Ben-DutkaIn our estimation, Medal of Honor might be one of the most underrated and under-appreciated games of the year.
And while EA boss Patrick Soderlund told Eurogamer that developer Danger Close didn't meet EA's "quality expectations," he defends the title by saying it has been "judged harsher than it should be." Still, the game managed to sell very well, topping 1.5 million copies in only a few days time (Soderlund wouldn't provide an updated number but it's certainly higher now). Added Soderlund:
"What I can say is the game didn't meet our quality expectations. In order to be successful in that space, we're going to have to have a game that is really, really strong. Medal of Honor is to some extent judged harsher than it should be. The game is better than today's reviews are indicating."
The game has an average 75 Metacritic rating and many gamers complained that critics made too many comparisons to Call of Duty , and several military professionals have stepped up and praised the game . For our part here at PSXE, we believe we judged it for what it was but EA is taking the complaints to heart:
"I'm proud of what the game is and proud of what the team did. I just think the market is obviously telling us they think the game is X. We need to convince the market we can make something they appreciate more, particularly to be able to compete.
We're looking at that clearly. We're taking that seriously. I'm not at all saying Medal of Honor is a failure. It is a successful reboot of that franchise. We're going to be strong in the future."
We have to agree that the game could've been better from a technical standpoint. That much is true. But people might read that last set of comments and interpret them as follows- "the market is obviously telling us they think the game is X…'cough'…i.e., not Call of Duty , so we're going to make the next MoH more like CoD." Because that appeared to be the brunt of many critical problems; that it wasn't CoD…
Related Game(s): Medal of Honor
happened to me once on TIER 1 mode. guy didnt want to get off his damn atv.
Almost had this happen to me. I was the one who couldn't get off the ATV! i tried everything but couldn't get out. I got a bit pissed and let it on for a while. Then got back, tried some other maneuvers then finally got off. methinks the game didn't want me to stop where i stopped before the cutscene, as there was likely no leg-space on where i stopped, and i could only disembark on the left side
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Just saying. It's kinda stupid for a publisher to come out and cry like this. Back your damn product! Be proud of what you've put out. If you think the reviews turned me away from MoH, I can guarantee you that these statements have.
"Didn't meet our quality expectations…"
Then why'd you release it??!
do i smell a Medal of Honor: calling of duty coming haha i loved MoH critics whine and nit pick about every little thing that nobody cares about cuz "ohhhhhhhhh the loading is atrocious cuz u have to wait 10 seconds longer then some other game" annoying all i care about is 1 is tha game fun 2 is the game good 3 is the game good no i dont care if there is no grass so the game looks bland where my virtual char steps i dont care doesnt make the game better or worse
It wasn't bad,it's just that it had flaws and was to damn short,unless you're a MP. I wish these companies would make a decent SP, and if they want MP make it as another game, MP ONLY.
So we were right? CoD has polluted the landscape of gaming and reviews? Big shocker.
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everyone like a cheap kill nowa days, i hate cheap kills, i said sorry to the last guy i shot with stopping power..lol
i liked MoH a lot. i think it can be said of any realm of entertainment, reviewers are often the most critical, out of anyone else, of a piece.
this particular game exasperates a point i've become acutely aware of: i usually dont agree with reviewers. I dont like COD. i'm /glad/ that MoH wasnt a CoD clone. i'm pretty sure i'm not alone, and when EA releases the second one and its as close to CoD as they can get it, i wont be buying it.
let treyarch make CoD. the fact everyone wants all shooter games to play like CoD doesnt do anything to dispel the complaint that shooters are all the same. they complained about the feel of Killzone 2. i had friends tell me they wouldnt play battlefield BC/2 because the maps were too big.
IMAO, CoD needs to disappear for a while. theyre starving out innovation in the genre. the fact that only one studio is cranking them out will help, for now.
I like the game a lot. It left a lot to be desired in the campaign with all of the bugs, but the storyline and writing was great. The MP is good, but DICE can do no wrong in my eyes. My only complaint with the MP is the lack of depth of what you can unlock. I dont want MW's perks or killstreaks(which I cant stand, by the way), just a few weapons or gun mods. Sure its coming in DLC form…..
well i was going to get this game so i thought, rented it from gamefly along with the new WWE smackdown Vs raw and well i totally forgot about the whole EA thing but after not being able to test out the MP in MOH i sent it back the same day.. the whole 10 $ just to play online is not even right, gamefly only has a few years left before hello blockbuster… 10 bucks a rental only to get home and pay another 10 bucks just to test the online playability.. so i would be in 20 bucks just to test the full game…. now if i like it i have to go to a store and spend another 60 bucks to buy it…… where does this seem insane… this is all about money and greed why not supply rentals with a temp code that would allow you to play and see if you want to buy it… they just said F everyone its all about me… well you wont get one penny from me.. ill stick to COD until they charge too…
If you buy the game it comes with a code so u don't have to pay the ten bucks… This is a good thing in my eyes it should help lower the number of used copies vs new copies sold.
Don't be mad at EA, gamefly is the one that removed the code on you!
I want to believe you EA, it's just that there's a little game called Call of Duty Black Ops coming out next week…and I am a poor, poor person…
LOL!
EA, Don't you dare make the next MOH into a COD clone!!!
In any case, you need to go ahead keep MOH as it's own realistically unique military game.
Matter of fact, continue to take the ballsy steps using our Special Forces & Spec Ops guys and go make the most realistic MOH yet…… MOH:6 Days in Fallujah(sp???)
Yeah, that's right!!!!! I said it!!!!
And "NO" f*cking wimping out for anybody this time!!!!
no its not, i think a 7.5 average is if anything a little high.
graphics, gameplay, sound, level design, character design everything was the exact definition of meh!
nothing in that game impressed me, if thats not the defining of average than nothing is!
EA, you want a "good" war game?
than why not publish 6 Days in Fallujah?
that is looking like a freaking awesome game!
and stop trying to turn the battlefield series into COD!
imo no game has been perfect except U1&2. since then people been spoiled and want any game after that to come out perfect but that not going to happen anytime soon. reason why uncharted 2 is way ahead of its time. so for other games to catch up with quality devs will need a time machine to catch up. cod is only a few steps ahead of moh…nothing more then a walk in the park. give moh some credit for going against a game like cod and i hope both games push each other to give us our moneys worth.
I disagree and say the reviews got it spot on. They were mediocre and so was the game. Buggy single-player with a campaign that felt anti-climactic. The multiplayer had bags of potential but messed up due to not having enough maps (especially Combat Mission) and people not playing it properly (sniping instead of capturing points). CM would be vastly improved simply by patching the sniper rifles out.
MOH was my biggest disappointment of the year. Thankfully it sounds like there are some good trade-in options coming up for Black Ops, so we'll see if that's any better.