards….which aint a bad thing

]]> By: Carl /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/comment-page-1/#comment-233593 Carl Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:33:08 +0000 /blog/?p=4651#comment-233593 A free map pack for the european version would be welcome. I wont be buying it until there is a price cut say half price, to make up for the 6 month delay A free map pack for the european version would be welcome. I wont be buying it until there is a price cut say half price, to make up for the 6 month delay

]]> By: reakt /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/comment-page-1/#comment-233590 reakt Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:06:38 +0000 /blog/?p=4651#comment-233590 I enjoyed the beta but now we have better shooters - like Killzone 2! I enjoyed the beta but now we have better shooters - like Killzone 2!

]]> By: GodfatherObie /blog/2009/04/three-speech-confronts-socom/comment-page-1/#comment-233588 GodfatherObie Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:54:29 +0000 /blog/?p=4651#comment-233588 Great, Except Americans have had Socom since October, And by November it was as stable as the release we got in MARCH.. (yes, thats Last Month, not this one) Great, Except Americans have had Socom since October, And by November it was as stable as the release we got in MARCH.. (yes, thats Last Month, not this one)

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