Call of Duty demo - feedback on AI teamwork

Waverider · 2004-01-29T14:35:23

I read some reviews for Call of Duty, and one of its draws is capturing a realistic WWII experience. But I ran into a problem with both versions of the demo. At most times, my squad was firing at the Nazis, and honestly I had to run to keep up with them. And the firefights were intense and fairly satisfying. The bad point came when there was maybe one or two stray Nazis left, and my squad was just standing there. So I had to go hunt for them and take them out, and THEN my squad would move again. This really destroyed the experience for me. The special effects are really good in the game. And the weapons are realistic. The large AA guns firing into the air are a sight to see. But the intelligence of the AI is what got me. I got no indication from any member of the squad that there was another Nazi somewhere that needed to be hunted down. I mean, if they didn't know the Nazi was there, wouldn't they have started moving and get fired at, resulting in another firefight? If they knew the Nazi was there, shouldn't the commander have yelled something out about it? I know I'm talking as though the AI should act like people, but if the game claims to capture a relistic WWII experience, shouldn't the AI act like people? If I was on the design team for this game and saw this during testing, I would have brought it up big time, because I imagine it affects any player's experience in the game as much as it affected mine. Not that anyone else would have been so disappointed by it, but it takes away that immersion and suspension of disbelief. I'm not really trying to harp on the game at all, I mean it is a nice game. I was just really disappointed by how the AI just acts like any other old game. If you were endeavoring to create such a game, wouldn't you have wanted your AI to handle that situation like a real squad would, instead of just sitting there with no messages to the player? EDIT: To be clear, I posted this in the Game Design forum because I consider how the AI acts to be a HUGE issue in the design of a game where AI squads are involved. I also wanted to discuss the merits of making the AI human enough, and whether or not it's really worth it in a game like Call of Duty. In my opinion, it's crucial for the game to pay proper homage to the human struggle in the war. [edited by - Waverider on January 27, 2004 1:37:09 PM]

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Started by Waverider January 27, 2004 12:25 PM

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January 29, 2004 02:35 PM

The Carentan map (that''s the one where the Americans start behind a little bridge isnt it ?) is a rather fluid map, not very well designed for a linear challenge like the Single player maps give you.
I dont remember any single player level going through it... maybe pieces from the village are used in various Single player maps ? like the one where you are in the car driving through the country side, or the one where you have to go with your squad to clear out the Flak guns ?

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