Or those of the oppressor.īut even these well-meaning creators grapple with how to approach discrimination. And while games have shied away from depicting prejudice and bigotry in the past, a few outliers have dared to tread uncharted territory by putting players in the shoes of the oppressed. While political leaders speak of equality and unity on the podium, the streets are still an unwelcome place for both people of color and individuals whose idea of love strays from the imposed norm. It’s a systemic problem that has yet to truly leave society. If you like Battle Cry of Freedom, I would still recommend War of Rights and/or Hell Let Loose, which is a similarly parts arcade to parts milsim in a WW2 era.R acism is real. While it’s slightly more on the arcade side, I think it overall has better quality of life things that will improve replayability like weather effects and night maps.
I liked Battle Cry of Freedom more than War of Rights, it’s just a lot easier to jump into and start shooting. While unique, it needs better explanation or it just leans towards the too technical side. My smaller group would be the windage effect. This may be part of some attacker and defender balance, but I would absolutely try to balance that a different way.
The battlefields are absolutely massive though, and you’re often out of breath, making your journey from spawn point to the line of battle dreadfully slow. You can sprint for 10 seconds, and the regen is pretty slow. My big recommendation would be to fix the stamina drain. You’re constantly under pressure since the rifles of the day weren’t super accurate, and enemies love to charge like the movies. Getting stuck with a bayonet in the middle of a 17 second reload happens often. When to reload becomes a big part of the gameplay. Your life as a soldier in Battle Cry of Freedom is often short lived and on edge. My screen skipped frames very occasionally if I turned too fast. There is also a weird issue with turning. The musket collision with walls needs some work, it would often raise up when it shouldn’t. There seems to be some kind of input lag or graphical issues still. People talking about things that are in-context to the era, or semi-roleplaying really adds a lot to the game for me.
Luckily you can mute individual players, and the admins were booting people playing the soundboards regularly. Mostly funny, but occasionally someone wants to use no-no words, or even worse, blare their terrible soundboard. The voice chat is about what you’d expect for a civil war era online video game. I’m happy to see developers expanding into new mechanics and options like this. Additionally having ‘non combatant’ musicians drumming and playing tunes to buff nearby soldiers is a great addition. Also you have the ability to play in first or third person. You can choose one category in particular or all three. There’s folk music like Dixieland and other songs of the era, to orchestral, to an original score that’s very likeable. You can also choose different types of music to play. For example, keeping your powder dry when you cross the river, otherwise it gets wet and you lose everything but the one shot you have left in your rifle. There are a lot of fun mechanics and options in the game that I haven’t seen anywhere else. I sunk seven hours into Battle Cry of Freedom and had an absolute blast.
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