![]() Medal of Honor Above and Beyond – Respawn Entertainment Yes, it was interesting living through those events in VR. She also supports players sometime during the events of that game, while overlapping Allied Assault and Heroes 2 with Operation Overlord (D-Day). The six missions feature French resistance fighter Manon Batiste, first introduced in Medal of Honor Underground. What’s cool is that the campaign doesn’t tell you it’s set in the series universe (duh). Following the original PlayStation game, Medal of Honor Above and Beyond puts you in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in a variety of saboteur missions. It’s been a tried and true formula which dominated the 2000’s, while Respawn manages to replicate the series with tight adherence to source material. pushed towards Europe against the Nazi threat. Obviously, the WWII setting is based on history’s deadliest conflict as the U.S. In a first, the studio puts down their mechs, wall-running and lightsabers in favour of grounded combat. The setting is a bit out of time (every pun intended). Respawn deserves some credit for bringing Medal of Honor back to its roots with a good old-fashioned WWII romp. As far as it goes, VR’s much-needed WWII game (and legendary franchise) deserved much better. Additional Survival modes and authentic museum content help Medal of Honor Above and Beyond to truly shine, Respawn should continue refining their mechanics to meet expectations. As the campaign leaves a semi-bitter taste, its Multiplayer saves the day with a masterfully crafted serving of maps and engaging modes. This gives the overall world a muddy feeling which shouldn’t be there, despite Respawn’s high PC requirements. Further technical bugs come from low quality performances over the Oculus Link with PCVR. Other faults come from overall controls not reaching a bar left by VR landmarks including Half-Life Alyx when it should have. Many of the campaign’s exciting moments are ruined with shoddy controls which actually broke my game in hilarious ways. But Medal of Honor Above and Beyond loses much of its first impressions from a clunky delivery. It’s worth noting that future patches would take away many of the problems which plague this ambitious sequel. ![]() Sadly, questionable decisions in controls, writing and technical bugs overtake the excitement for what could have been an addicting gem to have in the Oculus library. Medal of Honor Above and Beyond checks all the boxes for a competent shooter and definitive WWII game for headsets. But despite Respawn’s hot-streak and versatility with shooters, they’re out of their element with VR. Putting Medal of Honor Above and Beyond in WWII was the most appropriate way to bring the series back from the dead, despite dividing players who wanted a traditional console-based game. The household first-person shooter series would skip a console generation, but have an opportunity to hit a grand-slam for a niche platform in2020. I was excited by their dedication for a VR exclusive sequel. I loved Respawn Entertainment’s bold return to the franchise since Medal of Honor Warfighter released in 2012. ![]() ![]() For everything I loved about Medal of Honor Above and Beyond, there was always something to be heartbroken by. ![]()
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