Confirmed Combined Assault for PS2

[Cylon]

Originally Posted by Mr~Pan

First post first page of this thread.

I put all that info on the first page for a reason ya know

I read that, I just went back and read the IGN review and read this sentence:

Originally Posted by IGN

SOCOM 3 players won't be able to join Combined Assault servers with the new content in the playlist, but that's to be expected.

I just forgot to read the sentence before that, which stated that players from both servers will be able to play with each other. A little reading error on my part. My fault!

[Sherman85262]

I really like how Ign's article compares Socom CA to how Vice City was to GTA 3. Was Vice City not a hit and a great game that provided new missions and details to the game that GTA 3 didn't have? I think that this is exactly what Zipper was aiming for with the release of CA. And common are you guys really not going to buy it?

[OME6A]

I'm pre-ordering it and a PS3 next week.
PWNT!

SCEA's official site for Socom: Combined Assault
http://www.us.playstation.com/Conten...US-97545/Site/

There's some cool stuff there.

[OME6A]

Blykmik. super awesome member at the PSU forums (I wish he'd just come here), has attacked E3 again. Last year he did some super interviews with the developers behind Socom 3, and got tons of info long before the game came out.

He's doing it again this year.
He arrived today with a list of questions from the members at those forums (I have a few on the list), which you can view here (compiled by someone else).

Tonight he's posted his day one impressions, and some bits of info. After his visit at E3 is done, he'll compile everything into a well structured post that I'll be sure to share the link to.

He has lots of audio and video to share with us from his visit. For now and the next couple months, he's got the most trustable info on this game.

[OME6A]

Partial audio interview from blykmik:
http://gandernook.com/ca/quick_piece.mp3

Full report still to follow. May favorite part of any of this is in this recording..

Blykmik: "You just got owned, by the way."
Developer: "Yeah, yeah I did."

[Jimdalf]

same engine as S3 means they already have extensive feedback on glitches and the gameplay will be a fine tuned version of S3... S3 was great so hopefully this will be the last godly gameI have to buy on PS2

Any ideas on release date?

[OME6A]

An interesting tidbit from the interview of Christian Sadak (Lead Designer) at Gamebattles.com:

"Innovations in the gameplay will include class-specific attribute and ability changes. A SEAL in a sniper role will be able to jump from rooftop to rooftop with relative ease compared to the rest of his teammates, while a heavy weapon carrier may have a tougher time advancing, but will be more adept at laying down covering fire."

Source: http://e3.gamebattles.com/news/20060510/1110p1.html

Yes, it may be way too early to start being critical, BUT... Why make a Sniper, in a ghillie suit, with a heavy 50 cal rifle, more nimble than an Assault Trooper?

[shadow1768]

"Combined Assault will be compatible with SOCOM III online. Players that do not purchase the new title will not miss out on a whole lot of action because they did not spring for Combined Assault. What they will miss out on, however, are a undeclared number of exclusive multiplayer maps"

Interesting, gives you a feel to has if its an expansion

[Stevie_G]

I cant wait!

[OME6A]

Originally Posted by shadow1768

Interesting, gives you a feel to has if its an expansion

I guess that's if you want to call it. It's a whole new mission, that's how I look at it.

It's not like, "here's Socom 3, with a few more maps". It's more like "here's a whole new game, and it also has the maps from Socom 3".

Either way, I'm excited.

Blykmik has more info up from his 2nd day at E3: http://boardsus.playstation.com/play...sage.id=295835 (2 full length audio interviews)