Well, it’s been almost a week since the release and i’ve played the new campaign a lot. While there are some things that i love and some that i don’t like, there one recuring thought in my head that i can’t get used to. Stalingrad just doesn’t… feel right.
For the place that saw the heaviest and most brutal battles… it feels empty. BERLIN does a far better job than Stalingrad at ambiental battle sounds and that mass “URAAA” that you hear in the background. Also Birch Grove feels more like Stalingrad than Stalingrad.
So i remembered some movies that i like and took some screenshots of what i would consider a more atmospheric interpretation of Stalingrad:
Yes i know that this is a artistic interpretation. But i believe that a visual theme like the one in this movie, coupled with some intense background battle sounds would bring this new campaign closer to what we expected.
The problem is that battles end too quickly and easily. Play the soviets and get steamrolled in minutes, play the germans and you win without much resistance making fights boring.
Its a very boring campaign to play compared to Berlin and Normady.
Generally the game is not super immersive/climatic, not only Stalingrad.
Like, I should be hyped for d-day, stalingrad, berlin. But they all just feel like a battle, not the battle.
I have no idea why. Maybe I’m just fed up with ww2 after over a year with this game.
I believe the devs are working a bit on weather effects again (there’s evening battles in Berlin, lamposts are even functional)… So maybe, MAYBE we could see something more… Immersive? with better ambiance? someday.
Imo the only thing regarding campaign (not maps weapons or what ever) they should have done was, making all the levels for Stalingrad avaiable, not only 26.since we had to actually pay for “full campaign” experience.
That battle settings were present in alpha as far as my memory goes. So nothing new. It was just disabled, as current map rotations lacking cool maps and make users play the same ones over and over for 3 months. …
Uh… I didn’t about that, but you’re right… this campaign will probably also have around 40ish lvls eventually, would have been nice to have them all available from the go. On the other hand, it would have been risky for “balance” issue; they often try to correct things by adding better stuff on later lvls for the “weaker” side (which explains the apparition of the big jumbo mistake, followed by panther mistake).
Although Right now equipment in Stalingrad is very well balanced, unlike what some seething mains are claiming. I predict Stalingrad will equalize in about 2 weeks top when axis mains have unlocked all what they want and dilute in other campaigns again and Soviet player have catched up in here
Which one do you mean you prefer? the actual one or the one from the movie? The actual one i find weird, it’s like you’re always fighting at 6pm with the sun in your eyes blinding you.
I know, i’ve seen them both. Also, try Rzhev 2019 if you haven’t seen it. It’s from the battle of Moscow, not Stalingrad… but it’s a good movie nevertheless.
