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Feb 13, 2012, 06:34

FalconerHG

Dmitri_M wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 05:10: I've played JA2 at least once a year since it's release, usually to completion. BiA is missing a great deal of features that JA players are accustomed to having. This isn't "hardcores" being "hardcore", it's that BiA offers less of a game. The original is superior, and the graphics and control systems have aged well enough that there is no reason to play a newer inferior product. Do yourself a favour and play the original. That's certainly good advice, but considering the amount of fun I'm having with BiA, I think it's too easy to say that it's less of a game. Small mods are already appearing and I'm certain the modding community will work valiantly to add stuff to BiA, proving it to be a great base for a JA2 1.13-like experience.

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Comment [quote="FalconerHG"Feb 13, 2012, 06:34][quote="Dmitri_M"Feb 13, 2012, 05:10] I've played JA2 at least once a year since it's release, usually to completion. BiA is missing a great deal of features that JA players are accustomed to having. This isn't "hardcores" being "hardcore", it's that BiA offers less of a game. The original is superior, and the graphics and control systems have aged well enough that there is no reason to play a newer inferior product. Do yourself a favour and play the original. [/quote] That's certainly good advice, but considering the amount of fun I'm having with BiA, I think it's too easy to say that it's less of a game. Small mods are already appearing and I'm certain the modding community will work valiantly to add stuff to BiA, proving it to be a great base for a JA2 1.13-like experience. [/quote]

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