The latest SOCOM game strikes fear into the heart of a G&M game reporter who once briefly obsessed over the first game in the series. From the story:
"....[SOCOM] attracts players who are willing to rearrange their lives in order to make clan matches, who play regularly enough that they end up getting to know team mates scattered across continents as well as their friends next door, and who often find themselves playing red-eyed and hungry at four in the morning.
I can write with confidence on this subject because, when the first SOCOM was released six years ago, I became just such a player. It was my first--and to date only--real experience with belonging to a video game clan. I had no idea that within me resided such propensity for obsession. There were days during which all I could think about was finishing whatever I was doing so that I could hop back online.
Thankfully, my job as a reviewer forced me to move on to other games after just a few weeks, but even now I occasionally find myself unwittingly daydreaming of specific events that took place in those matches...."
Last year I wrote an article titled, The State of SOCOM. I discussed my
love and history for the beloved third person shooter that helped pioneer
online multiplayer on consoles. It has been six years since we last had a
new SOCOM game.
Baffles me as to why they have not done anything with this franchise. Seeing as how it was #1 on the official PlayStation poll.
With all the trash put up weekly on the App Store why has nobody done a clone of this yet. I've been playing Defiance as my go to 3rd person since 2013 but still nothing like that old school Socom/Socom 2 up all night gameplay.
the only game on that list that's like socom is wild land if you want socom type games then you will have to invest in a PC
RAINBOW SIX: is the closest you'll get to Socom.
Also, in response to @lookatthisi
They let go the creators, and I think socom is a game that's hard to clone even the creators had a hard time making Socom 2, Socom 3.
JM:
"Would you purchase a game you can’t play for a single penny? Video game retailer GameStop seems to think that it is worth trying to sell to this market."
Depends the situation. Usually if they have a trade in X and get Y bonus for preowned purchases, a store will let you have the excess credit if you make 1 purchase and 1 cent is cheap enough where I wouldn't have to bother returning it or eating the cost out of laziness.
Stan replied passionately, sadness creasing his face, “they’re shutting us down. Offline, man, off-fucking-line. I dedicated my life to this, and it’s just ending. This is the last battle.” - PSLS
MAG will be missed, my all-time favorite shooter. They're shutting servers down in January.
the good ole days
Get my San Diego clan in the room and take them on with my Chicago clan! Good times!
i even created a myspace page just for Socom! I no longer use it
its my first socom.. Im in the beta and it tight