The NExt Generation of WWII FPS (used to be anyway)
The game has FABULOUS Graphics, don't give me crap that it sucks, please look back to older Medal of Honor or Call of Duty 1 & UO their graphic are NOTHING like this one. The game HAD developed new engine and technology that are perhaps too far out advance for average gamer.
I remember when I first play the game, it took me two or three minute to load EACH level, and THAT is a long time and my graphic card isn't that good too.
However, as of now, I run the game in my updated computer, the loading time was considerable shorter and although still long compare to other games, was bearable.
The basic problem people had was not enemy took a lot of shot to kill. Will that's BS. sure it took more bullets to kill, but you guys beg more "REALISTIC EXPERIACNE" YOU GOT IT BUT YOU WERE COMPLAINING AT THE SAME TIME!!! So what if in real life it took more than two bullet to kill a soldier? There is no reason to cry over that. Maybe if you use the right gun and aim at the right place this would not have happened.
Pistol was never meant to be a strong weapon, SHotgun are not a rifle. M1 are weaker than bolt-action rifle, the guns have recoils. ALL this are either part of reality or to balance the game.
Moving on. In what game do you actually enjoyed the menu? None except Medal of Honor as I can think off.
The Menu of Medal of Honor is Perfect, not only does it play music and radio of the time but it also changes as the story moved on you get to see what soldier were doing when not fighting and they do all sorts of stuff. They should definately try to make menu like that.
The story itself was BRILLIANT, this is probably the first game that really try to get you to feel like a real soldier instead of Rambo. I enjoyed the cutscense and the way character develops. You can actually remember TOMMY COLLIN or Willie, Jimmy, and Frank, and not only does you see their faces change, so does there personality. All of this you can't see from any other games.
CALL of Duty or other Medal of Honor games. They have diaries and footages, but no main characters asides from a few Capt. or Sgt. who yell out orders. After a while, they leave little overall impression because they are not alive.
PA does A REALLY GOOD JOB IN THE PLOTLINE.
The game itself is context senatives too, I have play the game thourgh a few time and depending on what I do, I can't sort of varing plot. the example is that in the airplane level you can actually try to save one of your squadmate, and the character have different scene depending on weather you seceed or not.
This bring us to next trouble people seems to have. The Airplnae level.
Most people perceving it as diasterious. But I actually enjoyed it. It is not to say that it does not have some fault, in fact it have many.
The compass map of that level is not enough to guide us though the level, we often would keep flying trying to find enemys and die when flying out of range.
This is a big problem. If the problem were to be fixed, this level can turn out to be quite different experiance, a one to be enjoyed. Since I have never played flight sims before, it took me a while to get the control and in the process is very annoying. That could be the reason people are complaining, because they keep dying. I die no less than 40 times. However I think the part where you get to attack destroyer and flattop are a blast.
The other part of complain are the repetitive jungle enviorament.
You know what? Pacific have A LOT OF Jungles, that is just the way it is, imagine someone saying, why is there so hills and house in Europe? It's that stupid. Plus I really don't think the game repeat that much. It various a lot actually. Your typical jungle, jungle w/ swamp Ridges, waterfall, or you know what? Tarawa have NO JUNGLE. Yeah there is absolutely no annoying repetition.
Medic: You will never be able to have a perfect healing technoic, weather it's healthpack, the calling medic, or CD2's halo style healing. I find the medic to be really revolutionary and was a really refreshing experiances. he was like a moving health pack, but you have to watch for yourself too as it is limited and took time. The verge of death is good attempt but the process of deciding weather the player survive or die need to be wrok on as it is randomized completely
Squad Control. People say it's not much of change and sucks a lot. Well did you see us going to space after Wright Brothers invent airplane? Thought so.
As far as I consiered PA is a stepping stone into the next generation of WWII FPS, since the squad control was NEVER introduced prior to that, you can't expect them to perfect it with this game. and at least you get to fight w/ a squad not by yourself and it make a lot of differance.
Movies: I have never before or after seem any WWII games with cutscenes of animation of WWII again. The game does a splended job trying to do that and I have to say I was really impress with the movie, it really excites me.
All in all, Medal of Honor Pacific Assault is a huge stepping stone in which WWII FPS took a step into games as we know now, Call of Duty 2, Brothers in Arms series. PA is the first to try it with exceptional graphics, (check other games around that time, you will now what I mean) many revolutionary changes (Squad Control, Medics, Flying sims) I am not saying all changes are good, but it is a good attempt and one that I really apprecaited.
You should buy this game not only does it not look outdated by a lot while comparing to the WWII FPS of today, (try playing medal of honor, Allied Assault) you will definately find the differance and such that you will not find in PA. This is a must buy for those looking for good WWII FPS