Be very careful when deciding whether or not you should buy this game. I’ve purchased it and found it to be a massive let-down. The game has a distinct lack of features, is very difficult to learn, and is a very frustrating game to play.

The game extremely confusing to play; upon joining a server for the first time, I found it impossible to find any enemies. I searched the map for at least 15 minutes before being taken out by a sniper in the distance. Upon re-spawning, I didn’t have any issues finding enemies; however, I did have issues killing them. Every time I ran towards the enemy lines, I would just get gunned down every time. This was a very frustrating experience; because I am used to other similar games (such as Call of Duty) I was using the normal tactic commonly found in COD. This, for whatever reason, is not effective in Red Orchestra 2, and instead you must camp and wait for enemies to come into your line of sight. The most frowned upon “tactic” used in Call of Duty is the only valid tactic in Red Orchestra 2. In my opinion, that is just due to lazy game design.

Something else which I found to be extremely stupid is that not everyone can have access to an automatic weapon. Instead, most players on the server are forced to use a bolt action rifle against their will. This is not only a bad game design choice (since we are forced to use a weapon that we might not want to use), but it also doesn’t make any sense from a realistic point of view. If both sides had access to automatic weapons, wouldn’t they arm all of their soldiers with them? Doesn’t make any sense to use the out-dated weaponry.

I also was disappointed to find that this game is set in the olden days. I find that modern warfare is much more exciting, strategic and enjoyable to play. There are a larger variety of weapons to choose from, alongside a diverse range of vehicles to choose from. I think that the game should have implemented both “olden day” and “modern day” game modes, at least in doing this there would be some variety in the game.

My final point is regarding the kill feed. There seems to be a glitch with the kill feed, in the sense that there is a delay between getting a kill and the kill appearing on the kill feed. In superior titles (such as COD), the kill feed can be used as a means of checking to see if the enemy is dead. For example, if an enemy is in the distance, you can fire a few rounds at the enemy, and then simply check the kill feed to see if they are dead. In Red Orchestra 2, the enemy will often lie down after being shot at. It then becomes very difficult to tell if you have killed the enemy or not, which is often misleading. Fixing the kill feed bug will fix this issue, but the devs do not seem interested in fixing it.

Whatever you do, stay away from Red Orchestra 2. It’s nowhere near as good as others are saying it is. There are a magnitude of poor design decisions which have made this game unplayable. Avoid!

Be very careful when deciding whether or not you should buy this game. I’ve purchased it and found it to be a massive let-down. The game has a distinct lack of features, is very difficult to learn, and is a very frustrating game to play. The game extremely confusing to play; upon joining a server for the first time, I found it impossible to find any enemies. I searched the map for at least 15 minutes before being taken out by a sniper in the distance. Upon re-spawning, I didn’t have any issues finding enemies; however, I did have issues killing them. Every time I ran towards the enemy lines, I would just get gunned down every time. This was a very frustrating experience; because I am used to other similar games (such as Call of Duty) I was using the normal tactic commonly found in COD. This, for whatever reason, is not effective in Red Orchestra 2, and instead you must camp and wait for enemies to come into your line of sight. The most frowned upon “tactic” used in Call of Duty is the only valid tactic in Red Orchestra 2. In my opinion, that is just due to lazy game design. Something else which I found to be extremely stupid is that not everyone can have access to an automatic weapon. Instead, most players on the server are forced to use a bolt action rifle against their will. This is not only a bad game design choice (since we are forced to use a weapon that we might not want to use), but it also doesn’t make any sense from a realistic point of view. If both sides had access to automatic weapons, wouldn’t they arm all of their soldiers with them? Doesn’t make any sense to use the out-dated weaponry. I also was disappointed to find that this game is set in the olden days. I find that modern warfare is much more exciting, strategic and enjoyable to play. There are a larger variety of weapons to choose from, alongside a diverse range of vehicles to choose from. I think that the game should have implemented both “olden day” and “modern day” game modes, at least in doing this there would be some variety in the game. My final point is regarding the kill feed. There seems to be a glitch with the kill feed, in the sense that there is a delay between getting a kill and the kill appearing on the kill feed. In superior titles (such as COD), the kill feed can be used as a means of checking to see if the enemy is dead. For example, if an enemy is in the distance, you can fire a few rounds at the enemy, and then simply check the kill feed to see if they are dead. In Red Orchestra 2, the enemy will often lie down after being shot at. It then becomes very difficult to tell if you have killed the enemy or not, which is often misleading. Fixing the kill feed bug will fix this issue, but the devs do not seem interested in fixing it. Whatever you do, stay away from Red Orchestra 2. It’s nowhere near as good as others are saying it is. There are a magnitude of poor design decisions which have made this game unplayable. Avoid!