EiB is far from perfect. But the intensity of the close combat fights has rarely been done like this. The weapons are a bit too inaccurate, although it was supposed to simulate how the soldiers were tired in the horrible conditions they were living ; this can be frustrating at times because you have to be close to the enemy to be effective. And, as stated by others, your friendly camarades are sometimes too dumb to use effective tactics and flank the enemy (which is the core tactic of the game). I've completed this game years ago (as the previous one, which was really good too), and I agree, the game was quiet frustrating at times and, as a leader of the squad, I had to protect them more than using them, and that was frustrating, going as a lone wolf. But do not let that detracts you from all the good this game brings on the table. I just got it on gog to play with the WarZone mod, which makes the game much more intense (more enemies and allies, and more accurate weapons), and to play with a friend in coop. I've played a few minutes in the first mission, this is the same intensity again. I've recently tried Post Scriptum, it's impressive, but it can't match the intensity, in close combat situation, of Brothers in Arms EiB. Red Orchestra is another option. When it came out, the game was another tactical shooter with friendly AI, among some great ones (SWAT 4, Rainbow Six Ravenshield, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Codemasters OFP...) . Nowadays, there aren't many options (Arma3 and...?). So if you want the full close combat experience in WW2 context, with a tactical aspect by leading a team, Brothers in Arms and Eearned in Blood are the way to go (don't know about 3rd one, it seems quiet a disappointment, reading the reviews). Red orchestra is another option, but in in different way (bigger maps, no story). And EiB has the coop feature. Servers are down but, as it uses LAN, you can get it work, to play with a friend, with something like Hamachi.
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A nice experience, original ; the video games industry needs this kind of project. It is almost a walking simulator but you have to solve some pusszles and the whole thing is about the interaction with the AI. I think I could get a better experience by trying to chat a bit more with the AI ; I've discovered at the end of the game how our discussions were influencing its behaviour towards me. As the game is short, another play will be interesting. It is far from perfect, you sometimes have to understand the AI flaws to be able to communicate properly with it, but it was annoying one or 2 times during my whole gameplay. Be careful with the French localization, there are issues (the piano puzzle is broken, watch an English walkthrough). If you expect to speak with a complex AI like in 2001 A Space Odissey, you will be disappointed. You should consider the IA in the game is a less advanced AI than Hal and partly broken due to the state of the ship. The art is good, the small walk in space is nice, as always. It's short if you rush but there is sufficient content to enjoy the game. The story is ok, some things remain unexplained and not really logical but the main point is to interact with the AI and to be immersed in an empty ship. The performance was initially bad (GTX1070), but after having deactivated vsync it was ok although I still got FPS drops ; it seems they occur mainly during the saving times so there is nothing to do. It's not a deal breaker. The graphics and sounds are nice, the lightning is sometimes outstanding. The art is really good, nothing realistic, it's application of the 80's idea of the future, with floppy disks and old keyboards, cleaning drones (from the Farscape series of the 2000s)... At the end it's a refreshing experience if you accept to immerse yourself in this old representation of the future and to communicate with a limited AI to save your life (which is the whole point of the game). I don't recommend it on full price though.
